Feb 1

 

Week: 6 Day: 32	Ave. Sky Cover:  35% Visibility: 10 miles
Local Temp:   50°\ 16° Wind: 13mph\ Gusts: 18mph	Moderate risk of fire Active fire: 619mi. \ Lightning: 887mi.
Feb Averages: 46°\19° (5 days w/moisture)

Today’s Quote

Monthly Observations

Adopt A Rescued Rabbit Month Link
African-American Cultural Heritage Month
AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
American Heart Month
An Affair To Remember Month  Link
Bake for Family Fun Month Link
Barley Month Link
Beat The Heat Month
Cricket World Cup (2/6-3/7)
Declutter For A Cause Month
Dog Training Education Month Link  Link

Weekly Observations

29-2/5	Cordova Ice Worm Days Link
30-2/5	Catholic Schools Week Meat Week National Anesthesiologists Week Link
1-7	African Heritage & Health Week Women's Heart Week World Interfaith Harmony Week

Daily Observations

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Ready for a new month. Tahiti just keeps getting closer.

I remember the breakup of the Beatles. 60 Minutes did a piece on Director Peter Jackson’s look at the history. Jackson reviewed hours and hours of footage of the lead up to the Rooftop Concert that ultimately was their last live performance. His movie certainly blew up many of the myths surrounding the breakup. Most interestingly to me was that it wasn’t Yoko who ended the Beatles and it wasn’t bickering either. I hope to see the entire movie now.

In local news: an empty Flagstaff Public School bus was stolen from the local Aquaplex. It was later found abandoned near Page, AZ…some 90 miles away. A possible thief has been arrested.

While picking up my CPAP supplies, I found that the local sleep clinic never sent an order for a new CPAP machine for me. According to the guy at the CPAP place, when the local hospital took over the private sleep clinic, all the doctors left. For the past few months, they keep getting unsigned orders from them that can’t be filled. They have called and faxed numerous times with no response. The only doctor they have lives out of state and never comes to Flagstaff. I came home and called. After listening to the menu, I left a message. Still awaiting a call back. Frustrated. 

Favorite Memes

 

A bit of Humor

Why did the man fall into the well?

Because he couldn't see that well.

Trivia

Q: What is the world's most expensive spice by weight?

 Q: TRUE OR FALSE - The US emergency hotline is 911 because of the September 11th terrorist attacks.

Q: What does the "G" mean in "G-Man"?

Q: TRUE OR FALSE - The sum of all the numbers on a roulette wheel is 666.

 

 

ANSWERS:

Answer 1: Saffron

Answer 2: FALSE In 1967, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) met with AT&T to establish such an emergency number. They wanted a number that was short and easy to remember. More importantly, they needed a unique number, and since 911 had never been designated for an office code, area code or service code, that was the number they chose.

Answer 3: Government

Answer 4: TRUE

Historical Events

W                 1790 – The United States Supreme Court held its first session.

W                 1887 – The area known as Hollywood was founded.

W                 1898 – Travelers Insurance issued the first automobile accident insurance.

W                 1942 – Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the US, began broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the Axis powers (later at the communist block).

W                 1960 – The Greensboro ‘Sit-In’ took place in North Carolina, protesting discrimination.

W                 1964 – Hasbro introduced the G.I. Joe action figure (retail price: $2.49)

W                 1982 – Late Night with David Letterman premiered on NBC.

W                 2004 – The Janet Jackson/Justin Timberlake Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show Wardrobe Malfunction controversy occurred.

Birthdays Today

85 – Garrett Morris, American actor, comedian

@85 – Ben Weider, co-founded the Internat’l Federation of Body Building & Fitness (d. 2008)

@84 – Don Everly, American singer-songwriter, guitarist (d. 2021)

@76 – Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (d. 2007; heart disease)

@74 – Sherman Hemsley, American actor and singer (d. 2012; lung disease)

@65 – Langston Hughes, American poet and playwright (d. 1967; prostate cancer)

@59 – Clark Gable, American actor (d. 1960; heart attacks)

@56 – Rick James, American singer-songwriter and producer (died in 2004)

54 – Lisa Marie Presley, American singer-songwriter and actress

54 – Pauly Shore, American comedian, actor

51 – Michael C. Hall, American actor

35 – Rhonda Rousey, American fighter athlete

@28 – Brandon Lee, American actor and martial artist (d. 1993; on set of The Crow)

28 – Harry Styles, English singer-songwriter

 

Jan 31

 

Week: 6 Day: 31	Ave. Sky Cover:  80% Visibility: 10 miles
Local Temp:   44°\ 18° Wind: 2mph\ Gusts: 4mph	Moderate risk of fire Active fire: 490mi. \ Lightning: 1873mi.
Jan Averages: 43°\17° (5 days w/moisture)

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

29-2/5	Cordova Ice Worm Days Link
30-2/5	Catholic Schools Week Meat Week National Anesthesiologists Week Link

Daily Observations

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Cloudy Sunday. Maybe some moisture.

