Nov 3

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Nov. 3, 2019 Week: 44  Day: 307

86004:   H 59° \ L 27° \ Average Sky Cover: 5%

Nearest active fire:  12mi.  Nearest lightning:  509mi

Wind:   4mph\Gusts:  8mph  Visibility: 10 mi

Record High: 74°[1977]   Record Low: 8°[1922]

Nov. Averages: 53°\23° (3 days with moisture)

Today’s Quote

“Putting others first will only put yourself last.

Always seek balance.”

Tyler Knott Gregson

Random Tidbits

The word "witch" comes from the Old English wicce, meaning "wise woman." In fact, wiccan were highly respected people at one time. According to popular belief, witches held one of their two main meetings, or sabbats, on Halloween night.

The owl is a popular Halloween image. In Medieval Europe, owls were thought to be witches, and to hear an owl's call meant someone was about to die.

Observances This Month

NET Cancer Awareness Month  Link
NoSHAVEember  Link  Link
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month Link
Pet Diabetes Month Link
Picture Book Month Link
PPSI Aids Awareness Month
Prematurity Awareness Month Link
PTA Healthy Lifestyles Month Link
Stomach Cancer Awareness Month Link
Sweet Potato Awareness Month Link 
Teff and Millet Month Link
Triple Crown of Surfing (11/12-12/20)
World Vegan Month
Worldwide Bereaved Siblings Month

Observances This Week

10/25-11/11

World Origami Days

1-7

Drowsy Driving Prevention Week Link   
Give Wildlife A Brake! Week Link 
National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week Link   
National Fig Week
Polar Bear Week

World Communication Week

2-6

National Patient Accessibility Week 

Observances for Today

Cliché Day
Election Day

Give Someone A Dollar Day
Housewife's Day

Public Television Day
Sandwich Day Link
SOS Day

Zero Tasking Day

My Rambling Thoughts

Warmed up enough for a nice walk today.

Here in AZ, off the Navajo Nation, we don’t have to change our clocks twice a year. As all of you from outside AZ, and a few other places, wake up in the dark tomorrow, just think, here we have been doing that for several weeks.  Remember, cutting an inch off a blanket and sewing it to the opposite end doesn’t make it longer.

Many people like to sue others when they feel they have been wronged. The courts don’t always agree. Sheriff Joe Arpaio filed a lawsuit against CNN, Huffington Post, and the Rolling Stone for $330million when they wrote that the ‘convicted felon’ was running for Sheriff again, at age 80. He claimed that Trump’s pardon erased his conviction. It didn’t and a judge threw his lawsuit out. He also has a lawsuit for $147million against the NY Times for libel. No word on it yet.  

AZ Public Service, APS, provides my electricity. I signed up on their website for paperless billing and the ability to look at my bill on line when I moved in here. I get an email for the amount due. Every 6 months or so I check my account to be sure everything is still working. My last email had a bill a little higher than I expected. I tried for two days to log on, but couldn’t. I called today and was told I didn’t have my account set up to view my bill. They sent me a link, which still won’t let me set up a new account. I have to wait until Monday to get it fixed.  I guess looking at your account on line is a big deal for them. They have so many security questions just to set up an account, I guess they have problems with total strangers paying residential bills for their customers or they are afraid a total stranger will see my bill. I really have nothing to hide, I use electricity everyday and I don’t care who knows it.

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of this page

What does this represent?

1 3 5 7 9

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WHELMING

Historical Events

1838 - The Times of India, the world's largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper is founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce.

1863 - US patent for an antifouling paint for ships' hulls was issued to J.G. Tarr and A.H. Wonson (# 40515) for a copper oxide, tar and naptha mixture. It helped keep ships free from barnacles growing on the hull.

1868 - First black US Congressman was elected (Republican John Willis Menard, Louisiana)

1906 - International Radio Telecommunications Com adopted "SOS" - international Morse code distress signal (· · · - - - · · ·) - as the new call for help.

1913 - The USA introduced a permanent income tax, although the US federal government imposed the first, although temporary, personal income tax, on August 5, 1861, to help finance the Civil War.

