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This entire article is a fantastic read, but I think the the answer to your question, is here on page four. Spider Silk | HowStuffWorks

ELECTRON MICROSCOPE PHOTO Image of a spider’s silk spigots By MicroAngela Yikes, this is AWESOME a super close-up of a spider producing silk for a web!

October 16th 2023 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Air Force Day (Bulgaria) Boss's Day (United States) Christian feast day: Balderic (Baudry) of Monfaucon Bercharius Bertrand of Comminges Colmán of Kilroot (Colman mac Cathbaid) Eliphius Fortunatus of Casei Gall Gerard Majella Hedwig of Silesia Hugh Latimer (Anglicanism) Junian (of Saint-Junien) Marguerite Marie Alacoque Marie-Marguerite d'Youville Nicholas Ridley (Anglicanism) Silvanus of Ahun Blessed Thevarparampil Kunjachan (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church / Catholic Church) Pope Victor III October 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Pope John Paul II Day (Poland) Death anniversary of Liaquat Ali Khan (Pakistan) Teachers' Day (Chile) World Food Day (International) Bu-Ma Democratic Protests Commemoration Day (South Korea) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) National Feral Cat Day Day of the Races Global Cat Day Heroes and Forefathers Day National Department Store Day National Eddie Day National Elaine Day National Heroes' Day of Jamaica National Liqueur Day National Trey Day National Veterans BBQ Day World Allergy Awareness Day World Spine Day National Boss’ Day Steve Jobs Day Oscar Wilde’s Birthday Paul Edwin Zimmer’s Birthday Manute Bol’s Birthday Naomi Osaka’s Birthday John Mayer’s Birthday Kai Jackson’s Birthday Hema Malini’s Birthday Angela Lansbury’s Birthday Carmen Pritchett’s Birthday Tom Schwartz’s Birthday Bob Weir’s Birthday Aphmau’s Birthday Angry Grandpa’s Birthday Ruby Rose Turner’s Birthday Ilya Fedorovich’s Birthday Suzanne Somers’s Birthday Aliya Janell’s Birthday Flea’s Birthday ~~~~~~ Mon Oct 16th, 2023 - Fri Oct 20th, 2023 National School Bus Safety Week Fun Observances (2) Dictionary Day Dictionary Day is on October 16. The unofficial holiday celebrates the birth anniversary of American lexicographer, Noah Webster. Born on October 16, 1758, Webster is best known for publishing An American Dictionary of the English Language, the precursor of the now famous and widely used Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Reference Book A dictionary is a reference book that lists words in a language and provides the meaning, origin and pronunciation of each listed word. The book also informs users on how to use a word in different circumstances. Semasiological, of Course Dictionaries are semasiological. Semasiology is the branch of linguistics that deals with the definition of words and phrases in a language. This is different from onomasiology, which deals with what things and concepts are called. A thesuarus is an onomasiological reference book because it provides users the different terms that can be used to express a specific idea. How to Celebrate? Pick up a dictionary and try to learn the meanings of at least 5 new words. Learn more about the history and science behind publishing dictionaries. Did You Know... ...that pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word in the Merriam-Webster dictionary? At 45 letters, the word refers to a lung disease. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ National Clean Out Your Virtual Desktop Day Take the third Monday of October to clean the mess on your desktop because it is National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day. Created by the Personal Computer Museum in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, the annual holiday was first celebrated in the around the world in 2010. The unofficial holiday encourages people to organize their desktop and the files on their computer. Find Your Files Just like in real life, it is very easy to collect useless and unimportant files on our computers and desktops. And just like when we are surrounded by clutter, we tend to get unproductive, a mess on our computer desktops can negatively affect our motivation and ability to work well. In addition, a cluttered desktop can not only slow down our computer, but it can also make finding files more difficult. This holiday promotes cleaning up and organizing your desktop so that when you work on your computer you are not bogged down by all the unnecessary and unimportant files. National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day is also sometimes known as Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day. How to Celebrate? Start off the week right by cleaning out your desktop. Organize all your folders and reclaim that picture of a sunny beach as your screensaver. Did You Know... ...that the early computers were the size of a room? That's a far cry from the tiny computers we are all familiar with today! *** Choosing a movie? Don’t trust these extremely abbreviated plot 
explanations. The Shining: A family’s first Airbnb experience goes very wrong. The Lord of the Rings: Group spends nine hours returning jewelry. Titanic: Everyone tries the ice-bucket challenge. Beauty and the Beast: Stockholm syndrome works. The Chronicles of Narnia: Kid comes out of the closet. *** I’m employed at a computer security company and have a colleague whose name is, M. Alware. His e-mail address is malware@company.com. My ex-boss’s name is R. Stone. His e-mail was stoner@company.co.in. My name is James Pan. Every other permutation of my name was taken (e.g., jpan, jamesp), so I’m stuck with japan@university.edu. *** The attorney tells the accused, “I have some good news and some bad news.” “What’s the bad news?” asks the accused. “The bad news is, your blood 
is all over the crime scene, and the DNA tests prove you did it.” “What’s the good news?” “Your cholesterol is 130.” *** I’ve given up social media for the New Year and am trying to make friends outside Facebook while 
applying the same principles. Every day, I walk down the street and tell passersby what I’ve eaten, how I feel, what I did the night before, and what I will do tomorrow. Then I give them pictures of my family, my dog, and me gardening. I also listen to their conversations and tell them I love them. And it works. I already have three people following me—two 
police officers and a psychiatrist. *** The annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest honors purposely lousy opening sentences for nonexistent novels. This entry from finalist Phillip Davies of Cardiff, Wales, gave us a very real laugh: “Finally, after 97 long days adrift, Captain Pertwee was 
rescued, mercifully ending his miserable diet of rainwater and strips of sun-dried Haddock—which was 
actually far ghastlier than it sounded, what with George Haddock being 
his former first mate.” *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** nice couple *** Meanwhile, back at Walmart *** *** *** *** sandrewn

Wandering Spider (Ctenus sp.) Very well behaved fella, so I just tried going as close as I could get! Wandering spider (Bowie sp.)

