Oct 25

 

Week: 44 Day: 298 Ave. Sky Cover:  40%\Visibility: 10 miles Local Temp:   57°\ 34° Wind: 7mph\ Gusts: 14mph Moderate risk of fire Active fire: 132mi. \ Lightning: 916mi. Oct Averages: 63°\32° (4 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

 

20-27	Sukkot
23-31	Red Ribbon Week Link
24-30	Asexuality Week: Disarmament Week Give Wildlife a Brake! Week  Link Kids Care Week National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Link   National Massage Therapy Week Link   National Respiratory Care Week Link  Pastoral Care Week Link  Pro Bono Week Link
24-31	Prescription Errors Education & Awareness Week
25-11/11	World Origami Days
25-31	International Magic Week

 

Daily Observations

 

 

Favorite Memes

 

 

Trivia

 

With the ubiquitousness of the Internet, it is easy to forget that once upon a time the recording and passing on of knowledge was a monumentally important, even sacred task and books were frequently more valuable than gold. Now, many books aren't even worth the paper they are printed on, but those rare examples of historic publications in antiquity that are still in good condition can fetch kingly prices. Some of the most expensive books ever sold at auction are... Traite Des Arbres Fruitiers : The "Treatise on Fruit Trees" is a five volume set written in 1750. It contains illustrations and descriptions of sixteen different varieties of fruit trees. With a 2006 purchase price of $4.5 million, it has the distinction of being the most expensive book about fruit trees ever sold. The Gutenberg Bible: There are 48 Gutenberg Bibles left of the original 180 believed to have been produced. They were printed in 1456 and were the first books produced with moveable type. A copy sold in 1987 for $4.9 million at Christie's New York.

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

 

A decent fall day. Took a nice neighborhood walk. A new twist to vaccines: Many employers are requiring unvaccinated employees to have a shot or a weekly test. The employee will be responsible for the $45 test. This might work. Flagstaff was the first ‘Dark Sky’ City in the country. That helps observatories not have city lights blocking out their view. Flagstaff is celebrating the 20th Anniversary of this process. Yeah! The school hot lunch program began when I was in Elementary school. Kids paid @1.25/week to get 5 hot lunch tickets for the week. For many of us, it meant no more lunch box with homemade stuff. For my mom, it meant not having to fill lunch boxes every morning. Today it is a hot breakfast and hot lunch program. Thirty million school age children need this program to get necessary nutrition. Staffing shortages and supply chain programs are harming the program around the US. One district is ordering hundreds of Little Caesar’s Pizzas for feed their students.  This is a government program through USDA and this needs to be fixed…yesterday. The AZ monsoon this year really helped the forests in our states. In the Phoenix area it also brought about the highest rate of West Nile Virus ever recorded. Cards are starting off slowly against the Texans. It is still early, so hoping they get it together soon.

 

 

Historical Events

 

1854 The infamous "Charge of the Light Brigade" during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War results in over 100 killed 1929 Former Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall convicted of accepting $100,000 bribe in the Teapot scandal - 1st US Cabinet member to go to jail 1945 Japanese surrender Taiwan to General Chiang Kai-shek 1962 American author John Steinbeck awarded Nobel Prize for Literature 1971 – Taiwan was expelled from the United Nations, and admitted China to the organization. 1972 – The FBI hired its first female agents – Joanne Pierce and Susan Roley 1983 – US Armed Forces invaded Grenada 2017 Chinese Premier Xi Jinping unveils his new ruling council in the Great Hall of the People, none of the five are young enough to succeed him 2018 Google says it has fired 48 people for sexual harassment after New York Times reveals Android creator Andy Rubin got $90million package when let go for sexual harassment

 

Birthdays Today

 

93 – Marion Ross, American actress @91 – Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter, and sculptor (d. 1973) @83 – Minnie Pearl, American country music comedienne (died in 1996) @78 – Helen Reddy, Australian-American singer-songwriter (d. 2020; dementia) 77 – James Carville, American lawyer, and political consultant 64 – Nancy Cartwright, American voice actress, Bart Simpson 52 – Samantha Bee, Canadian-American comedian, and television host 50 – Craig Robinson, American actor 37 – Katy Perry, American singer-songwriter 36 – Ciara, American singer-songwriter