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Flagstaff
Almanac: Day: 229
/ Week: 34
August
Averages: 78° \ 50°
Today:
Average Sky Cover: 40%
H 80°… L 55°… Ave. humidity: 66%
Wind: ave:
1mph;
Gusts: 12mph
Average High: 80° Record High: 88° (2002)
Average Low: 49°
Record Low: 38° (1979)
Quote of
the Day
Historical
Highlights for Today
1577 - Peace
of Bergerac: Political rights for Huguenots
1590 - John
White returns to Roanoke, NC finds no trace of those left there 3 yrs
earlier
1788 - Losantville,
OH (now Cincinnati) founded
1870 - 1st
ascent of Mt Rainier, Washington
1870 - Mrs Esther Morris becomes 1st woman
magistrate (South Pass, Wyoming)
1891 - 1st
public bathhouse with showers opens in NYC (People's Bath)
1903 - Joe
Pulitzer donated $1 million to Columbia U & begins Pulitzer Prizes
1938 - 1st
aircraft owned by Forest Service in service (Oakland)
1946
- George Orwell publishes "Animal Farm" in the United
Kingdom
1952 - "Fallout"
1st used (NY Times)
1960 - Francis
Gary Powers U-2 spy trial opens in Moscow
1979 - Monty Python's "Life of Brian"
premieres
1982 - The first Compact Discs (CDs) were released
to the public in Germany
1988 - US Republicans nominate George W H Bush for
President
2012 - Three
members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot are jailed for two years
2013
- 18 people are killed in conflict between Boko Harem and Nigerian
military
♫
Birthdays Today: ♫
How many can you identify? Answers in Birthday’s Today
below
My
Rambling Thoughts
Kinda a lazy day after watching movies until almost 2a last night.
Cleaned up the back room a little more and the deck. Such a nice day outside,
it was hard not to just sit out there all afternoon. Decided to do the blog
early, so I can enjoy the late afternoon from the deck.
Game Center (answers at the
end of post)
Brain
Teasers
I
am around long before dawn.
But by lunch I am usually gone.
You can see me summer, fall, and spring.
I like to get on everything.
But when winter winds start to blow;
Burr, then it's time for me to go!
What am I?
But by lunch I am usually gone.
You can see me summer, fall, and spring.
I like to get on everything.
But when winter winds start to blow;
Burr, then it's time for me to go!
What am I?
Found on
You Tube with some relevance to today
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Paraphernalia
4 the Brain :
Africa
Facts…
In the Bemba tribe of southern Africa, if someone does something
hurtful, they take the person to the center of the town where the entire tribe
comes and surrounds them. For two days they tell him every good thing he has
ever done, because they believe that every person comes into the world as good.
**New**Brain
Facts…
The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body
glucose utilization, despite accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about
1.4 kilograms).
Brief
History…
The Gospels were written by Apostles.
Many people, if not most, assume the gospels were written by the
Apostles of Christ. The gospels were written by men that were not present
at the events described, although John claims to have been a disciple. Scholars say
that John having been a disciple is highly unlikely and do not take the claim
seriously. Plus, the gospels have inconsistencies between them (such as
the Romans placing a “scarlet cloak” on Jesus or a “purple cloak,” or if the
Lord‘s Prayer was given to a throng at the Sermon on the Mount or just to the
disciples alone). There are dozens of such contradictions. It is
amazing how many avowed Christians do not know these things. The Gospel
of John, especially differs from the other 3. Plus, the gospels were
written in Greek, while the language of Jesus and the Apostles was
Aramaic. (How many Christians believe the original Gospels were written
in Latin or Hebrew? A lot.)
Common
Sayings from the Bible…
The Blind Leading the Blind
He replied, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots. Leave them; they are blind guides . If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit." Matthew 15:13-14
He replied, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots. Leave them; they are blind guides . If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit." Matthew 15:13-14
Computer
Facts…
The ‘@’ sign is centuries old, and was used in Europe to denote a
unit of weight (the “arroba”) equivalent to 25 lbs.
Flagstaff,
AZ History…
25 YEARS
AGO
AZ Supermart in Tempe has purchased the Bayless and A J Market
stores.
City Administrative Assistant John Roberts reports that the city
has adopted 134 acres in and around Thorpe Park.
This Forest Service land has
been used under a special permit given special legislation. The cost to us was
$11,500 for the survey.
Harper’s
Index
Number of mine-resistant trucks the Army plans to donate to
domestic law enforcement and foreign governments: 12,400
Language
Facts…
'?' is a
punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or
irony.
Rules of
Thumb…
PLANNING A HIKE
To estimate your
hiking time, figure one hour for every three miles plus one hour for every
2,000-foot increase in elevation.
Superstitions…
Once a wedding ring has been placed on the finger, it is
considered bad luck to remove it.
Unusual
Fact of the Day…
The
third right arm of a male octopus is more than an arm— it’s his reproductive
organ.
Joke-of-the-day
During a dinner
party, the hosts’ two little children entered the dining room totally nude and
walked slowly around the table. The parents were so embarrassed that they
pretended nothing was happening and kept the conversation going. The guests
cooperated and also continued as if nothing extraordinary was happening.
