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- November 6, 2022
- Daylight Savings Time Ends 2022
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Daylight Savings Time was an adjustment made to the clocks in an effort to achieve longer evening daylight in summer by setting the clocks forward an hour ahead of the standard time.
DST originated in the US with the Standard Time Act of 1918 which was a wartime measure for seven months during World War I in the interest of adding more daylight hours to conserve energy resources.
Last March 16 the U.S. Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act (S.623). This legislation will make daylight saving time permanent beginning in 2023. Supporters claim it would lead to greater economic activity during those hours nearing the close of a day.
Daylight Savings Time reception has been somewhat waning over the years — with some jurisdictions declining to implement it at all.
It would seem that advanced clocks for the efficience of manufacturing and commerce are not everyone's forte.
Perhaps it's because the democrats seek to rid us of all manufacturing jobs as a part of their plain to ruin the entirety of The Republic.
Personally I can take it or leave it. I find the advent of darkness at the end of daylight savings time striking as I observe it each year.
Daylight Savings Time ends at 2:00 am on November 6th. That's tonight boys and girls.
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- November 5, 2022
- National Bison Day 2022
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When I was a kid my daddy took our family to Yellowstone.
There was the trip from Blackfoot, Idaho through the Grand Teton range traveling there and back with the spectacular cloud formations we both went through and viewed from far above. Yellowstone was a natural wonderland with the various volcanic formations actively spewing water and the many mineral spring basins filled with water so hot you could boil eggs ...
The bears, the birds, and the bison were there in the roads right along with us. I saw many things I might not ever see again and I took it all in with the wonder of a child's eyes.
When you see your first herd of bison you gain an understanding for the hugeness of these beasts and how fierce they appear. It is a wonder how they were hunted during the old days in the West, much less how they were abusively taken then poorly utilized by the selfish travelers of the time. I was impressed with these massive animals that I remember them to this day.
I find the tourists who go so far as to provoke them into attacking to be somewhat ignorant of just who lives there and who is just visiting. I know that if you maintain your distance and don't approach or alarm them they are likely to cohabitate that space and tolerate your presence quite nicely.
Today is National Bison Day and November fifth is a day we set aside to reflect on the impact bison have made on our environment and culture as that icon we see on coins, state flags, and other thing to remind us of that which we are — and were.
Though I toy with the idea of returning to the Teton Range and Yellowstone I have the stark realization that this may never happen. I am fortunate to have already experienced much of that wildlife which dwell there, like the bison.
It is fortuitous that my daddy had the foresight to realize just how important that experience would end up being for me personally.
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- November 4, 2022
- Use your Common Sense Day 2022
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I wasn't always this way, but of late I pride myself at attempting good sense and sound judgment in practical matters. Anymore I strive to maintain the ability to think and behave in a reasonable way and to make good decisions. To exercise good judgment, common sense, and as much wisdom as I can muster.
This is all the result of the stupid woke movement, cancel culture, and the libard spin which has brought even more failure on our education system, has degraded the security of our borders, has cast shame on us as a nation of laws when we seek to defund law enforcement and other stupidity the democrats have propagated as that failure which is them en toto.
People exhibit a distinct lack of raising when they show off their lack of common sense by trying to package all their "bad" as "good" when it is not good. It is a total detriment to everything we are. Today is Use Your Common Sense Day. It is held each November 4 and is designed to promote “the applied knowledge of simple, sensible things”.
The democrats are about to reap what they sow in the upcoming elections. Naturally they will wish to affix blame anywhere but where it belongs on their failed policies and pervasive no character criminal element. So as they slowly sink into their over taxed feces caked no law no order west ...
In the immortal words of John Donne "For whom the bell tolls, It tolls for thee".
For Whom the Bell Tolls
No man is an island,
Entire of itself.
Each is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less.
As well as if a promontory were.
As well as if a manor of thine own
Or of thine friend's were.
Each man's death diminishes me,
For I am involved in mankind.
Therefore, send not to know
For whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee.
John Donne
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- November 3, 2022
- World Jellyfish Day 2022
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I used to have a lot of experience with various jellyfish. I was immersed in the gulf stream for extended periods of time while living in the Florida Keys during my youth and they were there to be encountered whether you were ready or not.
I recall encountering the Portuguese man o' war and the much more numerous bottom dwellers of the various canals — and I did indeed suffer stings every now and then.
It gave me respect where there may have been insufficient amounts previously.
Jellyfish congregate in groups which are called "blooms" or "swarms" and they are not really fish at all. No bones. No brain. Their invertebrate nature and other worldly appearance make for interesting encounters even now.
Jellyfish are plankton eaters. Some species of fish, sharks, turtles, and even people are known to dine on them. I have encountered Asian people who are skilled in maintaining them in large spectacular aquaria.
All in all the jellyfish is an interesting enigma in the marine life of the world and I try to gain knowledge of them even now.
