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Flagstaff Almanac: Week: 16/ Day: 107 Today: H 51°…L 39°
Wind: ave: 10mph; Gusts: 58mph Ave. humidity: 47%
High wind warning
*Averages: H
58° L 28°
Records: H 77°(1948)…L 13°(1995)
Quote of the Day
Today’s Historical Highlights
"Snooker" (variation of pool)
invented by Sir Neville Chamberlain…1875
1st successful US newspaper; published in
Boston by John Campbell…1704
Ellis Island, NY-11,745 immigrants arrive…1907
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia ends
slavery…1932
Geoffrey Chaucer tells the Canterbury Tales
for the first time at the court of Richard II…1397
Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures & Louis B
Mayer Co merged to form MGM…1924
Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating
Sen Robert F Kennedy…1969
Virginia is 8th state to secede…1861
♪ ♪ Happy
Birthday To: ♪. ♪
How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays
Free Rambling Thoughts
Another windy day here in our little mountain town. Lots of clouds but no moisture, just drying winds. Fire season is starting early, with one wildfire just outside Flag already. Not the best weather, but tolerable. I-40 closed east of Flag most of the day due to high winds and low visibility due to sand. All this wind is playing havoc with my allergies. Red, itchy eyes most of the day.All the news coverage over the bombing in Boston has me wondering what kind of news coverage there is in the Middle East when a bomb explodes over there. I think it is time our news media follows what happens in other countries. Now they are saying that the Boston bombs were made to kill and maim since there were so many metal fragments and that they were placed on the ground. There are sure some real sickos ou there.Since it was so windy, I spent some time playing with my pictures again today. I was reviewing the Ethiopian photos and had some great memories. This is such a beautiful country that not too many Americans have an opportunity to visit. I had forgotten the several baboon sightings we had. Great memories.
Game
Center (answers at the
end of post)
Brain Teasers
They turn themselves over to me
Completely voluntarily
Knowing before they've departed
They'll end up near where they started
I may be called emotional
Loopy, perhaps commotional
For those brave souls who seek a thrill
I'm sure to nicely fit the bill
By a force of nature propelled
I'm courage-testing those compelled
Greeted with anxiousness and fret
Seldom exited with regret
What am I?
Completely voluntarily
Knowing before they've departed
They'll end up near where they started
I may be called emotional
Loopy, perhaps commotional
For those brave souls who seek a thrill
I'm sure to nicely fit the bill
By a force of nature propelled
I'm courage-testing those compelled
Greeted with anxiousness and fret
Seldom exited with regret
What am I?
Lifestyle
Substance:
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today
Origins of Phrases
A thing of beauty is a joy forever
Meaning: Literal meaning.
Origin
From John Keats' epic poem, Endymion, 1818:A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
Ok, then?
Harper’s Index
Value of Chinese acquisitions of US assets and businesses in the past year: $7,700,000,000
Ruminations:
Oh, how a pack of 800 toothpicks looks so small until it spilled all over the floor.
Picture of the Day: North Korea
Unusual Fact of the Day
On an episode of Saved by the Bell: The College Years, A.C. Slater learned his last name was actually Sanchez. His dad changed it 25 years earlier to get into the military academy. "He felt he had to hide his heritage to be accepted,"Joke-of-the-day
Q. Why did Mrs. Smokey the Bear divorce Smokey the Bear? A. Because every time she got hot, he'd beat her with a shovel!
Rules of Thumb:
Easy
shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
SHOES TREES
Buy cedar shoe trees. You only need one pair. Put them in the shoes you just took off. They will absorb moisture and help the shoes keep their shape. Increases lifespan by 50%
Yeah, It Really Happened
NEW YORK—A former employee of a New York city law firm has been convicted of stealing more than $376,000 worth of copy machine toner from the firm.Thirty-nine-year-old Adrian Rodriguez pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny for his thefts from the firm of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP.Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said Tuesday that Rodriguez ordered more than $376,000 worth of toner from vendors between 2010 and 2012. Prosecutors said Rodriguez then resold the black ink toner for $10 per box and the color ink toner for $15 per box.The cartridges were worth $80 to $259 apiece.Officials have said Rodriguez's scheme was part of a growing black market for toner cartridges and other office supplies.
