October 2022
Daily
Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 41 Day 277 \ Ave. Sky Cover 75% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 52° \42°
Wind 6mph \ Gusts 15mph
Air
Quality fair Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 28mi \ Nearest Lightning 8mi
Oct Averages for Flagstaff: 63° \ 32° (4 days of moisture)
Today’s Quote
Monthly Observations
Halloween Safety Month
Head Start Awareness Month Link
Health Literacy Month
Home Eye Safety Month
I'm Just Me Because Month Link
Inktober
Italian-American Heritage Month Link
International Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) Awareness
Month
International Starman Month
International Strategic Planning Month
International Walk To School Month Link
Intergeneration
Month
Weekly Observations
Oct 30-10/9
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1-7
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1-9
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2-8
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3-7
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3-10
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4-10
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Daily Observations
Blessing of The Animals Day Link
Dick Tracy Day
Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
Improve Your Office Day
International Ship in A
Bottle Day
Kanelbullens Dag (Cinnamon Roll Day) Link
National Fruit At Work Day Link
National Taco Day
National Taco Day Link
Ships-In-Bottles Day
Taco Day
10-4 Day
Vodka Day Link
World Animal Day
World Child Development Day
World Child Health Day
World Animal Day Link Link
Yom Kippur begins
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
It’s a
cloudy and stormy day. Kinda unusual for our Mountain town.
Turns out it
was very unusual…at 1pm a tornado did damage to several homes just outside Williams…about
30 miles W of Flagstaff. At the same time Flag got a ‘Severe Thunderstorm
Warning’ until 3pm. A good day to be home.
Football
scores were a mixed bag yesterday. Cards won by 10 and Broncos lost. There were
some good plays.
Sad news: Sacheen
Littlefeather [Marie Louise Cruz] (White Mountain Apache/Yaqui &I European)
died at 75 from breast cancer. She was the lady who refused Brando’s Oscar in
1973. I was big news in Indian Country back then. She remained an activist the
remainder of her life.
The Supreme
Court begins its new session today. Right now, their approval rating is similar
to during the depression era. FDR pulled our country together. I’m hoping they
clearly remove politics from their agenda and our country becomes less divided.
My brother
called this morning from NYC. We had a nice video call. I’ll be booking flights
for a little over a week stay around Thanksgiving. Mexico is very nice at that
time. Laura’s parents will be there too. Should be a nice early Christmas
celebration.
Favorite Memes
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Superstitions
Finding a
Penny
Most people
wouldn’t consider a single cent on the ground to be good fortune, but back in
ancient times it was quite the find. Old civilizations believed that find any
metal on the ground was a gift from the gods. Some people believe holding onto
the penny will bring good luck and others think the good luck comes when you
give the penny away. Either way, that’s a lot value to place on one penny.
US Facts
Food waste
On average, American supermarkets waste
3,000 lbs. of food a year.
Historical Events
1535 – The first complete
English-language Bible (the Coverdale Bible) was printed, translated by William
Tyndale and Myles Coverdale.
1582 – Pope Gregory XIII adjusted the
calendar, making the day after Thursday, October 4, 1582, as now Friday,
October 15, 1582, starting the Gregorian Calendar which we use today.
1876 – Texas A&M University opened as
the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas.
1883 – First run of the Orient Express,
from Paris to Giurgiu in Romania via Munich and Vienna.
1895 – The first U.S. Open Men’s Golf
Championship was played at the Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island.
1943 – Corsica (a French Territory) was
liberated from Nazi Germany.
1957 – Leave It To Beaver premiered.
1957 – The USSR launched Sputnik 1, the
first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
2004 – SpaceShipOne won the Ansari X
Prize, for private spaceflight, by being the first private craft to fly into
space.
Birthdays Today
@84 – Charlton
Heston, American actor, civil and gun rights activist (d. 2008)
81
– Roy Blount, Jr., American humorist, journalist
“I think writer’s
block is simply the dread that you are going to write something horrible. But
as a writer, I believe that if you sit down at the keys long enough, sooner or
later something will come out.”Roy Blount, Jr.
81
– Anne Rice, American author
“No matter how
rudely someone treats you, remain kind. Walking away at peace with yourself is
worth it.”– Anne Rice
@77 – Jackie
Collins, English-American author (d. 2015; breast cancer)
76
– Susan Sarandon, actor
@70 – Rutherford B.
Hayes, American general, 19th President (d. 1893)
“Every expert was
once a beginner.” Rutherford B. Hayes
@70 – Buster Keaton,
American film actor, director, producer (d. 1966; cancer)
“A comedian does
funny things. A good comedian does things funny.”– Buster Keaton
65
– Russell Simmons, American businessman, founded Def Jam Recordings
“In my experience,
there’s only one thing that will always steer you toward success: That’s to
have a vision and to stick with it… Once I have a vision for a new venture, I’m
going to ride that vision until the wheels come off.”– Russell Simmons
@64 – Robert Lawson,
American author, illustrator (d. 1957)
55
– Liev Schreiber, American actor
46
– Alicia Silverstone, American actress
43
– Rachael Leigh Cook, American actress
33
– Dakota Johnson, American actress
“I don’t have any
problem doing anything. The secret is I have no shame.”– Dakota Johnson
