29 Oct

 

29 October 2022

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 44 Day 302 \ Ave. Sky Cover 5% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 52° \27° 
Wind 7mph \ Gusts 12mph  Air Quality: Fair         Moderate Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 682mi \ Nearest Lightning 1063mi
Oct Averages for Flagstaff: 63° \ 32° (4 days of moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

23-29 Give Wildlife a Brake! Week Link Kids Care Week National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Link National Massage Therapy Week Link National Respiratory Care Week Link Pastoral Care Week   Link Pro Bono Week   Link

23-31   Red Ribbon Week Link

24-30 Asexuality Week:   Link Disarmament Week

24-31 Prescription Errors Education & Awareness Week

24-11/11 World Origami Days

25-31 International Magic Week

Daily Observations

Allantide  Link
Cat Day
Hermit Day
Internet Day Link
National Cat Day Link  Link
National Hermit Day Link
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day  Link 
Oatmeal Day
Pancake Day
World Psoriasis Day  Link
World Stroke Day Link

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Still a cool fall day.

Yesterday was very busy, thus no posting. I had lunch with Mary and Mike. Good food, good conversation. Then I had an afternoon medical appointment for my annual heart check. All good. It was a simple, ultra-sound.

What is happening…a guy broke into Nancy Pelosi’s home and her husband was attacked with a hammer. The police say they have the intruder and that her husband will recover. This is so ‘not the America I grew up in.’

Our discussion group meets tomorrow night for a discussion on Myanmar Today. I will be leading the discussion. Today’s Myanmar is not the Burma we all learned about in school.  They have had a sad history of trying to become democratic after British rule ended decades ago.

Twitter is now run by Elon Musk. His first action to was fire many of the top officials. Hmmm.

Favorite Memes

Best Instrumentals

"Green Onions" by Booker T & M.G.'s (1962)

One of the great "groove" tracks of all time. It's arguably the greatest rhythm and blues instrumental in music history that's been used in numerous films and commercials throughout the years. While Booker T. Jones's work on the Hammond M3 organ is the highlight of the piece, Steve "The Colonel" Cropper, of Blues Brothers fame, played guitar on the song 

Humor…

“I did not attend his funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.” Mark Twain

Historical Events

1618 – English courtier Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England.
1886 – The first ticker-tape parade took place in New York City when office workers spontaneously throw ticker tape into the streets after the Statue of Liberty was dedicated.
1888 – The Convention of Constantinople was signed, guaranteeing maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.
1969 – The first, early “internet” connection (ARPANET) was made between Stanford and UCLA Universities.
By the end of the year, the University of California (Santa Barbara) and the University of Utah were also online.
1993- The very first “Got Milk?” commercial was broadcast.
1998 – Space Shuttle Discovery took off with 77-year old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space.
2012 – Superstorm Sandy crashed into the US northeastern shores and the mainland.

Birthdays Today

@85 – Neal Hefti, American trumpet player, composer, TV’s Batman Theme (d. 2008)
84 – Ralph Bakshi, American director, producer, screenwriter
“I had the X rating on my films. Now they do as much on The Simpsons as I got an X rating for Fritz the Cat.”– Ralph Bakshi
75 – Richard Dreyfuss, American actor
74 – Kate Jackson, American actress
Sometimes the better an actor is, the less he’s noticed.”– Kate Jackson
@65 – Fredric Brown, American author (d. 1972)
“There are no rules. You can write a story, if you wish, with no conflict, no suspense, no beginning, middle, or end. Of course, you have to be regarded as a genius to get away with it, and that’s the hardest part – convincing everybody you’re a genius.”– Fredric Brown
@59 – Fanny Brice, American actress, singer (d. 1951; stroke)
“Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be, because sooner or later if you are posing, you will forget the pose, and then where are you?”– Fanny Brice
52 – Winona Ryder, American actress
@52 – Bob Ross, American painter and television host (d. 1995; lymphoma)
“It’s the imperfections that make something beautiful, that’s what makes it different and unique from everything else.”– Bob Ross
@47 – Joseph Goebbels, German politician, Chancellor of Nazi Germany (d. 1945; suicide)