15 Sep

 

 

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 38 Day 258 \ Ave. Sky Cover 5% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 70° \42° 
Wind 6mph \ Gusts 17mph  Air Quality Fair
Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 258mi \ Nearest Lightning 50mi
Sep Averages for Flagstaff: 74° \ 42° (5days of moisture)
 

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

11-17
Be A Mench Week
Direct Support Professional Recognition Week Link
International Housekeepers Week Link
National Assisted Living Week
National Security Officer Appreciation Week
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Link

12-17  
Line Dance Week

12-18  
National Chef Appreciation Week Link  
National NeoNatal Nurses Week Link

14-18
National Championship Air Races

15-21 
National Medicare Education Week Link

15-18 
Hummingbird Celebration Link

Daily Observations

Crème de Menthe Day
Felt Hat Day
Google.com Day
Greenpeace Day
International Day of Democracy
International Day of Listening  Link
International Dot Day Link  
LGBT Center Awareness Day
Linguine Day
Make a Hat Day
National 8-Track Tape Day Link Link 
National Cheese Toast Day  Link
National Neonatal Nurses Day Lin 
National On-line Learning Day  
National On-line Learning Day  Link
National Paw-Paw Day 
National Teach Ag Day Link 
Tackle Kids Cancer Day  
Tackle Kids Cancer Day  Link
World Lymphoma Awareness Day  Link

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Weatherman says the monsoon is taking a break today. I’ll just wait to see how accurate that really is.

As if there weren’t enough problems with the economy, now there may be a Railroad strike. Passenger trains from points east to LA have been cancelled. A strike will disrupt the supply chain for most goods we need. We can all expect higher prices on just about everything if the strike happens. The only bright side is that less train traffic, Flagstaff traffic delays will decrease. I hope they reach an agreement before the Friday deadline.

On the sport’s front: One guy owns the Phoenix Suns (NBA) and the Phoenix Mercury (WNBA). He has just been fined $10million and cannot be around either team for a year. The investigation found numerous examples of racism and misogyny over the past few years. Such a bad mark on both teams.

On Jan. 1, 2023, the minimum wage is Flagstaff will be $16.80/hr. Even that is not a living wage in our ‘poverty with a view’ town.

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Random trivia…

Food and Cooking

Cooking food with fire or heat is a uniquely human activity. Archeological evidence for cooking goes as far back as 1 million years ago.

Today, Americans spend about half the time cooking than they used to, even as recently as the mid-sixties. Americans spend more time watching other people on television cook than they do cooking themselves.

The industrial revolution transformed cooking forever. Food could be mass-produced, mass-marketed, and standardized.

The rise of fast food and the decline of cooking has undermined family dinners and increased obesity rates.

Consumers in America spend more money on food in restaurants than they do on food they can cook at home.   

Myth Buster

Nero sang while Rome burned

The fire of Rome, which broke out during the night of July 18 to 19 in the year 64, changed history. Rumors about Nero’s alleged responsibility spread to such an extent that they became truth. According to some historians of the time, the emperor was even seen in the Gardens of Maecenas, singing and playing the lyre while contemplating the sad spectacle. However, Nero himself probably lost several houses and many works of art, a catastrophe for this lover of beauty! He accused the Christians and sentenced several hundred of them to death. In all likelihood, the fire was accidental and spread rapidly, in part due to the buildings’ dilapidated condition and high winds.

Historical Events

1787, George Washington and 54 friends drank at his farewell dinner: 54 bottles of Madeira, 60 bottles of wine, 8 bottles of whiskey, 22 bottles of ale, 8 bottles of cider, 12 jugs of beer, and 7 bowls of punch (around $17,000 currently). It was a “going away party” before he went off for bigger and better things. Two days later he signed the Constitution.
1830 – The first National Convention for Blacks was held in Bethel Church, Philadelphia, PA.
1851 – Saint Joseph’s University is founded in Philadelphia.
September 15, 1892 Birthday (fictional) C. Montgomery Burns, The Simpsons
1949 – The Lone Ranger premiered on ABC-TV, starring Clayton Moore.
1963 – A church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, killed four young black girls. After decades of delay, Robert Chambliss, Herman Cash, Thomas Blanton, and Bobby Cherry were said to have been responsible for the crime.
1971 – Greenpeace was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1982 – USA Today began publication.
2004 – The National Hockey League lockout began, canceling the 2004-2005 season.

Birthdays Today

@96 – Fay Wray, Canadian-American actress, first Scream Queen (d. 2004)
@93 – Norm Crosby, American comedic actor (d. 2020)
@89 – Roy Acuff, American singer-songwriter, fiddler (d. 1992)
@88 – Jackie Cooper, American actor (d. 2011)
@87 – Julius ‘Nipsey’ Russell, American comedic actor (d. 2005)
“Pro and con are opposites, that fact is clearly seen. If progress means to move forward, then what does congress mean?”– Nipsey Russell
@85 – Agatha Christie, English crime novelist, short story writer, playwright (d. 1976)
“Nobody knows what another person is thinking. They may imagine they do, but they are nearly always wrong.”– Agatha Christie
76 – Tommy Lee Jones, American actor
76 – Oliver Stone, American director, screenwriter, producer
@72 – William Howard Taft, 27th President (d. 1930; heart disease)
@69 – Marco Polo, Venetian explorer (d. 1324)
@65 – Ettore Bugatti, Italian-French businessman, founded Bugatti (d. 1947)
61 – Dan Marino, American football player, and sportscaster
“The will to prepare, the guts to risk, and the desire to be the best. These are trademarks of champions.”– Dan Marino
38 – Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
“This is not just about women. We men need to recognize the part we play, too. Real men treat women with the dignity and respect they deserve.”– Prince Harry

 

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