Oct 15

 

Week: 42 Day: 288 Ave. Sky Cover:  5%\Visibility: 10 miles Local Temp:   55°\ 24° Wind: 12mph\ Gusts: 21mph Moderate  risk of fire Active fire: 132mi. \ Lightning: 972mi. 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
15-17	Apple Butter Stirrin' Week

 

Daily Observations

 

 

Favorite Memes

 

 

Trivia

 

Nachos Nachos are such a popular snack that the word is not even spelled with a capital N, even though it's the name, or rather the nickname rather, of a person. Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya served what was later called nachos for the very first time to American military wives at a restaurant in Mexico, close to Fort Duncan. He fried tortilla chips and put shredded cheddar cheese and sliced jalapenos on top. He warmed them up for a few minutes and voila! Faith and Andy are heading for Indiana for Thanksgiving.

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

 

Our retirement group met for a nice lunch, good conversation, and a great time. Two interesting stats: AZ is 27th in vaccines administered. Fear not, AZ is 4th in most weapons found by TSA as passengers try to fly.

 

 

Historical Events

 

1582 – Pope Gregory XIII implemented the Gregorian calendar. 1753 – Jean Francois Pilatre de Rozier and Francois Laurent were the first to ascend in a hot air balloon, the first witnessed manned flight demonstration. 1793 – Queen Marie Antoinette of France was tried and convicted, and condemned to death the following day. 1979 1st Monday night game from NYC, Jets beat Vikings 14-7 (Shea Stad) 1990 Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev wins the Nobel Peace Prize 1993 Nelson Mandela and South African President F. W. de Klerk awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2017 500 wildfires occur in Portugal and Northern Spain fanned by winds from Hurricane Ophelia, killing at least 35

 

Birthdays Today

 

86 84 @75   @65 @59 @55

Barry McGuire, American singer-songwriter (Eve of Destruction)  Linda Lavin, American actress  Penny Marshall, American actress, director, producer (d. 2018; heart disease)  Tanya Roberts, actor (d.2021; sepsis)  John L. Sullivan, American boxer (d. 1918; heart disease)  Friedrich Nietzche, German philosopher (d 1900; tertiary syphilis)