19 Nov

 

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 47 Day  323

Sky Cover 5%

Wind 7mph Gusts 13mph 

FlagToday  56° \ 34°

Active fire: 116 miles
Risk of fire: Very Low

Near Lightning: 100mi
(Grand Canyon NP)

Air Quality: Fair
Sunshine

Nov. Averages: Temps: 53° \ 23° Moisture 3 Days 

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

American Education Week: 17-23 Link 
Geography Awareness Week: 17-23 
Geography Awareness Week: 17-23 Link 
International Restorative Justice Week: 17-23 
International Restorative Justice Week: 17-23 Link 

National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week: 17-23 Link  
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week: 18-24  
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week: 18-24  Link

Daily Observations

American Made Matters Day  Link
Dedication Day (aka Equal Opportunity Day)

Equal Opportunity Day (aka Gettysburg Address Day)  
Link
Have A Bad Day Day 
 Link
International Men's Day
 Link
National 
Bagpipes Day

National Entrepreneurship Day Link 
Red Shawl Day 
Link
Rocky and Bullwinkle Day
Transportation Security Administration Day
Women's Entrepreneurship Day 
Link
World Toilet Day Link

Today’s Thoughts

I woke up today to some late night/early morning showers.  Only lasted until about 10:00. Still enjoyed.

There was no blog yesterday because I was very busy.  About 9am I got a phone call from a friend here in Flag. She is 78 years old and is a slow walker. She had a Dr. appointment, and her car wouldn’t start. I got her to the appointment on time. When she came out…about 9:50, I asked her what she was going to do about her car. She said she wasn’t sure, since it hadn’t started for about a week. I asked if she need any stuff before I took her home. She needed some groceries, then some meds, and some other stuff. Then we had a late lunch. I got back home about 3pm. I had some stuff to do around the house and finished about 5pm. Long busy day.

The Buffalos lost badly to Washington State. Looks like no bowl game for CU.

I have been surprised when many well-known colleges were having pro Hamas demonstrations along with anti-Jewish demonstrations. I did some reading and found out Tic Tok has been inundated with pro-Hamas videos that the Tic Tok generation are reading. The newest entries include an Osama Bin Ladin letter written by him in the early 90’s where he denounces the US. It had been up on Tic Tok for less than 24 hours before Tic Tok took it down. In that short time, it had 15 million views. That’s scary.

Enjoy

Words pronounced differently in the North and South States…

Caught©Provided by ALot.com

In the south, most people pronounce the word 'caught' like 'kawt,' while Northerners pronounce it a lot like the word 'cot.'

Random Trivia…

 Fishy Fact©Wikimedia Commons

Once a year, in the Honduran city of Yoro, it rains fish. It's aptly named the Lluvia de Peces (or Rain of Fish). In May or June every year, like clockwork, a torrential rainstorm rolls through town. In its wake, a mass of living fish can be found in the streets. The phenomenon was confirmed by a National Geographic team in the 1970s...

...but whether or not the fish are literally raining from the sky is still unknown. Some scientists believe the fish could be carried into town by waterspouts or water tornadoes, which drop their strange parcels over land when they run out of steam. Whatever the explanation, we hope the residents of Yoro like seafood.

Historic Events

November 19, 2006 – Wii& Wii Virtual Console released, Video Game Console

The Gettysburg Address was given by Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1963

1969 – Pele scored his 1,000 goal in soccer.

The week before Thanksgiving is ‘Better Conversation Week’

Birthdays with some quotes

@96 – Alan Young, English-Canadian actor, singer, and director Mister Ed, (d. 2016)
@87 – Larry King, American journalist and talk show host (d. 2021)
87 – Dick Cavett, American actor, and talk show host
85 – Ted Turner, American businessman, philanthropist (founded Turner Broadcasting System)
@84 – Jack Welch, American engineer, businessman, author (d. 2020)
“Arrogance is a killer, and wearing ambition on one’s sleeve can have the same effect. There is a fine line between arrogance and self-confidence. Legitimate self-confidence is a winner. The true test of self-confidence is the courage to be open — to welcome change and new ideas regardless of their source. Self-confident people aren’t afraid to have their views challenged. They relish the intellectual combat that enriches ideas.”
81 – Calvin Klein, American fashion designer (founded Calvin Klein Inc.)
@71 – Roy Campanella, American baseball player (d. 1993; heart failure)
@70 – Gene Tierney, American actress, and singer (d. 1991; emphysema)
69 – Kathleen Quinlan, American actress
67 – Sam Hamm, American screenwriter, and producer (Batman)
@66 – Indira Gandhi, Indian politician (assassinated in 1984)
64 – Allison Janney, American actress
62 – Jim L. Mora, American football player, and coach
61 – Meg Ryan, American actress, and producer
61 – Jodie Foster, American actress, director, and producer
“Normal is not something to aspire to, it is something to get away from.”
59 – Susie Dent, British lexicographer and gameshow hostess
52 – Tony Rich, American R&B Singer/Songwriter, and musician (Nobody Knows)
@51 – Tommy Dorsey, American trombonist, composer, bandleader (d. 1956; choked in sleep)
@49 – James A. Garfield, American general, lawyer, 20th President (assassinated in1881)
“It is the high privilege and sacred duty of those now living to educate their successors and fit them, by intelligence and virtue, for the inheritance which awaits them. In this beneficent work sections and races should be forgotten and partisanship should be unknown.”
“Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor justice can be permanently maintained.”
47 – Jack Dorsey, American businessman (co-founded Twitter)
46 – Kerri Strug, American gymnast and runner
40 – Adam Driver, American actor
37 – Jeannie Ortega, American Singer/Songwriter, dancer, and actress
26 – McCaughey septuplets (Kenny, Alexis May, Natalie Sue, Kelsey Ann, Nathan Roy, Brandon James, Joel Steven, the first surviving set of septuplets)
16 – Rachel Parsons, American ice dancer

…The End for today…

 

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