October 2022
Daily
Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 43 Day 293 \ Ave. Sky Cover 0% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 62° \35°
Wind 10mph \ Gusts 16mph
Air
Quality: Fair Moderate Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 254mi \ Nearest Lightning 1845mi
Oct Averages for Flagstaff: 63° \ 32° (4 days of moisture)
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Daily Observations
Brandied Fruit Day
Conflict Resolution Day Link
Get Smart About Credit Day
Get to Know Your Customers Day
International Chefs Day Link
International Credit Union
Day
International Credit Union
Day Link
Miss American Rose Day
Sloth Day
Spirit Day Link
World Osteoporosis Day
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
Fall day,
cool, cloudless sky.
Ukraine continues
to suffer. In the last week they have lost 30% of their power structure from drone
bombings. Daytime temps are in the high 40’s with light rain and nights in the
mid 30’s. I must wonder how they are staying warm.
Today is my
little brother’s birthday. I know he is having a great day!
I only want
registered voters to vote in all elections. FL passed a law under Gov DeSantis that
reinstates felons voting rights, unless it was for murder or sex crimes, and
allows them to register to vote. Also, DeSantis set up a commission to
investigate voter fraud. The penalty for Voter fraud is 30 days in jail and a
$500 fine for each voting event. If there was voter fraud in 2020 and an ineligible
voter voted in the Federal and the State election that is two counts. When someone
renews or gets a new driver’s license, the MVD allows them to register to vote
at the same time. The information is sent to the Election Commission, and they
issue a card that is sent to the individual. Some office screwed up this
process and allowed murderers and convicted sex crime individuals to still get
that voter registration card. This week the Voter Fraud Commission discovered
the error. They issued arrest warrants for those who voted but should have
never gotten the voter card. Now about a dozen Floridians are sitting in jail
for 60 days and must pay a $1000 fine. The voter fraud commission has yet to go
after the office that screwed up. This is so wrong.
Favorite Memes
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Superstitions
Wishing on
Shooting Stars
Wishing on
shooting stars goes back way further than B.o.B. The 1st-century (yes, 1st)
philosopher Ptolemy believed that when meteors occurred, it meant that the gods
were looking down and paying attention to Earth—and thus available to be pelted
with wishes.
They live among us
My husband and I went through the
McDonald's driveway window, and I gave the cashier a $5 bill.
Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her
25c.
She said, 'you gave me too much money.'
I said, 'Yes I know, but this way you can
just give me a dollar back.'
She sighed and went to get the manager
who asked me to repeat my request.
I did so, and he handed me back the 25c,
and said 'We're sorry but we don’t do that kind of thing.'
The cashier then proceeded to give me
back 75 cents in change.
Do not confuse the people at MacD's.
Historical Events
1720 – Caribbean pirate Calico Jack
Rackham, one of the first pirates to use the “Jolly Roger”, was captured by the
Royal Navy.
1803 – The United States Senate ratified
the Louisiana Purchase.
1818 – The Convention of 1818 was signed
between the US and the UK which settled the Canada/United States border on the
49th parallel for most of its length.
1873 – Yale, Princeton, Columbia, and
Rutgers universities drafted the (American) Football rules.
1955 – The Return of The King, the third
book of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, was released.
1973 – Australia’s Sydney Opera House
opened.
1981 – Two police officers and a Brinks
armored car guard are killed during an armed $1.6 million robbery in Rockland
County, New York, carried out by members of the Black Liberation Army and
Weather Underground.
1982 – 340 fans were killed at a game
between the Soviet and Dutch soccer teams. Details were not released until
years later
1991 – The Oakland Hills, California
firestorm killed 25 people.
Birthdays Today
@93 – Arlene Francis
[Arline
Francis Kazanjian], actress, television personality (d. 2001)
@84 – Grandpa Jones
[Louis
Marshall Jones], American singer-songwriter,banjo player (d. 1998)
@82 – Margaret
Dumont, American actress (3 Stooges movies) (d. 1965)
“I’m a straight lady, the best in Hollywood. There is an art to
playing the straight role. You must build up your man, but never top him, never
steal the laughs.”– Margaret Dumont
@81 – Art Buchwald,
American journalist (d. 2007)
“Whether it’s the best of times or the worst of times, it’s the
only time we’ve got.”
– Art Buchwald
@73 – Bela Lugosi,
Hungarian-American actor (d. 1956; heart attack)
“In making theories, always keep a window open so that you can
throw one out if necessary.”– Bela Lugosi
@69 – Jerry Orbach,
American actor, and singer (d. 2004; cancer)
@66 – Tom Petty,
American singer-songwriter (d. 2017; accidental OD)
64
– Viggo Mortensen, American-Danish actor
@63 – Mickey Mantle,
Baseball star (d. 1995; cancer)
51
– Snoop Dogg [Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.],
American rapper
@50 – Jelly Roll
Morton [Ferdinand
Joseph LaMothe], American pianist, composer, bandleader (d. 1941; long illness)
