6 Oct Blog

 

6 Oct

Weather Expectations Week 41 Day 279 Today 72°/48°                            

Wind 13mph Gusts 21mph Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Breezy

Risk of fire:  Moderate    Active Fire: 114 miles away

Nearest Lightning: 498miles away Humidity: 34%

Oct Averages: Temps: 64°\32° 3 days with rain

Today’s Observances:

American Libraries Day International Geodiversity Day Jackie Mayer Rehab Day Mad Hatter Day Link National Badger Day National Coaches Day Link

National Fruit At Work Day Link   National German-American Day National Noodle Day National Orange Wine Day  Link National Plus Size Appreciation Day

 

Weekly Observances:

Getting The World To Beat A Path To Your Door Week: 1-7 National Walk Your Dog Week: 1-7 Link   Link Universal Children's Week: 1-7 National Dance Week: 2-11 Link National Storytelling Weekend: 2-4 No Salt Week: 3-10 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta: 3-11  Link  4-H Week: 4-10 Link Banned Books Week: 4-10 Link   Fire Prevention Week: 4-10  Link Death Penalty Focus Week: 4-10 Great Books Week: 4-10 International Post Card Week: 4-10 Link  Kids' Goal Setting Week: 4-10  Mental Illness Awareness Week: 4-10 Mystery Series Week: 4-10 National Health Care Food Service Week: 4-10 Link  National Metric Week: 4-10

National Midwifery Week: 4-10  Link National Work From Home Week: 4-10 Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Week : 4-10   Primary Care Physicians Week: 4-10  Link World Space Week: 4-10 Link Customer Service Week: 5-9  Link Link Drive Safely Work Week: 5-9 Link    Financial Planning Week: 5-11   Industrial Water Week: 5-9 National Women's Leadership Week: 5-9   Link National Heimlich Heroes Week: 5-9  Pediatric Nurses Week: 5-9 Link Pet Obesity Week: 5-10 Link Spinning & Weaving Week: 5-11 Link World Dairy Expo: 6-11 National Physician’s Assistant Week: 6-12

 

Monthly Observances:

National Ergonomics Month Link National Family Sexuality Education Month - Let's Talk! Link National Field Trip Month National "Gain The Inside Advantage" Month National Go On A Field Trip Month National Hospice & Palliative Care Month

National Kitchen & Bath Month Link National Liver Awareness Month National Medical Librarians Month National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month  Link National Orthodontic Health Month National Pescatarian Month

Fresh Quotation:

 

Today’s Reflection:

Not the greatest weekend for football: Cowboys beat Texans, Giants beat Cards, 49ers beat Broncos.

Over the weekend I got another UTI. I got to the doctor at 8am, gave a sample, and got another script. All good. I caught this one early.

The midterm voting can’t end soon enough. I’m so tired of the ads.

Historical events

6 Oct History Video

Cool to know:

Fact: The bumblebee bat is the world’s smallest flying mammal

Weighing in at 0.05 to 0.07 ounces, with a head-to-body length of 1.14 to 1.29 inches and a wingspan of 5.1 to 5.7 inches, the bumblebee bat—also known as Kitti’s hog-nosed bat—is the smallest flying mammal (aka the smallest bat, since those are the only mammals that truly fly) in the world, according to Guinness World Records. Many consider the bumblebee bat to be the smallest mammal overall, but its weight overlaps a bit with another of Earth’s tiniest creatures, the Etruscan shrew.

To see this tiny bat for yourself, you’d have to visit one of a select few limestone caves on the Khwae Noi River in the Kanchanaburi Province of southwest Thailand. 

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World Teachers Day

© Otto Plantema/Minden Pictures

What can a 70-centimetre-tall bird teach us about life? Quite a lot. On World Teachers" Day, the Adélie penguin offers a lesson plan packed with resourcefulness, resilience and a little mischief. Found along the Antarctic coast, the species was named after Adèle, the wife of French explorer Jules Dumont d"Urville, during the expedition that encountered the penguins in 1840.

 

Interesting Space Facts:

In our solar system there are 4 planets known as gas giants: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune.

