Sep 13, 2012


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Flagstaff Almanac…  
Week: 37 / Day 257: Today: High   68°Low 50°
Records: High   88°(1990)Low 25°(1985)
Averages: High  74°…Low 43°
Wind: average:   7.2mph;  Gusts:  22mph
Today’s average humidity:  89%

Quote of the Day…

Today’s  Historical  Highlights…
2001 - Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the U.S. after the September 11, 2001 attacks 
1977 - 1st TV viewer discretion warning-Soap
1972 - 1st TV broadcast of "Waltons" on CBS
1970 - 1st NYC Marathon won by Gary Muhrcke in 2:31:38
1963 - "Outer Limits" premieres on ABC TV
1961 - "Car 54 Where are You?" premieres on TV
1959 - USSR's Luna 2 becomes 1st probe to contact another celestial body
1948 - Margaret Chase Smith (R-Me) elected senator, 1st woman to serve 
            in both houses
1898 - Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film
1847 - American-Mexican war: US Gen Winfield Scott captures Mexico City
1788 - NY City becomes 1st capital of US
1759 - The Battle of Quebec takes place. The French lose.
1503 - Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David

   Happy Birthday To: ♪.. 
How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays

Free Rambling Thoughts…   
A mostly cloudy day today.  A nice rain. Still in the cool down to Fall.

The horror in the Middle East seems to be heading to another breaking point. Lots of fires and tear gas outside the US Embassy in Egypt. This time the Egyptian police are there. The actors from the movie that started all this say they condemn the movie and that it was dubbed after their filming was concluded. The guy who made the movie hasn’t been found, and the name everyone is looking for may not be his real person…hard to believe…since it was made in Hollywood. Then there was Romney. At a time when America and its embassy is under attack, it is not the time for Romney to condemn our President. He may not agree with Obama’s response, and as a potential leader of the free world, he needs to condemn the act and support our country. This is not a political football. I must say that our Secretary of State seemed a little naïve when she talked about ‘bringing Democracy to Libya’ and wondering why this happened. I think she should realize that just because America thinks a move is good, not everyone agrees.

 I had a nice talk with my brother today. He is busy, as usual, but both of us took time to remember our mom’s birthday. He has a big event tomorrow at his showroom and is busy getting that ready. His wife had a film crew at their apartment for more publicity for her business. Busy, busy, busy…sure keeps both of them happy.

Game  Center: (answers at the end of post)
What is the rhyming answer?
Answer the following clue in two rhyming words (e.g. an obese feline is a fat cat) If only one number is given, the answer is a word featuring internal rhyme (e.g. voodoo)
hemi-chortle (4,5)
Rebus…
Can you figure out what this means?

Lifestyle  Substance…     
Do you remember this?

Read This Headline Carefully!!
Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
Do you know what this word means?
What is this not so common name of a common object?
 Phloem bundles  (Pronounced flo-em bundles)
Whitewater Fun…

Great Scenes in Musical Movie History…:
Two Little Girls from Little Rock…Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Harper’s Index…         
Portion of all wealth in the US that is controlled by people over the age of 42: 9/10
Unusal Fact of the Day…
Ohio is the only state without a traditional state flag. It has a pennant.
Found on You Tube… 
St Francis of Assisi
Joke-of-the-day…
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. As they lay down for the night, Holmes said:” Watson, look up into the sky and tell me what you see?" Watson said, "I see millions and millions of stars." Holmes: "And what does that tell you?" Watson: "Astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Theologically, it tells me that God is great and that we are small and insignificant. Meteorogically, it tells me that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. What does it tell you?" Holmes: "Somebody stole our tent."
Rules of Thumb…   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
GETTING THROUGH COLLEGE --Never argue about a grade with a college instructor unless you're pointing out a simple arithmetic error. In the long run, it will cost you more than you gain. If the grading is grossly unfair, drop the course because nothing can save you from disaster.   
Yeah, It Really Happened…
STOCKPORT, England - A British auction house said a pair of unwashed underpants worn by Elvis Presley failed to sell at a weekend auction. Omega Auctions in Stockport, England, said the blue briefs -- which feature a slight stain in the crotch area -- were expected to sell for $16,000 at the auction but only attracted a high bid of $8,000, far less than the $11,200 reserve price, The Independent reported Monday. The auction house said the underpants, which were among 100 pieces of Elvis memorabilia being sold at the auction to mark the 35th anniversary of his death, were worn by the performer under one of his iconic white jumpsuits during a 1977 concert.  
Somewhat Useless Information…   
  • Chinese Food. All across America, Chinese buffets offer endless arrays of beautiful, deep-fried, grease-soaked food. General Tso's chicken, chop suey, egg rolls, chow mein, fortune cookies. What do all these dishes have in common? They were all invented in America. Chinese people typically eat rice with vegetables and maybe a little meat. And it's not battered or fried, and it's certainly not filled with cheese. That's all American. USA! USA! 
  • Fajitas. In 1984, Texas A&M lecturer Homero Recio traced fajita history back to the ranches of 1930s south and west Texas. According to Recio, the Mexican cowboys, known as vaqueros, working in Texas often received throwaway scraps as part of their pay, including the cow's diaphragm. The diaphragm, which we now call a skirt steak, is covered with a tough membrane that allowed the vaqueros to grill it outdoors directly on open mesquite coals  the prototypical fajita.

