Oct 14

 

Flagstaff Almanac

Week41 Day287 Sky Cover 5%| Visibility|29mi.Flagstaff Today|55° \25° Wind7mph|Gusts10mph 
Nearest active fire: 50miles|Risk of fire: High Nearest Lightning:712mi
Air Quality: Fair Sunshine
Oct Averages: Temps: 63° \ 32° Moisture 4 Days  

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

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   Take Your Medicine Americans Week: 10-17 Bone and Joint Health National Awareness Week: 12-20 Link Apple Butter Days: 13-15

Daily Observations

Be Bald and Be Free Day   Link Costume Swap Day   Link I Love Yarn Day Link  International African Penguin Awareness Day Link  International Migratory Bird Day  Link   International Pinotage Day Link  National Chess Day Link  National Motorcycle Ride Day Link

National Real Sugar Day Link National Women in Franchising Appreciation Day Spider-Man Day Link  Tender Loving Care Day  Link  Universal Music Day  Urban Wildlife Conservation Day Link  US Oyster Day World Standards Day Link

Today’s Thoughts

First hard freeze of this fall…25°. My furnace came on about 5am for the first time this fall.

An annular solar eclipse will happen Saturday morning. It will be from Oregon to N. AZ, NM and farther south. Many cultures have legends to explain what is happening.

…Hindus believe one diety beheaded another causing an eclipse.

…Mexico: The belief originated with the Aztecs, who thought that an eclipse occurred because a bite had been taken out of the moon. If the pregnant woman viewed the eclipse, her infant would have a bite taken out of its mouth.

…Zulu: there was a solar eclipse, and according to legend, this motivated the Zulus, who claimed that it was a sign that they would prevail.

…Navajo: stay inside, pray, don’t eat or drink during eclipse. Peace will occur after the eclipse. Animals also seek shade, stay silent, and accept that good will come.

Enjoy

Beliefs of 60 years ago… Trivia…

Talking On A Date Wasn't Believed To Be Important

During the 1960s, a notable trend emerged where individuals sought to avoid conversation during dates. This trend was based on the belief that women lacked conversational skills, leading to the encouragement of planning activities that would eliminate the need for talking throughout the entire date.

Random Trivia…

An ancient text called the Voynich Manuscript still baffles scientists. Hand-written in an unknown language, the Voynich Manuscript has been carbon-dated to roughly 1404–1438. Hundreds of cryptographers and master codebreakers have tried to decipher it over the years, with none succeeding in grasping its meaning or origin.

The Eastern Roman Empire’s weapon, called Greek Fire, was used in ship-mounted flamethrowers. This weapon was so unique and deadly due to the fact that throwing water onto it would only feed the fire. It was mostly used in naval warfare, as the large flamethrowers needed for its projectile use could be better accommodated by ships rather than infantry.

Historic Events

1066 – The Battle of Hastings – Normany forces defeated the Anglo-Saxons.

1888 – Louis Le Prince filmed the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.

1947 – Flying a Bell X-1, pilot Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the first supersonic flight.

1964 – Dr. Martin Luther King won the Nobel Peace Prize.

2012 – Felix Baumgartner jumped from a helium balloon 24 miles up, falling for 9 minutes, and reaching a speed of 844 miles per hour, breaking the sound barrier before he landed safely with his parachute.

Birthdays with some quotes

@99 – Lillian Gish, American actress (d. 1993)
@96 – C. Everett Koop, American admiral and surgeon, 13th Surgeon General (d. 2013)
“Life affords no greater responsibility, no greater privilege, than the raising of the next generation.”
@89 – Roger Moore, English actor, James Bond #4 (d. 2017)
84 – Ralph Lauren, American fashion designer, founded the Ralph Lauren Corporation
“For me, style is about quality, integrity, and timelessness. It is free of trends but always feels fresh and new.”
83 – Cliff Richard, Indian-English singer-songwriter
@73 – William Penn, an English businessman who founded Pennsylvania (d. 1718)
“Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.”
@78 – Dwight D. Eisenhower, American general and politician, 34th President (d. 1969)
“Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.”
@67 – e.e. Cummings, American poet, and playwright (d. 1962; stroke)
“The hardest challenge is to be yourself in a world where everyone is trying to make you be somebody else.”
@67 – Harry Anderson, American actor (d. 2018; strokes)
49 – Natalie Maines, American singer-songwriter, Dixie Chicks
45 – Usher (Usher Raymond IV), American singer-songwriter
“Success is all about having the confidence to shoot for something even if it seems impossible.”

…The End for today…