14 Nov

 

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 46 Day  318

Sky Cover 5%

Wind 5mph Gusts 10mph 

FlagToday  60° \ 26°

Active fire:  36miles
Risk of fire: High

Near Lightning: 1118mi

Air Quality: Fair
Sunshine

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

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

World Antibiotic Awareness Week: 9-15
International Fraud Awareness Week: 10-16 Link 
National Cider Week: 10-16 
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National Split Pea Soup Week: 10-16 
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National Nurse Practioner's Week: 10-16 
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Perioperative Nurse Week: 10-16 
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Roc Your Moc Week: 10-16 Link  
World Kindness Week: 10-16  
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National Global Entrepreneurship Week: 11-17  
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National Young Readers Week: 11-17 
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Daily Observations

Internat’l Day Against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property
International Girls Day
International Selfie Day (Diabetes Foundation) 
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International Tempranillo Day 
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Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day 
National American Teddy Bear Day 
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National Block It Out Day

National Family PJ Day
National Pickle Day
National Seat Belt Day 
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National Spicy Guacamole Day
Operating Room Nurse Day  
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Spirit of NSA (National Speakers Assoc.) Day
World Diabetes Day
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Today’s Thoughts

Chilly mornings have been nicely warming up .

Congratulations to the Cardinals on their last second win yesterday. Good luck to the Broncos tonight against the Bills.

I am continuing to enjoy a good night’s sleep and no pain in walking. Only wish I had done my physical therapy much sooner.

Enjoy

Words pronounced differently in the North and South States…

Crayon©Provided by ALot.com

This word is different among many of the different regions in the United States. Most commonly, Southerners pronounce the word 'cray-ahn,' while Northerners and other areas say 'cray-awn,' 'cran,' and 'crown.'

Random Trivia…

Good Samaritans©deviantart

Switzerland has a law that forbids their citizens from owning a single guinea pig. If you want to have one of these critters as a pet, you are obliged to own at least two or more. Although this might seem like a bizarre law, it's really heartwarming: Switzerland actually doesn't want the furry little creatures getting lonely.

You see, guinea pigs are incredibly social animals, and they do much better with a partner by their side.

Historic Events

Female journalist Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) began her successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completed the trip in 72 days, in 1889.

The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) began radio service in the United Kingdom in 1922.

Ruby Bridges became the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana (1960)

In 1967, Theodore Maiman was given a patent for his ruby laser system.

2008 – The first G-20 economic summit opened in Washington DC.

Birthdays with some quotes

@94 – Sherwood Schwartz, American screenwriter, and producer (d. 2011)
“If you study both ‘Gilligan’ and ‘Brady,’ you will see they are based on a similar philosophy: that it’s possible for different kinds of people to learn to live together, either in a family or stuck on an island with no escape.”
@90 – Aaron Copland, American composer, conductor, and educator (d. 1990)
@86 – Claude Monet, French painter (d. 1926)
“Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand as if it were necessary to understand when it is simply necessary to love.”
@75 – Brian Keith, American actor, and director (d. 1997; suicide)
75 – P. J. O’Rourke, American political satirist and journalist
“The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn’t work and then get elected and prove it.”
75 – Charles Philip Arthur George (Prince of Wales)
69 – Yanni, Greek-American pianist, composer, and producer
@68 – McLean Stevenson, American actor, and screenwriter (d. 1996; bladder cancer)
67 – Valerie Jarrett, American government official
62 – D. B. Sweeney, American actor
59 – Patrick Warburton, American actor, and comedian
@58 – Dick Powell, American actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 1963; cancer)
57 – Curt Schilling, American baseball player, and sportscaster
51 – Josh Duhamel, American model, and actor
@49 – Robert Fulton, American inventor Steamboat, (d. 1815; TB)
@48 – Joseph McCarthy, American captain, lawyer, and politician (d. 1957; hepatitis)
48 – Travis Barker, American drummer, songwriter, and producer

…The End for today…

 

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