10 Aug

 

 
Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 33 Day 222 \ Ave. Sky Cover 10% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 79° \56° 
Wind 7mph \ Gusts 12mph  Air Quality Fair
Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 28mi \ Nearest Lightning 16mi
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

5-14 
Sturgis Rally Link
Twins Day  Link   

7-13
Assistance Dog Week  Link Link
Knights of Columbus Family Week 
National Button Week Link  
National Farmers' Market Week  Link 
National Health Center Week Link  
International Psychic Week  Link 
Stop on Red Week Link

8-14  
World Karaoke Championships Link

9-16 
Elvis Week Link

Daily Observations

Lazy Day
S’mores Day
National Duran Duran Appreciation Day
National Shapewear Day Link
Paul Bunyan Day Link Link  (Also Feb. 12)
Skyscraper Appreciation Day  Link
Smithsonian Day
S'mores Day Link
World Lion Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Another nice summer day.

Looking for a vehicle after Covid is much more than I expected. Checked a few more car dealers today. None available, some coming in by early Sept. Everybody has ‘slightly’ used cars [2020-2021] with low mileage, selling for prices as if they were brand new.

The killing of 4 Muslims in Albuquerque this summer has the city on edge. Now the city is offering to bring meals to Muslims who are afraid to leave their homes. So sad.

Trump’s Mar-A-Lago residence had an FBI raid yesterday, while Donald and the family were in NYC. They took at least 15 boxes that Trump had removed from the White House. The FBI had about 30 agents enter the vacant house. Since this the first time a former President’s residence has been ‘raided’, I hope they find something worthwhile. Trump is playing the victim card. Not surprised.

Favorite Memes


 

 

 


 

One Hit Wonders

 Barry McGuire: 'Eve of Destruction'

This protest song was performed by folk singer Barry McGuire and released in 1965. It was written by a 19-year-old named P.F. Sloan who would go on to write songs for major bands like the Turtles and Herman’s Hermits. Several other artists have recorded “Eve of Destruction,” including Bob Dylan.

Historical Events

1675 – The foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London, England was laid.
1846 – The Smithsonian Institution was founded.
1873 – Louvre Museum opened in France.
1941 – The Mount Rushmore Memorial was dedicated.
1945 – Japan surrendered to the Allied Powers, effectively ending World War II.
1948 – Candid Camera, considered by many to be the first reality tv show, debuted on ABC.
1949 – The US Department of War was replaced with the United States Department of Defense.
1966 – The US Treasury Department discontinued printing the $2 bill due to a lack of demand.
1971 – The Society for American Baseball Research is founded in Cooperstown, New York.
1981- Pete Rose broke Stan Musial’s NL record by getting hit number 3,631.
1985 – Michael Jackson paid $47.5 million for ATV Music, a catalog of the Beatles’ songs, which included 251 songs written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, beating Paul McCartney’s offer.
1995 In the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were indicted for the bombing. Michael Fortier pled guilty in a plea bargain for his testimony.

Birthdays Today

@90 – Herbert Hoover, American politician, 31st President (d. 1964)
@82 – Eddie Fisher, American singer, and actor (d. 2010)
@82 – Tom Laughlin, American actor, director, producer, [Billy Jack] (d. 2013)
@81 – Jack Haley, American actor, and singer (d. 1979)
@81 – Jimmy Dean, American singer, , founder of Jimmy Dean Food Co. (d. 2010)
@78 – Charles Darrow, American game designer, created Monopoly (d. 1967)
75 – Ian Anderson, Scottish-English singer-songwriter [Jethro Tull]
63 – Rosanna Arquette, American actress
62 – Antonio Banderas, Spanish actor
60 – Suzanne Collins, American author
@58 – William Willett, founded British Summer Time (d. 1915; influenza)
51 – Justin Theroux, American actor
50 – Angie Harmon, American actress
32 – Lucas Till, Actor
25 – Kylie Jenner, American television personality

 

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