1930 - Bank of Italy became the Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, now known as the Bank of America.

1952 - Clarence Birdseye marketed frozen peas. He had started freezing fresh fish in the 1920s.

1955 - Carlton Schwerdt and F.L. Schaffer crystallized the polio virus. Their research laid the groundwork for the polio vaccine.

1951 - #1 Hit: Tony Bennett - Cold, Cold Heart

1954 - The first Godzilla film was released and marks the first appearance of the character.

1956 - #1 Hit: Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender

1956 - The Wizard of Oz was shown on television for the first time, on CBS. Although a moderate success when released theatrically in 1939, it is now recognized as the most watched film in television history.

1957 - Sputnik 2 was launched, with the first live animal sent into space, a Siberian husky dog named Laika ('barker' in Russian).

1962 - #1 Hit: The Crystals - He's a Rebel

1975 - Good Morning America premiered on ABC (David Hartman & Nancy Dussault). The initial show was called AM America, which started on January 6, 1975.

1978 - First broadcast of Diff'rent Strokes on NBC. The series starred Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson. Dana Plato performed as Kimberly Drummond.

1979 - #1 Hit: M - Pop Muzik

1983 - The Nashville Network (TNN) started on cable TV. The channel evolved to Spike TV in 2003.

1984 - #1 Hit: Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)

1988 - Talk-show host Geraldo Rivera's nose was broken as Roy Innis brawled with skinheads at a TV taping. He did not press charges, claiming that he did not wish to be "tied up with the roaches" and also said that "if there ever was a case of deserved violence, this was it."

1990 - #1 Hit: Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby

2000 - William Shepherd, Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko entered the ISS (International Space Station)

2001 - #1 Hit: Mary J. Blige - Family Affair

2014 - One World Trade Center (also known as the Freedom Tower, 1 World Trade Center, One WTC and 1 WTC) officially opened.

Birthdays Today

86 – Michael Dukakis, American lawyer, academic and

politician (65th Governor of Massachusetts)

@85 – Ken Berry, American actor, singer, and dancer

(died in 2018)

@81 – Charles Bronson, American actor

(died in 2003)

@78 – Adolf Dassler, German businessman founded Adidas,

( died in 1978)

@77 – John Barry, English-American composer and

conductor James Bond Theme

(died in 2011; heart attack)

@73 - John Mentague (credited as the creator of the sandwich

(died in 1762)

71 – Lulu

[Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie],

Scottish Singer/Songwriter and actress [To Sir With

Love]

70 – Anna Wintour, English-American journalist; Vogue editor

67 – Roseanne Barr, American comedian, actress and

 producer

66 – Kate Capshaw, American actress and producer

53 – Dennis Miller, American comedian, producer and talk

 show host

65 – Adam Ant

(Stuart Leslie Goddard), English Singer/Songwriter

and actor

65 – Kathy Kinney, American actress and comedian

(Drew Carey Show)

62 – Dolph Lundgren, Swedish actor, director, producer,

screenwriter and martial artist

@43 - Stephen Fuller Austin, a founder of Texas,

(died in 1836; pneumonia)

32 – Colin Kaepernick, American football player

23 – Kendall Jenner, television personality and model

Puzzle answer:

Overwhelming odds.

Nov 2

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Nov. 2, 2019 Week: 44  Day: 306

86004:   H 57° \ L 24° \ Average Sky Cover: 5%

Nearest active fire:  119mi.  Nearest lightning:  1183mi

Wind:   7mph\Gusts:  11mph  Visibility: 10 mi

Record High: 73°[1977]   Record Low: 10°[1956]

Nov. Averages: 53°\23° (3 days with moisture)

Today’s Quote

“The wise man doesn’t give the right answers,

he poses the right questions.”

~ Claude Levi-Strauss

Random Tidbits

Black and orange are typically associated with Halloween. Orange is a symbol of strength and endurance and, along with brown and gold, stands for the harvest and autumn. Black is typically a symbol of death and darkness and acts as a reminder that Halloween once was a festival that marked the boundaries between life and death.

