Oct 24

 

Flagstaff Almanac

Week43 Day297 Sky Cover 5%| Visibility|23mi.Flagstaff Today|66° \35° Wind6mph|Gusts12mph 
Nearest active fire: 50miles|Risk of fire: Moderate Nearest Lightning:560mi
Air Quality: Fair Sunshine
Oct Averages: Temps: 63° \ 32° Moisture 4 Days  

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

Disarmament Week: 24-30 Prescription Errors Education - Awareness Week: 24-31 World Origami Days: 24-11/11

International Dyslexia Association Reading Week: 22-28 Give Wildlife a Brake! Week: 22-28   Link Kids Care Week: 22-28   National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: 22-28 Link   ) National Massage Therapy Week: 22-28  Link   National Respiratory Care Week: 22-28  Link  Pastoral Care Week: 22-28 Link  Pro Bono Week: 22-28  Link Asexuality Week: 23-29   Link Red Ribbon Week: 23-31  Link

Daily Observations

Bologna Day Crazy Day Food Day

Take Back Your Time Day United Nations Day World Polio Day

Today’s Thoughts

 Cooler day but still nice.

Football Sunday: Broncos 29  Packers 17 and Cards 20 Seahawks 20

I started looking for airline tickets to Merida for Christmas. Nothing I like yet. Either leave Phoenix at 6am or arrive in Merida around midnight. I’ll keep looking.

Two more hostages released late this morning. Not a lot of information yet, but it is another baby step. Speed it up.

Enjoy

Halloween information… Trivia…

In 2021, 65% of Americans surveyed planned to celebrate Halloween.

According to the NRF, the most popular kids' costumes in 2020 were princess, superhero and Spider-man.

Random Trivia…

In the U.S., Halloween is a holiday for all ages. Young kids celebrate Halloween by dressing up in costumes, watching spooky movies, trick-or-treating and enjoying plenty of Halloween candy. Many adults also get into the Halloween spirit, dressing up and attending Halloween parties and festivals.

Historic Events

1901 – Annie Edison Taylor went over Niagara Falls in a barrel, and survived.

1929 – Black Thursday in the stock market.

1945 – The United Nations was founded.

2007 – China successfully launched its first space probe, Chang’e-1.

Birthdays with some quotes

87 – Bill Wyman, English singer-songwriter and bass player, The Rolling Stones
“I’m not a musician, I just play bass.”
@83 – Bob Kane, American comic book author and illustrator, co-created Batman (d. 1998)
76 – Kevin Kline, American actor
“I think every American actor wants to be a movie star. But I never wanted to do stupid movies, I wanted to do films. I vowed I would never do a commercial, nor would I do a soap opera – both of which I did as soon as I left the Acting Company and was starving.”
63 – BD Wong, American actor
@56 – Melvin Purvis, American FBI agent; untouchable (d. 1960; suicide)
37 – Drake, Canadian rapper and actor
“I was born to make mistakes, not to fake perfection.”
34 – PewDiePie, Swedish YouTuber
“Stay awesome bros, I know you will.”
@28 – The Big Bopper ("J.P." Richardson Jr.), American singer-songwriter (d. 1959) #thedaythemusicdied
25 – Daya, American singer

…The End for today…