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Flagstaff
Almanac: Day: 216
/ Week: 32
August
Averages: 78° \ 50°
Today:
Average Sky Cover: 30%
H 72°… L 52°… Ave. humidity: 67%
Wind: ave:
5mph;
Gusts: 17mph
Average High: 79° Record High: 91° (1994)
Average Low: 52°
Record Low: 35° (1956)
Quote of
the Day
Historical
Highlights for Today
1693 - Date traditionally ascribed to Dom
Perignon's invention of Champagne
1789 - French National Meeting ending feudal system
1821 - 1st edition of Saturday Evening Post
(publishes until 1969)
1870 - British Red Cross Society forms
1914 1914- US declares neutrality in WW I
1914 1914- US declares neutrality in WW I
1929 - Jones Beach in NY opens
1955 - Eisenhower authorizes $46 million for
construction of CIA headquarters
1984 - Carl Lewis wins gold medal in 100-meter
dash at LA Summer Olympics
1996 - 26th Olympic Games closes at Atlanta, Georgia
2009 - Kim Jong-il meets former president
Clinton, releases American journalists
2010 - California's Proposition 8, overturned by
Judge Vaughn Walker
♫
Birthdays Today: ♫
How many can you identify? Answers in Birthday’s Today
below
My
Rambling Thoughts
It rained much of the night and up until this afternoon. A nice
gentle rain much of time let it soak in.
Over the years, I have learned that when someone is upset,
sometimes it is best to leave them alone. A good friend is mad at me and I don’t
really know why. She believes that I lied to her about something, but I
honestly don’t know what. She won’t answer my calls, so I just left a message.
Guess the ball is in her court.
I watched my Sunday morning news shows, cleaned up the house a
bit, and kicked back and enjoyed the rain.
Game Center (answers at the
end of post)
Brain
Teasers
In
each sentence a word is concealed, such as the word no in sentence five. If you
can find the buried words and read them in order from 1 to 6, they will form a
well-known proverb.
1.The word buried here has only one letter.
2.Did you find a jelly roll in Gaskin's Bakery?
3.It's the best one I've ever seen.
4.The rug at her stairway was made in India.
5.He's an old friend.
6.Amos sold his bicycle to a friend.
1.The word buried here has only one letter.
2.Did you find a jelly roll in Gaskin's Bakery?
3.It's the best one I've ever seen.
4.The rug at her stairway was made in India.
5.He's an old friend.
6.Amos sold his bicycle to a friend.
Found on
You Tube with some relevance to today
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Paraphernalia
4 the Brain :
Common
Sayings from the Bible…
The Greater the Knowledge the Greater the Pain
For in the abundance of wisdom there is an abundance of vexation, so that he that increases knowledge increases pain. Ecclesiastes 1:18
For in the abundance of wisdom there is an abundance of vexation, so that he that increases knowledge increases pain. Ecclesiastes 1:18
Common
Phrase Origins…
Spill the
Beans
Meaning: To
reveal a secret
History: In
Ancient Greece, beans were used to vote for candidates entering various
organizations. One container for each candidate was set out before the group
members, who would place a white bean in the container if they approved of the
candidate and a black bean if they did not. Sometimes a clumsy voter would
accidentally knock over the jar, revealing all of the beans and allowing
everyone to see the otherwise confidential votes.
Earth
Facts…
Earth has an average surface temperature of 13°C (55.4°F).
Flagstaff,
AZ History…
75 YEARS
AGO
Three miscreants stole 13 1/2 pints of cream and 4 1/2 pints of
milk from the Pinewood Dairy early Monday morning. They confessed to Police
Magistrate C. T. Pulliam, who meted out 30 days on the city work gang as
punishment.
**
This week Carl Mayhew shot a bear that was marauding his orchard.
The bear weighed about 250 pounds and skinned out at 193 pounds without the
head. Although out of season, the shooting was considered justified and the
meat given to the county welfare office for distribution among the needy.
Harper’s
Index
Portion of the USminimum-wage earners who are older than 25: 1/2
Historical
Facts…
A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of
pictures and remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the
most important street photographers ever. (Vivian Maier (1926-2009))
Language
Facts…
A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a
'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
People
Facts…
Only 2% of the Earth's population are natural redheads.
Rules of
Thumb:
MEASURING WITH A
DOLLAR BILL
A US Dollar bill is
6 1/8" long. By folding back part of the margin of the bill or 1/8"
you have a 6" long piece of paper. Folding this in half, thirds etc, you
can easily measure 2", 3", 4" 6" et cetera very easily, and
fairly accurately.
Unusual
Fact of the Day…
Tuesday
is the most popular day of the week for giving birth. Part of that factor has
nothing to do with Nature and everything to do with hospital staffing; elective
C-sections and induced labors are often scheduled during traditional working
hours.
World
Heritage Sites…
Situated in the suburbs of Bagerhat, at the meeting-point of the
Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers, this ancient city, formerly known as
Khalifatabad, was founded by the Turkish general Ulugh Khan Jahan in the 15th
century. The city’s infrastructure reveals considerable technical skill and an
exceptional number of mosques and early Islamic monuments, many built of brick,
can be seen there.
