16 Sep

 

 

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 38 Day 259 \ Ave. Sky Cover 20% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 74° \40° 
Wind 5mph \ Gusts 12mph  Air Quality Fair
Low Moderate High Extreme Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 241mi \ Nearest Lightning 251mi
Sep Averages for Flagstaff: 74° \ 42° (5days of moisture)
 

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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

14-18  
National Guitar Flat-Picking Days Link

16-18 
Clean Up The World Weekend  Link 

16-25
National Ballroom Dance Week  Link

Daily Observations

American Legion Day
Anne Dudley Bradstreet Day
Collect Rocks Day
Constitution Day/Pledge Across America  
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
International Grenache Day   Link
Mayflower Day
National Concussion Awareness Day Link  
National Guacamole Day
National POW/MIA Recognition Day Link
National Tatoo Story Day  (Originator is NBC's "Blindspot")
National Tradesmen Day 
Play-Doh Day
Stay Away From Seattle Day Link
Step Family Day
Trail of Tears Commemoration Day
Working Parents Day
World Play-Doh Day 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Monsoon still on vacation somewhere. Nice day.

Bill Richardson, former Ambassador and former NM Governor, is heading to Russia. He is hoping to get the release/trade of two Americans. He has done it before with great success. I sure hope he succeeds.

I took Civics in high school. Miss Ruth Steinmeier was our teacher. She was old…probably at least 50. She was still able to teach us a whole lot about our government. I am amazed at the number of politically active Trump Republicans who know very little about how our government really works. The pillow guy is screaming that the FBI stole his phone. No, they had a warrant that was issued by a judge, who believed that the FBI had probable cause. Trump keeps saying his home invaded by FBI. No, they too had a warrant. It seems to me that each person who works in politics should be required to take Miss Steinmeier’s 9th grade Civics class and pass her tests before they start their job. I also remember hearing ‘ignorance is no excuse’ when you break a law.

King Charles III and I are the same age. I’m sure glad it is him and not me in his new role. I can’t imagine how difficult it would be to be prepped for a job my entire life and then taking that job after I retired.

I talked to Mary yesterday. She and Mike have been busy preparing their rest area for an ultra-Marathon from near the peaks in Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon…some 70 miles. They have worked that station for the past 12 years. There are runners from around the world doing this crazy race. Mike is busy so she and I were meeting for lunch today. She is usually a few minutes late, but when she was 10 minutes late, I called her. She had forgotten and had just finished lunch at home. No big problem…just a sign that busy old-er people sometimes forget.  

Looks like the Railroad union and owners have reached a compromise. Let’s hope so.

Favorite Memes

 


 

 


 

Random trivia…

Food and Cooking

A chef's hat is officially called a toque, which is Arabic for hat.

The largest item ever found on a menu is stuffed camel. A whole camel is stuffed with a couple of lambs, 20 whole chickens, and 60 eggs, just to name a few ingredients.

French cuisine, or fine dining, emerged after the French Revolution. After the conflict, chefs who had worked for the nobility lost their jobs, so they opened their own restaurants for the masses.   

Myth Buster

Magellan circled the globe

Magellan was indeed the first to undertake a voyage around the world. The Portuguese sailor headed west in 1519 with the blessing of the King of Spain, convinced he would find a strait that would serve as a new route to India and Indonesia. Plagued by famine, scurvy, and numerous mutinies, the five-ship expedition was not easy. One boat was destroyed, while another turned back. Magellan was finally killed by a poisoned arrow in the Philippines on April 27, 1521. What remained of the crew continued to sail the last ship in good condition, returning to Spain in September 1522.

Historical Events

1630 – The Massachusetts village of Shawmut ["canoe landing place";Algonquian word Mashauwomuk ] changed its name to Boston [after a town in England].
1830 – Oliver Wendell Holmes published ‘Old Ironsides’.
1872 – The Great Seal of the United States was used for the first time.
1908 – General Motors was founded.
1953 – 20th Century-Fox released The Robe, using its new wide-screen stereophonic film process.
1964 – Shindig (a pop music show) premiered on ABC.
1974 – President Ford announced a conditional amnesty for Vietnam War deserters and draft evaders.
1992 – FCC voted to allow competition for local phone service.

Birthdays Today

@89 – Lauren Bacall, American actress (d. 2014)
“I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.”– Lauren Bacall
@89 – B.B. King, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015)
“The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.”– B. B. King
@83 – Peter Falk, American actor (d. 2011)
@78 – H.A. Rey, American author, and illustrator, co-created Curious George (d. 1977)
@74 – Charlie Byrd, American singer, and guitarist (d. 1999; lung cancer)
73 – Ed Begley Jr., American actor
70 – Mickey Rourke, American actor
“I don’t mind getting punched in the nose by a guy standing in front of me. It’s getting stabbed in the back that I can’t handle.”– Mickey Rourke
66 – David Copperfield, American magician
64 – Jennifer Tilly, American actress, and champion poker player
“Everyone said that if you want to be a real actor, go to New York. If you want to sell out, go to L.A. And I thought, ‘I want to sell out’!”– Jennifer Tilly
@59 – Jacob Schick, founded Schick Razors (d. 1937; kidney failure)
58 – Molly Shannon, American comedic actress
54 – Marc Anthony, American singer-songwriter
“I say it every day – I’m the luckiest man on earth.”– Marc Anthony
51 – Amy Poehler, actor, comedian
49 – Richard Engel, journalist
41 – Alexis Bledel, American actress
@41 – Anna Kingsford, English author, poet, activist (d. 1888; TB)
30 – Nick Jonas, American singer-songwriter
“Life happens. Adapt. Embrace change,  and make the most of everything that comes your way.”– Nick Jonas

 

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