23 Nov

 

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🦃                                     🦃 Week 47  Day 328 Flag Today  65°/20° Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Wind 9 mph Gusts 15 mph Gentle Breeze Active Fire: 71 miles away Risk of fire: High   Nearest Lightning: 1473 miles away Nov. Averages: Temps: 51°\24° Moisture:  3 Days 🦃                                  🦃

Weekly Observations

17-23 International Fraud Awareness Week Link  International Restorative Justice Week Link  National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week  Link   18-22 American Education Week Link  Geography Awareness Week Link

18-24 National Global Entrepreneurship Week Link World Antimicrobial Awareness Week Link 22-28 National Farm-City Week

Daily Observations

Eat A Cranberry Day Fibonacci Day Doctor Who Day Family Volunteer Day Fibonacci Day  Link International Aura Awareness Day International Image Consultant Day

National Adoption Day   Link National Cashew Day National Espresso Day  Link National Survivors of Suicide Day  Link  Old Clem's Night   Wolfenoot  Link

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Today’s Meme

 

Thoughts for the day

A nice fall day. Headed out early to pick up some stuff I needed.

When I got home, I rearranged the living room and plugged in my electric fireplace. My furnace works well but the electric fire is so relaxing, with or without any heat.

I certainly agree that every American should have the same rights, and no one should be discriminated against. Discrimination has been a sad and long history of these United States. Some minorities have been much louder than others. I also believe the media should treat every minority with the dignity they deserve as Americans. It should also be noted that according to the latest statistics, 0.5% of Americans identify as transgender, 1.2% identify as gay, 4.4% identify as bisexual and 2.9% of Americans are enrolled members of a recognized tribe. It is time for those who are not in any of these minorities stop make discriminating laws against them. That also includes men who make discriminatory laws against a woman’s body.

Myths

Myth #27: You Can Talk While Skydiving

People often think you can talk to the skydiving instructor when you’re free-falling. Well, here’s a reality check straight from the rulebook of physics—there are different plans in motion. As you hurtle earthward at blazing speeds, clocking up to 120 mph, the overwhelming rush of wind takes center stage.

It’s a roar so mighty that it swallows your words whole, rendering casual chit-chat utterly impossible. The air acts like a swift pickpocket, snatching your sentences away. While Hollywood may have other ideas, real-life skydivers must rely on hand signals or specially adapted radios for communication amidst the aerial dance.

Ancient Times…

 

Random Thoughts…

Only a representative of a government weather bureau or similar agency is allowed to bring a mercury weather thermometer or barometer on board an airplane.

Roy Rogers – Real Name: Leonard Slye

Mapmakers fabricate streets and geographical landmarks, called “Trap Streets,” to catch copyright violators.

The term “American exceptionalism” was invented by Stalin because he was angry that America was the only Western democracy which showed little interest in Communism

Mary Catherine Collins is better known as Bo Derek.

A group of Documents is called a Dossier.

Google’s search algorithm is actually a patent of Stanford University. Google acquired exclusive license rights in return for 1.8 million shares of stock, which Stanford sold in 2005.

Ancient Roman Life

Ancient Roman Beauty Routines for Women

Women in ancient Rome strived for beauty standards that signified status and class, focusing on a pale, unblemished complexion with a subtle blush. Achieving this look required an array of natural cosmetics, such as foundations made from white lead and blush from various organic and inorganic materials.

Elaborate hairstyles embellished with ropes or golden threads displayed wealth and artistry. Icons like Poppaea Sabina exemplified these ideals. These beauty rituals went beyond vanity, embodying the wealth and societal roles of Roman women, and were integral to their identity in the public and private spheres​​​​​​​.

Historic Events

1897 – The patent (#594,114) for a hand-cranked pencil sharpener was granted to John Lee Love of Fall River, Massachusetts.

1935 -Lincoln Ellsworth landed on Ellsworth Land, Antarctica, and claimed it for the United States, a claim the U.S. government has never taken up.

1936 -The first issue of Life was published, and the magazine later became a pioneer in photojournalism and one of the major forces in that field's development.

1963 -The first episode of the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who aired, and the show became a landmark of British popular culture.

1992 – The first ‘smartphone’, the IBM Simon, was introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

1993 – The Food Network made its debut.

2011 -Amid a popular uprising—part of a wave of pro-democracy protests known as the Arab Spring—Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh effectively ended his rule by signing an agreement that transferred power to the vice president; Saleh officially left office three months later.

Birthdays

Miley Cyrus, 32 Pop Singer Snooki, 37 Reality Star Robin Roberts, 64  American journalist Steve Harvey, 68 American comedian, show host Charles Schumer, 74 American Politician

@81 – Boris Karloff, English actor (d. 1969) @75 – Harpo Marx, American comedian, and musician (d. 1964; after heart surgery) @64 – Franklin Pierce, American general, lawyer, 14th President (d. 1869) @21 – Henry McCarty (aka Billy The Kid), American outlaw (d. 1881; shot)

…The End for today…