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5 November 2022

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 44 Day 309 \ Ave. Sky Cover 5% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 45° \13° 
Wind 0mph \ Gusts 1mph  Air Quality: Fair\    Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 124mi \ Nearest Lightning 723mi
Nov Averages for Flagstaff: 53° \ 23° (3 days of moisture)

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Weekly Observations

World Origami Days: 24-11/11
National Fig Week: 1-7
World Communication Week: 1-7
National Farm Toy Show Days: 3-5  
Drowsy Driving Prevention Week: 5-11  Link   
Give Wildlife A Brake! Week: 5-11  
Give Wildlife A Brake! Week: 5-11  Link 
National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week: 5-11 
National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week: 5-11 Link   
National Radiologic Technology Week: 5-11 
National Radiologic Technology Week: 5-11 Link  
National Book Awards Week: 5-11
National Book Awards Week: 5-11

Daily Observations

Bank Transfer Day – tired of big bank fees? Do your banking in a credit union.
Daylight Saving Time Ends (Turn Back 1 Hour @2:00 AM)
Fill Our Staplers Day (also held on March 12)
Firewood Day
National Donut Appreciation Day
National Love Your Red Hair Day Link
National Medical Cannabis Day  Link 
Play Monopoly Day 
Play Monopoly Day  Link
Tsunami Awareness Day
Wiggle Jiggle Jell-O Day   Link
World Day of Romani Language
World Tsunami Awareness Day
Zero Tasking Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Sunshine and chilly. The storm left and was a bust. Barely enough snow yesterday to cover the ground. I had an early follow-up at my PCP. All good. It was 28° when I had to leave. The remote start and the heated seats sure make early morning drives nice. There was still ice on the roads, and I twisted a knob and had all 4 wheels helping me…it was great!

I had no problem getting my Moderna booster yesterday. My arm is a little tender but nothing else. Good news, the new booster didn’t require me to wait 15 minutes before leaving the store. Since my 1st card was filled, I now get to carry 2 cards with me. Too bad the card maker didn’t have psychic powers and make more space on the original card.

Good to see that Mr. Pelosi is home to recover. It shows the downside of ‘Freedom of Speech’ which has become ‘Freedom of Conspiracy Theories’ in this case.

I was listening to NPR. There was an update on Ethiopia. I was there in 2011 with Focus Travel. Both parties have signed an agreement to stop the civil war they have had for over a decade. Parts of the fighting zone has had no humanitarian aide for the last 60 days. Such a disheartening series of events for such a beautiful country.

Favorite Memes



The Onagadori ('honorable fowl' in Japanese) is a rare chicken breed


 


 

Best Instrumentals

"Jessica" by The Allman Brothers Band (1973)

This is an Allman Brothers Band classic, thanks to the brilliance of guitarist Dickey Betts, who composed the tune. A little more than seven minutes long on the band's Brothers and Sisters album, Betts named the song for his then-infant daughter. Over the years, the track has been covered numerous times and appeared in movies such as Field of Dreams. 

Meaning/history of a phrase

Running amok

You know when things get a little wild, crazy, or out of control. The word Amok comes from the Amuco, a band of Javanese and Malay warriors who would go on killing sprees for unknown reasons. There was believed to be some sort of mental condition afflicting those peoples.

Captain James Cook wrote about it in 1772: “To run amok is to … sally forth from the house, kill the person or persons supposed to have injured the Amock, and any other person that attempts to impede his passage.”

Historical Events

1605 – Gunpowder Plot – an attempt to blow up the English Parliament. The plot discovered and leader Guy Fawkes was tortured and later executed. He was caught with 36 barrels of gunpowder at the House of Lords.
1639 – First post office in the colonies was set up in Massachusetts, with permission from King William and Queen Mary. The United States Post Office (USPO) was created on July 26, 1775, by decree of the Second Continental Congress.
1852 – American Society of Civil Engineers and Architects was founded.
1895 – Patent attorney George B. Selden of Rochester, New York, received the first US patent (#549,160) for a gasoline-driven automobile.
1935 – Parker Brothers launched the board game of Monopoly. Marvin Gardens is actually a misspelling of ‘Marven Gardens’, an actual locale in Atlantic City.
1956 – The Nat King Cole Show debuted on NBC. It was the first variety program to be hosted by an African American. The last episode of The Nat King Cole Show aired on December 17, 1957.
1959 – American Football League (AFL) was announced, with 8 teams – The New York Titans, Boston Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Houston Oilers, Los Angeles Chargers, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, and Dallas Texans.
2007 – The Android mobile phone operating system was unveiled by Google.
2009 – US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan (US Army Medical Corps) killed 13 and wounded 43 at Fort Hood, Texas in the largest mass shooting ever at a US military installation. Although it has been officially labeled as workplace violence, many people consider it an act of terrorism.
2013 – India launched the Mars Orbiter Mission, its first interplanetary probe.

Birthdays Today

@96 – Will Durant, American author, philosopher (d. 1981)
@90 – Natalie Schafer, American actress (d. 1991)
@86 – Roy Rogers, American singer, guitarist, actor (d. 1998)
@84 – Joel McCrea, American actor (d. 1990)
82 – Elke Sommer, German actress
81 – Art Garfunkel, American Singer/Songwriter, guitarist
@76 – Ike Turner, American Singer/Songwriter, guitarist, producer (d. 2007; OD)
75 – Peter Noone, English Singer/Songwriter, guitarist
67 – Kris Jenner, American talent manager, businesswoman
64 – Robert Patrick, American actor
63 – Bryan Adams, Canadian Singer/Songwriter, guitarist, producer, actor
59 – Tatum O’Neal, American actress, author
54 – Sam Rockwell, American actor
@53 – Vivien Leigh, Indian-British actress (d. 1967; TB)
35 – Kevin Jonas, American Singer/Songwriter, guitarist, actor
@26 – Gram Parsons, American Singer/Songwriter, guitarist (d. 1973; OD)

 

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