October 28

 'The laughter of a child is the light of the home'

     

BELLA VISTA

OKTOBERFEST

What to wear?

Ah, Oktoberfest. The Bavarian tradition of drinking, followed by more drinking. But chances are you didn’t click on this article for a history lesson — (Oktoberfest actually begins in September) Alex Wilking

Oktoberfest _ This article is about the original festival in Munich. For Oktoberfest celebrations around the world. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Life is better when you're laughing.

"Always return to the present. It is not in the past but in the present moment you will connect with me. That is the place to connect and rest without blame and judgment. That is the place to experience the love we shared and always will share. And it is in the present moment you can access the fond memories without regret but instead with joy."

Inspector General Inquisitor

Bella Vista

“Someone needs to tell those tales. When the battles are fought and won and lost, when the pirates find their treasures and the dragons eat their foes for breakfast with a nice cup of Lapsang souchong, someone needs to tell their bits of overlapping narrative. There's magic in that. It's in the listener, and for each and every ear it will be different, and it will affect them in ways they can never predict. From the mundane to the profound. You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul, becomes their blood and self and purpose. That tale will move them and drive them and who knows what they might do because of it, because of your words. That is your role, your gift. Your sister may be able to see the future, but you yourself can shape it, boy. Do not forget that... there are many kinds of magic, after all.”  The Night Circus

THE STAIRCASE

Kröppen

“I don't think humanity just replays history, but we are the same people our ancestors were, and our descendants are going to face a lot of the same situations we do. It's instructive to imagine how they would react, with different technologies on different worlds. That's why I write science fiction -- even though the term 'science fiction' excites disdain in certain persons.”    Kage Baker

OCTOBER 17, 1936

On Saturday, October 17, 1936, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, thirty-second President of the United States, and First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, were greeted in Niagara Falls, New York, by at least 40,000 spectators.  The purpose of this Niagara visit was to dedicate the newly constructed Hyde Park Stadium.

Artist:  William Steig

New Yorker Cover 

October 17

Happy Birthday!

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