Week: 40 Day: 274
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Today’s Quote
Monthly Observations
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Adopt A Dog Month Link Link |
Weekly Observations
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Minimally Invasive Surgery Week Link |
22-10/21 |
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International Sand
Sculpting Championships Link |
24-10/3 |
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Banned Books Week World Hearing Aid Awareness
Week |
26-10/2 |
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Satchmo
Days Link |
30-10/2 |
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National
Walk Your Dog Week Link Link Universal Children's Week |
1-7 |
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Trichotillomania, Skin
Picking & Related BFRB Awareness Week Link |
1-5 |
Daily Observations
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Favorite Memes
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A quick smile!
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Why did
the farmer start a rock band? Because
he was tired of haulin oats (Hall & Oates). |
My Sometimes-Long-Winded
Thoughts
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Fall
continues. Cool and windy today. Mary and I met
for an outdoor lunch. We were protected from the wind and had great food and
good conversation. We need to
required Civics classes in schools. Units in Elementary and Middle School and
full-blown Civics in High School. The last couple of generations have had no
such training…and it shows. For example: the Bill of Rights is an addition to
the to the Constitution. These documents lay out the powers of the states and
the powers of the Federal Government. It is not about the powers of individual non-government
corporations or businesses. Social Media can make its own rules about what
can be part of their business model because they are private. For example, a
dating site might decide it will only allow people 18-25 to become members.
No problem…except they are limiting their business model. When a site kicks
off a member for violating its rules, it usually has little to do with the
Constitution or Bill of Rights. There might be a case if it can be proven in
court that they only are kicking off members who are not Brown. A jewelry
store might only allow customers into the store who are wearing at last 2 carats
of diamonds. Not a problem. If a Black lady was denied entrance, even though
she had the required diamonds would be a problem. I wish more people knew the
difference. |
Historical Events
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1867 Karl Marx' "Das Kapital"
published 1868 "Little Women" by Louisa May
Alcott is published in America by Roberts Brothers of Boston 1891 Stanford University, California opens
its doors after being founded by Leland Stanford and his wife Jane with a
$40M donation (1891 dollars), in memory of their son. Among its first
graduation class, future US President Herbert Hoover. 1932 – Babe Ruth’s ‘Called Shot” in the 5th
inning of game three in the 1932 World Series 1947 – Levittown, Long Island, New York
opened. 1961 – Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth’s Home
Run Record with HR #61 in a single season. 1994 South African President Nelson Mandela
visits US 2019 Law allowing teachers to carry guns in
schools comes into effect in US state of Florida |
Birthdays Today
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97 – Jimmy Carter, 39th President of
the United States, Nobel Prize laureate @87 – Roger Williams, American
pianist (d. 2011) 86 – Julie Andrews, English actress and
singer @83 – Tom Bosley, American actor (d.
2010) @80 – William Rehnquist, US Supreme
Court Justice (d. 2005) @79 – Walter Matthau, American actor
(d. 2000; heart disease) @65 – George Peppard, American actor
(d. 1994; lung cancer) @72 – Richard Harris, Irish actor (d.
2002; pneumonia) 65 – Teresa May, British politician 52 -- Zach Galifianakis, actor @41 – Ted Healy, comedic actor, 3
Stooges founder (d. 1937; heart attack) 32 – Brie Larson, American actress |
