November 2022
Daily Almanac for
Flagstaff
Week 46 Day 315 \ Ave. Sky Cover 90% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today
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Today’s
Quote
Weekly
Observations
World Origami Days: 24-11/11
Drowsy Driving Prevention Week:
5-11 Link
Give Wildlife A Brake! Week: 5-11
Give Wildlife A Brake! Week: 5-11 Link
National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week: 5-11
National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week: 5-11 Link
National Radiologic Technology Week: 5-11
National Radiologic Technology Week: 5-11 Link
National Book Awards Week: 5-11
Polar Bear Week: 6-13
Children’s Book Week: 6-11
National Book Awards Week: 5-11
Polar Bear Week: 6-13
Children’s Book Week: 6-11 Link (Also May 2-8)
National Patient Accessibility Week: 6-10
National Young Readers Week: 6-10 (Pizza Hut)
National Patient Accessibility Week: 6-10
National Young Readers Week: 6-10 (Pizza Hut) Link
Dear Santa Letter Week: 7-13
National Donor Sabbath: 10-12
Daily Observations
Area Code Day
Domino Day Link
International Accounting Day
International Accounting Day Link
NET Cancer Awareness Day
NET Cancer Awareness Day Link
Marine Corps Birthday
National Forget-Me-Not Day
National Vanilla Cupcake Day
Sesame Street Day
Windows Day (Microsoft; 1983)
World Science Day for Peace and Development Link
My
Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
Chilly
and windy here. Lots of moisture, and it is rain, not snow. The 1-3” hasn’t
shown up yet.
I
still don’t know the final results of the AZ elections. This is always a
Maricopa County (Phx) issue. At noon, they had only counted 70% of their ballots.
It is too bad they can’t figure out a better way.
The
Dems stopped the Red Wave that the pollsters had predicted. It is not over
until the fat lady sings and Maricopa counts all their votes. It was also nice
to see the return of the loser to concede to the winner. It happened on both
sides…Nice!
There
will be a new President and VP in the Navajo Nation. The incumbent from Shonto
lost. There will also be the Navajo Nation’s first female VP. Things are a
changin’.
A
new issue for H1B visa holders, the visas issued when the applicant has a tech
job that is not easily filled by American citizens: It turns out that the H1B
visa is only good if the person is employed and the company ‘sponsors’ the
person. As tech companies are letting many people go, the H1B visa holders have
60 days for find another job…in tech…or leave the country. A tough situation
for many.
Favorite
Memes
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Best
Instrumentals
"(Anesthesia) - Pulling
Teeth" by
Metallica (1983)
Few will
argue that the late Cliff Burton still sits atop the heap when it comes to
thrash metal bass players. Burton's ability and creativity on the bass were
showcased on each of Metallica's first three albums, but this cut from the
band's groundbreaking debut Kill 'Em All stands above the rest. Rock fans
probably never thought a bass guitar could sound like that. Then, we were
introduced to Cliff Burton.
Meaning/history
of a phrase
Pulling my leg
"Pulling my leg" is usually
used when someone is trying to fool us, or playing us in a way. It's a popular
expression in the UK, and it can be traced back to Victorian London.
Back then, dragging a person by the leg
was a common way for robbers to get their hands on one's possessions.
Historical
Events
1619 – René Descartes had the dreams that
inspired his Meditations on First Philosophy.
1775 – The United States Marine Corps Was
Born
1871 – Henry Morton Stanley in Ujiji,
Central Africa, encountered David Livingstone with the immortal words: ‘Dr.
Livingstone, I presume?’
1885 – The world’s 1st motorcycle,
designed by Gottlieb Daimler, made its 1st test-run.
1908 – The first Gideon Bible put in
hotel rooms at the Superior Hotel in Superior, Montana.
1951 – Area Codes were introduced in the
United States.
1975 – The 729-foot-long freighter SS
Edmund Fitzgerald sank during a storm on Lake Superior, killing all 29 crew on
board.
Bill Gates introduced Windows 1.0 in
1983.
1974 – The discovery of the “charmed
quark” subatomic particle was announced simultaneously by an MIT group at
Brookhaven National Laboratory and a SLAC-Berkeley group on the west coast at
Stanford Linear accelerator center.
1975 – The 729-foot-long freighter SS
Edmund Fitzgerald sank during a storm on Lake Superior, killing all 29 crew on
board.
1997 – WorldCom and MCI Communications
announced a $37 billion merger, the largest merger in US history up to that
time.
Birthdays
Today
@94 – Mikhail
Kalashnikov, Russian general and engineer designed the AK-47, (d. 2013)
@58 – Richard
Burton, Welsh actor, singer (d. 1984; stroke)
@75 – Roy Scheider,
American actor (d. 2008; myeloma)
77
– Donna Fargo, American Singer/Songwriter, guitarist
@77 – Claude Rains,
English-American actor (d. 1967; hemorrange)
75
– Dave Loggins, American Singer/Songwriter, guitarist
@74 – John Bevis,
English physician and astronomer discovered The Crab Nebula, (d. 1771)
@72 – George
Jennings, invented the flush toilet, (d. 1882; horse accident)
66
– Sinbad (David Adkins), American comedian, actor, producer
@62 – Martin Luther,
German monk, leader of the Protestant Reformation, (d. 1546; stroke)
“You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for
what you do not say.”
Martin Luther
54
– Tracy Morgan, American comedian, actor, and producer
53
– Ellen Pompeo, American actress, and producer
52
– Warren G, American rapper and producer
44
– Eve, American rapper, producer
39
– Miranda Lambert, American Singer/Songwriter, and guitarist
33
– Taron Egerton, Welsh actor
28
– Zoey Deutch, American actress
@25 – Michael
Strank, American sergeant, flag raiser: Battle of Iwo Jima, (d. 1945; in battle)
@22 – Jason Dunham,
American soldier Medal of Honor recipient, (d. 2004; Iraq War)
