Oct 9

 

Week: 40 Day: 282 Ave. Sky Cover:  55%\Visibility: 10 miles Local Temp:   65°\ 40° Wind: 8mph\ Gusts: 14mph Low risk of fire Active fire: 347mi. \ Lightning: 297mi. Oct Averages: 63°\32° (4 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

 

Minimally Invasive Surgery Week Link	22-10/21
National Storytelling Weekend: 1-3 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Link	2-10
Fire Prevention Week   Link International Post Card Week Link   4-H Week  Link  Getting The World To Beat A Path To Your Door Week Great Books Week Kids' Goal Setting Week International Post Card Week Link    Mental Illness Awareness Week   Mystery Series Week  National Carry A Tune Week Link   National Health Care Food Service Week Link  National Midwifery Week Link National Work From Home Week   Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Week	3-9
No Salt Week	3-10
Spinning & Weaving Week  Link   World Space Week Link	4-11
World Dairy Expo	5-10
National Physicians Assistant Week	6-12

 

Daily Observations

 

 

Favorite Memes

 

 

Trivia

 

Cats are one of the top threats to US wildlife including birds, mice, shrews, voles, squirrels and rabbits. The domestic cat's killer instinct has been well documented on many islands around the world. It is estimated that cats have contributed to the extinction of 33 different species globally. About two hundred feral cats prowl the park at Disneyland, doing their part to control rodents.

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

 

Nice fall day. Headed out to get some shopping done, then stopped to get my other two tires on my vehicle. Much faster than last time…I had an appointment this time. My only reaction to my Covid booster was a little soreness at the injection site. I’m OK with that. I’m ready for a relaxing weekend. I’m sure something will come up to do. The joy of retirement.

 

 

Historical Events

 

1665 Due to the Great Plague of London, the British Parliament meets at the University of Oxford rather than the Palace of Westminster 1868 – ZCMI, America’s first department store, opened in Salt Lake City, UT. 1916 – The First PGA championship was won by British golfer Jim Barnes. 1936 Hoover Dam begins transmitting electricity to Los Angeles 1961 Tanganyika becomes independent within British Commonwealth 1962 Uganda becomes independent from the United Kingdom 1975 Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov wins Nobel Peace Prize 2012 Women's rights and education activist Malala Yousafzai is shot three times by a Taliban gunman as she tried to board her school bus in Swat district of northwest Pakistan 2019 Nearly 1 million people in northern California have their power cut by Pacific Gas and Electric to prevent wildfires amid high winds

 

Birthdays Today

 

73 – Jackson Browne, American singer-songwriter 69 – Sharon Osbourne, English television host 68 – Tony Shalhoub, American actor 67 – Scott Bakula, American actor 57 – Guillermo del Toro, Mexican-American director 46 – Sean Lennon, American singer-songwriter, John of John 42 – Brandon Routh, American actor @40 – John Lennon, The Beatles (d. 1980; shot) 25 – Bella Hadid, American model