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)
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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
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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
