Daily Snapshot

October 31, 2025, 6:54 pm: Check out all six daily snapshot pages using the navigation arrows at the bottom of each page to view a daily (and in some cases hourly) snapshot of weather, news, market information, posts, videos, retirement locations, daily deals and more.

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Check out the Latest Post	Thoughts For Today
or this Random Post selection from our blog	Say What? Braces? At My Age?
or this Random Page selection from our site	Beaches

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		Santa Fe, New Mexico Located at 7,000 feet in the southern Rocky Mountains, Santa Fe is the capital of New Mexico and is one of the great destination cities of the world. The rich multi-cultural history, vibrant art market and active outdoor scene make for an unparalleled quality of life, and the healthy, diverse economy with low unemployment attracts entrepreneurs from all parts of the globe.
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Visit/Retire: Austin

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Calculators: Daily Calorie Calculator

The Daily Calorie calculator provides three sets of calculations to maintain, lose and gain weight. The chart that follows the calculator is a representation of the estimated calorie requirements as provided by the USDA/USDHHS to maintain weight based on various lifestyles for those who are retired or approaching retirement.

Quote selection

Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory - Albert Schweitzer

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Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak

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Today’s Birthdays

Famous Birthdays | OnThisDay.com

Daily famous and celebrity birthdays from OnThisDay.com.

Famous Birthdays for 31st October 2025

1795 - John Keats, English Romantic poet (Ode to a Grecian Urn), born in London (d. 1821)
1847 - Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist and electrical engineer, born in Livorno Ferraris, Italy (d. 1897)
1919 - Magnus Wenninger, American mathematician and author of Polyhedron models, born in Park Falls, Wisconsin (d. 2017)
1949 - Michael Parker, American businessman and politician (Rep-D-Mississippi), born in Laurel, Mississippi
1957 - Brian Stokes Mitchell, American Broadway singer and actor, born in Seattle, Washington
1961 - Alonzo Babers, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m, 4x400m relay 1984), born in Montgomery, Alabama
1961 - Peter Jackson, New Zealand film director (Lord of the Rings - Academy Award, Best Director, 2003), born in Wellington, New Zealand
1963 - Johnny Marr, British guitarist and songwriter (The Smiths - "This Charming Man"; "Ask"), born in Ardwick, Manchester, England
1973 - Fiona Smith, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Olympics 1998), born in Saskatchewan, Canada
1974 - Natasja Saad, Danish hip hop and reggae artist, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2007)

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Posted: October 31, 2025, 4:04 am

This Day in History

Hundreds of Creek Indians die in Monmouth steamboat disaster

information from history.com