4 Oct

 

 

Week 40 Day 278 Flag Today  80°/47° Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Wind 6 mph Gusts 7 mph  Light Breeze Active Fire: 45 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning: 1325 miles away Oct. Averages: Temps: 64°\32° Moisture:  3 Days

Monthly Observations

Down Syndrome Awareness Month Link Dyslexia Awareness Month Eat Better, Eat Together Month Eczema Awareness Month Emotional Intelligence Awareness Month Emotional Wellness Month

Employee Ownership Month Link Energy Management is a Family Affair-Improve Your Home Month (10/1-3/31/13) eSport Month Link Eye Injury Prevention Month  Link

Weekly Observations

9/27-10/6  International Sand Sculpting Championships  Link 9/29-10/5  National Chimney Safety Week National Fall Foliage Week  1-5 Trichotillomania, Skin Picking & Related BFRB Awareness Week Link 1-7 Getting The World To Beat A Path To Your Door Week National Walk Your Dog Week Link   Link Universal Children's Week 3-5 National Storytelling Weekend 3-10 No Salt Week

4-10 World Space Week Link 4-12Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Link

Daily Observations

Bed & Breakfast, Inn Mascot Day Blessing of The Animals Day   Link Cephalopod Awareness Day Chowder Days -5 Link Dick Tracy Day Feast of St. Francis of Assisi Frugal Fun Day    Inter-American Water Day  Link Improve Your Office Day International Ship in A Bottle Day Kanelbullens Dag (Cinnamon Roll Day) Link

National Banana Pudding Day   Link National Play Outside Day  Link  National Taco Day  Link Ships-In-Bottles Day Ten-Four Day Vodka Day  Link Walk A Mile In Her Shoes Day  Link  World Card Making Day World Animal Day  Link  Link  World Child Development Day World Child Health Day World Porridge Day  Link

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Thoughts for the day

I had lunch with Mary and Mike. Mary is getting ready to take her grandkids to the beach house for Fall Break. Mike will be in Pheonix celebrating his mom’s 97^th birthday.

Hurricane Helene dropped 42 trillion gallons of rain on the US. That’s enough water to fill the Dallas Stadium 51,000 times or 60 million swimming pools.

Flagstaff has been warm this week. The last four days have set record high temperatures over 80°.

 Riddles

Sara has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Sara have?

Random Thoughts…

·         The “Molotov cocktail” was named by Finnish soldiers fighting the Soviet invasion of 1939/1940. It was named after the Soviet Foreign Minister, Vyacheslav Molotov.

·         Crayola means “oily chalk.”

·         Shakespeare used the word honorificabilitudinitatibus in Love’s Labour’s Lost. It basically means ‘honorable, and the word was invented in the 9th century.

·         A group of Eels is called a Swarm or Bed or Fry.

·         Sean Connery wore a toupee in every James Bond film that he starred in.

·         If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying hard enough.

Native American Facts…

The Oldest Continuously Inhabited Settlement in North America is Acoma Pueblo

Perched atop a 367-foot sandstone bluff in New Mexico, Acoma Pueblo is believed to be the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in North America. The Acoma people, also known as the “Sky City” dwellers, have lived in this ancient village for over a thousand years.

The pueblo’s stunning adobe buildings and intricate pottery are testaments to the Acoma people’s resilience and cultural heritage. Despite facing numerous challenges throughout history, including a brutal massacre by Spanish conquistadors in 1599, the Acoma have persevered and continue to maintain their traditional way of life.

Today, Acoma Pueblo is a National Historic Landmark and a living reminder of the enduring spirit of Native American communities.

Historic Events

• 1582 – Pope Gregory XIII adjusted the calendar, making The day after Thursday, October 4, 1582, as now Friday, October 15, 1582, starting the Gregorian Calendar which we use today.
• 1943 – Corsica (a French Territory) was liberated from Nazi Germany.
• 1957 – The USSR launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.

Riddles Answer

Answer: Five, each daughter has the same brother.

