9 Oct

 

9 October 2022

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 42 Day 282 \ Ave. Sky Cover 70% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 64° \41° 
Wind 5mph \ Gusts 12mph  Air Quality Fair         Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 28mi \ Nearest Lightning 36mi
Oct Averages for Flagstaff: 63° \ 32° (4 days of moisture)
 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

Oct 30-10/9  International Sand Sculpting Championships Link

1-9 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Link

3-10 No Salt Week Spinning & Weaving Week Link

4-10  World Space Week Link World Dairy Expo

6-12 National Physician’s Assistant Week

7-9  National Storytelling Weekend

9-15   Death Penalty Focus Week National Metric Week   National Women's Motorcycle Week  Link  Drink Local Wine Week    Earth Science Week Link  Emergency Nurses Week Fire Prevention Week  Link  National Chestnut Week  Teen Read Week

9-16 Sukkot Jewish Holiday

Daily Observations
Beer and Pizza Day
Clergy Appreciation Day (or Pastor Appreciation Day or Ministry Appreciation Day)
Curious Events Day
Dessert Day
Father-Daughter Day  
Fire Prevention Day
International Beer and Pizza Day  Link
Leif Erikson Day
Milad un Nabi (Shia)
National Nanotechnology Day (Honors the Naonometer Scale 10-9 meters) Link
National Pro-Life Cupcake Day
Nautilus Night (Cephalopods)
PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day  Link
Submarine/ Hoagie/ Hero/ Dagwood /Grinder Day
World Post Day
World Post Card Day Link

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Nice fall day…maybe some moisture later today.

My arm is a little sore after my old person’s flu shot yesterday…but I’m protected.

The Mauna Loa Volcano summit in Hawaii has been ‘closed until further notice’ due to heightened volcanic activity there. WOW!

The entire Uvalde Police Force has been suspended. They had hired a cop who was under investigation for the incident. Seriously, how can they be so out of touch?

I was listening to NPR and the discussion was around electric vehicles…the usual: where to put charging stations, the electrical grid overload, battery recycling, etc. It dawned on me: If electric is really the way to go, why are the proponents not blasting the media with how great their personal electric vehicle really is? Does Joe and Kamala travel in electric vehicles? Do all the congress people and senators who voted for it driving around town in their electric vehicle? If they are still using fossil fuel vehicles, are they not just a tad hypocritical? Is it ‘What is good for thee is not good for me?’ Just wondering?

Favorite Memes

Superstitions

Rabbit's Foot

The idea of rabbits being lucky is part of Celtic lore. The idea sprung from the fact that they live underground, which made people at the time think they had a direct line of communication with the gods. In more recent times, the animal’s reputation for being fertile made rabbit-themed charms popular among women hoping to conceive. Most rabbit foot charms today are actually just made of fake fur and plastic, but the association is still there. 

US Facts

Apple net worth

Apple has more money than the US Treasury.

Historical Events

1767 – Surveying for the Mason-Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania was completed.
1824 – Slavery was abolished in Costa Rica.
1868 – ZCMI, America’s first department store, opened in Salt Lake City, UT.
1873 – The US Naval Institute was established.
1888 – The Washington Monument officially opened to the public.
1919 – The Cincinnati Reds won the World Series, and eight White Sox players were later accused of intentionally losing games in exchange for money from gamblers.
1916 – The First PGA championship was won by British golfer Jim Barnes.
1967 – Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara was executed in Bolivia.
1980 – Pope John Paul II met and shook hands with the Dalai Lama in Vatican City.
2006 – North Korea may have tested its first nuclear device.
2012 – Pakistani Taliban made a failed attempt to assassinate 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai on her way home from school.

Birthdays Today

81 – Brian Lamb, American broadcaster, founded C-SPAN
74 – Jackson Browne, American singer-songwriter
“Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.”– John Lennon
“Forget what life used to be, you are what you choose to be. It’s whatever it is you see that life will become.”– Jackson Browne
70 – 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
69 – Tony Shalhoub, American actor
68 – Scott Bakula, American actor
68 – 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.”– John O’Hurley
58 – Guillermo del Toro, Mexican-American director
57 – David Cameron, British politican
47 – Sean Lennon, American singer-songwriter, John of John
43 – 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.”– Chris O’Dowd
43 – Brandon Routh, American actor
41 – Zachery Ty Bryan, American actor
@40 – John Lennon, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, The Beatles (d. 1980; shot)
30 – Tyler James Williams, American actor
29 – 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.”– Scotty McCreery
26 – Bella Hadid, American model

 

8 Oct

October 2022

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 41 Day 281 \ Ave. Sky Cover 15% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 65° \39° 
Wind 10mph \ Gusts 16smph  Air Quality  Fair          Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 28mi \ Nearest Lightning 192mi
Oct Averages for Flagstaff: 63° \ 32° (4 days of moisture)
 

Today’s Quote

 

Monthly Observations

Talk About Medicines Month
Teen Services Month
Teentober
Vegetarian Month
Wishbones for Pets Month (10/15 - 11/30)
Women Walking In Their Own Shoes Month
Workplace Politics Awareness Month
World Menopause Month

