Aug 26

 

2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 34 Day 238  Ave. Sky Cover 30%\ Visibility  21mi. Flagstaff Today  73° \ 53° 
Wind  8mph \ Gusts  13mph  Nearest active fire: 16miles Risk of fire: Moderate Nearest Lightning:  5mi
Air Quality: Fair           Moisture Days this month: 10days Sunshine 
August Averages: Temps 79° \ 50° Moisture 9 Days   

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

16-9/4
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Link
20-26
Brake Safety Week Link
World Water Week Link
World Princess Week Link 
21-27
21-27
National Composites Week Link
25-31
Be Kind To Humankind Week
26-27
International Bat Night

Daily Observations

Burnt Ends Day Link 
Cherry Popsicle Day

Dog Appreciation Day
Got Checked Day
Cherry Popsicle Day
Dog Appreciation Day
Got Checked Day Link
International Bat Night

National Dog Day Link   Link
National Toilet Paper Day Link 
National Web Mistress Day 
National Web Mistress Day   Link
Women’s Equality Day 

Today’s Thoughts

 A nice monsoon rain again last evening. More expected today. Nice to have moisture. For the first time in decades, this month’s rain days has surpassed the average. Hooray.

A former US President’s mug shot is in all the print media and all of social media. I’m not, or have been a Trump supporter, but I have to say…seeing his mug shot is very embarrassing for our country.

Enjoy


 Unique National Treasures for the US …

Dolly Parton

There’s the hair, the figure, the smile, the rags-to-riches story and, of course, the voice. There are the Grammy wins (eight), the songs (she’s written more than 5,000), the No. 1 hits (25), and the acting gigs (Steel Magnolias, 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas). But Dolly Parton’s standout achievement may be her philanthropic work. Her Imagination Library, established in 1995, has sent more than 85 million books to kids in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. The program began where Parton did, in Sevier County, Tennessee, offering one free book per month to every child in the county from birth to age 5. After wildfires ripped through the Great Smoky Mountains last year, Parton’s Dollywood Foundation gave $1,000 a month for six months to every family that lost their home—more than 900 of them. Her motto: “I think when you’re able to help that you should.”

Random Trivia…

From the 1940s to the 1970s, Yale, plus other Ivy League schools like Harvard, Vassar, and Brown, required their freshmen to pose nude for a photoshoot. The goal was to gather material for a massive study into how rickets developed, and that involved sticking pins to the backs of the subjects, male and female. Generations of the country’s elite who went to the Ivy Leagues posed, and the archives included the naked photos of well-known figures ranging from George W. Bush,  Hillary Clinton, and Meryl Streep. The photos were destroyed after news leaked and the study was denounced.

Historic Events

  • 1789 – The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was approved by the National Constituent Assembly of France.
  • 1883 – Krakatoa erupted in Indonesia. It created tidal waves that killed thousands of people and was heard 3,000 miles away. It affected the atmosphere for years afterward.
  • 1939 – The first televised baseball game was played between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds on WXBS in New York.

Birthdays with some quotes

@101 – Katerine Johnson, mathematician (NASA) (d. 2020)
“Peace begins with a smile”
@87 – Mother Teresa, Macedonian-Indian nun, Catholic saint, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
81 – Vic Dana, American dancer
@75 – Geraldine Ferraro, American politician (d. 2011; multiple myeloma)
@71 – Jim Davis (Marlin Davis), American actor; Jock Ewing on Dallas (d. 1981; cancer)
71 – Will Shortz, American journalist and New York Times puzzle creator
“Try to pick a profession in which you enjoy even the most mundane, tedious parts. Then you will always be happy.”
53 – Melissa McCarthy, movie actor
52 – Thalía, Mexican American singer-songwriter
47 – Mike Colter, American actor
“Never say “never” about anything, because if you do, life has a way of humbling you.”
43 – Macaulay Culkin, American actor
“I hope I’m remembered as the king of the world, the nobleman who united all the nations of the earth. But that probably won’t happen.”
43 – Chris Pine, American actor
41 – John Mulaney, American comedian
“I paid $120,000 for someone to tell me to read Jane Austen, and then I didn’t.”
30 – Keke Palmer, movie actress 

…The End for today…

 

No comments:

Post a Comment

Followers

Total Pageviews

Blog Archive

About Me

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