Oct 20

 

Flagstaff Almanac

Week42 Day 293 Sky Cover 5%| Visibility|31mi.Flagstaff Today|73° \36° Wind8mph|Gusts13mph 
Nearest active fire: 10miles|Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning:919mi
Air Quality: Fair Sunshine
Oct Averages: Temps: 63° \ 32° Moisture 4 Days  

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

Bone and Joint Health National Awareness Week: 12-20 Link Bullying Bystanders Unite Week: 15-21  Freedom From Bullies Week: 15-21 International Infection Prevention Week: 15-21 Link Mediation Week: 15-21 Link   National Business Women's Week: 15-21  Link National Character Counts Week: 15-21   National Chemistry Week: 15-21 National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week: 15-21 Link  National Food Bank Week: 15-21  National Forest Products Week: 15-21 National Friends of Libraries Week: 15-21  National Pharmacy Week: 15-21  Link   National School Bus Safety Week: 15-21 National Teen Drivers Safety Week: 15-21 Link  Rodent Awareness Week: 15-21 Veterinary Technicians Week: 15-21 Link

Spiritual Care Week: 16-22 Career in Energy Week: 16-22   Freedom of Speech Week: 16-22  Link    Medical Assistants Recognition Week: 16-21 Link National Health Education Week: 16-22  Link National Nuclear Science Week: 16-20 National School Bus Safety Week: 16-20 Link  YWCA Week Without Violence: 16-20 Link  Food & Drug Interactions and Awareness Week: 16-23

Daily Observations

Conflict Resolution Day Link  Evaluate Your Life Day  Link Get Smart About Credit Day Get to Know Your Customers Day

International Credit Union Day Link International Gin and Tonic Day  Link LGBT Center Awareness Day  Spirit Day Link

Today’s Thoughts

So hard to believe it is late October…so warm and nice.

Looks like Jim Jordon will push for temporary speaker until January. He says it’s only a pause. During that time, he hopes to garner more votes. I’m hoping for a New Year Miracle that will bring sanity back to the House.

I had a great lunch with Andy and Faith. La Fonda is the place. Good food. Great conversations. And I did it all without a cane.

HaPpY BiRtHdAy to my younger brother.

Enjoy

Beliefs of 60 years ago… 1960’s

People Believed We'd Have A Shorter Work Week By Now

Numerous predictions were made about the future six decades ago, but unfortunately, they did not materialize. Among these was the notion that by the 21st century, Americans would enjoy shorter workweeks of 30 hours and indulge in month-long vacations. Such a scenario would have been quite desirable.

Random Trivia…

Count Dracula was inspired by a real person. The titular Count was based on none other than history’s own Vlad the Impaler. As the monarch of Wallachia, a Romanian region of Transylvania, Vlad soon made a fearsome reputation for himself by killing and impaling the still-twitching bodies of his enemies on long sticks which he planted outside his castle.

The World War II army of the US is the biggest army in history. Due in part to the surge of American patriotism and because of conscription, the US Army numbered 12,000,000 soldiers by the end of the war in 1945.Check out...

 

Historic Events

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.

1982 – 340 fans were killed at a game between the Soviet and Dutch soccer teams. Details were not released until years later

Birthdays with some quotes

 @93 – Arlene Francis, American actress and television personality (d. 2001)
@85 – Joyce Brothers, American psychologist and author (d. 2013)
@84 – Grandpa Jones, American singer-songwriter and banjo player (d. 1998)
“The banjo am the instrument for me.”
@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.”
@73 – Bela Lugosi (Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó), Hungarian-American actor (d. 1956; heart attack)
“In making theories, always keep a window open so that you can throw one out if necessary.”
“I have never met a vampire personally, but I don’t know what might happen tomorrow.”
@66 – Tom Petty, American singer-songwriter (d. 2017)
@69 – Jerry Orbach, American actor, and singer (d. 2004; cancer)
65 – Viggo Mortensen, American-Danish actor
@63 – Mickey Mantle, Baseball star (d. 1995)
52 – Snoop Dogg, American rapper
“U don’t know where u goin’ unless u know where u come from.”
@50 – Jelly Roll Morton, pianist, composer, bandleader (d. 1941; respiratory failure)
“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.”
44 – John Krasinski, American actor
35 – Candice Swanepoel, South African supermodel

…The End for today…