Oct 12, Indigenous People's Day

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Oct. 12, 2019 Week: 41  Day: 285

86004:   H 55° \ L 27° \ Average Sky Cover: 5% 

Nearest active fire:  119mi.  Nearest lightning:  763mi

Wind:   9mph\Gusts:  20mph  Visibility: 10 mi

Record High: 83°[1950]   Record Low: 9°[1969]

Oct. Averages: 63°\32° ( 4 days with moisture)

Today’s Quote

The smallest deed is better

than the greatest intention.

John Burroughs

Random Tidbits

Best sellers:

9. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis: 85 million copies sold

The idea of the doorway in this novel linking the real to the magical was used years later by J.K. Rowling in her series Harry Potter.

10. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown: 80 million copies sold

The Catholic Church publicly denounced this novel, making it even more popular.

Observances This Week

5-13

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Link

6-12

4-H Week

Death Penalty Focus Week

Emergency Nurses Week

Fire Prevention Week  Link

Getting The World To Beat A Path To Your Door Week

Great Books Week

International Post Card Week Link 

Mental Illness Awareness Week

Mystery Series Week

National Carry A Tune Week  Link 

National Metric Week 

National Physicians Assistant Week

Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Week

7-13

Spinning & Weaving Week Link 

10-17

Take Your Medicine Americans Week

11-13

Apple Butter Days

12-20

Bone and Joint Health National Awareness Week Link

12-18

World Rainforest Week

Observances for Today

Columbus Day  LINK  Link (Traditional)
Cookbook Launch Day

Costume Swap Day  Link
Day of the Six Billion Link
Drink Local Wine Day
Free Thought Day
International African Penguin Awareness Day Link  
International Moment of Frustration Scream Day
Moment of Frustration Day

National Curves Day Link 
National Farmer's Day  Link
National Gumbo Day

National Motorcycle Ride Day  Link 
National Savings Day Link
Old Farmers Day

Universal Music Day  
Pumpkin Pie Day

World Arthritis Day Link

My Rambling Thoughts

Our town got cold last night. Not as great a temperature change as Denver, but still, cold is cold. I had an eye checkup this morning at 8:25. It was 33° when I headed out. Got a good report from the Dr.

While the Federal government still calls it Columbus Day, three states and dozens of municipalities now recognize this upcoming holiday as ‘Indigenous People’s Day’. All I can say is change takes time. So HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY to all. For those who cling to Columbus Day here are 2 facts:

            Chris did not ‘discover’ this continent…hundreds of thousands of people were already here.

            Chris was not the first to find this continent…remember Leif Erikson.

Here in the middle of a national forest we always worry about wildfires. California is having horrendous wildfires in the mountains are causing horrendous damage around California. The pictures from the fires are frightening for anyone seeing them. The winds there are only making the situation worse.

As an adoptee I always see stories about adoption that others probably skip over. The latest in AZ is depressing. The County Assessor in Maricopa County (Phoenix) has been arrested for fraud. He also runs an adoption service. Sounds like he brought pregnant women from the Marshall Islands, where he did his LDS mission, to AZ to have their babies. They were paid $10K, less expenses, and given help to fill out Medicaid forms saying they were AZ citizens to pay for the medical costs of the pregnancy. In AZ they delivered at least 29 babies, moved to other states to complete the adoptions, and then moved back to the Marshall Islands. This is a multi-state (AZ, UT, AR) investigation continues. He may have charged adoptive parents up to $40K to adopt. Thus far the adoptive parents have been told that they are not going to lose their adopted children. My mom & dad adopted my brother and I as infants (I was 13 days old, my brother was 14 days old) through the Colorado state adoption center. For the first year + of each adoption, they had several agency visits to insure things were OK. They believed that during or following any visit, they could have their child taken away. I hope that if this guy is found guilty, he has to pay the money back to both the birth parent and the adoptive parents, and spend quite a few years in a tough prison.

           

This is Western Navajo Fair weekend in Tuba. I am not going but I did go every year while I was working there. There is always a nice parade, a carnival, rodeo, and lots of traditional food, and a nine-day traditional ceremony. It is family gathering for people from all around. It was always nice to see former students, their families, and catch up. A few years ago one of my former student’s husband started running the fair. He has made great changes that draw in more and more people of all ages to the fair. This year, along with concerts for the youth, he has added ‘Elder Day’ and an ‘Elder tent’ for people to meet and greet, Elder rest areas throughout the fairgrounds, and much more. I really want to go, but the traffic is always horrendous and the normal 10 minute drive to the fairgrounds takes at least an hour most of the day and up to 2 hours during peak times. Wishing everyone there a great weekend.

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of this page

My letters become three faces,

One has gone to far-away places,

Another sets a standard high,

The third can never be a guy.

What are the three words?

Historical Events

Old Farmer’s Day is now actually known as National Farmers Day. Though the exact date and history of this day is not known, it is known that the holiday was originally celebrated in the 1800's. This day is a day to remember and honor the hard work done by farmers throughout our country as well as our countries history. We see our food, mostly, in the stores packaged and ready to cook and eat and not many of us know the hard work that goes into raising fruit vegetables and livestock. This is a day to remember the tremendous work our farmers do for us.

1792 - First celebration of Columbus Day in the US was held in New York City.

1810 - Oktoberfest begins: In Germany, the Bavarian royal family invited the citizens of Munich to join the celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.

1823 - Charles Macintosh of Scotland began selling his 'raincoat.'

1900 The first modern submarine is commissioned by the U.S. Navy as the USS Holland, named for its designer John Philip Holland

1901 Theodore Roosevelt renames the "Executive Mansion" as "The White House"

1915 Ford Motor Company under Henry Ford manufactures its 1 millionth automobile at the River Rouge plant in Detroit

1931 Christ the Redeemer statue opens standing 30 meters high (98 ft) on top of Mount Corcovado overlooking Rio de Janeiro, built by engineer Heitor da Silva Costa

1950 - The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show debuted on CBS.

1960 - Nikita Khrushchev famously pounded his shoe on a desk at United Nations General Assembly.

1963 - #1 Hit: Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs - Sugar Shack

1964 - The USSR launched Voskhod 1 into Earth orbit as the first spacecraft with a multi-person crew; it was the first flight without space suits.

1979 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the first of five books in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction series by Douglas Adams was published. The Answer? 42.

1985 - #1 Hit: Ready for the World - Oh Sheila

1991 - #1 Hit: Mariah Carey - Emotions

1994 - NASA lost radio contact with the Magellan spacecraft as it descended into the thick, acidic atmosphere of Venus.

2000 - The USS Cole was badly damaged in Aden, Yemen, by two suicide bombers, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39.

2005 - The Apple iPod (5th generation) was released.

2012 The European Union wins the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize, sparking a series of critical commentary

2013 - #1 Hit: Lorde - Royals

2017 Long-lost bust of Napoleon by Auguste Rodin confirmed found in Madison borough hall, New Jersey, worth at least $4m

Birthdays Today

Sam Moore, soul singer (Sam & Dave) (84)

Luciano Pavarotti, opera singer

 (d. 2007 @71; pancreatic cancer)

Hugh Jackman, actor (51)

Kirk Cameron, actor (48)

Bode Miller, skier (42)

Lane Frost, Bull rider

(d. 1989 @25; in Cheyenne Frontier Days ride)

Puzzle answer:

Sailed, ideals and ladies.