Oct 24

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Oct. 24, 2019 Week: 43  Day: 297

86004:   H 62° \ L 23° \ Average Sky Cover: 40% 

Nearest active fire:  30mi.  Nearest lightning:  824mi

Wind:   7mph\Gusts:  12mph  Visibility: 10 mi

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

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

Today’s Quote

Quality is everyone's responsibility.

W. Edwards Deming

Random Tidbits

Often dubbed the 'Father of Aviation,' in 1799 English aviator George Cayley (1773-1857) built the first glider that could go short distances. His early work helped inventors understand the dynamics of flight, and the Wright Brothers acknowledged his importance.

The Wright brothers invented and flew the first airplane in 1903. It is considered the world's first 'sustained and controlled heavier-than-air powered flight.' Their aircraft, the Wright Flyer, flew about 120 feet. Today, the newest Boeing 787 can fly 10,000 miles on a single tank of gas.

Observances This Week

17-24

Food & Drug Interactions and Awareness Week

18-24

Apple Butter Stirrin' Week

19-26

INVICTUS Games

20-26

Asexuality Week Link  Link
Freedom From Bullies Week
National Business Women's Week  Link
National Character Counts Week
National Chemistry Week
National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week Link 
National Forest Products Week
National Friends of Libraries Week:
National Nuclear Science Week
National Pharmacy Week
National Save For Retirement Week Link 
National School Bus Safety Week
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
Spiritual Care Week

21-25

National Health Education Week Link
Medical Assistants Recognition Week Link

21-27

Freedom of Speech Week  Link    

23-26

International Dyslexia Association Reading Week

23-31

Red Ribbon Week Link  

24-30

Disarmament Week

Observances for Today

Bologna Day

Feast of Good & Plenty

Food Day Link
Recycle Your Mercury Thermostat Day
United Nations Day
World Development Information Day

My Rambling Thoughts

I had lunch with one of my old bosses today. Great lunch and even better conversation. Life in retirement is great!

My brother got me to get ‘Whats App’. It’s a messaging app that is supposed to be great for international travel, as long as the other person has it. I will say it is much faster than FB Message and it is easier to add pictures.

So the Republicans pulled a stunt at a hearing today. I’ll wait and see how it turns out.

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of this page

Guess the next three letters in the series GTNTL.

Historical Events

1901 - Annie Edson Taylor, at age 63, became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

1902 (Volcano Eruption) Santa María.

1926 - Harry Houdini's last performance took place at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit.

1929 - Stock market crash on the New York Stock Exchange "Black Thursday"

1931 - Over the Hudson River, and connecting the Washington Heights, Manhattan in New York City to Fort Lee, New Jersey, the George Washington Bridge opened to public traffic.

1946 - A camera on board the V-2 No. 13 rocket took the first photograph of earth from outer space.

1947 - Walt Disney testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee.

1960 - #1 Hit: Brenda Lee - I Want to Be Wanted

1987 - #1 Hit: Michael Jackson - Bad

2008 - Presidential candidate Barack Obama aired a 30-minute infomercial on CBS, NBC, Fox, BET, Univision, MSNBC and TV One.

2008 - Many of the world's stock exchanges experienced their worst declines in history - "Bloody Friday"

2009 - #1 Hit: Britney Spears - 3

Birthdays Today

Drake [Aubrey Drake Graham], rapper (33)

Puzzle answer:

I, T, S. The complete sequence is the first letter of every word in the sentence.