18 Oct

 

October 2022

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 43 Day 291 \ Ave. Sky Cover 75% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 52° \36° 
Wind 11mph \ Gusts 18mph  Air Quality  Fair     Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 254mi \ Nearest Lightning 730mi
Oct Averages for Flagstaff: 63° \ 32° (4 days of moisture)
 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

12-20  Bone and Joint Health National Awareness Week Link

16-22  Bullying Bystanders Unite Week    Freedom From Bullies Week  International Infection Prevention Week Link National Business Women's Week   Link National Character Counts Week   National Chemistry Week  National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week Link  National Food Bank Week   National Forest Products Week  National Friends of Libraries Week  National Pharmacy Week Link  National School Bus Safety Week National Teen Drivers Safety Week Link  Rodent Awareness Week  Spiritual Care Week  Veterinary Technicians Week Link

17-21   National Health Education Week: Link National Nuclear Science Week YWCA Week Without Violence Link

17-23  Career in Energy Week Freedom of Speech Week Link    Medical Assistants Recognition Week Link Mediation Week  Link

17-24 Food & Drug Interactions and Awareness Week

Daily Observations

Chocolate Cupcake Day
Hard Boiled Guy/Girl Day Link
International Legging Day Link
International Necktie Day  Link
Meatloaf Appreciation Day 
National Chocolate Cupcake Day
National Exascale Day Link (Computers)
National Pharmacy Technician Day Link 
Newspaper Comic Strip Appreciation Day
Persons Day (in Canada)
Simchat Torah
St. Luke Feast Day
World Menopause Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Cloudy fall day.

The Cardinals lost by 10 yesterday. Not having a good season for sure. Hopefully the Broncos will have a good game tonight.

I wish someone, somewhere would do something to get all the $$ of political races. Watching TV in AZ is becoming very dreary. I believe every liberal and conservative political group has paid for political ads here. If the commercial is not about the Senate race, it is about the Governor race, or the Sec. of State, or …. Most of the commercials are not about issues or even the candidate…all they do is try to convince that the opponent is the devil incarnate. I’m sure it is the same in many other states.  If the economy is as bad as they believe and that their candidate is the only one who can fix it, where is all the advertising money coming from? Take your negative ad money and start a program to help those in the desperate need from your own ads.

I know I sound like a broken record every election cycle, I just keep hoping it will change.

Favorite Memes

Superstitions

Dead Man's Hand

It’s considered bad luck in poker to be dealt a two-pair hand consisting of black eights and black aces (regardless of the hole card.) The dead man’s hand got its name because, according to legend, they were cards held by Wild Bill Hickok when he was murdered in the Old West in 1876. 

US Facts

College graduate

Some 60% of all bachelor's degrees in 2013 were given to women.

Historical Events

1386 – The University of Heidelberg opened.
1851 – Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick was first published as ‘The Whale.’
1867 – The United States took possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million. Some called it #sewardsfolly
1896 – The first newspaper comic strip, The Yellow Kid, by Richard Outcault, appeared in The New York Journal.
1898 – The United States took possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.
1922 – The British Broadcasting Company (Corporation) BBC was founded.
1954 – Texas Instruments introduced the first Transistor radio.
1968 – The US Olympic Committee suspended Tommie Smith and John Carlos for giving a “Black Power” salute during a victory ceremony at the Mexico City games.
1972 – The US Congress passed The Water Pollution Act
2019 – NASA Astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch took part in the first all-women spacewalk outside of the International Space Station.

Birthdays Today

@90 – Chuck Berry, American singer-songwriter (d. 2017)
“I grew up thinking art was pictures until I got into music and found I was an artist and didn’t paint.”Chuck Berry
@86 – Jesse Helms, American politician (d. 2008)
82 – Dawn Wells, American model, and actress, Miss Nevada 1959
83 – Mike Ditka, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
@74 – Frederick August Otto Schwarz, founded FAO Schwarz (d. 1911)
@71 – George C. Scott, American actor, and director (d. 1999; aneurism)
@71 – Peter Boyle, American actor (d. 2006; heart disease)
“It costs a lot of money to be rich.”– Peter Boyle
70 – Chuck Lorre, American director, producer, and screenwriter
I believe that the obsessive worship of movie, TV, and sports figures is less likely to produce spiritual gain than praying to Thor.”– Chuck Lorre
66 – Martina Navratilova, Czech-American tennis player
“Once you start believing in yourself, anything is possible. Once you start believing in yourself, your dreams take shape. The more you believe, the more you achieve.”– Martina Navratilova
57 – Erin Moran, American actress (d. 2017)
62 – Jean-Claude Van Damme, Belgian martial artist
43 – Ne-Yo, American singer
38 – Lindsey Vonn, American skier
“When you fall, get right back up. Just keep going, keep pushing it.”– Lindsey Vonn
35 – Zac Efron, American actor
“I believe in destiny. I believe destiny opens doors for you, but it’s up to you to walk through them.”– Zac Efron
32 – Brittney Griner, WNBA, held in Russia