Today is World Jellyfish Day. It happens on November 3rd and I'm not exactly sure about the observance other than scientific curiosa. I think it's important to know about things as a human being even if you actively choose not to exploit them.
Regardless of your personal level of interest in these creatures Happy World Jellyfish Day to you !
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- November 2, 2022
- All Souls Day 2022
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I've lost so many friends and relatives over the years.
It is sometimes overwhelming to think of just how alone I actually am at this point in my existence.
I try to remember my relatives who have passed this earthly existence.
Some of them were more important and dear to me than others.
I even have hard feelings towards some of those who have departed.
I try to set these aside on certain days of the year such as this one.
This second religious aspect immediately following Halloween is November 2nd where we have All Souls Day aka Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed aka the Day of the Dead.
It is a time for people to honor all those that have departed.
It is a day to celebrate, respect, and honor the dead.
So I will utilize the day to attempt to pay my respects to those who have gone on before ...
Even if we didn't part in the best of circumstances.
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- November 1, 2022
- National Authors Day 2022
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When I was a kid I was a big fan of the literature by Isaak Yudovich Ozimov aka Dr Issac Asimov (1920-1992). I felt that his insights into the scientific world gave a depth to his science fiction which imparted relevancy — and he was that intersection of both science fiction and science fact that naturally appealed to my early diffuse interests.
Dr Asimov fell victim to a serious heart attack. In December 1983 he underwent a triple bypass surgery at NYU Medical Center, during which he contracted HIV from a blood transfusion.
His HIV status was kept secret because he and his family feared the anti AIDS prejudice which might be directed at both him and his family members.
He died in Manhattan on April 6, 1992, and was cremated with a reported cause of death as heart and kidney failure.
What a tragic ending for one of the greatest minds the world has ever produced.
He remained the favorite author of this wayward manchild thoughout the greater proportion of my lifetime.
Today is National Author’s Day. It is a day to spend with those works by your favorite author. I will likely spend the day reading either The Positronic Man, or I, Robot, or perhaps even Fantastic Voyage for the umpteenth time.
However you choose to spend the day I hope you'll consider the sadness I have over the loss of my favorite author so many years ago.
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- November 1, 2022
- All Saints Day 2022
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I've lost so many relatives over the years. It is sometimes overwhelming to think of how alone I actually am these days.
I try to remember those who have passed this earthly existence. Not all of them are saints, but some of them are in my limited mortal mind.
Today is All Saints Day aka All Hallows' Day aka the Feast of All Saints aka the Feast of All Hallows aka the Solemnity of All Saints aka Hallowmas.
The day is a Christian solemnity or feast day of the highest rank and is celebrated in honour of all the saints of the church, whether they are known or unknown.
The day is meant for attending Church services and involves the visitation of cemeteries and praying for the dead.
Hallelujah !
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- October 31, 2022
- Halloween 2022
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- October 30, 2022
- Buy a Doughnut Day 2022
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Yes, ladies and gentlemen I have been known to purchase a donut or two over the years.
There was a time in my life where I viewed them as satisfactory ... if not fattening nutrition.
Upon evaluation of the standard Krispy Kreme glazed yeast donut I came to understand the folly of this and radically decreased the amount of those I consumed.
However, I did buy many more than I ate primarily as a function of work related endeavors.
Once I bought six dozen donuts and set them on the counter at work. It seems that the man handling the paper recycling came in and absconded with all six dozen by placing them on top of the paper in his bin as he left the floor.
As it turns out he became increasingly brazen and made the mistake of robbing purses in City Hall whereby he was captured on security video and fired. My good friend Sam looked far and wide for those six dozen Krispy Kremes as well. Luckily several in the department saw me put them on the counter and this became an item of contention with the fired thief who did not contest the accusations ...
Because as we all know it's not character defamation WHEN IT'S TRUE.
Buy a Doughnut Day occurs on October 30.
Time to go to your favorite dispensary of those lovely sugary pastry creations and gobble down a few.
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- October 29, 2022
- National Internet Day 2022
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It's National Internet Day. Held each 29th of October it offers a time we can sit back and consider the internet ... what it is, what it was, and where it's going.
The internet has it's origins in Arpanet — which even predates me in the field. The lifespan of The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network was from 1969 til 1990. I entered the computer field in 1973. It was the first wide-area packet-switched network with distributed control and one of the first networks to implement the now ubiquitous TCP/IP protocol stack.
This precursor was the beginnings of what became the technical foundation of the Internet.
The internet is a global network of computers and communications gear which provide information and communications between networks internationally using standardized communication protocols which acts as a set of standards by which disparate networks may communicate and therefore interoperate with each other.
A common denominator crossing international boundaries between systems if you will.
The topology of the internet has evolved traversing copper, wireless, fiberoptic, and satellite media operations and who knows what quantum modality may find it's way to mainstream use in the future.
