Life Just Gets Gooder: 10 Oct

Flagstaff Today 69°: 48° Week 41 Day 283

Wind 8 mph Gusts 10 mph

Active Fire: A miles away Risk of Fire: Very Low

Nearest lightning: 14 miles away

Air Quality: Fair Mostly Cloudy

Oct. Averages: Temps: 65°\34° Moisture: 4 Days ave. 1.2”

Monthly Observations

Nat’l Audiology/Protect Your Hearing Month
Nat’l Bake and Decorate Month
Nat’l Bullying Prevention Awareness Month
Nat’l Caramel Month Link
Nat’l Chili Month

Nat’l Chiropractic Health Month
Nat’l Cookbook Month
Nat’l Crime Prevention Month
Nat’l Critical Illness Awareness Month
Nat’l Cyber Security Awareness Month Link

Weekly Observations

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
Nat’l Health Care Food Service Week: 4-10 Link )
Nat’l 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
Financial Planning Week: 5-11
National Midwifery Week: 5-11 Link
Pet Obesity Week: 5-10 Link
Spinning & Weaving Week: 5-11 Link

Space Week: 4-10 Link

National Physician’s Assistant Week: 6-12
World Dairy Expo: 6-11

Great American Beer Festival: 8-10 Link

Apple Butter Days: 9-11

Take Your Medicine Americans Week: 10-17

Daily Observations

Burgoo Day
Costume Swap Day Link
Hug A Drummer Day   Link
I Love Yarn Day Link
International African Penguin Awareness Day Link
International Off-Road Day Link
International Migratory Bird Day  Link
International Pinotage Day Link
International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
International Newspaper Carrier Day
International Stage Mangement Day Link
Little League Incorporated Day  Link
Motorsports Memorial Day
National Cake Decorating Day

National Chess Day Link
National Motorcycle Ride Day  Link
National Handbag Day  Link
National Metric Day Link
National Walk To A Park Day Link
Naval Academy Day
Squid & Cuttlefish Day Link
Tender Loving Care Day  Link
Universal Music Day
Urban Wildlife Conservation Day Link

US Oyster Day-11
US Naval Academy Day
World Day Against The Death Penalty Link
World Homeless Day Link
World Mental Health Day

Today’s Quotes

Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

Lots of clouds today. Weatherman says we will have rain throughout the weekend. Nice!

Technology can be great, or it can be awful. Lately it has been the later. Yesterday afternoon I turned on my big screen downstairs. It stayed on about 5 minutes then shut off. I unplugged, rebooted, several times and each time I got about 5 minutes of TV. I went to Best Buy for help. The Geek guy says it is a capacitor on the mother board…and can’t be fixed. So, I bought a new TV. After unpacking and setting it up with little success I went back to see what I was doing wrong. A Geek Squad guy could come out for $130. The Geek Squad dropped the cost by 20%. I paid ahead of time…as required…,went home and started over AGAIN. This time it worked and I had TV. I went back to Best Buy to cancel my appointment. That took them about 20 minutes with several people working on it. When I was leaving, I got a message on my dash saying it was time to change the oil. I knew the next time was January 2026. This morning, I went to the Nissan dealership. The tech who changed my oil didn’t reset the warning. It’s all good now. I did learn that you can’t buy a TV there, you have to buy a Home Theater machine. Duh…

I had a good lunch with Andy and Faith. Oregano’s does great food. Good conversation.

Bucket-List Destinations That Were Once No-Go Zones

East Berlin, Germany

After World War II, Germany was split in two by the Soviet Union and the Western Allies. The capital of Berlin was divided into east and west and was separated in 1961 by the notorious Berlin Wall. Neighborhoods were divided, as, sometimes, were families. Traveling between the two sectors soon became increasingly difficult and, in the end, impossible. The crossing at Checkpoint Charlie was like something out of a spy novel, and more than 600 East Germans lost their lives trying to cross the wall and escape.

Today Checkpoint Charlie is a popular attraction where tourists pose for photos with people dressed as Soviet and American guards. There’s a McDonald's on the corner opposite and visitors can walk freely between the two 'sectors.' Sections of the Berlin Wall remain, a somber reminder of more restrictive times, but generally, East Berlin has embraced the freedoms and opportunities that came when the Wall fell in 1989. Today it is home to some of the city’s most exciting clubs, bars, and restaurants, as well as museums and galleries.

Historical Events Turning Major Anniversaries in 2025

1925 Serum Run to Nome, 100 Years

In late January 1925, mushers and dogs relayed diphtheria antitoxin about 674 miles to Nome, Alaska, after ice halted ships. Teams raced at night in minus 30°F wind, following Iditarod Trail posts between roadhouses. Gunnar Kaasen’s dog Balto led the final stretch, while Leonhard Seppala’s Togo covered the longest distance. Bronze statues in Anchorage and New York honor the relay. Winter visitors should carry layers, hand warmers, and avoid icy river crossings. Cold weather can numb fingers in minutes without gloves.

Random Thoughts…

In my perfect world mosquitoes would suck fat instead of blood.

Poems that don't rhyme are just really weird sentences that make people feel awkward.

Sometimes I wonder if my thoughts are as big as a galaxy or as small as an atom.

You never realize how boring your life is until someone asks you what you like to do for fun.

Historic Events

Click here for 10 October history

Birthdays

Mario Lopez, 52

TV Show Host

Gavin Newsom, 58

Politician