10/27/13

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Flagstaff Almanac:

Week: 44/ Day: 300   

Today: L 27°…H 61°… Ave. humidity: 59%

Wind: ave:   5mph; Gusts:  24mph  

Average Low: 27° Record Low:  10° (1970)

Average High: 58° Record High:  74° (1995)

Quote of the Day

Today’s Historical Highlights

19th Olympic Games close at Mexico City, Mexico…1968

1st published reference to "jazz" appears (Variety)…1916

Begin & Sadat win Nobel Peace prize…1978

Boston Red Sox win the World Series for the first time in 86 years…2004

China announces its population at 1 billion people plus…1982

Federalist letters start appearing in NY newspapers…1787

Great Britain issues postage stamp on 100th anniversary of Tolkien…1992

Microsoft argues it should be "free from government interference"…1997

Ralph Nader sets up a consumer organization known as Nader's Raiders…1969

RH Macy & Co opens 1st store, (6th Ave-NYC) Gross receipts $1106…1858

Traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam...1275

US Congress sign Volstead Act…1919

Water skis patented by Fred Waller…1925

♫  Today’s Birthdays: ♫   

How many can you identify? Answers in Today’s Birthdays

My Free Rambling Thoughts   

Cloudless blue sky, slight breeze, decent temps….nice day here in this little mountain town.

 

Local issues are getting lots up in arms. We have a beautiful open space area known as Buffalo Park…so named because years ago, there were actual living buffalo there. Now the city council is hearing that it should be ‘changed’ so that new buildings can be built. Hardly a good idea. Then there is a fairly large mobile home park near the University in a low income area that has residents who have lived there for generations. Some corporation from Georgia wants to buy the land, remove the trailers, and build a student housing complex.  Back in the 70’s one of the teachers I worked with had a family that lived at the trailer park. It was a lower class place even back then. The problem today is that most of the trailers do not meet code and therefore can’t be moved. While it may be a semi-visible eyesore, there is little to do with these families if the park is closed. There is always lots of talk in this town about ‘low income’ housing being needed but few, if any will put up the bucks needed to make it happen. I will be an observer to see how the city council works through these two issues in the months ahead.

Game  Center (answers at the end of post)

Brain Teasers

Some people's names (such as "Will Power") suggest a certain personality or career choice. Given below are some last names and professions (in no particular order). For each last name, your task is to think of a common first name, such that it suggests one of the given professions. Each last name and profession must be used just once.
Example: Sonny Day would suggest a meteorologist.

Last Names: Ball, King, Major, Mee, Soares, Turner Professions: Paleontologist, Author, Musician, Plumber, Astrologer, LawyerFirst Names: Crystal, Dee, Dinah, Lee, Paige, Sue

Lifestyle  Substance:     

Found on You Tube with some relevance to today

• A Rare Glimpse of Chinese American Vaudeville

• FLOYD CRAMER - Last Date

• Lee Greenwood sings "God Bless the USA"

• Ministry of Silly Walks

• Ruby Dee Poem at the Inspiration Event

• You Bet Your Life Outtakes 1950-52

Hmmmm…Fearsome Phobias

If you have an irrational fear of... High places, looking up at
You're suffering from... Anablepophobia ana Greek ‘up’; blep Greek ‘look or see’

If you have an irrational fear of... Holy things
You're suffering from... Hagiophobia hagio Greek ‘holy’

OK Then…

Harper’s Index 

• Percentage of black and white Americans respectively who have used marijuana: 14, 12

• Factor by which a black American is more likely to be arrested for possession: 3.7

Unusual Fact of the Day

An elephant's trunk has up to 150,000 muscles.

Joke-of-the-day

Little Johnny wasn't very good at spelling. During an oral spelling exam, the teacher wrote the word "new" on the blackboard. "Now," she asked Johnny, "what word would we have if we placed a "K" in the front?"

After a moment's reflection, Johnny said, "Canoe?"

Rules of Thumb:   

Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess

MAKING A FUSE IN A PINCH

If your car blows a wierd-looking fuse and you don't have a spare--one wrap of cigarette-pack foil around the old fuse will give you a 20 amp emergency fuse; two wraps will give you about 35 amps.   

Yeah, It Really Happened

DANIA BEACH, Fla. - A Florida woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend when his dog ate her marijuana told police the man repeatedly walked into her knife. The Broward Sheriff's Office said Shadae Scott, 26, allegedly attacked boyfriend Kevin Wiggins with a knife Sunday at her Dania Beach apartment because his dog had eaten her supply of marijuana, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported Tuesday. Wiggins suffered small knife cuts to his face and head. He had one large gash across his hand, deputies said. The arrest report said Scott told deputies Wiggins had walked into her knife repeatedly during their argument. Scott was arrested on a domestic battery charge and jailed in lieu of $2,500 bond. 

Somewhat Useless Information   

• The Vatican City is the smallest country in the world with the smallest population. It measures 44 hectares ( 110 acres) and has a population of about 1000 people.

• The Vatican has its own Post office and issues its own stamps. The Vatican mail system is widely used by Romans as in most cases is a lot quicker than Italian mail.

• The Vatican's radio station is located in a tower inside the Vatican Gardens and broadcasts in 20 languages throughout the world.

Calendar Information        

Happening This Week:

24-11/11

World Origami Days
25-31

International Magic Week
Give Wildlife a Brake! Week

Today Is                                                                      

·        Cranky Co-workers Day

·        Navy Day

·        Mother-in-Law Day

·        Reformation Sunday to mark the beginning of the Reformation

·        Visit A Cemetery Day

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·        Turkmenistan: Independence Day (1991 from USSRR)

Today’s Events through History  

"You Bet Your Life," with Groucho Marx, premieres on ABC radio…1947

Andrew Young, former UN Ambassador, elected mayor of Atlanta, Georgia…1981

Boss Tweed (William Macy Tweed), Democratic leader of Tammany Hall, arrested…1871 

Republic of Congo-Kinshasa becomes Republic of Zaire…1971

Treaty of San Lorenzo, provides free navigation of Mississippi and ‘control’ of Natives…1795

US Navy forms…1775

Today’s Birthdays                                                           

Ruby Dee, actress (A Raisin in the Sun, American Gangster) is 89

John Cleese, Weston-Super-Mare England, comedian (Monty Python) is 74

Lee Greenwood, country singer (God Bless the USA) is 71

Terry Anderson, AP correspondent/US hostage held in Lebanon is 66

Fran Lebowitz, author/actress (Resident Alien) is 63

Marla Maples, [Trump], actress (Will Rogers Follies) is 50

Kelly Osbourne, television presenter, fashion designer is29

Remembered for being born today

Theodore Roosevelt, 26th Pres; Nobel 1906 [1858-1919]

Dylan Thomas, Wales, poet (Child's Christmas in Wales) [1914-1953]

Emily Post, authority on social behavior/writer (Etiquette) [1872-1960]

Floyd Cramer, hall of fame pianist (Last Date, On the Rebound) [1933-1974]

H R Haldeman, former White House Chief of Staff (Watergate figure) [1926-1993]

Fred de Cordova, film/TV producer (Tonight Show) [1910-2001]

John Gotti, Bronx, mafia head of the Gambino family [1940-2002]

Carrie Snodgress, actress (Diary of Mad Housewife) [1945-2004]

Warren M Christopher, US, lawyer/minister of Foreign affairs [1925-2011]

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           

Xavier Cugart, bandlander…1990…@90

Rex Stout, US detective writer (Nero Wolfe)…1975…@88

James Hillman, founder of Archetypal Psychology…2011…@85

Sammee Tong, actor (Bachelor Father, Mickey)OD/suicide…1964…@63

Brain Teasers

Crystal Ball - Astrologer (crystal ball) Dinah Soares - Paleontologist (dinosaurs) Paige Turner - Author (page turner) Dee Major - Musician (D Major) Lee King - Plumber (leaking) Sue Mee - Lawyer (sue me)

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 Now  §