Oct 26

 

Flagstaff Almanac

Week43 Day299 Sky Cover 5%| Visibility|24mi.Flagstaff Today|63° \32° Wind8mph|Gusts14mph 
Nearest active fire: 50miles|Risk of fire: Moderate Nearest Lightning:384mi (Eastern NM)
Air Quality: Fair Sunshine
Oct Averages: Temps: 63° \ 32° Moisture 4 Days  

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Weekly Observations

International Dyslexia Association Reading Week: 22-28
Give Wildlife a Brake! Week: 22-28   Link
Kids Care Week: 22-28  
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: 22-28 Link   )
National Massage Therapy Week: 22-28  Link  
National Respiratory Care Week: 22-28  Link 
Pastoral Care Week: 22-28 Link 

Pro Bono Week: 22-28  Link
Asexuality Week: 23-29   Link
Red Ribbon Week: 23-31  Link 
Disarmament Week: 24-30
Prescription Errors Education & Awareness Week: 24-31
World Origami Days: 24-11/11
International Magic Week: 25-31

Daily Observations

Carignan Day Link 
Howl at The Moon Night  
Howl at The Moon Night  Link 
Intersex Awareness Day 
Intersex Awareness Day  Link
Mule Day   
Honors the importation of the first Spanish Jacks to the US which were a gift from King Charles III of Spain delivered October 26, 1785 in Boston. George Washington then began breeding them in the US. For the celebration

Mincemeat Pie Day
National Chicken Fried Steak Day Link
National Day of The Deployed
National Financial Crime Fighter Day Link
Pumpkin Day
Read for The Record Day  Link
 

Today’s Thoughts

Nice Day.

Went to Bone & Joint today to check my progress. It’s not bursitis. Pain level was about 8 two weeks ago, now about 1. X-rays taken.  Set up for some PT. Nothing to worry about. Good news.

Netflix has a good documentary. Life on Our Planet, narrated by Morgan Freeman, is well worth a watch. It gives a scientific story of all life on the planet.  There are 8 episodes, each a little less than an hour.

Glad to see the Diamondbacks will be in their 2nd World Series. Should be fun.

Enjoy

Halloween information… Trivia…

Social media is having a growing influence on what people buy during the Halloween season, from costumes to decorations. Last year, 14% of people surveyed by the NRF said that Instagram had influenced their Halloween spending, up from 7% in 2015

Random Trivia…

Black cats have been a source of superstition for centuries in Europe, and have long been associated with witchcraft. In parts of Medieval Europe, some people believed that witches could take the form of black cats. Some also thought that the Devil gave black cats to witches to act as their animal companions, or “familiars,” according to Bustle.

Puritan pilgrims carried these beliefs to the American colonies, and during the hysteria over witchcraft in the 1500s and 1600s, black cats were feared and vilified, believed to be witches in disguise or otherwise associated with evil.

Even after the witchcraft hysteria died down in Europe and New England, black cats retained a reputation of being unlucky—and over time, they became the perfect eerie symbol to represent the spooky holiday of Halloween.

Historic Events

1826 – The Erie Canal was completed

1881 – The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona took place.

2000 – Sony PlayStation 2 released, Video Game Console

2001 – The United States passed the USA PATRIOT Act into law.

Birthdays with some quotes

77 – Jaclyn Smith, American actress
“Just because something is three months away and seems far off, doesn’t mean you will want to be there when the time comes.”
77 – Pat Sajak, Wheel of Fortune host
76 – Hillary Clinton, American politician, 44th First Lady of the United States
“Giving every child a chance to reach their full potential is the best work anyone can do.”
@71 – Bob Hoskins, English actor (d. 2014; Parkinson’s)
@70 – Pat Conroy, American author (d. 2016; pancreatic cancer)
@69 – Jackie Coogan, American actor (d. 1984; heart failure)
62 – Dylan McDermott, American actor
@60 – Mahalia Jackson, American singer (d. 1972; bowel obstruction)
“Blues are the songs of despair, but gospel songs are the songs of hope.”
“Sometimes you ask God for something, and you don’t know what you’re asking.”
60 – Tom Cavanagh, Canadian actor
@59 – C.W. Post, American businessman, founded Post Foods (d. 1914; suicide)
56 – Keith Urban, New Zealand-American singer-songwriter
50 – Seth MacFarlane, American voice actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter
@46 – Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman (d. 1912; on Titanic)
“We’ve dressed up in our best and are prepared to go down like gentlemen.”

…The End for today…

 

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