Oct 3

 

Week: 40 Day: 276 Ave. Sky Cover:  15%\Visibility: 10 miles Local Temp:   62°\ 34° Wind: 3mph\ Gusts: 10mph Moderate risk of fire Active fire: 251mi. \ Lightning: 335mi. Oct Averages: 63°\32° (4 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

Monthly Observations

 

October [Navajo] is Ghaaji’ which means End of Growing Season Caffeine Addiction Recovery Month Celiac Disease Awareness Month Celebrating The Bilingual Child Month Children's Magazine Month Christmas Seal Campaign (10/1-12/31) Church Library Month Church Safety and Security Month Class Reunion Month Link Contact Lens Safety Month Co-op Awareness Month Corn Month Link Country Music Month Link Cut Out Dissection Month

 

Weekly Observations

 

Minimally Invasive Surgery Week Link	22-10/21
International Sand Sculpting Championships Link	24-10/3
National Walk Your Dog Week Link   Link Universal Children's Week	1-7
Trichotillomania, Skin Picking & Related BFRB Awareness Week Link	1-5
National Storytelling Weekend: 1-3 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Link	2-10
Fire Prevention Week   Link International Post Card Week Link   4-H Week  Link  Getting The World To Beat A Path To Your Door Week Great Books Week Kids' Goal Setting Week International Post Card Week Link    Mental Illness Awareness Week   Mystery Series Week  National Carry A Tune Week Link   National Health Care Food Service Week Link  National Midwifery Week Link National Work From Home Week   Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Week	3-9
No Salt Week	3-10
World Goat Days Link	3-8

 

Daily Observations

 

 

Favorite Memes

 

 

A quick smile!

 

What is the center of Gravity? The letter V.

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

 

A nice fall day…every night is a bit cooler. Yesterday started like a typical Friday. I did some shopping and drove home, put the stuff away. When I went out to lock my vehicle, I saw that the tire was low. I drove to Discount Tire about 4 miles away. The guy checked me in and said they could get to it at 2:15p…It was 11:30. He also said the tires were 12 years old and needed to be replaced…even though the tread was still good. They only had 2 tires in my size. I got two and ordered 2 more. I reached in my pocket to call a friend and realized I had not brought my cell phone. He called a taxi company and they were booked up until 4pm. So, I sat there, took a quick walk to Safeway next door, and sat and waited. I got out at 2:45pm with a much bigger credit card bill. I’ve been driving since I was 16 and never knew tires could ‘get old.’  I’ve never kept a vehicle this long either. For the past year I have had a ‘low tire’ light on. I checked the tires, and no tire was low. The guy who brought my car out saw it, said he’d check it. He took a device and touched all 4 tires, the plugged the device in under the dash. No more light. Amazing. Not the way I had planned to spend Friday, but it all worked out well. And there was a screw in the low tire. The UK is having a very real fuel crisis. The truckers who hauled petrol to the gas stations were mostly from the EU on Visas. With Brexit, those Visas ended so the drivers returned to the EU. Now there are not enough drivers to deliver fuel for vehicles. Recycling is complicated and confusing. Maine has come up with a new law. Now producers must pay into a fund that helps municipalities pay for recycling costs. The cost is based on how their material is recycled. It will take about a year to get the regulations worked out. Sounds good to me. It became a really big deal when China stopped accepting recycling stuff a few years ago…leaving municipalities to pay the higher costs.

 

 

Historical Events

 

1863 – US President Abraham Lincoln designates last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day 1913 – US Federal income tax signed into law (at 1%) by President Woodrow Wilson 1922 – Mrs. Rebecca Felton was the first female US Senator (Georgia, for two days) 1955 – The Mickey Mouse Club premiered on ABC 1990 – Germany Reunified as the Federal Republic of Germany 1974 – Frank Robinson was named the first African-American MLB manager (Cleveland Indians) 2020 The UK's wettest day on record, with average of 31.7mm (1.24ins) across the country in wake of Storm Alex

 

Birthdays Today

 

