17 Oct

 

17 October 2022

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 43 Day 289 \ Ave. Sky Cover 60% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 57° \40° 
Wind 4mph \ Gusts 5mph  Air Quality: Fair       Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 248mi \ Nearest Lightning 106mi
Oct Averages for Flagstaff: 63° \ 32° (4 days of moisture)
 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

10-17 Take Your Medicine Americans Week

12-20  Bone and Joint Health National Awareness Week Link

15-17  Apple Butter Stirrin' Week

16-22  Bullying Bystanders Unite Week    Freedom From Bullies Week  International Infection Prevention Week Link National Business Women's Week   Link National Character Counts Week   National Chemistry Week  National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week Link  National Food Bank Week   National Forest Products Week  National Friends of Libraries Week  National Pharmacy Week Link  National School Bus Safety Week National Teen Drivers Safety Week Link  Rodent Awareness Week  Spiritual Care Week  Veterinary Technicians Week Link

17-21   National Health Education Week: Link National Nuclear Science Week YWCA Week Without Violence Link

17-23  Career in Energy Week Freedom of Speech Week Link    Medical Assistants Recognition Week Link Mediation Week  Link

17-24 Food & Drug Interactions and Awareness Week

Daily Observations

Black Poetry Day
Day for the Eradication of Poverty
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Lung Health Day 
Mulligan Day
National Boss Day 
National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day  
National Edge Day Link
National Pasta Day Link 
National Playing Card Collectors Day
National Vehophobia Awareness Day  
National Playing Card Collectors Day
National Vehophobia Awareness Day  Link
Pasta Day
Pay Back A Friend Day Link 
Sweetest Day
Wear Something Gaudy Day
World Geothermal Energy Day Link
World Trauma Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

I drizzled most of last night. This morning has been on and off drizzle.

The Cards play later this afternoon. Broncos will be Monday night and I get to watch the game.

Lions have been rescued from a zoo in Ukraine. After a trip through Romania, they now have a new home at an animal rescue sanctuary in Keenesburg, Colorado. There was  a nice story on CNN about the trip and their new home. 

Favorite Memes

Superstitions

Hats on a Bed Bring Bad Luck

The origin of this one is a little unclear. One theory is that putting a hat on your bed is too similar to the old practice of putting a dead person’s hat on their coffin and that doing so would bring death to your home. There is also an idea that people used to think that evil spirits lived in their hair (and hats) presumably because of the phenomenon we now know as static electricity and those spirits would transfer to the bed if you put your hat on it. It is also possible that the whole superstition came about to prevent the spread of lice. 

US Facts

Venus Fly Trap

The Carolinas are the only places on Earth where the Venus Fly Trap grows naturally.

Historical Events

1989 A 7.1 earthquake shook the San Francisco area, killing 67 people.
1919 – Radio Corporation of America (RCA) incorporated.
1931 – Al Capone was convicted of income tax evasion.
1956 – The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened in Sellafield, Cumbria, England.
1973 – OPEC imposed an oil embargo against a number of Western countries.
1979 – The Department of Education Organization Act was signed into law, creating the US Department of Education and US Department of Health and Human Services.
1979 – Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize.
2006 – The 300 Millionth living American citizen was born.

Birthdays Today

@89 – Arthur Miller, American playwright, screenwriter (d. 2005)
“No one wants the truth if it is inconvenient.”– Arthur Miller
@88 – Jimmy Breslin, American journalist, author (d. 2017)
“That’s the horrible thing starting out, you get distracted a lot because anything is easier than writing. It’s just the same enemy – blank paper.”– Jimmy Breslin
@81 – Jerry Siegel, American comic book author, illustrator, co-creator: Superman (d. 1996)
80 – Gary Puckett, American pop singer-songwriter
75 – Michael McKean, American singer-songwriter, comedic actor
74 – George Wendt, American actor
@72 – Robert Atkins, American physician, created the Atkins diet (d. 2003; blood clot)
@70 – Irene Ryan, American actress (d. 1973; glioblastoma)
@69 – Evel Knievel, American stuntman (d. 2005; diabetes)
@68 – Rita Hayworth, American actress (d. 1987; dementia)
“I never really thought of myself as a sex goddess; I felt I was more a comedian who could dance.”– Rita Hayworth
@67 – Hippolyte Aucouturier, French cyclist (d. 1944)
@69 – Margot Kidder, Canadian-American actress (d. 2018; suicide/OD)
64 – Alan Jackson, American singer-songwriter
@61 – Norm Macdonald, Canadian actor, and comedian (d. 2021; acute leukemia)
54 – Ziggy Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter
50 – Eminem, American rapper
“I don’t care if you’re black, white, straight, bisexual, gay, lesbian, short, tall, fat, skinny, rich, or poor. If you’re nice to me, I’ll be nice to you. Simple as that.”– Eminem
“The truth is you don’t know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed.”– Eminem