Hard to believe: Donald Trump, Jr. took his 12-year-old son to Texas. While there they went to Jr.’s friend’s gun shop where the younger one built his own AK-15. Then they went to the Trump Rally where Jr. bragged about it.

Sen. Krystin Sinema, (D-AZ), has various approval ratings: For AZ Dems her approval rating in 8%, while AZ Republicans give her a 42% approval. Hmmm.

Saturday it was all over the news and sports channels that Tom Brady had retired. Later in the day his website stated it was premature and to wait for Tom to make a statement. Hard to believe with so many outlets reporting it.

Russia is having some naval war games. A group of Irish fisherman vowed to disrupt the games as it would effect their fishing. Russia moved away from the area and will do the games about 200 miles away from the planned site. Hmmm.

Favorite Memes

 

A bit of Humor

 Remember that joke I told you about the chiropractor? It was about a weak back.

Historical Events

    1865 – Congress passed the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America.

    1940 – Ida May Fuller received the first Social Security retirement check, in the amount of $22.54. She lived to 100 years old and collected a total of $22,888.

    1958 – The United States launched its first successful orbiting satellite, Explorer-I.

    1961 – The United States launched a 4-year-old male chimpanzee named Ham on a Mercury-Redstone 2 rocket into test suborbital flight. Ham landed safely about 17 minutes later.

    1992 – ABC Sportscaster Howard Cosell retired.

Birthdays Today

@97 – Carol Channing, American entertainer (d. 2019)

@84 – Norman Mailer, American journalist and author (d. 2007)

@78 – Garry Moore, American comedian, game show host (d. 1993; throat cancer)

75 – Nolan Ryan, American baseball player

@70 – Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (d. 2008; lung cancer)

@67 – Pearl Zane Grey, American author (d. 1939; heart failure)

66 – Johnny Rotten (John Joseph Lydon), English singer-songwriter

@53 – Jackie Robinson, baseball player (d.1972; heart attack)

52 – Minnie Driver, English actress

49 – Portia de Rossi, Australian-American actress

45 – Kerry Washington, American actress

41 – Justin Timberlake, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor

@31 – Franz Schubert, Austrian pianist, and composer (d. 1828; typhoid fever)

 

Jan 30

 

Week: 6 Day: 30	Ave. Sky Cover:  5% Visibility: 10 miles
Local Temp:   40°\ 33° Wind: 11mph\ Gusts: 19mph	Moderate risk of fire Active fire: 251mi. \ Lightning: 1612mi.
Jan Averages: 43°\17° (5 days w/moisture)

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

20-30	Sundance Film Festival
27-30	Angouleme International Comics Festival  Link
29-2/5	Cordova Ice Worm Days Link

Daily Observations

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

A nice winter day. Took a nice walk around the neighborhood.

As I was reading stats about Covid, happy that Coconino County, my home area, has the 3^rd highest vaccination rate in AZ.

I’m sure glad I’m not on the East Coast. That’s a lot of wind and a whole lot of snow.

SpaceX rocket should hit dark side of the moon soon. Should be interesting. Traveling at 5000mph on impact.

Tom Brady is retiring. WOW!  After 22 NFL seasons.

Favorite Memes

 

A bit of Humor

Why does Djokovic pay with American Express?

Because he has no Visa.

Trivia

Q: TRUE OR FALSE - A pasodoble is a type of Italian pasta sauce.

 

Q: When one is "envious", they are said to be what color?

 

Q: Who is the author of Jurrasic Park?

 

Q: What item is the werewolf most afraid of?

 

 

ANSWERS:

Answer 1: FALSE; it’s a Spanish Dance

Answer 2: Green

Answer 3: Michael Crichton

Answer 4: Silver

Historical Events

1806 – The original Lower Trenton Bridge ( the Trenton Makes the World Takes Bridge), spanning the Delaware River between Morrisville, Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey, was opened.

1948 – Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse.

1968 – The North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong began the Tet Offensive

1969 – The Beatles’ rooftop performance and recording for Let It Be took place at Apple Records.

1972 – Bloody Sunday: British paratroopers opened fire on anti-internment marchers in Derry, Northern Ireland, killing 14 people.

Birthdays Today

92 – Gene Hackman, American actor, and author

    @86 – Dick Martin, American comedic actor (d. 2008)

85 – Vanessa Redgrave, English actress

85 – Boris Spassky, Russian chess player

81 – Dick Cheney, American businessman, and politician

71 – Phil Collins, English drummer, singer-songwriter, producer, actor

64 – Brett Butler, American actress

    @63 – Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States (d. 1945; stroke)

48 – Christian Bale, Welsh actor

42 – Wilmer Valderrama, American actor