Feb 1

 

Week: 6 Day: 32	Ave. Sky Cover:  35% Visibility: 10 miles
Local Temp:   50°\ 16° Wind: 13mph\ Gusts: 18mph	Moderate risk of fire Active fire: 619mi. \ Lightning: 887mi.
Feb Averages: 46°\19° (5 days w/moisture)

Today’s Quote

Monthly Observations

Adopt A Rescued Rabbit Month Link
African-American Cultural Heritage Month
AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
American Heart Month
An Affair To Remember Month  Link
Bake for Family Fun Month Link
Barley Month Link
Beat The Heat Month
Cricket World Cup (2/6-3/7)
Declutter For A Cause Month
Dog Training Education Month Link  Link

Weekly Observations

29-2/5	Cordova Ice Worm Days Link
30-2/5	Catholic Schools Week Meat Week National Anesthesiologists Week Link
1-7	African Heritage & Health Week Women's Heart Week World Interfaith Harmony Week

Daily Observations

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Ready for a new month. Tahiti just keeps getting closer.

I remember the breakup of the Beatles. 60 Minutes did a piece on Director Peter Jackson’s look at the history. Jackson reviewed hours and hours of footage of the lead up to the Rooftop Concert that ultimately was their last live performance. His movie certainly blew up many of the myths surrounding the breakup. Most interestingly to me was that it wasn’t Yoko who ended the Beatles and it wasn’t bickering either. I hope to see the entire movie now.

In local news: an empty Flagstaff Public School bus was stolen from the local Aquaplex. It was later found abandoned near Page, AZ…some 90 miles away. A possible thief has been arrested.

While picking up my CPAP supplies, I found that the local sleep clinic never sent an order for a new CPAP machine for me. According to the guy at the CPAP place, when the local hospital took over the private sleep clinic, all the doctors left. For the past few months, they keep getting unsigned orders from them that can’t be filled. They have called and faxed numerous times with no response. The only doctor they have lives out of state and never comes to Flagstaff. I came home and called. After listening to the menu, I left a message. Still awaiting a call back. Frustrated. 

Favorite Memes

 

A bit of Humor

Why did the man fall into the well?

Because he couldn't see that well.

Trivia

Q: What is the world's most expensive spice by weight?

 Q: TRUE OR FALSE - The US emergency hotline is 911 because of the September 11th terrorist attacks.

Q: What does the "G" mean in "G-Man"?

Q: TRUE OR FALSE - The sum of all the numbers on a roulette wheel is 666.

 

 

ANSWERS:

Answer 1: Saffron

Answer 2: FALSE In 1967, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) met with AT&T to establish such an emergency number. They wanted a number that was short and easy to remember. More importantly, they needed a unique number, and since 911 had never been designated for an office code, area code or service code, that was the number they chose.

Answer 3: Government

Answer 4: TRUE

Historical Events

W                 1790 – The United States Supreme Court held its first session.

W                 1887 – The area known as Hollywood was founded.

W                 1898 – Travelers Insurance issued the first automobile accident insurance.

W                 1942 – Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the US, began broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the Axis powers (later at the communist block).

W                 1960 – The Greensboro ‘Sit-In’ took place in North Carolina, protesting discrimination.

W                 1964 – Hasbro introduced the G.I. Joe action figure (retail price: $2.49)

W                 1982 – Late Night with David Letterman premiered on NBC.

W                 2004 – The Janet Jackson/Justin Timberlake Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show Wardrobe Malfunction controversy occurred.

Birthdays Today

85 – Garrett Morris, American actor, comedian

@85 – Ben Weider, co-founded the Internat’l Federation of Body Building & Fitness (d. 2008)

@84 – Don Everly, American singer-songwriter, guitarist (d. 2021)

@76 – Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (d. 2007; heart disease)

@74 – Sherman Hemsley, American actor and singer (d. 2012; lung disease)

@65 – Langston Hughes, American poet and playwright (d. 1967; prostate cancer)

@59 – Clark Gable, American actor (d. 1960; heart attacks)

@56 – Rick James, American singer-songwriter and producer (died in 2004)

54 – Lisa Marie Presley, American singer-songwriter and actress

54 – Pauly Shore, American comedian, actor

51 – Michael C. Hall, American actor

35 – Rhonda Rousey, American fighter athlete

@28 – Brandon Lee, American actor and martial artist (d. 1993; on set of The Crow)

28 – Harry Styles, English singer-songwriter