So while some surf using a cell phone I prefer a full node with multiple addresses, a functional server cluster, and several multihomed workstations and printers in the mix. Though I did occasionally over the years utilize a cell phone for internet access ... that was then and this is now. Cell phone internet access just offends my sensibilities.
I like a fairly late generation processor in the I7 or later family, a large set of dual monitors and a strong backlit mechanical keyboard at my disposal.
Actually, I have considered blocking my resources from cell phones altogether but that didn't go over too well with some of my cohorts.
After going through all the trouble to implement a mobile site I continue to have contempt for cell phone web surfing which I consider to be the domain of juveniles and other low tech individuals. However, to each their own.
Happy National Internet Day to you regardless.
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- October 28, 2022
- Wild Foods Day 2022
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When I was a kid a man named Euell Gibbons was on television pitching a bunch of foodstuffs like Post Grapenuts cereal with his expertise based on the acquisition of wild foods and foraging in the uncultivated areas of the country.
I recall reading how he suffered stomach cancer and couldn't help but feel that he had sustained this as the result of his "stalking" of the wild asparagus and other things consumed raw in the wild.
Most assuredly I could be wrong.
Be all of this as it may, aside from various mushrooms which I feel warrant particular attention and identification I think that eating a berry or two from a plant in the wild is okay.
However, I do prefer organically grown cultivated fruits and vegetables as opposed to the wild produce that Mr Gibson preferred.
Today is Wild Foods Day. It is observed annually each October 28 by those attuned to eating from the things that grow wild.
It is also a time to celebrate wildflowers as well as fruit, and vegetables.
People have eaten plants as food items from the wild for millenia.
They are also finding their way into the menus of gourmet establishments as well as raw food places as part of the trendy froth of human existence.
While they indeed may be free of preservatives the pesticides may sometimes quite questionable particularly on foodstuffs found in right of ways and along railroad tracks.
While consuming them may add to some environmentally conscious lifestyle, remember Euell Gibbons.
He developed stomach cancer and died from a diet rich in those wild uncultivated food items he hunted and ate then about which he wrote books.
Be careful.
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- October 27, 2022
- Boxer Shorts Day 2022
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Over the years, sometimes the question of the hour has been "boxers or briefs?" to which I typically respond "briefs" because those are indeed my preferred style of foundation garments.
Though I have occasionally been known to wear boxers their configuration finds me typically ending up with most or all of my package hanging out the fly and it's pretty much an uncomfortable arrangement for one as bashful me.
So I keep everything swathed in an underwear which keeps everything inside and my stuff covered adequately.
Today is Boxer Shorts Day. It is a US observance said to be that day to make known a preference for the undergarments known as Boxers — in an effort to sway the public I suppose.
Be all of this as it may each October 27 finds me still preferring briefs for the aformentioned reasons and I'd just as soon not be on display should I find myself in some compromising situation.
God help me if I ever end up in prison and have to shuck down like they depict on the documentaries of entry into incarceration processing.
I dare say I prefer death to following some of those instructions I've heard barked by some dullard correctional officer to new inmates.
This may be the underlying thing which keeps me conforming to the law and order orientation I've had in place for as long as I remember.
It is said that most of the men and women in the United States like boxers.
I'm quite happy to continue to be contrary thank you.
The topic is one too personal for me to allow most to pursue.
Briefs. Not Boxers.
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- October 26, 2022
- Day of the Deployed 2022
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My brothers and I all enlisted in the Navy.
Actually, I was the last to enlist which is strange being the oldest. I came to a fork in the road which was actually that space between a rock and a hard place.
I recall how glad my daddy was that I had enlisted and he even took me down there to see to it all.
Of my brothers and I none made a career of the navy.
I'm sorry that my daddy didn't live to see my nephew make Chief Petty Officer.
He is better than halfway through a 20 year enlistment and he seems to have taken to it quite nicely.
Today is National Day of the Deployed. It happens on October 26 and is the day to say Thank You to all military serving outside the US and to their families who keep things running at home in their absence.
My nephew is deployed overseas while his family remains stateside.
So in the vernacular of the Navy I say Bravo Zulu.
Well done and smooth sailing.
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- October 25, 2022
- National I Care About You Day 2022
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The concept of caring about another has many permutations. I care for others indeed, but likewise care for some of them more than others.
Take Chiefie. There is nothing she could ask of me that I wouldn't attempt my utmost to make reality.
I have others in my life for whom I care as well. However, not as much as the woman I would have for my very own. Certain rights come with that territory and she holds the key to my heart.
Today we observe National I Care About You Day.
It happens on October 25 and bids you take pause and consider those most important to your feelings and orientation to the planet.
We should plan something special for them that they might know the depth of our caring and consideration of them.
And for no other reason than she is in my life I declare to her and the rest of the world that I am very grateful.
We have a healthy relationship and lifestyle. We don't get together as much as I might like but unlike the Dave of the past I am now more socially aware and sensitive to the needs of others.
So Happy National I Care About You Day and I hope you care for someone as much as I care for Chiefie.
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