A gas giant is a large planet composed mostly of gases like hydrogen and helium, with only a relatively small rocky core.

 

Harper’s Index from Funny Times:

 Percentage of millennial Americans who believe they have “money dysmorphia,” or unfounded feelings of financial insecurity: 41

 • Source: Credit Karma (San Francisco)

Percentage of U.S. teens who have investment accounts: 23

 • Source: Fidelity Investments (Boston)

Minimum number of layoffs in the U.S. media sector since January 2023

: 26,102

Source: Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. (Chicago)

Number of the 100 largest American law firms that say they use generative AI in their work : 41

Today’s Birthdays:

Bronny James Basketball Player 22 years old

Birthplace Akron, OH

Eldest son of NBA superstar LeBron James and Savannah Brinson, and professional basketball player, who was drafted to the Los Angeles Lakers in June 2024. 

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Scarlett Byrne Movie Actress 36 years old

Birthplace London, England

British actress who became known for her role as Pansy Parkinson in the Harry Potter film franchise. She is also known for playing Nora Hidelgard in the Vampire Diaries.

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Jeremy Sisto TV Actor 52 years old

Birthplace Grass Valley, CA

Actor who had a role-playing Billy Chenowith on the hit HBO television series Six Feet Under. He later starred on ABC's Suburgatory and CBS's FBI. He has amassed over 100 acting credits throughout his ongoing career.

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Elisabeth Shue Movie Actress 63 years old

Birthplace Wilmington, DE

Actress who gave an emotional and memorable performance as Sera in 1995's Leaving Las Vegas. The role earned her an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. She plays the character Julie Finlay on the crime drama TV series CSI.

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5 Oct Blog

 

 

5 Oct

Weather Expectations Week 41 Day 278 Today 69°/47°                            

Wind 13mph Gusts 22mph Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Breezy Snowy

Risk of fire:   Moderate     Active Fire: 114 miles away

Nearest Lightning: 1052miles away Humidity: 33%

Oct Averages: Temps: 64°\32° 3 days with rain

Today’s Observances:

American Veterans Disabled For Life Awareness Day  Link  Link Blue Shirt Day/World Day of Bullying Prevention Child Health Day Chic Spy Day Dupuytren Disease Awareness Day Get Funky Day Link Dupuytren Disease Awareness Day International Day of No Prostitution  Link

National Consignment Day Link  Link The Victims of Marijuana Prohibition Day  Link Vranec World Day Link Supreme Court Opening Day  Link World Day of Architecture Link World Day of Bullying Prevention World Meningitis Day Link World Habitat Day World Teachers Day Link

 

Weekly Observances:

Trichotillomania, Skin Picking & Related BFRB Awareness Week: 1-5  Link Getting The World To Beat A Path To Your Door Week: 1-7 National Walk Your Dog Week: 1-7 Link   Link Universal Children's Week: 1-7 National Dance Week: 2-11 Link National Storytelling Weekend: 2-4 No Salt Week: 3-10 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta: 3-11  Link  4-H Week: 4-10 Link Banned Books Week: 4-10 Link   Fire Prevention Week: 4-10  Link Death Penalty Focus Week: 4-10 Great Books Week: 4-10 International Post Card Week: 4-10 Link  Kids' Goal Setting Week: 4-10

Mental Illness Awareness Week: 4-10 Mystery Series Week: 4-10 National Health Care Food Service Week: 4-10 Link  National Metric Week: 4-10 National Midwifery Week: 4-10  Link National Work From Home Week: 4-10 Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Week : 4-10   Primary Care Physicians Week: 4-10  Link World Space Week: 4-10 Link Customer Service Week: 5-9  Link Link Drive Safely Work Week: 5-9 Link    Financial Planning Week: 5-11   Industrial Water Week: 5-9 National Women's Leadership Week: 5-9   Link National Heimlich Heroes Week: 5-9  Pediatric Nurses Week: 5-9 Link Pet Obesity Week: 5-10 Link Spinning & Weaving Week: 5-11 Link

 

Monthly Observances:

National Chiropractic Health Month National Cookbook Month National Crime Prevention Month National Critical Illness Awareness Month National Cyber Security Awareness Month Link National Dental Hygiene Month

National Disability Employment Awareness Month Link National Depression Education & Awareness Month National Disability Employment Awareness Month National Domestic Violence Awareness Month  Link National Down Syndrome Month National Dwarfism Awareness Month  Link

Fresh Quotation:

 

Today’s Reflection:

Another nice fall day. No complaints.

