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Oct 29, 2020 Week: 44 Day: 303 Local: H 55°\ L 26°\Average Sky Cover: 5%
Wind: 11mph\Gusts: 20mph Nearest lightning: 718mi.; active fire: 59mi
high Risk of Fire Visibility: 10mi
Record: 72°[2008] Record: 9°[1971] Oct Averages: 63°\32° (4 days with moisture)
Today’s Quote
Our attitude towards others determines their attitude towards us.
Earl Nightingale
Random Tidbits
Major risk factors that increase high LDL levels include cigarette smoking, high blood pressure, low HDL cholesterol (below 40 mg/dL), family history of early heart disease, obesity, and age (men: 45 years or older, women: 55 years or older).
Research shows that stress increases "bad" cholesterol levels. In contrast, the better a person copes with the stress, the higher his "good" cholesterol levels are.
A little humor
The dentist said that he could knock me out with gas, or he could use a big metallic rock.
I said ether/ore.
Observations This Week
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 Link
Pastoral Care Week: 25-31 Link
International Magic Week: 25-31 Pro Bono Week: 25-31 Link
Give Wildlife a Brake! Week: 25-31 Link
Observations for Today
Internet Day Link
Milad un Nabi (Shia)
National Cat Day Link
National Frankenstein Day
National Hermit Day Link
National Oatmeal Day
World Psoriasis Day Link
World Stroke Day Link
My Rambling Thoughts
Warming up a little, still wind is an issue. I took a short neighborhood walk so I wouldn’t lose what is left of my mind. Chilly but bearable.
While working on the Rez, I drove over Wolf Creek Pass twice a year to visit my parents. I was not surprised when Wolf Creek Ski Area was the first to open in Colorado. The Pass, and surrounding area is awesome. Great views in the pull outs, really fresh air, and well-kept roads year-round. On one Christmas trip I was the last vehicle to get through the gate on the southern side as the plow guy I had been following stopped, got out, and closed the gate. It was awfully slow going but I had 4-wheel drive and made it. I remember I stayed at a small hotel on the Denver side as the 2+ hour drive over the pass had worn me out.
The Dodgers won their first world series since 1988. The BIA schools took their 8th grade graduating students for a week at S. California venues. The idea was to prepare them for life off the Rez. For years we included a Dodger’s game. After their 1988 World Series wins, it was impossible to get that many tickets, even in the nosebleed section. We started going to Angels games. Those games were OK, but the Dodger’s games were spectacular.
I’m so excited that Trump has stopped Covid…at least that is what he is saying. I plan on remaining vigilant until medical professionals announce that it has been stopped. Vote!!!
Today’s Puzzle
Answer at the bottom of the page
I am a window, I am a lamp, I am clouded, I am shining, and I have color, set in white, I fill with water and overflow. I say much, but I have no words. What am I?
Historical Events
1618 – Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded for conspiring against James I of England.
1886 – The first ticker-tape parade took place in New York City when office workers spontaneously throw ticker tape into the streets after the Statue of Liberty was dedicated.
1888 – The Convention of Constantinople was signed, guaranteeing maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.
1929 – “Black Tuesday” – The New York Stock Exchange crashed.
1958 Boris Pasternak refuses Nobel prize for literature
1967 – Montreal’s World Fair – Expo 67 closed, with over 50 million visitors.
1986 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher opens the final stretch of London's Orbital Motorway, the M25. Then the world’s longest ring road at 117 miles (188.3 km).
1993- The very first “Got Milk?” commercial was broadcast. It was directed by Michael Bay.
1998 – Space Shuttle Discovery took off with 77-year old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space.
2004 Arabic news network, Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from a video of Osama bin Laden in which the terrorist leader first admits direct responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks and references the 2004 U.S. presidential election
2008 – Delta Air Lines merged with Northwest Airlines.
2008 10th century Archimedes Palimpsest, featuring lost works of Archimedes, made freely available on the web, 10 years after bought by unknown tech figure
2012 – Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast of the United States, killing 148 people directly and 138 in the aftermath.
2018 New mega airport opened in Istanbul by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, planning to be world' busiest with 90 million passengers by 2021
2019 Rising seas could endanger 150 million people worldwide, three times more than previously thought, according study by Climate Central published in "Nature Communications"
2019 1.5 million people without power in California as utility company turns power off to try and avoid sparking more wildfires
Birthdays Today
73 – Richard Dreyfuss, American actor
72 – Kate Jackson, American actress
@52 – Bob Ross, American painter and television host (d. 1995; lymphoma)
49 – Winona Ryder, American actress
Puzzle Answer
An eye
