Oct 10

 

Flagstaff Almanac

Week41 Day 283 Sky Cover 60%| Visibility|26mi.Flagstaff Today|69° \37° Wind4mph|Gusts11mph 
Nearest active fire: 18miles|Risk of fire: High Nearest Lightning:6mi
Air Quality: Fair Partly Cloudy
Oct Averages: Temps: 63° \ 32° Moisture 4 Days  

Today’s Quote

 

Monthly Observations

National Dwarfism Awareness Month  Link National Ergonomics Month Link National Family Sexuality Education Month - Let's Talk! Link National Field Trip Month National "Gain The Inside Advantage" Month National Go On A Field Trip Month National Kitchen & Bath Month Link National Liver Awareness Month National Medical Librarians Month National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month  Link National Orthodontic Health Month National Pescatarian Month National Physical Therapy Month National Polish-American Heritage Month National Popcorn Poppin' Month National Pork Month Link

National Protect Your Hearing Month LinkNational Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month Link National Reading Group Month National Retirement Security Month Link National Roller Skating Month National RSV Awareness Month Link National Sarcastic Awareness Month National Seafood Month Link National Spina Bifida Awareness Month National Stamp Collecting Month National Stop Bullying Month National Substance Abuse Prevention Month Link National Toilet Tank Repair Month Link National Window Covering Safety Month Link National Work and Family Month National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month Organize Your Medical Information Month

Weekly Observations

No Salt Week: 3-10 World Space Week: 4-10 Link National Physicians Assistant Week: 6-12 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta: 7-15  Link  Death Penalty Focus Week: 8-14  National Metric Week:  8-14 National Women's Motorcycle Week: 8-14  Link  OCD Awareness Week: 8-14 Link Drink Local Wine Week:  8-14

Earth Science Week:  8-14  Link  Emergency Nurses Week: 8-14 Fire Prevention Week: 8-14  Link  National Chestnut Week: 8-14   Teen Read Week: 8-14  World Rainforest Week: 9-14 Link   Choose To Be G.R.E.A.T. Week: 9-14 Link   National School Lunch Week: 9-13    Take Your Medicine Americans Week: 10-17

Daily Observations

Ada Lovelace Day Angel Food Cake Day Cake Decorating Day Handbag Day Hug A Drummer Day   Link International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction International Face Your Fears Day   International Newspaper Carrier Day International Stage Management Day Link Little League Incorporated Day  Link Motorsports Memorial Day

National Cake Decorating Day National Handbag Day  Link National Metric Day Link Naval Academy Day Squid & Cuttlefish Day Link US Naval Academy Day World Child Development Day   World Day Against The Death Penalty Link  World Homeless Day Link World Mental Health Day

Today’s Thoughts

A good night of sleep. Still some pain while walking, less use of cane.

A nice long thunderstorm yesterday afternoon, a short rain this morning…more expected.

A rehab horror story. My friend’s son was released from the hospital, and they found a rehab center. The wife had given them his medical condition, with blood counts, liver reports, etc. He arrived yesterday before noon. About 7am this morning he arrived at his home by a Lyft driver. The wife called the rehab center and they said they weren’t medically prepared for his serious  condition. So, they released him. After a couple of hours she found another facility and he is on his way there by the family now. I’m stunned that they could just release him to Lyft.

Yesterday was a bad day for my football teams. Cards lost to Bengals 34-20. Broncos lost to Jets 31-21.

Enjoy

Beliefs of 60 years ago… 1960’s

A Guide for Housewives Told Women That "Husbands Should Always Be Given the Opportunity To Speak First"

Over the years, the expectations placed on wives have undergone significant transformations. It is difficult to fathom a time when women were taught to prioritize their husband's words over their own. They were instructed to remain silent and attentively listen.

Random Trivia…

Albert Einstein turned down the presidency of Israel. Einstein wasn’t a citizen of Israel. However, he was Jewish. The German-born physicist was offered the post but turned it down in 1952, saying: “I am deeply moved by the offer from our State of Israel, and at once saddened and ashamed that I cannot accept it. All my life I have dealt with objective matters, hence I lack both the natural aptitude and the experience to deal properly with people and to exercise official functions.”

