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Flagstaff Almanac: Day: 244 / Week: 36 
September Averages: 74° \ 42°
Today:
    Average Sky Cover: 0%
    H 79° L 54° Ave. humidity: 52%
    Wind: ave:   5mph; Gusts:  30mph 
    Average High: 77° Record High:  91° (1948)
    Average Low: 46° Record Low:  20° (1912)
           
Quote of the Day

Historical Highlights for Today
1535 - French navigator Jacques Cartier reaches Hochelaga (Montreal)
1752 - Liberty Bell arrives in Phila
1715 - King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years—longest of any major European monarch

1799 - Bank of Manhattan Company opens in NYC (forerunner to Chase Manhattan)
1807 - Aaron Burr acquitted of charges of plotting to set up an empire
1866 - Last Navaho chief Manuelito turns himself in at Fort Wingate
1914 - The last passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo.
1922 - NYC law requires all "pool" rooms to change name to "billiards"
1972 - Bobby Fischer (US) defeats Boris Spassky (USSR) for world chess title
1975 - Gunsmoke goes off the the air
1979 - LA Court orders Clayton Moore to stop wearing Lone Ranger mask
2004 - The Beslan school hostage crisis begins in the Russian town of Beslan in North Ossetia.

  Birthdays Today:   
How many can you identify? Answers in Birthday’s Today below
Returns tomorrow
My Rambling Thoughts   
Long weekend turned me very lazy. Some friends dropped by yesterday and we went to dinner. Thus no blog.
Today was watching some basketball and catching up on DVR shows. Nice weekend.

Game  Center (answers at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
One example of where you will find me,
Is many locations inside of one building.

When I'm new I'm remarkably plain,
But after first use, I'm never the same,
People clean me a lot, but I'm never like new,
The changes come off, but leave residue.

You will have seen me in your early years,
I'm definitely a tool for the eyes, not the ears,
But there is a sound that I can make,
To cause the strongest man to quake.

I feel I should give more of a clue,
But I don't want to make it too easy for you.

I may have bored you, or enthralled,
But can you tell me what I'm called?

Found on You Tube with some relevance to today
Returns tomorrow
OK Then…
 

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Paraphernalia 4 the Brain :     
Brain Facts…
Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
Computer Facts…
Steve Jobs never wrote a single line of programming code.
Flagstaff, AZ History…
From 1889: The value of sandstone blocks from our quarries is amply demonstrated by the great demand for heavy shipments to other parts of the country.
Fun Facts…
In 1961, the only surgeon in the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, Leonid Rogozov, removed his own inflamed appendix under local anesthesia.
Harper’s Index
Percentage change in the past decade in the number of US films and TV shows that featured an abortion-related plotline: +100
In the number of those plotlines that ended in an abortion: -14 
Language Facts…
The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
Rules of Thumb…   
FLYING PAST A THUNDERSTORM
If you're flying towards a stationary thunderstorm, pass it on the right - you'll get a tailwind.
Superstitions…
Many believe that if all of the candles on a birthday cake are blown out with one breath, while making a silent wish, the wish will come true.
Unusual Fact of the Day…
Hysteria was a once common medical diagnosis made when female patients complained of anxiety, insomnia, and a host of other symptoms. Remedies included the use of electric vibrators, or before they became available, vaginal massage (often by a male physician).

Joke-of-the-day
A pick pocket was pronounced guilty and sentenced to 8 months jail term with an option of $200 fine by the judge. His defense lawyer knowing that his client could not pay the fine, pleaded with the judge asking; “Your honor, my client can only afford $50, but if you allow him a few minutes in the crowd …
Yeah, It Really Happened
A gigantic alligator caught by a family in Alabama earlier this month has set a Safari Club International world record.
AL.com reports a pair of master measurers from Safari Club International examined the 1,000-pound alligator on Friday, determining a total length of 15-feet, 9-inches.
That's 13 inches longer than the organization's previous world record American alligator, which had been killed in Texas.
The Alabama alligator was caught by the Stokes family after battling with it for more than five hours. It was hooked in a creek about 80 miles west of Montgomery.

Somewhat Useless Information   
Barney & Smith, makers of Crayola, own the rights to Silly Putty and produce about 500 pounds of it every day.
Silly Putty comes in 16 different colors including glow-in-the-dark, glitter, and hot fluorescent colors. There's even Silly Putty that changes color depending on the temperature of your hands.
One of the original Silly Putty eggs is on display at the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of American History.
In 1968 Apollo 8 astronauts used a new adhesive to fasten down tools during their voyage into weightlessness: Silly Putty.
Over 300 million eggs have been sold since its inception in 1950-enough to form a ball of Silly Putty the size of a Goodyear blimp.
In 2001 Silly Putty was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame, taking its place beside such classics as G.I. Joe, Lincoln Logs, and Monopoly.


