1 Sep

 

 

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 36 Day 243 \ Ave. Sky Cover 5% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 80° \51° 
Wind 7mph \ Gusts 11mph  Air Quality Fair
High Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 28mi \ Nearest Lightning 348mi
Sep Averages for Flagstaff: 74° \ 42° (5days of moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

Monthly Observations

September in Navajo is Ripening of the Late Crops, Bini’ant’aatsoh
AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Month   Link
All American Breakfast Month Link
Attendance Awareness Month Link
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month
Atrial Fibrillation Month
Baby Safety Month Link
Backpack Safety America Month
Be Kind To Editors & Writers Month
Blood Cancer Awareness Month Link
Bourbon Heritage Month Link

Weekly Observations

Thru Sep.5 National Marina Days (From Memorial Day to Labor Day)  Link

Thru 9/6   Ride Sober or Get Pulled Over Link

Thru 9/1   World Water Week Link

Thru 9/11 US Open Tennis Championships

Thru 9/2 National Sweet Corn Week

1-4  Chuckwagon Races

1-7 International Enthusiasm Week National Nutrition Week (UNICEF-India) Link Self-University Week Link

1-5  Golden Onion Week

1-10  Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week

Daily Observations

Acne Positivity Day  Link
Building and Code Staff Appreciation Day 
Calendar Adjustment Day
Cherry Popover Day
Chicken Boy's Day
Emma Nutt Day
Gyro Day
International Day of Awareness for the Dolphins of Taiji Link
International Toy Testing Day
National No Rhyme (Nor Reason) Day
No Rhyme or Reason Day
Random Acts of Kindness Day or Be Kind Day  Link  
World Letter Writing Day 
World Letter Writing Day Link

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Another nice summer day. For some reason, my body decided today was a good day for my angioedema to flare up. I’m good but my upper lip is huge.

Jackson Mississippi, the state capital, has no running water. Same in the suburbs.  Citizens were boiling water before the recent floods. This is not a new problem…the water supply has been tenuous for the past 5 years. Poor leadership to blame.

The former Russian leader, Gorbachev, died yesterday at 91. He took over after the fall of the USSR. He was not a hero in Russia.

Border Patrol found $11.8 million in cocaine at a Tex-Mex border crossing. The cocaine was stuffed in packages of baby wipes.

A recent news story tells of a small plastic accessory that can turn a Glock pistol into a rapid firing machine gun. It can and is being easily made with 3D printers around the US. YouTube even has videos to show how to make them.

Favorite Memes

One Hit Wonders

  "Black Betty," Ram Jam (1977)

The original recording of "Black Betty" goes back to 1939, courtesy of renowned bluesman Huddie Ledbetter -- aka "Lead Belly." Manfred Mann had a version of the song in the early 1970s, but it was this short-lived New York City outfit that made it a hit while peaking at No. 18 on the Hot 100. Ram Jam's guitar-heavy take of this blues track is pure rock, with some pretty decent drum work to boot.

Historical Events

1661 – In the first official well-known Yacht Race, England’s King Charles lost to his brother, James.
1752 – “Proclaim LIBERTY throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof” The Liberty Bell was officially placed in the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall) in Philadelphia.
1799 – The Bank of Manhattan Company (now Chase Manhattan) opened in New York City.
1859 – The Carrington Event, a large solar flare (a coronal mass ejection – CME, solar superstorm) affected many of the (relatively few) electronics and telegraph lines on Earth.
1939 – Adolf Hitler signed an order to begin the systematic euthanasia of mentally ill and disabled people.
1948 – The United Nation’s World Health Organization was founded.
1952 – The Old Man and the Sea, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Ernest Hemingway, was first published.
1969 – Muammar el-Qaddafi overthrew King Idris, and founded the Libyan Arab Republic.
1972 – Bobby Fischer defeated Boris Spassky of the USSR. He was the first American to compete in the tournament.
1972 – Mark Spitz won his 4th and 5th Olympic Medals (he won 7 in total in the ’72 Olympics)
1979 – An LA Court ordered Clayton Moore to stop wearing Lone Ranger mask. The copyright owners did not want any association with him, although he used his fame as the Television face as the Lone Ranger as a positive example of what the Ranger (and Tonto) represented. He began wearing wrap-around shades instead
1983 – Korean Airlines flight 007 was shot down over the Soviet Union with 269 onboard.
1985 – The Titanic was discovered about 350 miles southeast on Newfoundland, Canada
1999 – The German government moved from Bonn to Berlin
2004 – The Beslan school siege began with armed terrorists taking schoolchildren and school staff hostage in North Ossetia, Russia. Three days later more than 385 people, including many of the children, were killed.

