Nov 1

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Nov. 1, 2019 Week: 44  Day:

86004:   H 47° \ L 12° \ Average Sky Cover: 5%

Nearest active fire:  119mi.  Nearest lightning:  1128mi

Wind:   9mph\Gusts:  13mph  Visibility: 10 mi

Record High: 73°[1916]   Record Low: 11°[1943]

Nov. Averages: 53°\23° (3 days with moisture)

Today’s Quote

“When one door closes,another opens;

but we often look so long and so regretfully

upon the closed doorthat we do not see

the one which has opened for us.”

~ Alexander Graham Bell

Random Tidbits

Pumpkins are fruits. More specifically, they are a winter squash in the family Cucurbitacae, which includes cucumbers and melons.

Over 1.5 billion pounds of pumpkin are produced each year in the United States. The top pumpkin-producing states are Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and California. Pumpkins are also grown on every continent except Antarctic

Halloween is the number two holiday in terms of commercial success. It's no surprise that Christmas is number one. Over four billion dollars is spent annually during the Halloween season. The majority of that money is spent on costumes, candy, parties, and decorations

Halloween was actually a Celtic holiday. It was originally called Samhain meaning "end of summer". In ancient Celtic Ireland, October 31st marked the official end of summer.

Observances This Month

Adopt A Senior Pet Month Link Link
Adopt A Turkey Month Link
American Diabetes Month
American Indian Heritage Month Link 
Aviation History Month
Banana Pudding Lovers Month
Children's Grief Awareness Month  Link
Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month  Link
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Epilepsy Awareness Month Link
Eye Donation Month

Observances This Week

10/25-11/11

World Origami Days

10/27-11/2

Give Wildlife a Brake! Week  Link
Kids Care Week

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Drowsy Driving Prevention Week Link   
Give Wildlife A Brake! Week Link 
National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week Link   
National Fig Week
Polar Bear Week

World Communication Week

Observances for Today

All Saint's Day

Author's Day Link
Autistic Speaking Day  Link
Calzone Day Link
Dios Los Muertos , a two day celebration

Extra Mile Day
Forgiveness & Happiness Day
Give Up Your Shoulds Day Link
Hockey Mask Day
International Day of Prayer for The Persecuted Church  Link  
National Bison Day

National Brush Day  Link
National Calzone Day  Link
National Deep Fried Clams Day Link 
National Family Caregiver Day
National Family Literacy Day
National Go Cook For Your Pets Day
National Pâté Day

National Sports Fan Day
Plan Your Epitaph Day
Prime Meridian Day
World Vegan Day Link
Zero Tasking Day

My Rambling Thoughts

Our retirement group had a good lunch at Golden Dragon, a local Chinese place. The owner came from Taiwan a few decades ago. Good meal and good conversation.

I’m sure this could happen anywhere, but it really happened in Arizona:  a one-ton boulder, a local landmark, was stolen from the National Forest, near Prescott. No one seems to know how, only that it is gone.

It was very brisk this morning…12° when I got up around 6am. It has warmed up, the breeze keeps it very chilly. Had to wear a sweater and a windbreaker to lunch.

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of this page

Which two of these rows can be reversed so the total of each row, across and down, equals 10?

A. 5 4 1

B. 6 1 3

C. 3 5 2

Historical Events

1512 - Michelangelo's paintings on ceiling of Sistine Chapel in Vatican, Italy were first exhibited. He started the work in 1508.

1570 - The All Saints' Flood devastated the Dutch coast.

1604 - William Shakespeare's tragedy The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice was first presented.

1611 - Shakespeare's romantic comedy The Tempest was first presented

1755 (Earthquake & Tsunami) Lisbon, Portugal - an estimated 10,000-100,000 people were killed

1775 (Earthquake) Kashan, Iran -estimated 40,000 killed

1776 - Mission San Jaun Capistrano was established

1834 - First published reference to poker (as a Mississippi riverboat game) Originally 20 cards were used, and the 52-card deck appeared before 1850.

1848 - In Boston, the first Medical School for Women (The Female Education Society) was founded.

1867 - Harper's Bazaar issue #1 was published. It was America's first fashion-oriented magazine.

1879 - Thomas Edison signed the patent application for his electric lamp (approved on January 27 1880 Patent #223,898).

1884 - Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) was adopted universally at a meeting of the International Meridian Conference in Washington, DC.

1896 - Zulu groom and bride (a bare-breasted woman) appeared in National Geographic Magazine. The magazine began publication in October of 1888.

1924 - First US NHL franchise, Boston Bruins was founded. The Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs were the first to form and addition of the Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers made the Original Six teams.

1945 - First issue of Ebony magazine published by John H Johnson. The first magazine he started was 'The Negro Digest' (later called Black World) in 1942.

1951 - Jet magazine founded by John H Johnson. In 1996, President Bill Clinton bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Johnson.

1952 - Operation Ivy - The United States successfully detonated the first large hydrogen bomb, codenamed "Mike" ["M" for megaton], in the Eniwetok atoll, located in the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean.

Howl amd Other Peoms by Allen Ginsbberg was published (considered pornographic at the time)

1959 - The Hockey Mask was created nu player Jacques Plante

1960 - While campaigning for President of the United States, John F. Kennedy announced his idea of the Peace Corps.

1967 - Cool Hand Luke starring Paul Newman, George Kennedy, and Strother Martin, was released. "What we've got here is failure to communicate."

1968 - The Motion Picture Association of America's film rating system was officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X.

1977 - Chiron, the farthest known asteroid was discovered by Charles Kowal. Chiron is named after the wisest of the Centaurs of Greek mythology.

1979 - Federal (US) government made a $1.5 billion loan guarantee for Chrysler. The government basically 'cosigned' a loan to keep the company in business.

1981 - First Class US Mail raised from 18 cents to 20 cents. Prior to the use of stamps, postage was paid for by the receiver, not the sender.

1993 - The European Union was established.

1996- The original cartoon series of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles aired its final episode. Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird invented the TMNT in 1984 in comic book form.

2012 - Google's Gmail became the world's most popular email (Electronic mail) service. Microsoft's Hotmail was the leader before that. Although Yahoo actually has the most registered users, it is/was not used as much as the others.

Birthdays Today

@70 – Marcia Wallace, American actress and comedian

(died in 2013; sepsis)

62 – Lyle Lovett, American Musician

59 – Tim Cook, American Businessman, current CEO of Apple

56-– Rick Allen, English rock drummer (Def Leppard)

55 – Sophie B. Hawkins, American Singer/Songwriter guitarist

47 – Toni Collette, Australian actress

47 – Jenny McCarthy, American actress and model

@28 – Stephen Crane, American Author (died in 1900; stroke)

@17 – 11th Dalai Lama Khedrup Gyatso (died in 1856)

Puzzle answer:

Rows B and C, becoming:

A. 5 4 1

B. 3 1 6

C. 2 5 3