Oct 19

 

Week: 43 Day: 292 Ave. Sky Cover:  5%\Visibility: 10 miles Local Temp:  51 °\ 29° Wind: 11mph\ Gusts: 29mph Moderate risk of fire Active fire: 233mi. \ Lightning: 1150mi. Oct Averages: 63°\32° (4 days w/moisture)

 

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Weekly Observations

 

12-20	Bone and Joint Health National Awareness Week Link
17-24	Food & Drug Interactions and Awareness Week
17-23	Bullying Bystanders Unite Week: Freedom From Bullies Week  International Infection Prevention Week Link National Business Women's Week   Link National Character Counts Week   National Chemistry Week  National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week Link  National Forest Products Week  National Friends of Libraries Week:17-23  National Pharmacy Week  Link   National School Bus Safety Week  National Teen Drivers Safety Week Link  Rodent Awareness Week  Spiritual Care Week  Veterinary Technicians Week Link
18-22	Medical Assistants Recognition Week Link National Health Education Week Link National Nuclear Science Week
18-23	YWCA Week Without Violence Link
18-24	Career in Energy Week Freedom of Speech Week Link    Mediation Week Link

 

Daily Observations

 

 

Favorite Memes

 

 

Trivia

 

Spiders are vital to a healthy ecosystem. They eat harmful insects, pollinate plants, and recycle dead animals and plants back into the earth. They are also a valuable food source for many small mammals, birds, and fish. The silk in a spider's web is five times stronger than a strand of steel that is the same thickness. A web made of strands of spider silk as thick as pencil could stop a Boeing 747 jumbo jet in flight. Scientists still cannot replicate the strength and elasticity of a spider's silk.

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

 

Very windy fall day. And the wind may stay around until tomorrow afternoon. I headed out about 9 to get my blood draw, it went well. Then I stopped to get the car washed. I got home about 11:30. Happy that the AZ Cardinals are now 6-0. The Broncos just couldn’t pull of a win. 60 Minutes did a nice piece on British Pubs. I have not been to one, but I have been to a fair share in Scotland. My friend, Bob E. spent a few years in the UK during the Korea conflict. He introduced me to Scottish Pubs on the Focus adventure there. Just like the 60 Minutes story, Pubs are friendly, a place for great conversation, and a real window into life. At one pub, The Hullabaloo, Bob and I went in about 7pm. We sat at a table, and there was a group of people next to us. They had us join them. We talked and had a few pints. About 9pm they said to us: “If anyone asks you, you are with the band.” About 5 minutes later the place was packed, and the group we had been sitting with went up on stage. A bouncer did come over and ask us to move. We said we were with the band, and he said we could stay. Three hours later, and a few more pints, the band came down during a break. We thanked them and told them we had a busy day ahead. It was a great evening, even though neither of us had a camera. I was a shocked to hear of Powell’s death. He was very committed to our country.

 

 

Historical Events

 

1789 – John Jay was sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States. 2005 Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity 2020 Peru announces rediscovered 37m figure of a cat, completed 500 BC to 200 AD, a geoglyph outline in the Nazca Desert 2020 Ming handscroll painting “Ten Views of Lingbi Rock” by Wu Bin sells for 512.9 million yuan ($77 million) at auction in Beijing, a new world record for a classical Chinese work

 

Birthdays Today

 

84 – Peter Max, German-American pop artist performer, and actor (d. 1988; heart failure) 76 – John Lithgow, American actor 59 – Evander Holyfield, Olympic boxer @42 – Peter Tosh [Winston Hubert McIntosh], Jamaican singer-songwriter (d.1987; shot) @42 – Divine [Harris Glenn Milstead], American drag queen