21 Jan

 

Flagstaff Today 29°: 6°  Week 4 Day 21 Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Wind 7 mph Gusts 16 mph Cold Breeze Active Fire: 357 miles away Risk of Fire: Moderate Nearest lightning: 1586 miles away Jan Averages: Temps: 44°\18° Moisture: 4 Days

Weekly Observations

Sundance Film Festival: 16-26 National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week: 17-23 Week of Christian Unity: 18-25 Clean Out Your Inbox Week: 19-25 National Activity Professionals Week: 19-25  Link Hunt For Happiness Week: 19-25

National Handwriting Analysis Week:19-25 Snowcare for Troops Week: 19-25 Sugar Awareness Week: 19-25 International Hoof-Care Week: 21-24 Link

Daily Observations

International Playdate Day International Sweatpants Day Mariachi Day Link National Cheesy Socks Day National Granola Bar Day National Hugging Day Link

National Hug Your Puppy Day National Hyalluronic Acid Day Link New England Clam Chowder Day One-Liners Day (from films) Squirrel Appreciation Day

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Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

I needed a blood draw this morning at 8am. It was a sweltering 19° when I left.

It has warmed up a bit.

So Trump is now #47. Hoping for the best.

I was happy that Biden gave clemency to Leonard Peltier. He has been in prison for 50 years and deserves clemency.

Mayan Culture of Mexico and beyond…

They were master tattoo artists.

The Mayans were one of the earliest civilizations to incorporate tattoos into their lives. Both men and women would decorate themselves with elaborate body art. 

Tattoos depicted animals, spiritual symbols and symbols of the gods.

Random Thoughts…

Biggest film of 2002: Spider-Man (Action/Adventure) earned ~ $404,000,000

Dippin’ Dots are not widely avaliable because they require storage at -40 F, which is too cold for the average freezer.

Biggest film of 1942: Bambi (Drama) earned ~ $103,000,000

George Lucas’ dog was named Indiana.

TIP is the acronym for “To Insure Promptness.”

Elsa from Frozen is the oldest Disney Princess, aged 23 in ‘Frozen.’

Origin of city nicknames…

Las Vegas, Nevada: ‘Sin City’

These days it might prefer to be known as 'The Entertainment Capital of the World', but for most of us Las Vegas will always be ‘Sin City’. Founded in 1905, no other destination in the US is more synonymous with vice of one form or another, with gambling legal since 1931. The concentration of hotels and casinos on The Strip, many with origins linked to organized crime, have only cemented the city’s ‘colorful’ reputation over the decades.

Historic Events

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Birthdays

Booboo Stewart, 31 Movie Actor Jerry Trainor, 48 TV Actor Billy Ocean, 75 R&B Singer Luke Grimes, 41 TV Actor Geena Davis, 69 Movie Actress Hakeem Olajuwon, 62 Basketball Player   Jack Nicklaus, 85, golfer and sportscaster

@97 – Roger Nash Baldwin, American founder of the American Civil Liberties Union (d. 1981) @73 – Karl Wallenda, German-American acrobat and tightrope walker, founded The Flying Wallendas (d. 1978; fall during performance) @72 – Richie Havens, singer-songwriter, guitarist (d. 2013; heart attack) @72 – Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas , American actor (d. 1994; cancer) @68 – Benny Hill, English comedic actor (d. 1992; heart attack) @65 – Paul Allen, American businessman, co-founded Microsoft (d. 2018; septic shock) @57 – Wolfman Jack (Robert Weston Smith), American DJ and radio host (d. 1995; heart attack) @52 – Christian Dior, French fashion designer, founded Christian Dior S.A. (d. 1957; heart attack)   @51 – Ethan Allen, American general (d. 1789;  apoplectic fit) @47 – Grigori Rasputin, Russian Mystic (d. 1916; murdered)   @39 – Stonewall Jackson (Thomas Jonathan Jackson), (Confederate) general (d. 1863; shot/pneumonia)

