Monthly Archives: October 2026

Oct2

sloth and the air of possibility.

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one of my favorite fund-raisers ever

i love this cause

sitting quietly by the register

at my favorite local mexican street food carryout place.

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“it is better to aim high and miss than to aim low and hit.’

– les brown
* Les Brown is an American politician and motivational speaker who served as a Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives.

Brown was born with his twin brother Wes, in a low-income section of  Miami, Florida. He was adopted by Mamie Brown, a 38-year-old single woman who worked as a cafeteria attendant and domestic assistant. Brown said that he was labeled “educable mentally retarded” in elementary school, which damaged his self-esteem and confidence.

When Brown decided to get his life together and get his career going, he was hired by a radio station where he was repeatedly unsuccessful with his speeches. It was only after the on-air failures of the previous afternoon DJ that he was hired full-time. Upon his termination from the radio station, he ran for election in the Ohio House of Representatives and won. After leaving the State Legislature he shifted his career to television and became the host of his own show on PBS and had a syndicated radio show on KFWB in California. Les went on to marry R&B soul singer Gladys Knight, became a motivational speaker, and wrote Live Your Dreams, a motivational self-help book encouraging personal achievement and goal setting.

 

Oct1

welcome october, let the ‘ber months begin.

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the united states of snowfall
when will your state see its first snowfall in 2026?
this map shows when to expect it.


the cold-weather snow key
(looks like mine will be november, the next ‘ber month)

Each year, Farmers’ Almanac releases a snowfall map that shows when your region will receive snow, based on previous years’ weather patterns.

Along with a map, is a key to show which regions will see snow months before others, if at all. Each color represents a timeframe when snow usually falls in a certain area. Purple indicates the earliest snowfall, while light blue depicts late or no snowfall.

And here we find ourselves, when snow might be on the horizon, depending on where you live. Some of us can’t wait for snow, reminiscing about hot cocoa, warm blankets, fireplaces, ice skating, cozy films, snow days off school (the kids) and watching the flakes fall from the window. Others wince at the mere thought of snow and last year’s frozen streets, power outages, shoveling, snow days off school (parents), and chilly temperatures.

Still, some people really love (and depend on) the snow and the winter holidays and cold-weather activities that come with it.

Whether the possibility of snow is exciting or unwelcome, the map is not a snow guarantee, but an estimate based on yearly averages. Some states might see snow earlier than expected; others might go the entire year without any.

Here we go!

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‘one thing I love about Detroit is that in the wintertime, they have a great device for removing snow. it’s called july.’

-soupy sales, american comedian, actor, radio-tv personality, and jazz aficionado

(i grew up watching soupy here in detroit)

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source credits: logan deloye, mental floss, farmer’s almanac, getty images