First, The Forecast:

We started the day with a Freeze Warning and a Frost Advisory.
The coldest temperatures of the season so far....and a bit chillier than it's supposed
to be this time of year.
Hope you brought those tender plants inside.

World Series Forecast:
Phillies vs. Yankees at 8:00 pm tonight in the Bronx: Chilly and dry,
45-degrees for the first pitch. Temps fall through the thirties during the game.

If a Game 7 is necessary, and we certainly hope it will be, the weather could be
interesting.  Rain is in our forecast....New York could see a few snowflakes mixed
in at night.

Memory Walk:
November is Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month.

Join FOX 29 and the Alzheimer's Association as we battle against this terrible disease.
We’ve been teaming up on this effort for almost a decade now, and we still need your
help.

Did you know that Philadelphia is the metropolitan area with the highest
concentration of older persons in the United States?
This means that, by the year 2050, our area could have more than 550,000 people
with Alzheimer's disease!
The Alzheimer's Association provides funds for vital programs and services.
The annual Memory Walks raise awareness of this imminent epidemic and funds
 to assist those afflicted, and their caregivers, in the Delaware Valley.
There are two more Memory Walks scheduled, and the FOX 29 Team will be out there
 with you.  Join us on:

November 15th at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia
I plan to be there, too.  Here’s where you can register.
Hope to see you our remaining Memory Walk!

November Is:
Adoption Month, Natl
AIDS Awareness Month, Natl
Alzheimer's Disease Month, Natl
American Diabetes Month
American Indian Heritage Month, Natl
Aviation History Month
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Epilepsy Awareness Month
Family Caregivers Month, Natl
Family Stories Month
Georgia Pecan Month, Natl
Gluten-Free Diet Awareness Month
Inspirational Role Models Month, Natl
Lifewriting Month, Natl
Long-Term Care Awareness Month, Natl
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Month of the Military Family
Peanut Butter Lovers' Month
Pet Cancer Awareness Month
Pomegranate Month, Natl
Prematurity Awareness Month
Roasting Month, Natl
Scholarship Month, Natl
Vegan Month

Today’s Trivia:
• Today is Will Rogers Day in Oklahoma, marking his birth on Nov. 4, 1879.
He said, "What this country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds."

• Today is Use Your Common Sense Day, always on Will Rogers' birthday.
 Rogers said, "Common sense ain't all that common."

• Today is Honeymoon Day, a day to celebrate honeymoon memories, always on the birthday
 of actor Art Carney, who won six Emmys for his work on "The Honeymooners" TV series.

• Today is National Candy Day.

• Today is Victory Day in Italy, marking the day in 1918 when Tentino and Trieste were transferred from Austria..

On this date in . . .

1879: James and John Ritty of Dayton, Ohio, patented the cash register.

1939: Air conditioners in cars were introduced in Chicago by Packard Motor Company.

1957: The top six songs were the same on both the pop and rhythm & blues U.S. music charts:
#1 Elvis’s "Jailhouse Rock;" #2 "Wake Up Little Susie" by the Everly Brothers; #3
"You Send Me" by Sam Cooke; #4 "Silhouettes" by The Rays; #5 "Be-Bop Baby" by Ricky Nelson;
and #6 Jimmie Rodgers’ "Honeycomb.

1961: Singer Bob Dylan earned $20.00 for his first concert at Carnegie Hall.
Only 50 showed up. Tickets were $2.00.

1963: During a Beatles' appearance in the Royal Variety Performance in London, John Lennon wisecracked,
 "Those of you in the cheaper seats clap -- the rest of you can rattle your jewelry."

1976: The first major league baseball free-agent draft occurred. Reggie Jackson signed a 5-year,
$2.9-million deal with the Yankees.

1980: Ronald Reagan won the White House, defeating President Carter by a strong margin.

1989: Rookie NBA center David Robinson started his first home game in San Antonio
by throwing up right on the court. Instead of nerves, however, he blamed a bad fajita he’d eaten in Milwaukee.

1995: Using an air-pressure cannon, Harry Lackhove shot a pumpkin 2,655 feet in Lewes, Delaware,
to win the state’s Punkin’ Chuckin’ Contest. His friends called Harry "Captain Speed."

Happy Birthday to:
 actress Doris Roberts 79;
 actress Loretta Swit 72;
 ex-First Lady Laura Bush is 63;
 actress Markie Post 59;
 pianist Yanni 55;
 actor Ralph Macchio 47;
 actress Andrea McArdle 46;
 actor Matthew McConaughey 40;
 singer-producer Sean "Puff Daddy" "P Diddy" "P.D." "Diddy"  "Puffy" Combs 40;
 actress Heather Tom 34;

 journalist Walter Cronkite would have been 93.

Surprise:
Want some ideas for fun stuff to do with your family, or with a special someone?
   
If so, we have a fantastic hook-up with phillyfunguide.com.  It's an awesome place
to check out activities throughout the whole area, all in one place.

Each day, we’ll provide a surprise something to do for you.
I love alliteration, so I’m calling it the Sue Serio Surprise, and you’ll find one
almost every day here on my blog.

Sue Serio
11/4/09

"Food is an important part of a balanced diet."
-Fran Lebowitz