30 Oct

 

30 October 2022

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 44 Day 303 \ Ave. Sky Cover 5% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 57° \24° 
Wind 7mph \ Gusts 11mph  Air Quality: Fair             High Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 254mi \ Nearest Lightning 1146mi
Oct Averages for Flagstaff: 63° \ 32° (4 days of moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

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

Buy a Doughnut Day
Candy Corn Day
Checklist Day
Mischief Night
Radio Drama Day
Checklist Day
Create A Great Funeral Day Link
Devil's Night or Mischief Night
Haunted Refrigerator Night
National Candy Corn Day  Link
National Publicist Day  Link
Reformation Sunday  
Speak Up for Service Day  Link
Visit A Cemetery Day 
World Audio Drama Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Another nice fall day.

I’m ready for the discussion group. I have always been interested in Burma. Sadly, it is no longer a democracy, and the people of Myanmar are suffering under the brutal regime. Focus tried to set up a river cruise there years ago, but the trip would have been twice as expensive and visits to other nearby countries. It is still on my bucket list when it is much safer.

The violence against the spouse of an elected leader should never happen. It is disheartening that there are citizens of this country that believe violence is the answer to political disagreements. Some violence has been present since this country’s birth, but it sure seems to be getting worse.

Favorite Memes

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Best Instrumentals

"Misirlou" by Dick Dale and His Del-Tones (1962)

Known as the "King of the Surf Guitar," the late Dale inspired many young, budding musicians (such as Brian May, Jimi Hendrix, and Eddie Van Halen) to pick up a guitar. A master of the reverb, Dale, who favored the Fender brand, enjoyed some renewed popularity when "Miserlou" was prominently used in the 1994 Quentin Tarantino smash Pulp Fiction. 

Humor…

Any married person should forget his mistakes. No use two people remembering the same thing.

Historical Events

1831 – Nat Turner was arrested for leading the bloodiest slave rebellion in United States history.
1925 – John Logie Baird created Britain’s first television transmitter.
1938 – (fiction) an alien spacecraft landed in Grover’s Mill, New Jersey, War of the Worlds, Radio Broadcast. Orson Wells premiered his radio drama
1945 – Jackie Robinson of the Kansas City Monarchs signed a contract for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking the major league baseball color line.
1947 – The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), later becoming the World Trade Organisation (WTO), was founded.
1974 – The Rumble in the Jungle boxing match between Muhammad Ali and champion George Foreman took place in Kinshasa, Zaire. Ali won by knockout, knocking Foreman down just before the end of the eighth round.
1987 – NEC released the first 16-bit (fourth generation) video game console, the PC Engine, in Japan. It was later sold around the world under the name TurboGrafx-16.

Birthdays Today

@90 – John Adams, American lawyer politician, 2nd President of the United States (d. 1826)
“There is nothing I dread so much as the division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our constitution.”– John Adams
@88 – Ruth Gordon, American actress (d. 1985)
“Try something new each day. After all, we’re given life to find it out. It doesn’t last forever.”– Ruth Gordon
@87 – Patsy Montana, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1996)
83 – Grace Slick, American singer-songwriter
“Through literacy, you can begin to see the universe. Through music, you can reach anybody. Between the two there is you, unstoppable.”– Grace Slick
@80 – Charles Atlas, Italian-American bodybuilder (d. 1972)
77 – Henry Winkler, American actor
“How you learn has nothing to do with how brilliant you are.”– Henry Winkler
53 – Snow [Darrin Kenneth O'Brien], Canadian rapper,reggae singer-songwriter
52 – Nia Long, American actress
41 – Ivanka Trump, American model, and businesswoman
34 – Janel Parrish, American actress