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Flagstaff Almanac: Week: 01/ Day: 5
Today: H 36°…L -1°
Averages: H 42° L 17° Records: H 64°(1927)…L -22°(1971)
Wind: ave: 7mph; Gusts: 8mph ave. humidity: 49%
Quote of the Day:
Today’s Historical Highlights:
"Bozo the Clown" live children's
show premieres on TV—1959
1st US school of librarianship opens at
Columbia University—1887
Davy Crockett arrives in Texas, just in time
for the Alamo—1836
Eisenhower asks Congress to send troops to the
Mid East—1957
Fox Studios exhibits Movietone—1927
Kiowa Indians record this as the night the
stars fell—1934
Pres Nixon signs a bill for NASA to begin
research on manned shuttle—1972
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How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays
Free Rambling Thoughts:
Thankfully the wind died down, meaning our cold was now bearable. Vacation time for educators is almost over, and several people stopped by today…good to see them all. Amazing how we have good conversations after all these years of retirement for me. Also nice to hear that things were better when I was there. Good to be remembered with good thoughts. A few other friends called from the rez and will be stopping by before I leave.Gotta start getting ready for my trip next week. Just seems to be coming too fast. Still need to make shuttle reservations and motel reservations in Houston…will do that tomorrow.
Game
Center: (answers at the end of post)
Hidden Countries
Find two countries in the sentence
Such a display could be either really grand or rather disappointing.
Lifestyle
Substance:
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today:
Ok, then?
Read This Carefully!!
On a Septic Tank Truck: Yesterday's Meals on Wheels
Picture of the Day:
Bet You Didn’t Know…from History Channel
President Rutherford B. Hayes had the first telephone set up in the White House in 1877. It wasn’t until 1929 that Herbert Hoover installed the first phone in the Oval Office.
Harper’s Index:
Estimated number of deaths caused by physical inactivity each year: 5,300,000
Unusual Fact of the Day:
Henri Breault, a pediatrician from Windsor, Ontario, invented the child-resistant medicine cap in 1967.Joke-of-the-day:
Q: What is the height of stupidity? A: 2 men sitting on a motorcycle & fighting for a window seat
Rules of Thumb:
Easy
shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
ENTERING THE GROUND CUSHION
The ground cushion is an invisible area near the runway where the interaction between the airplane's wing and the ground cause changes in an airplane's flight characteristics. Measured scientifically, the height of the ground cushion is about equal to the wingspan of the airplane. A pilot, however, will notice the effects at an altitude half the wingspan of the airplane.
Yeah, It Really Happened
PALMETTO, Fla. - A 50-year-old Florida woman was locked up this weekend after allegedly beating up her younger boyfriend due to unsatisfying sex. Jennie Scott was booked into Manatee County jail on a misdemeanor battery charge for allegedly whacking Jilberto Deleon, 32, with a stick and threatening to upgrade her weapon of choice to a pipe wrench, The Smoking Gun website reported.The arrest report indicated Scott became enraged when her paramour wrapped up his part of the tryst first and then decided to call it quits. A witness called the sheriff's department after seeing Scott on top of Deleon "punching and scratching" him. Scott refused to go quietly and police told her she would be maced if she didn't stop kicking at the patrol car window. Investigators concluded alcohol played a significant role in the fracas, The South Florida Sun Sentinel reported.
Somewhat Useless Information
- Billiards evolved from a lawn game similar to croquet played sometime during the 15th century in Northern Europe (probably in France).
- The term "poolroom" now means a place where billiards is played, but in the 19th century a poolroom was a betting parlor for horse racing. Billiard tables were installed so patrons could pass the time between races. The game of billiards and the poolroom became connected in the public's mind. Today, the two terms are used interchangeably.
- The term "scratch," as applied to a pocketing of the cue ball, was derived from the penalty assessed for such a foul. In pool's early days, the score was often kept on a chalkboard. When a player pocketed the cue ball, his opponent "scratched" a point off the shooter's score.
- In 1765 A.D., the first billiard room was built in England. Played there was One-Pocket, which was a table with one pocket and four balls.
- The word "cue" is derived from the French queue, meaning tail. Before the cue stick was designed, billiards was played with a mace. The mace consisted of a curved wooden (or metal) head used to push the ball forward, attached to a narrow handle. Since the bulkiness of the mace head made shots along the rail difficult, it was often turned around and the "tail" end was used. Players eventually realized this method was far more effective, and the cue as a separate instrument grew out of the mace's tail.
- Tables originally had flat vertical walls for rails and their only function was to keep the balls from falling off. They resembled riverbanks and even used to be called "banks." Players discovered that balls could bounce off the rails and began deliberately aiming at them. Thus a "bank shot" is one in which a ball is made to rebound from a cushion as part of the shot.
Calendar Information
Happening This Week:
1-7
New Year's Resolutions Week
Celebration of Life Week
Diet Resolution Week
Silent Record Week
2-8
Someday We'll Laugh About This Week
3-7
Women's Self Empowerment Week
5-8
Elvis' Birthday Celebration Week
Today Is
Bean Day
Bird Day
Twelfth Night
Today’s Events through History
1st Swedenborgian temple in US holds 1st
service, Baltimore—1800
Cambodia is renamed "Democratic Kampuchea"—1976
Eris, the largest known dwarf planet in the
solar system, is discovered—2005
Ice storm knocks out electricity in Quebec
& Ontario—1998
National Association of Audubon Society
incorporates—1905
Sacajawea tells Lewis and Clark she wants to
see a dead whale washed up
on the beach in Oregon—1806
Sudden extreme cold kills 1000s of Europeans— 1709
Today’s Birthdays
In their 80’s
Robert Duvall, actor (Great Santini, Taxi
Driver) is 82
Chuck Noll, Cleveland, NFL coach (Pittsburgh
Steelers) is 81
In their 70’s
Charlie Rose, Henderson NC, newscaster is 71
In their 60’s
Diane Keaton, actress (Annie Hall, Little
Drummer Girl) is 67
Ted Lange, Oakland California, actor
(Isaac-Love Boat) is 65
In their 40’s
Marilyn Manson [Brian Hugh Warner],
singer/musician is 44
In their 30’s
Bradley Cooper, actor [The
Hangover] is 38
January Jones, American actress is 35
Remembered for being born today
Konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor
of Germany (1876-1967)
Jeane Dixon [Lydia Emma Pincke], American
astrologer (1904-1997)
Zebulon Montgomery Pike, explorer (Pike's Peak)
(1779-dies in battle-1813)
George Reeves, [George Lescher Bessolo], actor
(Superman, Gone With the Wind) (1914-suicide-1959)
Jane Wyman, actress (Magnificent Obsession)
and 1st Mrs Ronald Reagan (1917-2007)
Today’s Historical Obits
Sonny Bono, (Rep-R-Ca)/singer (Sonny &
Cher)—skiing—1998—at 62
George Washington Carver, famous black
scientist—1943—at 79
Jean Chardin, French explorer—17133at 70
Calvin Coolidge, 30th President—heart attack—1933—at
60
Amelia Earhart, American aviator—declared dead—1939—at
39
"Pistol Pete" Mavarich, NBAer
(Atlanta)— heart attack—1988—at 40
Answer: Hidden Countries
SuCH A Display could be either really grAND OR RAther disappointing.
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 §
