29 Sep

 

 

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 40 Day 272 \ Ave. Sky Cover 10% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 75° \45° 
Wind 5mph \ Gusts 9mph  Air Quality Fair
Moderate Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 642mi \ Nearest Lightning 89mi
Sep Averages for Flagstaff: 74° \ 42° (5days of moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

19-30 International Women's Commerce Days

25-10/1  Banned Books Week National Chimney Safety Week  National Fall Foliage Week   National Keep Kids Creative Week  Remember to Register to Vote Week  Sea Otter Awareness Week World Hearing Aid Awareness Week

Daily Observations

Biscotti Day
Confucius Day
Coffee Day
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste Reduction
MAGS Day  Link
Marble’s Day (Snoopy’s brother)
Mocha Day
Michaelmas Link
Mutation Day (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) Link
National Attend Your Grandchild's Birth Day
National Biscotti Day
National Coffee Day Link
VFW Day
World Heart Day  Link
Silent Movie Night
World Maritime Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Another nice fall day…monsoon maybe this afternoon.

Ian has changed course a little and made land. I heard from my friends in Florida and everyone is OK, just very wet. I hope it stays that way.

Two pipelines that bring natural gas from Russia to Europe are leaking huge amounts of gas into the ocean. All sides believe it was sabotage. No one is taking credit, so tensions are higher than they have been.

This morning the State Department told US citizens and those with dual (US/Russia) citizenship to leave that country 'immediately'. The Russian people were so nice on our Trans-Siberian rail trip. This mess is so hard on the population.

Even before Ian, gas prices in Arizona were up 20¢ than a week ago and up 50¢ in the last month. They say it is due to CA refinery issues. The news says we won’t see prices below $3/gal again. Now with Ian, I’m sure they will go up even more.

I went to Sam’s this morning. Got what I needed and then picked up pants and a shirt for fall, both at a good price!

Favorite Memes

Superstitions

Crossing Your Fingers

This lucky superstition started back in the pre-Christian days when crosses were symbols of power and unity and people believed there was power in the middle area of the cross. They would cross their fingers and make a wish while focusing on the center area. 

US Facts

Good Samaritans

More than 69% of American firefighters are volunteers.

Historical Events

1829 – Scotland Yard began activity.
1907 – The cornerstone was laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, DC.
1938 – The Treaty of Munich was signed by Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Daladier & Chamberlain. Contrary to some overly optimistic high hopes, it did not prevent World War II.
1963 – Rolling Stones 1st tour, opening for Bo Diddley and The Everly Brothers.
1982 – Cheers premiered on NBC.
1985 – The first of seven cyanide-laced Tylenol victims died. This event is what made manufacturers begin using tamper-proof packaging.
1988 – NASA launched Discovery (STS-26), the first mission since the Challenger disaster.
1992 – Magic Johnson came out of retirement to play for the Los Angeles Lakers after retiring less than a year earlier. He retired again in 1996.

Birthdays Today

@91 – Greer Garson, English-American actress (d. 1996)
“When you can’t wait for your ship to come in, you’ve got to row out to it.”– Greer Garson
@91 – Gene Autry, American singer, actor (d. 1998)
“A cowboy never takes unfair advantage, even of an enemy.”– Gene Autry
@87 – Stanley Kramer, American director, producer (d. 2001)
87 – Jerry Lee Lewis, American singer-songwriter, pianist
@86 – László Bíró, Hungarian-Argentinian inventor, invented the ballpoint pen (d. 1985)
@83 – Anita Ekberg, Swedish-Italian model, and actress (d. 2015)
79 – Lech Walesa, Polish electrician, 2nd President of Poland, Nobel Prize laureate
“We respect the dignity and the rights of every man and every nation. The path to a brighter future of the world leads through honest reconciliation of the conflicting interests and not through hatred and bloodshed. To follow that path means to enhance the moral power of the all-embracing idea of human solidarity.”– Lech Walesa
@68 – Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novelist, poet, playwright (d. 1616; diabetes?)
“In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.”– Miguel de Cervantes
@56 – Guadalupe Victoria, Mexican general, 1st President of Mexico (d. 1843; epilepsy)
@53 – Enrico Fermi, Italian-American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1954; cancer)
“Never underestimate the joy people derive from hearing something they already know.”
– Enrico Fermi
@57 – Madeline Kahn, American actress (d. 1999’ ovarian cancer)