8 Aug

 

 
Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 33 Day 220 \ Ave. Sky Cover 80% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 75° \57° 
Wind 3mph \ Gusts 8mph  Air Quality Fair
Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 29mi \ Nearest Lightning 1mi
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

Daily Observations

Ashura
CBD Day
Digital Nomad Day
Dollar Day
Frozen Custard Day
Happiness Happens Day Link
International Cat Day  Link   Link
National Fried Chicken & Waffles Day Link 
Odie Day 
Odie Day (Garfield's pal)
The Date to Create
The Spirit of '45 Day: 14 Link  
Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Night
Wear Your Mothers Jewelry Day.

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

An unexpected stormy day. TV has interrupted with Flash Flood Warnings in many areas of Flagstaff for the last hour. Heavy rain is expected in all the burn areas leading to flooding. I’m OK but there has been lots of lightning and thunder all morning.

Albuquerque has had 4 Muslim men murdered in just a few weeks. Now they are saying the attacks may be connected. So sad. Locals have called in Feds to investigate.

China has decided sword rattling following Pelosi visit. Even Japan scrambled planes when ‘exercises’ came too close to Japan. China has stopped communicating with the US through normal channels. This is not a good sign.

Favorite Memes

 



 

 



 


One Hit Wonders

  The Lemon Pipers: 'Green Tambourine'

This psychedelic song featured lead singer Ivan Browne playing the title instrument, much to the delight of audiences. The pop band reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with this one-hit wonder in 1967. The Lemon Pipers went their separate ways in 1969.

Historical Events

1786 – Mont Blanc on the French/Italian border was climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard.
1786 – Coinage of US money was established by Congress
1876 – Thomas Edison received a patent (#180,857) for his mimeograph (Autographic Printing).
1962 – Sabado Gigante premiered on Chilean television. It concluded in 2015.
1963 – England’s Great Train Robbery, near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England, £2.6 million was stolen. They were later caught.
1969 – At a ‘zebra crossing’ in London, photographer Iain Macmillan took one of the most famous photographs of all time, the cover of the Beatles album, Abbey Road.
1974 – President Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announced his resignation from the office of the President of the United States, effective noon the next day.
1978 – featured the first appearance of “Odie” in the Garfield comic strip.
1989 – STS-28 Mission: Space Shuttle Columbia took off on a secret five-day military mission. It landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on August 13. That’s all we know.
1991 – The Warsaw Radio Mast was the world’s tallest structure until its collapse today. It was 2,120 feet tall and was built 1970-1974.

Birthdays Today

@91 – Dino De Laurentis, Italian actor, and producer (d. 2010)
@91 – Esther Williams, American swimmer, and actress (d. 2013)
@91 – Richard Anderson, American actor (d. 2017)
87 – Donald P. Bellisario, American director, producer,screenwriter
@85 – Mel Tillis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist (d. 2017)
85 – Dustin Hoffman, American actor
84 – Connie Stevens, American actress
75 – Larry Wilcox, American actor
73 – Keith Carradine, American actor
@71 – Bob Smith, American physician, co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous (d. 1950; cancer)
70 – Robin Quivers, American radio host/personality
@66 – Terry Nation, Welsh-American author, and screenwriter (d. 1997; emphysema)
46 – JC Chasez, American singer
40 – Roger Federer, tennis player
24 – Shawn Mendes, pop singer

 

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