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Weekly Observations
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1-7 National Fig Week Drowsy Driving
Prevention Week Link International Stress
Awareness Week Link 4-10 Children’s Book Week Link Forensic Nurses Week
Link Dear Santa Letter Week |
10/24-11/11 World
Origami Days |
Daily Observations
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Hug a Bear Day |
International Merlot Day
Link “You Go, Girl” Day |
Today’s Quote
Today’s Meme
Thoughts for the day
I woke up to a winter day. There was a dusting of snow, and it was cold.
I had lunch with Andy, Faith, and her
sister from Indiana. Nice lady, nice lunch, good conversations. Faith’s sister
visited about 25 years ago and is enjoying this visit to the local tourist
places. She and Faith are returning to Phoenix to finish the visit. Andy will
join them on the weekend.
I was disappointed with the outcome of
the election. It is what it is. There still may be a Dem. Senator and a Dem rep
for my district. AZ is a slow counting state so we just wait.
Myths
Myth 11:
Your Heart Never Stops Beating
Ever heard
the age-old tale that claims your heart takes a hiatus when you unleash a
sneeze? Contrary to the widely held belief, your heart doesn’t engage in a
dramatic pause during your achoo moment. What genuinely occurs is a brief surge
in bodily pressure as you expel air from your lungs at astonishing
speeds—reaching up to a whopping 100 miles per hour, to be precise.
This
momentary pressure spike can briefly influence your heart rate, but rest
assured, your heart is a resilient powerhouse that swiftly readjusts itself.
So, the next time you sense a sneeze coming on, you can wholeheartedly embrace
it without entertaining any concerns about heart-halting hocus-pocus.
Random Thoughts…
1/3 of marriages are now from online
dating and that number is only increasing. That means that computers
(algorithms) are starting to breed humans.
In the mid 1920s the US Department
of Prohibition ordered the poisoning of industrial alcohols, products
regularly stolen and resold as drinkable spirits. They did this to scare people
out of drinking and to track where speakeasies were located. This
government program killed an estimated 10,000 people.
The former dictator of Equatorial
Guinea, Francisco Macias Nguema, banned the use of lubricants in the Malabo
city power plant, saying he could run it using magic. The plant exploded.
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
1492 – The Ensisheim Meteorite, the
oldest meteorite with a known date of impact, struck ground one afternoon in a
wheat field outside the village of Ensisheim, Alsace, France.
1786 – The oldest musical organization
in the United States was founded as the Stoughton Musical Society.
1874 – The first cartoon depicting the
elephant as the Republican Party symbol, by Thomas Nast. He is also known as
being the first to draw our modern version of Santa Clause.
1908 – Butch Cassidy and the
Sundance Kid were reportedly killed in San Vicente, Bolivia.
1929 – The Museum of Modern Art
(MoMA) opened to the public.
1954 – Face The Nation premiered
on NBC.
1991 – Magic Johnson
announced that he was infected with HIV and retired from the NBA.
Birthdays
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@ 66Marie Curie Polish-born French physicist d. 1934; anemia
French author d. 1960; car crash
Russian revolutionary d. 1940; assassination
American evangelist d. 2018
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