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
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23-29 Give
Wildlife a Brake! Week Link National
Massage Therapy Week Link |
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23-31 Red Ribbon Week Link |
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24-30 Asexuality
Week: Link |
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24-31 Prescription
Errors Education & Awareness Week |
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24-11/11 World
Origami Days |
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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
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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
“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
