8 Nov

 

 

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🦃                                                                                  🦃 Week 41 Day 313 Flag Today  29°/22° Air Quality: Fair Overcast Light snow Wind 6 mph Gusts 15 mph Gentle Breeze Active Fire: 221 miles away Risk of fire: Low   Nearest Lightning: 413 miles away Nov. Averages: Temps: 51°\24° Moisture:  3 Days 🦃                             🦃

Weekly Observations

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    5-11 Forensic Nurses Week   Link 7-13 Dear Santa Letter Week 8-10 National Donor Sabath

10/24-11/11 World Origami Days

Daily Observations

Abet and Aid Punsters Day Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day   Link Dunce Day  Link First Folio Day HBO Day International Day of Radiology  Link Domino Day  Link  Intersex Day of Remembrance   Link

National Cappucino Day National Harvey Wallbanger Day National Parents As Teachers Day National S.T.E.M./S.T.E.A.M. Day Shakespeare Authorship Mystery Day World Town Planning Day  Link X-Ray Day

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Thoughts for the day

I woke up to snow. By noon there was about 1”. It is still a light snow. The moisture is appreciated…just wish it would melt and not stick.

I have done some soul-searching since the results of the election were announced. I am now realizing that neither party is the party I grew up with. I liked Kamala’s message of joy and hope, but sadly, it didn’t touch my heart. I can’t fully explain it, but I found her as a reasonable alternative to Trump. Now that the Dems and Kamala have lost a lot, it is time to reexamine my political affiliation. I know I don’t want another campaign on either side that spends hard earned dollars of constituents for a campaign. I want the next campaign to be only about the issues.

Myths

Myth #12: The Best Way to Wake Up in the Morning

Do you kick off your day with a jarring jolt from the alarm clock? Perhaps it’s time to rethink that strategy. The long-held belief that an alarm clock reigns supreme as the ultimate wake-up call might actually do you more harm than good. Those blaring, intrusive sounds can send your blood pressure skyrocketing.

But what if there’s a better way? How about allowing Mother Nature to assume the role of your personal alarm clock? Waking up to the gentle embrace of sunlight filtering through your curtains can harmonize with your body’s natural circadian rhythms, offering a more serene and healthful start to your day.

Random Thoughts…

Sailors considered black cats good luck and would use them as “ship’s cats” in hopes of a safe voyage. Wives of fishermen would also keep a black cat at home as it was believed that the cat would allow their husbands to return safely.

Redbad, the last pagan King of Frisia (northern Netherlands), refused to convert to Christianity because he “preferred spending eternity in Hell with his pagan ancestors than in Heaven with his enemies.”

Greece’s most famous ruin, the Parthenon, survived from Ancient times until the near-modern age completely intact. It was blown to pieces in 1687 after the Ottoman Turks used the Temple to store explosives

Colonel Thomas Blood, known as the ‘Man who stole the Crown Jewels’. He was caught, however, King Charles II was so impressed that he was pardoned and rewarded with a large annuity.

Ancient Roman Life

People living in Rome believed in magic and witchcraft

It is unsurprising that witchcraft has been a dominant force in Europe for centuries. The fact that Romans believed in the supernatural was also a factor. Many spells can be used to affect daily life. One was to keep people still. It involved three incense sticks placed at the mousehole’s entrance before attaching an enchanted thread of dark lead.

The next step was to place seven beans in the mouth of someone, then sew a fish’s head with a bronze needle and roast it. To make the spell work, the spellcaster needed to eat the fish head and drink an adult beverage. Many spells could be used against your enemies. Many of them used magical gemstones.

Historic Events

392 – Roman Emperor Theodosius declared the Christian religion the official state religion. He also dissolved the order of the Vestal Virgins in Rome, which had been in place for almost 400 years.

1731 – In Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin opened the first US library. It was an idea he had with his Junto Club, which was basically a Philly Businessman’s Association. This was a subscription Library, which means it was only for paying members. Today it has almost a million rare books, pamphlets, and manuscripts and it is open to the public, but it is mainly for Research purposes.

1789 – Bourbon Whiskey was first distilled from corn (by Elijah Craig, Bourbon Ky). That’s what his namesake’s website says.

1895 – Wilhelm Röntgen observed X-rays for the first time during an experiment at Würzburg University, Germany. It earned him the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901, and element 111, roentgenium, was named after him.

1904– U.S. patent (#774,250) for a separable electric attachment plug was issued to inventor and manufacturer Harvey Hubbell of Bridgeport, Connecticut. It is essentially the plug we use today.

1979 – Nightline premiered on ABC. Frank Reynolds was the original presenter, Ted Koppel took over shortly after the program began.

Birthdays

Gordon Ramsay, 58 Chef David Muir, 51 Journalist Riker Lynch, 33 Bassist Tara Reid, 49 Movie Actress

@ 64Bram Stoker Irish writer d. 1912; strokes @ 48 Margaret Mitchell American novelist d. 1949; hit by car @ 78 Christiaan Barnard South African surgeon d. 2001; heart attack @ 85 Edmond Halley British scientist d. 1742 @ 85 Patti Page [Clara Ann Fowler] American singer d. 2013 @37 Hermann Rorschach Swiss psychiatrist d. 1922; ruptured appendix

…The End for today…