The answers are … Continue reading “Riddle answers”
Category: Edition No. 185 – October 2020
State of the Nation
*Any statements in this issue of the Watch which are not sourced are mine and identified by “WW”.
66% of registered voters say the country is on the wrong track, that includes 63% of men and 70% of women. Continue reading “State of the Nation”
This and That
There are 17,985 police agencies in the United States. [Wikipedia] Continue reading “This and That”
About Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
March 15, 1933 – September 18, 2020
On the wall next to the door to my home office is a photograph of the Justices of the U. S. Supreme Court. Seated in the front row are Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice John Paul Stevens, Chief Justice William Rehnquist, Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, and Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy. Continue reading “About Ruth Bader Ginsburg”
Quotes
“A leader is a dealer in hope.”
-Napoleon Bonaparte Continue reading “Quotes”
President Trump
As of 10/4/20, a CNN poll found that 40% of registered voters approved of the job that President Trump is doing while 57% disapprove. 30% of women approve of the job he is doing along with 49% of men, while 67% of women disapprove along with 46% of men. Continue reading “President Trump”
2020
The 59th presidential election will take place on November 3, 2020. 18 days from today. Continue reading “2020”
Congress
Approval of the Congress generally remains quite bleak. Continue reading “Congress”
Women Will Get It Done
Inventions by Women
(Thanks to Peter Hart)
The Car Heater
We all owe our thanks to Margaret A Wilcox who invented the car heater in 1893. (Margaret also invented a combined clothes washer/dishwasher.) Continue reading “Women Will Get It Done”
WW Recommends Books and Other Things
In this new feature of the Washington Watch, WW will primarily suggest books you may find interesting but now and then it may also mention a TV program, and other things. I would welcome your suggestions and your input. What have you been reading that you think WW readers might like? Continue reading “WW Recommends Books and Other Things”
Restaurant: Levian Bakery
The Levian Bakery began in New York City where there are seven locations in the city and the Hamptons. Continue reading “Restaurant: Levian Bakery”
Ghost Kitchens
Ghost kitchens are kitchens without dining rooms, culinary concepts designed for delivery, most never becoming a bricks-and-mortar destination for diners. Continue reading “Ghost Kitchens”