‘Tis the Season
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Dec
3, 2020 Week: 49 Day: 338 |
Local:
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36\ L 16°\Average Sky Cover: 5% |
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Wind: 12mph\Gusts: 18mph |
Nearest
lightning: 998mi.; Active fire: 59mi |
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High Risk of Fire |
Visibility: 10mi |
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Record: 67°[1977] Record: -2°[1968] |
Nov
Averages: 44°/\17° (5
days with moisture) |
Today’s Quote
When all else is
lost, the future still remains.
Christian Nestell
Bovee
Random Tidbits
The 3 films to win the most Oscars are Ben-Hur
(1959), Titanic (1997), and The Lord of the Ring: The Return of the King (2003)
with 11 Oscars each.
The
Beatles album cover for HELP does not spell out HELP in flag semaphore. It is
NUVJ because the photographer thought it looked better.
The
term “junkie” comes from the fact that heroin users in the early 1900s would
collect (often steal) and sell scrap metal to pay for their heroin.
The
song Fly Me to the Moon was the first music ever played on the Moon,
when Buzz Aldrin played it on a cassette tape.
A little humor
When you do squats, are your knees supposed to sound
like a goat chewing on an aluminum can stuffed with celery?
Always and Never are two
words to always remember never to use.
True Things
Two men have been arrested on
suspicion of conning an unnamed doctor in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh
into paying $41,600 for an "Aladdin's lamp" that the sellers promised
would bring him "wealth, health and good fortune." The two con
artists even conspired to conjure a genie from the lamp, which turned out to be
one of the men, to convince the doctor of its authenticity, the BBC reported.
According to local police, the con men had duped other families in the same
way.
Observations This Month
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Safe Toys and Gifts Month |
Observations This Week
Cookie Cutter
Week: 1-7 Link
Clerc-Gallaudet
Week: 3-10
Observations for Today
Be A Blessing Day
E-Discovery Day
International Baboon Day Link
International Day of
Persons With Disabilities
Let’s Hug Day
Make a Gift Day
Nat’l Green Bean Casserole Day
Nat’l Peppermint Latte Day
Nat’l Roof over Your Head Day
Nat’l Salesperson Day
My Rambling Thoughts
Cold night and chilly day. The wind makes a walk out of the question.
Plenty to do around the house, so no big deal.
What’s the deal…way to many politicians (local and National) are closing
down a variety of businesses (restaurants, gyms, bars, travel) and then the politicians
are caught on camera doing the opposite of their declaration. I was taught that what is good for the goose
is good for the gander. Some of the politicians go so far as to say that they
were tricked.
I am excited that the vaccine is coming soon and that the CDC guidelines
on who should get it are out. My concern is that CDC guidelines are only that…guidelines.
The state gets to decide what to do, and in the past few months, it is obvious
that most states don’t follow the guidelines. Hoping for the best.
The Flagstaff City Council has passed an Affordable Housing Crisis
resolution. Right now, our housing costs are 34% higher than the National
Average and wages are much lower than the National Average. For decades we have
had the moniker: Poverty with a View. The resolution lays out a 10-year plan to
improve affordable housing availability. I have heard this many times before, but this
may actually get somewhere.
Today’s Puzzle
Answer at the bottom of the page
First, think of the color
of the clouds. Next, think of the color of snow. Now, think of the color of a
bright full moon. Now answer quickly what do cows drink?
Historical Events
1818 – Illinois became the 21st US state.
1910 – The neon light was displayed for the first time at the Paris
Motor Show at the Grand Palace. The lamp was developed by French inventor
Georges Claude. Advertising neon signs started showing up in 1913, notably at
the Paris Opera House. The most famous neon sign is probably the Las Vegas
sign.
1919 – The Quebec Bridge over the Saint Lawrence River between
Sainte-Foy (near Quebec City) and Lévis, Quebec opened.
1922 – The first public Technicolor motion picture film, The Toll
of the Sea, was released at the Rialto Theatre, in New York City.
1947 – A Streetcar Named Desire opened on Broadway.
1960 – The musical Camelot debuted at the Majestic Theatre on
Broadway.
1976 – An assassination attempt was made on Bob Marley. Shot twice, he
quickly recovered.
1979 – Eleven people were killed in a stampede at Cincinnati’s Riverfront
Coliseum prior to an appearance by The Who. “Festival Seating’ was pretty much
to blame – thousands of people had ‘first come, first seated’ tickets, and a
soundcheck made many think the concert had already begun.
1984 – The Bhopal-Union Carbide disaster in India killed over 4,000
people, and injured hundreds of thousands.
1992 – The Greek oil tanker the Aegean Sea, carrying 80,000 tons of crude
oil, ran aground in a storm while approaching A Coruna, Spain, spilling most of
the oil.
1997 – 121 countries signed the treaty prohibiting the manufacture and
deployment of anti-personnel land mines in Ottawa, Canada. Notable exceptions
were: The United States, the People’s Republic of China, and Russia.
1999 – The Mars Polar Lander crashed into the Martian surface.
2010 – The Black Swan was released in theaters.
2012 (Typhoon) At least 475 people were killed after Typhoon Bopha
made landfall in the Philippines.
2015 US Defense Secretary Ash Carter announces all combat roles in US
armed forced will be opened to women
2017 First pizza party in space held by astronauts of the
International Space Station
2019 World leaders discussing US President Donald Trump in
unflattering terms at NATO reception caught on camera and goes viral
Birthdays Today
@84 – Andy Williams,
American singer (d. 2012)
83 – Bobby Allison,
American race car driver
72 – Ozzy Osbourne,
English singer-songwriter
@66 – Joseph Conrad [ Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski], Polish writer (d.1924; heart attack<?>)
60 – Daryl Hannah,
American actress
60 – Julianne Moore,
American Actress
55 – Katarina Witt, German
figure skater
52 – Brendan Fraser,
American actor
47 – Holly Marie Combs,
American actress
Puzzle Answer
Water
Enjoy
the Holiday
