Flagstaff Almanac
Week 46 Day 317 |
Sky Cover 5% |
Wind 10mph Gusts 20mph |
FlagToday 54° \29° |
Active fire: 36 miles
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Near Lightning: 927mi
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Air Quality: Fair Sunshine |
Nov. Averages: Temps: 53° \ 23° Moisture 3 Days
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Today’s Quote
Weekly Observations
Dear Santa Letter Week: 7-13
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Perioperative Nurse Week: 10-16 Link
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Daily Observations
Actor’s Day
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World Kindness Day
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Today’s Thoughts
Cooler
and a tad windy.
There
have been many changes in the past decade. One seems to be the philosophy of
oppressor vs victim. Another is that of radical vs moderate. Which will win is
anybody’s guess. I just hope the philosophy that follows protects our freedoms.
Budget
crisis deadline is rapidly approaching. Congress needs to deal with this NOW!
Enjoy
Words pronounced
differently in the North and South States…
Route©Provided
by ALot.com
Southerners
typically pronounce this so it rhymes with the word 'out.' Northerners
(and a lot of others) pronounce it, so it rhymes with the word 'root.'
Random Trivia…
Let
It Go©Getty Images
A
food fact for you: Emperor Claudius once issued an edict permitting farting at
Roman dining tables after learning that a man almost met a fatal end due to his
refusal to release his flatulence. You don't want to gamble your life on a mere
whim.
Historic Events
1841-James
Braid saw a demonstration of animal magnetism, which lead to his study of a
subject he eventually named hypnotism ()
1927-
the Holland Tunnel opened to traffic, being the first Hudson River vehicle
tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City.
Walt
Disney’s animated musical film Fantasia was first shown at New York’s Broadway
Theatre.
The
Supreme Court of the United States declared Alabama laws requiring segregated
buses illegal, ending the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott.
1974
- Ronald DeFeo, Jr. murdered his entire family in Amityville, Long Island in
the house (112 Ocean Avenue) that would become known as The Amityville Horror.
1982
- The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, DC.
Birthdays with some
quotes
@84 – Louis Brandeis, American lawyer and jurist ‘right to privacy’ (d.
1941)
“The
greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal,
well-meaning but without understanding. “
@84 – Fred Phelps, American lawyer, pastor, activist founded the
Westboro Baptist Church (d. 2014)
82
– David Green, American businessman, and philanthropist (founded Hobby Lobby)
@81 – Garry Marshall, American actor, director, and producer (d.
2016)
76
– Joe Mantegna, American actor, and voice artist
68
– Whoopi Goldberg, American actress, comedian, and talk show host
@67 – Richard Mulligan, American actor (d. 2000; cancer)
63
– Neil Flynn, American actor
“I
don’t want to appear selfish, but stop what you’re doing and focus on me.”60 –
Vinny Testaverde, American football player
56
– Jimmy Kimmel, American comedian, actor, and talk show host
53
– Gerard Butler, Scottish actor
“To
be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end
of life.”
@44 – Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist
(d. 1894; stroke)
…The End for today…
