Oct 9

 

Flagstaff Almanac

Week41 Day281 Sky Cover 45%| Visibility|26mi.Flagstaff Today|72° \43° Wind2mph|Gusts5mph 
Nearest active fire: 132miles|Risk of fire: Moderate Nearest Lightning:0mi
Air Quality: Moderate Mostly Cloudy
Oct Averages: Temps: 63° \ 32° Moisture 4 Days  

Monthly Observations

Learn To Bowl Month    Link LGBT History Month Link Long Term Care Planning Month Month of Free Thought National Aesthetician Month  Link National AIDS Awareness Month  Link   National Animal Safety and Protection Month Link  Link National Arts & Humanities Month National Audiology/Protect Your Hearing Month National Bake and Decorate Month National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month National Caramel Month  Link

National Chili Month National Chiropractic Health Month National Cookbook Month National Crime Prevention Month National Critical Illness Awareness Month National Cyber Security Awareness Month Link National Dental Hygiene Month National Disability Employment Awareness Month Link National Depression Education & Awareness Month National Disability Employment Awareness Month National Domestic Violence Awareness Month  Link National Down Syndrome Month

Weekly Observations

No Salt Week: 3-10 World Space Week: 4-10 Link National Physicians Assistant Week: 6-12 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta: 7-15  Link  Death Penalty Focus Week: 8-14  National Metric Week:  8-14 National Women's Motorcycle Week: 8-14  Link  OCD Awareness Week: 8-14 Link Drink Local Wine Week:  8-14

Earth Science Week:  8-14  Link  Emergency Nurses Week: 8-14 Fire Prevention Week: 8-14  Link  National Chestnut Week: 8-14   Teen Read Week: 8-14  World Rainforest Week: 9-14 Link   Choose To Be G.R.E.A.T. Week: 9-14 Link   National School Lunch Week: 9-13

Daily Observations

Columbus Day  Link  Indigenous Peoples' Day International Beer and Pizza Day  Link Submarine/ Hoagie/ Hero/ Dagwood /Grinder Day Leif Erikson Day National Kick Butt Day National Online Banking Day Link

National Nanotechnology DayLink National Pro-Life Cupcake Day Nautilus Night (Cephalopods) Link Native American Day   PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day  Link World Post Day World Post Card Day Link

Today’s Thoughts

Looks like more moisture today. There of a couple of short showers last evening after 5p. Always appreciated. Lots of lightening on my side of Mount Elden…about a mile away.

Interesting: October 2023 has 5 Saturdays, 5 Sundays, and 5 Mondays. This only happens every 823 years.

As I was learned on the news yesterday: those who died in Israel bombings yesterday, based on US and Israel’s population, the same death toll in the US would have been 10,000.

Enjoy

 

Beliefs of 60 years ago… Trivia…

It Was Believed That A Woman's Voice Was Linked To Their Attractiveness

In the 60s, it was considered a feminine trait to possess good speech, which entailed speaking softly and gently. To achieve this, young girls were advised to place a matchstick between their teeth while conversing on the telephone. If the other person could detect its presence, it indicated the need for further practice.

Random Trivia…

One man survived both the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and then later Nagasaki. Tsutomu Yamaguchi was a 29-year-old Naval Engineer on a three-month business trip to Hiroshima. He survived the atomic bomb on August 6th, 1945, despite being less than 2 miles away from ground zero. On August 7th, he boarded a train back to his hometown of Nagasaki. On August 9th, while being with colleagues at an office building, another boom split the sound barrier. A flash of white light filled the sky. Yamaguchi emerged from the wreckage with only minor injuries on top of his current injuries. He had survived two nuclear blasts in two days.

Since the end of WWI, over 1,000 people have died from leftover unexploded bombs. During the Great War, an estimated 200 pounds of explosives were fired per square foot of territory on the Western front. However, not all these shells exploded. Since 1919, over 1,000 civilians and ordnance collectors have died from explosions caused by these in France and Belgium.

Historic Events

• 1868 – ZCMI, America’s first department store, opened in Salt Lake City, UT.
• 1916 – The First PGA championship was won by British golfer Jim Barnes.

Birthdays with some quotes

82 – Brian Lamb, American broadcaster, founded C-SPAN

80 – Mike Peters, American cartoonist, Mother Goose, and Grimm

75 – Jackson Browne, American singer-songwriter

“Forget what life used to be, you are what you choose to be. It’s whatever it is you see that life will become.”

@75 – Alastair Sim, Scottish-English actor and academic (d. 1976; lung cancer)

71 – Sharon Osbourne, English television host

“I like to be honest, and after all these years I can’t be bothered being politically correct.”

– Sharon Osbourne

@70 – Edward Andrews, American character actor (d. 1985; heart attack)

70 – Tony Shalhoub, American actor

69 – Scott Bakula, American actor

69 – John O’Hurley, American actor and game show host

“When we leap, we must leap as though the net will appear. A leap in life, however big or small, is an act of commitment with the expectation of success.”

59 – Guillermo del Toro, Mexican-American director

48 – Sean Lennon, American singer-songwriter, John of John

44 – Chris O’Dowd, Irish actor, and screenwriter

“Being at the genesis of the creative process is definitely something I want to keep doing. It’s just such a great buzz.”

44 – Brandon Routh, American actor

@40 – John Lennon, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, The Beatles (d. 1980; assassinated)

“Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.”

31 – Tyler James Williams, American actor

30 – Scotty McCreery, American singer-songwriter

“When you’re out there talking about your faith and what you believe in, you’ll face some backlash. But mostly, I’ve received support.”

27 – Bella Hadid, American model

…The End for today…