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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…
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.
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