October 15th 2023 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Anniversary of the 1987 Coup d'État (Burkina Faso) Breast Health Day (Europe) Christian feast day: Bruno of Querfurt Cúan of Ahascragh Teresa of Ávila Thecla of Kitzingen October 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Evacuation Day (Tunisia) King Father's Commemoration Day (Cambodia) National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (United States) Shwmae Su'mae Day (Wales) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Dashain Global Handwashing Day International Day of Rural Women International: Dussehra Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti Mera Chaoren Houba Mother's Day in Malawi Mysore Dasara National Aesthetician Day National Cheese Curd Day National Grouch Day National HSA Awareness Day National Lemon Bar Day National Mushroom Day National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day National Riley Day National Roast Pheasant Day Navratri Shine a Light Night Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Day White Cane Safety Day World Students’ Day World Toy Camera Day National Chicken Cacciatore Day Sophia Birlem’s Birthday Mesut Özil’s Birthday Malu Trevejo’s Birthday Keyshia Cole’s Birthday Friedrich Nietzsche’s Birthday Ginuwine’s Birthday Daniel Gizmo’s Birthday Doug Hehner’s Birthday Billy Unger’s Birthday Anthony Joshua’s Birthday Audrey’s Birthday Abdul Kalam’s Birthday Zelo’s Birthday Jarrod Schulz’s Birthday ~~~~~~ Sun Oct 15th, 2023 - Sat Oct 21st, 2023 National Chemistry Week Fun Observances I Love Lucy Day October 15 is I Love Lucy Day, a day devoted to everything I Love Lucy, a black-and-white sitcom that aired in the 1950s in the United States. One of the most watched television series of its time, the show is well known and popular around the world today. The unofficial holiday commemorates the day in 1951, when the show, starring real-life couple at that time, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, debuted on CBS. Singer and Performer I Love Lucy follows the lives of aspiring performer Lucy Ricardo, her singer husband Ricky Ricardo and their friends Ethel and Fred Mertz in New York City. While the show ended in 1957, a spinoff first known as the Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show and then as The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour ran for three more years. How to Celebrate? Have an I Love Lucy-themed party and have guests dress up in 1950s style. Decorate your venue with 1950s style furniture and textiles and serve foods that were popular in the 1950s. Organize a marathon viewing session of the show with your friends and family. Did You Know… …that I Love Lucy is the only show in television history that has never stopped broadcasting since airing its first episode in 1951? Reruns of the show have been popular around the world after the show ended. *** As a freelance secretary, I type story manuscripts. When an author pays me, I print the name of the story across the top of his check. Once when I took a check to the bank, the teller suddenly froze. Only after I had explained my procedure to a bank officer did the reason for the teller's reaction become clear. The story was called "Your Money or Your Life," and that, of course, was what I had written in bold letters across the top of the check. *** During a business trip to Boeing's Everett, Wash., factory, I noticed several 747 and 777 airliners being assembled. Before the engines were installed, huge weights were hung from the wings to keep the planes balanced. The solid-steel weights were bright yellow and marked "14,000 lbs." But what I found particularly interesting was some stenciling I discovered on the side of each weight. Imprinted there was the warning: "Remove before flight." *** Louie and his wife are listening to the radio when they hear the weather report: "A snow emergency has been declared. You must park your cars on the odd-numbered side of the street.” So Louie gets up and moves his car. Two days later—same thing. "A snow emergency has been declared,” blares the radio. "Park your cars on the even-numbered side of the street.” Louie gets up and does what he’s told. Three days later: "There will be a foot of snow today. Park your cars on the ...,” and then the power goes out. "What should I do?” a confused Louie asks his wife. "This time,” she says, "why don’t you just leave the car in the garage?” *** Ah, marriage. I was standing in front of the bathroom mirror one evening admiring my reflection, when I posed this question to my wife of 30 years: “Will you still love me when I’m old, fat, and balding?” She answered, “I do.” *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

Web spinning Taken on a morning walk at Heaton Mersey nature park. Baby Garden Spiders (Araneus diadematus) Clump of baby Garden Spiders in my garden. Usually have a few of these in the garden each year. They scatter in the most alarming way when surprised but soon come back together. (Dr Steven Murray)

