Oct 30

 

Week: 44 Day: 303 Ave. Sky Cover:  5%\Visibility: 10 miles Local Temp:   60°\ 30° Wind: 4mph\ Gusts: 6mph High risk of fire Active fire: 233mi. \ Lightning: 1176mi. Oct Averages: 63°\32° (4 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

 

23-31	Red Ribbon Week Link
24-30	Asexuality Week: Disarmament Week Give Wildlife a Brake! Week  Link Kids Care Week National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Link   National Massage Therapy Week Link   National Respiratory Care Week Link  Pastoral Care Week Link  Pro Bono Week Link
24-31	Prescription Errors Education & Awareness Week
25-11/11	World Origami Days
25-31	International Magic Week

 

Daily Observations

 

 

Favorite Memes

 

	I was Principal when the new school opened in 1985.

 

Trivia

 

Number of copies sold 3. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien: 150 million copies sold Although we know The Lord of the Rings as a trilogy, it originally was published as one massive book. 4. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery: 142 million copies sold Astronomers named an actual asteroid after the one the little prince lives on in this novel.

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

 

Nice fall day. I did a quick grocery run this morning. Sheriff Joe Arpaio was an ultra-conservative sheriff in Maricopa County…Phoenix. Lots of lawsuits, mostly on racial profiling, were filed during his tenure that ended in 2016. Arizona has just paid out $100million to settle most of the lawsuits. My AZ tax dollars at work. The AZ Cards lost to the Packers in a close game last night. They are still NFL leaders in wins at 7-1. Biden and the Pope met today, and the photo op had smiling faces. The Pope also met with Obama and Trump during their administrations. For readers who have DST, turn back you clocks Sat. night. So nice to live in a place that doesn’t change time. I’ve been waking up to darkness the last few weeks, and it is dark before 6pm. Just a nature intended.

 

 

Historical Events

 

1831 – Nat Turner was arrested for leading the bloodiest slave rebellion in US history. 1873 P. T. Barnum's circus, "Greatest Show on Earth", debuts (New York City) 1894 Daniel Cooper patents time clock1925 – John Logie Baird created Britain’s first television transmitter. 1938 – Orson Wells premiered his radio drama War of the Worlds. 1945 – Jackie Robinson of the Kansas City Monarchs signed a contract for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking the major league baseball color line. 1973 The Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, connecting the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosporus for the first time 2018 WWF conservation group says "exploding human consumption" has caused a 60% decline in all wildlife between 1970 and 2014 2020 New DNA study of dogs suggests they were human's first domesticated animal, 11,000 years ago at end of the Bronze Age

 

Birthdays Today

 

@90 @88 @80 82 76 40 25

John Adams, 2nd President of the US (d. 1826)  Ruth Gordon, American actress (d. 1985) Charles Atlas, Italian-American bodybuilder (d. 1972)  Grace Slick, American singer-songwriter  Henry Winkler, American actor  Ivanka Trump, American model, businesswoman  Devin Booker, NBA

 

 

Oct 29

 

Week: 44 Day: 302 Ave. Sky Cover:  5%\Visibility: 10 miles Local Temp:   59°\ 29° Wind: 8mph\ Gusts: 18mph High risk of fire Active fire: 233mi. \ Lightning: 1291mi. Oct Averages: 63°\32° (4 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

 

20-27	Sukkot
23-31	Red Ribbon Week Link
24-30	Asexuality Week: Disarmament Week Give Wildlife a Brake! Week  Link Kids Care Week National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Link   National Massage Therapy Week Link   National Respiratory Care Week Link  Pastoral Care Week Link  Pro Bono Week Link
24-31	Prescription Errors Education & Awareness Week
25-11/11	World Origami Days
25-31	International Magic Week

 

Daily Observations

 

 

Favorite Memes

 

 

Trivia

 

Number of copies sold 1. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes: 500 million copies sold This novel, published in 1612, follows the adventures of Quixote as he ventures into the Spanish countryside. 2. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens: 200 million copies sold In this book, Dickens wrote the timeless phrase "It was the best of times; it was the worst of times."

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

 

Our retirement group met for a great outdoor lunch at a local restaurant. Good Food, Great Conversation. Iran has asked to restart the nuclear talks. Hope it works. Back in June an out-of-state tow truck driver killed a cyclist and injured several more. It was big news and brought about changes to bike lanes here. The 58-year-old was charged with many vehicular violations. Update: the cops have found 7000+ child pornography photos on his cell phone…adding many more charges.

 

 

Historical Events

 

1618 – English courtier Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England. 1958 Boris Pasternak refuses the Nobel Prize for Literature 1969 – The first, early “internet” connection (ARPANET) was made between Stanford and UCLA Universities. By the end of the year, the University of California (Santa Barbara) and the University of Utah were also online. 2012 – Superstorm Sandy crashed into the US northeastern shores and the mainland. 2019 Rising seas could endanger 150 million people worldwide, three times more than previously thought, according study by Climate Central published in "Nature Communications"

 

Birthdays Today

 

75 – Richard Dreyfuss, American actor 73 – Kate Jackson, American actress @52 – Bob Ross, American painter, television host (d. 1995; lymphoma) 50 – Winona Ryder, American actress