31 October 2022
Daily
Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 44 Day 304 \ Ave. Sky Cover 5% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 56° \25°
Wind 5mph \ Gusts 8mph
Air
Quality Moderate Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 255mi \ Nearest Lightning 1231mi
Oct Averages for Flagstaff: 63° \ 32° (4 days of moisture)
Today’s Quote
Weekly Observations
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Daily Observations
Beggars' Night
Books For Treats Day
Caramel Apple Day
Day of the Seven Billion Link
Girl Scout Founder's Day Link
Halloween or All Hallows Eve
Knock Knock Jokes Day
Magic Day
National Caramel Apple Day Link
National Doorbell Day Link
National Knock-Knock Jokes Day
National Magic Day
National UNICEF Day
Samhain Link
UNICEF Day
World Cities Day
World Savings Day Link
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
October is
ending with a nice day.
Our
discussion group went well. This is the last meeting of the year. We are all looking
forward to January to start up again. Myanmar is having horrific problems. Our
group believed that Myanmar sanctions were not working and that best way to help them
was to let them sort it out. They are in desperate need of a leader from within
the country that will lead them into living in peace without having to kill the
opposition along the way. A Nelson Mandela type leader is needed. We all recognize
this will not be easy, but colonization and invasions have not worked. Their
own military has only made things worse. It must come from within.
South Korea
lost 159 lives and has 133 injured at a Halloween celebration. Everyone is awaiting more detail on this
horrific story.
On the home
front, Musk has fired most of his executive team. It is reported he fired them
in hopes of not having to pay out $125+ in severance pay. Many are saying this
will not hold up in court and that they will get their severance…someday. What
a cheap bastard.
The Broncos
beat the Jaguars in an early morning game in the UK. Hey, a win is a win…even
if far away. The Cards lost another one...this time to the Vikings.
Favorite Memes
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Best Instrumentals
“Frankenstein" by The Edgar Winter Group (1973)
This has to
be up there with the great rock instrumentals of all time. A radio hit that
went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 has long been a classic rock staple.
While Winter's work on the ARP 2600 synthesizer and saxophone has become
legendary, Ronnie Montrose's guitar and the bass effort from Dan Hartman add to
the excellence of this superb cut.
Humor…
“It’s not that I’m afraid to die, I just
don’t want to be there when it happens.” Woody Allen
Historical Events
Halloween is the oldest holiday still
celebrated.
1517 – Martin Luthor nailed his 95 Theses
to the door of Wittenberg’s Castle Church, according to tradition.
1913 – Dedication of the Lincoln Highway,
from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco. It was the
first automobile highway going across the United States.
1926 – Magician Harry Houdini died of
gangrene and peritonitis that developed after his appendix ruptured (after an
unexpected punch to the stomach a few days earlier).
1941 – Mount Rushmore was completed,
featuring the sculpted head of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore
Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.
1950 – Earl Lloyd became the first black
player in the NBA
1969 – Wal-mart incorporated in Arkansas.
1987 – Based on Boston, Popular radio
program Car Talk premiered on National Public Radio
2011 – Today is the date that there were
7 billion people living on Earth.
Birthdays Today
91
– Dan Rather, American journalist
@90 – Michael
Collins, American general, pilot, and astronaut
Q: What were you thinking when your colleagues were out there
making cosmic history?
A: “I just kept reminding myself that every single component in
this spacecraft was provided by the guy who submitted the cheapest tender.”–
Michael Collins
@88 – Dale Evans,
American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2001)
“It’s the way you ride the trail that counts.”– Dale Evans
@87 – Chiang
Kai-shek, 1st President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (d. 1975)
“We live in the present, we dream of the future and we learn
eternal truths from the past.”– Chiang Kai-shek
85
– Tom Paxton, American folk music singer-songwriter
@80 – Ethel Waters,
American singer (d. 1977)
61
– Peter Jackson, New Zealand director, producer, screenwriter
55
– Vanilla Ice, American rapper, television personality, and real estate
investor
@54 – Michael
Landon, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1991; cancer)
“There are a lot of things in this world that are more important
than being popular. Being true to yourself is one of them.”– Michael Landon
@26 – Brian Piccolo,
American football player (d. 1970; cancer)
@43 – John Candy,
Canadian comedic actor (d. 1994; heart attack)
@25 – John Keats,
English poet (d. 1821; TB)
“To stay youthful, stay useful.”– John Keats
22
– Willow Smith, American singer, and actress
