Aug 12

 

Aug 12, 2021 Week: 33 Day: 224
Ave. Sky Cover:  25%\Visibility: 10 miles
Local Temp:   80°\ 52° Wind: 5mph\ Gusts: 6mph
Low risk of fire Active fire: 287mi. \ Lightning: 62mi.
Aug Averages: 79°\50° (9 days w/moisture) 

Today’s Quote

  

 

Weekly Observations

 

National Environmental Services Week: Link

2-20 

Sturgis Rally: Link 

6-15 

National Motorcycle Week Link 
Feeding Pets of the Homeless Week
Link  Link  
National Resurrect Romance Week

Weird Contest Week

 

8-14 

Safe and Sound Week Link

US Amateur Golf Week

9-15 

Numismatic Week (World's Fair of Money)

10-14

Elvis Week Link

11-17 

National Hobo Week Link

12-15 

 

Daily Oberservations

 

 

Julienne Fries Day

Middle Child Day

Toasted Almond Bar Day

Vinyl Record Day

 

 

 

Favorite Memes

 

 





 


 

 

 

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

 

Look like more monsoon rain today…happy camper.

School starts today in Flagstaff. Last night about 6p the local board issued a mask mandate until at least Sept. 29, when the board will review local conditions. This is in defiance of our Governor’s order. Oh well, all I can say is TGIR.

Our mayor announced more Olympic news: 103 of the athletes who competed in Tokyo had trained in Flagstaff prior to the Olympics. They participated in 139 medal events. They brought home 33 Olympic medals. That is as many medals as France won. Proud local. I’m pretty sure that Colorado Springs has even better numbers., but Flagstaff does not have an Olympic training center like the Springs.

It is discouraging that another political figure had to resign for accusations of misconduct. It seems that in 2021 this should not be happening. Why are politicians allowed so many passes until the numbers are so high? On another note: it seems that Chris Cuomo, the Governor’s brother, is also in hot water for helping his brother with statements while also doing his CNN program. I hope Chris Cuomo makes it through this; I enjoy his nightly commentary.

So a big part of the infrastructure bill is moving along. It is long, it is complicated, and I hope that it provides all Americans with a better standard of living.

 

Historical Events

 

1492 – Christopher Columbus arrived in the Canary Islands on his first voyage to the New World.

1658 1st American police force forms (New Amsterdam)

1833 The town of Chicago is incorporated (population 350)

1865 – Joseph Lister, British surgeon, and scientist, performed the first antiseptic surgery.

1877 Thomas Edison completes 1st model for the phonograph, a device that recorded sound onto tinfoil cylinders

1922 Dedication of Frederick Douglass' home in Washington, D.C. as national shrine

1930 Clarence Birdseye is granted a patent for method for quick freezing food (patent US 1773079 A)

1952 – Thirteen Jewish writers associated with the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee (JAC) were executed under orders from Joseph Stalin.

1953 The detonation of RDS-6s showed that the Soviet Union had created their own nuclear weapons.

2013 James "Whitey" Bulger, American organized crime boss is found guilty on 31 of 32 racketeering and firearms counts, and is found to have been involved in 11 murders

2017 US President Donald Trump at a press conference at Trump Tower says “there is blame on both sides” in reference to violence in Charlottesville, provoking widespread condemnation

 

Birthdays Today

 

91 – George Soros, Hungarian-American businessman and investor

@80 – Porter Wagoner, singer-songwriter. guitarist (d. 2007)

@78 – Norris McWhirter, Scottish publisher, activist co-founded the Guinness World Records (d. 2004; heart attack)

@76 – Buck Owens, singer-songwriter, guitarist (d. 2006; heart attack)

@77 – Cecil B. DeMille, director, producer (d. 1959; heart attacks)

72 – Mark Knopfler, Scottish-English singer-songwriter, guitarist [Dire Straits]

@50 – Ross McWhirter, Scottish publisher, activist, co-founded the Guinness World Records (d. 1975; assassinated)

 

 

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