11 Feb

 

11 February 2023

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 6 Day 42 \ Ave. Sky Cover 5% \ Visibility 21 miles Flagstaff Today 41° \20°  Wind 10mph \ Gusts 16mph 
Air Quality: Fair \ Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 515mi \ Nearest Lightning 1285mi
Feb. Averages for Flagstaff: 47° \ 19° \5 Days of moisture
Sunshine

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

4-11  
Freelance Writer Appreciation Week
5-11
African Heritage & Health Week
Burn Awareness Week Link  
Children's Authors & Illustrators Week
5-12  
Children's Authors & Illustrators Week
5-12  
Dump Your Significant Jerk Week
6-12 Children's Mental Health Week Link 
6-10
6-10
International Networking Week
National School Counseling Week Link 
Pride in Foodservice Week
Pride in Foodservice Week Link 
Tax Identity Theft Week
Tax Identity Theft Week Link 
Tinnitus Awareness Week
Tinnitus Awareness Week Link 
7-14 
7-14 
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week Link
Have A Heart for A Chained Dog Week Link
National Marriage Week Link  Link
Risk Awareness Week
7-12
Solo Diners Eat Out Weekend
Love Makes the World Go Round; But, Laughter Keeps Us From
8-14
Getting Dizzy Week
11-20
Date (Fruit) Week
11-18  
National Entrepreneurship Week Link 

Daily Observations

Be Electrific Day
Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day
Get Out Your Guitar Day

Global Movie Day  
Link 
International Day of Women and Girls in Science

National Make a Friend Day
National Inventors Day 
 Link
National Pro Sport’s Wives Day

National Shut-in Visitation Day
Peppermint Patty Day
Promise Day
Pro Sports Wives Day
Satisfied Staying Single Day
White Shirt Day or White T-shirt Day  
Link
World Day of The Sick 
Link 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

 Nice winter day as I await the Sunday storm.

Yesterday was busy. I had my first podiatrist appointment. ‘Due to my age’ my PCP said it would be a good idea to visit a podiatrist. I got there 15 minutes early, as directed, to fill out paperwork. Then I had to wait 30 more minutes to see her. She was nice. She took x-rays of each foot. I have the beginnings of arthritis in one foot. She suggested I use more lotion on my feet to stop dryness. She said to come back if I develop any pain.  OK…thanks.

I headed out for weekly grocery shopping this morning. I got what I needed and checked out. Good trip.

Another ‘high altitude object’ found over Alaska. Biden orders downing of object. It is smaller than the last Chinese ‘weather’ balloon. More to come.

Joke of the Day: When Marjorie Taylor Greene stood up and shouted ‘Liar’ at the state of the union address, George Santos stood up and yelled ‘Over here!’

Sorry to hear of the passing at 94 of Burt Bacharach. He sure gave my generation some great music.

Trust in the system…while George Santos is investigated by DOJ and others for his alleged lies; he continues to serve. My questions: Why is he able to hold office and vote on bills while he is investigated? If he is found guilty and kicked out of Congress are his votes during this time cancelled?

Snow…


 

 

Facts…

1963’s “Cleopatra” Is One of the Most Expensive Hollywood Films of All Time

The life of Cleopatra (or rather Rome’s colorful version of it) has inspired works of art for centuries — not the least of which was William Shakespeare’s tragedy Antony and Cleopatra, written around 1606. However, the most grandiose retelling of Cleopatra’s life, and one that had a profound impact on her legacy, is the 1963 film Cleopatra. Starring Elizabeth Taylor in the titular role (and also continuing the “beautiful seductress” trope), the film was originally budgeted at $2 million, but costs ballooned to an unprecedented (at the time) $44 million — about $430 million today. Although it was the biggest hit in theaters that year, the outsized cost of the film still made it a financial disaster for Twentieth Century Fox. The film’s failure also put to the sword any other future historical epics on a similar scale. 

Slang Origins

1989: Eat my shorts!

Meaning: a dismissal that expresses anger or frustration with someone

“The Simpsons” has been a mainstay of American television for three decades, and its distinctive animation style, characters, and humor have infused pop culture from the moment it aired. Bart Simpson’s famous catchphrase is one of the show's most influential, but it’s one the writers can’t claim for themselves. Voice actor Nancy Cartwright says it was an ad-lib at one of the first table reads of the show, and stuck.

Trivia…

Eugene the Jeep, a character in a 1936 Popeye comic strip, was actually a dog that could walk through walls, climb trees, and fly. When U.S. soldiers were given a new all-terrain vehicle in the early 1940s, they were so impressed that they may have named it after the superdog.

Historical Events

1790 – The Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, petitioned the US Congress for the abolition of slavery.
1872 – Japan began celebrating National Foundation Day (founded in 660 BC). It was banned after WWII but revived in 1966.
1945 – The Yalta Agreement was signed between Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin.
1990 – Nelson Mandela was released from prison, serving 27 years of a life sentence.

Birthdays Today

@89 – Sidney Shelton, American television producer, novel writer (d. 2007)
89 – Tina Louise, American actress...Gilligan's Island
@84 – Thomas Edison, American engineer and businessman (d. 1931)
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”– Thomas Edison
@84 – Leslie Nielsen, Canadian-American actor (d. 2010)
@82 – Burt Reynolds, American actor (d. 2018)
“You can only hold your stomach in for so many years.”– Burt Reynolds
82 – Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian pianist and composer
@78 – Lydia Maria Child, American writer. abolitionist (d. 1880)
@76 – Eva Gabor, Hungarian-American actress, socialite (d. 1995; pneumonia)
70 – Jeb Bush, American politician
61 – Sheryl Crow, American singer-songwriter
“It’s not having what you want, it’s wanting what you’ve got.”– Sheryl Crow
59 – Sarah Palin, American politician
54 – Jennifer Aniston, American actress
@50 – Max Baer, American boxer and actor (d. 1959; heart attack)
49 – D’Angelo [Michael Eugene Archer], American singer-songwriter
44 – Brandy (Norwood), American singer
“You do not send me to Brooklyn to get a cheesecake and then I come back and you’re gone.”– Brandy
42 – Kelly Rowland, American singer-songwriter
41 – Natalie Dormer, English actress
39 – Aubrey O’Day, American singer-songwriter
@36 – Gene Vincent, American singer and guitarist (d. 1971; ruptured ulcer)
31 – Taylor Lautner, American actor

 

 

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I retired in '06--at the ripe old age of 57. I enjoy blogging, photography, traveling, and living life to it's fullest.