October 14th 2023 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Angadrisma Fortunatus of Todi Joseph Schereschewsky (Episcopal Church (USA)) Pope Callixtus I October 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Intercession of the Theotokos Day of the Cathedral of the Living Pillar (Georgian Orthodox Church) Mother's Day (Belarus) National Education Day (Poland), formerly Teachers' Day Nyerere Day (Tanzania) Second Revolution Day (Yemen) World Standards Day (International) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) National Dessert Day Be Bald and Be Free Day National I Love You Day National Ryan Day National Veronica Day Bathukamma Starting Day Bookshop Day Chisinau City Day Day of the Defender I Love Yarn Day International African Penguin Awareness Day Mahalaya Mwalimu Nyerere Day National Chess Day National Costume Swap Day National Motorcycle Ride Day Universal Music Day World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Adventure Day Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Birthday Kamala Harris's Birthday Stephen A. Smith’s Birthday Usher’s Birthday Roger Moore’s Birthday Rowan Blanchard’s Birthday Lourdes Ciccone Leon’s Birthday Karyn White’s Birthday King James II’s Birthday Jason Plato’s Birthday Jared Goff’s Birthday Jelly’s Birthday Fernanda Ramirez’s Birthday Dillon the Hacker’s Birthday Carol Capel’s Birthday *** Just because the items in these classified ads are free doesn’t mean they’re worth it: Free: Piano with matching bench seat, very good condition, all keys work probably Free: 5 kitchen drawers, all matching naughty pine fronts Free: Vain Screening Free: rent in exchange for elderly woman *** We all make mistakes. Some 
are just more public than others, 
like these real newspaper typos: “Here the bridal couple stood, 
facing the floral setting, and exchanged cows.” “It took many rabbits many years to write the Talmud.” “Mrs. ____ fell down stairs at her home this morning, breaking her myhodudududududududosy, and suffered painful injuries.” “A headline in an item in the 
Feb. 15th edition incorrectly stated ‘Stolen Groceries.’ It should have read: ‘Homicide.’” *** It’s tough enough selling a home nowadays. Don’t make the mistakes that turned off these readers on the City Room blog of The New York Times: "It was a good house, well-maintained. But the bed with the person in it was off-putting." "The family dog, long departed, was stuffed and standing next to the fireplace. RIP Sparky." "The main distraction was dirt. Although there was the tiny child who proudly showed us the refrigerator full of ‘Daddy’s beer’ just outside an upstairs bedroom." *** A long line leading to the ladies’ room greeted my friend’s wife. Since desperate times call for desperate measures, my friend took her 
into the empty men’s room, then stood guard. When she exited a few minutes later, a man waiting his turn called out, “I hope you remembered to put up the toilet seat.” *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Parking sensors *** *** Taking your kid to go shopping at Walmart *** *** Texas? *** Free Ranging chickens (three catches per customer max) *** Leprechaun cowboy??????? *** Attention, pickup in isle 14!!!!!!! *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn (There was a glitch, I had to do it over, twice.)

New 'jellybean' spider species found on Darling Downs New 'jellybean' spider species found on Queensland's Darling Downs - ABC News

October 13th 2023 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Azerbaijani Railway Day (Azerbaijan) Christian feast day: Blessed Alexandrina of Balasar Daniel and companions, of Ceuta Edward the Confessor (translation) Gerald of Aurillac Blessed Maddalena Panattieri (OP) Theophilus of Antioch October 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Doi taikomatsuri October 13–15 (Shikokuchūō, Ehime, Japan) International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction (international) Paramedics' Day (Poland) Rwagasore Day (Burundi) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) National No Bra Day Disaster Day - 1 International Day for Disaster Reduction - 2 International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction - 3 Ancestors' Day English Language Day International Civility For the Girl Child Day International Day for Failure Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day National Herpes Awareness Day National M&M Day National Train Your Brain Day National Transfer Money to Your Son Day National Yorkshire Pudding Day Navy Birthday Pchum Ben Prince Louis Rwagasore Day Vet Nurse Day World Egg Day World Thrombosis Day Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Birthday Paul Pierce’s Birthday Paul Simon’s Birthday Margaret Thatcher’s Birthday Marie Osmond’s Birthday Ashanti’s Birthday Layla Spring’s Birthday Kate Walsh’s Birthday Jerry Rice’s Birthday Jimin’s Birthday Jerry Jones’s Birthday Caleb McLaughlin’s Birthday Sammy Hagar’s Birthday Shirley Caesar’s Birthday Tisha Campbell-Martin’s Birthday Taylor Alesia’s Birthday Billionaire Black’s Birthday Kendra Bailey’s Birthday Kim Vanderhee’s Birthday Tiffany Trump's Birthday Fun Observances International Skeptics Day Are you one of those people who takes everything they hear with a grain of salt? Do you question everything and never accept things at their face value? Then, International Skeptics Day on October 13 is the holiday for you. This unofficial holiday is sometimes also celebrated on January 13. Or is it? Whether you are skeptical of when the holiday is celebrated or not, we can all agree that the day encourages people to be skeptical and to never accept anything without questioning its veracity. Attitude of Doubt According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, skepticism is an attitude of doubt towards a particular object or a piece of knowledge, whether it is philosophical, religious or scientific. It is only with this attitude that human society and its understanding of the world around it has been able to evolve and develop - many scientific claims, myths and hoaxes throughout history have been brought to light and debunked due to the hard work of skeptics who refused to stop questioning and doubting. Who knows, without Galileo Galilei's skepticism, for example, we may still be believing that the Sun moves around the Earth? How to Celebrate? Be skeptical (or sceptical if you live in a country that follows British English) of everything! Don't accept any claims made by family, friends, colleagues or strangers without doing your own research. Is there a mystery that intrigues you? Try solving it! Know of someone who believes in UFOs, the Loch Ness Monster or the Big Foot? Maybe it's time to sit with them and ask them to be skeptical about their claims? Watch TV shows that debunk myths and pseudoscience. We recommend Penn and Teller's show and Mythbusters. Read books written by literary skeptics such as Shakespeare and Herman Melville. Did You Know... ...that the opposite of skepticism is trivialism, the notion that everything is true and possible? The word comes from the Latin word, trivialis, meaning commonplace. *** A poodle and a collie were walking down the street. The poodle turned to the collie and complained, "My life is a mess. My owner is mean, my girlfriend is having an affair with a German shepherd, and I'm nervous as a cat." "Why don't you go see a psychiatrist?" asked the collie. "I can't," replied the poodle. "I'm not allowed on the couch." *** Two campers are hiking in the woods when one is bitten on the rear end by a rattlesnake. "I'll go into town for a doctor," the other says. He runs ten miles to a small town and finds the only doctor delivering a baby. "I can't leave," the doctor says. "But here's what to do. Take a knife, cut a little X where the bite is, suck out the poison and spit it on the ground." The guy runs back to his friend, who is in agony. "What did the doctor say?" the victim cries. "He says you're gonna die." *** A pair of cows were talking in the field. One says, "Have you heard about the mad cow disease that's going around?" "Yeah," the other cow says. "Makes me glad I'm a penguin." *** Texting acronyms can stump even the best parents: Mom: Your great-aunt just passed away. LOL. Son: Why is that funny? Mom: It’s not funny, David! What do you mean? Son: Mom, LOL means Laughing Out Loud. Mom: I thought it meant Lots of Love. I have to call everyone back. ~~~~ Daughter: I got an A in Chemistry. Mom: WTF! Daughter: Mom, what do you think WTF means? Mom: Well That’s Fantastic. ~~~~ Mom: What do IDK, LY & TTYL mean? Son: I don’t know, love you, talk to you later. Mom: OK, I will ask your sister. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