Richard and Laura are busy today…checking out a hacienda nearby that will help their ‘overflow’ issue when they have a large gathering. Nice. They haven’t made a decision about the Chinese Hybrid but are impressed with several they have looked at. 

Historical events

5 Oct History video

Cool to know:

Fact: Sudan has more pyramids than any country in the world

What is … a totally strange Jeopardy! question about geography? Not only have archaeologists found more pyramids in Sudan than Egypt, but the numbers aren’t even close. While somewhere around 100 pyramids have been discovered in Egypt (some sources put the number at 118), the number of those found in Sudan is around 255—more than double.

 

Picture of the Day:

World Space Week begins

© EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/Getty Images

First, you build a rocket. Then you ask it to leave Earth, fly to the moon, survive the trip and bring its spacecraft home. Simple, right? Well, not quite. World Space Week, observed every 4-10 October, celebrates the science that makes missions like this possible. The United Nations established the observance in 1999 to commemorate Sputnik 1"s launch on 4 October 1957, and the entry into force of the Outer Space Treaty on 10 October 1967. This year"s theme, "Rocket Revolution," focuses on the evolving technology driving space exploration.

 

Interesting Space Facts:

There are more volcanoes on Venus than on any other planet in our solar system.

There are more than 1,600 major volcanoes across the surface of Venus, including a 5-mile (8 km) high volcano called Maat Mons.

However, none of these volcanoes are known to be erupting at present and most are probably long extinct.

 

Harper’s Index from Funny Times:

Percentage of Americans who said in January 2020 that they were very satisfied with their lives: 65

 • Source: Gallup

Who say so now: 47

• Source: Gallup

Percentage change in the total net worth of white Americans since 2019

: +26

• Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York

In the total net worth of black Americans: –4

• Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York

In the total net worth of American adults under 40: +76

Today’s Birthdays:

Travis Kelce Football Player 37 years old

Birthplace Cleveland Heights, OH

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Jacob Tremblay Movie Actor 20 years old

Birthplace Vancouver, Canada

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Kate Winslet Movie Actress 51 years old

Birthplace Reading, England

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Bernie Mac TV Actor (1957-2008) @50, cardiac arrest

Birthplace Chicago, IL

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Ray Kroc Entrepreneur (1902-1984) @81

Birthplace Oak Park, IL

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Neil deGrasse Tyson Astrophysicist 68 years old

Birthplace New York City, NY

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Brian Johnson Rock Singer (ACDC) 79 years old

Birthplace  Dunston, England

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That’s All for Now

4 Oct

 

 

4 Oct

Weather Expectations Week 41 Day 277 Today 65°/50°                            

Wind 14mph Gusts 21mph Air Quality: Fair Moderate Sunshine Partly Mostly Cloudy Overcast Very Windy Breezy Snowy Smoky Red Flag Warning

Risk of fire: Moderate    Active Fire: 114 miles away

Nearest Lightning: 1040 miles away Humidity: 42%

Oct Averages: Temps: 64°\32° 3 days with rain

Today’s Observances:

Blessing of The Animals Day  Link Blessing of The Fleet (San Franciso) Country Inn Bed & Breakfast Day Dick Tracy Day Get Out And Drive Day  Link  Intergeneration Day International African Diaspora Day International Blessings of The Fishing Fleet Day (South Africa)  Improve Your Office Day International Ship in A Bottle Day

Kanelbullens Dag (Cinnamon Roll Day)  Link Kids Music Day NASCAR Day  National Banana Pudding Day  Link National G.O.E. (Growth, Overcome, Empower) Day Link National Taco Day Link Ten-Four Day Vodka Day Link World Animal Day Link  Link World Child Development Day World Child Health Day World Communion Day

