Oct 9

 

Week: 40 Day: 282 Ave. Sky Cover:  55%\Visibility: 10 miles Local Temp:   65°\ 40° Wind: 8mph\ Gusts: 14mph Low risk of fire Active fire: 347mi. \ Lightning: 297mi. Oct Averages: 63°\32° (4 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

 

Minimally Invasive Surgery Week Link	22-10/21
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
Spinning & Weaving Week  Link   World Space Week Link	4-11
World Dairy Expo	5-10
National Physicians Assistant Week	6-12

 

Daily Observations

 

 

Favorite Memes

 

 

Trivia

 

Cats are one of the top threats to US wildlife including birds, mice, shrews, voles, squirrels and rabbits. The domestic cat's killer instinct has been well documented on many islands around the world. It is estimated that cats have contributed to the extinction of 33 different species globally. About two hundred feral cats prowl the park at Disneyland, doing their part to control rodents.

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

 

Nice fall day. Headed out to get some shopping done, then stopped to get my other two tires on my vehicle. Much faster than last time…I had an appointment this time. My only reaction to my Covid booster was a little soreness at the injection site. I’m OK with that. I’m ready for a relaxing weekend. I’m sure something will come up to do. The joy of retirement.

 

 

Historical Events

 

1665 Due to the Great Plague of London, the British Parliament meets at the University of Oxford rather than the Palace of Westminster 1868 – ZCMI, America’s first department store, opened in Salt Lake City, UT. 1916 – The First PGA championship was won by British golfer Jim Barnes. 1936 Hoover Dam begins transmitting electricity to Los Angeles 1961 Tanganyika becomes independent within British Commonwealth 1962 Uganda becomes independent from the United Kingdom 1975 Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov wins Nobel Peace Prize 2012 Women's rights and education activist Malala Yousafzai is shot three times by a Taliban gunman as she tried to board her school bus in Swat district of northwest Pakistan 2019 Nearly 1 million people in northern California have their power cut by Pacific Gas and Electric to prevent wildfires amid high winds

 

Birthdays Today

 

73 – Jackson Browne, American singer-songwriter 69 – Sharon Osbourne, English television host 68 – Tony Shalhoub, American actor 67 – Scott Bakula, American actor 57 – Guillermo del Toro, Mexican-American director 46 – Sean Lennon, American singer-songwriter, John of John 42 – Brandon Routh, American actor @40 – John Lennon, The Beatles (d. 1980; shot) 25 – Bella Hadid, American model

 

 

Oct 8

 

Week: 40 Day: 281 Ave. Sky Cover:  20%\Visibility: 10 miles Local Temp:   70°\ 41° Wind: 9mph\ Gusts: 8mph Low risk of fire Active fire: 233mi. \ Lightning: 333mi. Oct Averages: 63°\32° (4 days w/moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

Monthly Observations

 

Organize Your Medical Information Month Photographer Appreciation Month Pizza Month    Polish American Heritage Month Positive Attitude Month Raptor Month Raynauds Awareness Month  Rett Syndrome Awareness Month Right Brainers Rule! Month Sausage Month Self-Promotion Month Spinach Lovers Month Squirrel Awareness Month   Talk About Medicines Month Teen Services Month Vegetarian Month Wishbones for Pets Month (10/15 - 11/30) Women Walking In Their Own Shoes Month Workplace Politics Awareness Month World Menopause Month

 

Weekly Observations

 

Minimally Invasive Surgery Week Link	22-10/21
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
Customer Service Week:   Link Drive Safely Work Week  Link    Financial Planning Week   Industrial Water Week  National Heimlich Heroes Week	4-8
Spinning & Weaving Week  Link   World Space Week Link	4-11
Primary Care Physicians Week Link	5-8
World Dairy Expo	5-10
National Physicians Assistant Week	6-12

 

Daily Observations

 

 

Favorite Memes

 

 

Trivia

 

Today there are about 88 million pet cats in the United States, which makes them the most popular pet in the country! Cats have 230 bones, while humans only have 206. Cats have an extra organ that allows them to taste scents on the air, which is why your cat stares at you with her mouth open from time to time. Cats use their whiskers to "feel" the world around them to determine which small spaces they can fit into. A cat's whiskers are generally about the same width as its body (this is why you should never cut their whiskers).

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

 

Our retirement group met for lunch. Nice Italian and a local favorite. Good conversation, good food. Nice! The incidents of threats at local school board meetings is simply growing. I get that local school boards are elected. Some like the choice, others don’t. That is no excuse to threaten board members at the meetings, online, in their cars, and at their homes. If you want them out, start a recall petition, get the signatures, and oust them. Follow the rules. I get why the FBI is getting involved. It is not stifling the parents from expressing their thoughts. The conservatives certainly has this issue wrong. Even ‘slap a teacher’ is trending on Tik Toc. What is happening to our country?

 

 

Historical Events

 

1645 First hospital in Montreal, Quebec founded, the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal by nurse Jeanne Mance 1871 – Four fires in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan killed over 4000 people. 1944 – Ozzie and Harriet debuted on the radio (and on television in 1952) 1956 – The New York Yankees’ Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in a World Series. 1970 Soviet author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wins the Nobel Prize for Literature 2020 American poet Louise Glück is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature

 

Birthdays Today

 

85 – Rona Barrett, American journalist 80 – Jesse Jackson, American minister and activist 78 – Chevy Chase, American comedic actor 78 – R.L. Stine, American author 72 – Sigourney Weaver, American actress 51 – Matt Damon, American actor 41 – Nick Cannon, American actor 36 – Bruno Mars, American singer-songwriter 24 – Bella Thorne, American actress