14 Nov

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🦃                                                       🦃 Week 41 Day 319 Flag Today  48°/14° Air Quality: Fair   Sunshine Wind 3 mph Gusts 10 mph   Light Breeze Active Fire: 132 miles away Risk of fire: High  Nearest Lightning: 941 miles away Nov. Averages: Temps: 51°\24° Moisture:  3 Days 🦃                                           🦃

Weekly Observations

9-15 World Antibiotic Awareness Week 10-16 National Cider Week Link  National Split Pea Soup Week Link National Nurse Practioner's Week Link  Link Perioperative Nurse Week Link  Roc Your Moc Week Link   World Kindness Week Link

11-15 National Veterans Small Business Week   Link 13-16 Dermatology Week Link

Weekly Observations

9-15 World Antibiotic Awareness Week 10-16 National Cider Week Link  National Split Pea Soup Week Link National Nurse Practioner's Week Link  Link Perioperative Nurse Week Link  Roc Your Moc Week Link   World Kindness Week Link

11-15 National Veterans Small Business Week   Link 13-16 Dermatology Week Link

Daily Observations

International Day Against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property International Girls Day International Selfie Day (Diabetes Foundation)  Link  International Tempranillo Day  Link Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day   National American Teddy Bear Day Link

National Block It Out Day National Family PJ Day National Pickle Day National Seat Belt Day  Link National Spicy Guacamole Day Operating Room Nurse Day   Link  Link Spirit of NSA (National Speakers Association) Day World Diabetes Day  Link

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Thoughts for the day

I had my teeth cleaned this morning. Still can’t figure out why my government insurance doesn’t cover 2 cleanings a year. I’ll keep working on it.

Andy, Faith, and her sister took a break to the San Diego beach. Her sister has never seen the Pacific. They are only spending a couple of days there. Mary is dealing with some health issues. Drs. are checking her for an enlarged heart. Then the foot doctor discovered she had 3 small breaks in one painful ankle. These injuries are over 50 years old from a fall in Italy while she was on a semester abroad, and an auto accident her second year of teaching. She is staying positive.

Myths

Myth #18: How Tall Was Napolean Bonaparte?

Time to set the record straight: Napoleon Bonaparte was no pocket-sized conqueror! Despite his enduring reputation as the pint-sized powerhouse of French history, the truth is he stood at a respectable 5 feet 6 inches—a height that was actually above the average for a Frenchman in the early 19th century.

The misconception about his “small stature” likely sprouted from a measurement quirk between French and British systems, where a French foot was longer than its British counterpart. So, when the Brits converted his height, it inadvertently made him appear shorter than he truly was.

Random Thoughts…

There are only three official Presidential Seals: The seal in the Oval Office, the seal in the hall by the Liberty Bell, and the seal in the Hall of Presidents at the Magic Kingdom. It took an act of Congress for Disney to be allowed to use it.

US President #29 Warren Harding (1921-1923) Many historians consider him our worst President ever. There are many stories, including this one: Warren G. Harding once lost all the White House china gambling, on one hand of cards.

When the internet first became popular we were afraid of people from the internet finding us in real life, now we’re afraid of people in real life finding out about our lives on the internet.

A group of baby Piglets is called a Litter or Farrow.

Ancient Roman Life

Temples could also be used as banks for Ancient Romans

Rome was all about having fun and making money. What could someone do with all their wealth? They could visit the temple to keep their finances in order since temples were used throughout Ancient Rome as banks. The basements were used as vaults and were closely guarded at all hours.

The priest was responsible for tracking the amount of money that had been deposited at the bank or loaned to others. It was good to deposit money in multiple temples, even though it was safe. This was because fires were very common and could mean someone’s money would be lost forever.

Historic Events

India celebrates Children’s Day on November 14th, nine months after Valentine’s Day.

1851
Moby-Dick by Herman Melville was published.
1889
New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) began her attempt to duplicate the literary journey of Jules Verne’s Phileas Fogg by traveling around the world in less than 80 days. She succeeded, finishing the trip in January in 72 days and 6 hours.
1922
The BBC (The British Broadcasting Company ) officially began its daily domestic radio broadcasting with the 6:00 pm news, read by announcer Arthur Burrows.
1960
OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) was formed by Iraq, Kuwait, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela.

1979
US President Jimmy Carter issued Executive Order 12170, which froze all Iranian assets in the United States in response to the hostage crisis.
1994
First trains for the general public ran in Channel Tunnel (Chunnel) under the English Channel.
2008
The first G-20 economic summit convened in Washington, DC.

Birthdays

King Charles III, 76 King Yanni, 70 Composer Josh Duhamel, 52 Movie Actor

@49 – Robert Fulton, American inventor Steamboat, (d. 1815, TB) @86 – Claude Monet, French painter (d. 1926) @90 – Aaron Copland, American composer, conductor, and educator (d. 1990) @58 – Dick Powell, American actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 1963; cancer) @48 – Joseph McCarthy, American captain, lawyer, and politician (d. 1957; hepatitis) @94 – Sherwood Schwartz, American screenwriter, and producer (d. 2011) @75 – Brian Keith, American actor, and director (d. 1997; suicide) @68 – McLean Stevenson, American actor, and screenwriter (d. 1996; heart attack)

…The End for today…