Birthdays

Dakota Johnson, 35 Movie Actress Alicia Silverstone, 48 Movie Actress Susan Sarandon, 78 Movie Actress Liev Schreiber, 57 Movie Actor Russell Simmons, 67 Entrepreneur

@84 – Charlton Heston [John Charles Carter], American actor, civil and gun rights activist (d. 2008) @77 – Jackie Collins, English-American author (d. 2015; breast cancer)   @70 – Rutherford B. Hayes, American general, lawyer, and politician, 19th President (d. 1893; heart attack) @70 – Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton, American film actor, director, and producer (d. 1966; lung cancer) @67 – Dorothy Lawrence, English reporter, secretly posed as a man to serve during World War I (d. 1964; stroke)

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3 Oct

 

 

Week 40 Day 277 Flag Today  79°/A° Air Quality: Moderate Mostly Cloudy Wind 1 mph Gusts 3 mph Active Fire: 44 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning: 1350 miles away Oct. Averages: Temps: 64°\32° Moisture:  3 Days

Monthly Observations

Church Safety and Security Month Class Reunion Month Link College Students with Disabilities Advoacy Month Contact Lens Safety Month Co-op Awareness Month

Corn Month Link Country Music Month Link Croctobeer Link Cut Out Dissection Month Domestic Violence Awareness Month Link

Weekly Observations

9/27-10/6  International Sand Sculpting Championships  Link 9/29-10/5  National Chimney Safety Week National Fall Foliage Week    1-5 Trichotillomania, Skin Picking & Related BFRB Awareness Week Link   1-7 Getting The World To Beat A Path To Your Door Week National Walk Your Dog Week Link   Link Universal Children's Week

3-5 National Storytelling Weekend   3-10 No Salt Week

Daily Observations

Butterfly and Hummingbird Day Card Making Day Caramel Custard Day Kids Music Day Lee's National Denim Day Look at the Leaves Day Manufacturing Day    Link

National Body Language Day  Link National Diversity Day National Manufacturing Day (MFG Day) Techies Day World College Radio Day  Link  World Plaid Day or Plaidurday  Link  World Smile Day  Link

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Thoughts for the day

I headed out this morning to get my flu shot…that’s 2 down (COVID & Flu), all that is left is RSV. My doctor told me not to do RSV last year ‘cause it was new and there were still questions. Them questions must have been answered cause now he says to get one.

I’ve still got stuff to do before I head for Mexico, but I’m slowly getting there. I’ll be ready when the time comes. I’ve done many trips to their place, and every time we do something new to me. This time will be no different.

I watched the VP debate. Listening to the commentary, everyone saw a different debate…no wonder there is no clear winner. The right is saying that Vance won by a landslide. The left is saying Walz was the clear winner. Only the voters will tell us on election day.

The Middle East is awaiting the retaliation from yesterday’s strike. I really can’t imagine what it is like to live in a war zone.

 Riddles

The 22nd and 24th presidents of the United States of America had the same parents but were not brothers. How can this be possible

Random Thoughts…

·         We live in a world where lemonade is made from Artificial Flavors and Furniture Polish is made from real Lemons.

·         The Canadian $100 bill featured an Asian woman on the back using a microscope. People complained that it was stereotyping Asians as being good at technology. She was replaced with a Caucasian woman, and then more people complained that Caucasians were being favored.

·         US President #20 James Garfield (1881-1881) President Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau, a lawyer upset with Garfield because he denied Guiteau a diplomatic post. He probably died from the doctors’ poking and prodding and infection, as the bullet was lodged in a NOT life-threatening location!

·         Chevy Chase – Real Name: Cornelius Crane Chase

Native American Facts…

Native Americans Have Made Significant Contributions to Science & Medicine

Throughout history, Native Americans have made groundbreaking contributions to various fields of science and medicine. One notable example is Susan La Flesche Picotte, an Omaha woman who became the first Native American to earn a medical degree in 1889. She went on to provide healthcare to her community and opened a hospital on the Omaha reservation.

Other trailblazers include Bertha Parker Pallan Cody, considered the first Native American woman archaeologist, and Mary Golda Ross, a Cherokee aerospace engineer who played a crucial role in NASA’s early space programs. These pioneers paved the way for future generations of Native American scientists and healers.

Historic Events

• 1922 – Mrs. Rebecca Felton was the first female US Senator (Georgia, for two days)
• 1955 – The Mickey Mouse Club premiered on ABC
• 1990 – Germany Reunified as the Federal Republic of Germany
• 1974 – Frank Robinson was named the first African-American MLB manager (Cleveland Indians)

Riddles Answer

Answer: They were the same man: Grover Cleveland.

Birthdays

Gwen Stefani, 55 Pop Singer Tommy Lee, 62 Drummer Neve Campbell, 51 Movie Actress Ashlee Simpson-Ross, 40 Pop Singer

@86 – Gore Vidal, American novelist, screenwriter, critic (d. 2012)   @72 – Alan O’Day, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013; brain cancer)   @68 – Harvey Kurtzman, American cartoonist [Mad Magazine; Playboy] (d. 1993; liver cancer) @35 – Stevie Ray Vaughan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1990; helicopter crash) @21 – Eddie Cochran, American singer-songwriter (d. 1960; car crash)

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