‘Just Chillin’ Upbeat October and Halloween Sightings
A little History...& More! by Ellie Schmidt ~
eschmidt@upbeattimes.com
Sonoma County, CA. ~ What a gaggle of wild turkeys arrived in our neighborhood a few days ago! Makes one wonder if they do not trust
any old presi- dential pardon
or any- thing else
con-
nected with hu-
mans. One
fine neighbor, who never exagger- ates, says he counted forty-eight different turkeys marching around in the
and churchyard nearby. Very cooperative, the head hon-
cho turkey did a little rap beat dance with lots of robot moves and loud clucks while the oth- ers clucked in complete approval. Our neighbors took lots of photos. Great fun. Just shucks, we laughed so hard none of our photos are clear. If you love a clear night sky and
visits to planetariums, you already know that Proxima b is a heavenly find for serious star-gazers. Guil- lem Anglada-Escude, an astrono- mer at Queen Mary University London, says the find is “an expe- rience of a lifetime.” Julien Morin, an astrophysicist at
the Univer-
sity of Montpellier in France ex- plains that as a result of 16 years of searching, the new, rocky planet is orbiting the star closest to our solar system. It is in a “temperate” zone, meaning it is quite possibly compatible with the notion that liquid (not frozen) water might be present. Ah, but if all the prereq- uisites of life prove to be there, let us hope that the inhabitants have an upbeat, positive view of life with a sense of humor to prove it. As the British 18th Century nov-
front gardens of the houses
elist Samuel Richardson wrote, “Vast is the field of Science. Te more man knows, the more he will find he has to know.” Richardson had a great sense of
humor. He’s the one who wrote: “What we want to tell, we wish our friend to have the curiosity to hear.” And, “Good men must be affectionate men.” Looking back at clever
phrases, I
had a friend who loved to send me lists of “twisted” sayings. For ex- ample: “Clones are people, two.” And, “No sense being pessi- mistic; it probably wouldn’t work anyway.” Or, “Editing is a reword- ing activity” and “I used to think I was indecisive, but now I’m not sure.” He enjoyed a preview of the holiday season with “Santa’s elves are just a bunch of subordinate Clauses.” A happy 105th birthday to Ivy
Smailes, a British woman living in a senior home in Crawcrook,
England. Te staff there fulfilled her fervent wish “to have hunky firefighters climb through her window!” Five “hunky” firefight- ers joined her to celebrate her big day and one obligingly appeared through her window. Her reply to ABC interviewers was: “It was great! Out
of this
world!” and happily smiled for all the re-
porters. Art lovers ev-
erywhere know the exotic life
story and very Halloween-like
art created by the unusually giſted, if eccentric, French sculptor, painter and
filmmaker, Niki de Saint Phalle whose birthday was October 29th, 1930. If you happen to dote on films,
let it be known that the “new” ver- sion of “Te Never Ending Story” is about the fourth attempt. Te author of the original book which is now widely considered “an epic ... continued on page 14
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