29 Oct

 

 

 

 

Week 41 Day 303 Flag Today  64°/34°

Air Quality: Moderate Sunshine Partly Cloudy

Wind 9 mph Gusts 17 mph Gentle Breeze

Active Fire: 132 miles away Risk of fire: Moderate  Nearest Lightning: 1433 miles away

Oct. Averages: Temps: 64°\32° Moisture:  3 Days

 

Weekly Observations

23-31
Red Ribbon Week
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Disarmament Week

24-30
Prescription Errors Education & Awareness Week
24-11/11

World Origami Days

25-31

International Magic Week
26-11/1  

Kids Care Week
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
National Massage Therapy Week
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National Respiratory Care Week
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Pastoral Care Week
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27-31

Nuclear Science Week

Daily Observations

Hermit Day
Internet Day  
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National Cat Day  
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National Hermit Day  
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Oatmeal Day

Pancake Day
Snowmobile Day  
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World Psoriasis Day   
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World Stroke Day  
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Today’s Meme

 




Thoughts for the day

It is now officially light jacket in the morning.

I got my shot this morning…all good.

On Sunday the Cardinals beat the Dolphins in a nail biter. The Broncos beat the Panthers. A good Sunday.

Donald was late to his Madison Square Garden rally. While everyone waited, the speakers sure put forth a very serious view of America. One called Kamala a prostitute, another said that Puerto Rico was a floating garbage island…even though Puerto Rico is part of the US and their citizens can and do vote. Remember Trump tossed paper towels after a hurricane. Trump did not apologize for any of the comments made by previous speakers. His campaign is trying, unsuccessfully, to step it all back. This rally alone proves to me that Trump is not fit to be President of this country.

 Riddles

Which month has 28 days?

Random Thoughts…

During the Great Tea Race of 1866, 3 ships left China at the same time, sailed 14000 miles over 99 days, and docked within 2 hours of each other.

 

James Cameron quit his job as a truck driver to enter the film industry after seeing Star Wars in 1977.

 

Most of the gold ever mined is still in circulation today. That gold ring or watch that you’re wearing could have belonged to historic figures like Cleopatra or Alexander the Great

 

The human brain may be able to hold as much information in its memory as is contained on the entire Internet. It’s calculated that the brain could store 1 petabyte (or a quadrillion bytes) of information.

 

There is no such place as “South Detroit” nor has there ever been one in its history; Downtown Detroit’s southern border is the Detroit River, and the other side of the river is Canadian territory. #DontStopBelievin

 

Smokey Bear was created in 1944 in response to the WWII Japanese submarine attacks on Santa Barbara, CA (1942) near Los Padres National Forest.

Ancient Roman Life

In ancient Rome, penalties for theft were severe and scaled to the item’s worth. Minor thefts might incur fines, but as the value rose, so did the punishment’s intensity—from beatings to the dread of death for high-value thefts. Such stringent measures stemmed from Rome’s struggle with pervasive thievery, necessitating a rigid legal system to ensure societal order.

Crucifixion, the most feared sanction, was reserved for grave transgressions. This brutal method of public execution served as a deterrent, exemplifying the Romans’ commitment to protecting property and maintaining public order through a regime of fear​​​​.

Historic Events

1929 - Collapse of U.S. stock market prices

Just five days after nearly 13 million shares of U.S. stock were sold in one day in 1929, an additional 16 million shares were sold this day, called “Black Tuesday,” further fueling the crisis known as the Great Depression.


2015 - It was announced that China was ending its one-child policy; beginning in 2016, couples could have two children.

1956 - Israel's army attacked Egypt in the Sinai Peninsula in a fight for control of the Suez Canal area.

1923 - The Republic of Turkey was established, largely through the efforts of Kemal Atatürk, who is considered the country's founder and served as its first president.

 

1901 -Anarchist Leon Czolgosz was executed for the assassination of U.S. President William McKinley.

Riddles Answer

Answer: All of them.

Birthdays

Gabrielle Union, 52 Movie Actress

 

Kate Jackson, 76, Actress

Tracee Ellis Ross, 52 TV Actress

 

Winnona Ryder, 53, actress

 

@52 - Bob Ross, Painter (d. 1995, lymphona)

 

@59 – Fanny Brice, American actress and singer (d, 1951; stroke)


@47 – Joseph Goebbels, German politician, Chancellor of Nazi Germany (d. 1945; suicide with his 6 children)


@65 – Fredric Brown, American author (d. 1972)


@85 – Neal Hefti, American trumpet player, and composer, TV’s Batman Theme (d. 2008)

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