Oct 13

 

 

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Oct 13, 2020  Week: 42 Day: 287	Local:  H 75°\ L 34°\Average Sky Cover: 5%
Wind:   2mph\Gusts:  5mph	Nearest lightning:  881mi.; active fire:  59mi
EXTREME Risk of Fire	Visibility:  10mi
Record: 79°[1950]   Record: 12°[1969]	Sep Averages: 63°\32° (4 days with moisture)

 

Today’s  Quote

The greatest discovery of my generation is that

a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.

William James

 

Random Tidbits

The first-ever shopping mall was built by the Emperor Trajan in Rome. It consisted of several levels and more than 150 outlets that sold everything ranging from food and spices to clothes.

 

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: Dead bugs on windshield.

S: Live bugs on back-order.

P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent

S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.

P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.

S: Evidence removed.

 

True Things

 Brave:

This is a word that has been used to refer to Indigenous men. Used in thousands of books, and as a name for many sports teams, people are often surprised to find that it offends some Indigenous people. Here's why: It plays on the 'noble courageous savage' stereotype that was pinned on Indigenous men long ago by early Europeans.  Unfortunately, those stereotypes still exist today. It also dehumanizes and equates the Indigenous male to something less than a man.

Chief:

This is a word that is commonly given as a nickname which incorrectly labels Indigenous men. The term 'chief' itself is incorrect. Indigenous leaders were never "chiefs", but headmen, or clan mothers, and so on. Not 'chiefs'. Indigenous leaders were highly disrespected by the USA. So calling someone "Chief", is just a way to continue that disrespect.

 

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

Ada Lovelace Day	National M&M Day
English Language Day Link	National Peanut Festival
International Day for Disaster Reduction	Navy Birthday Link
International Day for Failure Link	Silly Sayings Day
International Skeptics Day	World Child Development Day
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day Link	World Thrombosis Day  Link
National Chess Day Link	Yorkshire Pudding Day
National Face Your Fears Day

 

My Rambling Thoughts

What a nice day. No wind. No clouds. Great day for a nice long walk.

I watched part of the hearings for SCOTUS nomination. There must be a better way to do this. ‘Qualified’ does not mean ‘Agree with’. It never has. It never should.

Talked to several people to begin the week. Thankfully, all are doing well, staying home, and being tired of Covid.

 

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

A man wanted to work but he could not log in to his computer terminal successfully. He tried twice but his password didn’t work. He suddenly remembered that the passwords are reset every month for security purposes. So, he called his boss and said,

Man-“Hey boss, my password is out of date.”

Boss-“Yes, that’s right. The password is different, listen carefully, I am sure, you can figure out the new one. The new one has the same amount of letters as your old password, but only four of the letters are the same.”

Man: “Thanks boss.” With that he could correctly log into his station. Can you tell me his new and old passwords?

 

Historical Events

1773 – The Whirlpool Galaxy, almost 25 million light-years away, was discovered by Charles Messier.

1775 – The United States Continental Congress ordered the establishment of the Continental Navy (later renamed the United States Navy).

1843 – B’nai B’rith was founded in New York City.

1902 US President Theodore Roosevelt threatens to start using army troops to work coal mines struck since 12 may; this brings the owners to agree to abide by a Commission of Arbitration

1958 – Paddington Bear made his debut in A Bear Called Paddington.

2010 – The 2010 Copiapo mining accident in Copiapo, Chile ended as all 33 miners came to the surface after surviving a record 69 days underground.

2018 Pope Francis defrocks two Chilean bishops for alleged sexual abuse of minors

2019 Kurdish forces make a deal with Syrian army for them to patrol border areas in north east Syria to combat Turkish offensive after US President Donald Trump pulls out US forces

 

Birthdays Today

@87 – Margaret Thatcher, British politician (d. 2013)

79 – Paul Simon, American singer-songwriter

78 – Jerry Jones, businessman, longtime owner of The Dallas Cowboys

64 – Chris Carter, American director, producer, and screenwriter, The X-Files

61 – Marie Osmond, American singer, actress, and television spokesperson

51 – Nancy Kerrigan, American figure skater

49 – Sacha Baron Cohen, English comedian, and actor

@40 – Lenny Bruce, American comedian (d. 1966; OD)

40 – Ashanti [Shequoiya Douglas], American singer-songwriter

 

Puzzle Answer

The old one was: Out of date, The new one is: Different.