6 Nov

 

6 November 2022

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 46 Day 310 \ Ave. Sky Cover 15% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 58° \25° 
Wind 11mph \ Gusts 12mph  Air Quality: Excellent\ Moderate Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 124mi \ Nearest Lightning 1249mi
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
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
Polar Bear Week: 6-13
Children’s Book Week: 6-11 
National Book Awards Week: 5-11
Polar Bear Week: 6-13
Children’s Book Week: 6-11 Link   
National Patient Accessibility Week: 6-10  
National Young Readers Week: 6-10 
National Patient Accessibility Week: 6-10  
National Young Readers Week: 6-10 Link

Daily Observations

Color The World Orange Day Link 
Fill Our Staplers Day
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

Job Action Day  Link 
Marijuana Recreational Legalization Day (Colorado & Washington)  
Link
Marooned Without a Compass Day

National Basketball Day: Link
National Nachos Day 
Link
Saxophone Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Snow that was in the shadows is gone. A nice fall day.

I changed the linens and did 2 loads of laundry this morning.

In my part of Arizona, sunrise and sunset just changed by about a minute. For those of you who live in a DST state, you just have to adjust to the abrupt changes.

I have been watching CNBC’s The News with Shephard Smith every weekday for about 2 years. It was the news minus the commentary. This last week CNBC announced that his show was cancelled but gave him a nice farewell saying the broadcast would end at the end of this month. Then yesterday they announced it was effective the day of their first announcement. I’m disappointed. The memo says it was due to ratings, but he has doubled the number of viewers. It must be something else. I’m awaiting the common conspiracy theories because Shep hasn’t made a statement.

My alma mater, CU is playing  Oregon on TV. The Buffs are losing on the 3rdQ but still nice to see them play.

Good news: The Smithsonian has named sites for two new museums in DC…National Museum of the American Latino and American Women’s History Museum. Nice!

Favorite Memes


 



 

 

Best Instrumentals

"Eruption" by Van Halen (1978)

This piece introduced the music world to Eddie Van Halen and his masterful guitar work. His "tapping" technique on the song earned him immense praise, and the entire effort is arguably the defining moment of his exceptional legacy. And it came on Van Halen's debut album, one of the most celebrated records in hard rock history. As a lead-in to the band's cover "You Really Got Me," it makes for a potent back-to-back punch. 

Meaning/history of a phrase

God bless you

We've all heard it after someone sneezes. But why do we say it specifically after sneezing?

Its origins can be traced back to the plague. It was used to express a desire for your soul to remain in your body, because the Black Death could take it.

Historical Events

1789 – Pope Pius VI appointed Father John Carroll as the first Catholic bishop in the United States. He is also known as the founder of Georgetown University.
1860 – Abraham Lincoln (R-Ill) was elected 16th American President. His election prompted seven southern slave states to form the Confederacy before he took the office.
1861 – Jefferson Davis was elected to a 6-year term as Confederate president. After the war was over, Davis was captured and he was accused of treason but was not tried and was released after two years.
1862 – The direct telegraphic link between New York and San Francisco was established.
1947 – Meet the Press was first televised as a local program in Washington DC. Meet the Press began on radio in 1945 as American Mercury Presents: Meet the Press.
1962 – The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution condemning South Africa’s apartheid policies and called for all UN member states to cease military and economic relations with the nation.
1965 – Cuba and the United States formally agreed to begin an airlift for Cubans who want to go to the United States.
2012 – US territory Puerto Rico voted to become a US State.
2012 – Tammy Baldwin (D) became the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate.

Birthdays Today

@87 – Jonathan Harris, American actor (d. 2002)
@85 – Ray Conniff, American composer, and conductor (d. 2002)
@83 – Mike Nichols [Michael Igor Peschkowsky], EGOT winner, (d. 2014)
@79 – Adolphe Sax, Belgian-French instrument designer invented the saxophone, (d. 1894)
@77 – John Philip Sousa, American commander, composer, conductor (d. 1932)
@78 – James Naismith, Canadian YMCA coach, invented basketball, (d. 1939)
76 – Sally Field, American actress
74 – Sidney Blumenthal, American journalist, activist
@67 – Glenn Frey, American Singer/Songwriter, guitarist, actor (d. 2016; colitis)
67 – Maria Shriver, American journalist, author
@59 – Harold Ross, publisher, co-founded The New Yorker (d. 1951; heart attack)
52 – Ethan Hawke, American actor, director, screenwriter
@51 – Charles Dow, American journalist, economist (d. 1902; heart attack)
50 – Rebecca Romijn, American model, actress
34 – Emma Stone, American actress

@27 – Pat Tillman, American football player, soldier (d. 2004; friendly fire)

 

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