OCT 28, 26.. CHOCOLATE.. FIRST RESPONDERS..

By Cap Chastain October 28, 2026 Chocolate, First Responders No Comments

Hello National Today, we are back!!

Our readers are probably getting tired of reading about our trip South to Laughlin, Nevada, this past Sunday, October the 25th. 

Only ten (10) Holidays were available for today’s date. But one (1) is all it takes and we had two (2) Holidays we wanted to share with you our readers.

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CHOCOLATE..

Milton S. Hershey (1857–1945) was an American confectioner and philanthropist who founded The Hershey Company and the town of Hershey, Pennsylvania. After several failed ventures, he found success with caramel, then transitioned to chocolate, perfecting the mass production of milk chocolate. His vision created an accessible and beloved treat, and he established the Milton Hershey School for orphaned boys, leaving a lasting legacy of both sweetness and charity.

Did you know that chocolate is a fermented food?

Today there’s a move toward dark chocolate since it contains far less sugar.

Just in case you want to read more, and there is an enormous amount more than we have shown here, just click onto the below link..

https://nationaltoday.com/national-chocolate-day/

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FIRST RESPONDERS..

After Patti’s extremely serious fall last February the 2nd, 2026..

https://babakaps.net/?p=76343

We will always, in all ways, honor and salute First Responders!!

Congress designated October 28th as National First Responders Day in 2017. The resolution honors the firefighters, police officers, EMTs, and all those who are first on the scene in stressful situations.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are approximately 1.1 million police officers, firefighters, and EMTs/paramedics in the U.S. These figures highlight the vast network of professionals dedicated to public safety.

Just in case you want to read more just click onto the below link..

https://nationaltoday.com/national-first-responders-day/

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Cap and Patti

Tomorrow, Thursday the 29th of October, Patti and I plan to drive South to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where we hope to spend the winter in our apartment.

Yes. Survivor 51 airs this evening and we will be tuned in to watch episode 6.

OCT 27, 26.. MORE LAST SUNDAY’S NEWS.. LAUGHLIN, NV.

By Cap Chastain October 27, 2026 Edgewater Casino Hotel, Laughlin NV 4 Comments

We will begin with a short revisit to last Sunday’s October the 25th Post about our flight from Anchorage, Alaska, South to Laughlin, Nevada, by way of Seattle and Las Vegas.

At the very end of the Post we wrote the below..

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I .. Hope.. I.. Plan.. To.. publish some en route updates. 

So? Let’s see how it all “Plays Out”.

Cap and Patti

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7:02am .. Patti and I are AT our boarding gate!!

The optimist would say .. Well we did not get all the way to the Airport before Patti said to me in the back seat of our taxi .. “Cap I left my purse on the bed in the Condo!!” 

I won’t say what the pessimist would say!

So around we turned and back home to our Condo we drove. Yes. There on the bed, was Patti’s purse. 

Further words fail me. Soon we will be boarding. Who knows IF I will be able to post an update in Seattle!!

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I never wrote one more word. 

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Why NO additional updates?

Below are just several reasons that I never advised you our readers why we did not publish more.

First, it was NOT humanly possible for me to do an “update” Sunday as we landed in Seattle and then boarded our flight to Las Vegas, Nevada. There was absolutely no time to do so.

Then, it was NOT humanly possible for me to do an “update, here online” Sunday as we landed in Las Vegas, Nevada, picked up our suitcases, met Detroit Tiger Tom, and traveled South to Laughlin, Nevada, visited by phone and then saw Ginny for a brief and wonderful hug, and checked into The Edgewater Casino Hotel.

Why no en route updates?

Now The Shadow KNOWS!!

To do an update you MUST have the time, and the space, and your wits about you and be online on the Internet Wi Fi. Then you must set up your laptop in the midst of people sitting almost shoulder to shoulder in a jam packed airport Departure Lounge and you are about to board your flight.

All In All, the entire day was as good as a long travel day can get.

Over and out.. 

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Patti and I really enjoy “our” Edgewater Casino Hotel.

And we are enjoying our Subway Sandwiches. Last night a Chicken Teriyaki footlong.

Yes I really need to “Call It A Day”. Yesterday I was out shopping several hours (Dollar Tree, Smith’s, our Moral Mechanic auto shop, two Walmart store visits, Sam’s Cub, Subway).

The more I revisit our Sunday trip from Anchorage to Laughlin, the more I appreciate how great a trip it was.

Cap and Patti