Dec 3

 

‘Tis the Season

FYI: Any Green text is a link. Click to check it out!

Dec 3, 2020  Week: 49 Day: 338     

Local:  H 36\ L 16°\Average Sky Cover: 5%

Wind:   12mph\Gusts:  18mph                       

Nearest lightning:  998mi.; Active fire:  59mi

High Risk of Fire          

Visibility:  10mi

Record: 67°[1977]   Record: -2°[1968]              

Nov Averages: 44°/\17° (5 days with moisture)

 

Today’s  Quote

When all else is lost, the future still remains.

Christian Nestell Bovee

 

Random Tidbits

The 3 films to win the most Oscars are Ben-Hur (1959), Titanic (1997), and The Lord of the Ring: The Return of the King (2003) with 11 Oscars each.

The Beatles album cover for HELP does not spell out HELP in flag semaphore. It is NUVJ because the photographer thought it looked better.

The term “junkie” comes from the fact that heroin users in the early 1900s would collect (often steal) and sell scrap metal to pay for their heroin.

The song Fly Me to the Moon was the first music ever played on the Moon, when Buzz Aldrin played it on a cassette tape.

 

A little humor

When you do squats, are your knees supposed to sound like a goat chewing on an aluminum can stuffed with celery?

Always and Never are two words to always remember never to use.

 

True Things

 Two men have been arrested on suspicion of conning an unnamed doctor in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh into paying $41,600 for an "Aladdin's lamp" that the sellers promised would bring him "wealth, health and good fortune." The two con artists even conspired to conjure a genie from the lamp, which turned out to be one of the men, to convince the doctor of its authenticity, the BBC reported. According to local police, the con men had duped other families in the same way.

 

Observations This Month

Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Spiritual Literacy Month
Universal Human Rights Month 
Link
Worldwide Food Service Safety Month
Youngsters on The Air Month 
 Link

 

Observations This Week

Cookie Cutter Week: 1-7 Link

Clerc-Gallaudet Week: 3-10

 

Observations for Today

Be A Blessing Day
E-Discovery Day
International Baboon Day  
Link
International Day of Persons With Disabilities

Let’s Hug Day
Make a Gift Day

Nat’l Green Bean Casserole Day

Nat’l Peppermint Latte Day

Nat’l Roof over Your Head Day
Nat’l Salesperson Day

 

My Rambling Thoughts

Cold night and chilly day. The wind makes a walk out of the question. Plenty to do around the house, so no big deal.

What’s the deal…way to many politicians (local and National) are closing down a variety of businesses (restaurants, gyms, bars, travel) and then the politicians are caught on camera doing the opposite of their declaration.  I was taught that what is good for the goose is good for the gander. Some of the politicians go so far as to say that they were tricked.

I am excited that the vaccine is coming soon and that the CDC guidelines on who should get it are out. My concern is that CDC guidelines are only that…guidelines. The state gets to decide what to do, and in the past few months, it is obvious that most states don’t follow the guidelines. Hoping for the best.

The Flagstaff City Council has passed an Affordable Housing Crisis resolution. Right now, our housing costs are 34% higher than the National Average and wages are much lower than the National Average. For decades we have had the moniker: Poverty with a View. The resolution lays out a 10-year plan to improve affordable housing availability.  I have heard this many times before, but this may actually get somewhere.  

 

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

First, think of the color of the clouds. Next, think of the color of snow. Now, think of the color of a bright full moon. Now answer quickly what do cows drink?

 

Historical Events

1818 – Illinois became the 21st US state.

1910 – The neon light was displayed for the first time at the Paris Motor Show at the Grand Palace. The lamp was developed by French inventor Georges Claude. Advertising neon signs started showing up in 1913, notably at the Paris Opera House. The most famous neon sign is probably the Las Vegas sign.

1919 – The Quebec Bridge over the Saint Lawrence River between Sainte-Foy (near Quebec City) and Lévis, Quebec opened.

1922 – The first public Technicolor motion picture film, The Toll of the Sea, was released at the Rialto Theatre, in New York City.

1947 – A Streetcar Named Desire opened on Broadway.

1960 – The musical Camelot debuted at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway.

1976 – An assassination attempt was made on Bob Marley. Shot twice, he quickly recovered.

1979 – Eleven people were killed in a stampede at Cincinnati’s Riverfront Coliseum prior to an appearance by The Who. “Festival Seating’ was pretty much to blame – thousands of people had ‘first come, first seated’ tickets, and a soundcheck made many think the concert had already begun.

1984 – The Bhopal-Union Carbide disaster in India killed over 4,000 people, and injured hundreds of thousands.

1992 – The Greek oil tanker the Aegean Sea, carrying 80,000 tons of crude oil, ran aground in a storm while approaching A Coruna, Spain, spilling most of the oil.

1997 – 121 countries signed the treaty prohibiting the manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel land mines in Ottawa, Canada. Notable exceptions were: The United States, the People’s Republic of China, and Russia.

1999 – The Mars Polar Lander crashed into the Martian surface.

2010 – The Black Swan was released in theaters.

2012 (Typhoon) At least 475 people were killed after Typhoon Bopha made landfall in the Philippines.

2015 US Defense Secretary Ash Carter announces all combat roles in US armed forced will be opened to women

2017 First pizza party in space held by astronauts of the International Space Station

2019 World leaders discussing US President Donald Trump in unflattering terms at NATO reception caught on camera and goes viral

 

Birthdays Today

@84 – Andy Williams, American singer (d. 2012)

83 – Bobby Allison, American race car driver

72 – Ozzy Osbourne, English singer-songwriter

@66 – Joseph Conrad [ Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski], Polish writer (d.1924; heart attack<?>)

60 – Daryl Hannah, American actress

60 – Julianne Moore, American Actress

55 – Katarina Witt, German figure skater

52 – Brendan Fraser, American actor

47 – Holly Marie Combs, American actress

 

Puzzle Answer

Water

Enjoy the Holiday

No comments:

Post a Comment

Followers

Total Pageviews

Blog Archive

About Me

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