Sept 11

 

Flagstaff Almanac

Week37|Day25|Ave. Sky Cover 75%|Visibility27mi.|Flagstaff Today|79° \53° Wind6mph|Gusts9mph 
Nearest active fire:16mi Risk of fire:High Nearest Lightning:85mi
Air Quality:Fair Moisture Days in Sept:5days Mostly Cloudy
September Averages: Temps: 74° \ 42° Moisture 5 Days  26 Sunny Days

Today’s Quote

Monthly Observations

Update Your Resume Month
Whole Grains Month
Wild Rice Month Link
Women's Friendship Month
Workforce Development Month Link

World Alzheimer's Month World Beach Month
World Candle Month Link
World Speak Out Month
Youth Leadership Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month 

Weekly Observations

8-14 Direct Support Professional Recognition Week Link
International Housekeepers Week Link
National Assisted Living Week
National Security Officer Appreciation Week
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Link
Suicide Prevention Week
9-14 Celebrate Community Link
Line Dance Week

9-15 National Neo-Natal Nurses Week  Link
9-16 INVICTUS GAMES Link 
11-15 National Championship Air Races   Link
National Guitar Flat-Picking Days  Link
11-16 Line Dance Week
11-17 Celebrate Community Link
National Neonatal Nurses Week  Link

Daily Observations

Hot Cross Bun Day
Libraries Remember Day
Make Your Bed Day
National Boss/Employee Exchange Day

National Day of Service and Remembrance
Patriot Day Link
Remember Freedom Day  Link

Today’s Thoughts

Never Forget: 9/11

Pretty cloudy. Guess the monsoon is sticking around.

Yesterday thunder began about 2pm, then a nice rain cooled things off. By 3:30 it was sunny again.

In the sport’s weekend…Colorado Buffs beat Kansas Jayhawks 36-14, Cardinals  Commanders, Broncos Raiders

The death toll in Marrakech, Morocco has risen to 2000+, so sad.

Enjoy

Unique National Treasures for the US …

If you like Stephen King, you’ll love…the Duffer Brothers. 

Ross and Matt Duffer

A creature with long arms and no face, a girl with supernatural powers, trails of blood and a boy trapped in an alternative dimension. Up your alley? Then check out Stranger Things, the science-fiction/horror 1980s-based TV series created, written and produced by 33-year-old twins Matt and Ross Duffer. The brothers cite Stephen King as a major influence; King’s It “made the biggest impact on us,” Matt Duffer told The Hollywood Reporter. Echoed Ross: “We just devoured his stuff when we were little.” King himself approves: After seeing the series premiere in 2016, he tweeted, “Watching Stranger Things is [like] watching Steve King's Greatest Hits. I mean that in a good way.”

Random Trivia…

Before Julius Caesar invaded Britain, many Romans didn’t believe it existed. Julius Caesar was the first-ever Roman to invade Britain. He did it twice in the years 55 and 54 BC. Some Romans believed Britain to be just the foot of another huge northern continent. Others thought it was a place full of unbelievable riches, whilst most thought it just didn’t exist.

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The Soviet Union tried to snuff out the memory of Genghis Khan. During the Soviet-era rule of the late 20th century, simply mentioning the great Mongolian conqueror’s name was a crime against the USSR. The Soviets removed his story from school textbooks and outlawed pilgrimages to his birthplace of Khentii.

Historic Events

·   1297 – The Scots, led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray, defeated the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge.

·   1609 – Henry Hudson discovered Manhattan Island.

·   1792 – The Tavernier Blue was stolen in France, and recut. It was renamed The Hope Diamond in 1839.

·   1959 – Food Stamps were authorized by congress.

Birthdays with some quotes

82 – Brian De Palma, American director
“The biggest mistake in student films is that they are usually cast so badly, with friends and people the directors know. Actually you can cover a lot of bad direction with good acting.”
80 – Lola Falana, American actress, singer, and dancer
@75 – Tom Landry, American football player and coach (d. 2000; leukemia)
“A coach is someone who tells you what you don’t want to hear, who has you see what you don’t want to see, so you can be who you have always known you could be.”
62 – Virginia Madsen, American actress
60 – Kristy McNichol, American actress
57 – Moby (Richard Melville Hall), American musician and DJ
“To truly live a creative life means that you will need to experiment in as many different fields as possible.”
56 – Harry Connick Jr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, actor
“They don’t make you what you are, you do. You are what you choose to be.”
@47 – O. Henry (William Sydney Porter), American short story writer (d. 1910; cirrhosis)
@44 – D.H. Lawrence, English novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1930; TB)
“Men fight for liberty and win it with hard knocks. Their children brought up easy, let it slip away again, poor fools. And their grandchildren are once more slaves.”
43 – Steve Hofstetter, American comedian
53 – Taraji Henson, actor
46 – Ludacris (Christopher Brian Bridges), rapper
35 – Tyler Hoechlin, American actor
32 – Kygo, Norwegian DJ

…The End for today…

 

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