First, The Forecast:

A Carolina storm decided to move up the coast today, and we're left with a rainy
morning.  That rain should taper off throughout the afternoon, with a few leftover showers
and sprinkles this afternoon.  The high doesn't make it out of the 50s today.

Wednesday is also shaping up to be a rainy day, thanks to another storm.  And yes, there
is also rain in the forecast for New York.  And Wednesday night is Game One of
the World Series between the Phillies and those Yankees.

The call right now is for the rain to be in the process of tapering off around gametime, which is
at 8 p.m.

Dry weather is back for the rest of the work week.

The early call on Halloween (which is also the first home game of the Series):
Cloudy skies, a chance of showers, and a temperatures near 70-degrees.   The early call is for that rain
will to taper off just in time for the game, and for Trick or Treating, too.

Memory Walk:
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!

Today’s Trivia:

     • Today in Bring Your Jack-O-Lantern to Work Day.

     • Today is National Potato Day.

     • Today is Boxer Shorts Day.

     • Today marks the issuance of the first radio broadcast license by the U.S. Commerce
Department on this date in 1920 to Westinghouse for station KDKA in Pittsburgh.
KDKA starting broadcasting a week later.

     • Today is Navy Day, observed since 1922 on the birthdate of  Theodore Roosevelt.

     • Give Wildlife a Brake! Week begins today. As you drive, watch out for deer and other large
animals along roadsides

On this date in . . .

1941: In the Great Doughnut Debate, judges ruled that 15-year-old Hanson Gregory of Clam Cove, Maine,
 had invented the doughnut hole in 1847 when he punched the centers out of his mother's fried cakes because,
"the centers were never cooked done anyway."

1947: "You Bet Your Life" debuted on ABC Radio with Groucho Marx as quizmaster and George Fenneman
as Groucho’s straightman. The program continued on radio into 1959 and ran on NBC television from 1950-1961.

1954: Walt Disney's first television program, titled "Disneyland" after his soon-to-be completed theme park,
 premiered on ABC.

1975: The covers of both Time and Newsweek carried a picture of rock singer Bruce Springsteen.

1995: A contract was signed that would move the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore,
but it wasn’t announced until November 6th.

Happy Birthday to:
 Monty Python's John Cleese 70
 Singer Lee Greenwood 67;
 Actress Carrie Snodgrass 63;
 Author Fran Lebowitz 59.
 Actress Jayne Kennedy 58;
 Actor-director Roberto Benigni 57;
 Singer Simon Le Bon 51;
 Actress-singer Kelly Osbourne 25;

  
Surprise:
It’s feeling like fall again.  Want some ideas for fun?
   
If you’re looking for something to do, we have a fantastic hook-up with
phillyfunguide.com.

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
10/27/09

"Pain is real when you get other people to believe in it.  If no one believes in it but you, your pain
is madness or hysteria."
-Naomi Wolf