4 Oct

 

October 2022

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 41 Day 277 \ Ave. Sky Cover 75% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 52° \42° 
Wind 6mph \ Gusts 15mph  Air Quality fair         Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 28mi \ Nearest Lightning 8mi
Oct Averages for Flagstaff: 63° \ 32° (4 days of moisture)
 

Today’s Quote

 

Monthly Observations

Halloween Safety Month
Head Start Awareness Month Link
Health Literacy Month
Home Eye Safety Month
I'm Just Me Because Month  Link
Inktober
Italian-American Heritage Month Link
International Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) Awareness Month
International Starman Month
International Strategic Planning Month
International Walk To School Month  Link
Intergeneration Month

Weekly Observations

Oct 30-10/9 
International Sand Sculpting Championships Link

1-5
Trichotillomania, Skin Picking & Related BFRB Awareness Week: Link

1-7
National Walk Your Dog Week Link   Link
Universal Children's Week

1-9
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Link

2-8 
International Post Card Week Link  
4-H Week  Link 
Getting The World To Beat A Path To Your Door Week
Great Books Week 
Getting The World To Beat A Path To Your Door Week
Great Books Week 
Kids' Goal Setting Week
International Post Card Week Link 
Mental Illness Awareness Week  
Mystery Series Week 
Mental Illness Awareness Week  
Mystery Series Week 
National Health Care Food Service Week Link 
National Midwifery Week Link
National Work From Home Week 
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Week
Primary Care Physicians Week  Link

3-7   
Customer Service Week Link
Drive Safely Work Week Link   
Financial Planning Week
Industrial Water Week
National Heimlich Heroes Week

3-10
No Salt Week
Spinning & Weaving Week Link  

4-10 
World Space Week Link
World Dairy Expo 

Daily Observations

Blessing of The Animals Day  Link
Dick Tracy Day
Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
Improve Your Office Day
International Ship in A Bottle Day
Kanelbullens Dag (Cinnamon Roll Day)  Link
National Fruit At Work Day  Link  
National Taco Day 
National Taco Day Link
Ships-In-Bottles Day
Taco Day
10-4 Day
Vodka Day Link
World Animal Day
World Child Development Day
World Child Health Day
World Animal Day Link  Link
Yom Kippur begins

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

It’s a cloudy and stormy day. Kinda unusual for our Mountain town.

Turns out it was very unusual…at 1pm a tornado did damage to several homes just outside Williams…about 30 miles W of Flagstaff. At the same time Flag got a ‘Severe Thunderstorm Warning’ until 3pm. A good day to be home.

Football scores were a mixed bag yesterday. Cards won by 10 and Broncos lost. There were some good plays.

Sad news: Sacheen Littlefeather [Marie Louise Cruz] (White Mountain Apache/Yaqui &I European) died at 75 from breast cancer. She was the lady who refused Brando’s Oscar in 1973. I was big news in Indian Country back then. She remained an activist the remainder of her life.

The Supreme Court begins its new session today. Right now, their approval rating is similar to during the depression era. FDR pulled our country together. I’m hoping they clearly remove politics from their agenda and our country becomes less divided.

My brother called this morning from NYC. We had a nice video call. I’ll be booking flights for a little over a week stay around Thanksgiving. Mexico is very nice at that time. Laura’s parents will be there too. Should be a nice early Christmas celebration.

Favorite Memes


 

 

Superstitions

Finding a Penny

Most people wouldn’t consider a single cent on the ground to be good fortune, but back in ancient times it was quite the find. Old civilizations believed that find any metal on the ground was a gift from the gods. Some people believe holding onto the penny will bring good luck and others think the good luck comes when you give the penny away. Either way, that’s a lot value to place on one penny. 

US Facts

Food waste

On average, American supermarkets waste 3,000 lbs. of food a year.

Historical Events

1535 – The first complete English-language Bible (the Coverdale Bible) was printed, translated by William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale.
1582 – Pope Gregory XIII adjusted the calendar, making the day after Thursday, October 4, 1582, as now Friday, October 15, 1582, starting the Gregorian Calendar which we use today.
1876 – Texas A&M University opened as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas.
1883 – First run of the Orient Express, from Paris to Giurgiu in Romania via Munich and Vienna.
1895 – The first U.S. Open Men’s Golf Championship was played at the Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island.
1943 – Corsica (a French Territory) was liberated from Nazi Germany.
1957 – Leave It To Beaver premiered.
1957 – The USSR launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
2004 – SpaceShipOne won the Ansari X Prize, for private spaceflight, by being the first private craft to fly into space.

Birthdays Today

@84 – Charlton Heston, American actor, civil and gun rights activist (d. 2008)
81 – Roy Blount, Jr., American humorist, journalist
“I think writer’s block is simply the dread that you are going to write something horrible. But as a writer, I believe that if you sit down at the keys long enough, sooner or later something will come out.”Roy Blount, Jr.
81 – Anne Rice, American author
“No matter how rudely someone treats you, remain kind. Walking away at peace with yourself is worth it.”– Anne Rice
@77 – Jackie Collins, English-American author (d. 2015; breast cancer)
76 – Susan Sarandon, actor
@70 – Rutherford B. Hayes, American general, 19th President (d. 1893)
“Every expert was once a beginner.” Rutherford B. Hayes
@70 – Buster Keaton, American film actor, director, producer (d. 1966; cancer)
“A comedian does funny things. A good comedian does things funny.”– Buster Keaton
65 – Russell Simmons, American businessman, founded Def Jam Recordings
“In my experience, there’s only one thing that will always steer you toward success: That’s to have a vision and to stick with it… Once I have a vision for a new venture, I’m going to ride that vision until the wheels come off.”– Russell Simmons
@64 – Robert Lawson, American author, illustrator (d. 1957)
55 – Liev Schreiber, American actor
46 – Alicia Silverstone, American actress
43 – Rachael Leigh Cook, American actress
33 – Dakota Johnson, American actress
“I don’t have any problem doing anything. The secret is I have no shame.”– Dakota Johnson

 

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