Oct 24

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Oct  24, 2018 Week: 43 \ Day: 297

86004 Today: H 51° \ L 45° \ Average Sky Cover: 80% 

Wind:   8mph\Gusts:  -mph Visibility: 10 mi

Record High: 79°[1959]   Record Low: 9°[1975]

Oct Averages: 63°\31°

Today’s Quote

Quality is everyone's responsibility.

W. Edwards Deming

Harper’s Index

1

Number of the 10 largest US public transit systems

that saw an increase in use last year

90

Projected percentage increase in energy consumption

from cooling appliances by 2050

Observances This Week

17-24

Food & Drug Interactions and Awareness Week

20-27

INVICTUS Games
Asexuality Week Link  Link
Freedom From Bullies Week
Kids Care Week
National Character Counts Week
National Business Women's Week  Link
National Chemistry Week
National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week Link 
National Forest Products Week
National Friends of Libraries Week
National Pharmacy Week 
National Save For Retirement Week Link 
National Teen Drivers Safety Week Link 
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Link  )
National Massage Therapy Week Link 
National Respiratory Care Week Link
Pastoral Care Week Link 
Pro Bono Week  Link
Rodent Awareness Week

22-28

Freedom of Speech Week Link   

23-31

Red Ribbon Week Link  
Disarmament Week
Prescription Errors Education & Awareness Week

24-11/11

World Origami Days

Observances for Today

Feast of Good & Plenty

Food Day Link

National Bologna Day
United Nations Day  
Unity Day  Link
World Development Information Day

Today’s Significant US Historical Events

Today’s Significant International Historical Events 

1200’s                                         

1260 The spectacular Cathedral of Chartres is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France; now a UNESCO World Heritage Site

1800’s                                         

1836 Earliest American patent for a phosphorus friction match by Alonzo Dwight Phillips of Springfield, Massachusetts

1861 First US transcontinental telegram is sent (from San Francisco to Washington, D.C.)

1861 West Virginia secedes from Virginia

1900’s                                         

1911 Orville Wright remained in the air 9 minutes and 45 seconds in a glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina setting a new world record that stood for 10 years.

1929 "Black Thursday", start of stock market crash, Dow Jones down 12.8%

1931 George Washington Bridge linking New York City and New Jersey dedicated, opens the next day

1933 Langston Hughes' "Mulatto" premieres in NYC

1939 Nylon stockings go on sale for first time (Wilmington, Delaware)

1945 Charter of United Nations comes into effect

1962 "The Manchurian Candidate", directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Frank Sinatra and Laurence Harvey, is released

1989 American televangelist Jim Bakker is sentenced to 50 years for fraud

2000’s                                         

2002 Police arrest spree killers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, ending the Beltway sniper attacks in the area around Washington, D.C.

2009 First International Day of Climate Action, organized with 350.org, a global campaign to address a claimed global warming crisis.

My Rambling Thoughts

Rain, rain, and more rain. No complaining, just reporting.

I seldom buy lottery tickets. The last time was when there was that huge jackpot a few years ago. Today I bought tickets for the Mega Millions and the Powerball. Figure I will win both, but I’m not greedy, so will be happy winning either one. As the commercial sez: You can’t win if you don’t play. Haha.

Learned a great deal about my CPAP set-up today. The company has changed techs 3 times since I started using it. The first guy would call me every so often to tell me it was time for a new mouthpiece, or other new stuff. The second guy never called. I’ve been using the current mouthpiece about 8 months. The thin layer of rubber has worn out, meaning air leaks out. I called to see when I could get a new one. The lady said bring it in and we’ll give you a new one. So, I did. Then I learned I was supposed to change the facepiece every month. Then I asked about the Oxygen concentrator. I have had it for 3 years and it’s been 2 years since the guy came to check it. Turns out it should be checked every year and get new filters. He will be here Thursday.  And yes, I’m looking for a new provider. This a locally owned business franchise and they make their money from insurance company payments. Seems like they should be more on top of things.

Interesting that all the news outlets, including ‘Fox’ are now using the word ‘lie’ when reporting on 45. It has taken all of them a long time to use the word. Sadly, I think they have waited too long. As I see it, the media  should just stop covering his remarks, his rallies, and only transmit full-blown press conference and addresses to the American people. I’m tired of living this reality horror show.

Birthdays Today

@-  indicates age at death

90’s

@90→Antonie van Leeuwenhoek,

Dutch microscopist who was the first to observe bacteria and protozoa and naturalist (Philosophical Transactions), born in Delft, Netherlands (d. 1723)

80’s

@84→John Tuzo Wilson,

Canadian geologist (contributions to plate tectonics), born in Ottawa, Ontario (d. 1993)

@83→Bob Kane,

American comic artist and Batman co-creator, born in NYC, New York (d. 1998)

81→Bill Wyman,

England, rocker (Rolling Stones-Under My Thumb)

80→F. Murray Abraham,

American actor (All the President's Men and Amadeus), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

70’s

@74→David Nelson,

American actor, director, and producer (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet), born in NYC, New York (d. 2011) colon cancer

71→Kevin Kline,

actor (Sophie's Choice, Big Chill), born in St. Louis, Missouri

50’s

58→Bradley Darryl B.D. Wong,

American actor (M. Butterfly, Law & Order), born in San Francisco, California

@57→Moss Hart,

playwright (You Can't Take it With You, Act 1), born in The Bronx, (d. 1961) heart attack

30’s

32→Drake [Aubrey Drake Graham],

Canadian actor and rapper (Hotline Bling), born in Toronto, Ontario

20’s

@28→The Big Bopper, [Jiles Perry Richardson],

American musician, born in Sabine Pass, Texas (d. 1959) plane crash

Historical Obits Today

90’s

@95→2015 Maureen O'Hara [FitzSimons],

Irish-American actress and singer (Miracle on 34th St, The Quiet Man)

@92→2005 Rosa Parks,

American civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger

80’s

@89→2017 Robert Guillaume [Williams],

American actor (Rafiki- The Lion King, Sports Night, Benson, Soap)

@89→2017 Antione "Fats" Domino,

American rhythm & blues star of the early rock ’n’ roll era (Blueberry Hill, Blue Monday)

@83→1922 George Cadbury,

British chocolate and cocoa manufacturer (Cadbury)

@83→1869 Joseph Jackson Lister,

British optician who perfected the optical microscope by designing the achromatic objective lens

@83±→1997 Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausen,

longest personal name

70’s

@73→2016 Bobby Vee (Robert Thomas Velline) ,

American pop singer (Night has a Thousand Eyes), Alzheimer’s

@70→1991 Gene Roddenberry,

creator (Star Trek), cardiac arrest

@70→1852 Daniel Webster,

US Secretary of State (1841-43, 1850-52), politician and lawyer

60’s

@64→1842 Bernardo O'Higgins,

Chilean independence leader who freed Chile from Spanish rule, cardiac problems

50’s

@53→1972 Jackie Robinson,

1st African American baseball player (Bkln Dodgers), heart attack