Life Just Gets Gooder: 20 Oct

Flagstaff Today 67°: 33° Week 43 Day 293

Wind 4 mph Gusts 10 mph

Active Fire: 252 miles away Risk of Fire: High

Nearest lightning: 1509 miles away

Air Quality: Fair Sunshine

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

Weekly Observations

Asexuality Week: 18-24 Link
Bullying Bystanders Unite Week: 18-24
Freedom From Bullies Week: 18-24
Food & Drug Interactions and Awareness Week: 18-24
Give Wildlife a Brake! Week: 18-24  Link
International Dyslexia Association Reading Week: 18-24
National Business Women's Week: 18-24   Link
National Character Counts Week: 18-24
National Chemistry Week: 18-24
National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week: 18-24 Link
National Forest Products Week: 18-24
National Friends of Libraries Week: 18-24
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: 18-24 Link
National Massage Therapy Week: 18-24 Link

National Pharmacy Week: 18-24 Link

National Respiratory Care Week: 18-24Link

National School Bus Safety Week: 18-24

National Teen Drivers Safety Week: 18-24 Link
Veterinary Technicians Week: 18-24 Link
Rodent Awareness Week: 18-24
Spiritual Care Week: 18-24

Career in Energy Week: 19-24
Freedom of Speech Week: 19-25  Link
Mediation Week: 19-25  Link
Medical Assistants Recognition Week: 19-23 Link
National Health Education Week: 19-23 Link
National Nuclear Science Week: 19-23
Pro Bono Week: 19-25  Link
YWCA Week Without Violence: 19-25 Link

Daily Observations

Croc Day Link
Dogfathers Day
International Chefs Day Link Link Link Link Link Link
International Day of Air Traffic Controllers Link
Miss American Rose Day
National Day on Writing Link

National Pharmacy Technician Day Link
National Sasquatch Awareness Day Link
National Youth Confidence Day Link
Pro-life Day of Silent Solidarity Link
World Statistics Day (Observed every 5 years.)

Today’s Quotes

Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

A great fall day. Nice!

Today is my brother's birthday. I know he will have a happy one.

Rachael Maddow’s Andrew Young: The Dirty Work is 2 hours every American should view. A good reminder of for those of us who lived in that time.

The No Kings demonstration is Flagstaff had a great multi-aged turnout. The city hall area was packed as about 2000 attended. The participants peacefully took over the huge lawn in front of city hall, and many were on the sidewalk for about 3 blocks. The very diverse group carried many homemade protest signs. I didn’t carry a sign, but enjoyed the camaraderie.

2025 Anniversaries…

2015 Paris Climate Agreement, 10 Years

On December 12, 2015, 195 parties adopted the Paris Agreement, aiming to hold global warming well below 2°C, with efforts to limit it to 1.5°C. The treaty entered into force on November 4, 2016. Countries file nationally determined contributions on set timetables. City halls across the United States now publish greenhouse gas inventories with tons of CO₂ listed by sector. If you attend a public meeting, sign in and keep comments under the posted time limit, usually 2 or 3 minutes.

Americans Missing From Your History Textbook

Alexander Miles’s Automatic Elevator Doors

Alexander Miles studied a simple hazard. Open elevator shafts killed when doors slid wide and did not close. His 1887 patent linked car movement to automatic door operation so openings stayed shut unless a cab was present. The mechanism changed how buildings rose and how safely people traveled inside them. It is easy to miss because it works. Yet every smooth stop and closed threshold says the same thing. A safety feature that fades into the background is doing its job.

Random Thoughts…

Admit it. We've all tried at least once to keep our eyes open when we sneeze.

I never really "miss" calls, I just ignore them.

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

Historic Events

Click here for 20 October history

Birthdays

Snoop Dogg, 54

Rapper

Kamala Harris, 61

Vice President

Paige Bueckers, 24