With their link to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (a precursor to Halloween) and later to witches, cats have a permanent place in Halloween folklore. During the ancient celebration of Samhain, Druids were said to throw cats into a fire, often in wicker cages, as part of divination proceedings.

Trick-or-treating evolved from the ancient Celtic tradition of putting out treats and food to placate spirits who roamed the streets at Samhain, a sacred festival that marked the end of the Celtic calendar year.

Observances This Month

Family Stories Month Link
Gluten-Free Diet Awareness Month
Historic Bridge Awareness Month Link
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Manatee Awareness Month Link
Movember Link
MADD's Tie One On For Safety Holiday Campaign (11/1-12/31)
Military Family Appreciation Month Link
National Adoption Month
National PPSI AIDS Awareness Month
National Alzheimer's Disease Month
National COPD Month Link
National Diabetes Month
National Entrepreneurship Month Link
National Family Caregivers Month Link
National Georgia Pecan Month
National Gratitude Month  Link
National Healthy Skin Month Link
National Home Care & Hospice Month Link
National Impotency Month Link
National Inspirational Role Models Month
National Memoir Writing Month
National Long-term Care Awareness Month
National Marrow Awareness Month
National Medical Science Liaison (MSL) Awareness & Appreciation Month Link
National Native American Heritage Month Link
National Family Literacy Month
National Novel Writing Month Link
National Peanut Butter Lovers Month Link
National Pet Cancer Awareness Month Link  Link 
National Pomegranate Month Link
National PPSI Aids Awareness Month
National Runaway Prevention Month Link
National Scholarship Month Link

Observances This Week

10/25-11/11

World Origami Days

10/27-11/2

Give Wildlife a Brake! Week  Link
Kids Care Week

1-7

Drowsy Driving Prevention Week Link   
Give Wildlife A Brake! Week Link 
National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week Link   
National Fig Week
Polar Bear Week

World Communication Week

2-6

National Patient Accessibility Week

Observances for Today

All Soul's Day

Book Lovers Day

Color The World Orange Day Link  
Cookie Monster Birthday  Link  Link 
Deviled Egg Day

Fill Our Staplers Day
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists  Link
Job Action Day Link   
Look for Circles Day

National Traffic Professionals Day 
Plan Your Epitaph Day

Traffic Directors Day  Link

My Rambling Thoughts

Warming up a little, and I’m getting used to the fall temperatures. Not a lot of wind, and not that cold last night.

In my bedroom I have a lamp on a timer so that the light comes on from about 7p to 9p every day. I change the exact time every so often. One can see the bedroom light for the high staircase hall. It looks like someone is home, without bothering me. My grandfather made the lamp out of some driftwood back in the late 1960’s. I bought a 15w new-fangled spiral bulb when I moved in. Now some 12 years later it burned out. I had to really search for such a small wattage bulb. Finally found one at Home Depot. Us older people look for light bulbs by watts, not by lumens, so the search took a little longer than I wanted to spend looking for a light bulb. Added to the search were the various kinds of light they give off…soft white, natural, clear, and on and on and on. And trying to figure out the way they sort the bulbs on display was beyond me. I wasn’t by brightness, nor base size, nor number of bulbs in the package, nor anything else I could think of. It reminded me more of the big bins that have bags of various types of candy that the customer has to dig through to find what they want. The light bulbs seemed to be randomly placed on the shelves. The new one says it will last 22 years, so things will have changed many times by then.

A lot of Natives, environmentalists, and rural residents were against the Keystone Pipeline. There were fears of devastation of when there was a leak. After years and years of political arguing and court cases, President Trump approved the Keystone Pipeline soon after he became President. Last week there was a leak in North Dakota. 383,000 of oil junk leaked before it could be stopped. Hmmm.

Flagstaff’s Winter Parking has begun. On Nov. 1 each year until May 1 there is no street parking on any street within the city limits from 12midnight until 7am.  It is in place so snow plows can clear roads and/or street sweepers can pick up the cinders left by the snow plows.  Tickets/towing only occur when it actually snows. Life in a small town.

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of this page

What can be swallowed, but can also swallow you?

