15 Nov

 

November 2022

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 47 Day 319 \ Ave. Sky Cover 5% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 46° \14° 
Wind 4mph \ Gusts 7mph  Air Quality: Fair \Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 124mi \ Nearest Lightning 942mi
Nov Averages for Flagstaff: 53° \ 23° (3 days of moisture) 

Weekly Observations

World Antibiotic Awareness Week: 11-17
National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week: 12-18 Link  
International Fraud Awareness Week: 12-18  
International Fraud Awareness Week: 12-18  Link   
National Cider Week: 12-19 
National Cider Week: 12-19 Link 
National Split Pea Soup Week: 12-18
National Split Pea Soup Week: 12-18 Link
National Nurse Practioner's Week: 12-18 Link  Link
Perioperative Nurse Week: 12-18 Link
Roc Your Moc Week: 12-18 Link  
World Kindness Week: 12-18  
World Kindness Week: 12-18  Link    
International Restorative Justice Week: 13-19 
International Restorative Justice Week: 13-19 Link 
National Global Entrepreneurship Week: 13-19  
National Global Entrepreneurship Week: 13-19  Link
American Education Week: 13-17 Link 

Daily Observations

America Recycles Day
George Spelvin Day or More Than One Role Day
GIS Day (Geographic Information Systems) Link
I Love to Write Day
National Bundt (Pan) Day
National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day
National Educational Support Professionals Day Link   
National Philanthropy Day
National Philanthropy Day
National Spicy Hermit Cookie Day
Raisin Bran Cereal Day
Roc Your Mocs Day Link
Steve Irwin Day Link
TechDay Link

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Cold night, decent fall day.

Sean Penn flew to Ukraine to loan Zelenskyy and the people of Ukraine his Oscar and invited Zelenskyy to come to Mailbu, when they win the war to return it. A little weird but newsworthy.

Twelve states now have female governors. WOW!

The Cards beat the Rams, but the Broncos lost to the Titans. It sure is a crazy season.

I did some Xmas shopping this morning. Almost done…but have until Friday then off to Mexico.

Favorite Memes

Little known Native American History

In the movies, male Native American warriors rode off to battle while their female counterparts remained behind to cook, sew, and take care of the camp. In real life, this wasn't always the case. Many warrior Native American women fought alongside men. The most famous of these was probably Buffalo Calf Road Woman, a member of the Northern Cheyenne tribe who fought in the Battle of the Rosebud and the Battle of Little Bighorn. In fact, according to the elders of the Northern Cheyenne tribe, it was she who dealt Custer his final deadly blow. Buffalo Calf Road Woman is just one of many incredible women you didn't read about in history class. 

Meaning/history of a phrase

Bum-rush

We've all seen moments when crowds bum-rush the field when their teams win an important game. It essentially means a great force. Its origins? Well, it was used back in the 19th century to convey eviction or dismissal of freeloaders in saloons.

Historical Events

1660 – First kosher butcher (Asser Levy) was licensed in New York City (New Amsterdam).
1791 – The first US Catholic college, Georgetown University, opened.
1894 – First newspaper Sunday color comics section was published (NY World)
1904 – King Camp Gillette was issued a US patent (#775,134) for his invention of a safety razor using disposable blades.
1926 – The NBC radio network opened (24 stations).
The murders of the Clutter Family in Holcomb, Kansas, were discovered, inspiring Truman Capote’s novel, 1959’s In Cold Blood.
1969 – Wendy’s Hamburgers opened in Columbus, Ohio.
1990 – The world discovered that Milli Vanilli, the hot, new Grammy-winning pop duo, were lip-synching in their songs, and resulted in losing the Grammy award for Best New Artist.

Birthdays Today

@98 – Georgia O’Keeffe, American painter, educator (d. 1986)
“I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for.”– Georgia O’Keeffe
@93 – C. W. McCall [William Dale Fries Jr.], American Singer/Songwriter, politician (d. 2022)
@91 – Ed Asner, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 2021)
90 – Petula Clark, English Singer/Songwriter, and actress
@83 – William Herschel, German-English astronomer, composer discovered infrared radiation, (d. 1822)
82 – Sam Waterston, American actor
@81 – Yaphet Kotto, American actor, screenwriter (d. 2021)
“I’m afraid that I’m either going to have to write myself something or direct something if I’m going to get somewhere.”– Yaphet Kotto
@74 – Mantovani, Italian conductor, and composer (d. 1980)
71 – Beverly D’Angelo, American actress, singer, producer
65 – Kevin Eubanks, American guitarist, composer
60 – Judy Gold, American comedian, actress, producer
“Comedy is the most palliative way to make a point. People are more willing to listen if they can laugh.”– Judy Gold
@52 – Erwin Rommel, German field marshal (d. 1944; suicide/cyanide)
“Mortal danger is an effective antidote for fixed ideas. “– Erwin Rommel
31 – Shailene Woodley, American actress