Carnaval de Luz

 U2

new album

reviewed early in WSJ

Wall Street Journal

"Music Review:

CARNAVAL DE LUZ:

U2 returns with a 

stylistic sampler"

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Trump phones in to C-Span show -- has nothing else to focus on

 "Trump C-Span call-in"

Nov. 9, 2026 (Monday mid-evening) -- very few "Reality TV

watchers" to get ahead of him in the Queue of callers --

11/11/arts/television/jimmy-kimmel-trump-cspan.html/

Today is a Patriotic holiday : fly your flag today in recognition and memorial for those who served in our proud military

 Veterans Day

11/11 annually

Robert Ryan (1909 - 1973) remembering this actor in classic film portrayals: served in the Army from 1944 - 1947

 IMDb credits include

Billy Budd (1962)

Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

The Wild Bunch (1969)

The Longest Day ,

The Battle of the Bulge,

KING of KINGS

(played "John the Baptist")

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advocate for anti-nuclear

disarmament and civil rights;

protested against violation

of rights for the "Hollywood

Ten"

Canada's "Remembrance Day"

 11/11/2026

a day to wear poppies

in remembrance of

the Canadian men

and women who have

died in service to their

country

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dates back to

11/11/1918

State Offices (a state holiday) to be closed in MICHIGAN

Yes -- Michigan offices will 

be closed

on Election Day

(Nov. 3 this year) and

Veterans Day Nov. 11

(every Year)

but

NOT -- Oct. 12 (Columbus Day)

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yes -- both Thanksgiving Thursday

and the day following (Friday)

Xmas Eve and Xmas Day

New Year's Eve (Dec. 31 annually)

November 2026 blog Statistics

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Election Day                  4,514

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Veterans Day                    29,187

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