Nov 21, 2101

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Flagstaff Almanac:  Week: 47/ Day: 326   

Today: H   61°…L 20° Averages: H  49° L 22°

Records: H   71°(1976)…L -5°(1964)

Wind: ave:   3mph; Gusts:  17mph Today’s ave. humidity:  60%

Quote of the Day:

Today’s Historical Highlights:

1st human cannonball, Emilio Onra, is shot—1871

1st US ambassador to USSR, W.C. Bullitt, begins service—1933

1st US postage stamp in 2 colors (rotary process) introduced—1952

China prohibits opium trade—1906

Dallas' "Who Shot JR?" episode (Kristen) gets a 53.3 rating (83 mill) —1980

Jack Benny (violin) & Richard Nixon (piano) play their famed duet—1959

Nazi occupiers forbid building schools in Netherlands—1940

Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland tells news reporters:

    "I am absolutely certain that whereas in 1965 the enemy was winning, today

    he is certainly losing." —1967

♪  ♪   Happy Birthday To: ♪. ♪   

How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays

Free Rambling Thoughts:   

Mary and I had lunch today. Cheryl has already headed out to CA. We went to Pita Jungle…a great place to eat. Their gyro is the best. Mary heads out tomorrow for Phx. We have both been busy getting ready for Turkey Day. Tomorrow I’ll be baking pies (pumpkin and blueberry) for my dinner on Thursday.

 

Got a call from Ellie today…the trip to Africa in 2014 has been cancelled due to unrest in the area. Guess I’ll have to wait to become a ‘trip leader’. The new trip is all around Namibia and South Africa.  Sounds very cool. It’s two + weeks with an extension to Botswana. Love Africa. And to get there we go through Germany…hmmm. Better flights I guess.

 

Yesterday I came down hard on Israel and I do realize that it takes two to fight. My biggest concern is that so many innocents are being killed. Lives that are lost can never be brought back.

 

Safe travels to all who will be on the road this week.

Game  Center: (answers at the end of post)

Duplicate Letter Puzzles

Find common words with certain letters duplicated in the given positions. V stands for a duplicated vowel,  and _ stands for any letter

 _ V V _ V (2 solutions)

Lifestyle  Substance:     

Unusual Uses for Everyday Things: Dryer Sheets

Dust venetian blinds. Close the blinds, then wipe up and down with a dryer sheet.

Prevent thread from tangling when sewing. Run a threaded needle through a dryer sheet right before you begin your handiwork.

Wipe up sawdust after working in the garage. Rub a dryer sheet over the fine wood particles.

Prevent old books from smelling musty when in storage. Stick a dryer sheet between the pages of your beloved copy of Pride and Prejudice.

Tackle suitcase and gym-bag odors. Place a dryer sheet in your suitcase or gym bag so your clean clothes won’t take on the odors of the dirty ones.

Loosen caked-on food from a pan. Place a fresh sheet in the bottom of a dirty pan, fill with lukewarm tap water, and let sit in the sink overnight. The pan will be easier to clean in the morning.

Replace a sachet. Keep a dresser drawer smelling fresh and clean by placing a dryer sheet on the bottom of it.

Clean pet hair from the floor or furniture. Rub a dryer sheet over the spot where Fluffy left fur.

Remove static from clothing, hair, TV screens, and computer monitors. Wipe the surface with a sheet.

Freshen smelly shoes. Insert a dryer sheet into the offending pair and let sit overnight.

Old Saying Explained:

ESCAPED BY THE SKIN OF YOUR TEETH…This phrase comes from the Bible, from Job 19:20

Ok, then?

I personally find this very unsettling 

TV Theme Songs you may remember:

The Muppet Show - Jim Henson and Sam Pottle

Read This Headline Carefully!!

Dealers Will Hear Car Talk at Noon

America’s Historical Buildings:

Prairie Home Companion:

"The Lives of the Cowboys" script

Harper’s Index:         

• Number of reopened US felony investigations that have resulted in exoneration since 1989: 901
• Average number of years each exonerated felon spent in prison: 11

Ruminations:

Why is male birth control still not out? Isn’t it safer to take the bullets out of the gun rather than shooting at a bulletproof vest?