After going all the way around the room, the children left, and there was a moment of silence at the table, during which one child was heard to say, “You see, it is vanishing cream!”
After going all the way around the room, the children left, and there was a moment of silence at the table, during which one child was heard to say, “You see, it is vanishing cream!”
Yeah, It
Really Happened
CORSICANA, Texas (UPI) - A Texas teen was able to hide out in a
Walmart in Corsicana for more than half-a-week without anyone forcing him to
roll-back or roll-out. The 14-year-old was able to spend four days in the
Walmart without being detected after building himself two hiding spaces. He put
one in the baby aisle and the other hide-out was behind stacks of paper towels
and toilet paper. "You never expect that you're at Walmart and someone has
been living there for four days. That's crazy," Walmart customer Myrna
Aguilar told CBS 11 News. The boy was able survive off of food he stole from
the store and guzzle juice via a hole he cracked in the back wall of the drink
aisle. He even had a makeshift bed and a fish from the pet department. In order
to avoid being noticed when he was in plain sight, the boy would change his
clothes periodically. He also wore diapers to avoid using the restroom at the
store. Trash eventually led to the boy being discovered, but he was released
into the custody of relatives and Walmart does not plan on filing charges.
Somewhat
Useless Information
When
the Slinky first hit the shelves of Macy's department store in New York City in
1949, the toy was so popular that they had to be removed from the store's
shelves because the crowds of people were creating a fire hazard.
Slinkys have been used as a makeshift radio antennae for soldiers during the Vietnam War, and as therapeutic tools for stroke victims.
In 1999 the Slinky appeared on a U.S. postage stamp.
Richard James, inventor of the Slinky, did not name the new toy. His wife, Betty, found the word in the dictionary - it took her two days of searching before she found the right word to describe the toy.
Slinky was taken aboard a NASA space shuttle to test the power of a Slinky in zero gravity.
All of the following Slinky toys have really been made: gold-plated Slinkys, felt-covered Slinky Pets with animal faces and tails, even a Slinky board game called the Amazing Slinky Game.
Slinkys have been used as a makeshift radio antennae for soldiers during the Vietnam War, and as therapeutic tools for stroke victims.
In 1999 the Slinky appeared on a U.S. postage stamp.
Richard James, inventor of the Slinky, did not name the new toy. His wife, Betty, found the word in the dictionary - it took her two days of searching before she found the right word to describe the toy.
Slinky was taken aboard a NASA space shuttle to test the power of a Slinky in zero gravity.
All of the following Slinky toys have really been made: gold-plated Slinkys, felt-covered Slinky Pets with animal faces and tails, even a Slinky board game called the Amazing Slinky Game.
Check
Your Calendar
Observances
This Week:
14-24
Little League Baseball World Series
15-21
National Aviation Week
Today
Is
Black Cat Appreciation Day
Meaning of "Is" Day
National Thrift Shop Day
Meaning of "Is" Day
National Thrift Shop Day
++
Independence
Day (Gabon-1960-from France)
Independence Day (Indonesia-1945-from Netherlands)
Independence Day (Indonesia-1945-from Netherlands)
Today’s
Events through History
1858 - 1st
bank in Hawaii opens
1883 – 1st
performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
1933 - Lou
Gehrig plays record 1,308th consecutive game
1958 - World's 1st Moon probe, US's Thor-Able,
explodes at T +77 sec
1973 - Lee
Trevino's 1st hole-in-one
1998 - Clinton admits
in taped testimony that he had an "improper physical relationship"
with Lewinsky.
Birthday’s
Today
Maureen O'Hara [Fitzsimmons], Irish
actress and singer is 93
Robert De Niro, actor (Taxi Driver)
is 70
Sean Penn, actor (Fast Times
at Ridgemont High) is 53
Remembered
for being born today
Davy Crockett, Frontiersman/adventurer/politician
(Alamo), (1786-1836)
Samuel Goldwyn, [Shmuel Gelbfisz], movie producer (MGM) (1879-1974)
Samuel Goldwyn, [Shmuel Gelbfisz], movie producer (MGM) (1879-1974)
Marcus Garvey, began
back-to-Africa movement (1887-1940)
Mae West, New York, film\stage
actress and singer) (1893-1980)
Francis Gary Powers, US spy (1959 U-2
incident) (1929-1977)
Floyd Red Crow
Westerman (Kanghi Duta), Sioux musician-actor (1936-2007)
Glenn Corbett [Glen Edwin
Rothenburg], actor (Route 66) (1933-1993)
Historical
Obits Today
Rudolph
Hess, Nazi (46 years in Spandau Prison), suicide, 1987, @93
Ira
Gershwin, lyricist, 1983, @86
Frederick
II (the Great), King of Prussia, 1786, @74
Pearl
Bailey, actress (Landlord)/singer, heart attack, 1990, @72
Jose de
San Martin, South American revolutionary hero, 1850, @72
Barney
Phillips, actor (Dragnet, Felony Squad), cancer, 1982, @68
Vivian
Vance, actress (Ethel Mertz-I Love Lucy), cancer, 1979, @67
Brain
Teasers
The dew!
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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