Oct 18

 

Week: 43 Day: 291 Ave. Sky Cover:  50%\Visibility: 10 miles Local Temp:   62°\ 31° Wind: 5mph\ Gusts: 8mph Moderate risk of fire Active fire: 233mi. \ Lightning: 827mi. Oct Averages: 63°\32° (4 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

 

12-20	Bone and Joint Health National Awareness Week Link
17-24	Food & Drug Interactions and Awareness Week
17-23	Bullying Bystanders Unite Week: Freedom From Bullies Week  International Infection Prevention Week Link National Business Women's Week   Link National Character Counts Week   National Chemistry Week  National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week Link  National Forest Products Week  National Friends of Libraries Week:17-23  National Pharmacy Week  Link   National School Bus Safety Week  National Teen Drivers Safety Week Link  Rodent Awareness Week  Spiritual Care Week  Veterinary Technicians Week Link
18-22	Medical Assistants Recognition Week Link National Health Education Week Link National Nuclear Science Week
18-23	YWCA Week Without Violence Link
18-24	Career in Energy Week Freedom of Speech Week Link    Mediation Week Link

 

Daily Observations

 

 

Favorite Memes

 

 

Trivia

 

The world's biggest spider is the goliath spider (Theraphosa blondi). It can grow up to 11 inches wide, and its fangs are up to one inch long. It hunts frogs, lizards, mice, and even small snakes and young birds. The world's smallest spider is the Patu marplesi. It is so small that 10 of them could fit on the end of a pencil.

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

 

Nice Fall Day. Took a short walk around the neighborhood. Good to see President Clinton is finally out of the hospital and on the mend. As more Haitians cross the border, we hear things are bad down there. Today it made the front pages of mass media: 1 Canadian and 16 American missionaries were kidnapped there. I hope this awakens many Americans to the reasons for the mass migration and that the US does more to help down there as well as help the migrants. As prices keep raising, the government’s school lunch programs need funding to meet the daily requirements for children. The USDA just approved $1.5 billion to relieve the crunch. Broncos playing Raiders in a close game so far. Cards playing the Browns with the Cards starting off very well.

 

 

Historical Events

 

79 Mt. Vesuvius erupts, burying the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Stabiae and killing thousands. 1867 – The United States took possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million. Some called it #sewardsfolly 1896 – The first newspaper comic strip, The Yellow Kid, by Richard Outcault, appeared in The New York Journal. 1957 French author Albert Camus awarded Nobel Prize in Literature 1972 – The US Congress passed The Water Pollution Act 1985 -- Famicom/Nintendo Entertainment System released, their Video Game Console 2019 – NASA Astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch took part in the first all-women spacewalk outside of the International Space Station.

 

Birthdays Today

 

@90 – Chuck Berry, American singer-songwriter (d. 2017) 82 – Mike Ditka [Michael Dyczko], football player, coach, sportscaster @74 – Frederick August Otto Schwarz, American businessman, founded FAO Schwarz (d. 1911) 69 – Chuck Lorre, American director, producer, screenwriter 65 – Martina Navratilova, Czech-American tennis player 61 – Jean-Claude Van Damme, Belgian martial artist 42 – Ne-Yo [Shaffer Chimere Smith], American singer 37 – Lindsey Vonn, American skier 34 – Zac Efron, American actor