2 Oct

 

2 October 2022

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 41 Day 275 \ Ave. Sky Cover 45% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 75° \42° 
Wind 4mph \ Gusts 7mph  Air Quality  Fair   Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 28mi \ Nearest Lightning 128mi
Oct Averages for Flagstaff: 63° \ 32° (4 days of moisture)
 

Today’s Quote

Monthly Observations

Caffeine Addiction Recovery Month
Celiac Disease Awareness Month
Celebrating The Bilingual Child Month
Children's Magazine Month
Christmas Seal Campaign (10/1-12/31)
Church Library Month
Church Safety and Security Month
Class Reunion Month Link
Contact Lens Safety Month
Co-op Awareness Month
Corn Month Link
Country Music Month Link
Cut Out Dissection Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Down Syndrome Awareness Month Link
Dyslexia Awareness Month

Weekly Observations

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

30-10/9  International Sand Sculpting Championships Link

1-5 Trichotillomania, Skin Picking & Related BFRB Awareness Week: Link

1-7 National Walk Your Dog Week Link   Link Universal Children's Week

1-9 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Link

2-8  International Post Card Week Link   4-H Week  Link  Getting The World To Beat A Path To Your Door Week Great Books Week  Getting The World To Beat A Path To Your Door Week Great Books Week  Kids' Goal Setting Week International Post Card Week Link  Mental Illness Awareness Week   Mystery Series Week  Mental Illness Awareness Week   Mystery Series Week  National Health Care Food Service Week Link  National Midwifery Week Link National Work From Home Week  Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Week

 

Daily Observations

Audiophile Day  Link
Chowder Days
Country Inn Bed & Breakfast Day  
Day of Non-Violence
Feast of Guardian Angels Day
French Fried Scallops Day
Fried Scallops Day
Get Out And Drive Day  Link 
Guardian Angels Day
Intergeneration Day 
International African Diaspora Day 
International Blessings of The Fishing Fleet Day  (South Africa)
International Day of Non-violence
Name Your Car Day Link
National Custodial Workers Day
National G.O.E. (Growth, Overcome, Empower) Day 
National Produce Misting Day Link
Peanuts (Cartoon) Day
Phileas Fogg's Wager Day
Pickle Day Link  
World Communion Day  
World Farm Animals Day
World No Alcohol Day
World Smile Day
Xterra World Championships Link

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

A decent fall day. A couple time this morning, clouds dropped just enough raindrops to dirty the windshield. In the high desert…moisture is always appreciated.

Lizzo is a black rapper and trained flutist. Last week, during a concert she played a crystal flute once owned by Founding Father James Madison. Nice music. Now some conservative pundits are decrying the desecration of the instrument once owned by a founding father. These crazies are neglecting to remember that Madison owned slaves.

Sad to read that Havana lost ALL power during Hurricane Ian. Now there are protests in the streets of Havana as only 2% of the place has power. When I visited it was a vibrant city.

Arizona is now allowing the state to help with tuition costs of parents who place their children in private and religious schools as well as some costs of home schooling. Currently the parents can get about $7,000 per student. Whatever happened to separation of church and state?

Favorite Memes

Superstitions

Knocking on Wood

Ancient pagans used to believe that their spirits living the trees and knocking on the trunks would summon them for protection. The gesture was also used to thank them when something good happened. The tradition later took shape in other cultures. Some Christians associated the tradition with the cross and Jews associated it with knocking on the wooden doors of synagogues while seeking shelter during the Spanish Inquisition. 

US Facts

Millionaires

Maryland has the most millionaires per capita.

Historical Events

1789 – The United States Bill of Rights was sent to the 13 States for ratification.
1967 – Thurgood Marshall sworn in as the first African-American justice of Supreme Court.
1950 – The Peanuts comic strip, by Charles Schulz, debuted
1959 – The anthology series The Twilight Zone premiered on CBS.
1968 – The Tlatelolco massacre took place in Mexico City. 30-300 student protesters and supporters were killed.
1968 – The Redwood National Park was established in California.

Birthdays Today

@86 – Groucho Marx, American comedian, and actor (d. 1977)
84 – Rex Reed, American film critic
@78 – Mahatma Gandhi, Indian freedom fighter and philosopher (d. 1948; shot)
“Carefully watch your thoughts, for they become your words. Manage and watch your words, for they will become your actions. Consider and judge your actions, for they have become your habits. Acknowledge and watch your habits, for they shall become your values. Understand and embrace your values, for they become your destiny.”– Mahatma Gandhi
77 – Don McLean, American singer-songwriter
@76 – Bud Abbott, American comedian (d. 1974; cancer)
73 – Annie Leibovitz, American photographer
“One doesn’t stop seeing. One doesn’t stop framing. It doesn’t turn off and turn on. It’s on all the time.”– Annie Leibovitz
71 – Sting, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor
68 – Lorraine Bracco, American actress
@67 – Johnnie Cochran, American lawyer (d. 2005; brain tumor)
52 – Kelly Ripa, American actress, and talk show host
@46 – Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal and saint (d. 1584; fever)
@31 – Nat Turner, American slave, uprising leader (d. 1831; hanged)
“Good communication is the bridge between confusion and clarity.”– Nat Turner