Veteran's Day

 

Week: 46 Day: 315 Ave. Sky Cover:  5%\Visibility: 10 miles Local Temp:   57°\ 20° Wind: 12mph\ Gusts: 20mph Moderate risk of fire Active fire: 347mi. \ Lightning: 872mi. 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

Sugar threatens more than thin waistlines. It has also been associated with several conditions and diseases, including type 2 diabetes, arthritis, acne, heart disease, depression, thrush/yeast infections, and cancer. Worldwide, people consume 500 extra calories a day from sugar, which is roughly the amount of calories needed to gain a pound a week.

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

A decent fall day. Our retirement group met today. We got off on our teaching days and kids, and money they brought from home…without their parent’s consent, and with no idea how much them had taken to school. We each had a story about a child who brought one-hundred-dollar bills…plural…to school and how each of us got them back to their parents. Each story ended with happy parents and a not so happy child. The current climate change conference has added a new idea to me. Do the wealthy countries, that have destroyed so much of the earth, have an obligation to help the poor countries, that are suffering the most from climate change? There are island countries that are going to disappear. It only seems reasonable that those with the ability to assist these people should use that ability. The time to help is now!

 

 

Historical Events

1620 --The Mayflower Compact was signed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod. 1750 --The F.H.C. Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, was formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia. It is the first college fraternity. 1775 --Mohawk military leader Joseph Brant goes to London to solicit more support from the government and to persuade the Crown to address past Mohawk land grievances in exchange for their participation as allies in the impending war 1926 --The United States Numbered Highway System was established. 1968 -- Veterans Day was changed to the fourth Monday in October by President LBJ. 1975 -- It was changed back to November 11 by President Gerald Ford. 2020 UK becomes the first European country to record over 50,000 deaths, fifth country after the US, Brazil, India and Mexico

 

Birthdays Today

@84 61 @60 59 58 47

– Kurt Vonnegut, American novelist, short story writer, essayist (d. 2007) – Stanley Tucci, American actor, director – George S. Patton, American general (d. 1945; heart failure) – Demi Moore, American actress, director, producer – Calista Flockhart, American actress – Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor, producer

 

Nov 10

 

Week: 46 Day: 314 Ave. Sky Cover:  45%\Visibility: 10 miles Local Temp:   57°\ 28° Wind: 8mph\ Gusts: 15mph Moderate risk of fire Active fire: 14mi. \ Lightning: 1171mi. 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

Sugar is one of the world's oldest ingredients. The people of New Guinea were most likely the first to domesticate sugar cane around 8000 B.C. Sugar is everywhere. It is the building blocks of carbohydrates, the most abundant type of organic molecules in living things. Researchers note that sugar is not necessarily a health problem, but the amount of sugar we consume is.

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

I awoke to a magnificent pink/red/orange sunrise. It was mostly cloudy--a cold front is moving through. Possibly a little precipitation later. I headed out to do some shopping. A very long train blocked intersections as it traveled through at a very slow speed. Not sure why the train was so slow. I had to go out of my way to get to the only bridge over the tracks. I realized last night that while I don’t deal with DST, most of the cable channels are from the Pacific time zone and that means my shows are an hour later than I am used to. The Phx stations (ABC, NBC, CBS) are fine. Crazy. Yesterday was not a day to fly into or out of Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix. Workers were upgrading something and accidently shut down all electricity to Terminal 4.  Over 200 flights were delayed, 90 cancelled, and 15 inbound flights were rerouted. I’m sure those rerouted passengers were surprised when they landed at an air force base and had to wait for busses to get them back to Sky Harbor.

 

 

Historical Events

1775 – The United States Marine Corps was founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, PA by Samuel Nicholas. 1871 Henry Morton Stanley encounters David Livingstone at Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika in Central Africa, with the immortal words 'Dr Livingstone, I presume?' 1951 – Area Codes were introduced in the United States. 1954 "Marine Corps War Memorial" unveiled in Arlington County, Virginia, dedicated to US Marine Corps who died in defense of US since 1775 (inspired by 1945 Iwo Jima photo of servicemen raising US flag) 1958 –The Hope Diamond was donated to the Smithsonian Institution by New York diamond merchant Harry Winston. 1969 – Sesame Street was first broadcast. 1975 – The 729-foot-long freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank during a storm on Lake Superior, killing all 29 crew on board. 1983 – Bill Gates introduced Windows 1.0. 1997 – WorldCom and MCI Communications announced a $37 billion merger, the largest merger in US history up to that time. 2020 Word of the year is "Lockdown" according to Collins English Dictionary

 

Birthdays Today

@94 – Mikhail Kalashnikov, Russian general, engineer (designed the AK-47, died in 2013) @59 – Richard Burton, Welsh actor, singer (d. 1984’ stroke) 74 – Dave Loggins, American Singer/Songwriter, guitarist 65 – Sinbad (David Adkins), American comedian, actor, producer @62 – Martin Luther, German monk, leader of the Protestant Reformation, (d. 1546) 53 – Tracy Morgan, American comedian, actor, producer 52 – Ellen Pompeo, American actress, producer 51 – Warren G [Warren Griffin III], American rapper producer 43 – Eve, American rapper and producer 38 – Miranda Lambert, American Singer/Songwriter, guitarist