I don't know why but 'Saddles' is stuck in my mind (cowboys?). While wandering the web, I found this old favorite of mine. I thought you might enjoy it. GeneAutry.com: Watch a Gene Autry Video Clip - Back in the Saddle Again

Mirror Spiders Adjusting their Silver Plates to Appear More Reflective The Mirror spider, an unusual arthropod whose abdomen is covered in bright reflective panels that appear almost metallic. Photographer Nicky Bay Documents Mirror Spiders Adjusting their Silver Plates to Appear More Reflective — Colossal I am looking for info on this one.

October 12th 2023 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Blessed Louis Brisson Edith Cavell and Elizabeth Fry (Church of England) Fiacc Our Lady of the Pillar (Fiestas del Pilar) Our Lady of Aparecida Radim Gaudentius (Czech Republic) Seraphin of Montegranaro Wilfrid of Ripon Carlo Acutis October 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Children's Day (Brazil) Discovery of America by Columbus-related observances (see also October 8😞 Columbus Day (Honduras) Día de la Hispanidad or Fiesta Nacional de España, also Armed Forces Day (Spain) Día de la Raza (El Salvador, Uruguay) Día de la Resistencia Indígena, "Day of Indigenous Resistance" (Venezuela) Día de las Américas (Belize) Día de las Culturas, "Day of the Cultures" (Costa Rica) Día del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural, "Day of respect for cultural diversity" (Argentina) Discovery Day (The Bahamas, Colombia) Feast for Life of Aleister Crowley, celebrated as "Crowleymas" (Thelema) Fiesta Nacional de España (Spain) Freethought Day Hafez Day (Iran) Independence Day (Equatorial Guinea), celebrates the independence of Equatorial Guinea from Spain in 1968. International Day Against DRM Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Harry Potter Book Day World Sight Day Mexico: Day of the Pluricultural Nation National Gumbo Day National Martin Day National Pulled Pork Day National Savings Day National Vermont Day World Arthritis Day Aleister Crowley’s Birthday Darci Lynne Farmer’s Birthday Dick Gregory’s Birthday Hugh Jackman’s Birthday Josh Hutcherson’s Birthday Kirk Cameron’s Birthday Kelvin Dukes’s Birthday Lane Frost’s Birthday Tahlia Christou’s Birthday Alyssa Scott’s Birthday Eisha Hickson’s Birthday Tyson Jenkins’s Birthday Erica Dixon’s Birthday Fun Observances Old Farmers Day October 12 is Old Farmers Day, a day devoted to old farmers and their farming techniques. Agriculture and farming today is largely mechanized and very scientific, but these developments would not have been possible without the wisdom and hard work of old farmers. This day is to give them thanks, to listen to them and to their stories, and to learn from them and their techniques. While the origins of the holiday are unknown, Old Farmers Day is celebrated by many as a throwback to sustainable and farm-to-table farming practices of the old days. Varied Culture and History Farming and agriculture have a long and varied history in every culture. Despite the differences on what is grown, how farming is done and what materials are used, one thing remains common to all agricultural societies - the farmer. Farmers are the lifeline of agriculture - they tend to the agricultural product from the time of sowing to the time it reaches the market. It is because of hardworking farmers around the world, that most of us have food on our tables every day. How to Celebrate? Learn about old farming techniques. If you own a farm, farm today using old farmers tools. If you have an old farmer in your life, take them out for lunch and listen to their stories and ask for their wisdom. Not a farmer? That shouldn't stop you from celebrating this fun holiday. Visit your local farmer's market and patronize your local farms. Buy only locally grown food and locally raised meat. Get involved in your local farm-to-table movement. Did You Know... ...that according to scientists, almost 40% of the Earth's land is used for agricultural purposes? *** When a fellow piano tuner was ill, I took over his assignment of tuning a piano in a girls' boardinghouse. While I was at work, several of the girls strolled casually through the room in various states of undress. The climax came when a young lady in startling deshabille appeared to pay the bill. As I was writing the receipt, she suddenly gave me a bewildered look, then fled, screaming, "That's not our regular man!" Their regular man is blind. *** A panda walks into a bar, sits down and orders a sandwich. He eats, pulls out a gun and shoots the waiter dead. As the panda stands up to go, the bartender shouts, "Hey! Where are you going? You just shot my waiter and you didn't pay for the food." The panda yells back, "Hey, man, I'm a panda. Look it up!" The bartender opens his dictionary to panda: "A tree-climbing mammal of Asian origin, characterized by distinct black and white coloring. Eats shoots and leaves." *** Six guys are playing poker. After losing $500 on one hand, Smith clutches his chest and topples over, dead at the table. To decide who's going to tell his wife, his buddies draw straws. Anderson picks the short one. "Break it to her gently," they all urge. "Leave it to me," he says. When Smith's wife comes to the door, Anderson says, "Your husband just lost $500 playing cards." "How much?" the wife yells, eyes blazing. "Tell him to drop dead!" *** Two men have been ice fishing 
all day. One has had no luck, while the other has pulled out a ton of fish. “What’s your secret?” asks the 
unlucky fisherman. “Mmmmm mmm mm mmm mmmm mmm mmm,” is the reply. “I’m sorry; what did you say?” “Mmmmm mmm mm mmm.” “I still didn’t understand you.” The lucky fisherman spits something into his hand and says slowly and clearly, “You’ve got to keep your worms warm.” *** *** *** *** *** *** *** (Thank you, Mom and Dad) (Rest in Peace) *** *** *** Shades of " Romeo and Juliet " *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

