1 November 2022
Daily Almanac for
Flagstaff
Week 44 Day 305 \ Ave. Sky Cover 5% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today
57° \24°
Wind 4mph \ Gusts 8mph Air Quality: Moderate High Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 254mi \ Nearest Lightning 1184mi
Nov Averages for Flagstaff: 53° \ 23° (3 days of moisture)
Today’s
Quote
Monthly
Observations
Adopt A Senior Pet Month Link Link
Adopt A Turkey Month Link
American Diabetes Month
American Indian Heritage Month Link
Aviation History Month
Banana Pudding Lovers Month
Children's Grief Awareness Month
Aviation History Month
Banana Pudding Lovers Month
Children's Grief Awareness Month Link
Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month Link
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Epilepsy Awareness Month Link
Eye Donation Month
Family Stories Month Link
Weekly
Observations
World Origami Days: 24-11/11
National
Veterans Small Business Week: 10/31-11/4
National Fig Week: 1-7
World Communication Week: 1-7
Daily Observations
All Saints' Day
Autistic Speaking Day Link
Brush Your Teeth Day
Cinnamon Day Link
Dia de Los Muertos (Day of The Dead)
Extra Mile Day
Forgiveness & Happiness Day
Fountain Pen Day
Give Up Your ‘Shoulds’ Day Link
International Pet Groomer Appreciation Day Link
International Stress Awareness Day Link
Hockey Mask Day
Liberty Day (Virgin Island, established in 1915)
Liberty Day (Virgin Island, established in 1915)
Love Your Lawyer Day (established by ALPIA, American Lawyers
Public Image Assoc.)
National Author’s Day (established in 1929) Link
National Brush Day Link
National Calzone Day Link
National Deep Fried Clams Day Link
National Family Caregiver Day
National Family Literacy Day
National Go Cook For Your Pets Day
National Sports Fan Day
Plan Your Epitaph Day
Prime Meridian Day
World Vegan Day (established 1994)
National Family Caregiver Day
National Family Literacy Day
National Go Cook For Your Pets Day
National Sports Fan Day
Plan Your Epitaph Day
Prime Meridian Day
World Vegan Day (established 1994) Link
My
Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
Nights
are getting pretty chilly.
Our
mountain town parking restrictions begin today. There is no overnight street
parking (midnight to 7am) and sidewalks must be clear within 24 hours of the last
snowfall accumulation. This is not a problem for me as I am never ‘parking’ on
public streets during those hours…in my younger days, it was a problem. Haha.
I
was expecting my insurance bill to go up after my new vehicle replaced one that
was 16 years old. I didn’t quite expect it to be close to $500 for six months.
Not much I can do but just pay it. I’ve been with State Farm since I turned 16.
I have had no claims in more than a decade. My last claim was for a windshield
that was destroyed by a rock on the highway.
Back
in 2013 I traveled with Focus Travel Club to Uganda to see the Mountain Gorillas.
Last night 60 Minutes had a segment on the study of Pathogen X in Uganda.
Pathogen X is any pathogen, including
Ebola and Covid. The scientists are searching for any pathogen that may move
from other animals to humans. Part of the study is with the Mountain Gorilla. It
sure was nice to see the impenetrable forest and a family of mountain gorillas
again. Great memories for sure.
Favorite
Memes
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Best
Instrumentals
"Wipe Out" by The
Surfaris (1963)
If
"Misirlou" influenced generations of people to pick up a guitar, then
"Wipe Out" did the same for drummers. Along the same surf theme as
Dale's classic, The Surfaris enjoyed massive success with a song that has stood
the test of time. Like "Miserlou," this piece is one of the most
recognizable instrumentals and has been used in countless movies and television
commercials.
Meaning/history
of a phrase
Meet a deadline
A deadline was an actual line drawn on
Civil War prisons. If a prisoner escaped and crossed that line, he would be
killed. Not quite the same consequence as not responding to an email, right?
Historical
Events
Mexico’s Day of the
Dead is celebrated, honoring deceased children and infants on November 1, and
honoring dead adults on November 2.
1512 – Michelangelo’s paintings on the
ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, Italy were first exhibited. He
started the work in 1508.
1611 – Shakespeare’s romantic comedy The
Tempest was first presented
1776 – Mission San Juan Capistrano was
established
1834 – First published reference to poker
(as a Mississippi riverboat game) Originally 20 cards were used, and the 52-card
deck appeared before 1850.
1848 – In Boston, the first Medical
School for Women (The Female Education Society) was founded.
1945 – First issue of Ebony magazine
published by John H. Johnson. The first magazine he started was ‘The Negro
Digest’ (later called Black World) in 1942.
1951 – Jet magazine founded by John H
Johnson. In 1996, President Bill Clinton bestowed the Presidential Medal of
Freedom on Johnson.
1967 – Cool Hand Luke starring Paul
Newman, George Kennedy, and Strother Martin, was released. “What we’ve got here
is a failure to communicate.”
1979 – Federal (US) government made a
$1.5 billion loan guarantee for Chrysler. The government basically ‘cosigned’ a
loan to keep the company in business.
1993 – The European Union was
established.
2012 – Google’s Gmail became the world’s
most popular email (Electronic mail) service. Microsoft’s Hotmail was the
leader before that. Although Yahoo actually has the most registered users, it
is/was not used as much as the others.
Birthdays
Today
78
– Richard ‘Kinky’ Friedman, American Author/Songwriter
“Money can buy you a
fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail.– Kinky Friedman
75
– Jim Steinman, American Songwriter/Producer
“I’ve been called
over the top. How silly. If you don’t go over the top, you can’t see what’s on
the other side.– Jim Steinman
73
– David Foster, Canadian Musician
@70 – Marcia Wallace, American actress, and comedian (d. 2013;
sepsis)
65
– Lyle Lovett, American Musician
62
– Tim Cook, American Businessman, current CEO of Apple Inc.
59
– Rick Allen, English rock drummer (Def Leppard)
55
– Sophie B. Hawkins, American Singer/Songwriter, and guitarist
50
– Toni Collette, Australian actress
50
– Jenny McCarthy, American actress, and model
47
– Bo Bice, American Singer/Musician
@28 – Stephen Crane, American Author (d. 1900; Pulmonary
hemorrhage)
The wayfarer,
Perceiving the
pathway to truth,
Was struck with
astonishment.
It was thickly grown
with weeds.
“Ha,” he said,
“I see that none has
passed here
In a long time.”
Later he saw that
each weed
Was a singular
knife.
“Well,” he mumbled
at last,
“Doubtless there are
other roads.”– Stephen Crane
