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11 November 2022

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 46 Day 315 \ Ave. Sky Cover 5% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 44° \13° 
Wind 4mph \ Gusts 5mph  Air Quality: Fair \Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 124mi \ Nearest Lightning 771mi
Nov Averages for Flagstaff: 53° \ 23° (3 days of moisture)

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

World Origami Days: 24-11/11
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  (Also May 2-8) 
National Patient Accessibility Week: 6-10  
National Young Readers Week: 6-10 (Pizza Hut) 
National Patient Accessibility Week: 6-10  
National Young Readers Week: 6-10 (Pizza Hut) Link
Dear Santa Letter Week: 7-13
National Donor Sabbath: 10-12
World Antibiotic Awareness Week: 11-17

Daily Observations

Armistice Day/Veteran's Day Link
Death/Duty Day
Forget-Me-Not Day Link  
National Sundae Day
National Sundae Day
Origami Day
Red Lipstick Day
Remembrance Day (England)
Singles’ Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

A chilly day. No snow yesterday or today.

I had lunch with Mary, Mike, Faith, and Andy at Olive Garden. Great lunch and good conversation. We will meet up after I get back from Thanksgiving.

The 11^th is Veteran’s Day…a Federal holiday to honor our many veterans who have helped keep this country free. Thanks to all for their service.

AZ election results: I expected some delays during the 2020 election. Covid was in full swing, and everyone was masked, so it took time to get the results. This is 2022. We won’t know the results of this election until early next week. They are blaming it on new laws about voting and the fact that many turned in their early ballots on election day. Our statewide races are very close. I find these delay excuses nothing more than excuses for incompetence.

Favorite Memes

Best Instrumentals

"One of the These Days" by Pink Floyd (1971)

Pink Floyd has been known for many notable instrumental-like tracks ("On The Run," "The Great Gig in the Sky"), but this one should stand above all. It's one of the Floyd's heavier tunes and the opening song on the underrated Meddle album. The nearly six-minute cut offers a crescendoing pace and also highlights the often overshadowed drum work of Nick Mason. 

Meaning/history of a phrase

To wreak havoc

We tend to associate this phrase with things getting out of control and the destruction that may come with it.

The origins of the phrase actually mean the same, but it was used on the battlefield to give soldiers permission to do whatever they wanted, including committing slaughter. The practice was actually outlawed in England in the 1300s.

Historical Events

1215 – The Fourth Lateran Council met, defining the doctrine of transubstantiation, the process by which bread and wine are, by that doctrine, said to transform into the body and blood of Christ.
1790 – Chrysanthemums were introduced to England from China by M. Cels (France).
1864 – Sherman’s March to the Sea – General William Tecumseh Sherman began burning Atlanta, Georgia to the ground in preparation for his march south.
1918 – Armistice signed by the Allies and Germany comes into ending WW I.
1921 – President Harding dedicated the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery. It is also known as The Tomb of the Unknowns.
1926 – U.S. Route 66 was established. It has also been called The Will Rogers Highway.
1938 – Kate Smith first sang Irving Berlin’s God Bless America on her radio show. Irving Berlin had originally written it in 1918.
1994 – Bill Gates bought Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Leicester for $30,800,000. It was an insightful overview of Leonardo’s thoughts on various topics. It was also the most expensive book or manuscript of all time.
2004 – The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) confirmed the death of Yasser Arafat and Mahmoud Abbas was elected chairman of the PLO minutes later.

Birthdays Today

@92 – Alger Hiss, American lawyer and convicted spy (d. 1996)
@87 – Jonathan Winters, American actor, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
“I couldn’t wait for success, so I went ahead without it.”– Jonathan Winters
@84 – Kurt Vonnegut, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (d. 2007)
“A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved. “– Kurt Vonnegut
@83 – Pat O’Brien, American actor (d. 1983)
82 – Barbara Boxer, American journalist, politician
62 – Stanley Tucci, American actor, and director
“A dream that you don’t fight for can haunt you for the rest of your life.”– Stanley Tucci
@60 – George S. Patton, American general (d. 1945; car accident)
“Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the man who leads that gains that victory. “– George S. Patton
60 – Demi Moore, American actress, director, and producer
58 – Calista Flockhart, American actress
@47 – Paracelsus, Swiss-German alchemist, physician, astrologer, occultist (d. 1541)
48 – Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor, and producer