Oct 25

 

 

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Oct 25, 2020  Week: 44 Day: 299	Local:  H 69°\ L 40°\Average Sky Cover: 30%
Wind:   10mph\Gusts:  17mph	Nearest lightning:  1529mi.; active fire:  59mi
high Risk of Fire	Visibility:  10mi
Record: 79°[1959]   Record: 11°[1975]	Oct Averages: 63°\32° (4 days with moisture)

 

Today’s  Quote

agta-yin sain-i onun baiju medene,

anda-yin sain-i hanilan baiju tanina.

A good horse is found by riding

A good friend is recognized by befriending.

Meaning: You can only find out people's true nature

through really getting to know them.

Mongolian Proverb

 

Random Tidbits

 Developing dangerous blood clots. Compared to shorter control groups, taller people are more likely to develop potentially life-threatening blood clots in the deep veins of their legs and other body parts, report researchers in Norway. In particular, the risk is heightened among men and women who are tall and obese.

While deep vein blood clots are common among tall folk, the risk of cardiovascular disease in general is greater among short people. In fact, a systematic review of 52 studies found that shorter men and women are approximately 1.5 times more likely to develop symptoms and die from cardiovascular disease than taller people.

 

A little humor

I always wondered what the job application is like at Hooters. Do they just give you a bra and say, "Here, fill this out?"

 

True Things

 Anyone educated in today’s school system knows that the lowest grade you can get is an F. The low-water mark, however, used to be represented by the letter E. When Mount Holyoke College administrators re­designed the grading system in 1898, professors worried that students would think the grade meant “excellent. According to Slate, F more obviously stands for “failure” or “failed.”

 

Observations This Week

Freedom of Speech Week: 19-25  Link	Give Wildlife a Brake! Week: 25-31  Link
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	Pastoral Care Week: 25-31 Link
International Magic Week: 25-31	Pro Bono Week: 25-31  Link

 

Observations for Today

International Artists Day Link
Chucky, The Notorious Killer Doll Day Link
International Artist Day

Mother-In-Law Day

National Greasy Foods Day

Punk for a Day Day

Reformation Sunday 
Sourest Day

St. Crispin's Day Link
World Opera Day

World Pasta Day Link
Visit A Cemetery Day 
Xterra World Championships

 

My Rambling Thoughts

Our discussion group changed and is meeting at 2p so this will get posted after the meeting. It is nice to get back into this discussion group. Outside, in masks, but finally a discussion. My financial advisor introduced me to the group over a decade ago.

My financial manager/friend retired about 6 years ago and married another financial manager who had lost his wife. His kids weren’t happy. The newly weds were. Then she discovered that he had Alzheimer’s. Before being diagnosed, he had failed to pay Federal Income tax for several years. Then he made some bad business decisions. Her hope for a nice marriage, travel, and enjoyment quickly disappeared. Last month he passed away. Fortunately, at the time of the wedding he made her the sole heir to a huge life insurance policy and his home. While she is distraught over the loss of her husband, she is in good financial situation. I guess the story has a good ending for her.

Our discussion group was very successful. So nice to see everyone again. We are talking about doing zoom meetings in the future…as it will soon be too cold to sit outside. I learned so much about the importance of the Red Sea to the world. So many countries…many in the third world…that depend on shipping good in. The US, China, and Russia all have military bases in the area. So many poor countries are willing to accept help from anyone who offers…even with strings attached. Colonization certainly didn’t help these countries. Many have borders set up during colonization that split tribes, split peoples, and destroyed or tried to destroy cultures. Now it is a real hotbed of terrorism, civil war, and poverty.

 

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

I have a money box that's 10 inches wide and 5 inches tall. Roughly how many bills can I place in my empty money box?

 

Historical Events

1521 Emperor Charles V bans wooden buildings in Amsterdam

1854 The infamous "Charge of the Light Brigade" during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War results in over 100 killed

1938 – Archbishop of Dubuque, Francis J. L. Beckman, denounced swing music as “a degenerated musical system, turned loose to gnaw away at the moral fiber of young people.”

1940 – Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. was named the first African American general in the United States Army.

1945 Japanese surrender Taiwan to General Chiang Kai-shek

1957 Cosa Nostra crime boss Albert Anastasia is murdered in a barber's chair in New York City, probably by fellow mobster Joe Gallo

1962 American author John Steinbeck awarded Nobel Prize for Literature

1962 US Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson demands USSR UN rep Zorin answer regarding Cuban missile bases saying "I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over"

1962 – Nelson Mandela was sentenced to five years in prison.

1964 – The Rolling Stones appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show.

1982 – Newhart premiered on CBS

1993 – The Rocky Horror Picture Show made its television debut on FOX, featured an intercut live cast performance.

2004 Fidel Castro, Cuba's President, announces that transactions using the American Dollar will be banned by November 8

2017 Chinese Premier Xi Jinping unveils his new ruling council in the Great Hall of the People, none of the five are young enough to succeed him

2018 Google says it has fired 48 people for sexual harassment after New York Times reveals Android creator Andy Rubin got $90 package when let go for sexual harassment

 

Birthdays Today

92 – Marion Ross, American actress

@91 – Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter, and sculptor (d. 1973)

@83 – Minnie Pearl, American country music comedienne (d. 1996)

@78 – Helen Reddy, Australian-American singer-songwriter (d.2020)

77 – James Carville, American lawyer, and political consultant

63 – Nancy Cartwright, American voice actress, Bart Simpson

51 – Samantha Bee, Canadian-American comedian, and television host

36 – Katy Perry, American singer-songwriter

35 – Ciara, American singer-songwriter

 

Puzzle Answer

One, after which it will no longer be empty.