Joke-of-the-day
A very loud Texan
Engineer was visiting Australia, and talking big about all of the large civil
works in the USA that he was involved in. To be polite his Australian
counterpart took him on a tour of some of Sydney’s larger constructions.
First he took him
to Gladesville Bridge. The Texan exclaimed, "What’s that!” In reply the
Australian said, "Thats the Gladesville Bridge".
"Hmmph"
said the Texan, "How long and how many men did it take to build?” The
Australian replied, "About 5 years with 1000 men."
The Texan
replied, "Well in Texas we would've done it in 2 years with 500 men."
Next they went to
the Sydney Opera House. "What's that" said the Texan. "That's
the Sydney Opera House" was the reply.
"Hmmph"
said the Texan, "How long and how many men did it take to build?” The
Australian replied, "About 10 years with 200 men". The Texan replied
"Well in Texas we would've done it in 4 years with 200 men."
By this stage the
Australian was a little put out by the Texan's attitude so he decided to get
some revenge, they walked around the Sydney Opera House and as they did the
Sydney Harbor Bridge came into view.
Immediately the
Texan exclaimed, "Wow! What's that?"
The Australian
Engineer replied, "I don't know, it wasn't there yesterday."
Yeah, It
Really Happened
PRETORIA, South Africa -- When we saw Zach Galifianakis murder a
giraffe by driving it under an overpass in the last 'Hangover' movie, we all
laughed because the very idea is ridiculous. Of course, that movie wasn't set
in Africa. It wasn't so funny when a South African man did that very thing in
the capital of Pretoria. The moments before the accident were caught on camera
by a horrified fellow driver who described hearing a loud crack. Engineer
Thinus Botha took the photo of the two giraffes after driving next to the truck
for half a mile. He decided to pull over to capture the moment - and witnessed
the gruesome accident seconds later. South Africa's Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals told local media the giraffe has since died and the truck
driver could face criminal charges.
Somewhat
Useless Information
Did
you know that beer can sometimes have an unpleasant taste due to specific
chemical compounds?
The
term “skunky” was given by Dr. Malcolm D. Forbes , professor of chemistry
at the University of North Carolina after claiming that it’s almost
identical to the compound found in a skunk’s notorious anal glands.
But
why does beer get “skunky”? It’s not because of temperature, like many people
believe, but because of light exposure.
Check
Your Calendar
Observances
This Week:
1-7
International Tree Climbing Days
International Clown Week
Simplify Your Life Week
World Breastfeeding Week
International Clown Week
Simplify Your Life Week
World Breastfeeding Week
3-9
Assistance Dog Week
Exercise With Your Child Week
Knights of Columbus Family Week
National Farmers' Market Week
National Fraud Awareness Week
Old Fiddler's Week
Single Working Women's Week
Stop on Red Week
Exercise With Your Child Week
Knights of Columbus Family Week
National Farmers' Market Week
National Fraud Awareness Week
Old Fiddler's Week
Single Working Women's Week
Stop on Red Week
4-8
Exhibitor Appreciation Week
Rock for Life Week
National Bargain Hunting Week
Psychic Week
Sturgis Rally
Rock for Life Week
National Bargain Hunting Week
Psychic Week
Sturgis Rally
Today
Is
Assistance Dog Day
National Psychic Day
National Chocolate Chip Day
National Underwear Day
National Chocolate Chip Day
National Underwear Day
Single Working Women's Day
Social Security Day
U.S. Coast Guard Day-1790
Social Security Day
U.S. Coast Guard Day-1790
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Revolution Day (Burkina Faso: formerly Upper Volta-1983)
Today’s
Events through History
1925 - US marines leave Nicaragua after 13-year
occupation
1954 - The Government of Pakistan approves the
National Anthem
2012 - South African Oscar Pistorius becomes 1st
amputee to compete at the Olympics
Birthday’s
Today
Richard Belzer, comedian (How to be
a Stand Up) is 70
Mary Decker Tabb Slaney, NJ, Olympic
track star (mile record 4:16.71) is 56
Barack Obama, 44th United States
President is 53
Daniel Dae Kim, actor (Hawaii
5-0) is 46
Cole Sprouse, Arezzo Italy, actor
(Disney child actor) is 22
Dylan Sprouse, Arezzo Italy, actor
(Disney child actor) is 22
Remembered
for being born today
Thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical
scholar (1701-1757)
Percy Bysshe Shelley, England, romantic
poet (Adonais) (1792-1822)
Louis Vuitton, Anchay France,
Founder of the leather goods company(1821-1982)
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, consort of King
George VI\Queen Mother (1900-2002)
Louis Armstrong, jazz trumpeter
(Hello Dolly), (1901-1971)
Glenn Cunningham, US middle distance
runner (1909-1988)
Helen Thomas, UPI journalist
(starts press conferences) (1920-2013)
Historical
Obits Today
Lee
Hazlewood, country singer, songwriter and producer, cancer, 2007, @78
Hans
Christian Andersen, Danish fairy tale writer, cancer, 1875. @70
Pearl
White, US actress/stunt woman (Perils of Pauline), cirrhosis, 1938, @49
Brain
Teasers
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
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
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