Oct 11

 

 

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Oct 11, 2020  Week: 42 Day: 285	Local:   H 72°\ L 37°\ Average Sky Cover: 5%
Wind:   4mph\Gusts:  12mph	Nearest lightning:  1141mi.; active fire:  59mi
high Risk of Fire	Visibility:  10mi
Record: 80°[1965]   Record: 19°[1920]	Sep Averages: 63°\32° (4 days with moisture)

 

Today’s  Quote

Ability is what you're capable of doing.

Motivation determines what you do.

Attitude determines how well you do it.

Lou Holtz

 

Random Tidbits

Not every innovation to come out of the war was designed to kill. Cellucotton - a by-product of processed sugar cane - was first developed during the war for use as field bandages, being more absorbent, cheaper and more plentiful than surgical cotton. It wasn't long before a few whip-smart nurses found that cellucotton made for a great disposable sanitary napkin, and in 1920 Kotex brought out its first commercial pad.

 

A little humor

I find it ironic that the colors red, white and blue stand for freedom until they are flashing behind you.

 

True Things

 Based on an ancient papyrus document, Egyptian women urinated on wheat and barley seeds to determine if they were pregnant or not, according to the Office of History in the National Institutes of Health. If wheat grew, it predicted a female baby. If barley grew, it predicted a male baby. The woman was not pregnant if nothing grew. Experimenting with this seed theory in 1963 proved it was accurate 70 percent of the time.

 

Observations This Week

Albuquerque Internat’l Balloon Fiesta: Link  Cancelled COVID  3-11	Emergency Nurses Week: 11-17
Spinning & Weaving Week Link  3-11	National Chestnut Week:  11-17
World Dairy Expo 6-11	Nat’l Food Bank Week:  11-17
National Physicians Asst Week  6-12	Teen Read Week: 11-17
Drink Local Wine Week:  11-17	Veterinary Techs Week:   11-17  Link
Earth Science Week:  11-17 Link	World Rainforest Week: 11-16 Link

 

Observations for Today

Clergy Appreciation Day (or Pastor or Ministry)	Myths & Legends Day For All Fantasy Movie, Books and Legends Cephalopods  Link
Father-Daughter Day	National Coming Out Day
General Pulaski Memorial Day   Link	National No Bra Day Link
International Day of The Girl Child Link	National Sausage Pizza Day
It's My Party Day	Southern Food Heritage Day

 

My Rambling Thoughts

Great Saturday. Fresh linens, cleaned interior of vehicle, enjoyed a walk in the forest…all before noon.

Looking at history is important in understanding today. I just read an article regarding Nixon following his defeat to JFK in 1960. As we all remember, it was a very close election. What I didn’t remember was the Nixon campaign and to a great extent Nixon himself, demanded a recount in 11 states. Some states refused, and those that did found that JFK actually was cheated out of a few votes in each state. So even if Biden wins and Trump contests the election, there will probably not be a change.

I have not been tested for Covid. I avoid crowds, I always wear a mask outside my home or car. I use sanitizer whenever I’m out and about on my once a week shopping. I haven’t had visitors or been to a restaurant since March. I did have a couple of techs in my house when my internet and cable were messed up. We wore masks, and I used wipes on everything they touched during their visit. I will take a test if I do something that exposes me. I don’t understand why Trump will not release his test results; I don’t understand why Lindsey Graham refuses to take a test before a debate against his Dem rival; and I don’t understand why Trump will not do a tele-debate. I wish someone would explain to me why Trump is holding a rally on the White House Grounds when science says he is probably still contagious. The only explanation I have is that he really does believe Darwin’s Theory about Survival of the Fittest and if the weaker supporters die from the virus…it is what it is as it will help get herd immunity.

 

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

Arnold Schwarzenegger has a long one.

Michael J. Fox has a short one.

Madonna doesn’t use hers.

Bill Clinton always uses his.

The Pope never uses his. What is it?

 

Historical Events

1811 -The Juliana, began operation as the first steam-powered ferry service between New York City, New York, and Hoboken, New Jersey.

1852 – The University of Sydney, Australia’s oldest university, opened.

The first adding machine (the Comptometer, #366945) was patented, by Dorr Eugene Felt.

1890 The Daughters of the American Revolution were founded, in Washington, DC.

1895 Emperor Menelik II of Abyssinia rejects a treaty with Italy

1906 San Francisco Board of Education orders segregation in separate schools of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean children sparking diplomatic crisis

1922 First woman FBI "special investigator", Alaska Davidson, appointed

1929 JC Penney opens store #1252 in Milford, Delaware, making it a nationwide company with stores in all 48 U.S. states.

1958 – NASA launched the lunar probe Pioneer 1.

1962 – Pope John XXIII convenes the Second Vatican Council, changing several rules, including saying The mass in the local languages and having the celebrant (priest) face the congregation.

1973 – Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker were abducted by aliens in Mississippi, and they told authorities.

1984 – Astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first American woman to perform a spacewalk, on the Space Shuttle Challenger.

1985 President Reagan bans import of South African Krugerrands to the USA

1992 1st three-way US presidential debate (George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Ross Perot)

2016 South Korean firm Samsung announces it will permanently stop production of Note 7 phones after complaints devices caught fire

2019 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed for peace deal with Eritrea

 

Birthdays Today

@93 – Fred Trump, American real estate entrepreneur (d. 1999)

@78 – Eleanor Roosevelt, American humanitarian, 39th First Lady (d. 1962)

@74 – Henry J. Heinz, American businessman, founded the H. J. Heinz Company (d. 1919; pneunonmia)

74 – Daryl Hall, American singer-songwriter

@58 – Dottie West, American singer-songwriter (d. 1991; auto accident)

@52 – Luke Perry, American actor, and producer (d. 2019; stroke)

52 – Jane Krakowski, American actress, and singer

43 – Matt Bomer, American actor

28 – Cardi B, American rapper

 

Puzzle Answer

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