1 Nov

 

1 November 2022

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff

Week 44 Day 305 \ Ave. Sky Cover 5% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 57° \24° 

Wind 4mph \ Gusts 8mph  Air Quality: Moderate      High Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 254mi \ Nearest Lightning 1184mi

Nov Averages for Flagstaff: 53° \ 23° (3 days of moisture)

Today’s Quote

 

Monthly Observations

Adopt A Senior Pet Month Link  Link
Adopt A Turkey Month Link
American Diabetes Month
American Indian Heritage Month Link  
Aviation History Month
Banana Pudding Lovers Month
Children's Grief Awareness Month  
Aviation History Month
Banana Pudding Lovers Month
Children's Grief Awareness Month  Link
Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month  Link
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Epilepsy Awareness Month Link
Eye Donation Month
Family Stories Month Link

Weekly Observations

World Origami Days: 24-11/11
National Veterans Small Business Week: 10/31-11/4
National Fig Week: 1-7
World Communication Week: 1-7

Daily Observations

All Saints' Day
Autistic Speaking Day  Link
Brush Your Teeth Day
Cinnamon Day  Link
Dia de Los Muertos (Day of The Dead)
Extra Mile Day
Forgiveness & Happiness Day
Fountain Pen Day
Give Up Your ‘Shoulds’ Day Link
International Pet Groomer Appreciation Day  Link
International Stress Awareness Day  Link  
Hockey Mask Day
Liberty Day (Virgin Island, established in 1915)
Hockey Mask Day
Liberty Day (Virgin Island, established in 1915)
Love Your Lawyer Day (established by ALPIA, American Lawyers Public Image Assoc.)
National Author’s Day (established in 1929) Link
National Brush Day  Link
National Calzone Day  Link
National Deep Fried Clams Day Link 
National Family Caregiver Day
National Family Literacy Day
National Go Cook For Your Pets Day
National Sports Fan Day
Plan Your Epitaph Day
Prime Meridian Day
World Vegan Day (established 1994)
National Family Caregiver Day
National Family Literacy Day
National Go Cook For Your Pets Day
National Sports Fan Day
Plan Your Epitaph Day
Prime Meridian Day
World Vegan Day (established 1994) Link

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Nights are getting pretty chilly.

Our mountain town parking restrictions begin today. There is no overnight street parking (midnight to 7am) and sidewalks must be clear within 24 hours of the last snowfall accumulation. This is not a problem for me as I am never ‘parking’ on public streets during those hours…in my younger days, it was a problem. Haha.

I was expecting my insurance bill to go up after my new vehicle replaced one that was 16 years old. I didn’t quite expect it to be close to $500 for six months. Not much I can do but just pay it. I’ve been with State Farm since I turned 16. I have had no claims in more than a decade. My last claim was for a windshield that was destroyed by a rock on the highway.

Back in 2013 I traveled with Focus Travel Club to Uganda to see the Mountain Gorillas. Last night 60 Minutes had a segment on the study of Pathogen X in Uganda.  Pathogen X is any pathogen, including Ebola and Covid. The scientists are searching for any pathogen that may move from other animals to humans. Part of the study is with the Mountain Gorilla. It sure was nice to see the impenetrable forest and a family of mountain gorillas again. Great memories for sure.

Favorite Memes

Best Instrumentals

"Wipe Out" by The Surfaris (1963)

If "Misirlou" influenced generations of people to pick up a guitar, then "Wipe Out" did the same for drummers. Along the same surf theme as Dale's classic, The Surfaris enjoyed massive success with a song that has stood the test of time. Like "Miserlou," this piece is one of the most recognizable instrumentals and has been used in countless movies and television commercials. 

Meaning/history of a phrase

Meet a deadline

A deadline was an actual line drawn on Civil War prisons. If a prisoner escaped and crossed that line, he would be killed. Not quite the same consequence as not responding to an email, right?

Historical Events

Mexico’s Day of the Dead is celebrated, honoring deceased children and infants on November 1, and honoring dead adults on November 2.
1512 – Michelangelo’s paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, Italy were first exhibited. He started the work in 1508.
1611 – Shakespeare’s romantic comedy The Tempest was first presented
1776 – Mission San Juan Capistrano was established
1834 – First published reference to poker (as a Mississippi riverboat game) Originally 20 cards were used, and the 52-card deck appeared before 1850.
1848 – In Boston, the first Medical School for Women (The Female Education Society) was founded.
1945 – First issue of Ebony magazine published by John H. Johnson. The first magazine he started was ‘The Negro Digest’ (later called Black World) in 1942.
1951 – Jet magazine founded by John H Johnson. In 1996, President Bill Clinton bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Johnson.
1967 – Cool Hand Luke starring Paul Newman, George Kennedy, and Strother Martin, was released. “What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate.”
1979 – Federal (US) government made a $1.5 billion loan guarantee for Chrysler. The government basically ‘cosigned’ a loan to keep the company in business.
1993 – The European Union was established.
2012 – Google’s Gmail became the world’s most popular email (Electronic mail) service. Microsoft’s Hotmail was the leader before that. Although Yahoo actually has the most registered users, it is/was not used as much as the others.

Birthdays Today

78 – Richard ‘Kinky’ Friedman, American Author/Songwriter
“Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail.– Kinky Friedman
75 – Jim Steinman, American Songwriter/Producer
“I’ve been called over the top. How silly. If you don’t go over the top, you can’t see what’s on the other side.– Jim Steinman
73 – David Foster, Canadian Musician
@70 – Marcia Wallace, American actress, and comedian (d. 2013; sepsis)
65 – Lyle Lovett, American Musician
62 – Tim Cook, American Businessman, current CEO of Apple Inc.
59 – Rick Allen, English rock drummer (Def Leppard)
55 – Sophie B. Hawkins, American Singer/Songwriter, and guitarist
50 – Toni Collette, Australian actress
50 – Jenny McCarthy, American actress, and model
47 – Bo Bice, American Singer/Musician
@28 – Stephen Crane, American Author (d. 1900; Pulmonary hemorrhage)
The wayfarer,
Perceiving the pathway to truth,
Was struck with astonishment.
It was thickly grown with weeds.
“Ha,” he said,
“I see that none has passed here
In a long time.”
Later he saw that each weed
Was a singular knife.
“Well,” he mumbled at last,
“Doubtless there are other roads.”– Stephen Crane