7 Nov

 

Flagstaff Almanac

Week45 Day  311	Sky Cover 5% Visibility 30mi	Wind 8mph Gusts 12mph Wind advisory ↑35mph	FlagToday 65° \35°
Active fire: 35miles Risk of fire: Extreme	Nearest Lightning:565mi (S. ID)	Air Quality: Fair Sunshine	Nov. Averages: Temps: 53° \ 23° Moisture 3 Days

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

World Origami Days: 10/24-11/11 National Fig Week: 1-7 World Communication Week: 1-7 Give Wildlife A Brake! Week:3-9   Link  National Book Awards Week: 3-9 Nat’l Animal Shelter Appreciation Week: 3-9  Link

National Radiologic Technology Week: 3-9  Link   National Veterans Small Business Week: 3-9  Link Polar Bear Week: 3-9 Childrens Book Week: 4-10 Link    National Patient Accessibility Week: 4-8   Dear Santa Letter Week: 7-13

Daily Observations

Cyber Bullying Hug a Bear Day Little League Girls Day InterNat’l Day Against Violence Bullying at School InterNat’l Day of Medical Physics Link InterNat’l Merlot Day  Link Nat’l Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day Nat’l Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day, since 2015 Nat’l Men Make Dinner Day Link

Nat’l Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day Link Nat’l Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day Link Nat’l Cash Back Day Link  Notary Public Day Link Stout Day  Link  Retinol Day  Link “You Go, Girl” Day

Today’s Thoughts

A little too much wind so far, with higher wind gusts expected.

Cards defeated badly by Browns.
I’m tired of the Trump case current News coverage. Way too much explaining. Just the highlights please.

Exercises really help my leg issues. I discovered that Blue Cross no longer covers Silver Sneakers, at least in AZ; I have to figure out another way that is covered by insurance.

Enjoy

Words pronounced differently in the North and South States…

Oil©Provided by ALot.com

For Southerners, oil is a simple one-syllable word pronounced the way you'd expect. For most Northerners, the word oil turns into a two-syllable word and sounds like 'oiyul.'

Random Trivia…

Eat Your Vegetables!©Moeoko

During WWII, British intelligence spread the rumor that the Royal Air Force pilots enjoyed superior night vision because they ate copious amounts of carrots. The real purpose of the rumor was to keep German intelligence from discovering the Brits’ advanced use of radar. Of course, there's just one little problem.

The fact is, while the vitamin A in carrots is good for eye health, it probably won’t help you detect enemy forces in the dark from an airplane.

Historic Events

1665 - The London Gazette, the oldest ongoing publication (UK), was first published.

1811 – The Battle of Tippecanoe took place in the Indiana territory.

1874 - Thomas Nast used The Elephant for the first time as the Republican symbol in Harper’s Weekly magazine

1917 – The Bolshevik Revolution began in Petrograd, Russia.

1962 – Richard M. Nixon, at a press conference, said “You don’t have Nixon to kick around anymore, because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference.”

1989 – Douglas Wilder became the elected African-American governor in the US

Birthdays with some quotes

@99 – Billy Graham, American minister and author (d. 2018)
@66– Marie Curie, Polish chemist, and physicist (Nobel Prize laureate, d. 1934; aplastic anemia)
“Humanity needs practical men, who get the most out of their work, and, without forgetting the general good, safeguard their own interests. But humanity also needs dreamers, for whom the disinterested development of an enterprise is so captivating that it becomes impossible for them to devote their care to their own material profit.”
@60 – Leon Trotsky, Russian theorist, and politician (founded the Red Army, d. 1940; assassination)
81 – Johnny Rivers (John Henry Ramistella), American Singer/Songwriter, guitarist, and producer
80 – Joni Mitchell, Canadian Singer/Songwriter, and guitarist
@76 – Al Hirt, American trumpet player, and bandleader (d. 1999; liver failure)
71 – Lawrence O’Donnell, American journalist and talk show host
66 – Christopher Knight, American actor (Brady Bunch)
56 – David Guetta, French DJ, record producer, remixer, and songwriter
“I can make everything I do come from my laptop.”
53 – Morgan Spurlock, American director, producer, and screenwriter
@52 – Dee Clark, American Singer/Songwriter (d. 1990; heart attack)
51 – Jermey London, American actor
@46 – Albert Camus, French novelist, philosopher, and journalist (Nobel Prize laureate d. 1960; auto accident)
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.”
“You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.”
44 – Amy Purdy, American actress, model, and snowboarder
@34 – Dana Plato, American actress (d. 1999; OD)
27 – Lorde, New Zealand Singer/Songwriter

…The End for today…