Oct 29

 

Flagstaff Almanac

Week44 Day 302 Sky Cover 5%| Visibility|20mi.Flagstaff Today|60° \26° Wind6mph|Gusts16mph 
Nearest active fire: 50miles|Risk of fire: High Nearest Lightning:249mi (SW CO)
Air Quality: Fair Sunshine
Oct Averages: Temps: 63° \ 32° Moisture 4 Days  

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

Asexuality Week: 23-29   Link Red Ribbon Week: 23-31  Link  Disarmament Week: 24-30

Prescription Errors Education & Awareness Week: 24-31 World Origami Days: 24-11/11 International Magic Week: 25-31

Daily Observations

Internet Day Link National Cat Day Link  Link National Hermit Day Link Reformation Sunday

Snowmobile Day Link Visit A Cemetery Day World Psoriasis Day  Link World Stroke Day Link

Today’s Thoughts

Nice fall day.

I turned in my mail ballot on a city election today. It had about 10 changes to the city charter…most of which I voted against. I also voted against the new hospital…that moves the hospital out to the country fairgrounds. It has been a move by the new owners of the hospital that do not seem to have the patients or employees in mind. The new would add only 28 beds, all singles rooms and no mention of low salaries of professional medical personnel which has plague the hospital.  It also included commercial development and some housing that was mostly for expected huge cost of buying.

Diamondbacks lose 1^st game of 2023 World Series by one in the 11^th inning. WOW!

Pence drops out and says ‘this is not the time’. Interesting.

Thankfully the Maine shooter’s body has been found, apparent suicide. He killed 18 and wounded many more.

Enjoy

Halloween information… Trivia…

Trick-or-treating may also have roots in a practice called “mumming” from the Middle Ages, when people would dress as ghosts or demons and perform skits or tricks in exchange for food and drink.

Random Trivia…

The first passengers to ever ride in a hot air balloon were a trio of sheep, duck, and rooster.

Historic Events

1618 – English courtier Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England.

1969 – The first, early “internet” connection (ARPANET) was made between Stanford and UCLA Universities.

By the end of the year, the University of California (Santa Barbara) and the University of Utah were also online.

2012 – Superstorm Sandy crashed into the US northeastern shores and the mainland.

Birthdays with some quotes

@85 – Neal Hefti, American trumpet player, and composer, TV’s Batman Theme (d. 2008)
85 – Ralph Bakshi, American director, producer, and screenwriter
“I had the X rating on my films. Now they do as much on The Simpsons as I got an X rating for Fritz the Cat.”
76 – Richard Dreyfuss, American actor
75 – Kate Jackson, American actress (Charlie’s Angels)
Sometimes the better an actor is, the less he’s noticed.”
@72 – Harriet Powers, American folk artist and quilter (d. 1910)
@65 – Fredric Brown, American author (d. 1972)
“There are no rules. You can write a story, if you wish, with no conflict, no suspense, no beginning, middle, or end. Of course, you have to be regarded as a genius to get away with it, and that’s the hardest part – convincing everybody you’re a genius.”
@59 – Fanny Brice (Fania Borach), American actress and singer (d. 1951; stroke)
“Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be, because sooner or later if you are posing, you will forget the pose, and then where are you?
 58 – Yasmin Le Bon, English model
55 – Joely Fisher, American actress
@52 – Bob Ross, American painter and television host (d. 1995; lymphoma)
“It’s the imperfections that make something beautiful, that’s what makes it different and unique from everything else.”
52 – Winona Ryder, American actress
@47 – Joseph Goebbels, German politician, Chancellor of Nazi Germany (d. 1945; suicide) 

…The End for today…