27 Oct

 

27 October 2022

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 44 Day 300 \ Ave. Sky Cover 5% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 59° \26° 
Wind 3mph \ Gusts 15mph  Air Quality: Fair       High Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 264mi \ Nearest Lightning 371mi
Oct Averages for Flagstaff: 63° \ 32° (4 days of moisture)
 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

23-29 Give Wildlife a Brake! Week Link Kids Care Week National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Link National Massage Therapy Week Link National Respiratory Care Week Link Pastoral Care Week   Link Pro Bono Week   Link

24-31 Prescription Errors Education & Awareness Week

24-11/11 World Origami Days

25-31 International Magic Week

Daily Observations

American Beer Day
Birth of Baha'u'Llah [Baháʼí Faith]
Black Cat Day Link
Cranky Co-workers Day
Navy Day  Link
Potato Day
Read for The Record Day  Link
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

It’s a chilly day.

I remember a time, not so long ago, that when the Feds said something, people listened and obeyed. Not happening in AZ these days. Our Governor put up a bunch of storage containers at the border to stop trafficking. The Feds said, ‘you can’t do that’, the courts agreed. Gov. Ducey didn’t. He has just ordered as many as 2700 more containers to put in another area to protect all of America. This is even more disturbing because AZ has Republicans on the ballot for Gov, Sec. of State, US Senate, and House seats who agree with Ducey. The Republican running for Governor says that ‘on day one, hour one, I will declare an invasion (Article 1 Section 10) and invoke the US constitution to stop the illegal immigrants. She has also suggested removing the Federal government from AZ citizen’s lives.

Remembering the Waukesha Christmas Parade where a man drove his SUV into the parade and killed 6. He was just found guilty of many counts of homicide.

Favorite Memes

Best Instrumentals

"Apache" by Various artists (1960)

Several artists have covered or sampled this popular track written by Englishman Jerry Lordan and made famous by The Shadows in 1960. It was in the early 1970s that the version by the Incredible Bongo Band became a hip-hop anthem. Almost a decade later, the Sugarhill Gang turned it into a dance-party staple for group and line dancers around the world. 

Humor…

“I’m on a whiskey diet. I’ve lost three days already.” Tommy Cooper

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“I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.” Groucho Marx

Historical Events

1275 – Amsterdam, in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, was founded.
1682 – The City of Philadelphia was founded in Pennsylvania.
1787 – The First Federalist Papers were published in New York City.
1954 – The “Walt Disney” program premiered on ABC. It was later called “Disneyland“, then “Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color“.
1955 – Rebel Without a Cause, starring James Dean was released. It premiered the night before, at the Astor Theater in New York.
1966 – It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown aired for the first time (on CBS)
1997 – Stock markets around the world crashed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 554.26 points (7.18%) to 7,161.15.
2004 – The Boston Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Cardinals to win their first World Series in 86 years.

Birthdays Today

@97 – Nanette Fabray, American actress, and singer (d. 2018)
@91 – Ruby Dee, American actress (d. 2014)
83 – John Cleese, English comedic actor, Monty Python
“Political correctness is a bit like a granny, a maiden aunt arriving at a party when everyone’s having a good time. And she comes in, they all start sort of buttoning up and becoming self-conscious and behaving properly and then when she leaves, you can have fun again.”– John Cleese
80 – Lee Greenwood, American singer-songwriter
“At their core, when things really matter, people see a need to turn to God for strength and protection.”– Lee Greenwood
@73 – Roy Lichtenstein, American painter, and sculptor (d. 1997)
“There must be something about art… almost all cultures have done art. It’s a refining of the senses, which are there to keep us alive. As far as we know, no other animals do that.
– Roy Lichtenstein
72 – Fran Lebowitz, American author
“Think before you speak. Read before you think.”– Fran Lebowitz
71 – Jayne Kennedy, American model, actress, and sportscaster
64 – Simon Le Bon, English singer-songwriter, Duran Duran
@63 – Isaac Singer, founded the Singer Corporation (d. 1875)
@61 – John Gotti, American mob boss (d. 2002; cancer)
@60 – Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1919; blood clot)
@57 – Nicolo Paganini, Italian violin virtuoso (d. 1840; internal hemorrhaging)
@48 – Scott Weiland, American singer-songwriter (d. 2015; OD)
“Music, as many people have said, is the universal language. Of course, points are made which make you think about things, but ultimately it makes you feel. And that’s why people remember more songs that have meant something during their life than films. They start to define periods in your life, and that’s kind of the beauty of it.”– Scott Weiland
@39 – Dylan Thomas, Welsh poet, playwright (d. 1953; lung disease)
“Life always offers you a second chance. is called tomorrow.”– Dylan Thomas
38 – Kelly Osbourne, English television personality
“I took more hell for being fat than I did for being an absolute raging drug addict. I will never understand that.”– Kelly Osbourne
@30 – Sylvia Plath, poet (d. 1963; suicide)
 