@86 – Gore Vidal, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (died in 2012) 80 – Chubby Checker [Ernest Evans], American singer-songwriter 72 – Lindsey Buckingham, American singer-songwriter 67 – Al Sharpton, American minister, and political activist 52 – Gwen Stefani, American singer-songwriter

 

 

Oct 1

 

Week: 40 Day: 274 Ave. Sky Cover:  25%\Visibility: 10 miles Local Temp:   58°\ 36° Wind: 6mph\ Gusts: 14mph Low risk of fire Active fire: 365mi. \ Lightning: 1+8mi. Oct Averages: 63°\32° (4 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

Monthly Observations

 

Adopt A Dog Month Link   Link Adopt A Shelter Dog Month  AIDS Awareness Month (President Reagan)  Link   American Pharmacists Month Link Antidepressant Death Awareness Month Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month Link Apple Month Link Bat Appreciation Month Black Speculative Fiction Month  Link Breast Cancer Awareness Month Bullying Prevention Month Link (World) Blindness Awareness Month Link

 

Weekly Observations

 

Minimally Invasive Surgery Week Link	22-10/21
International Sand Sculpting Championships Link	24-10/3
Banned Books Week International Week of the Deaf Link  National Chimney Safety Week National Fall Foliage Week National Keep Kids Creative Week Remember to Register to Vote Week Sea Otter Awareness Week World Hearing Aid Awareness Week	26-10/2
Satchmo Days Link	30-10/2
National Walk Your Dog Week Link   Link Universal Children's Week	1-7
Trichotillomania, Skin Picking & Related BFRB Awareness Week Link	1-5

 

Daily Observations

 

 

Favorite Memes

 

 

A quick smile!

 

Why did the farmer start a rock band? Because he was tired of haulin oats (Hall & Oates).

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

 

Fall continues. Cool and windy today. Mary and I met for an outdoor lunch. We were protected from the wind and had great food and good conversation. We need to required Civics classes in schools. Units in Elementary and Middle School and full-blown Civics in High School. The last couple of generations have had no such training…and it shows. For example: the Bill of Rights is an addition to the to the Constitution. These documents lay out the powers of the states and the powers of the Federal Government. It is not about the  powers of individual non-government corporations or businesses. Social Media can make its own rules about what can be part of their business model because they are private. For example, a dating site might decide it will only allow people 18-25 to become members. No problem…except they are limiting their business model. When a site kicks off a member for violating its rules, it usually has little to do with the Constitution or Bill of Rights. There might be a case if it can be proven in court that they only are kicking off members who are not Brown. A jewelry store might only allow customers into the store who are wearing at last 2 carats of diamonds. Not a problem. If a Black lady was denied entrance, even though she had the required diamonds would be a problem. I wish more people knew the difference.

 

 

Historical Events

 

1867 Karl Marx' "Das Kapital" published 1868 "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott is published in America by Roberts Brothers of Boston 1891 Stanford University, California opens its doors after being founded by Leland Stanford and his wife Jane with a $40M donation (1891 dollars), in memory of their son. Among its first graduation class, future US President Herbert Hoover. 1932 – Babe Ruth’s ‘Called Shot” in the 5th inning of game three in the 1932 World Series 1947 – Levittown, Long Island, New York opened. 1961 – Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth’s Home Run Record with HR #61 in a single season. 1994 South African President Nelson Mandela visits US 2019 Law allowing teachers to carry guns in schools comes into effect in US state of Florida

 

Birthdays Today

 

97 – Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate @87 – Roger Williams, American pianist (d. 2011) 86 – Julie Andrews, English actress and singer @83 – Tom Bosley, American actor (d. 2010) @80 – William Rehnquist, US Supreme Court Justice (d. 2005) @79 – Walter Matthau, American actor (d. 2000; heart disease) @65 – George Peppard, American actor (d. 1994; lung cancer) @72 – Richard Harris, Irish actor (d. 2002; pneumonia) 65 – Teresa May, British politician 52 -- Zach Galifianakis, actor @41 – Ted Healy, comedic actor, 3 Stooges founder (d. 1937; heart attack) 32 – Brie Larson, American actress