Birthdays Today

84 – Alan Dershowitz, American lawyer, and author
“Being offended by freedom of speech should never be regarded as a justification for violence.”– Alan Dershowitz
82 – Lily Tomlin, comedian, actor
76 – Barry Gibb, English singer-songwriter
@74 – Edgar Rice Burroughs, American author (d. 1950; heart attack)
“If I had followed my better judgment always, my life would have been a very dull one.”– Edgar Rice Burroughs
72 – ‘Doctor Phil’ McGraw, American psychologist, author, and talk show host
“You can’t change what you don’t acknowledge.”– Phil McGraw
65 – Gloria Estefan, Cuban-American singer-songwriter
@45 – Rocky Marciano, American boxer (d. 1969; plane crash)
“To win takes a complete commitment of mind and body. When you can’t make that commitment, they don’t call you a champion anymore.”– Rocky Marciano
@59 – Conway Twitty [Harold Lloyd Jenkins], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1993; aneurysm)
“Listen to advice, but follow your heart.”– Conway Twitty
28 – Betty Cantrell, Miss America 2016
26 – Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman, American actress
“I don’t mind if people look at me like I’m crazy. I’m just being me.”– Zendaya

 

31 Aug

 

 

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 36 Day 242 \ Ave. Sky Cover 5% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 82° \50° 
Wind 4mph \ Gusts 5mph  Air Quality Moderate
High Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 28mi \ Nearest Lightning 268mi
Aug Averages for Flagstaff: 79° \ 50° (9days of moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

Thru Sep.5 National Marina Days (From Memorial Day to Labor Day)  Link

18-9/6   Ride Sober or Get Pulled Over Link

23-9/1   World Water Week Link

25-31 Be Kind To Humankind Week

27-9/4 National Chuckwagon Races

29-9/11 US Open Tennis Championships

31-9/2 National Sweet Corn Week

Daily Observations

Diatomaceous Earth Day Link
Eat Outside Day
International Overdose Awareness Day Link
Love Litigating Lawyers Day
Matchmaker Day Link
South Carolina Day
Trail Mix Day
National Matchmaker Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

A nice warm summer day.

As my grandpa used to say: “I ‘et something that didn’t agree with me”. I’ve had a stomachache since last night. I stopped and got some Alka-Seltzer this morning. Feeling better.

One of the perks of my new ride is free car washes at the dealership. Since moisture is out of the picture this week, I stopped by and got a free car wash. The machine did a good job. All I had to do was wipe down the side mirrors.

Our elected people must do something about gun violence in every state in the union. Over the last weekend there were 180 Americans killed and 57 injured in numerous gun-violence incidents around our country. Freedom is not the freedom to kill or injure people. Mental health must be addressed when purchasing a gun, families and educational institutions must show that gun violence is not the answer to any situation. Our citizens should not have to be concerned about being shot while shopping at a grocery store or attending a concert, or sitting in a school or church.

Favorite Memes

One Hit Wonders

  "Afternoon Delight," Starland Vocal Band (1976)

No, this song has nothing to do with actual fireworks. In fact, the only thing memorable about this popular track other than its perfect harmonization is the suggestive sexual lyrics about looking forward to an afternoon romp. Thanks to this No. 1 hit, the band won Grammy Awards for Best Arrangement for Voices and Best New Artist. Most recently, the song's popularity was revived for its inclusion in popular films like Good Will Hunting and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, just to name a few.

Historical Events

1803 – Lewis and Clark started their expedition to the west by leaving Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1888 – Mary Ann Nichols was murdered; the first of Jack the Ripper’s confirmed victims.
1897 – Thomas Edison received his patent (# 589168) for his Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
1962 – Trinidad and Tobago became independent, within the British Commonwealth.
1980 – The Solidarity Movement began in Poland against the Soviet Union. It was led by Lech Walesa.
1997 – Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Fayed (with driver Henri Paul) died in a car crash in Paris.
2006 – Edvard Munch’s famous painting The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, was recovered in a raid by Norwegian police.

Birthdays Today

@95 – Helen Levitt, American photographer, and cinematographer (d. 2009)
83 – Jerry Allison, drummer [The Crickets]
@81 – Maria Montessori, Italian physician, and educator (d. 1952)
” Do not tell them how to do it. Show them how to do it and do not say a word. If you tell them, they will watch your lips move. If you show them, they will want to do it themselves.”– Maria Montessori
@79 – Arthur Godfrey, American radio, television host (d. 1983; lung cancer)
“It’s not an act, it’s just my way. “– Arthur Godfrey
@70 – Richard Basehart, American actor (d. 1984; strokes)
@78 – Buddy Hackett, American comedic actor (d. 2003; heart disease)
“As a child, my family’s menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it.”– Buddy Hackett
77 – Van Morrison, Northern Irish singer-songwriter
“Music is spiritual. The music business is not.– Van Morrison
@74 – James Coburn, American actor (d. 2002; heart attack)
“The first job I went out on in New York I got, and when I came back, the first job I went out on, I got.”– James Coburn
73 – Richard Gere, actor
64 – Julie Brown, American comedic actress
“I don’t just want to be successful I want to have fun”– Julie Brown
52 – Debbie Gibson, American singer-songwriter
51 – Chris Tucker, American comedian, and actor
“It takes intelligence to make real comedy, and it takes a reality base to create all that little stuff I like to do that makes you giggle inside.”– Chris Tucker
39 – Larry Fitzgerald, NFL
@28 – Caligula, Roman emperor (d. 41 AD; assassinated)