Thomas Edison didn’t invent most of the stuff he patented. It’s fair to say that Edison was one of the world’s most notorious intellectual property thieves. Of the 1,093 things he put a patent on, he stole most of them from geniuses like Nikola Tesla, Wilhelm Rontgen, and Joseph Swan (who originally invented the lightbulb!).

Genghis Khan was tolerant of all religions. One was his interest in learning philosophical and moral lessons from other religions. Despite being a Tengrist, he often consulted with Buddhist monks, Muslims, Christian missionaries, and Taoist monks.

Captain Morgan was a real person! The face of the much-loved rum brand was a Welsh privateer who fought against the Spanish alongside the English in the Caribbean. His full name was Sir Henry Morgan, and he was knighted by King Charles II

Historic Events

1780 – The Great Hurricane of 1780 killed 20,000 to 30,000 people in the Caribbean.

1845 – The Naval School (later the United States Naval Academy) opened with 50 students in Annapolis, Maryland.

1886 – Griswold Lorollaerd created the first Tuxedo.

1973 – 1973 – Vice President of the US Spiro Agnew resigned, after being charged with evasion of federal income tax.

Birthdays with some quotes

@91 – Helen Hayes, American actress (d. 1993)
“From your parents, you learn to love and laughter and how to put one foot before the other. But when books are opened you discover that you have wings.”
82 – Peter Coyote (Robert Peter Cohon), American actor
77 – Ben Vereen, American actor, singer, and dancer
“At the end of the day, give up your worries and give thanks for the journey.”
69 – David Lee Roth, American singer-songwriter
“Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you a yacht big enough to pull up right alongside it.”
65 – Tanya Tucker, American singer-songwriter
@64 – Thelonious Monk, American jazz pianist, and composer (d. 1982; stroke)
64 – Julia Sweeney, American comedic actress
56 – Gavin Newsom, Gov of CA
@54 – Ed Wood, American actor, director, producer screenwriter (d. 1978; heart attack)
“This story’s gonna grab people. It’s about this guy, he’s crazy about this girl, but he likes to wear dresses. Should he tell her? Should he not tell her? He’s torn, Georgie. This is drama.”
50 – Mario Lopez, American actor, and television personality
@35 – Jay Sebring, American hair stylist, and businessman (d. 1969; Manson slaughter)
34 – Rose McIver, New Zealand actress

…The End for today…

 

Oct 9

 

Flagstaff Almanac

Week41 Day281 Sky Cover 45%| Visibility|26mi.Flagstaff Today|72° \43° Wind2mph|Gusts5mph 
Nearest active fire: 132miles|Risk of fire: Moderate Nearest Lightning:0mi
Air Quality: Moderate Mostly Cloudy
Oct Averages: Temps: 63° \ 32° Moisture 4 Days  

Monthly Observations

Learn To Bowl Month    Link LGBT History Month Link Long Term Care Planning Month Month of Free Thought National Aesthetician Month  Link National AIDS Awareness Month  Link   National Animal Safety and Protection Month Link  Link National Arts & Humanities Month National Audiology/Protect Your Hearing Month National Bake and Decorate Month National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month National Caramel Month  Link

National Chili Month National Chiropractic Health Month National Cookbook Month National Crime Prevention Month National Critical Illness Awareness Month National Cyber Security Awareness Month Link National Dental Hygiene Month National Disability Employment Awareness Month Link National Depression Education & Awareness Month National Disability Employment Awareness Month National Domestic Violence Awareness Month  Link National Down Syndrome Month

Weekly Observations

No Salt Week: 3-10 World Space Week: 4-10 Link National Physicians Assistant Week: 6-12 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta: 7-15  Link  Death Penalty Focus Week: 8-14  National Metric Week:  8-14 National Women's Motorcycle Week: 8-14  Link  OCD Awareness Week: 8-14 Link Drink Local Wine Week:  8-14

