12 Nov

 

 

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🦃                                                      🦃 Week 41 Day 317 Flag Today  56°/25° Air Quality: Fair   Sunny   Wind 7 mph Gusts 12 mph Light Breeze Active Fire: 416 miles away Risk of fire: High  Nearest Lightning: 1706 miles away Nov. Averages: Temps: 51°\24° Moisture:  3 Days 🦃                                                    🦃

Weekly Observations

7-13 Dear Santa Letter Week 9-15 World Antibiotic Awareness Week 10-16 National Cider Week Link  National Split Pea Soup Week Link National Nurse Practioner's Week Link  Link Perioperative Nurse Week Link  Roc Your Moc Week Link   World Kindness Week Link

11-15 National Veterans Small Business Week   Link

Daily Observations

Birth of Baha'u'Llah Chicken Soup For The Soul Day   Link Fancy Rat & Mouse Day   Link Football Day  Link Hot Buttered Rum Day   National Chicken Soup for the Soul Day

National French Dip Day  Link National Happy Hour Day National Pizza with the Works Except for Anchovies Day Sigma Gamma Rho Day World Pneumonia Day

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Today’s Meme

 

Thoughts for the day

The AZ Cards had a win over Jets, Broncos lost to the Chiefs.

Looking forward to a good week ahead. Dental Cleaning on Wednesday morning.

Twelve monkeys still loose but staying near the research facility. Turns out they are hard to recapture.

Last Monday I was hopeful that the election would be positive. Now I am wait and see mode. I’m not a finger pointer most of the time, so I won’t point fingers at this election. My team lost. We will fight another day.

Myths

Myth #16: Eyesight in the Darkness

Parents and grandparents have forever cautioned us about the perils of reading in dim lighting, claiming it will permanently mar our precious eyes. However, reading in low light conditions might indeed put a bit of extra strain on your eyes, but it won’t sentence you to a lifetime of eyeglasses or deteriorating vision.

Your eyes are remarkably adaptable organs, adept at making the most out of less-than-ideal lighting situations. Sure, you might experience some tiredness or mild discomfort, but rest assured, a rejuvenating night’s sleep can work wonders.

Random Thoughts…

The smallest US state (Rhode Island) has a larger population than the largest U.S. state (Alaska).

The most lethal sports riot in history happened in Constantinople AD 532, was over chariot racing, and saw tens of thousands dead and half the city destroyed.

Ancient Roman Life

Ancient Romans were known to love their dogs like family

Dogs have been human’s best friends for a long time. But that doesn’t mean we all know how long these four-legged companions have been part of our lives. The Molossus, a large breed that could be related to the Mastiff, was loved by ancient Romans. It was also imported as a lap dog called Melitans.

Dogs had collars and leashes. Mosaics and paintings warning people to beware of dogs were commonplaces in the city. The Zoninus collar is the most well-known collar. It reads, “I have run away,” and anyone who “receives a gold coin” it will return to Zoninus. However, people aren’t sure if it belongs to a dog or a slave.

Historic Events

1847 – Sir James Young Simpson, the father of modern anesthetics, used chloroform (“perchloride of formyle”) for the first time as an anesthetic in an operation.

1892 – William “Pudge” Walter Heffelfinger was the first professional (paid) US Football player. He got $25 and a $500 bonus for a single game.

1927 – The Holland Tunnel connecting NY and NY – the world’s first underwater vehicular tunnel – officially opened.

1933 – First known photo of the so-called Loch Ness Monster was taken by Hugh Gray.

1936 – The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opened to traffic.

1946 – The Exchange National Bank of Chicago, Illinois, instituted the first drive-in banking service in America.

1956 – The largest iceberg on record was sighted by the USS Glacier, a U. S. Navy icebreaker, about 150 miles west of Scott Island in the Southern Hemisphere. It had broken from the Ross Ice Shelf in the Antarctic. It was about 208 miles long and 60 miles wide.

Arches National Park: Established on November 12, 1971, in Utah, this park spans 120 square miles. Known for its more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches, including the iconic Delicate Arch.

Birthdays

Anne Hathaway, 42 Movie Actress Ryan Gosling, 44 Movie Actor Russell Westbrook, 36 Basketball Player Wallace Shawn, 81 Movie Actor Tonya Harding, 54 Figure Skater Nadia Comaneci, 63 Gymnast Neil Young, 79 Folk Singer Cote de Pablo, 45 TV Actress Sammy Sosa, 56 Baseball Player

@91 – DeWitt Wallace, American publisher, and philanthropist (co-founded Reader’s Digest, d. 1981) @90 – Jo Stafford, American singer (d. 2008) @83 – Charles Manson, American cult leader (d. 2017) @79 – Kim Hunter, American actress (d. 2002; heart attack) @77 – Auguste Rodin, French sculptor, and illustrator, created The Thinker (d. 1917) @61 – George Patton, American General (d. 1945; car crash) @52 – Grace Kelly, American actress, later Princess Grace of Monaco (d. 1982; stroke/car crash)

…The End for today…