 

30 Aug

 

 
Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 36 Day 242 \ Ave. Sky Cover 10% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 82° \50° 
Wind 6mph \ Gusts 11mph  Air Quality Fair
High Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 28mi \ Nearest Lightning 326mi

Aug Averages for F

lagstaff: 79° \ 50° (9days of moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

Thru Sep.5 National Marina Days (From Memorial Day to Labor Day)  Link

18-9/6   Ride Sober or Get Pulled Over Link

23-9/1   World Water Week Link

25-31 Be Kind To Humankind Week

27-9/4 National Chuckwagon Races

29-9/11 US Open Tennis Championships

Daily Observations

Beach Day
Frankenstein Day
Grief Awareness Day
International Cabernet Sauvignon Day  Link
Internat’l Day of The Victims of Enforced Disappearances Link
International Whale Shark Day 
Marshmallow Toasting Day
National Grief Awareness Day  Link
National Holistic Pet Day
National Toasted Marshmallow Day  Link\

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Weather guy says the monsoon is taking a break until Sunday. It’s a nice day for sure.

Flooding is an international crisis. Some 3.3 million have been affected by flooding in Pakistan. This year’s weather is certainly different.

I went out to pick my CPAP supplies. Included was much needed head gear to hold the thing on my face.

I was excited about the scheduled Artemis launch to the moon. It got scrubbed.

My mail included my new title for my vehicle, and my new insurance cards…along with a bill. Now I’m just awaiting the license plate, so people won’t know I just got a new vehicle.

Favorite Memes

One Hit Wonders

  "The Hustle," Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony (1975)

McCoy was a celebrated figure during the disco era, but mostly as a songwriter, music arranger, and producer. However, his surprise 1975 hit "The Hustle," from the album Disco Baby, remains one of the most memorable songs from the era. The track, inspired by the popular disco dance move, topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart and even won the Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. McCoy had a few more singles that charted during his career as a recording artist, but nothing close to the prominence of "The Hustle."

Historical Events

70 – Titus ended the siege of Jerusalem after destroying The Second Temple.
1835 – Melbourne, Australia was founded.
1836 – The city of Houston, named after former General Sam Houston, was founded by Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen.
1945 – Hong Kong was liberated from Japan by the British Armed Forces.
1963 – The Moscow to Washington hotline between the leaders of the U.S.A. and the Soviet Union went into operation.
1967 – Thurgood Marshall was confirmed as the first African American Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
1983 – Lt. Col. Guion S. Bluford, JR was the first African American in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
1984 – The Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-41-D) takes off on its maiden voyage.
1993- David Letterman premiered his late-night talk show on CBS.
2003 – While being towed across the Barents Sea, the decommissioned Russian submarine K-159 sank, taking nine of her crew and 800 kg of spent nuclear fuel with her.

Birthdays Today

@94 – Shirley Booth [Marjory Ford], American actress (d. 1992)
92 – Warren Buffett, American businessman, and philanthropist
“Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”– Warren Buffett
@92 – Kitty Wells, American singer-songwriter (d. 2012)
@83 – Fred MacMurray, American actor (d. 1991)
@83 – Ted Williams, American baseball player (d. 2002)
@83 – Daryl Gates, created the D.A.R.E. Program (d. 2010)
@80 – Geoffrey Beene [Samuel Albert Bozeman Jr.], American fashion designer (d. 2004)
74 – Lewis Black, American comedian, and author
“It’s absolutely stupid that we live without an ozone layer. We have men, we’ve got rockets, we’ve got saran wrap – fix it!”– Lewis Black
@72 – Peggy Lipton, American model, actress (d. 2019; colon cancer)
@65 – John Phillips, American singer-songwriter (d. 2001; heart failure)
59 – Michael Chiklis, American actor
@53 – Mary Shelley, English novelist, playwright, Frankenstein (d. 1851; brain tumor)
“Live, and be happy, and make others so.”– Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
50 – Cameron Diaz, American actress
48 – Lisa Ling, American journalist, author
“Too often, we spend our days thinking about what we don’t have rather than what we do have. Be grateful every day.”– Lisa Ling
@42 – Huey Long, 40th Governor of Louisiana (d. 1935; assassinated)
33 – Bebe Rexha, American singer-songwriter