Week: 44
Day: 296
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Today’s Quote
Weekly Observations
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17-24 |
Food & Drug
Interactions and Awareness Week |
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18-24 |
Career
in Energy Week Mediation
Week Link |
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20-23 |
International
Dyslexia Association Reading Week |
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20-27 |
Sukkot |
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23-31 |
Red Ribbon Week Link |
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Asexuality Week: National
Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Link |
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24-31 |
Prescription
Errors Education & Awareness Week |
Daily Observations
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Favorite Memes
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Trivia
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We have lots
of laws, not all of them good. But whether they intend to or not, many laws
have very beneficial side effects Town laws in
the U.S. Midwest in the 1880s were passed prohibiting the sale of ice cream
sodas on Sunday. In Illinois, ingenious soda fountain owners got around the
law by omitting the carbonated water and serving just the scoop of ice cream
and the syrup. They called this a "Sunday Soda." Later the name was
shortened to "sunday" and eventually just "sundae." |
My Sometimes-Long-Winded
Thoughts
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A windy
fall day. Glad I don’t have to be out in the cold wind. I must
say I am a little concerned over some of Biden’s off-the-cuff remarks. While
I am disappointed by some of his embellishments in his ‘stories’, I am really
concerned when he makes a statement that seems opposite of US policy. With the
current tension between the US and China on many issues, including Taiwan, he
needs to better understand the US position. I was fortunate to visit Taiwan some
years ago with Focus Travel. The people are friendly, the food is great, and
the scenery was magnificent. Since 1949 they have wanted to remain an
independent country. This should not change. I am hoping that Biden will realize
the damage his off-the-cuff statements bring and will be more Presidential. I have
been aware of ‘sub-minimum wage for a long time. Most tipped restaurants
workers receive sub-minimum wage ($2.15/hr.) + tips. Over the years, tips
have shrunk, food prices have gone up, and this formula no longer works.
Another area of sub-minimum wage is with the disabled. Many of them get ‘jobs’
at ‘sheltered workshops’ where they are to be trained to get ‘real’ jobs.
Some pay these workers 20 cents/hr. to train them. Unfortunately, the vast
majority of these workers never move to ‘real’ jobs. They remain in these low
paying jobs for their ‘working’ career. We all need to be more educated on
who has sub-minimum wage careers. We also need to tip better until this mess
is straitened out. |
Historical Events
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1881 Levi Morton, US ambassador to France drives 1st rivet
in Statue of Liberty 1901 – Annie Edison
Taylor went over Niagra Falls in a barrel, and survived. 1929 – Black Thursday
in the stock market. 1945 – The United
Nations was founded. 1962 Cuban Missile
Crisis: Soviet ships approach but stop short of the US blockade of Cuba 2007 – China
successfully launched its first space probe, Chang’e-1. 2009 First
International Day of Climate Action, organized with 350.org, a global
campaign to address a claimed global warming crisis. 2018 Largest jackpot in
US history at $1.6 billion won by one person in South Carolina |
Birthdays Today
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@83 @29 85 74 61 36 23 |
Bob Kane, American comic book author,
illustrator, co-created Batman (d. 1998) The Big Bopper [Jiles Perry Richardson Jr.],
American singer-songwriter (died in 1959) #thedaythemusicdied Bill Wyman, English singer-songwriter, bass
player, The Rolling Stones Kevin Kline, American actor BD Wong, American actor Drake, Canadian rapper, actor Daya, American singer |
