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Monthly Observations
National
Healthy Skin Month Link |
National
Long-term Care Awareness Month |
Weekly Observations
1-3 National Farm Toy Show
Days National Fig Week Drowsy Driving
Prevention Week Link International Stress
Awareness Week Link 4-10 Children’s Book Week Link |
10/24-11/11 World
Origami Days
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Daily Observations
Believe it or not, it’s
National Skeptics Day |
National Easy-Bake Oven 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. |
Today’s Quote
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 1st
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 YΔsir ΚΏArafΔt 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
Matthew
McConaughey, 55 Movie Actor Jeff
Probst, 63 Game Show Host 77- Loretta Swit, American actress, and singer |
@92 – Walter Cronkite, American journalist, voice
actor, and producer (d. 2009) @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…