9 Oct

 

9 October 2022

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 42 Day 282 \ Ave. Sky Cover 70% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 64° \41° 
Wind 5mph \ Gusts 12mph  Air Quality Fair         Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 28mi \ Nearest Lightning 36mi
Oct Averages for Flagstaff: 63° \ 32° (4 days of moisture)
 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

Oct 30-10/9  International Sand Sculpting Championships Link

1-9 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Link

3-10 No Salt Week Spinning & Weaving Week Link

4-10  World Space Week Link World Dairy Expo

6-12 National Physician’s Assistant Week

7-9  National Storytelling Weekend

9-15   Death Penalty Focus Week National Metric Week   National Women's Motorcycle Week  Link  Drink Local Wine Week    Earth Science Week Link  Emergency Nurses Week Fire Prevention Week  Link  National Chestnut Week  Teen Read Week

9-16 Sukkot Jewish Holiday

Daily Observations
Beer and Pizza Day
Clergy Appreciation Day (or Pastor Appreciation Day or Ministry Appreciation Day)
Curious Events Day
Dessert Day
Father-Daughter Day  
Fire Prevention Day
International Beer and Pizza Day  Link
Leif Erikson Day
Milad un Nabi (Shia)
National Nanotechnology Day (Honors the Naonometer Scale 10-9 meters) Link
National Pro-Life Cupcake Day
Nautilus Night (Cephalopods)
PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day  Link
Submarine/ Hoagie/ Hero/ Dagwood /Grinder Day
World Post Day
World Post Card Day Link

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Nice fall day…maybe some moisture later today.

My arm is a little sore after my old person’s flu shot yesterday…but I’m protected.

The Mauna Loa Volcano summit in Hawaii has been ‘closed until further notice’ due to heightened volcanic activity there. WOW!

The entire Uvalde Police Force has been suspended. They had hired a cop who was under investigation for the incident. Seriously, how can they be so out of touch?

I was listening to NPR and the discussion was around electric vehicles…the usual: where to put charging stations, the electrical grid overload, battery recycling, etc. It dawned on me: If electric is really the way to go, why are the proponents not blasting the media with how great their personal electric vehicle really is? Does Joe and Kamala travel in electric vehicles? Do all the congress people and senators who voted for it driving around town in their electric vehicle? If they are still using fossil fuel vehicles, are they not just a tad hypocritical? Is it ‘What is good for thee is not good for me?’ Just wondering?

Favorite Memes

Superstitions

Rabbit's Foot

The idea of rabbits being lucky is part of Celtic lore. The idea sprung from the fact that they live underground, which made people at the time think they had a direct line of communication with the gods. In more recent times, the animal’s reputation for being fertile made rabbit-themed charms popular among women hoping to conceive. Most rabbit foot charms today are actually just made of fake fur and plastic, but the association is still there. 

US Facts

Apple net worth

Apple has more money than the US Treasury.

Historical Events

1767 – Surveying for the Mason-Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania was completed.
1824 – Slavery was abolished in Costa Rica.
1868 – ZCMI, America’s first department store, opened in Salt Lake City, UT.
1873 – The US Naval Institute was established.
1888 – The Washington Monument officially opened to the public.
1919 – The Cincinnati Reds won the World Series, and eight White Sox players were later accused of intentionally losing games in exchange for money from gamblers.
1916 – The First PGA championship was won by British golfer Jim Barnes.
1967 – Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara was executed in Bolivia.
1980 – Pope John Paul II met and shook hands with the Dalai Lama in Vatican City.
2006 – North Korea may have tested its first nuclear device.
2012 – Pakistani Taliban made a failed attempt to assassinate 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai on her way home from school.

Birthdays Today

81 – Brian Lamb, American broadcaster, founded C-SPAN
74 – Jackson Browne, American singer-songwriter
“Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.”– John Lennon
“Forget what life used to be, you are what you choose to be. It’s whatever it is you see that life will become.”– Jackson Browne
70 – Sharon Osbourne, English television host
“I like to be honest, and after all these years I can’t be bothered being politically correct.”
– Sharon Osbourne
69 – Tony Shalhoub, American actor
68 – Scott Bakula, American actor
68 – John O’Hurley, American actor and game show host
“When we leap, we must leap as though the net will appear. A leap in life, however big or small, is an act of commitment with the expectation of success.”– John O’Hurley
58 – Guillermo del Toro, Mexican-American director
57 – David Cameron, British politican
47 – Sean Lennon, American singer-songwriter, John of John
43 – Chris O’Dowd, Irish actor, and screenwriter
“Being at the genesis of the creative process is definitely something I want to keep doing. It’s just such a great buzz.”– Chris O’Dowd
43 – Brandon Routh, American actor
41 – Zachery Ty Bryan, American actor
@40 – John Lennon, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, The Beatles (d. 1980; shot)
30 – Tyler James Williams, American actor
29 – Scotty McCreery, American singer-songwriter
“When you’re out there talking about your faith and what you believe in, you’ll face some backlash. But mostly, I’ve received support.”– Scotty McCreery
26 – Bella Hadid, American model