You say astraddle, I say astride(athwart). You say tomato , I say tomato (pronounced toMAYto/toMAHto) is a fairly common expression that basically means, "you and I both have our own opinions on this, and neither one is necessarily 'wrong' ". You Say Tomato, I say Tomato - YouTube

Chrysilla Volupe A jumping spider found in India and Sri Lanka

October 11th 2023 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast days: Agilbert Alexander Sauli Andronicus, Probus, and Tarachus (Roman Catholic Church) Æthelburh of Barking Bruno the Great Cainnech of Aghaboe Gratus of Oloron Gummarus James the Deacon (Church of England, Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church) Lommán of Trim Maria Soledad Torres y Acosta Nectarius of Constantinople Nicasius, Quirinus, Scubiculus, and Pientia Philip the Evangelist Pope John XXIII (Roman Catholic Church) Zenaida and Philonella October 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) General Pulaski Memorial Day (United States) International Day of the Girl Child International Newspaper Carrier Day National Coming Out Day Revolution Day (North Macedonia) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) National Sausage Pizza Day Black Girl Day Off National Pet Obesity Day Emergency Nurses Day International Top Spinning Day National Bring Your Teddy Bear to School Day National Curves Day National Fossil Day National Kim Day National Kimberly Day National Peyronie’s Disease Awareness Day National Spread Joy Day National Stop Bullying Day National Take Your Parents To Lunch Day Southern Food Heritage Day Cardi B’s Birthday Phora’s Birthday Luke Perry’s Birthday Matt Bomer’s Birthday Steve Young’s Birthday Daryl Hall’s Birthday Brandon Flynn’s Birthday Frank Fritz’s Birthday MC Lyte’s Birthday Amitabh Bachchan’s Birthday Gabe Saporta’s Birthday Younan Nowzaradan’s Birthday Adonis Graham’s Birthday Walter Bowser’s Birthday Fenix Flexin’s Birthday Brody Dempsey’s Birthday Ratchet Noblewolf’s Birthday FunnyBunny’s Birthday Rhett McLaughlin’s Birthday Toby Fox’s Birthday Lev Cameron Khmelev’s Birthday Erin Kinsey’s Birthday Fun Observances It's My Party Day October 11 is It’s My Party Day, a great excuse to have a party for no reason at all! All you need to do is to invite all your friends and family to a fun party! While the origins of this unofficial holiday are unknown, it is safe to say that it encourages people throwing a party to celebrate themselves. How to Celebrate? While one never needs a reason to have a party, It’s My Party Day is a great justification for throwing a bash just because you can! Here are some ways you can celebrate this fun holiday: Have a party of course! Send out invitations, decorate the venue, make all your favorite party foods, put on some fun music and let the party begin! Too tired to organize a party by yourself? What about meeting your friends at a restaurant or at the park? Who says parties have to be at home? Did You Know... ...that according to the Guinness Book of World Records the longest dance party lasted for 55 hours? The party took place in Wexford, Ireland on October 29, 2006. *** The 16th tee featured a fairway that ran along a road. The first golfer in a foursome teed off and hooked the ball. It soared over the fence and bounced onto the street, where it hit the tire of a moving bus and ricocheted back onto the fairway. As they all stood in amazement, one of the golfer's friends asked, "How did you do that?" The golfer shrugged. "You have to know the bus schedule." *** Old accountants never die, they just lose their balance. Old musicians never die, they just get played out. Old lawyers never die, they just lose their appeal. Old daredevils never die, they just get discouraged. Walt Disney didn't die. He's in suspended animation. *** Psychiatry students were in their Emotional Extremes class. "Let's set some parameters," the professor said. "What's the opposite of joy?" he asked one student. "Sadness," he replied. "The opposite of depression?" he asked another student. "Elation," he replied. "The opposite of woe?" the prof asked a young woman from Texas. The Texan replied, "Sir, I believe that would be giddyup." *** I’m at the library, and for some reason, when I plug my flash drive into the computer, it doesn’t show up. I keep trying, but nothing happens. As an IT major, I know I can figure this out. So I spend 15 minutes changing settings and inserting and removing the flash drive. Then a girl sitting next to me taps my shoulder and says, “You’re plugging into my computer, not yours.” *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

When I posted this, I did not know. Now, yes that is a red underbelly. The female spider is brown and gray, with a small color range. The male spider is black coloured from top, and the male's pedipalp is red, along with parts of the legs. The red color is used to attract female mates with courtship displays. Habronattus americanus - Wikipedia