Check Your Calendar
Observances This Month:
AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Month
All American Breakfast Month 
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month
Atrial Fibrillation Month
Baby Safety Month 
Backpack Safety America Month
Be Kind To Editors & Writers Month
Bourbon Heritage Month 
Children’s' Good Manners Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month 
Cholesterol Education Month 
College Savings Month
Eat Chicken Month
Fall Hat Month
Go Wild During California Wild Rice Month 
Great American Low-Cholesterol, Low-fat Pizza Bake Month
Gynecology Cancer Awareness Month
Happy Cat Month
Hunger Action Month  
International  or National Guide Dogs Month   
International People Skills Month
International Self-Awareness Month
International Strategic Thinking Month
International Square Dancing Month
ITP Awareness Month 
Library Card Sign-up Month
(World) Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month 
National Recovery Month 
Million Minute Family Challenge (September-December)
Mold Awareness Month
National Campus Safety Awareness Month 
National Chicken Month 
National Child Awareness Month 
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month 
National Coupon Month
National DNA, Genomics & Stem Cell Education Month
National Fruit and Veggies Month 
National Head Lice Prevention Month
National Home Furnishings Month
National Honey Month
National Infant Mortality Awareness Month 
National ITP Awareness Month 
National Mushroom Month 
National Organic Harvest Month 
National Osteopathic Medicine Month 
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month 
National Pet Memorial Month 
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
National Prime Beef Month 
National Prosper Where You Are Planted Month
National Recovery Month
National Save A Tiger Month 
National Sewing Month  
National Service Dog Month
National Sickle Cell Month  
 Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month 
National Pediculosis (Head Lice)  Prevention Month 
National Piano Month 
National Preparedness Month
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 
National Rice Month
National Shake Month (Ice Cream)
National Skin Care Awareness Month
National Wilderness Month
One-on-One Month
Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month 
Pleasure Your Mate Month
Save The Koala Month 
Sea Cadet Month
Self Improvement Month 
September Is Healthy Aging Month
Shameless Promotion Month
Sports and Home Eye Health & Safety Month
Subliminal Communications Month
Superior Relationships Month
Update Your Resume Month
Whole Grains Month
Women's Friendship Month
World Alzheimer's Month 
World Animal Remembrance Month


Observances This Week:
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International Enthusiasm Week
National Nutrition Week

National Payroll Week
National Waffle Week
Self-University Week 


Today Is  
Building and Code Staff Appreciation Day 
Calendar Adjustment Day
Chicken Boy's Day
Emma M. Nutt Day
Great Bathtub Race 
International Day of Awareness for the Dolphins of Taiji 
Labor Day
National No Rhyme (Nor Reason) Day
Save Japan's Dolphins Day
Toy Tips Executive Toy Test Day

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Constitution Day (Slovakia-1993)
Independence Day (Uzbekistan-1991-from USSR)

Revolution Day (Libya-1969)
                                                            
            Today’s Events through History  
1938 - Benito Mussolini cancels civil rights of Italian Jews
1939 - Hitler orders extermination of mentally ill

Birthday’s Today                                                        
George Maharis, actor (Buz-Route 66, Most Deadly Game) is 86
Alan Dershowitz, NYC, attorney (Claus Von Bulow, OJ Simpson) is 75
Lily Tomlin, Detroit, comedienne/actress is 75
Barry Gibb, Manchester England, guitarist/singer (Bee Gees) is 68
Gloria Estefan, [Fajardo], Havana, singer is 57
Scott Speedman, English-born actor is 39

Remembered for being born today
Elizabeth Harrison, US, educator (Natl Congress of Parents & Teachers) (1849-1927)
Edgar Rice Burroughs, US, sci-fi author (Tarzan of Apes, Mars Saga) (1875-1950)
Yvonne DeCarlo, Canadian actress (Lily-Munsters) (1922-2007)
Rocky Marciano, heavyweight champion boxer  (1923-1969)
"Boxcar" Willie, singer (1931-1999)
Ann Richards, (Gov-D-Tx) (1931-2006)
Conway Twitty, [Harold Jenkins], country singer (Hello Darlin') (1931-1993)

Historical Obits Today                                                           
Hal David, American Lyricist, 2012, @91
Louis XIV, the sun king of France (1643-1715), 1715, @76
Ethel Waters, actress (Beulah)/singer (Stormy Weather), 1977 @76
Henry "Scoop" Jackson, (Sen-D-Wash), 1983 @71
William Clark, 2nd lt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, 1838 @68
Samuel Coleridge Taylor, African-British composer, 1912, @37



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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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I retired in '06--at the ripe old age of 57. I enjoy blogging, photography, traveling, and living life to it's fullest.