12 Oct
Weather Expectations Week
42 Day
285 Today 70°/49°
Wind 29mph Gusts 48mph Air Quality: Fair Windy
Risk
of fire: Very Low Active Fire: 214 miles away
Nearest
Lightning: 111
miles away Humidity: 66%
Oct
Averages: Temps: 64°\32° 3 days with rain
Today’s Observances:
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Columbus Day LINK Link |
National Farmer's Day Li`nk National Savings Day Link |
Weekly Observances:
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National Physician’s Assistant Week: 6-12 Bone and Joint Health National Awareness Week: 12-20
Link |
National Women's Motorcycle Week: 11-17 Link World Rainforest Week: 12-17 Link |
Today’s Reflection:
A windy day with occasional rain. Frank Kirar, Laura’s dad had a surprise
80th birthday party where all his kids planned and pulled off a surprise
party. Cool!
I’m doing better every day. Still a little sore.
Historical events
Cool to know:
Fact: German chocolate
cake was invented in Texas
The “German” part of
German chocolate cake comes from a person’s name—and that person wasn’t even
from Germany. Specifically, it’s named after Samuel German, who, in 1852,
created the formula for a sweet baking chocolate bar for Baker’s Chocolate
Company in Massachusetts, which subsequently (and confusingly!) named the
product Baker’s German’s Sweet Chocolate. Fast-forward to June 13, 1957. The Dallas
Morning Star published a recipe for a cake, invented and submitted by a
reader identified as Mrs. George Clay, which used the chocolate. Over the years
as the recipe made its way around the country, people lost the original
reference for the name and thought German chocolate cake came from the country
of Germany.
Picture of the Day:
Glade Creek Grist Mill, West Virginia, United States
© dszc/Getty Images
Surrounded by a
patchwork of red, orange and gold, Glade Creek Grist Mill stands above the
rocky waters of Glade Creek in West Virginia"s Babcock State Park, United
States. Although it looks like a relic from the pioneer era, the mill is
actually a carefully crafted tribute to Appalachia"s milling heritage.
Interesting Space Facts:
Triton is gradually
getting closer to the planet it orbits.
Scientists believe that
when Triton eventually gets too close to Neptune, it will be torn apart by the
planet’s gravity and could potentially create another ring around Neptune,
giving it more rings than Saturn.
Harper’s Index from Funny Times:
Returns tomorrow
Today’s Birthdays:
Josh Hutcherson Movie Actor
34 years old
Film and TV actor who
won a CinemaCon Breakthrough Performer of the Year Award for his role as Peeta
Mellark in The
Hunger Games in 2012. He has also played roles in Zathura, Little
Manhattan, RV,
and Bridge
to Terabithia.
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Hugh Jackman Movie Actor
58 years old
Australian actor best
known for playing Wolverine in the X-Men film series. In 2018, he'd star as
Gary Hart in the film The Front
Runner. His other credits include Prisoners, The Prestige,
Les
Misérables, Pan
and Van
Helsing.
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Kirk Cameron TV Actor 56
years old
Birthplace Los Angeles,
CA
Best known for his time
as a child actor, he played the role of Mike Seaver on the television show Growing Pains.
In 2019, he portrayed himself in a guest role on the series Fuller House.
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Lane Frost Bull Rider
[1963-1989]@ 24. Rodeo accident
Birthplace La Junta, CO
Professional rodeo rider
who was killed by a bull in 1989. He won his first Professional Rodeo Cowboys
Association World Championship at the age of 24.
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Luciano Pavarotti Opera Singer
[1935-2007] @71
Italian operatic tenor
best known for his performances with Spanish singers Placido
Domingo and Jose Carreras.
Together, they were given the name The Three Tenors.
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