4 Nov

 

Flagstaff Almanac

Week44 Day 308 Sky Cover 5%| Visibility|19mi.Flagstaff Today|64° \29° Wind5mph|Gusts8mph 
Nearest active fire: 4miles|Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning:1790 mi
Air Quality: Moderate Fair Sunshine Partly Cloudy Windy Mostly Cloudy
Nov. Averages: Temps: 53° \ 23° Moisture 3 Days  

Today’s Quote

Monthly Observations

National Scholarship Month Link NET Cancer Awareness Month  Link Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month Link Pet Diabetes Month Link Picture Book Month Link PPHI Aids Awareness Month Prematurity Awareness Month Link PTA Healthy Lifestyles Month Link

Stomach Cancer Awareness Month Link Sweet Potato Awareness Month Link   Teff and Millet Month  Teff and Millet Month  World Vegan Month Worldwide Bereaved Siblings Month

Weekly Observations

World Origami Days: 10/24-11/11 National Fig Week: 1-7 World Communication Week: 1-7 Give Wildlife A Brake! Week:3-9   Link  National Book Awards Week: 3-9 National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week: 3-9   National Book Awards Week: 3-9 National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week: 3-9  Link    National Radiologic Technology Week: 3-9   National Radiologic Technology Week: 3-9  Link   National Veterans Small Business Week: 3-9 National Veterans Small Business Week: 3-9  Link Polar Bear Week: 3-9 Childrens Book Week: 4-10 Link    National Patient Accessibility Week: 4-8   National Patient Accessibility Week: 4-8

Daily Observations

Color The World Orange Day Link  Fill Our Staplers Day Job Action Day  Fill Our Staplers Day Job Action Day Link  National Chicken Lady Day

National Candy Day  Link National Easy-Bake Oven Day Nat'l Professional Paint Contractors Day  Link Use Your Common Sense Day

Today’s Thoughts

Chilly morning has warmed up nicely.

I had my second PT today. It went well. My pain level is now 0.5. Improving every day. Next session is next Friday. I tried to investigate the Silver Sneakers Program, but the person in charge was off today. They will call me.

A friend has one of those huge Ford pickups. Not dually but big. The warranty ran out several years ago. He bought CAR SHEILD when soon after @ $70/month. He took it to his mechanic & then to the dealership and both told him that CAR SHEILD doesn’t cover the parts he needed. He was told at both places that CAR SHEILD really only covers about 60% of the vehicle. The cost he had to pay was $925 to get it fixed. Beware of those much-advertised companies with vehicle breakdown coverage. When he called the company, they said they would drop his $70/month to $60/month. He declined to accept and cancelled his coverage. Now he is depositing the $70/month into a saving account and will use it if the truck breaks down.

Enjoy

 

Facts that seem made up Trivia…

Brain surgery happened before the written word was invented

Probably one of the most difficult jobs in the world is that of a brain surgeon. Performing surgery on the brain is nearly as complex as the brain itself, so one would assume the practice is relatively new. However, at the root of it, "brain surgery" has been happening for several millennia.

Known as "trepanning," people have been surgically cutting into skulls dating as far back as the New Stone Age. The written word wasn't even around until 3400 BC, making it far older! However, motivations to do so were far different than they are now. People who suffered from mental illness would be "operated on," as it was believed that cutting into the skull would release the pressure on the brain that was causing the illness. Of course, without scientific medical knowledge, it is estimated that only 40 percent of people who received trepanning surgery actually survived.

Random Trivia…

Luck of the Draw©Pixabay

In 1911, a Paris orphanage held a raffle where the prize was live human babies. Now that's a dark fact.

Historic Events

1922 – King Tut’s Tomb was discovered.

1924 – Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming became the first female elected as governor in the United States.

1979 – The American Embassy in Tehran, Iran was seized. #iranianhostagecrisis

Birthdays with some quotes

@92 – Walter Cronkite, American journalist, voice actor, and producer (d. 2009)
“The battle for the airwaves cannot be limited to only those who have the bank accounts to pay for the battle and win it. Democracy is in danger. Seats in Congress, seats in the state legislature, that big seat in the White House itself, can be purchased by those who have the greatest campaign resources, who have the largest bank accounts or own riches. That, I submit to you, is no democracy. It is an oligarchy of the already powerful.”
@90 – Doris Roberts, American actress (d. 2016)
“It’s okay to look back, just don’t stare.”
86 – Loretta Swit ( Loretta Jane Szwed), American actress, and singer
@85 – Art Carney, American actor (d. 2003)
77 – Laura Bush, American educator, and librarian, 45th First Lady of the United States
@70 – Markie Post, American actress (d. 2021; cancer)
@42 – Robert Mapplethorpe, American photographer (d. 1989; HIV)
63 – Kathy Griffin, American comedian, and actress
62 – Ralph Macchio, American actor
62 – Jeff Probst, American TV host, and producer
@55 – Will Rogers, American actor, and screenwriter (d. 1935; plane crash)
“I never met a man I didn’t like.”
54 – Matthew McConaughey, actor
54 – Sean Combs, American rapper, producer, and actor
“I came in to win, you know. This is why I stay up late while other people are sleeping.”

…The End for today…