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Flagstaff Almanac…
Week: 38 /
Day: Today: High
79°…Low 43°
Records: High
83°(2000, 1949, 1943)…Low 23°(1971)
Averages: High
72°…Low 41°
Wind: average: 3mph; Gusts: 23mph
Today’s average
humidity:
44%
Quote of the Day…
Today’s Historical
Highlights…
2008 - Goldman Sachs
and Morgan Stanley, the two last remaining independent
investment banks on Wall
Street, become bank holding companies as a result
of the subprime mortgage crisis
1985 - Michael
Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 to become Heavyweight Boxing
Champion
1970 - "Monday
Night Football" premieres on ABC - Browns 31, Jets 21
1955 - Rocky
Marciano KOs Archie Moore in 9 for heavyweight boxing title
1937 - J. R. R. Tolkien's
"The Hobbit" is published
1928 - "My
Weekly Reader" magazine made its debut
1922 - Pres Warren G
Harding signs a joint resolution of approval to establish a
Jewish homeland in
Palestine
1837 - Charles
Tiffany founded his jewelry & china stores
1827 - According to
Joseph Smith, Jr., the angel Moroni gave him a record of gold
plates, one-third
of which Joseph translated into The Book of Mormon
1621 - King James of
England gives Canada to Sir Alexander Sterling
♪
Happy Birthday To: ♪..
How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays
Free Rambling Thoughts…
I finally got through the photos from our Kenya trip photo contest. Lots of cool pictures. Now it’s time to get them up on the Focus and HLO travel pages. I have no control over when that happens, but hopefully soon. If you want to see them, click here
As the days get shorter and the night temps get cooler, I realize that it is just a little while till we have our first snow. I think tomorrow I will start preparing by fixing up the deck for winter, and dealing with the potted plants out front. In past years I’ve just let the annuals die off, but they did very well this year and I think I will try to keep them inside during the winter. I’ll deal with the ‘bulbs’ after everything else dies off.
Many have forgotten about the ‘Blind Sheik’ who is serving a life sentence in a US prison for masterminding the parking lot bombing of the World Trade Center that killed 6 Americans. As the Republicans scramble for position in the November elections, now several current Representatives are concerned that the Obama Administration is going to release him. Various Administration officials have come out calling this idea ‘utter garbage’. So tired of this kind of politics.
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)
distribute Kleenex (5,6)
Rebus…
Can you figure
out what this means?
Lifestyle Substance…
Do you remember this?
Read This Headline Carefully!!
Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
Do you know what this word means?
What
is this not so common name of a common object?
Zarf
Gorilla:
Great Scenes in Musical Movie
History…:
The Cell Block Tango…Chicago (2002)
Harper’s Index…
Portion of Black Americans households that have no assets other than a car: 1/4
Unusal Fact of the Day…
In 1981, Deborah Ann Fountain (Miss New York) became the first Miss America pageant participant disqualified for "illegal use of padding" during the swimsuit competition.Found on You Tube…
Joke-of-the-day…
A guy coming out of the gym tells his friend; “I just lost 10 pounds!” His friend says; “Turn around; I think I found them!”
Rules of Thumb…
Easy
shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
WINNING AT CHESS…Play the French Defense against an elderly opponent. You will baffle his cut-and-slash method of play.
Yeah, It Really Happened…
CANTON, Ohio - A 102-year-old woman who brought her 1930 Packard 740 Roadster to an Ohio car show said she still changes her own oil and spark plugs. Margaret Dunning of Plymouth, Mich., said at the 18th annual Glenmoor Gathering of Significant Automobiles at Glenmoor Country Club in Canton the car was in rough shape when she bought it in 1949 but it has since been restored with four upholstery jobs and 22 coats of hand-rubbed lacquer, the Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal reported Monday. Dunning said she still often finds herself crawling under the car, which was the first vehicle to ever receive a 100-point score by the Classic Car Club of America, with a funnel and an oil pan. "I love the old cars," she said. "I love the smell of gasoline. It runs in my veins." "The lines of a Packard car are very artistic as far as I'm concerned. My family drove Packards, and I was very proud of the fact. I guess I got indoctrinated," she said. Dunning, who has been driving since she was 8 years old and was about 20 when her Packard rolled off the assembly line, said motoring in her everyday car, a 2003 Cadillac, sometimes gets her in trouble for speeding. "I have lead in my feet," she quipped. "It disturbs the policemen very badly, but it doesn't bother me at all."
Somewhat Useless Information…
- Stanley Kunitz, Billy Collins, Louise Gluck, Ted Kooser, and Donald Hall are the men and women who have held the position of U.S. Poet Laureate since the year 2000.
- While the title of the Lydia Child poem "The Boy's Thanksgiving Day" might not ring a bell, it's very likely the work's opening line will: "Over the river and through the woods/to grandmother's house we go..."
- Nipsey Russell was referred to as "The Poet Laureate of Television." The game show regular was known for his witty four-line verses. He said writing them was easy; he began with the punch line and went backward from there.
- The Book of Counted Sorrows is a poetry collection that Dean Koontz regularly refers to in his novels. This book didn't exist until 2003 when, after thousands of requests from readers, he published it in a limited edition.
