Nov 3

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Nov. 3, 2019 Week: 44  Day: 307

86004:   H 59° \ L 27° \ Average Sky Cover: 5%

Nearest active fire:  12mi.  Nearest lightning:  509mi

Wind:   4mph\Gusts:  8mph  Visibility: 10 mi

Record High: 74°[1977]   Record Low: 8°[1922]

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

Today’s Quote

“Putting others first will only put yourself last.

Always seek balance.”

Tyler Knott Gregson

Random Tidbits

The word "witch" comes from the Old English wicce, meaning "wise woman." In fact, wiccan were highly respected people at one time. According to popular belief, witches held one of their two main meetings, or sabbats, on Halloween night.

The owl is a popular Halloween image. In Medieval Europe, owls were thought to be witches, and to hear an owl's call meant someone was about to die.

Observances This Month

NET Cancer Awareness Month  Link
NoSHAVEember  Link  Link
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month Link
Pet Diabetes Month Link
Picture Book Month Link
PPSI Aids Awareness Month
Prematurity Awareness Month Link
PTA Healthy Lifestyles Month Link
Stomach Cancer Awareness Month Link
Sweet Potato Awareness Month Link 
Teff and Millet Month Link
Triple Crown of Surfing (11/12-12/20)
World Vegan Month
Worldwide Bereaved Siblings Month

Observances This Week

10/25-11/11

World Origami Days

1-7

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

2-6

National Patient Accessibility Week 

Observances for Today

Cliché Day
Election Day

Give Someone A Dollar Day
Housewife's Day

Public Television Day
Sandwich Day Link
SOS Day

Zero Tasking Day

My Rambling Thoughts

Warmed up enough for a nice walk today.

Here in AZ, off the Navajo Nation, we don’t have to change our clocks twice a year. As all of you from outside AZ, and a few other places, wake up in the dark tomorrow, just think, here we have been doing that for several weeks.  Remember, cutting an inch off a blanket and sewing it to the opposite end doesn’t make it longer.

Many people like to sue others when they feel they have been wronged. The courts don’t always agree. Sheriff Joe Arpaio filed a lawsuit against CNN, Huffington Post, and the Rolling Stone for $330million when they wrote that the ‘convicted felon’ was running for Sheriff again, at age 80. He claimed that Trump’s pardon erased his conviction. It didn’t and a judge threw his lawsuit out. He also has a lawsuit for $147million against the NY Times for libel. No word on it yet.  

AZ Public Service, APS, provides my electricity. I signed up on their website for paperless billing and the ability to look at my bill on line when I moved in here. I get an email for the amount due. Every 6 months or so I check my account to be sure everything is still working. My last email had a bill a little higher than I expected. I tried for two days to log on, but couldn’t. I called today and was told I didn’t have my account set up to view my bill. They sent me a link, which still won’t let me set up a new account. I have to wait until Monday to get it fixed.  I guess looking at your account on line is a big deal for them. They have so many security questions just to set up an account, I guess they have problems with total strangers paying residential bills for their customers or they are afraid a total stranger will see my bill. I really have nothing to hide, I use electricity everyday and I don’t care who knows it.

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of this page

What does this represent?

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WHELMING

Historical Events

1838 - The Times of India, the world's largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper is founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce.

1863 - US patent for an antifouling paint for ships' hulls was issued to J.G. Tarr and A.H. Wonson (# 40515) for a copper oxide, tar and naptha mixture. It helped keep ships free from barnacles growing on the hull.

1868 - First black US Congressman was elected (Republican John Willis Menard, Louisiana)

1906 - International Radio Telecommunications Com adopted "SOS" - international Morse code distress signal (· · · - - - · · ·) - as the new call for help.

1913 - The USA introduced a permanent income tax, although the US federal government imposed the first, although temporary, personal income tax, on August 5, 1861, to help finance the Civil War.

1930 - Bank of Italy became the Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, now known as the Bank of America.

1952 - Clarence Birdseye marketed frozen peas. He had started freezing fresh fish in the 1920s.

1955 - Carlton Schwerdt and F.L. Schaffer crystallized the polio virus. Their research laid the groundwork for the polio vaccine.

1951 - #1 Hit: Tony Bennett - Cold, Cold Heart

1954 - The first Godzilla film was released and marks the first appearance of the character.

1956 - #1 Hit: Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender

1956 - The Wizard of Oz was shown on television for the first time, on CBS. Although a moderate success when released theatrically in 1939, it is now recognized as the most watched film in television history.

1957 - Sputnik 2 was launched, with the first live animal sent into space, a Siberian husky dog named Laika ('barker' in Russian).

1962 - #1 Hit: The Crystals - He's a Rebel

1975 - Good Morning America premiered on ABC (David Hartman & Nancy Dussault). The initial show was called AM America, which started on January 6, 1975.

1978 - First broadcast of Diff'rent Strokes on NBC. The series starred Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson. Dana Plato performed as Kimberly Drummond.

1979 - #1 Hit: M - Pop Muzik

1983 - The Nashville Network (TNN) started on cable TV. The channel evolved to Spike TV in 2003.

1984 - #1 Hit: Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)

1988 - Talk-show host Geraldo Rivera's nose was broken as Roy Innis brawled with skinheads at a TV taping. He did not press charges, claiming that he did not wish to be "tied up with the roaches" and also said that "if there ever was a case of deserved violence, this was it."

1990 - #1 Hit: Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby

2000 - William Shepherd, Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko entered the ISS (International Space Station)

2001 - #1 Hit: Mary J. Blige - Family Affair

2014 - One World Trade Center (also known as the Freedom Tower, 1 World Trade Center, One WTC and 1 WTC) officially opened.

Birthdays Today

86 – Michael Dukakis, American lawyer, academic and

politician (65th Governor of Massachusetts)

@85 – Ken Berry, American actor, singer, and dancer

(died in 2018)

@81 – Charles Bronson, American actor

(died in 2003)

@78 – Adolf Dassler, German businessman founded Adidas,

( died in 1978)

@77 – John Barry, English-American composer and

conductor James Bond Theme

(died in 2011; heart attack)

@73 - John Mentague (credited as the creator of the sandwich

(died in 1762)

71 – Lulu

[Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie],

Scottish Singer/Songwriter and actress [To Sir With

Love]

70 – Anna Wintour, English-American journalist; Vogue editor

67 – Roseanne Barr, American comedian, actress and

 producer

66 – Kate Capshaw, American actress and producer

53 – Dennis Miller, American comedian, producer and talk

 show host

65 – Adam Ant

(Stuart Leslie Goddard), English Singer/Songwriter

and actor

65 – Kathy Kinney, American actress and comedian

(Drew Carey Show)

62 – Dolph Lundgren, Swedish actor, director, producer,

screenwriter and martial artist

@43 - Stephen Fuller Austin, a founder of Texas,

(died in 1836; pneumonia)

32 – Colin Kaepernick, American football player

23 – Kendall Jenner, television personality and model

Puzzle answer:

Overwhelming odds.