Habronattus americanus Wallowa Mountains, Oregon - 2016

October 10th 2023 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Arbor Day (Poland) Army Day (Sri Lanka) Capital Liberation Day (Vietnam) Christian feast day: Blessed Angela Truszkowska Cerbonius Daniel Comboni Eulampius and Eulampia Gereon and companions Blessed María Catalina Irigoyen Echegaray (Maria Desposorios) Paulinus of York (in England) Pinytus Tanca Vida Dutton Scudder (Episcopal Church) Viktor of Xanten October 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Constitution Day (Sint Maarten) Curaçao Day, anniversary of autonomy Double Ten Day (The National Day of Republic of China), celebrates outbreak of the Wuchang Uprising in 1911 that led to founding of the Republic of China in 1912 Fiji Day, celebrates the independence of Fiji from United Kingdom in 1970 Finnish Literature Day (Finland) Independence Day, commemorates the proclamation of Cuba's independence from Spain and the beginning of the Ten Years' War in 1868. Party Foundation Day (North Korea) World Day Against the Death Penalty World Mental Health Day World Porridge Day Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) SHIFT10 Day World Homeless Day Huduma Day International Stage Management Day Local Government Day Maroons Day - 1 Maroons Day - 2 National Angel Food Cake Day National Cake Decorating Day NATIONAL FACE YOUR FEARS DAY National Hug a Drummer Day National Hug a Kevin Day National Porter Day World Animal Road Accident Awareness Day World Inclusion Day World Plant-based Burger Day Own Business Day Rekha’s Birthday Mya’s Birthday Pressley Hosbach’s Birthday Marjorie Harvey’s Birthday Meli V’s Birthday Brett Favre’s Birthday Mario Lopez’s Birthday David Lee Roth’s Birthday Lzzy Hale’s Birthday Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Birthday Dan Stevens’s Birthday Da'Vinchi’s Birthday Cherliz Cohen’s Birthday Chaz Smith’s Birthday Tanya Tucker’s Birthday Marina Diamandis’s Birthday Thelonious Monk’s Birthday Bae Suzy’s Birthday Gavin Newsom Fun Observances (2) Handbag Day Handbag Day is celebrated annually on October 10. Created in 2013 by Purseblog, a blog that follows the fashion and handbag industry, Handbag Day recognizes the importance of handbags in daily life and in fashion, and acknowledges that a handbag is not only an essential item in a person’s closet, but is also a simple way to make a style statement. The unofficial holiday encourages people to share pictures of their handbags and show their love for this fashion accessory on social media websites. How to Celebrate? Go out and get that high-end handbag you have been eyeing the whole year. Is your handbag a place where things go in to get lost? Perhaps today is the time to clean it out and organize it. Did You Know… …that in the early 1900s, handbag was a term used to refer to men's hand baggage? ~~~~~~~~ Ada Lovelace Day Ada Lovelace Day is celebrated annually on the second Tuesday of October. Named after Ada Lovelace, the world’s first computer programmer, the day not only commemorates the lives of women in the field of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), but also encourages girls and young women to enter careers in these fields. Any Date in October Ada Lovelace Day began in 2009 after an extensive online campaign in the United Kingdom. About 2000 people blogged about women in sciences and technology on March 24, 2009, a practice that has since become an Ada Lovelace Day tradition. There is no fixed date for Ada Lovelace Day. According to the organizers of the day, the choice of the date for the day is arbitrary. Analytical Engine Ada Lovelace was an English mathematician who worked with Charles Babbage on his calculating engine, called the Analytical Engine. Her plan to calculate Bernoulli numbers using the engine is now widely considered as the world's first computer program. In 1980, the United States Department of Defense created a programming language and named it Ada in honor of Ada Lovelace's contribution to the world of computing. How to Celebrate Honor the women in your life who are in the STEM fields. Encourage the young girls in your life to pursue one of the STEM fields as a career. Buy the young girls in your life science kits, building games and books that make them interested in science. Read more about women scientists and their contribution to the world. Did You Know… …that Mary Shaw became the first woman to get a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University in 1972? *** My sister Darlene has the courage—but not always the skills—to tackle any home-repair project. For example, in her garage are pieces of a lawn mower she once tried to fix. So I wasn't surprised the day my other sister, Jesse, and I found Darlene attacking her vacuum cleaner with a screwdriver. "I can't get this thing to cooperate," she explained. "Why don't you drag it out to the garage and show it the lawn mower?" Jesse suggested. *** After a long career of being blasted into a net, the human cannonball was tired. He told the circus owner he was going to retire. "But you can't!" protested the boss. "Where am I going to find another man of your caliber?" *** A guy walks into a bar and there's a horse serving drinks. The horse asks, "What are you staring at? Haven't you ever seen a horse tending bar before?" The guy says, "It's not that. I just never thought the parrot would sell the place." *** I was cuddling with my girlfriend, and she said, “I love lying here with you.” “I once caught a fish, and it was five feet long and spoke Hebrew,” I replied. She stared at me, confused. “That was my lie,” I said. “Oh, right. I see. Very funny,” she said. She paused a moment before rolling over. “That was my lie.” *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

I must give you full marks for this one. It is 5 AM on a Monday morning and proves beyond a shadow of doubt!! The absolute truth of what you said!!

