Oct 2

 

 

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Oct 2, 2020  Week: 40 Day:276                    Local:   H 77° \ L 36° \ Average Sky Cover: 5%

Wind:   4mph\Gusts:  9mph                         Nearest lightning:  1288mi.; active fire:  59mi. 

EXTREME Risk of Fire                                    Visibility:  10mi

Record: 82°[1991]   Record: 18°[1971]               Sep Averages: 63°\32° (4 days with moisture)

 

Today’s  Quote

Our future cannot depend on the government alone.

The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes

and the actions of the American people.

Joe Biden

 

Random Tidbits

 At the start of World War I, the US Air Force (then a component of the US army) had only 18 pilots and 5 - 12 airplanes.

In 1838, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (President of Mexico) had his leg amputated after his ankle was destroyed by canon-fire. He ordered a full military burial for it.

 

A little humor

Why did the two dentists get married?

Because they were so enameled of each other.

 

True Things

Coronavirus: Man told snakeskin isn't a legitimate face covering - 'especially when still attached to the snake'

The man was seen with a light brown serpent wrapped around his mouth and neck, but "no one batted an eyelid".

A passenger who was spotted wearing a snake as a mask while travelling on a bus has been warned it is not a legitimate face covering.

The man was seen with a light brown serpent with diamond-shaped markings on its skin wrapped around his mouth and neck on a bus from Swinton to Manchester on Monday.

One passenger, who asked not to be named, said at first she thought the man was wearing a "funky mask" before she spotted the creature slithering over the hand rails.

The reptile did not seem to be bothering anyone else, she said, adding that she found the incident "really funny".

She said: "No one batted an eyelid."

It is not known if he was challenged by the driver over his choice of covering.

Pictures showed the man was not wearing a mask under the snake.

 

Observations This Month

Children's Magazine Month	Country Music Month Link
Christmas Seal Campaign10/1-12/31)	Cut Out Dissection Month
Church Library Month	Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Church Safety & Security Month	Down Syndrome Awareness Month Link
Class Reunion Month Link	Dyslexia Awareness Month
Contact Lens Safety Month	Eat Better, Eat Together Month
Co-op Awareness Month	Emotional Intelligence Awareness Month
Corn Month Link	Emotional Wellness Month

 

Observations This Week

25-10/4	International Sand Sculpting Championships  Link Cancelled due to COVID-19	2-4	National Storytelling Weekend
27-10/3	Banned Books Week	1-5	Trichotillomania, Skin Picking & Related BFRB Awareness Week Link
27-10/3	Internat’l Week of the Deaf	1-7	National Walk Your Dog Week: Link   Link
27-10/3	National Chimney Safety Week:	27-10/3	Remember: Register to Vote Week
27-10/3	National Fall Foliage Week:  Link	1-7	Universal Children's Week
27-10/3	National Keep Kids Creative Week

 

Observations for Today

Guardian Angels Day		National Diversity Day
Internat’l Day of Non-violence		Name Your Car Day Link  National Custodial Workers Day
Kids Music Day		National Produce Misting Day Link
Lee's National Denim Day		Peanuts (Cartoon) Day
Manufacturing Day   Link		Phileas Fogg Wager Day
Nat’l Body Language Day  Link		Sukkot (at Sundown)
National Custodial Worker Day		World Smile Day Link World Farm Animals Day

 

My Rambling Thoughts

And our warm weather continues. As does the drought. The sun moves throughout the year. In the summer, the morning sun directly shines in my office from sunrise until about 7:30am. In the fall it shines directly into my bedroom window on the opposite side of the house starting about 3pm. I sometimes forget that. Today I took a short 30 nap in my bedroom and was awakened by the hot sun shining on my bed. On the few occasions that I take an afternoon nap, I must remember to close the curtain, or get scorched.  

In Navajo October is ‘Ghaaji’ meaning the end of the growing season. It is also considered the New Year. So Happy New Year to my Navajo friends.

I did my weekly grocery shopping today, hoping to beat the Friday crowd. It worked.

I was saddened to hear of the passing of two music icons from my youth: Helen Reddy and Mac Davis, both 78.

Ireland’s Supreme Court ruled against Subway. It turns out Ireland has a law that says bread, which is exempt from VAT taxes. The law states that bread can only have 2% of the sugar weight to flour weight. Since all varieties of Subway breads are at 10%, they must pay the VAT tax. That seems like a lot of sugar. Something to think about if you buy another Subway.

Bark Beetles have caused havoc in our local forest for years. Bark beetles kill trees by using the sap. During drought, it is devastating to the trees. News from California discovered that due to warmer weather and less rain, the bark beetle has killed trees, only adding yet another impact to the CA fires.

WOW! Trump is doing a campaign stop in Flagstaff on Oct. 6. I won’t be attending.

 

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

Which travels faster? Hot or Cold?

 

Historical Events

1789 George Washington transmits the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification

1872 (fiction) Phileas Fogg began his trip around the world, Around the World in 80 Days, Book

1889 In Colorado, Nicholas Creede strikes it rich in silver during the last great silver boom of the American Old West.

1902 Beatrix Potter's "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" is published by Frederick Warne & Co. in London

1935 Mussolini's Italian army attacks Abyssinia (Ethiopia)

1950 – Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz was first published.

1955 – Alfred Hitchcock premiered on CBS

1958 – The Huckleberry Hound Show premiered, in syndication

1959 – The anthology series The Twilight Zone premiered on CBS.

1967 Thurgood Marshall sworn in as 1st black Supreme Court Justice

1968 – The Tlatelolco massacre took place in Mexico City. 30-300 student protesters and supporters were killed.

1968 – The Redwood National Park was established in California.

2002 – The Beltway sniper attacks began. Paul LaRuffa, a 55-year-old pizzeria owner, was shot six times at close range – he survived, but 17 other people did not.

2006 – Five school girls were murdered by Charles Carl Roberts in a shooting at an Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania

2018 Saudi American journalist Jamal Khashoggi enters the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, never to be seen again prompting a diplomatic crisis

 

Birthdays Today

@86 – Groucho Marx, American comedian, and actor (d.1977)

82 – Rex Reed, American film critic

78 – Mahatma Gandhi, Indian freedom fighter, philosopher (d. 1948; assassinated)

75 – Don McLean, American singer-songwriter

71 – Annie Leibovitz, American photographer

69 – Sting [Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner], English singer-songwriter, bass player, actor

@67 – Johnnie Cochran, American lawyer (d. 2005; brain tumor)

66 – Lorraine Bracco, American actress

50 – Kelly Ripa, American actress, and talk show host

@30 – Nat Turner, American slave and uprising leader (d. 1831; executed)

 

Puzzle Answer

Hot is faster ‘coz you can catch a cold.