Oct 29

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Oct 29, 2020  Week: 44 Day: 303 Local:  H 55°\ L 26°\Average Sky Cover: 5%

Wind:   11mph\Gusts:  20mph                        Nearest lightning:  718mi.; active fire:  59mi

high Risk of Fire            Visibility:  10mi

Record: 72°[2008]   Record: 9°[1971]                Oct Averages: 63°\32° (4 days with moisture)

Today’s  Quote

Our attitude towards others determines their attitude towards us. 

Earl Nightingale

Random Tidbits

 Major risk factors that increase high LDL levels include cigarette smoking, high blood pressure, low HDL cholesterol (below 40 mg/dL), family history of early heart disease, obesity, and age (men: 45 years or older, women: 55 years or older). 

Research shows that stress increases "bad" cholesterol levels. In contrast, the better a person copes with the stress, the higher his "good" cholesterol levels are. 

A little humor

The dentist said that he could knock me out with gas, or he could use a big metallic rock.

I said ether/ore.

Observations This Week

Red Ribbon Week: 23-31  Link  

Kids Care Week: 25-31 

Disarmament Week: 24-30 National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: 25-31 Link  

Prescription Errors Education & Awareness Week: 24-31 National Massage Therapy Week: 25-31 Link  

World Origami Days: 24-11/11 National Respiratory Care Week: 25-31 Link 

Asexuality Week: 25-31 Link

Pastoral Care Week: 25-31 Link  

International Magic Week: 25-31 Pro Bono Week: 25-31  Link

Give Wildlife a Brake! Week: 25-31  Link

Observations for Today

Internet Day Link

Milad un Nabi (Shia)

National Cat Day   Link

National Frankenstein Day

National Hermit Day Link

National Oatmeal Day

World Psoriasis Day  Link

World Stroke Day Link

My Rambling Thoughts

Warming up a little, still wind is an issue. I took a short neighborhood walk so I wouldn’t lose what is left of my mind. Chilly but bearable.

While working on the Rez, I drove over Wolf Creek Pass twice a year to visit my parents. I was not surprised when Wolf Creek Ski Area was the first to open in Colorado. The Pass, and surrounding area is awesome. Great views in the pull outs, really fresh air, and well-kept roads year-round. On one Christmas trip I was the last vehicle to get through the gate on the southern side as the plow guy I had been following stopped, got out, and closed the gate. It was awfully slow going but I had 4-wheel drive and made it. I remember I stayed at a small hotel on the Denver side as the 2+ hour drive over the pass had worn me out.

The Dodgers won their first world series since 1988. The BIA schools took their 8th grade graduating students for a week at S. California venues. The idea was to prepare them for life off the Rez. For years we included a Dodger’s game. After their 1988 World Series wins, it was impossible to get that many tickets, even in the nosebleed section. We started going to Angels games. Those games were OK, but the Dodger’s games were spectacular.

I’m so excited that Trump has stopped Covid…at least that is what he is saying. I plan on remaining vigilant until medical professionals announce that it has been stopped. Vote!!!

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

I am a window, I am a lamp, I am clouded, I am shining, and I have color, set in white, I fill with water and overflow. I say much, but I have no words. What am I?

Historical Events

1618 – Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded for conspiring against James I of England.

1886 – The first ticker-tape parade took place in New York City when office workers spontaneously throw ticker tape into the streets after the Statue of Liberty was dedicated.

1888 – The Convention of Constantinople was signed, guaranteeing maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.

1929 – “Black Tuesday” – The New York Stock Exchange crashed.

1958 Boris Pasternak refuses Nobel prize for literature

1967 – Montreal’s World Fair – Expo 67 closed, with over 50 million visitors.

1986 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher opens the final stretch of London's Orbital Motorway, the M25. Then the world’s longest ring road at 117 miles (188.3 km).

1993- The very first “Got Milk?” commercial was broadcast. It was directed by Michael Bay.

1998 – Space Shuttle Discovery took off with 77-year old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space.

2004 Arabic news network, Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from a video of Osama bin Laden in which the terrorist leader first admits direct responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks and references the 2004 U.S. presidential election

2008 – Delta Air Lines merged with Northwest Airlines.

2008 10th century Archimedes Palimpsest, featuring lost works of Archimedes, made freely available on the web, 10 years after bought by unknown tech figure

2012 – Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast of the United States, killing 148 people directly and 138 in the aftermath.

2018 New mega airport opened in Istanbul by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, planning to be world' busiest with 90 million passengers by 2021

2019 Rising seas could endanger 150 million people worldwide, three times more than previously thought, according study by Climate Central published in "Nature Communications"

2019 1.5 million people without power in California as utility company turns power off to try and avoid sparking more wildfires

Birthdays Today

73 – Richard Dreyfuss, American actor

72 – Kate Jackson, American actress

@52 – Bob Ross, American painter and television host (d. 1995; lymphoma)

49 – Winona Ryder, American actress

Puzzle Answer

An eye