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October 9th 2023 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Abraham Denis Dionysius the Areopagite Ghislain Innocencio of Mary Immaculate and Martyrs of Asturias John Henry Newman John Leonardi Luis Beltran Robert Grosseteste (Church of England) Wilfred Grenfell (Episcopal Church (USA)) October 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Fire Prevention Day (Canada, United States) Hangul Day (South Korea) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Uganda from United Kingdom in 1962. (Uganda) Independence of Guayaquil from Spain in 1820 (Ecuador) Leif Erikson Day (United States, Iceland and Norway) National Day of Commemorating the Holocaust (Romania) National Nanotechnology Day (United States) Takayama Autumn Festival (Takayama, Japan) World Post Day Indian Foreign Service Day Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Indigenous Peoples’ Day - 1 National Native American Day - 2 National C60 Day Columbus Day Health and Sports Day (Japan) International Beer and Pizza Day International: Day of respect for cultural diversity Lao: Boat Racing Festival Lotu a Tamaiti Holiday National Digitool Day National Heritage Day in Turks and Caicos National Heroes' Day of Bahamas National Kick Butt Day National Moldy Cheese Day National Online Bank Day National Pro-Life Cupcake Day Saint Barthélemy: Abolition Day Scrubs Day Canadian Thanksgiving Zachery Ty Bryan’s Birthday Sean Lennon’s Birthday Sharon Osbourne’s Birthday Lecrae Moore’s Birthday Scotty McCreery’s Birthday John Lennon’s Birthday Jackson Browne’s Birthday Eddie Guerrero’s Birthday Cody Jones’s Birthday Bella Hadid’s Birthday ~~~~~~ Mon Oct 09th, 2023 - Sun Oct 15th, 2023 Hospice Care Week Fun Observances Curious Events Day Love conspiracy theories? Enjoy pondering about bizarre events that seem to have no explanations? Then Curious Events Day, a made-up holiday celebrated every year on October 9, is just the holiday you need to celebrate! While the origins of this curious holiday are unknown, we suspect that the creators of this day wanted people to stop worrying about the small things in life and focus their attention on all the inexplicable, baffling and peculiar mysteries of the world. Small or Big Events Life is full of curious events - big and small. Like for example, where do all those socks disappear to after doing laundry, or why do people open their mouths when applying mascara? Some mysteries have occupied curious and adventurous minds around the world. These include: Who made the stonehenge and for what purpose? Does Bigfoot exist and can ghosts communicate with humans? And then there are the bigger, more philosophical mysteries of life - like what happens when we die or what is what is beyond the edge of the universe? How to Celebrate? No matter what kind of curious events interest you, Curious Events Day is a holiday to spend some time being inquisitive about the world around you. Read or watch documentaries about some of the more famous curious incidents and events that have happened in the history of humankind – disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle, sightings of the Yeti and the Loch Ness monster, crop circles, UFO sightings in Roswell. Become a sleuth yourself and try to find explanations of curious events that intrigue you. Did You Know... ...that the English language idiom curiosity killed the cat, means that getting curious and prying into other people's affairs can get one into trouble? *** Q: What’s the technical name for a pot of coffee at work? A: Break fluid *** Q: If you call a large turkey a gobbler what do you call a small one? A: Goblet. *** When a Butterball Talk-Line staffer asked a caller what state her turkey was in (meaning how thawed was it) the caller responded with, “Florida.” *** A gentleman called Butterball's Thanksgiving Turkey Talk-Line to tell the operator he cut his turkey in half with a chain saw and wanted to know if the oil from the chain would adversely affect the turkey. *** One caller to Butterball's Thanksgiving Turkey Talk-Line had always cut the legs off the turkey before putting it in the oven, thinking that was how you had to cook a turkey. She later learned that the only reason her mom had been doing that was because their oven had been so small that that was the only way to get the bird into the oven! *** After my three-year-old begged and begged, I gave in and 
let her attend a concert with her older sister and brother. As we 
took our seats, I handed programs 
to the kids. Following the lead of her siblings, my three-year-old opened her program and announced, “I’ll have the chicken.” *** He eventually decided that people were too untrusting of this deal, so he changed the sign to read "Fridge for sale $50". The next day someone stole it. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

October 8th 2023 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Evodus (or Yves) Palatias and Laurentia Pelagia (Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches) Reparata San Ernesto, Che Guevara as a folk saint. (Bolivian campesinos) Simeon (Gospel of Luke) Thaïs William Dwight Porter Bliss and Richard T. Ely (Episcopal Church) October 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) World Space Week (October 4–10) Air Force Day (India) Arbor Day (Namibia) Children's Day (Iran) Navy Day (Peru) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Alvin C. York Day American Touch Tag Day International Blessings of The Fishing Fleet Day Honduras: Discovery of America Day Pastor Appreciation Day Simchat Torah White Sunday World Dyslexia Day International Birth Registration Day International Newspaper Carrier Day National Fluffernutter Day National Harbormaster Appreciation Day National Heroes’ Day National Justin Day National Lance Day National Salmon Day World Octopus Day International Podiatry Day Bella Thorne's Birthday Mikan Mandarin’s Birthday Bruno Mars’s Birthday Matt Damon's Birhday Nick Cannon's Birthday Nava Rose’s Birthday Jack Doherty’s Birthday G Herbo’s Birthday Jesse Jackson’s Birthday Louise Hay’s Birthday Sigourney Weaver’s Birthday Famous Ocean’s Birthday Funny Mike’s Birthday Elz the Witch’s Birthday Chevy Chase’s Birthday Cara Gosselin’s Birthday Gauri Khan’s Birthday Grayson Allen’s Birthday The Miz’s Birthday ~~~~~~ Sun Oct 08th, 2023 - Sat Oct 14th, 2023 Fire Prevention Week Fun Observances Pierogi Day October 8 is Pierogi Day, a day to stock up your fridge with delicious dumplings made of unleavened dough. Usually stuffed with meat, potatoes, vegetables and fruit, pierogi have become popular in the United States and Canada due to large Polish immigrant population. Considered to be one of Poland's national dish, pierogi are first boiled and then served several at a time with melted butter or fried with onions. Pierogi Fest In Eastern Europe, most countries have their own version of this dumpling. In the United States, pierogi are a popular dish in Polish communities and many events are held in honor of this humble but delicious dish. In Whiting, Indiana, a pierogi fest is held for 3 days in July, while in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, every Pittsburgh Pirates baseball home game features a pierogi race, where runners in pierogi costumes compete in a race. How to Celebrate? Visit your local Polish restaurant and order yourself a big plate of pierogis. Make sweet and savory pierogis at home and serve to family and friends. Did You Know... ...that people in the village of Glendon in Alberta, Canada love pierogi so much that in 1993 they constructed a 25 feet tall fibreglass pierogi, with a fork through it? *** Don't ever pay a surprise visit to a child in college. You might be the one getting the surprise. I learned this the hard way when I swung by my son's campus during a business trip. Locating what I thought was his fraternity house, I rang the doorbell. "Yeah?" a voice called from inside. "Does Dylan Houseman live here?" "Yup," the voice answered. "Leave him on the front porch. We'll drag him in later." *** I spent an afternoon helping my boyfriend move into a new home. In one carton I found a crockpot, with an odd-looking and very dirty metal lid. Later I ushered my boyfriend into the kitchen and asked why he hadn't mentioned this perfectly good pot. He stared at it, then replied, "Well, after I broke the lid I never thought of replacing it with a hubcap." *** It seemed that all our appliances had broken in the same week, and repairs were straining our budget. So when I picked up the kids from school and our Jeep started making rattling sounds, I decided that rather than burden my husband, I'd deal with it. I hadn't reckoned on my little tattletales, however. They rushed into the house with the news: "Daddy, the Jeep was breaking down, but Mom made the noise stop!" Impressed, my husband asked, "How did you fix it?" "I turned up the volume on the radio," I confessed. *** During that first roll call in the Army, I waited in dread as the sergeant got to my name: DiFeliciantonio. There was bound to be trouble, and 
I was right, because suddenly, he 
fell silent—eyebrows arched, brain overloaded. After a long pause, he thundered, “The alphabet?!” *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