Earth Science Week:  8-14  Link  Emergency Nurses Week: 8-14 Fire Prevention Week: 8-14  Link  National Chestnut Week: 8-14   Teen Read Week: 8-14  World Rainforest Week: 9-14 Link   Choose To Be G.R.E.A.T. Week: 9-14 Link   National School Lunch Week: 9-13

Daily Observations

Columbus Day  Link  Indigenous Peoples' Day International Beer and Pizza Day  Link Submarine/ Hoagie/ Hero/ Dagwood /Grinder Day Leif Erikson Day National Kick Butt Day National Online Banking Day Link

National Nanotechnology DayLink National Pro-Life Cupcake Day Nautilus Night (Cephalopods) Link Native American Day   PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day  Link World Post Day World Post Card Day Link

Today’s Thoughts

Looks like more moisture today. There of a couple of short showers last evening after 5p. Always appreciated. Lots of lightening on my side of Mount Elden…about a mile away.

Interesting: October 2023 has 5 Saturdays, 5 Sundays, and 5 Mondays. This only happens every 823 years.

As I was learned on the news yesterday: those who died in Israel bombings yesterday, based on US and Israel’s population, the same death toll in the US would have been 10,000.

Enjoy

 

Beliefs of 60 years ago… Trivia…

It Was Believed That A Woman's Voice Was Linked To Their Attractiveness

In the 60s, it was considered a feminine trait to possess good speech, which entailed speaking softly and gently. To achieve this, young girls were advised to place a matchstick between their teeth while conversing on the telephone. If the other person could detect its presence, it indicated the need for further practice.

Random Trivia…

One man survived both the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and then later Nagasaki. Tsutomu Yamaguchi was a 29-year-old Naval Engineer on a three-month business trip to Hiroshima. He survived the atomic bomb on August 6th, 1945, despite being less than 2 miles away from ground zero. On August 7th, he boarded a train back to his hometown of Nagasaki. On August 9th, while being with colleagues at an office building, another boom split the sound barrier. A flash of white light filled the sky. Yamaguchi emerged from the wreckage with only minor injuries on top of his current injuries. He had survived two nuclear blasts in two days.

Since the end of WWI, over 1,000 people have died from leftover unexploded bombs. During the Great War, an estimated 200 pounds of explosives were fired per square foot of territory on the Western front. However, not all these shells exploded. Since 1919, over 1,000 civilians and ordnance collectors have died from explosions caused by these in France and Belgium.

Historic Events

• 1868 – ZCMI, America’s first department store, opened in Salt Lake City, UT.
• 1916 – The First PGA championship was won by British golfer Jim Barnes.

Birthdays with some quotes

82 – Brian Lamb, American broadcaster, founded C-SPAN

80 – Mike Peters, American cartoonist, Mother Goose, and Grimm

75 – Jackson Browne, American singer-songwriter

“Forget what life used to be, you are what you choose to be. It’s whatever it is you see that life will become.”

@75 – Alastair Sim, Scottish-English actor and academic (d. 1976; lung cancer)

71 – Sharon Osbourne, English television host

“I like to be honest, and after all these years I can’t be bothered being politically correct.”

– Sharon Osbourne

@70 – Edward Andrews, American character actor (d. 1985; heart attack)

70 – Tony Shalhoub, American actor

69 – Scott Bakula, American actor

69 – John O’Hurley, American actor and game show host

“When we leap, we must leap as though the net will appear. A leap in life, however big or small, is an act of commitment with the expectation of success.”

59 – Guillermo del Toro, Mexican-American director

48 – Sean Lennon, American singer-songwriter, John of John

44 – Chris O’Dowd, Irish actor, and screenwriter

“Being at the genesis of the creative process is definitely something I want to keep doing. It’s just such a great buzz.”

44 – Brandon Routh, American actor

@40 – John Lennon, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, The Beatles (d. 1980; assassinated)

“Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.”

31 – Tyler James Williams, American actor

30 – Scotty McCreery, American singer-songwriter

“When you’re out there talking about your faith and what you believe in, you’ll face some backlash. But mostly, I’ve received support.”

27 – Bella Hadid, American model

…The End for today…