Oct 13

 

Week: 42 Day: 286 Ave. Sky Cover:  80%\Visibility: 10 miles Local Temp:   41°\ 16° Wind: 6mph\ Gusts: 9mph Low risk of fire Active fire: 281mi. \ Lightning: 649mi. Oct Averages: 63°\32° (4 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

 

10-16	Death Penalty Focus Week National Metric Week Drink Local Wine Week Earth Science Week Link  Emergency Nurses Week National Chestnut Week   National Food Bank Week   Teen Read Week
10-17	Take Your Medicine Americans Week
11-16	World Rainforest Week: Link   Choose To Be G.R.E.A.T. Week  Link   National School Lunch Week
12-20	Bone and Joint Health National Awareness Week Link
13-17	National Police Week  Link

 

Daily Observations

 

 

Favorite Memes

 

 

Trivia

 

Diesel engine It took Rudolf Diesel 13 years to develop the slow-burning, compression ignition engine. At the time the steam engine was the major source of power for large industries. High-speed diesel engines hit the market in the 1920s. They were used in passenger cars starting in the 1930s. Ferris Wheel The Ferris Wheel was designed as the American competitor to the Eiffel Tower. George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., was a young engineer whose company was given the task of coming up with something "daring and unique." This kind of amusement park wheel had been designed before, but not at this scale. Ferris's wheel was 250 feet in diameter, and it carried 36 cars, each with a capacity of 60 people.

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

 

I woke up to a dusting of snow and cold temperature outside. It has been light snow on and off all day. None is sticking. I texted with my brother this morning. They had a great time in Italy, and just wished it had been longer. Yesterday it was 102° at the hacienda. They also lost one of their dogs to heartworm. Luisa was a friendly, beautiful blonde dog that brought them about 7 years of happiness. Sad. I’ve been recording Jeopardy! for the last year or so. Last night the 38-day winner lost. At first, he drove me crazy as he always started with the hardest questions and worked his way up the board to the easiest ones. I finally got used to it, and he had a great run. On the next Champion. I was happy to read that Huntington Beach has reopened after that oil spill a few weeks ago. The damage will take a long time to clean up completely.

 

 

Historical Events

 

1269 – The present church building at Westminster Abbey was consecrated. 1775 – The United States Navy (Continental Navy) was authorized by the Second Continental Congress. 1792 – The cornerstone for the White House was laid. 1947 "Kukla, Fran & Ollie" premieres 2010 Copiapó mining accident in Chile comes to a happy end as all 33 miners arrive at the surface after surviving a record 69 days underground 2018 Pope Francis defrocks two Chilean bishops for alleged sexual abuse of minors

 

Birthdays Today

 

80 79   62 59 52 50 41 @40 32

Paul Simon, American singer-songwriter Jerry Jones, American businessman, longtime owner of The Dallas Cowboys Marie Osmond, American singer, actress, and television spokesperson Jerry Rice, American football player Nancy Kerrigan, American figure skater Sacha Baron Cohen, English comedian, and actor Ashanti, American singer-songwriter Lenny Bruce [Leonard Alfred Schneider], comedian (d. 1966; OD) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, politician