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Local Temp:
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Low risk of fire Active fire: 254mi. \ Lightning: 1717mi.
Dec Averages: 43°\17° (5 days w/moisture)
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Daily Observations
Favorite Memes
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Have a laugh
Why is it
dark in Apple stores?
They don't
have Windows.
Arizona Trivia
The only place in the country
where mail is delivered by mule is the village of Supai, located at the bottom
of the Grand Canyon.
Located on Arizona's western
border, Parker Dam is the deepest dam in the world at 320 feet.
South Mountain Park/Preserve in
Phoenix is the largest municipal park in the country.
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating
Station, located about 55 miles west of Phoenix, generates more electricity
than any other U.S. power plant.
Oraibi, a Hopi village located in
Navajo County, Arizona, dates back to before A.D. 1200 and is reputed to be the
oldest continuously inhabited community in America.
My
Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
I’m back in
snowy Flagstaff. All good…we need the moisture.
My holiday
break was the best. Lots of time with my brother…and his wife. The weather was
great…most days were 85 and most nights were in the 60’s. When I arrived, there
were 20 workers finishing several projects. They have worked over 5 years on renovations
and are almost completed. A new wing has 3 guest rooms, each with its own stone
bathtub/shower in a huge bathroom. My room had a king size bed and a huge built-in
closet assembly, a writing desk, a that is one of Laura’s designs and two nightstands.
Christmas Eve we had turkey and all the sides with about 14 of their friends and
the big reveal of the newly completed living room. It has three 12’ glass
double doors that take one into the garden. Two full length couches, a huge
chaise, and a dining room table for 8 do not begin to fill the room. Laura
designed most of the furniture. Words and pictures can’t show the beauty.
We decorated
a small palm tree for Christmas on the front portico.
My flights
and shuttle went well. United does a great job. I got my Covid test at the
airport a day before my flight…about $20 and got the negative email about 30 minutes
after taking the test. The plane from Houston to Phx was delayed about an hour…the
QR code machine was down so all 100+ passengers had to line up for paper boarding
passes. Then at boarding they tore off the bar code. After we were all on board,
they had to hand enter the bar codes before the pilot could take off. Gotta
love technology.
I got bad news
on my phone when I got home. The head of our discussion group passed away just
before Christmas. Bill was in his late 70’s and got pneumonia. He was in Cuba
as a teenager and was involved with Che and Fidel. Then he became an American spy
of sorts. He was a leader in Flagstaff during the early AIDS work. Until COVID
came he was a reader for the blind at a local nonprofit. He had a great life
and will be missed.
Historical Events
1851 – The first American YMCA (Young
Men’s Christian Association) opened in Boston, Massachusetts.
1890 – The US Cavalry killed 146 Sioux at
Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota.
1916 – James Joyce’s book Portrait of the
Artist as a Young Man was published
Birthdays Today
83 – Jon Voight,
American actor
@80 – Mary Tyler
Moore, American actress (d. 2017)
75 – Marianne
Faithfull, English actress and singer
74 – Ted Danson,
American actor
@66 – Andrew
Johnson, 17th President (d. 1875)
62 – Paula
Poundstone, American comedian
@59 – Charles
Goodyear, American chemist, engineer (d. 1860)
49 – Jude Law,
English actor
42 – Diego Luna,
Mexican actor
