14 Nov

 

November 2022

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 47 Day 318 \ Ave. Sky Cover 35% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 45° \13° 
Wind 5mph \ Gusts 16mph  Air Quality: Fair \Very Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 124mi \ Nearest Lightning 1755mi
Nov Averages for Flagstaff: 53° \ 23° (3 days of moisture)

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

World Antibiotic Awareness Week: 11-17
National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week: 12-18 Link  
International Fraud Awareness Week: 12-18  
International Fraud Awareness Week: 12-18  Link   
National Cider Week: 12-19 
National Cider Week: 12-19 Link 
National Split Pea Soup Week: 12-18
National Split Pea Soup Week: 12-18 Link
National Nurse Practioner's Week: 12-18 Link  Link
Perioperative Nurse Week: 12-18 Link
Roc Your Moc Week: 12-18 Link  
World Kindness Week: 12-18  
World Kindness Week: 12-18  Link    
International Restorative Justice Week: 13-19 
International Restorative Justice Week: 13-19 Link 
National Global Entrepreneurship Week: 13-19  
National Global Entrepreneurship Week: 13-19  Link
American Education Week: 13-17 Link 

Daily Observations

Family Day Link 
International Day Against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property
International Girls Day
International Selfie Day (Diabetes Foundation) 
International Day Against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property
International Girls Day
International Selfie Day (Diabetes Foundation) Link 
Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day 
National American Teddy Bear Day 
Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day 
National American Teddy Bear Day Link
National Block It Out Day
National Family PJ Day
National Pickle Day
National Spicy Guacamole Day
Operating Room Nurse Day  Link
Spirit of NSA (National Speakers Association) Day
World Diabetes Day Link

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

A typical fall day.

AZ is still working on our Gov results. I remember growing up and hearing about countries that had elections and the voters didn’t hear for days or weeks the outcome. I thought it was crazy then, and I know it is crazy now.

President Biden was busy at the Climate Conference and how is off to meet with Pres. Xi of China. Good luck.

Broncos play today. Cards play today. I’ll see what happens.

Getting more excited about my Thanksgiving trip to Mexico.   

Favorite Memes


 

 

Best Instrumentals

"Electric Worm" by Beastie Boys (2007)

One underappreciated aspect of the Beastie Boys' career was that it never stopped evolving. The band's knack for conceptualism was remarkable, not just because they started as a pure rap act ahead of its time. "Electric Worm" is a perfect example of the Boys' maturity and ultimate evolution as musicians, creators, and performers. 

Meaning/history of a phrase

Got gypped

This phrase is used when a person in scammed, such as being cheated out of money or the quality of a product, for instance. The origins are based on prejudice against Romani people (i.e. gypsies).

Historical Events

India celebrates Children’s Day on November 14th, exactly 9 months after Valentine’s Day.
1851 – Moby-Dick by Herman Melville was published.
1922 – The BBC (The British Broadcasting Company ) officially began its daily domestic radio service broadcasting with the 6:00 pm news, read by announcer Arthur Burrows.
1956 – Love Me Tender, starring Elvis Presley was released in US theaters.
1960 – OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries), was formed by Iraq, Kuwait, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.
1968 – National Turn in Your Draft Card Day featured the burning of draft cards on US college campuses.
1979 – US President Jimmy Carter issued Executive order 12170, which froze all Iranian assets in the United States, in response to the hostage crisis.
1994 – First trains for the general public ran in Channel Tunnel (Chunnel) under the English Channel.
2008 – The first G-20 economic summit convened in Washington, DC.

Birthdays Today

@94 – Sherwood Schwartz, American screenwriter, producer (d. 2011)
“When you say the name Gilligan, you know who that is. If a show is good, if it’s written well, you should be able to erase the names of the characters saying the lines and still be able to know who said it. If you can’t do that, the show will fail.”…
“If you study both ‘Gilligan’ and ‘Brady,’ you will see they are based on a similar philosophy: that it’s possible for different kinds of people to learn to live together, either in a family or stuck on an island with no escape.”– Sherwood Schwartz
@90 – Aaron Copland, American composer, conductor, educator (d. 1990)
@86 – Claude Monet, French painter (d. 1926)
“Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand as if it were necessary to understand when it is simply necessary to love.”– Claude Monet
@75 – Brian Keith, American actor, director (d. 1997; suicide)
75 – P. J. O’Rourke, American political satirist, journalist
“The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn’t work and then get elected and prove it.”– P. J. O’Rourke
74 – Charles Philip Arthur George (Prince of Wales)
68 – Yanni [Yiannis Chryssomallis], Greek-American pianist, composer, producer
@68 – McLean Stevenson, American actor, screenwriter (d. 1996; bladder cancer)
58 – Patrick Warburton, American actor, comedian
@58 – Dick Powell, American actor, singer, director, producer (d. 1963; cancer)
56 – Curt Schilling, American baseball player, sportscaster
50 – Josh Duhamel, American model, actor
@49 – Robert Fulton, American inventor Steamboat, (d. 1815; TB)
@48 – Joseph McCarthy, American captain, lawyer, politician (d. 1957; hepatitis)
47 – Travis Barker, American drummer, songwriter, producer

 

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