Week: 42
Day: 286
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Today’s Quote
Weekly Observations
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10-16 |
Death
Penalty Focus Week |
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10-17 |
Take
Your Medicine Americans Week |
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11-16 |
World Rainforest Week: Link |
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12-20 |
Bone
and Joint Health National Awareness Week Link |
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13-17 |
National
Police Week Link |
Daily Observations
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Favorite Memes
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Trivia
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Diesel engine It took Rudolf Diesel 13 years to develop
the slow-burning, compression ignition engine. At the time the steam engine
was the major source of power for large industries. High-speed diesel engines
hit the market in the 1920s. They were used in passenger cars starting in the
1930s. Ferris Wheel The Ferris Wheel was designed as the
American competitor to the Eiffel Tower. George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.,
was a young engineer whose company was given the task of coming up with
something "daring and unique." This kind of amusement park wheel
had been designed before, but not at this scale. Ferris's wheel was 250 feet
in diameter, and it carried 36 cars, each with a capacity of 60 people. |
My Sometimes-Long-Winded
Thoughts
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I woke
up to a dusting of snow and cold temperature outside. It has been light snow on
and off all day. None is sticking. I texted
with my brother this morning. They had a great time in Italy, and just wished
it had been longer. Yesterday it was 102° at the hacienda. They also lost one
of their dogs to heartworm. Luisa was a friendly, beautiful blonde dog that brought
them about 7 years of happiness. Sad. I’ve
been recording Jeopardy! for the last year or so. Last night the 38-day
winner lost. At first, he drove me crazy as he always started with the
hardest questions and worked his way up the board to the easiest ones. I
finally got used to it, and he had a great run. On the next Champion. I was
happy to read that Huntington Beach has reopened after that oil spill a few
weeks ago. The damage will take a long time to clean up completely. |
Historical Events
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1269 – The present
church building at Westminster Abbey was consecrated. 1775 – The United
States Navy (Continental Navy) was authorized by the Second Continental
Congress. 1792 – The cornerstone
for the White House was laid. 1947 "Kukla, Fran
& Ollie" premieres 2010 Copiapó mining
accident in Chile comes to a happy end as all 33 miners arrive at the surface
after surviving a record 69 days underground 2018 Pope Francis
defrocks two Chilean bishops for alleged sexual abuse of minors |
Birthdays Today
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80 79 62 59 52 50 41 @40 32 |
Paul Simon, American
singer-songwriter Jerry Jones, American
businessman, longtime owner of The Dallas Cowboys Marie Osmond, American
singer, actress, and television spokesperson Jerry Rice, American
football player Nancy Kerrigan,
American figure skater Sacha Baron Cohen,
English comedian, and actor Ashanti, American
singer-songwriter Lenny Bruce [Leonard Alfred Schneider],
comedian (d. 1966; OD) Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez, politician |
