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Oct
24, 2020 Week: 43 Day: 298 |
Local:
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68°\ L 39°\Average Sky Cover: 5% |
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Wind: 9mph\Gusts: 16mph |
Nearest
lightning: 952mi.; active fire: 59mi |
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Extreme Risk of Fire
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Visibility: 10mi |
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Record: 79°[1959] Record: 9°[1975] |
Oct
Averages: 63°\32° (4
days with moisture) |
Today’s Quote
What is pride?
A rocket that emulates
the stars.
William Wordsworth
Random Tidbits
Because of Christmas's roots as an
ancient pagan holiday, the early American Puritans didn't originally take too
kindly to it. They believed that religion should be very solemn, so the
carol-singing, booze-drinking Christmas celebrations didn't sit well with them.
The Parliament of England, largely composed of Puritans, made the holiday
illegal in the 1600s, and the North American Puritans in New England followed
suit.
The law stuck as the New England
colonies evolved into the United States. The first state to actively legalize
Christmas was Alabama, and it wasn't until 1836! Christmas became a federal
holiday in 1870, but it was still illegal in some states. It wasn't until 1907
that Christmas was legal the United States over.
A little humor
Relationships are a lot like algebra. Have you
ever looked at your X and wondered Y?
Money talks ... but all mine ever says is
good-bye.
True Things
You
might associate St. Patrick’s Day with wearing green and drinking so much you
think you actually see leprechauns. However, until 1961, there were laws
in Ireland that banned bars to be open on March 17. Since the holiday
falls during the period of Lent in the heavily Catholic country, the idea
of binge drinking seemed a bit immoral.
Observations This Week
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Food & Drug Interactions and Awareness
Week: 17-24 |
National Teen Drivers Safety Week:
18-24 Link |
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Bullying Bystanders Unite Week: 18-24 |
Rodent Awareness Week: 18-24 |
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Freedom From Bullies Week: 18-24 |
Spiritual Care Week: 18-24 |
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International Infection Prevention
Week: 18-24 Link |
YWCA Week Without Violence:
18-24 Link |
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National Business Women's Week: 18-24 Link |
Freedom of Speech Week: 19-25 Link |
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National Character Counts Week: 18-24 |
Internat’l Dyslexia Association
Reading Week: 21-24 |
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National Chemistry Week: 18-24 |
Red Ribbon Week:
23-31 Link |
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National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness
Week:18-24 Link |
Disarmament Week: 24-30 |
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National Forest Products Week: 18-24 |
Prescription Errors Education &
Awareness Week: 24-31 |
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National Friends of Libraries
Week:18-24 |
World Origami Days: 24-11/11 |
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National Pharmacy Week:
18-24 Link |
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National School Bus Safety Week:
18-24 |
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Observations for Today
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Pit Bull Awareness Day Link |
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Feast of Good & Plenty Food Day Link |
Take back your time day |
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Kiwanis One Day Link |
Recycle Your Mercury Thermostat Day |
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Nat’l Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Link |
World Development Info. Day |
My Rambling Thoughts
A
nice fall day, another day below 70 degrees, getting ready for a big drop late
Sunday or Monday.
Technology
is truly incomprehensible at times. Yesterday I couldn’t shut down my very slow
machine using the normal start button. I finally reached my frustration level
and simply pushed and held down the power button until it shut off. When I started
it this morning, whatever was using up my memory and slowing my computer had
disappeared and everything was working again. A miracle or something.
I
watched the last debate. I learned a couple of things. Trump is excellent at
taking things out of context. Trump was great ‘candidate’ but did not talk like
the incumbent. Trump thinks that separating over 500 children from their parents
is OK because they are being well treated. I am pleased that both guys were
civil. I doubt any minds were changed. I am now answering all those political
polls and focus group crap with ‘I voted early, please do not call again.’ It
is a lie, but I hope it works.
The
Colorado fires are difficult to watch. I’ve always been a bit envious of those
who live in or near one of the Colorado forests. So hard to watch the devastation.
Check a map to see how many of those forests are managed by the BLM or US Forest
Service. Where are the Feds when Colorado needs them?
I
am not Catholic, but it was good to see the Pope remind Christians that every
human is one of God’s children, and that Gays/Lesbians deserve civil unions. He
has been advocating that since he was a mere bishop, but his latest comment was
noticeably clear.
Our
discussion group is meeting tomorrow afternoon. It’s the first time since
March. We will be meeting outside, wearing masks, with distancing and
discussing ‘Red Sea Security’. Should be an new and interesting experiment. I have
a lot of reading to do before tomorrow at noon.
Today’s Puzzle
Answer at the bottom of the page
A Red House Is Made From Red Bricks.
A Blue House Is Made From Blue Bricks.
A Yellow House Is Made From Yellow
Bricks.
What Is A Green House Made From?
Historical Events
1881- Levi P Morton, US
ambassador to France drives first rivet in Statue of Liberty
1901
– Annie Edson Taylor, at age 63, became the first person to go over Niagara
Falls in a barrel.
1911 Orville Wright remained in the air 9 minutes and 45 seconds in a
glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina setting a new world record that
stood for 10 years.
1926
– Harry Houdini’s last performance took place at the Garrick Theatre in
Detroit.
1929
– Stock market crash on the New York Stock Exchange: “Black Thursday”
1931
– Over the Hudson River, and connecting the Washington Heights, Manhattan in
New York City to Fort Lee, New Jersey, the George Washington Bridge opened to
public traffic.
1945 Charter of United Nations comes into effect
1946
– A camera onboard the V-2 No. 13 rocket took the first photograph of earth
from outer space.
1947
– Walt Disney testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee.
1962 Cuban Missile Crisis: Soviet ships approach but stop short of the
US blockade of Cuba
2006
MESSENGER spacecraft performs a Venus flyby
2008
– Presidential candidate Barack Obama aired a 30-minute infomercial on CBS,
NBC, Fox, BET, Univision, MSNBC, and TV One.
2008
– Many of the world’s stock exchanges experienced their worst declines in
history – “Bloody Friday”
2017
Crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman vows to return Saudi Arabia to moderate Islam
after announcing 500bn independent economic zone
2017
Albert Einstein's "Theory of Happiness", written as a note for a
bellboy instead of a tip in Tokyo in 1922 sells for $1.56 million
Birthdays Today
@83 – Bob Kane, American comic book author and
illustrator, co-created Batman (d. 1998)
84 – Bill Wyman, English singer-songwriter and
bass player, The Rolling Stones
73 – Kevin Kline, American actor
60 – [Bradley
Darryl ]BD Wong, American actor
34 – Drake [Aubrey Drake Graham], Canadian rapper and actor
Puzzle Answer
Glass