 

Weekly Observances:

Trichotillomania, Skin Picking & Related BFRB Awareness Week: 1-5  Link Getting The World To Beat A Path To Your Door Week: 1-7 National Walk Your Dog Week: 1-7 Link   Link Universal Children's Week: 1-7 National Dance Week: 2-11 Link National Storytelling Weekend: 2-4 No Salt Week: 3-10 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta: 3-11  Link  4-H Week: 4-10 Link Banned Books Week: 4-10 Link   Fire Prevention Week: 4-10  Link Death Penalty Focus Week: 4-10

Great Books Week: 4-10 International Post Card Week: 4-10 Link  Kids' Goal Setting Week: 4-10  Mental Illness Awareness Week: 4-10 Mystery Series Week: 4-10 National Health Care Food Service Week: 4-10 Link  National Metric Week: 4-10 National Midwifery Week: 4-10  Link National Work From Home Week: 4-10 Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Week : 4-10   Primary Care Physicians Week: 4-10  Link World Space Week: 4-10 Link

Monthly Observances:

Intergeneration Month LGBT History Month Link Long Term Care Planning Month Month of Free Thought National Aesthetician Month  Link National AIDS Awareness Month  Link  National Animal Safety and Protection Month Link  Link

National Arts & Humanities Month National Audiology/Protect Your Hearing Month National Bake and Decorate Month National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month National Caramel Month  Link National Chili Month

Fresh Quotation:

 

Today’s Reflection:

It’s another nice fall day here. Should be a great day.

I did a couple loads of laundry and got a new carpet shampooer as the old one quit dispensing water. Happy camper.

Richard and Laura are looking for a used vehicle. They are looking at 2 different Chinese Hybrids. I know they will find a good fit for their needs.   I learned that Chinese Hybrids charge the battery while driving in the gas mode. They do have ports if you want to charge the vehicle at home or at a station. Cool.

Historical events

4 Oct History video

Cool to know:

Fact: Dead skin cells are a main ingredient in household dust

Here’s an interesting (and gross) science fact for you: According to researchers at Imperial College London, humans shed around 200 million skin cells each hour—and they have to go somewhere when we’re indoors. If the idea of skin dust isn’t sitting well with you, you should know that a report from the American Chemical Society found that a skin oil called squalene naturally helps reduce indoor ozone levels by up to 15%—so it’s not all bad.

 

Picture of the Day:

Brown bear, Alaska, United States

© Danny Green/Nature Picture Library

The season of big meals, bigger bellies and stocking up for winter is here. In Alaska, United States, brown bears at Lake Clark National Park and Preserve make the most of the food still available in October. They feed on fish, sedges, berries, roots, clams and other foods to build up fat reserves. Some can weigh more than 450 kilograms before entering their dens for hibernation. That stored fat helps them survive the winter, when they do not eat or drink.

 

Interesting Space Facts:

According to mathematics, white holes are possible, although as of yet we have found none.

A white hole is a hypothetical region of space-time that can’t be entered from the outside, although matter and light can escape from within. Basically, it’s the reverse of a black hole.

 

Harper’s Index from Funny Times:

Factor by which low-income Americans are more likely than others to identify as vegetarian: 2

 • Source: Gallup

Percentage decrease in the number of Americans who identify as vegetarian since 2018: 20

 • Source: Gallup

Percentage of Americans who believe they will be harmed personally by climate change: 45

 • Source: Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (New Haven, Conn.)

Portion of the global population that lives in places where air quality does not meet World Health Organization standards: 9/10

Today’s Birthdays:

Dakota Johnson Movie Actress 37 years old

Birthplace Austin, TX

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Alicia Silverstone Movie Actress 50 years old

Birthplace San Francisco, CA

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Susan Sarandon Movie Actress 80 years old

Birthplace New York City, NY

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Liev Schreiber Movie Actor 59 years old

Birthplace San Francisco, CA

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Christoph Waltz Movie Actor 70 years old

Birthplace Vienna, Austria

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That’s All for Now