Oct 14

 

 

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Oct 14, 2020  Week: 42 Day: 288	Local:  H 77°\ L 30°\Average Sky Cover: 5%
Wind:   6mph\Gusts:  11mph	Nearest lightning:  925mi.; active fire:  59mi
EXTREME Risk of Fire	Visibility:  10mi
Record: 78°[2010]   Record: 18°[1975]	Sep Averages: 63°\32° (4 days with moisture)

 

Today’s  Quote

People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude.

John C. Maxwell

 

Random Tidbits

 Did you know Columbus inspired the name Columbia? Historically Columbia has been the poetic name used for the United States and also the name of its female personification. The image of Columbia represented America until it was supplanted by the Statue of Liberty in the 20th century.

Columbia has given her name to many places, objects, and institutions, like Columbia University and the District of Columbia.

 

A little humor

Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor. Here are actual maintenance complaints submitted by UPS pilots ("P") and solutions recorded ("S") by maintenance engineers:

P: DME volume unbelievably loud.

S: DME volume set to more believable level.

P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.

S: That's what friction locks are for.

P: IFF inoperative in OFF mode.

S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.

 

True Things

Tonto:

Very simply put, this word is from the Spanish language, and translated means 'stupid', 'idiot' or 'fool'.  Enough said....

Savage:

I don't think this one needs a whole lot of explaining. Indigenous people are not beasts and never were. But Indigenous people were considered to be 'uncivilized' by European invaders merely because those societies were new to them. This 'new world' was and is, very old to the First Nations people. Did you know the U.S. Declaration of Independence refers to Indigenous people as "merciless Indian Savages"? These bigoted words go way back, and are rooted in racism.

 

Observations This Week

Drink Local Wine Week:  11-17	Teen Read Week: 11-17
Earth Science Week:  11-17 Link	Veterinary Techs Week:   11-17  Link
Emergency Nurses Week: 11-17	World Rainforest Week: 11-16 Link
National Chestnut Week:  11-17	Bone and Joint Health National Awareness Week: 12-20 Link
Nat’l Food Bank Week:  11-17	Choose To Be G.R.E.A.T. Week: 12-16  Link
	National School Lunch Week: 12-16

 

Observations for Today

Be Bald and Free Day	National Dessert Day
Bullying Prevention Day	National Fossil Day Link
	National Pet Obesity Awareness Day Link
Emergency Nurses Day Link	National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day
International Top Spinning Day	S.A.V.E. (Stop America's Violence Everywhere) Link
National Bring Your Teddy Bear To Work & School Day	Spider-Man Day Link
National Curves Day Link	World Standards Day Link

 

My Rambling Thoughts

It’s another nice warm day with only a slight breeze. Great day to enjoy the weather on the deck.

There was a 3.3 earthquake about 8 miles from Flag in Walnut Canyon. I didn’t feel it, and there is no reported damage.

I have been watching most of the SC nomination. She is a very well educated and precise speaker. From what I’ve heard, while I don’t agree with her, she is qualified.

Many have seen the YouTube/TicToc video of the guy drinking cranberry juice, singing the Fleetwood Mac song ‘Dreams’ as he skateboards down the highway. It has had over 29milliion views. Ocean Spray gave him a new vehicle.  Lots of people, including the Fleetwood Mac founder have made similar videos. I checked the internet machine and Nathan Apodaca is a Northern Cheyenne/Mexican. Cool.

Last night I saw the devastation from flooding in Vietnam. So difficult to watch.

Ballot Harvesting is legal in CA. That means you can give your ballot to someone, sign an affidavit that you did that, and have them turn in your ballot. The Republican Party of CA has taken in a step too far. They have put ballot drop boxes around certain counties. The problem is there is no affidavit and no way to know if your ballot is counted. It seems this scheme is just to confuse voters who want to vote. But CA is not the only state where voting is becoming a real issue. In AZ, the deadline for registering to vote, due to Covid, was extended to Oct 23 from Oct. 5. Republicans have taken that to court. If you registered on Oct. 6 or after, you still might not have a valid registration and your ballot may not be counted. This is all insanity.

While Trump refused to debate virtually, he is showing is lack of education on debates. In 1960 Kennedy/Nixon had a virtual debate. One was on the west coast, the other on the east coast. Worked just fine. So well that most of us don’t even remember they saw the first virtual debate for POTUS.

As a white guy, I was offended by Trump’s Columbus Day Proclamation this year.

“Sadly, in recent years, radical activists have sought to undermine Christopher Columbus’s legacy. These extremists seek to replace discussion of his vast contributions with talk of failings, his discoveries with atrocities, and his achievements with transgressions,” the proclamation says. Seriously? Yes he said it.

 

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

The number 8,549,176,320 is a unique number. Can you tell me what is so special about it?

 

Historical Events

1322 Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence

1773 The first recorded Ministry of Education, the Komisja Edukacji Narodowej (Polish for Commission of National Education), is formed in Poland.

1892 Arthur Conan Doyle publishes "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" collection of 12 stories originally published serially in "The Strand Magazine"

1908 – The Chicago Cubs defeated the Detroit Tigers, 2-0, winning the World Series.

1912 – Former President of the US, Theodore Roosevelt, was shot and mildly wounded by John Schrank. With the fresh wound and bullet in his chest, Roosevelt still gave his scheduled speech.

1926 – The children’s book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A.A. Milne, was first published.

1947 – Captain Chuck Yeager flew a Bell X-1 rocket-powered (and experimental) aircraft, the Glamorous Glennis, faster than the speed of sound over the high desert of Southern California.

1962 – The Cuban Missile Crisis began when an American reconnaissance aircraft takes photographs of Soviet ballistic missiles being installed in Cuba.

1964 – Martin Luther King, Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize for striving to end racial inequality through non-violence.

1960 Peace Corps 1st suggested by John F. Kennedy in a speech at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor

1980 Presidential nominee Ronald Reagan promises to name a woman to the US Supreme Court

1982 – President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the War on Drugs.

1986 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Auschwitz survivor Elie Wiesel, for his efforts to ensure the Holocaust was remembered

1994 – Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, The Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin, and the Foreign Minister of Israel, Shimon Peres, receive the Nobel Peace Prize for their role in the establishment of the Oslo Accords.

2011 – Apple iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S were released

2019 Hundreds of forest fires break out in western Lebanon, killing three and prompting calls for international help

 

Birthdays Today

@89 – Roger Moore, English actor, James Bond #4 (d. 2017)

@86 – C. Everett Koop, American admiral and surgeon, 13th United States Surgeon General (d. 2013)

81 – Ralph Lauren, American fashion designer

@78 – Dwight D. Eisenhower, American general and politician, 34th President of the United States (d. 1969)

@73 – William Penn, businessman who founded Pennsylvania (d. 1718)

@67 – E.E. Cummings, American poet, and playwright (d. 1962; stroke)

@65 – Harry Anderson, American actor (d, 2018; strokes)

@46 – George Floyd, Black American citizen (d. 2020, choked by police)

42 – Usher, American singer-songwriter

 

Puzzle Answer

This is the only number which includes all the digits arranged in alphabetical order.