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17 November 2022

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 47 Day 321 \ Ave. Sky Cover a% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 35° \15° 
Wind 9mph \ Gusts 19mph  Air Quality: Fair \ Moderate Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 124mi \ Nearest Lightning 1565mi
Nov Averages for Flagstaff: 53° \ 23° (3 days of moisture)


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 
National Farm-City Week: 17-23  
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week: 17-23
National Farm-City Week: 17-23  
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week: 17-23

Daily Observations

Homemade Bread Day
National Unfriend Day Link
Omega Psi Phi Day
Substitute Educators Day Link 
Take A Hike Day 
Take A Hike Day Link
World Prematurity Awareness Day  Link

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

A very chilly morning. I headed out around nine to finish my Christmas shopping before I leave for Mexico on Saturday. Happy to say I’m all finished.

We are still awaiting ballot results from the mid-terms and now someone announces he is running for President in 2024. I have to say that if his speech had more truth in in, I would wonder why not to vote for him. His explanation of his term do not match my memories of those dark days.

My Physician order a new script for me from Caremark. The price is ½ that of Walgreens. Anyway, I got a notice that it would be delivered on Saturday. I took about 15 minutes on the internet, then a phone call to have UPS hold it at their facility in Flag, since it was to arrive Saturday afternoon. On top of that it costs $7.99 for UPS to hold a package. I paid the fee only to learn it would only be held 5 days. I think the call straightened it out.

Even better news, my replacement crown came in early; I will get it put on this Friday at 8am. Better than waiting for sure.

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Little known Native American History

The phrase "Indian giver" has long been used as a derogatory term to describe a person who gives a gift, then takes it away. The implication is that gifts from Native Americans can't be trusted because you might be asked to return them. The reality was, in fact, far more complicated, largely due to cultural barriers. White settlers came from a tradition of using money to make purchases, while Native American tribes largely relied on systems of bartering, which meant the objects they were offering weren't actually gifts, but rather objects of value for which they understandably expected to receive something equivalent in return. You still wouldn't want to call someone an "Indian giver," but on the other hand, these 11 old insults have turned into compliments. 

Slang Origins

1920: Copacetic

Meaning: mildly to incredibly satisfactory

“Copacetic” is often considered to originate from the African American community in the U.S., popularized by famous tap dancer Bill “Bojangles” Robinson. Others claim it instead has roots in Yiddish, French, Latin, and Italian phrases. Its origin is ultimately unknown, having been traced back only as far as a 1919 biography of Abraham Lincoln, but it has managed to endure to the modern day.

Historical Events

1869 – Suez Canal (Egypt) opened, linking the Mediterranean & Red seas. It is 102 miles long.
1871 – National Rifle Association was organized (in New York City) by Army and Navy Journal editor William Conant Church and General George Wood Wingate.
1947 – The Screen Actors Guild implemented an anti-Communist loyalty oath.
1968 – Heidi Game Scandal – NBC cut the AFL championship to show the children’s film Heidi and millions missed the Raiders beat the Jets, 43-32. The movie started at 7:00 PM. The game ended at 7:07.
1969 – SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) discussions opened in Helsinki, Finland.
1992 – Dateline NBC aired a demonstration show General Motors trucks blowing upon impact, later it was revealed that NBC rigged the test.
2004 – Kmart Corp. announced it was buying Sears, Roebuck, and Company for $11 billion USD and naming the newly merged company Sears Holdings Corporation.

Birthdays Today

84 – Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian Singer/Songwriter, guitarist
80 – Bob Gaudio, American Singer/Songwriter, keyboard player, producer (Four Seasons)
80 – Martin Scorsese, American director, producer, screenwriter, actor
“It seems to me that any sensible person must see that violence does not change the world and if it does, then only temporarily. “– Martin Scorsese
78 – Danny DeVito, American actor, director, producer
“A tree falls the way it leans. Be careful the way you lean.”– Danny DeVito
78 – Lorne Michaels, Canadian TV producer (Saturday Night Live)
@77 – August Möbius, German astronomer, created the Möbius strip (d.1868)
@76 – Arman, French-American painter, sculptor (d. 2005)
@75 – Tom Seaver, American baseball player, sportscaster (d. 2020; dementia/COVID)
62 – RuPaul, American drag queen performer, actor, singer
@59 – Rock Hudson [Roy Harold Scherer Jr.], American actor (d. 1985; AIDS)
@57 – Peter Cook, English comedian, actor, screenwriter (d. 1995; drinking)
56 – Daisy Fuentes, Cuban-American model, actress
“You have got to pay attention, you have got to study and you have to do your homework. You have to score higher than everybody else. Otherwise, there is always somebody there waiting to take your place.”– Daisy Fuentes
56 – Sophie Marceau, French actress, director, screenwriter
“Acting is contained – you act for three months, then leave it – but writing is the act of creation. Writing is dangerous.”– Sophie Marceau
@46 – Gene Clark, American Singer/Songwriter, musician The Byrds, (d. 1991; alcoholism)
44 – Rachel McAdams, Canadian actress

 

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I retired in '06--at the ripe old age of 57. I enjoy blogging, photography, traveling, and living life to it's fullest.