Life Just Gets Gooder: 7 Oct

Flagstaff Today 67°: 33° Week 41 Day 280

Wind 5 mph Gusts 8 mph

Active Fire: 83 miles away Risk of Fire: High

Nearest lightning: 383 miles away

Air Quality: Fair Sunshine

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

Monthly Observations

Fair Trade Month Link
Family History Month Link
Financial Planning Month
Feral Hog Month or Hog Out Month Link
Gay & Lesbian History Month

German-American Heritage Month
Give Veterans A Smile Month Link
Global Diversity Awareness Month
Go Hog Wild - Eat Country Ham
Go Sober For October Link

Weekly Observations

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 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 Customer Service Week: 5-9 Link Link
Drive Safely Work Week: 5-9 Link
Financial Planning Week: 5-11
Industrial Water Week: 5-9
National Midwifery Week: 5-11 Link
National Heimlich Heroes Week: 5-9
Pediatric Nurses Week: 5-9 Link
Pet Obesity Week: 5-10 Link
Spinning & Weaving Week: 5-11 Link

Space Week: 4-10 Link

National Physicians Assistant Week: 6-12
World Dairy Expo: 6-11

Daily Observations

Balloons Around The World Day
Coffee With A Cop Day Link
International Walk to School Day
LED Light Day  Link
National Chocolate Covered Pretzel Day  Link
National Forgiveness Day
National Inner Beauty Day
National Propane Day Link
National Pumpkin Seed Day Link
Random Acts of Poetry Day
National Triegeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day  Link
World Cotton Day  Link  Link
World Financial Planning Day Link

Today’s Quotes

Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

Temperatures are getting colder.

I’m currently in a holding pattern for my colonoscopy tomorrow. I may have it tomorrow, or it may be postponed until I have a stress test. I’m at the point where whatever….

I am very frustrated with Microsoft. Today it is working fine, yesterday it wasn’t working at all.

As I was cleaning up yesterday, I realized I went the whole summer without using my portable swamp cooler. I have a tall fan in the living room and that fan kept me comfortable all summer. Nice.

Bucket-List Destinations That Were Once No-Go Zones

Albania

Albania spent much of the latter half of the 20th century isolated from the rest of the world. Enver Hoxha, the country’s communist ruler, spurned all the world’s major powers and became so paranoid about invasion that he practically bankrupted the country by building concrete bunkers along every major road, border, and seafront. Estimates vary on exactly how many bunkers he built – from 170,000 to 750,000 or more – and each one cost roughly the same as a two-bedroom apartment.

Hoxha died in 1985, but the bunkers remain. Some have been converted into dwellings, others have become tiny restaurants, cafes or art galleries. Many have been turned into works of art by graffiti artists. Since transitioning to democracy in 1990 the country has also become a popular tourist destination, offering Mediterranean beach resorts like Ksamil (pictured), stunning mountain hiking, and big city thrills in Tirana, all at a much more affordable price than its big-name neighbors.

Historical Events Turning Major Anniversaries in 2025

1875 Civil Rights Act, 150 Years

Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1875 on March 1, promising equal access to inns, theaters, and public transport. In 1883 the Supreme Court narrowed it in the Civil Rights Cases, a setback that lasted until the Civil Rights Act of 1964 restored federal protections. Court records and city ordinances show the long gap in enforcement. When you study the timeline, note how laws change in steps, not leaps. Many museums in Washington, DC post bag rules and timed entry during busy months.

Random Thoughts…

You exist because everything before you existed fell perfectly into place so that you would be born.

The phrase "I am a liar" is a paradox... Just give it a minute.

How did the first person who built the clock know what time it was?

The back of the knees should be called legpits.

Historic Events

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Birthdays

Simon Cowell, 66

Talent Manager

Vladimir Putin, 73

World Leader