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Week 41 Day 297 Flag Today 65°/31° Air Quality: Fair
Moderate Sunshine Partly Mostly Cloudy Overcast Snowy Smoky Red Flag Warning Wind 5 mph Gusts 2
mph Active Fire: 167 miles away Risk of fire: High Nearest Lightning: 519 miles away Oct. Averages: Temps: 64°\32° Moisture: 3 Days |
Monthly
Observations
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Talk About Medicines Month |
Wishbones for Pets Month (10/15 - 11/30) |
Weekly
Observations
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19-25 Veterinary
Technicians Week |
20-25 YWCA
Week Without Violence Link 20-24 20-26 Pro
Bono Week Link 23-31 |
Daily
Observations
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Accountant's Day or Accounting Day |
United Nations Day |
Today’s
Meme
Thoughts
for the day
Riddles
How many bananas can you eat
if your stomach is empty?
Random
Thoughts…
It is nice to be back in Flag after a
week of birthday celebrations with my brother, his wife Laura, his birth brother
(Lenny), Eleanor (Lenny’s wife) and a multitude of their friends from Mexico.
We all had a great time. We traveled most days to parts of Yucatan I hadn’t
seen in my previous visits. On the third day, we got home late. I was walking
to the portico when a few of the 15 rescue dogs greeted us…a very usual occurrence.
Somehow one dog got twisted up between my legs, and down I went. Richard said
it looked like a slow-motion fall. I bruised one knee and the other hand. I have
very little pain. My knee is a little week so I cut down on much of the walking
the rest of the week, but it was all OK.
While the trip was amazing, it began to
be a tad frustrating. My shuttle pick-up was to be at 2:40AM. At 3AM the shuttle
had not arrived. All phone calls went to voice mail and say some crap about go
to the website. At 3:45AM I drove to the office, and no one was there. I drove
my vehicle to the Phoenix airport, 2.5 hours, found parking through the
construction at the airport, and made my flight. I called and they cancelled my
reservation…after sending me a survey to see how my ride was. In the end it was
all good, I got a refund, and they paid for my gas and parking. It really is a
good company. They story is the driver overslept. Haha.
More tomorrow on the trip.
Native
American Facts…
Native American Tribes Have a
Long Tradition of Serving in the U.S. Military
Native Americans have a proud
history of military service, with many tribes having fought alongside U.S.
forces in every major conflict since the Revolutionary War. In fact, Native
Americans serve in the U.S. military at a higher rate per capita than any other
ethnic group.
During World War I, around
12,000 Native Americans served in the U.S. military despite not being
recognized as U.S. citizens at the time. In World War II, over 44,000 Native
Americans served, including the famous Navajo Code Talkers, who used their
language to create an unbreakable code.
Today, Native American
veterans are honored for their bravery and sacrifice, with many tribes holding
special ceremonies and events to recognize their service.
Historic
Events
- 1973 – President Nixon
agreed to turn over subpoenaed audio tapes of his Oval Office
conversations.
- 1983 – A terror attack
against US armed forces in Beirut, Lebanon killed 240 people.
- 2001 – The iPod was
demonstrated. On sale the following week, the retail price was $399.
Riddles Answer
Answer: Just one. After
that, your stomach’s not empty anymore.
Birthdays
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Ryan
Reynolds, 48; Movie Actor 40 – Meghan McCain, American journalist and author Weird
Al Yankovic, 65; Pop Singer |
@82 – Pelé, Brazilian footballer and actor |
…The End
for today…
