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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That’s All for Now