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Oct
16, 2020 Week: 42 Day: 290 |
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Wind: 10mph\Gusts: 11mph |
Nearest
lightning: 1584mi.; active fire: 59mi |
Extreme Risk of Fire
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Record: 78°[1991] Record: 13°[1984] |
Sep
Averages: 63°\32° (4
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Today’s Quote
The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves,
but in our attitude towards
them.
Antoine
de Saint-Exupery
Random Tidbits
Christopher Columbus wasn't the
first European to find the Americas, as he set foot on islands in the Bahamas.
Technically, Columbus never entered North America and never knew he discovered
a continent. And even if he had set foot in 1492, the Native Americans were
already in America and the region is believed to have been discovered 500 years
before Christopher Columbus' birth by Norse explorer Leif Erikson.
While the federal holiday is
called Columbus Day in the United States, it is called Dia de la Raza
("Day of the Race") in many Latin American countries.
In the United states, four states
do no recognize Columbus Day. Those states are Hawaii, Alaska, Oregon and South
Dakota. Instead, Hawaii celebrates Discoverers' Day, South Dakota celebrates
the day as Native American Day and Oregon does not recognize or commemorate the
day. Other states, like Nevada and Iowa, do not celebrate the day as an
official holiday.
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: Suspected crack in windshield.
S: Suspect you're right.
P: Number 3 engine missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after brief
search.
P: Aircraft handles funny.
S: Aircraft warned to: straighten up, fly
right, and be serious.
P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.
True Things
'Wild Indians':
Ever heard somebody say,
"Stop acting like a bunch of wild Indians"? This comes from a long
held American stereotype that Indigenous people were and are 'wild' (e.g.
'merciless Indian Savages'). The simple
fact is, anything that people of European, western culture could not tame,
enslave or subdue was considered 'wild'. So, the next time the kids are acting
up, be sure to avoid referring to them as 'wild Indians'!
'Indian Style':
This one isn't gonna make
anyone too upset, but I often hear teachers use this term when telling their
young students to sit cross legged.
Indigenous people did not invent the cross legged sitting style. This
may seem like splitting hairs, but trust me when I say, it's the little things
that make a huge difference in this world. And just for the record, although
some may argue that this term hails from India (and it may!), I can assure you
that when it is used in America, kids and teachers here are thinking
"Indians!"
Observations This Week
Drink Local Wine
Week: 11-17 |
World Rainforest
Week: 11-16 Link |
Earth Science
Week: 11-17 Link |
Bone and Joint
Health National Awareness Week: 12-20 Link |
Emergency Nurses
Week: 11-17 |
Choose To Be
G.R.E.A.T. Week: 12-16 Link |
National Chestnut
Week: 11-17 |
National School
Lunch Week: 12-16 |
Nat’l Food Bank
Week: 11-17 Teen Read Week: 11-17 |
Apple Butter
Stirrin' Week: 16-18 Great American Beer
Festival: 16-17 Link |
Veterinary Techs
Week: 11-17 Link |
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Observations for Today
Global Champagne Day Link |
National World
Food Day |
My Rambling Thoughts
I
took a break yesterday. Had a Dr. appt. All good. Today sure seems like summer.
I guess our little mountain town is getting very little fall. Some leaves
turning, others, not so much.
Elections
have consequences…some you would never expect. Vote whenever possible. Here’s a
trivia question: How did Judge Barrett get to the district court. Obama had
nominated to fill the vacancy at the same time he nominated to fill the SC vacancy.
So both seats remained empty until Trump came in. Trump then nominated Barrett
to District Court. Insanity!
Elections
have consequences…Attention NBC: Holding Trump and Biden campaign stuff at the
same time on different networks does NOT help voters decide…it simply divides
the country more. Biden announced his town hall right after Trump declined to
have a virtual debate. Trump should not have an opportunity to divide the viewers.
Grow Up NBC.
So
now the census has ended…earlier than expected. Sad.
A
Genghis Khan exhibit in France will not happen. The Chinese government said
they couldn’t use Genghis Khan, Mongol, or Empire in any literature or signage
at the exhibit. Sad.
As
Covid rises are being reported, now the medical establishment is saying there
is a shortage of adequate PPE at hospitals. It seems to me that this would have
been averted if there were a National strategy. Drs. Have been saying for
months that there will be a surge as weather gets colder. Guess the
administration didn’t believe them. Now it is here, and frontline workers are
back in greater danger. Unacceptable.
Today’s Puzzle
Answer at the bottom of the page
Turn Me On My Side And I Am
Everything. Cut Me In Half And I Am Nothing. What Am I?
Historical Events
1701
– Yale University was founded.
1793 – Marie Antoinette, the widow of
Louis XVI, was guillotined at the height of the French Revolution. The phrase
“Let them eat cake” is often attributed to Marie but there is no evidence she
ever said it.
1814
– The Great Beer Flood. More than 323,000 gallons of beer burst out of the Meux
and Company Brewery and poured into the streets of St. Giles, London, England.
1847 Charlotte Brontë's book "Jane Eyre" published
1869
– The Cardiff Giant was “discovered” in Cardiff, New York.
1869
Hotel in Boston becomes 1st to have indoor plumbing
1875
– Brigham Young University was founded in Provo, Utah.
1913 George Bernard Shaw's play "Pygmalion" premieres in
Hofburg Theatre in Vienna, Austria
1916
– In Brooklyn, New York, Margaret Sanger opened the first family planning
clinic in the United States.
1921
– Frank Coughlin, the head coach of the Rock Island Independents, was fired in
the middle of a game against the Chicago Cardinals. The Independents were
leading the game 14-7 at the time. Coughlin is the only coach in NFL history to
be fired in the middle of a game.
1934
Mao Zedong and 25,000 troops begin their 6,000 mile Long March from the south
of China to the north and west
1950
The first edition of C.S. Lewis' "The Lion, the Witch, and the
Wardrobe" is released in London
1962
Cuban Missile Crisis begins as JFK is shown photos confirming the presence of
Soviet missiles in Cuba
1968
– Tommie Smith and John Carlos were both kicked off the US team for
participating in the 1968 Olympics Black Power salute.
1973 Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho controversially awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize for negotiating a ceasefire in Vietnam that later failed
1978
– Karol Wojtyla was elected Pope John Paul II, the first non-Italian pontiff
since 1523.
1984
– Desmond Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
1986
US government shuts down due to disputes between President Reagan and the House
1986 Wole Soyinka, Nigerian playwright
and poet, becomes the first African to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature
1995
– The Million Man March took place in Washington, DC. Between 400,000 and
850,000 people marched.
2018 Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman denies knowledge of
the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi according to President Trump
Birthdays Today
95 – Angela Lansbury, English-American actress
@84 – Noah Webster, American lexicographer (d,
1843)
74 – Suzanne Somers, American actress
62 – Tim Robbins, American actor, and director
46 – Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, novelist,
and poet (d. 1900; meningitis)
45 – Kellie Martin, American actress
43 – John Mayer, rock singer
Puzzle Answer
The number 8 looks like an infinity
symbol if it's turned sideways. Cut in half, the digit looks like two zeros.
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