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Today’s Quote
Weekly Observations
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13-19 |
World Antibiotic Awareness Week |
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13-21 |
National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week: Link |
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14-20 |
International Fraud Awareness Week Link National Split Pea Soup Week Link |
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15-21 |
International Restorative Justice Week Link |
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15-22 |
Random Acts of Kindness Week Link |
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15-19 |
American Education Week Link |
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16-20 |
Medical Cannabis Week Link |
Daily Observations
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Favorite Memes
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Have a laugh
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I can cut wood by staring at it. I saw it with
my own eyes. |
Trivia
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A diamond is the hardest natural substance on
earth, but if it is placed in an oven and the temperature is raised to about 1405 degrees
Fahrenheit, it will simply vanish, without even ash remaining. Only a little
carbon dioxide will have been released. A diamond
is 58 times harder than the next hardest mineral on earth, corundum, from
which rubies and sapphires are formed. It was only during the 15th century
that it was discovered that the only way to cut diamonds was with other
diamonds. Yet, diamonds are brittle. If you hit one hard with a hammer, it
will shatter. |
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
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A decent
fall day. I took a nice walk around the neighborhood. The
Broncos and the Cards each fell very short yesterday…on their home turf. Still
early in the season. The supply
chain remains a mess. 60 Minutes did a good job of explaining what is
happening and what will fix it. My takeaways: Many are making bundles of cash
in storage space charges. Ports are owned by cities who decided who can and
can’t enter, shippers are private businesses, and Federal government can’t do
much to unclog the system. It is local governments, and private enterprise
that must figure this mess out. For the
past many months, I have been following Bearsun on his walk from LA to NYC.
His walk is to raise money and awareness for the disabled, cancer research,
mental health, autism, and environment. Many others have been following his
walk on Instagram and Facebook. He finished his walk yesterday in Times
Square. While donations are still trickling in after he finished, his friend
announced that each of the 5 charities got about $16,000. Very cool. Bearsun’s
picture is in the ‘favorite memes’ section above. |
Historical Events
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Lewis
and Clark reached the Pacific Ocean, 1805. The National Rifle Association received
its charter from New York State, in 1871. 1914 – The Federal Reserve Bank of the
United States opened. The United Nations Educational,
Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded in 1945. 1961 US President JFK decides to
increase military aid to South Vietnam without committing US combat troops 1973 US President Richard Nixon
authorizes construction of the Alaskan pipeline 1988 Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto's PPP
wins 1st free Pakistani elections in 11 years 1990’s Pop Music Scandal: Group Milli
Vanilli were stripped of their Grammy Award because the duo did not sing at
all on their Girl You Know It’s True album. 2015 Largest diamond discovered in more
than a century, a 1,111 carat stone found in the Karowe mine, Botswana 2018 CIA concludes Saudi Crown Prince
Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi |
Birthdays Today
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@89 57 54 44 28 |
– Burgess Meredith, actor, singer, director, producer, screenwriter
(d. 1997) – Dwight Gooden, American baseball
player – Lisa Bonet, American actress, and
director – Maggie Gyllenhaal, American actress,
and singer – Pete Davidson, American comedian, actor |
