Sep 1

 

2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 35 Day 244  Ave. Sky Cover 30%\ Visibility  26mi. Flagstaff Today  88° \ 53° 
Wind  7mph \ Gusts  12mph  Nearest active fire: 14miles Risk of fire: High Nearest Lightning:  11mi
Air Quality: Moderate           Moisture Days this month: days Partly Cloudy
September Averages: Temps: 74° \ 42° Moisture 5 Days   

Today’s Quote

Monthly Observations

AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Month Link  Link
All American Breakfast Month 
Link
Attendance Awareness Month 
Link
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month
Atrial Fibrillation Month

Baby Safety Month Link
Backpack Safety America Month
Be Kind To Editors & Writers Month
Blood Cancer Awareness Month 
Link
Bourbon Heritage Month 
Link

Weekly Observations

8/31- 9/3 Chuckwagon Races 

8/16-9/4 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Link

1-2 Cow Chip Throwing Days
1-5 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Link 
1-4 Golden Onion Week Hog Days
1-7 International Enthusiasm Week
      National Nutrition Week (UNICEF-India) 
Link
      Self-University Week
Link

Daily Observations

8/31- 9/3 Chuckwagon Races 

8/16-9/4 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Link

1-2 Cow Chip Throwing Days
1-5 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Link 
1-4 Golden Onion Week Hog Days
1-7 International Enthusiasm Week
      National Nutrition Week (UNICEF-India) 
Link
      Self-University Week
Link

Today’s Thoughts

It looks like the monsoon is returning. Getting cloudier every hour. Monsoon expected this afternoon through the weekend.

Faith, Andy and I had lunch today. Good conversation, good food.

I have heard from all my Florida friends.  All are safe and not in any danger.

Many school districts are having problems finding bus drivers. Here in Flagstaff, it has gotten so bad that the district is combining routes, leading to earlier pick up times and later drop off times. Pay is one issue as drivers only work and get paid on days they drive, no pay in summer, no pay if school is not held for an in-service day or snow day.

The Proud Boys leader was sentenced to 17 years in prison. Sounds right.

Enjoy

Unique National Treasures for the US …

Blueberry Pie

 

In 2011 Maine named blueberry pie (made with wild Maine blueberries, of course) as the official state dessert, a well-deserved designation as 98 percent of the lowbush blueberries harvested in the U.S. hail from Maine.


Other states jump into the delicious mix claiming the highbush blueberry as state fruit (New Jersey) and the blueberry variety as state muffin (Minnesota).

But there’s nothing like a hot, crusty, all-American filled blueberry pie ready to be topped with vanilla ice cream.

Random Trivia…

Winston Churchill typically smoked eight to ten cigars a day, sometimes as much as fifteen. During the American prohibition, he would get a doctor’s note saying he needed to drink “indefinite” amounts of alcohol when he would come and visit the states.

Historic Events

  • 1983 – Korean Airlines flight 007 was shot down over the Soviet Union with 269 onboard.
  • 1985 – The Titanic was discovered about 350 miles southeast on Newfoundland, Canada
  • 1999 – The German government moved from Bonn to Berlin
  • 2004 – The Beslan school siege began with armed terrorists taking schoolchildren and school staff hostage in North Ossetia, Russia. Three days later more than 385 people, including many of the children, were killed.

Birthdays with some quotes

85 – Alan Dershowitz, American lawyer, and author
“Being offended by freedom of speech should never be regarded as a justification for violence.”
84 – Lily Tomlin, TV actress
77 – Barry Gibb, English singer-songwriter
@74 – Edgar Rice Burroughs, American author (d. 1950; heart attack)
“If I had followed my better judgment always, my life would have been a very dull one.”
73 – ‘Doctor Phil’ McGraw, American psychologist, author, and talk show host
“You can’t change what you don’t acknowledge.”
66 – Gloria Estefan, Cuban-American singer-songwriter
@67 – Engelbert Humperdinck, German playwright, and composer (d. 1921; heart attack)
@59 – Conway Twitty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1993)
“Listen to advice but follow your heart.”
@52 – Johann Pachelbel, German organist, composer, and educator (d. 1706)
@45 – Rocky Marciano, American boxer (d. 1969; private plane crash)
“To win takes a complete commitment of mind and body. When you can’t make that commitment, they don’t call you a champion anymore.”
27 – Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman, American actress
“I don’t mind if people look at me like I’m crazy. I’m just being me.”

…The End for today…

 

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