1. Today is the second Monday of October and it is Columbus Day, a federal holiday.
2. I experienced a 360 degree sunset my last evening in Florida. The setting sun was reflected off the clouds all around from the west, north and south. It was a sight to enjoy and a great send-off.
Kite Surfer
Carlin Park, Jupiter, Florida
October 10, 2020
3. Kite surfing looks to be an exciting aport. There certainly were enough surfers in the water on Saturday enjoying the sun, surf, and ample wind.
Saying Good-bye
Blowing Rocks, Jupiter Island, Florida
October 10, 2020
4. Saying good-bye to the ocean is always a difficult thing for Chris and I to do. Saturday evening, standing on Blowing Rocks with the 360 degree sunset was a special night. The clouds reflecting the setting sun behind us in the image are in the East and part of the spectacle we witnessed. We reveled in the 85 degree temperatures realizing that we might not experience such warmth until we again visit our Florida Home.
5. Chris and I were amazed at how quickly the autumn colors are arriving. We saw the trees beginning to turn as far south as South Carolina on our drive home yesterday. Along Route 301 in Virginia, the colors were actually very evident and beautiful--even in the driving rain.
6. Family NFL Report.
Ravens (4-1) defeat Bengals (1-3-1) 27-3Steelers (4-0) defeat Eagles (1-3-1) 38-29
Cowboys (2-3) defeat Giants (0-5) 37-34
Football Team (1-4) loses to Rams (4-1) 10-30
7. The election is drawing closer! There are just 22 days until Election Day. Many places are already voting--be sure you vote!
8. Today in History. After sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sights a Bahamian island, believing he has reached East Asia. His expedition went ashore the same day and claimed the land for Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain, who sponsored his attempt to find a western ocean route to China, India, and the fabled gold and spice islands of Asia. Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451. Little is known of his early life, but he worked as a seaman and then a maritime entrepreneur. He became obsessed with the possibility of pioneering a western sea route to Cathay (China), India, and the gold and spice islands of Asia. At the time, Europeans knew no direct sea route to southern Asia, and the route via Egypt and the Red Sea was closed to Europeans by the Ottoman Empire, as were many land routes. Contrary to popular legend, educated Europeans of Columbus’ day did believe that the world was round, as argued by St. Isidore in the seventh century. However, Columbus, and most others, underestimated the world’s size, calculating that East Asia must lie approximately where North America sits on the globe (they did not yet know that the Pacific Ocean existed).
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Ronald Reagan Quote for the Week
Address to the 40th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, October 25, 1985
-- Bob Doan, Elkridge, Maryland
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