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O suns and skies and clouds of June, And flowers of June together, Ye cannot rival for one hour October's bright blue weather;
When loud the bumble-bee makes haste, Belated, thriftless vagrant, And Golden-Rod is dying fast, And lanes with grapes are fragrant;
When Gentians roll their fringes tight To save them for the morning, And chestnuts fall from satin burrs Without a sound of warning;
When on the ground red apples lie In piles like jewels shining, And redder still on old stone walls Are leaves of woodbine twining;
When all the lovely wayside things Their white-winged seeds are sowing, And in the fields, still green and fair, Late aftermaths are growing;
When springs run low, and on the brooks, In idle golden freighting, Bright leaves sink noiseless in the hush Of woods, for winter waiting;
When comrades seek sweet country haunts, By twos and twos together, And count like misers, hour by hour, October's bright blue weather.
O suns and skies and flowers of June, Count all your boasts together, Love loveth best of all the year October's bright blue weather.
Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885)
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This Week in History
October 3rd
1954 - One of the favorite TV shows of our time was first seen on this day. Father Knows Best began its long run on CBS, then made the move to NBC in 1956.
1995 - In a Los Angeles courtroom, O.J. Simpson was acquitted of the June 12, 1994 stabbing deaths of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and waiter, Ronald Goldman. Simpson smiled and nodded toward the jury, saying “Thank you, thank you.”
October 4th
1957 - The first Earth satellite was launched into space this day by the Soviet Union. The craft circled the earth every 95 minutes at almost 2,000 miles per hour. Sputnik I fell from the sky on January 4, 1958.
1970 - Janis Joplin died from a drug overdose. She was 27. Joplin, known for her passionate, bluesy, vocal style, was the lead singer of Big Brother and the Holding Company. She became a superstar with hits like, Down on Me, Pearl (her nickname) and Every Little Piece of My Heart; but Me and Bobby McGee was her only certified top 40 hit. The Bette Midler movie, The Rose, was based on Joplin’s life.
October 5th
1989 - Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso), was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for nonviolent efforts to free his homeland from China. The Committee’s citation read, “The Committee wants to emphasize the fact that the Dalai Lama in his struggle for the liberation of Tibet consistently has opposed the use of violence. He has instead advocated peaceful solutions based upon tolerance and mutual respect in order to preserve the historical and cultural heritage of his people.”
1989 - Former evengelist, Jim Bakker, was convicted by a jury in Norfolk, VA of bilking 116,000 P.T.L. (Praise the Lord) TV show followers out of $158 million. Bakker was released from prison in 1994 after serving five years of his 45-year sentence. During his jail stay, Bakker’s wife and former co-host Tammy Faye divorced him.
October 6th
1927 - The first full-length talking picture, The Jazz Singer, opened in New York City.
October 7th
1940 - Artie Shaw’s orchestra recorded Hoagy Carmichael’s standard, Star Dust -- for Victor Records.
1982 - "Cats" opened on Broadway.
October 8th
1935 - Wedding bells pealed for a singer and a bandleader who tied the knot, making radio history together. The bandleader was Ozzie Nelson and the singer was Harriet Hilliard.
1944 - The first broadcast of The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet was heard on the CBS radio network. The show would continue on radio until 1953 and on ABC-TV from 1952 to 1966. “Hi Mom, Hi Dad, Hi Dave, Hi Ricky.”
October 9th
1855 - The sewing machine motor was patented by Isaac Singer of New York.
1872 - The first mail order catalog was delivered. It was only one page. It was sent out by Mr. Aaron Montgomery Ward of the famous Montgomery Ward catalog and department stores.
Color Your World
Woodstock, Vermont
"Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace." ...Albert Schweitzer
Hi Everybody...Long time, no see! Have been super-busy working and also directing a show. All will calm down at the end of this month.
I'm posting the new opener early tonight because I'm having a hard time staying awake. I'll leave the last Round Table open for now, in case anyone has more to add.
Have a good rest of the weekend!
AN
"Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace." ...Albert Schweitzer
Just checking in to see who's hanging around. Tonight in the Aktion Club. It is a club for mentally challenged adults. We have people in group homes who come who are both MI and MRs. I found out last week that as in all things, there is prejudice. The MIs think they are superior to the MRs and can be quite cruel.
Tonight I am in charge of the program. I have Kazoos. If anyone has any lesson plans for Kazoo fun, please let me know.
(...now to round-up Mellow and her cohort Olyve. Pro'lly on some 'Thelma & Louise' adventure. Watch out boys - better treat those two ladies right - or they'll turn you from a rooster to a hen with their razor sharp wit. )
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I'll leave the last Round Table open for now, in case anyone has more to add. 
. Pro'lly on some 'Thelma & Louise' adventure. Watch out boys - better treat 
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