4 Nov

 

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Monthly Observations

National Healthy Skin Month Link National Home Care & Hospice Month Link National Hospice & Palliative Care Month  Link National Impotency Month Link National Inspirational Role Models Month National Memoir Writing Month

National Long-term Care Awareness Month National Marrow Awareness Month National Medical Science Liaison (MSL) Awareness & Appreciation Month Link National Native American Heritage Month

Weekly Observations

1-3 National Farm Toy Show Days    1-7 National Fig Week World Communication Week 3-9 Drowsy Driving Prevention Week   Link    Give Wildlife A Brake! Week   Link  National Book Awards Week National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week   Link    National Radiologic Technology Week   Link   Polar Bear Week 4-8 International Stress Awareness Week Link  National Patient Accessibility Week 4-10 Children’s Book Week Link

10/24-11/11 World Origami Days

Daily Observations

Believe it or not, it’s National Skeptics Day Color The World Orange Day  Link  Fill Our Staplers Day Job Action Day National Chicken Lady Day National Candy Day   Link

National Easy-Bake Oven Day National Professional Paint Contractors Day   Link Link Link Link Use Your Common Sense Day Waiting for Barbarians Day, based on the title of a book by South African writer J.M. Coetzee and a poem by Constantine P. Cavafy.

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 Today’s Meme

 

Thoughts for the day

There is a light snow in the air, then the sun shines, then the light snow returns.

I’m snuggled up in my townhouse and enjoying watching the snow fall and melt. Nothing sticking on the ground.

I’ve been studying my ballot, getting ready for Tuesday. Lots of propositions this time so it takes some studying. One is legalizing abortion, establish minimum wage for tipped workers, establish a $20 fee for every criminal conviction that will go to spouses of 1^st responders killed on duty, and several to change the way citizen initiatives get on the ballot. Some have very tricky language.

Myths

Myth 8: The Most Venomous Animal on Earth

Ah, the King Cobra, that revered serpent often bestowed with the title of ultimate venomous danger. But before we place it on the throne as the unrivaled venom champion, there are other formidable contenders lurking in the natural world, waiting to claim their rightful place in the venomous hierarchy.

Certainly, the King Cobra’s venom is nothing to trifle with—it can dispatch a human within hours. However, you might be surprised to learn that lesser-known creatures like the box jellyfish, cone snail, and funnel-web spider harbor toxins far deadlier than their reptilian counterpart.

Random Thoughts…

McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets were introduced in 1981.
The Rolling Stones would never have been formed if Keith Richards and Mick Jagger hadn’t accidentally met at a train station in 1961.

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

2008 - Democratic politician Barack Obama became the first African American to be elected president

2001 - The first film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's best-selling Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, premiered in London.

 

1995 - Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, corecipient with Shimon Peres and Yāsir ʿArafāt of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1994, was assassinated this day in 1995 by a Jewish extremist while attending a peace rally.

1980 - Conservative Republican Ronald Reagan was elected the 40th president

1922 - British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen.

Birthdays

Sean Combs 44 American rapper, record producer, and clothing designer Laura Welch Bush, 78 American first lady Ralph Macchio, 63 Movie Actor Matthew McConaughey, 55 Movie Actor Jeff Probst, 63 Game Show Host Kathy Griffin, 64 Comedian 77- Loretta Swit, American actress, and singer

@92 – Walter Cronkite, American journalist, voice actor, and producer (d. 2009) @85 – Art Carney, American actor (d. 2003) @90 – Doris Roberts, American actress (d. 2016) @55 – Will Rogers, American actor, and screenwriter (d. 1935; plane crash) @42 – Robert Mapplethorpe, American photographer (d. 1989; AIDS)

…The End for today…