Poop Gets Real – 9 Dung Spiders and their Remarkable Mimicry - Macro Photography by Nicky Bay From years of trudging through forests, I have learnt not to casually dismiss any pile of poop in the foliage. With experience and a keen sense of observation, some of these piles of excrement could actually turn out to be devious little dung spiders, sometimes also known as bird dropping spiders! Shit Gets Real – 9 Dung Spiders and their Remarkable Mimicry - Macro Photography by Nicky Bay

October 7th 2023 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Justina of Padua Henry Muhlenberg (some Lutheran Churches, Episcopal Church of the USA) Osgyth Our Lady of the Rosary Pope Mark Sergius and Bacchus October 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Teachers' Day (Laos) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Frugal Fun Day International Day of Peaceful Communication National Forgiveness & Happiness Day National Inner Beauty Day National Jonathan Day National LED Light Day Shemini Atzeret World Cotton Day You Matter To Me Day National Bathtub Day National Mead Day Team Margot Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Awareness Day Simon Cowell’s Birthday Mookie Betts’s Birthday Matthew Roloff’s Birthday Holland Roden’s Birthday KITTENS’s Birthday John Mellencamp’s Birthday Toni Braxton’s Birthday Lay’s Birthday LDShadowLady’s Birthday Krissy Cela’s Birthday Kira Kosarin’s Birthday Joyce Hawkins’s Birthday Kiara Green’s Birthday Joy Behar’s Birthday Trinity Trinity and Beyond’s Birthday Brittani Lancaster’s Birthday Jazmine Hood’s Birthday Fun Observances (2) Frappé Day Whether you pronounce it with an emphasis on the accented e (frapay) or with a silent e (frap), we can all agree that the chilled and frothed coffee is yummy. Celebrate this beverage on October 7 or Frappé Day. Made by blending instant coffee, milk and crushed ice, Frappés originated in Greece. According to popular lore, the drink was accidentally created by a distributor of Nestle products in the Greek city of Thessaloniki during the 1957 Thessaloniki International Fair. Today, the frappé is a popular coffee drink all over the world. In the New England region of the United States, the term Frappe (pronounced as frap) refers to milkshakes. Many coffee shops offer Frappés in a variety of flavors and with or without coffee. How to Celebrate? Visit your favorite coffee shop and treat yourself to a frappé. Start the day with making a frappé from scratch at home. Experiment with flavors - add chocolate to the drink or honey or maple syrup instead of sugar. Add ice cream to it to make it into a decadent dessert drink. Did You Know… …that the word frappé comes from the French word for beating or striking together?. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Card Making Day Need a special way to tell your loved ones how much you care for them? Why not hand make a card for them on Card Making Day? Celebrated annually on the first Saturday in October, the day first began in 2006 and was created by Paper Craft magazine as a way to encourage crafters to get a head start on the holiday season. How to Celebrate? Make a few handmade cards. Get together with friends and family and have a craft party – create multiple cards and exchange them, so you will have several different unique cards to send to your family and friends during the holidays. Did You Know… …that the ancient Chinese used to exchange new year messages? *** A woman called the Colorado State Division of Wildlife regarding a snake in her backyard. “Can you tell me what kind it is?” she asked. “Can you describe it?” I asked. “Yes,” she said. “It’s long and thin.” *** I spotted several pairs of men’s Levi’s at a garage sale. They were sizes 30, 31, and 32, but I was looking for size 33. So I asked the owner if he had a pair. He shook his head. “I’m still wearing the 33s,” he said. “Come back next year.” *** When my customer ordered 
iced tea, I asked, “Sweetened or 
unsweetened?” Her answer: “What’s the difference?” *** Looking for a job? Here’s one posted on Craigslist: “$40K a Year to Attend Harvard University as Me.” Requirements include a 4.0 GPA in high school or a 3.5 GPA in college. Only males need apply, since, as the listing tells us, “I have a male name.” The lucky person tapped for the gig doesn’t have to do much other than “attend all classes, pass all tests, 
and finish all assigned work while pretending you are me.” Don’t worry about having to actually get into 
the Ivy League school: “I’ve already taken care of that,” he says. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn