Feb 7

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Flagstaff Almanac:  Week: 06/ Day: 38   

Today: H   48°…L 26° Averages: H  48° L 18° Records: H   65°(1963)…L -21°(1899)

Wind: ave:   7mph; Gusts:  28mph  Ave. humidity:  58%

Quote of the Day:

Today’s Historical Highlights:

11th Amendment to US Constitution ratified, affirms power of states—1795

18th Winter Olympic games open at Nagano Japan—1998

1st contract for TVA power, Tupelo, Miss—1934

1st female secretary of transportation sworn-in (Elizabeth Dole) —1983

Baskin-Robbins introduces Beatle Nut ice cream—1964

Bushfires in Victoria left 173 dead in the worst natural disaster in Australia's history—2009

Cassius Clay becomes a black Moslem—1964

Cripple Creek miner's strike, led by the Western Federation of Miners,

      begins in Colorado—1894

Flag is authorized for Vice President—1936

INUIT Circumpolar Conference is held at the United Nations—1983

Monopoly invented by Charles Darrow symbol Rich Uncle Pennybags—1935

President Kennedy begins blockade of Cuba—1962

Walt Disney's 2nd feature-length movie, "Pinocchio," premieres —1940

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

Free Rambling Thoughts:   

A little breezy today with some clouds on and off throughout the day. Stayed home and enjoyed the peace and quiet.  I used my DVR for Downton Abbey and am slowly catching up…one episode a day. Such a well produced and acted show in such a beautiful setting.

 

So monopoly has gotten rid of the iron…and replaced it with a cat. Hmmm…just won’t be the same.

 

I was happy to read a blog today by an acquaintance of mine and a good friend of Hamdy. He is a writer in Vero Beach, FL and is currently in Egypt with Hamdy. Seems the media stories make it a lot worse than it is. It is a bad economic time for Egypt and certainly there are daily demonstrations in small parts of the major cities. The majority of Egyptians are just trying to survive the devastating loss of tourism and a difficult drought. According to Milt, most just want water and jobs.

Game  Center: (answers at the end of post)

Hidden Word

Find a hidden word in the sentence

Jake's car got wrecked last year.

Lifestyle  Substance:     

Found on You Tube with some relevance to today:

• Bing Crosby "Swinging on a Star"

• Roy Rogers & Dale Evans "THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO

Ok, then?

Read This Carefully!!

At the Electric Company

"We would be delighted if you send in your payment. However, if you don't, you will be."

Picture of the Day: Uganda

Harper’s Index:         

Number of registered Pennsylvania voters who may be prevented from voting by a new voter ID program: 1,600,000

Unusual Fact of the Day:

Gremlins was one of two movies to influence the start of the PG-13 rating. The other was Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
Joke-of-the-day:

Joke-of-the-day:

Sign in a Police Station: It takes about 3500 bolts to put a car together; but only one nut to scatter it all over the road.  

Rules of Thumb:   

Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess

 EATING ON THE ROAD

Forget what people say about truckers knowing where the best places are to eat. Truckers know where the best places are to park their rigs.   

Yeah, It Really Happened

MEMPHIS - A group of about a dozen tuba players at the University of Memphis said they are taking Valentine's Day requests for romantic serenades. Zack Corpus, a member of the tuba troupe, said the Scheidt School of Music students will play two-song serenades while delivering chocolates and cards to the sweethearts of those who pay the determined fee, The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal reported Monday. "It's so much more unique to have tuba valentines because there's a kind of novelty to it. Plus, it's a lot more embarrassing," Corpus said. Corpus said the songs in the group's repertoire include "My Girl" by The Temptations, "A Whole New World" from Disney's "Aladdin," "I Can't Help Myself" by The Temptations, "Everything I Do" by Brian Adams and "You Belong With Me" by Taylor Swift. Corpus said the fees start at $25 for an on-campus performance and increase for off-campus appearances. The group said they are hoping to raise at least $1,000 for the school of music.  