Somewhat Useless Information
- If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
- If you go blind in one eye, you'll only lose about one-fifth of your vision (but all your depth perception.)
- In a lifetime the average US resident eats more than 50 tons of food and drinks more than 13,000 gallons of liquid.
- In the late 19th century, millions of human mummies were used as fuel for locomotives in Egypt where wood and coal was scarce, but mummies were plentiful.
- It takes 17 muscles to smile --- 43 to frown.
- It would take 1,200,000 mosquitoes, each sucking once, to completely drain the average human of blood.
- Jaw muscles can provide about 200 pounds of force to bring the back teeth together for chewing.
Calendar Information
Happening This Week:
Health
Information Privacy and Security Week
National Crime
Victims Rights Week
National Environmental Education Week
National Robotics Week
National Library Week
National Public Safety Telecommunicators (911 Operators) Week
National Environmental Education Week
National Robotics Week
National Library Week
National Public Safety Telecommunicators (911 Operators) Week
Pan American Week
(Spring) Astronomy Week
(Spring) Astronomy Week
Week of The Young
Child
Undergraduate Research Week
17-24
International Whistlers Week
Cleaning For A Reason Week
Consumer Awareness Week
Police Officers Who Gave Their Lives In The Line of Duty Week
17-24
International Whistlers Week
Cleaning For A Reason Week
Consumer Awareness Week
Police Officers Who Gave Their Lives In The Line of Duty Week
Today Is
Bat Appreciation
Day
Blah! Blah! Blah!
Day
Bookmobile Day
Ellis Island
Family History Day
National
Cheeseball Day
National Ford
Mustang Day introduced in 1964
National Haiku
Poetry Day
Nothing Like A
Dame Day
~Syrian Arab
Republic: Independence Day (1946
from France)
Today’s Events through History
Christopher Columbus signs contract with Spain
to find Indies…1492
Europe's oldest intact book, The St Cuthbert
Gospel, purchased by British
Library:£9 million…2012
IBM produces 1st megabit-chip…1986
Longest NL opening game, Phillies &
Dodgers tie 5-5 in 14…1923
Mary Surratt is arrested as a conspirator in
Lincoln's assassination…1865
Moslem fundamentalists assault military
academy in Heliopolis Egypt…1974
Willie Mosconi sinks 150 consecutive balls in
a billiard tournament…1956
Today’s Birthdays
In their 50’s
Sean Bean, actor [Lord of the Rings]
is 54
Norman Boomer Esiason, QB and now color
commentator is 52
In their 40’s
Jennifer Garner, actress and film producer
is 41
In their 30’s
Victoria Beckham [Adams], Harlow, Essex,
English singer (Posh Spice-Spice Girls) is 39
Remembered
for being born today
Robert Blair, Scottish poet (Grave) [1699-1746]
J. P. Morgan, American financier [1837-1913]
Harry Reasoner, Dakota City Iowa, newscaster
(60 Minutes, ABC, CBS) [1923-1991]
Today’s Historical Obits
Kitty Carlisle, American actress and
television personality…2007…at 96
Eddie Cochran, rocker [Summertime Blues]…car
crash…1960…at 21
Benjamin Franklin, US, (Poor Richards Almanac)…1790…at
84
John van Kessel, Flemish painter…1679…at 53
Dick Shawn, comedian (Producers)…heart attack
on stage…1987…at 57
Answer: Brain Teasers
A roller coaster.
lines 1-2: People who wish to ride a roller coaster do so voluntarily.
lines 3-4: The loading area and where the ride ends for roller coasters are
typically not far apart.
lines 5-6: Line 5 alludes to the phrase "emotional roller coaster".
In line 6, "Loopy" is a reference to the fact that many roller
coasters have loops.
lines 7-8: Most people find a roller coaster ride exhilarating and/or
thrilling.
lines 9-10: A roller coaster is powered by the force of gravity. It might be
considered as a test of courage to see if one is brave enough to take a ride on
a roller coaster. Some may find this challenge enticing.
lines 11-12: Before the roller-coaster ride, there is often some degree of
anxiousness or uneasiness. But afterwards, the rider usually feels positive
about the experience, and quite possibly would want to go again for another
ride.
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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