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Flagstaff
Almanac: Day: 248
/ Week: 36
September
Averages: 73° \ 42°
Today:
Average Sky Cover: 35%
H 70°… L 48°… Ave. humidity: 40%
Wind: ave:
2mph;
Gusts: 22mph
Average High: 77° Record High: 89° (1945)
Average Low: 48°
Record Low: 31° (1961)
Quote of
the Day
Historical
Highlights for Today
1622 - Richelieu appointed Cardinal under French King
Louis XIII
1666 - Great Fire of London ends, leaving 13,200
houses destroyed and 8 dead
1698 - Russian Tsar Peter the
Great imposes a tax on beards
1774 - 1st Continental Congress assembles at
Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia
1796 - General Salicetti orders equal rights for
Jews of Bologna, Italy
1839 - The First Opium War begins in China.
1882 - 10,000 workers march in 1st Labor Day parade
in NYC
1885 - 1st gasoline pump is delivered to a gasoline
dealer (Ft Wayne, Ind)
1949 - 69th US Men's Tennis: Pancho Gonzales beat
Schroeder
1950 - 64th US Women's Tennis: Margaret Osborne
duPont beats D Hart (6-3 6-3)
1957 - Cuban dictator Batista bombs
Cienfuegos uprising
1958 - "Doctor Zhivago" by Boris
Pasternak published in US
1960 - Cassius Clay wins Olympic light heavyweight
gold medal
1960 - Wilma Rudolph wins her 2nd gold medal
1975 – 1st
Assassination attempt on President Gerald Ford--Lynette Fromme
1987 - John McEnroe is fined $17,500 for
tirades at US Tennis Open
1990 - Iraqi President Saddam
Hussein urges Arabs to rise against the West
1991 - Nelson Mandela chosen as president of
African National Congress
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♫
Birthdays Today: ♫
How many can you identify? Answers in Birthday’s Today
below
My
Rambling Thoughts
At 6a it was beautiful here, then by 8a the clouds came in and by
9a we were getting a lot of rain. Mary drove us over to Williams, where it had
also rained, but by the time we got there, the rain had moved to Flag. By the
time we got back, the rain had also left Flag and the sky was clear. Good lunch…anybody
ever hear of spaghetti with bison meatballs? Very good. Cheryl’s siding and
roof are coming along and will look amazing when finished. Her new windows are
also very nice.
So one former governor and his wife discovered that blaming
everything on the other person doesn’t really work. Fraud is still fraud, and
now they may be paying with big prison sentences.
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Game Center (answers at the
end of post)
Brain
Teasers
What
phrase does this rebus represent?
TUDETATI
TUTATIDE
ATTUDITE
ATTITUDE
Found on
You Tube with some relevance to today-Click on links below
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Paraphernalia
4 the Brain :
Brain
Facts…
Brain freeze is caused by the brain sensing the drop of
temperature on your palate and increasing blood pressure in an attempt to save
you from freezing.
Computer
Facts…
The famous Windows start-up sound was composed using a Mac.
Flagstaff,
AZ History…
100 YEARS
AGO
“Texas” the Strong Man, who used to bend iron bars like macaroni,
is now behind bars in New Mexico for some petty offense. He has not been able
to bend his way out from behind steel bars.
Fun
Facts…
In the 80s, a Japanese director released gore movies that were so
realistic, he was investigated by the police and had to prove that no one was
actually murdered.
Harper’s
Index
Percentage of US public school students who are racial or ethnic minorities:
42
Percentage of US pubic school teachers who are: 18
Language
Facts…
Shakespeare's works contain first-ever recordings of 2,035 English
words, including critical, frugal, excellent, barefaced, assassination, and
countless.
Rules of
Thumb…
INVITING GUESTS
If you are giving a
party and you live in the suburbs, invite two times the number of people you
want to attend. If you live within range of public transportation, invite one
and a half times the number of people you want. If you are in the heart of the
city, invite one and a quarter times the number of people you want.
Unusual
Fact of the Day…
The
Flintstones was
sponsored by a cigarette company during the show's first two seasons. The show
was intended for adults, not kids, so few complained about the commercials that
depicted the stone-age characters puffing away on Winstons.
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Joke-of-the-day
People say that there is no difference between
‘finished’ and ‘complete’.
I say there is.....
Marry the right person, and you’re ‘complete’
Marry the wrong person, and you’re ‘finished’
Yeah, It
Really Happened
BOCA RATON, Fla. (UPI) - A man in South Florida stopped in the
middle of being chased by police Friday to ask for water and pet some cats.
Authorities said Daniel Pinedo-Velapatino, 21, had stolen thousands in cash
from his friend's wallet after a night of drug use. He then crashed a Lexus
into multiple vehicles -- including a police cruiser -- and a fire hydrant
before ditching the car. Officers from Boca Raton and Delray Beach were
pursuing Velapatino on foot when he showed up at Candice Noonan's back sliding
glass door. "I said, 'Excuse me, can I help you?'" Noonan told WPBF.