Historical Events

1859 Abolitionist John Brown found guilty of murder, conspiring slaves to revolt and treason against Virginia and sentenced to hang

1889- North Dakota become 39^th state

1898 - Cheerleading was started at the University of Minnesota with Johnny Campbell leading the crowd in cheering on the football team with "Rah, Rah, Rah! Ski-u-mah, Hoo-Rah! Hoo-Rah! Varsity! Varsity! Varsity, Minn-e-So-Tah!". Princeton had published cheers for the audience to chant as early as 1877. In 1903 the first cheerleading fraternity, Gamma Sigma, was founded. Women started being popular cheerleaders in the early 1920s.

1907 US banker J. P. Morgan locks over 40 bankers in his library to force them to find ways to avert New York banking crisis

1914 - New York's Brighton Beach Express subway crashed, killed 97 people and injured 100 more.

1920 - Charlotte Woodward voted in Philadelphia. She was the only sill living member who attended the 1848 Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention.

1930 Coronation of Ras Tafari Makonnen as Haile Selassie I, 225th Emperor of Ethopian Solmonic Dynasty

1936 - First high-definition TV broadcast service, by BBC in London. At the time "standard definition" was 30 horizontal lines making up the picture, and the 1936 BBC hi-def had 240 lines. Today, 720 is considered the minimum for HD.

1936 - The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) was established.

1947 - Howard Hughes flew a one-mile flight in the world's largest aircraft "Hercules" aka 'The Spruce Goose'.

1957 - The Levelland UFO Case in Levelland, Texas, generated national publicity. Officially, they called it 'blue lightning'.

1959 - Quiz show scandal - Twenty One game show contestant Charles Van Doren admits to a Congressional committee that he had been given questions and answers in advance.

1960 - Penguin Books is found not guilty of obscenity in the trial R v Penguin Books Ltd, the Lady Chatterley's Lover case.

1965 - Norman Morrison, a 31-year-old Quaker, set himself (suicide) on fire in front of the river entrance to the Pentagon to protest the use of napalm in the Vietnam war.

1974 - #1 Hit: Stevie Wonder - You Haven't Done Nothin'

1974 - Seventy-eight people died when the Time Go-Go Club in Seoul, South Korea burned down.

1983 - President Reagan signed the bill establishing the Dr Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, held on the third Monday in January.

1985 - #1 Hit: Stevie Wonder - Part-Time Lover

1988 - The Morris Worm, the first internet-distributed computer worm to gain significant mainstream media attention, was launched from MIT. It was written by a student at Cornell University, Robert Tappan Morris. His intention was to gauge the 'size' of the internet.

1991 - #1 Hit: Karyn White - Romantic

1993 Rudy Giuliani wins the New York mayoral election, becomes 1st Republican mayor since 1965

1997 - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, starring Brandy and Whitney Houston aired live on ABC

2000 - The first crew arrived at the International Space Station. The assembly of the IISS began in November 1998.

2018 Tiger thought to have killed 13 people shot dead after month-long hunt near Pandharkawada, central India

Birthdays Today

@90 – Steve Ditko, American author and illustrator Marvel

(died in 2018)

@86 – Ray Walston, American actor

(died in 2001)

@85 – Daniel Boone, American hunter and explorer

(died in 1820)

81 – Pat Buchanan, American journalist and politician

@80 – Burt Lancaster, American actor

(died in 1994)

77 – Stefanie Powers

[Stefania Zofya Federkiewicz], American actress

74 – J. D. Souther,

American Singer/Songwriter, guitarist and actor

65 – Pat Croce, American businessman and author

58 – k.d. lang

[Kathryn Dawn Lang],

Canadian Singer/Songwriter, producer and actress

@57 – Warren G. Harding,29th President of the United States,

died in 1923; cardiac arrest)

@53 – James K. Polk, 11th President of the United States,

died in 1849; cholera)

53 – David Schwimmer, American actor

45 – Nelly, American rapper

@37 – Marie Antoinette,

Austrian-French queen consort of Louis XVI of France

(died in 1793; beheaded)

Puzzle answer:

Pride.