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Weekly Observations
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11-15 National Veterans Small
Business Week Link |
10/24-11/11 World
Origami Days Forensic Nurses Week
Link Dear Santa Letter Week World Antibiotic
Awareness Week National Cider Week Link World Kindness Week Link |
Daily Observations
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Armistice Day Link National Metal Day (music) |
Origami Day Red Lipstick Day |
Today’s Quote
Thoughts for the day
A blue sky and warmer temps…fall has
returned. Honor our Vets.
Happy the CU Buffs beat Texas Tech.
Broncos are playing Chiefs with no score yet and I get to watch it on live TV.
Yeah! Cards play even later.
For some reason, corporate greed has
slipped into my vocabulary. I get that corporations need to make money to
survive. However, many have moved from making money to outright greed. I grew
up with Christmas stuff suddenly appearing everywhere after Santa was in the
Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. The ads have moved closer and closer to Halloween.
Macy’s broke that barrier on Halloween evening, as kids were trick or treating
with the first of many holiday ads. So sad. The holidays should be about the
event and the anticipation until the event. Veterans Day and Thanksgiving are
being smothered with Christmas ads. I am all for letting each remembrance have
its own glory without competition.
Myths
Myth #15: Van Gogh and His Ear
The legendary tale of Vincent
Van Gogh lopping off his entire ear has all the makings of a captivating story,
but in truth, it isn’t 100% true. It turns out that in the throes of emotional
turmoil following a heated argument, Van Gogh did indeed take a drastic step—he
severed only a portion of his earlobe, not the entire ear…
Even more astonishing, he
presented this grim keepsake as an unconventional gift to a cleaning woman.
However, it’s crucial to understand that this act was a manifestation of his
inner turmoil rather than a deliberate act of self-harm. This incident offers a
poignant glimpse into the intricate landscape of Van Gogh’s mental state.
Random Thoughts…
One of the best compliments you can
give a friend is to call them family. One of the best compliments you can give
to a family member is to call them a friend.
In 1849, a man named William Thompson would walk up to random strangers and spark a conversation. He would gain their trust and then ask, “Have you the confidence to trust me with your watch until tomorrow?” Having said that, he would never return. He was finally caught and was named confidence man, a.k.a Con-Man.
Ancient Roman Life
Being poor in Ancient Rome
meant you would live on a high rise
Rome was populated mainly by
those at the lower end of the income scale. They all needed somewhere to call
home, as they were part of the first city with over 1,000,000 inhabitants.
Solution? High rises. These apartment buildings were known as the insula,
meaning “island,” and could reach 100 feet in height.
The worst apartments were on
the highest floors. Because they were dark and cramped, it was likely that
someone would die in a fire. The bottom floors were reserved for people with
more money. Many rented rooms to multiple roommates. However, no apartment came
with running water or insulation.
Historic Events
At 5:00 am on this
day in 1918, the Allied powers and Germany signed an armistice document
in the railway carriage of Ferdinand Foch, the commander of the Allied
armies, and six hours later World War I came to an end.
The Church of England voted
to ordain women as priests; the first ordination took place two years later.
Armistice Day, the anniversary of the
end of World War I, was marked with the burial of unknown soldiers
in tombs in Paris and London, and a similar ceremony was held
at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, in 1921.
For her work as a surgeon during
the American Civil War, physician Mary Edwards Walker became the
first woman to be granted the U.S. Medal of Honor; the award was rescinded
in 1917 but reinstated in 1977.
Enslaved Black American Nat
Turner was hanged after leading a slave rebellion that resulted
in the deaths of some 60 white people; in addition, many innocent enslaved
people were massacred in the accompanying hysteria.
During the American Revolution, Iroquois, in direct retaliation for
colonial assaults on two Indian villages, attacked a New York frontier
settlement in the Cherry Valley Raid.
Birthdays
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Leonardo
DiCaprio, 50, Movie Actor Stanley
Tucci, 64, Movie Actor Caitlin
Foord, 30, Soccer
Player |
@60 – George S. Patton, American general (d. 1945;
car crash)
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…The End for today…
I discovered that Mary Edwards Walker was more than an advocate for women's rights while writing Destiny's Daughter, Apprentice House Press. She encouraged women to think for themselves, recognize self worth and seek a career. Her philosophy parallels the goals of women today. An inspirational holiday gift for women who need their spirits boosted right now.
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