26 Oct

 

26 October 2022

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 44 Day 299 \ Ave. Sky Cover 5% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 58° \23° 
Wind 5mph \ Gusts 12mph  Air Quality: Moderate       High Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 254mi \ Nearest Lightning 1149mi
Oct Averages for Flagstaff: 63° \ 32° (4 days of moisture)
 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

23-29 Give Wildlife a Brake! Week Link Kids Care Week National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Link National Massage Therapy Week Link National Respiratory Care Week Link Pastoral Care Week   Link Pro Bono Week   Link

23-31   Red Ribbon Week Link

24-30 Asexuality Week:   Link Disarmament Week

24-31 Prescription Errors Education & Awareness Week

24-11/11 World Origami Days

25-31 International Magic Week

Daily Observations

Birth of The Bab
Howl at The Moon Night  Link
Intersex Awareness Day  Link
International Print Day Link 
Mincemeat Pie Day
Mule Day   (Historical, not celebration.)
 Honors the importation of the first Spanish Jacks to the US which were a gift from King Charles III of Spain delivered October 26, 1785 in Boston. George Washington then began breeding them in the US. For the celebration, go to March 31 or Columbia, TN )
National Chicken Fried Steak Day Link
National Day of The Deployed
National Financial Crime Fighter Day Link
Pumpkin Day

Senior Health & Fitness Day  Link  

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

A decent fall day…and the wind has died down.

Test scores in public schools for grades 4 and 8 have dropped to the lowest since the 1990’s. Covid has a lot to do with it. The finger-pointing is useless. I’m sure many will do their best to make it political. Spend time figuring out how to get the scores back up.

Avian Flu has killed 14 pelicans at the Phoenix Zoo. Very sad.

Flagstaff has a huge salvage yard about 8 miles outside the city limits. It is called U-Pick-It and people can look over vehicles and machinery, take the part they need, pay for it and leave. Last night the part of the place was on fire. It started about 6pm and after 3 engines responded it was a defensive fire about 3am. Thanks to all the firefighters who spent the night on this challenging fire. Now the PD will try and figure out what started it. More will be coming out, it will just take time.

Favorite Memes

Best Instrumentals

"Tequila" by The Champs (1958)

Yes, the title of this massive hit is mentioned in that Dracula-like voice on occasion, but this is one instrumental track that has stood the test of time. Though it was a one-hit wonder for The Champs in the late 1950s, the song took on a new life thanks to its inclusion in 1985's Pee-wee's Big Adventure. The dance the Pee-wee Herman did to the song has become a pop-culture phenomenon.   

They live among us

IDIOT SIGHTING IN FOOD SERVICE.

When my wife and I arrived at a car dealership to pick up our car after a service, we were told the keys had been locked in it.

We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver’s side door.

As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked.

‘Hey,' I announced to the technician, 'its open!'

His reply, 'I know. I already did that side.'

Historical Events

1826 – The Erie Canal was completed
1861 – The Pony Express officially closed.
1881 – The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral takes place at Tombstone, Arizona. The “OK” probably referred to two families, Ormsby & Kimberly, who owned the nearby corral.
1936 – The first electric generator at Hoover Dam went into operation.
1958 – Pan American Airways made the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707, from New York City to Paris, France.
1980 – Pac-Man was released in the United States
2000 – Sony PlayStation 2 released, Video Game Console
2001 – The United States passed the USA PATRIOT Act into law.

Birthdays Today

76 – Pat Sajak, Wheel of Fortune
75 – Jaclyn Smith, American actress
“Just because something is three months away and seems far off, doesn’t mean you will want to be there when the time comes.”– Jaclyn Smith
75 – Hillary Clinton, American politician, 44th First Lady of the United States
“Giving every child a chance to reach their full potential is the best work anyone can do.”
– Hillary Clinton
@70 – Pat Conroy, American author (d. 2016; cancer)
@69 – Jackie Coogan, American actor (d. 1984; heart failure)
61 – Dylan McDermott, American actor
@60 – Mahalia Jackson, American singer (d. 1972; after surgery)
“Sometimes you ask God for something and you don’t know what you’re asking.”
– Mahalia Jackson
@59 – C.W. Post, founded Post Foods (d. 1914; suicide)
59 – Tom Cavanagh, Canadian actor
55 – Keith Urban, New Zealand-American singer-songwriter
49 – Seth MacFarlane, American voice actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter
@46 – Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman (d. 1912; on Titanic)
“We’ve dressed up in our best and are prepared to go down like gentlemen.”–Benjamin Guggenheim