Oct 30

 

Flagstaff Almanac

Week44  Day 303Sky Cover 5%| Visibility|25mi.Flagstaff Today|44° \22° Wind7mph|Gusts9mph 
Nearest active fire: 50miles|Risk of fire: Moderate Nearest Lightning:637mi (N. Texas)
Air Quality: Moderate Sunshine
Oct Averages: Temps: 63° \ 32° Moisture 4 Days  

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

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
National Veterans Small Business Week: 30-11/3 
 Link

 

Daily Observations

Buy a Doughnut Day
Candy Corn Day
Checklist Day
Create A Great Funeral Day Link
Devil's Night or Mischief Night
Haunted Refrigerator Night  Link

Mischief Night
National Candy Corn Day  Link
National Publicist Day  Link
Radio Drama Day
Speak Up For Service Day  Link
World Audio Drama Day

Today’s Thoughts

Much cooler fall day.

Sports: tough day for the Buffs as they lose to UCLA. D-backs 9-1 over Rangers !!

Washed, dried, and put away 2 full loads of towels this morning.

When I bought my Apple watch a few weeks ago I added a $17 screen protector. Turns out it was a thin plastic that was little more than sticky saran wrap and had come loose. I went back to Best Buy and they said I had to have the manufacturer send me a new one. I asked to see the manager because I was told when I bought it all I had to do was bring in my receipt in case it needed to be replaced. The manager checked and said only Phone screen protectors were the only ones they did that for. I asked if they had a better one. He checked and brought up a plastic cover that protects the sides and top of the watch. I liked it and said it was sad that Best Buy, known for its high-quality technology would even sell the saran wrap protector. He agreed and sold me the plastic one for $18 instead of the regular price of $35. I was happy, but will be more careful when I buy for Best Buy.

Enjoy

Halloween information… Trivia…

When did kids’ trick-or-treating start?

The practice of trick-or-treating could also have been inspired by an older tradition called “souling.” On All Soul’s Day—the Christian holiday that gradually replaced the older Celtic holiday of Samhain—poor people would visit richer people’s houses and pray for the souls of their departed loved ones in exchange for treats called soul cakes, according to History.

The modern practice of neighborhood trick-or-treating has been documented in the U.S. since the 1930s. The tradition of handing out sweet treats to trick-or-treaters took a hit during World War II when sugar was rationed, but in the 1950s, the practice returned in full force in the suburbs, and it has been a beloved Halloween tradition ever since.

Random Trivia…

Random Facts About Poop

Wombats, furry little marsupials who live in Australia, are known to produce cube-shaped poop. They excrete up to 100 little cubes per day, and place them to on rocks and logs to mark their territory. The square shape is thought to have evolved so the poo pellets don’t roll away.

Historic Events

1831 – Nat Turner was arrested for leading the bloodiest slave rebellion in US history.

1925 – John Logie Baird created Britain’s first television transmitter.

1938 – Orson Wells premiered his radio drama War of the Worlds.

1945 – Jackie Robinson of the Kansas City Monarchs signed a contract for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking the major league baseball color line.

Birthdays with some quotes

@90 – John Adams, American lawyer politician, 2nd President of the United States (d. 1826)
“There is nothing I dread so much as the division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our constitution.”
@88 – Ruth Gordon, American actress (d. 1985)
“Try something new each day. After all, we’re given life to find it out. It doesn’t last forever.”
@87 – Patsy Montana, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1996)
84 – Grace Slick, American singer-songwriter
“Through literacy, you can begin to see the universe. Through music, you can reach anybody. Between the two there is you, unstoppable.”
@80 – Charles Atlas (Angelo Siciliano), Italian-American bodybuilder (d. 1972)
78 – Henry Winkler, American actor
“How you learn has nothing to do with how brilliant you are.”
54 – Snow (Darrin Kenneth O'Brien), Canadian rapper and reggae singer-songwriter
53 – Nia Long, American actress
42 – Ivanka Trump, American model, and businesswoman
35 – Janel Parrish, American actress

…TheEnd for today…

 

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