Nov 18

 

Week: 47 Day: 322
Ave. Sky Cover:  5%Visibility: 10 miles
Local Temp:   55°\ 24° Wind: 6mph\ Gusts: 9mph
High risk of fire Active fire: 326mi. \ Lightning: 1531mi.
Nov Averages: 51°\23° (3 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

13-19 

World Antibiotic Awareness Week

13-21 

National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week: Link 

14-20 

International Fraud Awareness Week Link   

National Split Pea Soup Week   Link
Perioperative Nurse Week Link

15-21 

International Restorative Justice Week Link 

15-22 

Random Acts of Kindness Week Link 

15-19 

American Education Week Link 

16-20 

Medical Cannabis Week Link 

18-25  

National Farm-City Week

 

Daily Observations

Nov. 18

Beaujolais Nouveau Day

Children's Grief Awareness Day

Educator For A Day

European Antibiotic Awareness Day

Great American Smokeout   

Married To A Scorpio Support Day

Mickey Mouse Day

National Apple Cider Day

National Parental Involvement Day 

National Princess Day 

National Rural Health Day

Push-button Phone Day

Use Less Stuff Day  

World Pancreatic Cancer Day   

World Philosophy Day

Favorite Memes

 

Mural by Shonto Artist Daniel Josley
His father was one of my students




 

 


 


 

Have a laugh

Why are vampires such jerks?

Because they are incapable of self-reflection.

 

Trivia

India is about 1/3 the size of the United States, yet it is the second most populous country in the world, with a population of 1.324 billion. India is the seventh largest country in the world, at 1.27 million square miles.

The British Raj, or British rule, lasted from 1858 to 1947 (although they had a strong presence in India since the 1700s). British influence is still seen in Indian architecture, education system, transportation, and politics. Many of India's worst famines are associated with British rule in India.

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

 A nice fall day after a chilly night.

There will be no blog tomorrow…I am doing another phlebotomy and won’t have time to write one. The phlebotomy should go well, the hard part is driving one block with the needle in my right arm.

Remember Jan 6th with the crazy shaman with horns stood in the Capitol building? Well, he was sentenced to 41 months in prison for that stunt. I hope he and others learn from this decision.

I have lived much of my life hearing about space debris. It is usually satellites that have stopped working and float around until they fall apart and can cause damage to the newer objects placed in space. The Russians changed that scenario last week when they sent a missile into space with the mission to blow up an old satellite. The 1500+ pieces of debris from that hit put the International Space Station to take cover to avoid problems if the debris damaged the ISS. Time for some new international agreements on what can and cannot be done in space.

Az Representative Gosar is facing censure charges. Both sides are giving their reasons for their vote. Too bad he didn’t simply apologize. I find it hard to believe McCarthy’s view that this is simply ‘rules for thee, but not for me’ argument.

 

 

Historical Events

1477 First English dated printed book "Dictes & Sayengis of the Phylosophers" by William Caxton

1626 St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated, replacing an earlier basilica on the same site and becoming the world's largest Christian basilica

1865 Mark Twain publishes "Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"
1872 Suffragette Susan B. Anthony is arrested by a U.S. Deputy Marshal and charged with illegally voting

1916 British General Douglas Haig finally calls off the 1st Battle of the Somme in World War I after more than 1 million soldiers had been killed or wounded

1970 Linus Pauling declares large doses of Vitamin C could ward off colds
1978 In Jonestown, Guyana, 918 members of the Peoples Temple are murdered or commit suicide under the leadership of cult leader Jim Jones
2020 US COVID-19 death toll passes 250,000, recorded cases at 11.5 million, hospitalizations at 76,830 amid a country-wide surge

 

Birthdays Today

53

38

Owen Wilson, actor

Damon Wayans, Jr. actor

 

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I retired in '06--at the ripe old age of 57. I enjoy blogging, photography, traveling, and living life to it's fullest.