- Haiku is old, but not as ancient as you might think. While much of Japan's culture and tradition can be traced back as much as 2,500 years, five/seven/five-syllable haiku poetry only dates back to the fifteenth century.
- Oddly, syphilis got its name from a poem. In 1530, physician Girolamo Fracastoro wrote a poem titled "Syphilis" about a young shepherd who was the first person afflicted with the disease, and the title became the common name for the STD.
Calendar Information…
Happening This Week:
15-22: National Singles Week / Pollution
Prevention Week / Build A Better Image Week / Deaf Awareness Week / National Clean Hands Week / National
Farm & Ranch Safety and Health Week / Prostate Cancer Awareness Week / Substitute
Teacher Appreciation Week / Tolkien Week / Turn Off Week / Balance
Awareness Week / Constitution Week / National Love Your Files Week
Today Is…
International Banana Festival
National POW/MIA Recognition Day
World's Alzheimer's Day
World Gratitude Day
UN International Day of Peace
~Armenia: Independence Day (1991 from USSR)
~Belize: Independence Day (1981 from UK)
~Malta: Independence Day (1964 from UK)
~Belize: Independence Day (1981 from UK)
~Malta: Independence Day (1964 from UK)
Today’s Events Through History…
2000’s
2004
- Construction of the Burj Dubai starts
2003 - Galileo
mission terminated by sending the probe into Jupiter's atmosphere,
where it is
crushed by the pressure at the lower altitudes
1900’s
1973 - Jackson
Pollocks painting "Blue Poles" sold for $2,000,000
1965
- Singapore admitted as a part of the United Nations
1957 - "Perry
Mason" with Raymond Burr premieres on CBS-TV
1949 - Chinese
Communist leaders proclaims People's Republic of China
1949
- Federal Republic of [West] Germany created under 3-power occupation
1948 - "Texaco
Star Theater" with Milton Berle premieres on NBC-TV
1930 - Johann
Ostermeyer patents flashbulb
1903 - 1st
cowboy film "Kit Carson," premieres in US
1800’s
1897 - NY
Sun runs famous "Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus," editorial
1895 - 1st
auto manufacturer opens-Duryea Motor Wagon Company
1814 - "Star
Spangled Banner" published as a poem
1700’s
1792 - 1st
French Republic forms
1776 - 5
days after British take NY, a ¼ of city burns down
1600’s
1677 - John
& Nicolaas van der Heyden patents fire extinguisher
1638 - The
Treaty of Hartford is signed. After losing their battle with the English, and
their Indians allies, the Pequots surrender. The surviving members of the tribe
are given as servants to the Indian allies of the English.
1300’s
1348 - Jews
in Zurich Switzerland are accused of poisoning wells
Today’s Birthdays…
In their 30’s
Nicole Richie, fashion designer, author,
actress, singer and TV personality will be 31
In their 40’s
Faith
Hill. country singer will be 45
Ricki Lake
, actress (Hairspray)/talk show host (Ricki) will be 44
Luke
Wilson, American actor is 41
In their 50’s
David James Elliott, Toronto, actor (Seinfeld,
Lt Harmon Rabb-Jag) is 52
Rob Morrow,
actor (Dr Fleishman-Northern Exposure) will be 50
In their 60’s
Fannie
Flagg, Birmingham Ala, actress/comediene (Candid Camera) is 68
Stephen
King, Portland, Maine, sci-fi/horror author (Carrie, Shining, Kujo) is 65
Bill
Murray, actor/comedian (Saturday Night Live, Ghostbusters) will
be 62
In their 80’s
Larry Hagman, Fort Worth Tx, TV actor (I Dream
of Jeannie, JR-Dallas) is 81
Remembered for
being born today
Dawn
Addams, Felixstown Engl, actress (Alan Young Show, Star Maidens) b. 1930
Maurice
Barrymore, Indian-born patriarch of the Barrymore family b. 1849
Henry
Gibson, Germantown Pa, comedian (Nashville, Laugh-In's poet) b. 1935
Allen
Lane, English publisher/founder (Penguin Books) b. 1902
Chuck
Jones, animator (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck) b. 1912
John
Loudon McAdam, created macadam road surface (asphalt) b. 1756
H. G.
Wells, Bromley, Kent, English writer (War of the Worlds, Kipps) b. 1866
Today’s Historical Obits…
Walter
Brennan, actor (Real McCoys) emphysema—1974--at 80
Beryl L.
Frazier, my mom—2008—at 89
Alice
Ghostley, American actress—2007—at 83
Rex
Humbard, American television evangelist—2007—at 88
Chief
Joseph (Hinmaton-yalatkit or Hein-mot too-ya-la-kekt)—in exile—1904—at 64
Walter
Scott, Scottish attorney/poet/writer (Ivanhoe)—failing health—1932—at 61
Jacqueline
Susann, author (Valley of the Dolls)--breast cancer—1974--at 53
Answers…
Do you know what
this word means?
The cardboard holder for a coffee cup that has no handle. The word comes from the Arabic for container or envelope, because the device (originally a metal holder for a handle-less glass) originated in the Middle East.
What is
the answer?
Issue tissue
Rebus
Look both ways before crossing the street
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 ☺