Unusual Fact of the Day:

We all know that actor George Clooney catapulted to fame as Doug Ross in the smash series ER, which began in 1994. However, 10 years earlier, Clooney starred as "Ace" Kolmar in the ill-fated series E/R.

Found on You Tube: 

• MEET MR MISCHIEF Harry von Zell

• Richard Nixon and Jack Benny play musical duet 1959

Joke-of-the-day:

Two barbershops were in red-hot competition. One put up a sign advertising haircuts for 7-dollars. His competitor put up one that read, “We repair 7-dollars hair cuts.”  

Rules of Thumb:   

Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess

 RUNNING A LAUNDRY IN JAPAN…Coin laundry machines must run nine times a day to be profitable in Tokyo. In rural Japan, five or six times a day will do.   

Yeah, It Really Happened

Returns tomorrow

Somewhat Useless Information   

• Charles Lindbergh, in 1927, was the first man to be honored as Man of the Year by Time magazine.

• Louisiana is nicknamed the Pelican state after their state bird.

• Meriwether Lewis, on August 12, 1805, was the first U.S. citizen to cross the Continental Divide.

• Ohio, known as the 17th state, technically did not become a state until August 7, 1953. Due to an oversight, Congress never voted on the resolution to admit Ohio to the Union until that date.

• General Henry "Lighthorse Harry" Lee, who said, "to the memory of the man, first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countryman," in reference to George Washington, was the father of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. 

• Contrary to popular opinion, the "Saturday Evening Post" was not founded by Benjamin Franklin. It was founded by Charles Alexander and Samuel C. Atkinson in 1821. The "Saturday Evening Post' was, however, begun in the same building in which Franklin had published his "Pennsylvania Gazette."  

Calendar Information        

Happening This Week:

12-18  

National Global Entrepreneurship Week ►World Kindness Week ►National Young Reader's Week

16-22

National Farm-City Week

18-24

National Bible Week►National Family Week►National Game & Puzzle Week ►Better Conversation Week

21-28

National Deal Week

Today Is                                                                      

• False Confessions Day
• GIS Day (Geographic Information Systems)
• Tie One On Day
• World Hello Day
• World Television Day
• ~US:North Carolina: Ratification Day (1789)

Today’s Events through History  

General Motors workers go on strike—1945

Henry Stanley & Pierre de Brazza quarrel about possession of Congo—1880

Mayflower Compact signed by Pilgrims in Cape Cod—1620

NATO invites Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia

    to become members—2002

North Carolina ratifies constitution, becomes 12th US state—1789

Pinta under Martin A Pinzon separates from Columbus's fleet—1492

Pres Nixon's attorney, J Fred Buzhardt, reveals presence of 18½ minute gap

     in a White House tape—1973

Russia's Czar Alexander I petitions for a Jewish state in Palestine—1818

Spanish trader Manuel Lisa builds Fort Raymond at the confluence of the

     Yellowstone and Bighorn Rivers—1807

Today’s Birthdays                                                           

In their 90’s

Stan Musial, outfielder (St Louis Cardinal, 7 times NL bat champ) is 92

In their 80’s

Joseph Campanella, NYC, actor (Dr Steffen-The Nurses, Lou-Mannix) is 85

In their 70’s

Marlo Thomas, actress (That Girl!, Jenny) is 74

In their 60’s

Goldie Hawn, actress (Laugh-in, Private Benjamin) is 67

Earl "the Pearl" Monroe, Phila Pa, NBA Guard (NY Knicks, Balt Bullets) is 68

In their 40’s

Troy Aikman, NFL quarterback (Dallas Cowboys - Superbowl 1992) is 46

Bjork, Iceland, singer (Like Someone in Love) is 47

Ken Griffy Jr, centerfielder (Seattle Mariners, MVP 1997) is 43

Remembered for being born today

John Ekels, the Old, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist in 1724

Tom Horn, American gunman/lawman (1860-1903)

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           

Max Baer, US, heavyweight boxing champ (1934)—two heart attacks—1959—at 49

Bill Bixby, actor (My Favorite Martian)—prostate cancer—1993—at 59

Florence Harding, American First Lady—renal failure—1924—at 64

Robert Stroud, "bird man of Alcatraz"—1963—at 73

Harry Von Zell, TV announcer (Burns & Allen)—cancr—1981—at 75

Answer: Duplicate Letter Puzzles

GEESE, PEEVE

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.

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