Calendar Information…        
Happening This Week:
9-13:Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week / National Assisted Living Week / National Historically Black Colleges & Universities Week / Suicide Prevention Week / Line Dance Week
 Today Is…                                                                      
Defy Superstition Day
International Chocolate Day
Kids Take Over The Kitchen Day
National Celiac Awareness Day
National Peanut Day  

Today’s Events Through History…  
1900’s
1980 - 1st United Negro College Fund
1974 - 1st broadcast of "Rockford Files" on NBC-TV
1971 - 11 guards & 31 prisoners die in take over at Attica State Prison
1965 - Beatles win 1st Grammy, for Best Group of 1964
1956 - IBM introduces the first computer disk storage unit, the RAMAC 305
1943 - Chiang Kai-shek became president of China
1939 - First (tethered) flight of the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300, one of the first
            viable American helicopters
1800’s
1881 - Lewis Latimer invents & patents electric lamp with a carbon filament
1861 - 1st naval battle of Civil War, Union frigate "Colorado" sinks privateer "Judah" 
             off Pensacola
1815 - William Clark, Auguste Chouteau, Ninian Edwards hold a conference at Portage
            des Sioux, Missouri (St. Charles County). They get Missouri Sauk and Foxes to
            promise not to join up with the Rock Island Sauks or to fight the U.S.
1700’s
1789 - 1st loan to US government (from NYC banks)
1600’s
1663 - 1st serious slave conspiracy in colonial America (Virginia)
1200’s
1224 - Francis of Assisi is afflicted with stigmata
Before 1000CE
509 BC - The temple of Jupiter on Rome's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides 
                 of September
122 - Building begins on Hadrian's Wall

Today’s Birthdays…                                                           
In their 30’s
Fiona Apple, inger-songwriter and pianist is 35
Ben Savage, child star, TV actor is 32
In their 50’s
 Jean Smart, actress (Charlene-Designing Women) will be 53
In their 60’s
 [Winifred] Jacqueline Bisset, England, actress (Class, Deep, Secrets) is 68
David Clayton-Thomas [David Henry Thomsett], singer (Blood Sweat & Tears - 
        Joy to the World) is 61
In their 70’s
Richard Kiel. Actor [Jaws --James Bond movies] is 73
Fred Silverman, broadcasting exec (ABC/NBC/CBS) is 75
In their 80’s
Barbara Bain, actress (Cinnamon-Mission Impossible, Space 1999) will be 81

Remembered for being born today
Scott Brady, Bkln NY, actor (China Syndrome, Gremlins, Johnny Guitar) b. 1924
Nell Carter, Birmingham Ala, actress (Nell-Gimme a Break, Lobo) b. 1948
Claudette Colbert, [Lily Chauchoin], Paris, actress b. 1903
Roy Engle, Mo, actor (Police Chief-My Favorite Martian) b. 1913
Richard Kiepert, German cartographer (Africa) b. 1846
Bill Monroe, Rosine Ky, country singer (Blue Moon of Kentucky) b. 1911
Walter Reed, US Army Surgeon, proved mosquitoes transmit yellow fever b. 1851
Mel Tormé, American singer b. 1925
Today’s Historical Obits…                                                           
Ambrose Everett Burnside, US Union general-- Angina pectoris—1881--at 57
John Cheke, English classical scholar and statesman—1557—at 43
Benjamin Heath, English classical scholar—1766—at 62 
Hezqeyas of Ethiopia, deposed Emperor of Ethiopia--1813
August Krogh, Danish zoophysiologist—1949--at 75
Ann Richards, 46th Governor of Texas-- esophageal cancer—2006—at 73
Russell L Rogers, USAF/astronaut (X-20)—explosion in test flight—1967-- at 38
Tupac Shakur, rap star/actor (Juice, Bullet), killed in drive by—1996-- at 25
George Wallace, American politician—1998—at 79 

Answers…                                                                                                                                            
Do you know what this word means?
The squidgy, stringy bits between the skin and the edible part of a banana.
What is the answer?
Half laugh  
Rebus
Third world
Disclaimer: All opinions are mine…feel free to agree or disagree.
All ‘data’ info is from the internet sites and is usually checked with at least one other source, but I have learned that every site has mistakes and sadly once out the information is out there, many sites simply copy it and is therefore difficult to verify. Also for events occurring before the Gregorian calendar was adopted [1582] the dates may not be totally accurate.
    And That Is All for Now 

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