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20 Jan

 

Flagstaff Today 46°: 6° Week 4 Day 20 Air Quality: Fair Partly Cloudy Sunshine Wind 11 mph Gusts 24 mph cold breeze Active Fire: 312 miles away Risk of Fire: Moderate Nearest lightning: 1786 miles away Jan Averages: Temps: 44°\18° Moisture: 4 Days

Weekly Observations

Sundance Film Festival: 16-26 National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week: 17-23 Week of Christian Unity: 18-25 Clean Out Your Inbox Week: 19-25 National Activity Professionals Week: 19-25  Link

Hunt For Happiness Week: 19-25 National Handwriting Analysis Week:19-25 Snow care for Troops Week: 19-25 Sugar Awareness Week: 19-25

Daily Observations

Blue Monday   Link  Camcorder Day Inauguration Day International Day of Acceptances Link Martin Luther King Day National Buttercrunch Day National Cheese Lovers Day National Crowd Feed Day

National Day of Service Link  National Disc Jockey Day Link Penguin Awareness Day Link Rid The World of Fad Diets and Gimmicks Day Robert E. Lee Day   Link  Take A Walk Outdoors Day  Tech Day

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Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

Happy MLK Day.

I thought Flag had been cold until I reviewed Denver’s temps. No more complaints about above 0° degree temps this winter.

As Trump returns to run the country here’s hoping his bluster will never match his actions. I agree that changes are necessary, but not those done with a sledgehammer.

Mayan Culture of Mexico and beyond…

They had intense beauty regimens.

Not only were they brilliant architects and chocolatiers, the Mayan people were fiercely creative when it comes to beauty regimens. 

They glammed up their looks with clothing and makeup, from drilling holes in their front teeth to fill with jewels to head-binding as to artificially deform their skulls for a more aesthetic appearance.

Random Thoughts…

Most of us don’t like the buzzing sound that wasps and the like make, and even react with fear. But imagine if they were silent…

Cute animals probably think all humans have high-pitched voices.

An inch of rain water is equivalent to 15 inches of dry, powdery snow.

Alice B. Toklas – a 77-year-old woman who was a “bestie” of Picasso published the first recipe for pot brownies.

Origin of city nicknames…

Portland, Oregon: ‘Rip City’

Not many cities owe their nickname to a simple sports broadcast. Portland, however, is a notable exception. In 1971, when its basketball team, The Portland Trail Blazers, scored a stunning game-tying shot against their rivals The Los Angeles Lakers, commentator Bill Schonely was so excited that he blurted out a nonsense phrase, “Rip City, alright!” Somehow, this bizarre non sequitur captured the public imagination and has stuck ever since. Today there’s even a statue of these iconic words outside the team’s home at the Moda Center. 

 

Historic Events

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Birthdays

Skeet Ulrich, 55 Movie Actor Buzz Aldrin, 95 Astronaut Rainn Wilson, 59 TV Actor Paul Stanley, 73 Guitarist   Nikki Haley, 53,  politician Kellyanne Conway, 58, political strategist, pundit Fareed Zakaria, 61, Indian-American journalist, author Bill Maher, 69, comedian, political commentator, media critic, television host Lorenzo Lamas, 67, American actor

@100 – George Burns, American actor and comedian (d. 1996)   @90 – Arte Johnson, American actor and comedian (d. 2019) @79 – DeForest Kelley, American actor (d. 1999; stomach cancer) @74 – Harold Gray, creator of Little Orphan Annie (d. 1968) @73 – Federico Fellini, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1993; heart attack) @69 – Aristotle Onassis, Greek shipping magnate (d. 1975; myasthenia gravis ) @66 – Jeffrey Epstein, American financier and convicted sex offender (d. 2019; suicide<?>) @61 – Huddie ‘Leadbelly’ Ledbetter, American musician (d. 1949; ALS)

…The End for today…