20 Oct

 

October 2022

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 43 Day 293 \ Ave. Sky Cover 0% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 62° \35° 
Wind 10mph \ Gusts 16mph  Air Quality: Fair     Moderate Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 254mi \ Nearest Lightning 1845mi
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

19-22 International Dyslexia Association Reading Week

Daily Observations

Brandied Fruit Day
Conflict Resolution Day Link 
Get Smart About Credit Day 
Get to Know Your Customers Day 
International Chefs Day Link 
International Credit Union Day 
International Credit Union Day  Link
Miss American Rose Day
Sloth Day
Spirit Day Link  
World Osteoporosis Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Fall day, cool, cloudless sky.

Ukraine continues to suffer. In the last week they have lost 30% of their power structure from drone bombings. Daytime temps are in the high 40’s with light rain and nights in the mid 30’s. I must wonder how they are staying warm.

Today is my little brother’s birthday. I know he is having a great day!

I only want registered voters to vote in all elections. FL passed a law under Gov DeSantis that reinstates felons voting rights, unless it was for murder or sex crimes, and allows them to register to vote. Also, DeSantis set up a commission to investigate voter fraud. The penalty for Voter fraud is 30 days in jail and a $500 fine for each voting event. If there was voter fraud in 2020 and an ineligible voter voted in the Federal and the State election that is two counts. When someone renews or gets a new driver’s license, the MVD allows them to register to vote at the same time. The information is sent to the Election Commission, and they issue a card that is sent to the individual. Some office screwed up this process and allowed murderers and convicted sex crime individuals to still get that voter registration card. This week the Voter Fraud Commission discovered the error. They issued arrest warrants for those who voted but should have never gotten the voter card. Now about a dozen Floridians are sitting in jail for 60 days and must pay a $1000 fine. The voter fraud commission has yet to go after the office that screwed up. This is so wrong.

Favorite Memes

Superstitions

Wishing on Shooting Stars

Wishing on shooting stars goes back way further than B.o.B. The 1st-century (yes, 1st) philosopher Ptolemy believed that when meteors occurred, it meant that the gods were looking down and paying attention to Earth—and thus available to be pelted with wishes. 

They live among us

My husband and I went through the McDonald's driveway window, and I gave the cashier a $5 bill.

Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her 25c.

She said, 'you gave me too much money.'

I said, 'Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar back.'

She sighed and went to get the manager who asked me to repeat my request.

I did so, and he handed me back the 25c, and said 'We're sorry but we don’t do that kind of thing.'

The cashier then proceeded to give me back 75 cents in change.

Do not confuse the people at MacD's.

Historical Events

1720 – Caribbean pirate Calico Jack Rackham, one of the first pirates to use the “Jolly Roger”, was captured by the Royal Navy.
1803 – The United States Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase.
1818 – The Convention of 1818 was signed between the US and the UK which settled the Canada/United States border on the 49th parallel for most of its length.
1873 – Yale, Princeton, Columbia, and Rutgers universities drafted the (American) Football rules.
1955 – The Return of The King, the third book of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, was released.
1973 – Australia’s Sydney Opera House opened.
1981 – Two police officers and a Brinks armored car guard are killed during an armed $1.6 million robbery in Rockland County, New York, carried out by members of the Black Liberation Army and Weather Underground.
1982 – 340 fans were killed at a game between the Soviet and Dutch soccer teams. Details were not released until years later
1991 – The Oakland Hills, California firestorm killed 25 people.

Birthdays Today

@93 – Arlene Francis [Arline Francis Kazanjian], actress, television personality (d. 2001)
@85 – Joyce Brothers, American psychologist, author (d. 2013)
@84 – Grandpa Jones [Louis Marshall Jones], American singer-songwriter,banjo player (d. 1998)
“The banjo am the instrument for me.”– Grandpa Jones
@82 – Margaret Dumont, American actress (3 Stooges movies) (d. 1965)
“I’m a straight lady, the best in Hollywood. There is an art to playing the straight role. You must build up your man, but never top him, never steal the laughs.”– Margaret Dumont
@81 – Art Buchwald, American journalist (d. 2007)
“Whether it’s the best of times or the worst of times, it’s the only time we’ve got.”
– Art Buchwald
@73 – Bela Lugosi, Hungarian-American actor (d. 1956; heart attack)
“In making theories, always keep a window open so that you can throw one out if necessary.”– Bela Lugosi
@69 – Jerry Orbach, American actor, and singer (d. 2004; cancer)
@66 – Tom Petty, American singer-songwriter (d. 2017; accidental OD)
64 – Viggo Mortensen, American-Danish actor
@63 – Mickey Mantle, Baseball star (d. 1995; cancer)
51 – Snoop Dogg [Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.], American rapper
“U don’t know where u goin’ unless u know where u come from.”– Snoop Dogg
@50 – Jelly Roll Morton [Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe], American pianist, composer, bandleader (d. 1941; long illness)
“It is evidently known, beyond contradiction, that New Orleans is the cradle of Jazz and I, myself, happened to be the creator in the year 1902.”– Jelly Roll Morton