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Americans Week: 10-17 National Wildlife
Refuge Week: 11-17 Link Bone and Joint
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International
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Blind Americans Equality Day |
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Today’s Quotes
Today’s Memes
Thoughts for the day
Apologies for no blog yesterday. When I have my blood treatment, part of
it is Benadryl. Yesterday’s treatment made me very sleepy. I slept through most
of the 4 hour treatment. I hadn’t eaten breakfast, so the Benadryl hit me
harder than usual. When I got home, I sat in my recliner and watched TV. This morning
I’m back to my normal awake soft.
On Sunday, the Cards blew a nice lead to lose to the Colts. Then Sunday
evening my phone had a tornado alert. This is unheard of, but a big storm hit
the Rez between Tolani Lake and Leupp and radar said there might be a tornado
and the storm was heading for the Winslow area. There were no reports of
touchdowns. They issued the alert because
at night it is very difficult to see a tornado. Duh…
Numerous US airports are refusing to show Noem’s video that blames Dems
for the shutdown and therefore airline delays. Many airport leaders are saying
it is a violation of the Hatch Act. Good for them.
I’m not surprised but I am angry that Trump took back Columbus Day in one
of this executive orders. We all know that Columbus did not discover America.
We all know that Columbus and his crew brought smallpox and other diseases to
the indigenous people of this area, and he took about 500 individuals as slaves
for his homeland. There are almost 10 million enrolled tribal members and there
are about 17 million people with Italian ancestry. On a personal note: I taught
Navajo students for almost 2 decades. Every year, as the Federal Holiday rolled
around, it was difficult to explain to children what the Holiday was about. Labor
Day, Veterans’ Day, Christmas, and President’s Day were much easier to explain.
Anniversaries in 2025…
1965 Voting Rights Act, 60 Years
President Lyndon B. Johnson
signed the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965, days after the Selma to
Montgomery marches. The law banned literacy tests and created federal oversight
for places with histories of discrimination. Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge bears
plaques about “Bloody Sunday,” March 7, 1965. Walkers should use the bridge’s
pedestrian lane and watch curb edges. The 60th is a good time to look up
registration rules in your state and learn how districts are drawn on public
maps.
Americans Missing From
Your History Textbook
Charles R. Drew’s
Blood Plasma Banks
Charles
Drew refined methods to separate and store plasma, organized transatlantic
shipments in wartime, and designed systems that turned donations into reliable
supply. Hospitals could finally hold lifesaving blood products long enough to
meet crises rather than hope the right type arrived by chance. His stand
against segregated blood also reshaped policy. The legacy is practical and
profound. Modern trauma care, disaster response, and routine surgery all move
faster because storage became science.
Random Thoughts…
The Japanese flag
could be a pie chart of how much of Japan is Japan.
There is no real reason behind the order of the alphabet ...ponder upon that.
You would worry a lot less about what people think of you if you realized how
little they actually do.
Historic Events
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