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)
Oct Averages: Temps: 63° \ 32° Moisture 4 Days
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Weekly Observations
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Red Ribbon Week: 23-31 Link |
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Daily Observations
Buy a Doughnut Day
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Mischief Night
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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)
“How you learn has nothing to
do with how brilliant you are.”
54 – Snow (Darrin Kenneth O'Brien),
Canadian rapper and reggae singer-songwriter
42 – Ivanka Trump, American
model, and businesswoman
35 – Janel Parrish, American
actress
…TheEnd for today…
