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Trichotillomania, Skin Picking
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Today’s Quotes
Today’s Memes
Thoughts for the day
It’s a nice fall day.
I had lunch with Andy and Faith at our favorite Chinese place. Good food,
great conversation.
The Dragon Bravo fire at the Grand Canyon started on July 4, 2025.
Yesterday around 10AM it was labeled 100% contained. We lost most of the
buildings and lodges at the North Rim, many acres of forest, hundreds…if not
thousands of wildlife. I’m glad it is finally contained but remember it is
still burning.
As a former Federal employee who lived through many shutdowns, I have an opinion.
This shutdown is a waste of time and my tax dollars. I still remember my first
shutdown when I was teaching at Tuba City. We had a school K-8 with about 900
boarding students. That day I learned that the only ‘essential’ employee at the
school was the principal. That was quite a wake-up call for me.
Bucket-List
Destinations That Were Once No-Go Zones
Medellin, Colombia
In
1988 Time magazine dubbed Medellin the most dangerous
city in the world. It was the height of the Escobar years when the
notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar used the city as the base for a cartel.
Running battles with the police, political assassinations, bomb blasts, and
killings were commonplace. In 1991 the homicide rate reached a
staggering 381 murders per 100,000 people, almost 40 times greater than
the UN's benchmark for an epidemic of violence.
Escobar died 30 years ago, and the transformation has been staggering. In 2004
a series of infrastructure projects linked the poor, isolated settlements on
the steep hillsides to Medellin’s economic center. The economy came roaring
back and in 2013 the city was named "the most innovative city in the
world" by the Urban Land Institute. Today the city is reborn, making
the most of its stunning location in a valley between two Andean mountain
ridges, and tourists are discovering for themselves why Medellin is
nicknamed 'the City of Eternal Spring.'
Wrong Common
Knowledge
Touching a Baby Bird Will Make Its Mother Reject It
Many people believe that if you touch a baby
bird, its mother will abandon it because of the human scent. In reality, most
birds have a very weak sense of smell and will continue to care for their
chicks regardless. If you find a baby bird on the ground, it’s usually best to
leave it alone, but if necessary, placing it back in the nest won’t cause the
parents to reject it.
Random Thoughts…
Jail and prison mean the same thing, but when you add "er" to
the end of them they become opposites.
If 9/11 had happened in July, Seven-Eleven would have been screwed.
That moment when your crush gets a haircut, and you realize you only liked them
because of their hair.
Love is an unexplained element of life like why Silverfish aren't fish.
Historic Events
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Birthdays
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Neve
Campbell, 52 Movie Actress Tessa
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