Oct 4

 

 

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Oct 4, 2020  Week: 41 Day: 278	Local:   H 77° \ L 33° \ Ave. Sky Cover: 5%
Wind:   6mph\Gusts:  13mph	Nearest lightning: 1867mi.; active fire:  59mi
EXTREME Risk of Fire	Visibility:  10mi
Record: 83°[1947]   Record: 15°[1908]	Sep Averages: 63°\32° (4 days with moisture)

 

Today’s  Quote

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things,

you develop the habit in little matters.

Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

Colin Powell

 

Random Tidbits

 Aluminum is pretty amazing. Not only is it naturally non-toxic and durable, but of the most commonly recycled materials, aluminum is the only material that is infinitely recyclable. What this means is that once produced, it can be recycled over and over and over without any loss in quality. What are the other qualities and abilities of this miracle metal?

Aluminum is the third most common element in the Earth's crust and the most abundantly available metal on Earth. Two-thirds of the aluminum ever produced is still in use today.

 

A little humor

What does the dentist of the year get?

A little plaque.

What did the werewolf eat after he’d had his teeth taken out?

The dentist.

 

True Things

Teddy Roosevelt had unusual pets: ‘Bill’ was an hyena that was a gift from the President of Ethiopia, a one-legged rooster, a badger, a pony, and a small bear.

 

The CIA headquarters has its own Starbucks, but baristas don’t write names on the cups. Its receipts say “Store Number 1” instead of “Starbucks,” and its workers need an escort to leave their work posts.

 

Observations This Month

I'm Just Me Because Month  Link	Intergeneration Month
Italian-American Heritage Month Link	Learn To Bowl Month  Link
International Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) Awareness Month	LGBT History Month Link
International Starman Month	Long Term Care Planning Month
International Strategic Planning Month
International Walk To School Month  Link	Month of Free Thought

 

Observations This Week

3-11	Albuquerque Internat’l Balloon Fiesta: Link  Cancelled due to COVID-19	4-10	4-H Week: Link Cancelled due to COVID-19
2-4	National Storytelling Weekend	4-10	Death Penalty Focus Week: 4-10
3-10	No Salt Week:	4-10	Fire Prevention Week: 4-10   Link
	Sea Otter Awareness Week:Link	4-10	Getting The World To Beat A Path To Your Door Week:
	World Hearing Aid Awareness Week	4-10	Great Books Week:
1-5	Trichotillomania, Skin Picking & Related BFRB Awareness Week Link	4-10	Kids' Goal Setting Week:   International Post Card Week: Link    Mental Illness Awareness Week:
1-7	National Walk Your Dog Week: Link   Link	4-10	Mystery Series Week National Carry A Tune Week  Link   National Health Care Food Service Week Link  National Metric Week10
			National Midwifery Week Link National Work From Home Week
1-7	Universal Children's Week		Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Week
			World Space Week Link

 

Observations for Today

Blessing of The Animals Day (aka Blessing of the Pets Day, World Pet Day)Link
Change A Light Day Link 
Country Inn Bed & Breakfast Day  
Dick Tracy Day
Improve Your Office Day
Intergeneration Day  
International African Diaspora Day )
International Blessings of The Fishing Fleet Day (South Africa) (Note: US Fishing villages do this on different dates.)
International Ship in A Bottle Day
Kanelbullens Dag (Cinnamon Roll Day)  Link
National Golf Day

National Frappe Day

National G.O.E. (Growth, Overcome, Empower) Day 
National Taco Day Link
Pickle Day Link  
Ten-Four Day
Vodka Day Link
World Child Development Day
World Child Health Day
World Communion Day  
World Animal Day Link  Link

 

My Rambling Thoughts

Great day to be outside…again. Can’t complain about the fall weather. Still warm, still nice.

I started Saturday with 3 loads of laundry. All clean, dried, folded or hung.

With the POTUS in the hospital, I hope everyone has learned that testing is not preventing. Presidential Health has seldom, if ever, been transparent. Every president pretends it is, but it just isn’t. It has to do with the office, not the party, not the person. The ‘leader of the free world’ must appear strong on all fronts to prevent enemies from taking advantage of a weakness. Some have been good at hiding the issue…JFK’s back, FDR’s polio, Ike’s heart attack, Reagan’s shooting, Wilson’s health and the list goes on. As much as I disapprove of just about everything Trump, I hope he recovers quickly.

Here are two interesting stats: 15-20% of those attending Trump rallies did not vote in 2016. Trump’s approval rating over this entire term has only varied by 10%, the lowest variation since the polls started.

The city of Flagstaff has released figures that show that Flagstaff is on the road to losing $15million in tax revenue by the end of 2020 due to Covid. Most of that loss is from tourist dollars not collected in sales and BBB tax. Vehicle sales and large item purchases are much lower. There will soon be some serious budget cutting at the city.

 

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

What is the only state capital in the US that does not have a McDonald’s?

 

Historical Events

1535 – The first complete English-language Bible (the Coverdale Bible) was printed, translated by William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale.

1876 – Texas A&M University opened as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas.

1883 – First run of the Orient Express, from Paris to Giurgiu in Romania via Munich and Vienna.

1895 – The first U.S. Open Men’s Golf Championship was played at the Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island.

1941 – Norman Rockwell’s Willie Gillis character debuted on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post.

1957 – Leave It To Beaver premiered.

1965 – Pope Paul VI’s visit to New York got television coverage on all 3 American networks. The Papal Mass at Yankee Stadium was broadcast in color.

1988 – Televangelist Jim Bakker was indicted for fraud.

2004 – SpaceShipOne won the Ansari X Prize, for private spaceflight, by being the first private craft to fly into space.

2006 WikiLeaks is launched, created by internet activist Julian Assange

2008 Mark Zuckerberg announces the appointment of Google executive Sheryl Sandberg as Facebook COO

2011 US State Department lists Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (ISIL) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist with a $10 million reward for information leading to his capture

 

Birthdays Today

@84 – Charlton Heston [John Charles Carter], American actor, civil and gun rights activist (d. 2008)

79 – Roy Blount, Jr., American humorist and journalist

@77 – Jackie Collins, English-American author (d.2015; breast cancer)

74 – Susan Sarandon, Actor

@70 – Rutherford B. Hayes, general, 19th President (d. 1893; heart attack)

@70 – Buster Keaton, film actor, director, and producer (d. 1966; cancer)

63 – Russell Simmons, American businessman, founded Def Jam Recordings

53 – Liev Schreiber, American actor

44 – Alicia Silverstone, American actor

31 – Dakota Johnson, American actor

 

Puzzle Answer

Montpelier, Vermont