Monday Musings - October 30, 2023

 

1. Happy Halloween. The 5th Monday of October has arrived along with the Halloween season. Today is the last Monday of the month and that means there are only 8 Mondays remaining in the year! 

2. The clocks Fall Back next Sunday morning, November 5th as Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends. They were not supposed to fall back, but our dear Congress, well actually the House of Representatives, failed to act on the bill passed by the Senate last year and we remain observing DST.

3. Family NFL Report. It was a mixed day for the family teams who went 2-2. Programming note: The Dolphins are not a family team, but as they are my local team, I track them here.

Commanders (4-4) lost to Eagles (7-1), 31-38

Cowboys (5-2) clobbered Rams (3-5), 43-20

Steelers (4-3) were chewed-up by Jaguars (6-2), 10-20

Ravens (6-2) survived Cardinals (1-7), 31-24

Dolphins (6-2) drowned Patriots (2-6), 31-17

4. Hypocrite. That describes the new Speaker of the House. The Speaker says to read the Bible to see where he stands on issues, yet he fully supported the election lie. He further shows unwavering support for a man whose use of divisive rhetoric, personal attacks, and derogatory language has been criticized as un-Christian; coupled with anti-social behavior on social media, interactions with political opponents, the media, and other individuals, not to mention the allegations of sexual impropriety. The only word to describe such a man is hypocrite. 

5. Don't look now, but the holiday season is already upon us. Start your Christmas shopping early!

6. Today in History. “The War of the Worlds”—Orson Welles's realistic radio dramatization of a Martian invasion of Earth—is broadcast on the radio on October 30, 1938.

Welles was only 23 years old when his Mercury Theater company decided to update H.G. Wells’s 19th-century science fiction novel The War of the Worlds for national radio. Despite his age, Welles had been in radio for several years, most notably as the voice of “The Shadow” in the hit mystery program of the same name. “War of the Worlds” was not planned as a radio hoax, and Welles had little idea of how legendary it would eventually become.

The show began on Sunday, October 30, at 8 p.m. A voice announced: “The Columbia Broadcasting System and its affiliated stations present Orson Welles and the Mercury Theater on the air in ‘War of the Worlds’ by H.G. Wells.”

UN warns of ‘growing hunger and desperation’ in Gaza as Israeli troops advance Show all - CNN

How 2020 election denialism greases the path to power in the Republican Party - CNN

Chilling warning signs of Maine massacres detailed to police six weeks before shootings - CNN

‘White hydrogen’ could help save the world. Scientists just found one of the largest deposits - CNN

CNNAuthorities investigating online threats against Jewish students at Cornell University, school’s president says - CNN

China and Russia take aim at US at Chinese military forum - Reuters

US, South Korean warplanes kick off joint air drills - Reuters

Judge reinstates gag order in Trump federal election case - Reuters

Trump ballot disqualification trial to begin in Colorado - Reuters

Higher Bond Yields Could End the Fed’s Historic Rate Rises - The Wall Street Journal

-- Bob Doan, Tequesta, FL