Nov 9

 

Week: 46 Day: 313 Ave. Sky Cover:  5%\Visibility: 10 miles Local Temp:   60°\ 32° Wind: 9mph\ Gusts: 19mph Moderate risk of fire Active fire: 326mi. \ Lightning: 1738mi. Nov Averages: 51°\23° (3 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

 

25-11/11	World Origami Days
7-13	International Games Week (Libraries) Link Drowsy Driving Prevention Week Link National Radiologic Technology Week Link   National Book Awards Week National Nurse Practioner's Week Link  Link Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week   Link World Kindness Week   Link
7-14	Dear Santa Letter Week Give Wildlife A Brake! Week Link  National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week  Link    Polar Bear Week
8-12	National Young Readers Week  Link
8-14	Childrens' Book Week: Link  National Global Entrepreneurship Week Link

 

Daily Observations

 

Favorite Memes

 

Trivia

The Garden of the Gods, in Colorado, has been a place of great significance to many Native American tribes.  It has been used by Indigenous people since time immemorial. The Apache, Comanche, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Lakota, Pawnee, Shoshone and Ute Indian Tribes all have a historical connection to the Garden of the Gods. The Utes' oral tradition places the Garden of the Gods as the place of their people's creation. In the warm months, the Ute Indian Tribe would travel to the Garden of the Gods to spend time there. They would use the old Ute Pass to travel to the hot springs to make offerings to the spirits for good health and good hunting.

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Nice fall day. Had a nice walk around the neighborhood wearing a light jacket.  The vaccine has divided our country. The difference in coverage of Rodgers misleading statement and Irving’s refusal have certainly received different coverage. Maybe it’s just the difference between football and basketball. Both the Cards and the Broncos won yesterday, and I got to watch both games live. Nice! Sesame Street did a special about kids getting vaccinated. It upset some far-right politicians. Senator Cruz calls it ‘Government Propaganda’ while State Senator Wendy Rogers, AZ, said that Big Bird is a Communist. Sad.

 

 

Historical Events

Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower caught sight of land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in 1620. Thirteen people died in The Great Boston Fire of 1872. The mutilated body of Mary Jane Kelly, believed to be the final victim of Jack the Ripper, was discovered in Spitalfields, London, England (1888). 1938 – Crystal Night (Kristallnacht) took place in Germany. 30,000 Jews were arrested and nearly 100 were killed. 1965- Roger Allen LaPorte, protesting against the Vietnam War, set himself on fire in front of the United Nations building. 1965 – There was a blackout over much of the Northeastern United States, more than 30 million people were affected. 1989 – The Berlin Wall opened. 2005-- The Venus Express mission of the European Space Agency was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

 

Birthdays Today

@77 @72 70 @62 48 43 41 33

– Spiro Agnew, American soldier, lawyer, 39th Vice President (d.1996, cancer) – Mary Travers, American Singer/Songwriter (d. 2009; leukemia) – Lou Ferrigno, American bodybuilder, and actor – Carl Sagan, astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist (d. 1996; myelodysplasia) – Nick Lachey, American Singer/Songwriter, producer, actor – Sisqó, American Singer/Songwriter, producer, actor – Vanessa (née Minnillo) Lachey, Filipino-American TV host, and actress – Nikki Blonsky, American actress, singer, and dancer

 

Nov 8

 

Week: 46 Day: 312 Ave. Sky Cover:  20%\Visibility: 10 miles Local Temp:   62°\ 32° Wind: 7mph\ Gusts: 12mph High risk of fire Active fire: 7mi. \ Lightning: 1620mi. Nov Averages: 51°\23° (3 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

 

25-11/11	World Origami Days
7-13	International Games Week (Libraries) Link Drowsy Driving Prevention Week Link National Radiologic Technology Week Link   National Book Awards Week National Nurse Practioner's Week Link  Link Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week   Link World Kindness Week   Link
7-14	Dear Santa Letter Week Give Wildlife A Brake! Week Link  National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week  Link    Polar Bear Week
8-12	National Young Readers Week  Link
8-14	Childrens' Book Week: Link  National Global Entrepreneurship Week Link

 

Daily Observations

 

Favorite Memes

 

Trivia

Several Hindi terms, picked up from Indian Army soldiers and already circulating in the regular, professional army, were also disseminated widely. One of those most used at the front was "cushy" from khush ('pleasure'). Soldiers would describe cushy, or comfortable billets, as well as cushy trenches, in quiet sectors. The most well known term derived from Hindi though was "Blighty", from bilati, meaning "foreign", which, when applied by Indians to Britons, came to be perceived by Indian Army servicemen as the term "British".

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Another nice fall day. Broncos are dominating the Cowboys and it is actually on my TV. Before the Cards came to AZ, the Cowboys had lots of AZ fans. After this game, the Cards will play. I enjoy watching the Broncos on TV, so this is a real treat. Big Pharma is our bi-polar friend. At times, Big Pharma produces life-saving drugs that save lives. At times, Big Pharma charges outrageous prices that keep those drugs from reach of many Americans. Various Health insurance companies help those who can afford the insurance payments with their scripts. Big Pharma will not negotiate with Medicare but does with most of the insurance companies. Today Senator Amy Klobuchar opened a new debate point…Big Pharma has 3 lobbyists for every Senator to keep things the same. This system has to change so that life-saving prescriptions are available to everyone. Lisa Ling, journalist, does a great weekly program on CNN. Last week she did a deep dive into the history and current issues with ‘Militia’. The early militia helped beat the British. Therefore there is a 2nd amendment to defend the new government. Today, ‘militia ‘ falls into 3 categories…1.  Federal Militia, also known as National Guard. 2. State Militia that helps states with protection from disasters, like fires. 3. Private Militia which has no government ties. Today there are over 150 Private Militia. Many of these militia are training to ‘protect’ citizens from either the state or Federal government. The Private Militia was not part of the Founding Fathers concept of Militia. It is time for a change.

 

 

Historical Events

1519 – Cortez and his troops took Montezuma, the Aztek Emporer, hostage, effectively taking over the nation. 1701 William Penn presents Charter of Privileges, guaranteed religious freedom for the colony in Pennsylvania 1731 In Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin opens 1st library in the north American colonies 1889 – Montana was admitted as the 41st U.S. state. US President Franklin D. Roosevelt unveiled the Civil Works Administration, an organization designed to create jobs for more than 4 million unemployed in 1933. 1966, US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs into law an antitrust exemption allowing the National Football League (NFL) to merge with the American Football League (AFL). 1977 Ed Koch is elected Mayor of New York City (his 1st term) 2017 In unprecedented move, Indian officials close all Delhi schools for rest of the week due to smog 2020 Kamala Harris makes US history as the 1st woman and 1st woman of color to be elected to the vice presidency (date election called)

 

Birthdays Today

@85 – Edmond Halley, English astronomer, mathematician (d. 1742) @74 – Milton Bradley, founded the Milton Bradley Company, (d. 1911) @64 – Bram Stoker, Irish novelist, critic, created Count Dracula, (d. 1912; stroke) @78 – Christiaan Barnard, South African surgeon, academic (d. 2001;asthma) 72 – Bonnie Raitt, American Singer/Songwriter, and guitarist 55 – Gordon Ramsay, British chef, restaurateur, and TV host /personality 50 – Tech N9ne [Aaron Dontez Yates], American musician, record producer, actor 48—David Muir, journalist