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Oct
1, 2020 Week: 40 Day: 275 Local: H 77° \ L 40° \ Average Sky Cover: 5%
Wind: 6mph\Gusts:
11mph Nearest
lightning: 1122mi.; active fire: 59mi.
EXTREME Risk of Fire
Visibility:
10mi
Record: 85°[1980] Record: 20°[2009] Sep Averages: 63°\32° (4 days with moisture)
Today’s Quote
Everything
can be taken from a man but one thing:
the
last of human freedoms –
to
choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances,
to
choose one's own way.
Viktor
E. Frankl
Random Tidbits
The Constitution of the Confederate States of
America banned the slave trade.
A little humor
Dentist: I have to pull the aching tooth. But
don’t worry; it’ll just take five minutes.
Patient: And how much will it cost?
Dentist: It’s $90.
Patient: $90 for just a few minutes’ work???
Dentist: I can extract it very slowly if you
like.
True Things
From
Monday, restaurants and cafes in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area
are allowed to open after 9 p.m., but must leave two meters between tables and
record patrons’ names and contact details.
The Korea Disease Control
and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 106 new coronavirus cases as of Monday,
bringing its total number of infections to 22,391 with 367 deaths.
KT said that they aim to
supply more robots for restaurants this year and will unveil a second model
with A.I. voice recognition technology early next year.
Observations This Month
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Bat Appreciation
Month |
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Adopt A Shelter Dog
Month |
Black Speculative
Fiction Month Link |
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AIDS Awareness Month Link |
Breast Cancer
Awareness Month |
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American Cheese
Month |
Bullying Prevention
Month Link |
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American Pharmacists
Month Link |
Blindness Awareness
Month |
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Antidepressant Death
Awareness Month |
Caffeine Addiction
Recovery Month |
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Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder Month Link |
Celiac Disease
Awareness Month |
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Apple Month Link |
Celebrating The
Bilingual Child Month |
Observations This Week
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International Sand Sculpting Championships : 25-10/4 Link Cancelled due to
COVID-19 |
National Keep Kids
Creative Week: 27-10/3 |
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Banned Books Week:
27-10/3 |
Remember: Register
to Vote Wk: 27-10/3 |
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Internat’l Week of
the Deaf: 27-10/3 |
Sea Otter Awareness
Week: 27-10/3 Link |
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National Chimney
Safety Week: 27-10/3 |
World Hearing Aid
Awareness Week:27-10/3 |
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National Fall
Foliage Week: 27-10/3 Link |
National Walk Your Dog Week:1-7 Link Link |
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Trichotillomania, Skin Picking & Related BFRB Awareness Week:1-5 Link |
Universal Children's
Week: 1-7 |
Observations for Today
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National Book It! Day |
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Bring Your Bible To School Day Link |
National Fruit At Work Day Link |
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CD Player Day |
National Hair Day Link |
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Fire Pup Day |
National Lace Day Link |
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International Coffee Day Link |
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National Walk Your Dog Day |
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International Music Day Link |
Vegan Baking Day |
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Model T Day |
Willy Wonka Day Link |
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National Black Dog Day Link |
World Vegetarian Day |
My Rambling Thoughts
September
ends with that pesky high-pressure system covering the west coast and AZ and
probably more. I’m enjoying the warm temps but concerned about the fire danger
everywhere under this system.
I
watched the debate last night. I can’t decide if I’m angry, disappointed, or
frustrated. Debate teams around the world must be stunned. Two grown men on a
stage to convince American voters he will make the best leader of the free
world. Come on, Man. There was no winner and the biggest loser was the American
people. Chris Wallace, the moderator and Fox news guy, did the best he could
with a pissed off preschooler and a pissed off teenager. Rachael Maddow said it
best: Perhaps we could debate by mail. My top takeaway quotes: Biden: Shut up
man. Trump: proud boys, stand back and stand by. I honestly thought America
deserved better from both candidates. Am I watching their second debate?…Yep,
just to see if either one learned anything.
I
knew it was a dry Monsoon season here in Flag. Didn’t realize how dry…1.78” of
rain. The average monsoon rain is 8.31”. That is the driest since records
started in 1898.
Today’s Puzzle
Answer at the bottom of the page
When you have me,
you immediately feel like sharing me. But, if you do share me, you don’t have
me.
Historical Events
331
BC – Alexander the Great defeated Darius III of Persia in the Battle of
Gaugamela, bringing about the fall of of the Persian Empire.
1814
Opening of the Congress of Vienna, which redrew Europe's political map after
the defeat of Napoléon Bonaparte
1843
– London’s The News of the World began publication.
1867
Karl Marx' "Das Kapital" published
1868
– Little Women by Louisa May Alcott was published
1880
– John Philip Sousa, the first recorded popular music star, became the leader
of the United States Marine Band.
1908
– For $825 each, Ford’s Model T car was put on the market.
1939 Winston Churchill calls Russia a "riddle wrapped in a mystery
inside an enigma"
1940
– The Pennsylvania Turnpike opened to traffic. It is considered the first US
superhighway.
1948
– Over Fargo, North Dakota, WW II pilot George F. Gorman reported ‘playing
chicken” with a blinking orb of light UFO. It was visually seen by people in
the control tower but did not show up on radar.
1955
– The Honeymooners premiered on CBS
1957
– First appearance of “In God We Trust” on U.S. paper currency, on one-dollar
bills.
1958
– The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) became the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
1971
– Walt Disney World opened near Orlando, Florida.
1972
– The Joy of Sex by Dr. Alex Comfort was published, eventually selling over 12
million copies.
1984
– The term “cyberspace” was coined in William Gibson’s novel Neuromancer.
1989
– Denmark introduced the world’s first legal modern same-sex civil union, called
a “registered partnership”.
1990 US President George H. W. Bush at UN, condemns Iraq's takeover of
Kuwait
1992
– Cartoon Network begins broadcasting. The first cartoon, outside of Droopy
Dog’s introduction, was Bugs Bunny in Rhapsody Rabbit.
1996
– Animal Planet made its debut
2017
Amid a deepening constitutional crisis, Catalonia holds an independence
referendum on seceding from Spain
2018
More than 80,000 American died of the flu during 2017-2018 winter, highest in
ten years, according to US heath officials
Birthdays Today
96 – Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the
United States, Nobel Prize laureate
@87 – Roger Williams [ Louis Jacob Weertz], American pianist (d.2011)
85 – Julie Andrews, English actress and singer
@83 – Tom Bosley, American actor (d. 2010)
@80 – William Rehnquist, US Supreme Court
Justice (d. 2005)
@79 – Walter Matthau, American actor (d. 2000;
colon cancer)
@72 – Richard Harris, Irish actor (d. 2002;
Hodgkin’s)
@65 – George Peppard, American actor (d. 1994;
lung cancer)
64 – Theresa May, politician
@41 – Ted Healy, 3 Stooges founder (d.1937; heart
attack)
@24 – Bonnie Parker, American criminal (d.
1934; shot)
Puzzle Answer
A secret