Weekly Observations

Oct 30-10/9  International Sand Sculpting Championships Link

1-9 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Link

2-8  International Post Card Week Link   4-H Week  Link  Getting The World To Beat A Path To Your Door Week Great Books Week  Getting The World To Beat A Path To Your Door Week Great Books Week  Kids' Goal Setting Week International Post Card Week Link  Mental Illness Awareness Week   Mystery Series Week  Mental Illness Awareness Week   Mystery Series Week  National Health Care Food Service Week Link  National Midwifery Week Link National Work From Home Week  Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Week Primary Care Physicians Week  Link

3-10 No Salt Week Spinning & Weaving Week Link

4-10  World Space Week Link World Dairy Expo

6-8   Great American Beer Festival Link

6-12 National Physician’s Assistant Week

7-9  National Storytelling Weekend

Daily Observations

Alvin C. York Day
Costume Swap Day  Link
Fluffernutter Day
I Love Yarn Day Link 
International African Penguin Awareness Day 
International Migratory Bird Day 
International Podiatry Day  Link
National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day  Link 
National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day
Mawlid Al Nabi
National Chess Day Link 
National Pierogy Day
National Salmon Day
Pierogi Day
Salmon Day
Tender Loving Care Day  Link 
Universal Music Day 
Universal Music Day 
World Octopus Day Link
World Porridge Day  Link

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Our mountain town may get rain later today. Clouds are now building up near the mountain.

I saw my Primary Care Physician this morning. All good. Just tweaking a few meds. It’s a thing: the older I get, my body wants different amounts of my meds.

N. Korea hasn’t been in the news since Kim and Trump exchanged love letters. Now Kim wants everyone to remember N. Korea. They have launched a record number of ballistic missiles this year. Suddenly everyone is paying attention again.

I visited Thailand about a year after their beloved King has passed away. It was a very nice country, great people, with an interesting history. I was saddened when read about the horrific massacre at a child-care center. Children as young as two years old were slaughtered by a deranged man who left the school and killed his family, then himself.

My TV didn’t have the Broncos/Colts game last night. I followed the score on my iPad. It sure looked like the Broncos would win, until the last minute. Then they lost in OT. I read where a Denver TV station apologized for the comments made during the game about how badly the Broncos were playing.

Those of us who grew up in Colorado learned about the Sand Creek Massacre in elementary school…sort of. We learned about the army beating the Cheyenne and Arapahoe. I don’t recall it being labeled a massacre that the army killed many peaceful women and children in their encampment. The current Interior Secretary has just announced that the site [Sand Creek Massacre National Historical Site] is going to be upgraded. That is good news.

Favorite Memes

Superstitions

Chain Letters

Being tagged in a social media post that says you need to tag other people, or you’ll be doomed is pretty much a tale as old as time (in one form or another.) According to NPR, the world’s first chain letter was sent around hundreds of years ago and the falsely credited author was Jesus. The letter was supposedly sent down to earth after he ascended to heaven and included the line, “He that copieth this letter shall be blessed of me. He that does not shall be cursed.” Copies of the letter from the mid-1700s have been uncovered and the concept of the chain letter still lives on in new forms of communication. 

US Facts

Ho Ho Ho

Three US towns are named Santa Claus.

Historical Events

1871 – Four fires in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan killed over 4000 people.
1944 – Ozzie and Harriet debuted on the radio (and on television in 1952)
1956 – The New York Yankees’ Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in a World Series.
1967 – Che Guevara and his men were captured in Bolivia.
1982 – Cats, based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot, opened on Broadway and ran for nearly 18 years before closing on September 10, 2000.
1986 – The Fox Broadcasting Company became the US’ fourth commercial broadcast television network, with The Late Show, hosted by Joan Rivers.
2001 – US President George W. Bush announced the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.

Birthdays Today

86 – Rona Barrett, American journalist
@85 – Frank Herbert, American author, Dune (d. 1986)
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”– Frank Herbert
83 – Paul Hogan, Australian actor, screenwriter
“The secret to my success is that I bit off more than I could chew and I chewed as fast as I could.”– Paul Hogan
@82 – Margaret Curtis, American athlete [tennis & golf] (d. 1965)
81 – Jesse Jackson, American minister and activist
“If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.”
– Jesse Jackson
79 – Chevy Chase, American comedic actor
79 – R.L. Stine, American author
“Most fears are basic: fear of the dark, fear of going down in the basement, fear of weird sounds, fear that somebody is waiting for you in your closet. Those kinds of things stay with you no matter what age.”– R. L. Stine
73 – Sigourney Weaver, American actress
67 – Darrell Hammond, American comedic actor
58 – CeCe Winans, American singer-songwriter
@55 – Johnny Ramone, American guitarist, songwriter (d. 2004; prostate cancer)
52 – Matt Damon, American actor
“I think what’s important for kids to know is that your decisions here on Earth matter, your behavior matters, and how you treat other people matters.”– Matt Damon
42 – Nick Cannon, American actor
37 – Bruno Mars, American singer-songwriter
29 – Molly Quinn, American actress
28 – Bella Thorne, American actress