4 Oct

 

Flagstaff Today 69°: 43° Week 40 Day 277 Wind 17 mph Gusts 28 mph Active Fire: 83 miles away Risk of Fire: Extreme Nearest lightning: 361 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Oct. Averages: Temps: 65°\34° Moisture: 4 Days  ave. 1.2”

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

Trichotillomania, Skin Picking & Related BFRB Awareness Week: 1-5  Link Getting The World To Beat A Path To Your Door Week: 1-7 National Walk Your Dog Week: 1-7 Link   Link Universal Children's Week: 1-7 National Storytelling Weekend: 2-4 National Dance Week: 2-11 Link  Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta: 3-11  Link  No Salt Week: 3-10

4-H Week: 4-10 Link  Fire Prevention Week: 4-10  Link  Death Penalty Focus Week: 4-10 Great Books Week: 4-10 International Post Card Week: 4-10 Link  Kids' Goal Setting Week: 4-10  Mental Illness Awareness Week: 4-10 Mystery Series Week: 4-10 National Health Care Food Service Week: 4-10 Link ) National Metric Week: 4-10 National Work From Home Week: 4-10 Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Week : 4-10   Primary Care Physicians Week: 4-10  Link World Space Week: 4-10 Link

Daily Observations

Bed & Breakfast, Inn Mascot Day Cephalopod Awareness Day Chowder Days Link Frugal Fun Day   Inter-American Water Day Link National Off-Road Day Link

National Play Outside Day Link  Techies Day Walk A Mile In Her Shoes Day Link  World Card Making Day World Porridge Day Link

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Today’s Memes

 

Thoughts for the day

Another nice fall day.

Mental illness is a serious problem in the US. I just read an article and found that Arizona is 18^th and Colorado is 12^th in the worst mental health states. Wyoming, Montana, and North Dakota are the top 3 with the worst mental health.

I enjoyed watching Keeping up Appearances on PBS. Sadly, Dame Patricia Routledge on that show has passed at 96. RIP.

Have a great weekend.

Bucket-List Destinations That Were Once No-Go Zones

Cambodia

The Khmer Rouge only ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, but in that short time, approximately two million people lost their lives. Their brutal leader Pol Pot declared the nation would start again at ‘Year Zero,’ emptying the cities, abolishing money, private property, and religion, and forcing everyone to work on rural collectives. Anyone considered 'intellectual' was executed, while others died of starvation, disease, and overwork when the social experiment inevitably failed. The country is littered with ‘killing fields,’ where the victims were buried in mass graves.

The regime ultimately collapsed when neighboring Vietnam invaded, establishing an occupation that would last a decade. The Vietnamese withdrew in 1989 and in the years since, Cambodia has become a popular tourist attraction, thanks particularly to the stunning Khmer ruins at Angkor Wat. Reminders remain of the terrible times under Pol Pot, including the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum and the Memorial Stupa, both in the capital city of Phnom Penh. One of the most significant killing fields can be found at Wat Thmey near Siem Reap.

Historical Events Turning Major Anniversaries in 2025

1775 Lexington and Concord, 250 Years

On April 19, 1775, militia met British regulars at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, starting the American Revolution. Minute Man National Historical Park marks the 5-mile Battle Road Trail between Concord and Lexington. The North Bridge site commemorates the “shot heard round the world.” Spring reenactments use black powder under strict permits, not live rounds. If you go, stay behind ropes and read fire safety signs. The 250th brings extra crowds, so arrive early and use official parking lots near visitor centers.

Random Thoughts…

I fear the day Facebook decides to inform users of who has viewed their profile...and how many times.

Before smart phones I never knew how much slime I had on my fingertips.

You can rub the inside of banana skin on mosquito bites to stop the itching.

The concept of absolutely nothing is far more mind-boggling than the concept of infinity. 

