2 Dec

 

2 December 2022

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 49 Day 336 \ Ave. Sky Cover a% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 47° \26° 
Wind 8mph \ Gusts 19mph  Air Quality: Fair\ Moderate Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 74mi \ Nearest Lightning q114mi
Dec Averages for Flagstaff: 43° \ 17° `
Sunshine

Today’s Quote

Monthly Observations

Honor Your Pharmacist Month
International Sharps Injury Prevention Month  Link
National Drunk & Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month
National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
National Pear Month  Link
National Tie Month
National Write A Business Plan Month

Weekly Observations

Cookie Cutter Week: 1-7 Link

Daily Observations

Bartender Appreciation Day Link  Link 
Faux Fur Friday 
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery Day
National Fritters Day

National Mutt Day Link  
National Salesperson Day 
Play Basketball Day

Popping Corn Day

Safety Razor Day
Special Education Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

It’s been a busy day.

My parents and Jeffco schools taught me the importance of ‘the principle’ over money.

I put a package on hold with UPS while I was in Mexico. UPS then promptly charge me $7.99 for the hold. Then they lost the package. I called and the vendor sent a new one 2-day air after I got home. It arrived fine. Between my time on the UPS website and finally on the phone it took over an hour to get my $7.99 refund. I did the survey at the end and let them know that my time is more valuable than the $7.99/hour but I refused to let them know I didn’t appreciate losing my package and then spending an hour to get the hold refund. I’m sure they are sending my complaint to all those involved, and a team is working on fixing their much too complicated processes. NOT!  

Favorite Memes

Little known Native American History

Little Tree wasn't who you think

Countless Americans grew up reading The Education Of Little Tree. Said to be a memoir of Forest Carter's childhood living with his Cherokee grandmother and part-Cherokee grandfather, the book was praised for decades, taught in schools, and even recommended by Oprah. However, in 1991 historian Dan T Clark proved in the New York Times what many had long suspected, the book was a hoax written by Asa Carter, a white supremacist, and one-time Klu Klux Klan member.

Slang Origins

1923: Flapper

Meaning: a young woman in the 1920s who showed freedom from conventions and societal norms

 

The iconic image from 1920s America, “flappers” conjure an image of women in makeup and bobbed hair driving automobiles or dancing in a speakeasy. While this might be the most striking image of the American "Roaring ‘20s," the slang is actually imported from the British. There, young women briefly wore rubber galoshes left open to flap around, which let to the coinage of the term.

Historical Events

1763 – Dedication of the Touro Synagogue, in Newport, Rhode Island, the first synagogue in North America.
1823 – President James Monroe proclaimed the Monroe Doctrine.
1961 – Cuban leader Fidel Castro declared that he was a Marxist/ Leninist and that Cuba was going to adopt Communism.
1964 – Students stormed Sproul Hall on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley in a massive ‘sit-in.’
1971 – Imus in the Morning premiered. Don Imus was an early opinion-oriented comedy/talk show pioneer.

Birthdays Today

@85 – Alexander Haig, American politician, Secretary of State ( 2010)
78 – Cathy Lee Crosby, American actress
72 – Paul Watson, Canadian activist, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
54 – Lucy Liu, American actress
@53 – Maria Callas, American singer ( 1977; heart attack)
Some say I have a beautiful voice, some say I have not. It is a matter of opinion. All I can say, those who don’t like it shouldn’t come to hear me.– Maria Callas
@50 – Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer, founder of Versace ( 1997; shot)
I try to contrast; life today is full of contrast… We have to change.– Gianni Versace
49 – Monica Seles, Serbian/ American tennis player
44 – Nelly Furtado, Canadian singer-songwriter
41 – Britney Spears, American singer-songwriter, dancer, actress
I would really, really, really like to be a legend like Madonna. Madonna knows what to do next, and when she’s performing, the audience is just in awe of her.– Britney Spears
39 – Aaron Rogers, NFL player
33 – Cassie Steele, Canadian singer-songwriter, actress
@31 – Georges Seurat, French painter ( 1891; diphtheria?)
@21 – Juice Wrld (Jarad A. Higgins), American rapper (2019; OD)
Nobody on this earth is perfect. Everybody has their flaws… everybody has their dark secrets and vices.– Juice Wrld