Week: 47
Day: 319
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Today’s Quote
Weekly Observations
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8-14 |
Childrens' Book Week:
Link |
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13-19 |
World Antibiotic Awareness Week |
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13-21 |
National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week: Link |
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14-20 |
International Fraud Awareness Week Link National Split Pea Soup Week Link |
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15-21 |
International Restorative Justice Week Link |
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15-22 |
Random Acts of Kindness Week Link |
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15-19 |
American Education Week Link |
Daily Observations
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Favorite Memes
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Have a laugh
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What did
the skeleton bring to the potluck? Spare
ribs. |
Trivia
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Scholars
note that redheads have influenced history out of proportion to their
numbers. Famous redheads include Roman emperor Nero, Helen of Troy,
Cleopatra, Queen Elizabeth I, Napoleon Bonaparte, Oliver Cromwell, Emily
Dickinson, Antonio Vivaldi, Thomas Jefferson, Vincent Van Gogh, Mark Twain,
James Joyce, Winston Churchill, Galileo, and King David. Did you
know that it rains diamonds on Uranus and Neptune? Recently scientists have
been able to recreate the extreme pressures that exist at the bottom of the
hydrocarbon-rich oceans of slush on these gas giants. Researchers
were able to produce this "diamond rain" using carbon polystyrene
and high-powered lasers. The diamonds are only nanometers in length, but the
experiment proves what the environmental extremes on these planets can
produce. But if it
'rains' diamonds on Uranus and Neptune, what do people there give each other
there for an engagement? |
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
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Another nice fall day. Luckily, I
checked my calendar and remembered we had a Discussion Group last evening. There
were no readings. One of our members updated us on a climate change
presentation he did five years ago. Climate change continues to be an issue.
We have made some progress on electric vehicles, carbon emissions, and other
areas. We still must continue to make improvements to slow down climate
change. After 30 years, there are still no consequences for those who don’t
meet their own goals. It is up to the youngest generation to have the desire
to make these changes. Hoping for the best. 2021 has
shown a 15% decrease in the number of Santa Claus applicants across the US.
The main reason seems to be Covid concerns. It’s an
afternoon of football, Cards on TV, Broncos on internet. |
Historical Events
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1791
– The first US Catholic college, Georgetown University, opened. 1837 Isaac Pitman introduces his
shorthand system of writing 1904 King C. Gillette patents the
Gillette razor blade 1926 – The NBC radio network opened (24
stations). 1959 --The murders of the Clutter
Family in Holcomb, Kansas were discovered, inspiring Truman Capote’s novel, In
Cold Blood. 2001, Microsoft Xbox released, Video
Game Console 2017 The Zimbabwean Army detains Robert
Mugabe and the first family and appoints sacked Vice President Emmerson
Mnangagwa as interim president |
Birthdays Today
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@98 – Georgia O’Keeffe, American painter, educator (d. 1986) @91 – Ed Asner, American actor, singer, and producer (d.2021) 88 – Petula Clark, English
Singer/Songwriter, actress @81 – Yaphet Kotto, American actor, screenwriter (d. 2021) 81 – Sam Waterston, American actor |