Historic Events

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Birthdays

Dakota Johnson, 36 Movie Actress Alicia Silverstone, 49 Movie Actress Derrick Rose, 37 Basketball Player Susan Sarandon, 79 Movie Actress Liev Schreiber, 58 Movie Actor Christoph Waltz, 69 Movie Actor

Charlton Heston (d.2008 @84) Movie Actor

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3 Oct

 

Flagstaff Today 71°: 42° Week 40 Day 276 Wind 8 mph Gusts 15 mph Active Fire: 83 miles away Risk of Fire: High Nearest lightning: 1029 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Oct. Averages: Temps: 65°\34° Moisture: 4 Days  ave. 1.2”

Monthly Observations

Black Speculative Fiction Month  Link Breast Cancer Awareness Month Bullying Prevention Month Link (World) Blindness Awareness Month Link Caffeine Addiction Recovery Month

Celiac Disease Awareness Month Celebrating The Bilingual Child Month Children's Magazine Month Christmas Seal Campaign (10/1-12/31) Church Library Month

Weekly Observations

Trichotillomania, Skin Picking & Related BFRB Awareness Week: 1-5  Link Getting The World To Beat A Path To Your Door Week: 1-7 National Walk Your Dog Week: 1-7 Link   Link Universal Children's Week: 1-7

National Storytelling Weekend: 2-4 National Dance Week: 2-11 Link  Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta: 3-11  Link  No Salt Week: 3-10

Daily Observations

Audiophile Day  Link Guardian Angels Day Interna’l Day of Non-violence Kids Music Day Lee's National Denim Day Manufacturing Day  Link Name Your Car Day Link National Body Language Day Link Nat’l Custodial Workers Day National Diversity Day National Manufacturing Day (MFG Day)

National Produce Misting Day Link National Smarties Day Link National Storytelling Weekend-4 Peanuts (Cartoon) Day Phileas Fogg's Wager Day Shemini Atzeret World Farm Animals Day World College Radio Day Link  World Plaid Day or Plaidurday Link  World Smile Day Link

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Today’s Memes

 

Thoughts for the day

It’s a nice fall day.

I had lunch with Andy and Faith at our favorite Chinese place. Good food, great conversation.

The Dragon Bravo fire at the Grand Canyon started on July 4, 2025. Yesterday around 10AM it was labeled 100% contained. We lost most of the buildings and lodges at the North Rim, many acres of forest, hundreds…if not thousands of wildlife. I’m glad it is finally contained but remember it is still burning.

As a former Federal employee who lived through many shutdowns, I have an opinion. This shutdown is a waste of time and my tax dollars. I still remember my first shutdown when I was teaching at Tuba City. We had a school K-8 with about 900 boarding students. That day I learned that the only ‘essential’ employee at the school was the principal. That was quite a wake-up call for me. 

Bucket-List Destinations That Were Once No-Go Zones

Medellin, Colombia

In 1988 Time magazine dubbed Medellin the most dangerous city in the world. It was the height of the Escobar years when the notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar used the city as the base for a cartel. Running battles with the police, political assassinations, bomb blasts, and killings were commonplace. In 1991 the homicide rate reached a staggering 381 murders per 100,000 people, almost 40 times greater than the UN's benchmark for an epidemic of violence.

Escobar died 30 years ago, and the transformation has been staggering. In 2004 a series of infrastructure projects linked the poor, isolated settlements on the steep hillsides to Medellin’s economic center. The economy came roaring back and in 2013 the city was named "the most innovative city in the world" by the Urban Land Institute. Today the city is reborn, making the most of its stunning location in a valley between two Andean mountain ridges, and tourists are discovering for themselves why Medellin is nicknamed 'the City of Eternal Spring.' 

 Wrong Common Knowledge

Touching a Baby Bird Will Make Its Mother Reject It

Many people believe that if you touch a baby bird, its mother will abandon it because of the human scent. In reality, most birds have a very weak sense of smell and will continue to care for their chicks regardless. If you find a baby bird on the ground, it’s usually best to leave it alone, but if necessary, placing it back in the nest won’t cause the parents to reject it. 

Random Thoughts…

Jail and prison mean the same thing, but when you add "er" to the end of them they become opposites.

If 9/11 had happened in July, Seven-Eleven would have been screwed.
That moment when your crush gets a haircut, and you realize you only liked them because of their hair.

Love is an unexplained element of life like why Silverfish aren't fish. 

Historic Events

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Birthdays

A$AP Rocky, 37 Rapper Gwen Stefani, 56 Pop Singer Tommy Lee, 63 Drummer

Michele Morrone, 35 TV Actor Neve Campbell, 52 Movie Actress Tessa Thompson, 43 Movie Actress

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