Oct 16

 

Flagstaff Almanac

Week42 Day 289 |Sky Cover 5% Visibility|30mi. |Flagstaff Today|66° \31° Wind6mph Gusts12mph 
Nearest active fire: 46miles|Risk of fire: Extreme| Nearest Lightning:711mi
Air Quality: Fair Sunshine
Oct Averages: Temps: 63° \ 32° Moisture 4 Days 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

Spiritual Care Week: 16-22 Career in Energy Week: 16-22   Freedom of Speech Week: 16-22  Link    Medical Assistants Recognition Week: 16-21 Link National Health Education Week: 16-22  Link National Nuclear Science Week: 16-20 National School Bus Safety Week: 16-20 Link  YWCA Week Without Violence: 16-20 Link  Food & Drug Interactions and Awareness Week: 16-23

Take Your Medicine Americans Week: 10-17 Bone and Joint Health National Awareness Week: 12-20 Link Bullying Bystanders Unite Week: 15-21  Freedom From Bullies Week: 15-21 International Infection Prevention Week: 15-21 Link Mediation Week: 15-21 Link   National Business Women's Week: 15-21  Link National Character Counts Week: 15-21   National Chemistry Week: 15-21 National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week: 15-21 Link  National Food Bank Week: 15-21  National Forest Products Week: 15-21 National Friends of Libraries Week: 15-21  National Pharmacy Week: 15-21  Link   National School Bus Safety Week: 15-21 National Teen Drivers Safety Week: 15-21 Link  Rodent Awareness Week: 15-21 Veterinary Technicians Week: 15-21 Link

Daily Observations

Birth of The Bab Boss’s Day Department Store Day Dictionary Day (Noah Webster's Birthday.) Feral Cat Day Global Cat Day Lung Health Day) National Boss Day

National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day   National Feral Cat Day Link Oatmeal Day World Anesthesia Day  Link World Bread Day World Food Day World Spine Day  Link

Today’s Thoughts

 Busy week ahead.  I’m ready.

I had to pick up some cash today. Drive thru ATM was not working so had to get out of the car and walk up 7 steps to get to the outdoor ATM. Took a little time but all good. The receipt from the drive thru ATM said to call a number. After I got my walk-up money, I sat in the car and called the number. After having to put in tons of information, I got a guy. I explained the broken ATM 7 times and each time he said ‘did you get your cash?’ I asked for a supervisor. She listened and after 2 explanations, she transferred me to the ‘fraud division’. I explained to her that my card was fine, the bank’s ATM was not working. I finally explained that I had to use a cane to climb the steps to get to the outside machine, and I was calling because it was a real hassle. She was very nice and said the machine fixer should be out in about an hour. Time will tell.

Enjoy

Beliefs of 60 years ago… Trivia…

Teens Were Told To Prioritize Active Dates To Maintain A Healthy And Non-Physical Relationship

During the 60s, the mantra of "Keep busy so you don't end up getting busy" was popular. Teenagers were advised to fill their dates with various activities to prevent the temptation of engaging in physical intimacy, which was considered highly inappropriate and disgraceful.

Random Trivia…

Shrapnel is named after its inventor. British Army Officer Henry Shrapnel was the first person to invent an anti-personnel shell that could transport a large number of bullets to its target before releasing them.

Cleopatra’s reign was closer to the moon landings than the Great Pyramid being built. The Egyptian royal reigned from 51 BC to 30 BC, roughly 2,500 years after the Great Pyramid of Giza was built and roughly 2,000 years before the first lunar landings in 1969.

Historic Events

1793 – Queen Marie Antoinette was executed for ‘high treason’ during the French Revolution.

1859 – John Brown’s abolitionist raid took place at Harper’s Ferry, WV.

Birthdays with some quotes

@96 – Angela Lansbury, English-American actress (d. 2022)
“Better to be busy than to be busy worrying.”
@84 – Noah Webster, American lexicographer (d. 1843)
“A pure democracy is generally a very bad government, It is often the most tyrannical government on earth; for a multitude is often rash, and will not hear reason.”
@79 – Big Joe Williams, American Delta blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1982)
@82 – Barry Corbin, American actor
@81 – Tim McCarver, American baseball player, and sportscaster (d. 2021)
77 – Suzanne Somers, American actress
65 – Tim Robbins, American actor, and director
“Notice what no one else notices and you’ll know what no one else knows.”
@49 – Nico (Christa Päffgen), German singer-songwriter, model, and actress (d. 1988; stoke)
“I have a habit of leaving places at the wrong time, just when something big may have happened for me.”
@46 – Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, novelist, and poet (d. 1900; menengitis)
“Everyone may not be good, but there’s always something good in everyone. Never judge anyone shortly because every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.”
46 – John Mayer, musician
48 – Kellie Martin, American actress
@41 – Linda Darnell, American actress (d. 1965; house fire)

…The End for today…