Somewhat Useless Information   

• Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger bought the first Hummer manufactured for civilian use in 1992. The vehicle weighed in at 6,300 lbs and was 7 feet wide.

• Britain's first escalator was installed in Harrods in 1878.

• Cheerios cereal was originally called Cheerioats.

• False eyelashes were invented by film director D.W. Griffith while he was making the 1916 epic, "Intolerance." He wanted actress Seena Owen to have lashes that brushed her cheeks.

• G.I. Joe was introduced at the annual American International Toy Fair in New York on Feb. 9, 1964.

• The word vaccine comes from the Latin word "vacca," which means cow. This name was chosen because the first vaccination was derived from cowpox which was given to a boy.

Calendar Information        

Happening This Week:

1-7

Solo Diners Eat Out Weekend
Women's Heart Week

3-9
Boy Scout Anniversary Week
Children's Authors & Illustrators Week

Dump Your Significant Jerk Week
Freelance Writers Appreciation Week
International Coaching Week
Just Say No to PowerPoint Week
Publicity for Profit Week

4-8
Intimate Apparel Week
International Networking Week
International Friendship Week
National School Counseling Week

7-14
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
Have A Heart for A Chained Dog Week
Risk Awareness Week
Love Makes the World Go Round; But, Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week

Today Is                                                                      

Ballet Day

"e" Day (math)

Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Wave All Your Fingers At Your Neighbor's Day

Grenada: Independence Day (1974 from Britain)

Today’s Events through History  

"New York, New York" became the official anthem of NYC—1985

1st successful US educational magazine "Academician," begins (NYC) —1818

Benito Mussolini government exchanges diplomats with USSR—1924

Bing Crosby records "Swinging on a Star"—1944

Colonial Tasmanian Parliament passes the first piece of legislation 

     (the Electoral Act of 1856) anywhere in the world providing for elections 

     by way of a secret ballot—1856

Crown Prince Abdullah becomes the King of Jordan on the death of 

     his father, King Hussein—1999

Great Blizzard of 1891 begins—1891

Henry Clay declares in Senate "I had rather be right than president"—1839

Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st $100,000/year baseball player—1949 

Mel Brooks' "Blazing Saddles" opens—1974

Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir—1238

Shoe rationing begins in US 1943 – 

Swiss men accept female suffrage—1971

War Department authorizes General Sheridan to start operations against the Indians—1876

Today’s Birthdays                                                           

In their 50’s

Garth Brooks, Tulsa Oklahoma, country vocalist (No Fences, Double Live) is 51

Eddie Izzard, British actor and comedian is 51

James Spader, actor (Endless Love, Wall St, Mannequin) is 53

In their 40’s

Chris Rock, comedian (SNL, CB4, Boomerang) is 47

In their 30’s

Ashton Kutcher, actor is 35

Steve Nash, NBA guard (Phoenix Suns) is 39

Remembered for being born today

Eubie Blake, ragtime composer/pianist (Memories of You) (1887-1983)

Keefe Brasselle, Elyria Ohio, actor (Be Our Guest) (1923-1981)

Buster Crabbe, 400m US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932) (1908-1983)

Charles Dickens, England, novelist (Oliver Twist, Tale of 2 Cities) (1812-1870)

Sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic (Main Street, Nobel 1930) (1885-1951)

Sir Thomas More, English statesman, humanist, and author (1478-1535)

James Augustus Henry Murray, Scotland, created Oxford Dictionary (1837-1915)

Laura Ingalls Wilder, kid book author (Little House on Prairie) (1867-1957)

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           

Dale Evans, American actress and singer—2001—at 88

Harvey Firestone, American manufacturer—1938—at 69

Stephen Gray, English astronomer and scientist—1736—at 70

Doug Henning, Canadian magician—liver cancer—2000—at 57

Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author and aviator—2001—at 94

Answer: Hidden Word

JakE’S CAR GOt wrecked last year.

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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