13 Aug

 

 
Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 33 Day 225 \ Ave. Sky Cover 80% \ Visibility 7 miles Flagstaff Today 64° \54° 
Wind 0mph \ Gusts 6mph  Air Quality Moderate
Very Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 26mi \ Nearest Lightning 0mi
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

11-14  National Hobo Week Link

Daily Observations

Filet Mignon Day
Left-Handers Day
International Lefthander's Day  Link
National Prosecco Day  Link
Global Sleep Under The Stars Night  
Middle Child Day 
National Bowling Day Link 
National Garage Sale Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Rain is the order of the day.

I was told my new Silver colored Nissan Rogue would be delivered in late Aug. Then yesterday at 8a I got a call that it would be ready for pick-up at 2pm. I was there at 2pm. I didn’t leave until 4:30pm yesterday. Lots of paperwork. Then lots and lots of ‘How to…’ stuff. Everything on this vehicle is electronic.  I took the extended warranty that includes “electronics”. Just put the key fob in my pocket. I can then unlock doors, push the start button and I’m ready to go. With the key fob I can start the car and warm it up in winter while still inside my residence. While the gear shift looks normal, it sure isn’t. I push a spot for R or a different spot for D. It has a large screen, so I can listen to just about any music or radio station, including Sirius, or use my phone. It is a little smaller than my Xterra and gets 33mpg highway and 28mpg city. Happy Camper.

There are lots of on-line threats against the various Feds after Mar-A-Lago visit. This seems to me as very immature. Not surprised though.

Republican House members who voted to impeach Trump are either not running again or are losing in the primary. The Republican mascot fits…they never forget.

The huge increase of IRS agents seems like a lot of money and manpower to go after ‘just the richest Americans’ returns. Hmmm.

I had a good lunch with Mary, Mike, and Faith. Andy is still having back issues, but is doing better with physical therapy.

Favorite Memes

One Hit Wonders

  The New Vaudeville Band: 'Winchester Cathedral'

“Winchester Cathedral” hit #1 in the U.S. on the Billboard chart in 1966 and remained there for 13 weeks. Frontman of the New Vaudeville Band, Geoff Stephens, also had hits when he wrote 1960s songs “There’s a Kind of Hush” and “The Crying Game.”

Historical Events

1521 – Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes captured Aztec leader Tlatoani Cuauhtémoc and conquered the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan.
1918 – Opha Mae Johnson was the first woman to enlist in the United States Marine Corps.
1942 – Walt Disney’s fifth full-length animated film, Bambi, was released in theaters.
1961 – East Germany closed the border between the eastern and western sectors of Berlin with the Berlin Wall.
1965 – Jefferson Airplane made their first professional appearance at the Matrix Club in San Francisco.
1969 – The Apollo 11 astronauts were released from a three-week quarantine to enjoy a ticker-tape parade in New York, New York.
1997 – South Park, created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, debuted on Comedy Central.
2013 – Google Incorporated suffered an outage for five minutes. All of its services, including Google Search, YouTube and Google Drive, experienced this outage. During that brief time window, the world’s Internet traffic dropped by 40%.

Birthdays Today

@94 – Buddy Rogers, American actor, musician (d. 1999)
@90 – Fidel Castro, Cuban revolutionary, politician, 15th President of Cuba (d. 2016)
@85 – Ben Hogan, American golfer, and sportscaster (d. 1997)
@80 – Alfred Hitchcock, British director and cameo performer (d. 1980)
@76 – Don Ho, American singer and ukulele player (d. 2007; cardiac arrest)
@75 – Lucy Stone, American abolitionist, and suffragist (d. 1893; stomach cancer)
@72 – Bert Lahr, American actor (d. 1967; pneumonia)
@66 – Annie Oakley, American target shooter (d. 1926; anemia)
63 – Danny Bonaduce, American actor, DJ
60 – John Slattery, American actor
58 – Debi Mazar, American actress
@57 – John Logie Baird, Scottish engineer, invented a television (d. 1946; stroke)
@56 – Dan Fogelberg, American singer-songwriter (d. 2007; cancer)
40 – Sarah Huckabee Sanders, American political consultant
40 – Sebastian Stan, Romanian-American actor
24 – Dina and Arina Averina, Russian rhythmic gymnasts