16 Nov

 

 

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Weekly Observations

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

13-16 Dermatology Week Link 15-17 Amateur Axe Throwing Championships  Link  15-19 National Young Readers Week Link

Daily Observations

Have a Party With Your Bear Day International Day For Tolerance National Button Day Link  Link National Check Your Wipers Day Link Link

National Fast Food Day National Indiana Day Teddy Bear Day (Historic) Link

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Today’s Meme

 

Thoughts for the day

My eye appointment went well. He’s changing my eye drops. Now I’ll do one once-a-day instead of twice a day. Sounds good to me.

Back in 2022, Kari Lake lost the governor’s race here. She never conceded the election and filled the courts with issues. Now that she has lost the Senate seat here, she still hasn’t conceded. I’m sure she will use the courts again. Sad. 

Myths

Myth #20: The Effect Oil Has on a Burn

Let’s turn up the heat on this enduring misconception: relying on oil to treat burns is not the panacea it’s cracked up to be. Contrary to the age-old advice, using oil can actually fan the flames of your burn problems by trapping heat, potentially deepening the wound and stalling the healing process.

The game plan? Give the burnt area a good soak under the faucet for a solid ten minutes. This will help cool the skin, ease the pain, and kickstart the healing process. Once you’ve got it adequately cooled, wrap the affected area in a clean, non-stick bandage to ward off any unwelcome infections.

Random Thoughts…

Everything the human race has learned about the universe heavily depends on the limitations of our ability to perceive our surroundings. We could be 100% wrong about everything but simply not be intelligent enough to realize it. 

The Diary of Merer is the oldest papyri ever discovered. It details the daily life of workers who built the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Salmon have small particles of iron in their brain, which act as the magnetic needle in a compass to help them navigate to the place where they were spawned. The process is called magnetoception.

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

• Lewis and Clark reached the Pacific Ocean, 1805.
• The National Rifle Association received its charter from New York State, in 1871.
• 1914 – The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States opened.
• The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded in 1945.
• 1990’s Pop Music Scandal: Group Milli Vanilli were stripped of their Grammy Award because the duo did not sing at all on their Girl You Know It’s True album.

Birthdays

Pete Davidson, 31 Comedian Lisa Bonet, 57 TV Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, 47 Movie Actress   60 – Dwight Gooden, American baseball player 60 – Diana Krall, Canadian Singer/Songwriter, and pianist

@91 Nnamdi Azikiwe president of Nigeria d. 1996@89 Burgess MeredithAmerican actor and director d. 1997 @87 José Saramago Portuguese author d. 2010 @82 Chinua Achebe Nigerian author d. 2013 @71 George S. Kaufman American playwright and journalist d. 1961 @65 Elpidio Quirino president of Philippines d. 1956 @54 Kalakaua king of Hawaii d. 1891; Bright’s Disease

…The End for today…