"He said, 'Oh, I'm so sorry. Next door, I'm mowing the lawn. Do you mind
if I have a glass of water?'" When Noonan returned with a bottle of water,
she found the supposed landscaper inside her house, lying on the floor petting
her cats, which she described as "very odd." "It almost looked
like he either was on drugs or he was mentally handicapped," she said.
Noonan's husband began questioning Velapatino, who fled the premises. Noonan
said they realized what had happened when they noticed police vehicles passing
outside. The suspect attempted to escape by swimming across the nearby
Intracoastal Waterway but was apprehended by a police boat. Police said that Velapatino
stole the money to pay back $2,000 to his mother.
Somewhat
Useless Information
Alberto
Korda was the photographer whose photo of Che Guevara appears on T-shirts and
posters all over the world.
The
photo, which was taken in 1960, is probably one of the best-known photos in the
world – but Korda never received a penny in royalties.
However,
five years ago he took the people who had made money from the photo to court,
and won 30,000 pounds which he gave to the Cuban health service.
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When
we get to know people we quite often ask them about their music tastes, as it
reveals many things about their character, as well as lifestyle.
So,
what are people’s characteristics based on their music tastes?
Fans
of pop, country and soundtrack music are usually more conventional and
conservative, cheerful, outgoing and sociable.
Fans
of hip hop, funk, rap, soul, dance and electronic music attracts talkative,
extrovert, and romantic people. Those people like going to parties and find
social recognition important.
Fans
of classical, jazz and other ‘complex’ music are considered to be quite intelligent,
creative and open to new experiences.
Fans
of alternative, heavy metal, rock music and gangsta rap tend to be people
who enjoy taking risks and having thrilling experiences. Also, they are
curious, independent and rebellious.
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Check
Your Calendar
Observances
This Week:
1-7
International Enthusiasm Week
National Nutrition Week
National Payroll Week
National Waffle Week
Self-University Week
2-6
Play Days
4-6
Popcorn Days
Today
Is
Be Late For Something Day
Bring Your Manners To Work Day
Cheese Pizza Day
International Day of Charity
National Lazy Mom's Day
Today’s
Events through History
1785 - Georgians
continue to trespass on Creek lands. Chief Alexander McGillivray
writes Congress demanding that they protect his people from the settlers which
previous treaties has promised
1906 - 1st legal forward pass (Brandbury
Robinson to Jack Schneider)
1925 - 29th US Golf Amateur Championship won
by Bobby Jones
1939 - FDR declares US neutrality at
start of WW II in Europe
1966 - Jerry Lewis' 1st Muscular Dystrophy
telethon raises $15,000
1988 - Jerry Lewis' 23rd Muscular Dystrophy
telethon raises $41,132,113
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Birthday’s
Today
Paul
Volcker, Federal Reserve chairman is 87
Bob
Newhart, comedian (Bob Newhart Show, Newhart) is 85
Carol
Lawrence, dancer/actress (West Side Story) is 82
William
Devane, actor (Missles of October) is 77
George
Lazenby, actor (OHMSS-James Bond) is 75
Raquel
Welch, actress(1,000,000 BC) is 74
Michael
Keaton, actor (Gung Ho, Batman, Beetlejuice) is 63
Dweezil
Zappa, rock guitarist/son of Frank/VJ (MTV) is 45
Remembered
for being born today
Louis XIV, King of
France (1643-1715), (Sun King), (1638-1715)
Jesse
James, Missouri, outlaw, son of a clergyman, (1847-1882)
Darryl F
Zanuck, film magnate/president (20th Century Fox) (1902-1979)
Stuart
Freeborn, London, make-up artist (Yoda, Jabba the Hut), (1914-2013)
Jack
Valenti, Pres (Motion Picture Association of America) (1921-2007)
Freddie
Mercury, [Bulsara], vocalist (Queen-We are Champions) (1946-1991)
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Historical
Obits Today
Mother
Teresa, Nobel (1979), cardiac arrest, 1997, @87
Allen
Funt, radio and television personality, 1999, @84
D. James
Kennedy, American televangelist, heart failure, 2007, @76
Gisele
MacKenzie, Canadian-born singer, cancer, 2003, @76
Crazy
Horse [Tashunka Witko], Sioux war chief, stabbed by Army, 1877,@37
Karl
Harrer, German journalist, founding member of "DAP"-Nazi Party,
1926, @35
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Brain
Teasers
Attitude Adjustment
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Disclaimer: All opinions
are mine…feel free to agree or disagree.
All ‘data’ info is from
the internet sites and is usually checked with at least one other source, but I
have learned that every site has mistakes and sadly once out the information is
out there, many sites simply copy it and is therefore difficult to verify. Also
for events occurring before the Gregorian calendar was adopted [1582] the dates
may not be totally accurate.
§ And That Is All for
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