Nov 30

 

Week: 49 Day: 334 Ave. Sky Cover:  5%Visibility: 10miles Local Temp:   55°\ 25° Wind: 3mph\ Gusts: 9mph High risk of fire Active fire: 355mi. \ Lightning: 1433mi. Nov Averages: 51°\23° (3 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

24-30	National Deal Week
28-12/6	Chanukah

 

Daily Observations

 

Favorite Memes

 

Have a laugh

What motorcycles do ghosts prefer? A boo-cati

 

Trivia

Russia is the largest country by land mass in the world. At 6.5 million square miles (17 million square km), Russia is 1.8 times larger than the United States and is slightly larger than Pluto. The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, is comprised of 6 buildings with 3 million exhibits. If you spent 2 minutes at each exhibit, it would take 6 years to see everything. The museum is also home to about 70 cats as part of a decree first instated in 1745 by Empress Elizabeth, daughter of Peter the Great, to protect the priceless displays from rodents.

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

A beautiful fall day. Ellie and her fellow Focus Travelers are in Jordan for a long-awaited adventure. Then they are off to the pyramids of Egypt. A great trip. What is needed regarding Covid to end this mess? World-wide agreement is needed to stop Covid: An agreement on travel; on vaccine mandates and procedures. Under the current policies of many countries when a nation identifies a variant there is an immediate travel ban which leads to massive economic problems. Especially tourism. Some countries may decide transparency is simply too expensive. A World-wide distribution of vaccine that is not currently happening. The Broncos beat the Chargers yesterday. Nice win. A few years ago I went with Focus to see the Gorillas of Uganda. A great experience. Last night 60 Minutes did a segment of Rwanda’s gorillas. Rwanda is the leader in expanding the species and expanding the gorilla’s habitat. Awesome.

 

Historical Events

1803 – In New Orleans, Spanish representatives officially transferred the Louisiana Territory to France. Just a few weeks later, France transferred the same land to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase 1870 Compulsory education proclaimed in England1872 – The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England. Four thousand people watched the scoreless game. 1982 – Michael Jackson’s sixth solo studio album, Thriller, was released worldwide. 1998 – Exxon and Mobil signed a $73.7 billion agreement to merge, thus creating ExxonMobil, the world’s largest company at that time. 2017 World's longest recorded rainbow - 8 hrs 58 min in Taipei's Yangmingshan mountain range 2020 Newly discovered rock art announced found in the Serranía La Lindosa, Colombian Amazon, dated 12,600 and 11,800 years ago with thousands of paintings of now extinct Ice Age animals

 

Birthdays Todayz

@95 – Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., American actor (d. 2014) @90 – Winston Churchill, English colonel, journalist, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Nobel Prize laureate, (d. 1965) @82 – Dick Clark, TV host, producer founded Dick Clark Productions, (d. 2012) 86 – Woody Allen, actor director @77 – Jonathan Swift, Irish satirist, essayist (d. 1745) @74 – Mark Twain, American novelist, humorist, and critic (d. 1910) 66 – Billy Idol, English Singer/Songwriter (White Wedding, Mony Mony) 69 – Mandy Patinkin, American actor 59 – Bo Jackson, American football and baseball player 44 – Steve Aoki, American DJ, and producer (founded Dim Mak Records) 36 – Chrissy Teigen, American model[cf1]

 

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