Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 34 Day 231 \ Ave. Sky Cover 50% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 72° \52°
Wind 5mph \ Gusts 16mph Air Quality Fair
Very Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 18mi \ Nearest
Lightning 1mi
Aug Averages for Flagstaff: 79° \ 50° (9days of moisture)
Today’s Quote
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Daily Observations
Aviation
Day
"Black Cow" Root Beer Float Day
(8/19/1893 by Frank J. Wisner, Cripple Creek Brewing Co., CO. ) Link
Coco Chanel Day
International Bow (Hair) Day
Coco Chanel Day
International Bow (Hair) Day Link
International Orangutan Day Link
Kool-Aid Day Link
Men's Grooming Day
Soft Ice Cream Day
Soft Ice Cream Day
Talk
Like Jar Jar Binks Day Link
World Humanitarian Day Link
World Photo Day
World Photo Day Link
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
I got home
from some errands about 5 minutes before a 10-minute cloud burst. Clouds are
still coming over the mountain, then, an hour later more rain. I expect even more
rain today.
One of the
errands was to stop at the Nissan dealership to get some hands-on experience in
using some of the features. The only issue I have so far is that when I turn on
my cruise control the digital speedometer page disappears and it takes a couple of
clicks on the steering wheel to get back to the screen with the speed. The speedometer is always visible. They
could have designed that better.
CA is in a
drought…now it looks like the CA tomato crop is in danger. The news says to
expect prices of tomatoes and products that contain tomato to increase. Tomato
sauce has already gone up 23% over last year. Tomato sauce is now the most
expensive product in a pizza. WOW!!!
The NBA has
stepped up. They will not be playing any games on Election Day 2022 so fans and
players can vote without worrying about getting to the game and the polling
place. In addition, they are offering some of their venues as polling places.
Good move.
I try to
watch the Fox News channel about 30 minutes a day…so I know what they are
saying about various aspects of the news. I recall them complaining that the First
Lady should not be called Dr. because she does not have a medical degree. Now
they have a guy named Sebastian Gorka pushing pain relief supplements. He is
dressed in a white jacket, and introduced as Dr. Gorka in the ad. The problem
is he has a PhD and is not a medical doctor. Sounds a little bi-polar to me. I
have also noticed that Fox News carries a lot of commercials for ‘supplements’
that don’t seem to be on any other channels. Maybe the supplement companies
found a vulnerable audience.
Favorite Memes
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One Hit Wonders
Instrumental
surf band the Surfaris started out in 1962, while the release of the group's
popular hit “Wipe Out” came only a year later in 1963. The song has also been
used in several feature films including “Meet the Parents” and “Dirty Dancing.”
It was also performed at Woodstock in 1969 by the band Sha Na Na.
Historical Events
1612 – The “Samlesbury witches”, three
women from the Lancashire village of Samlesbury, England, were put on trial,
accused of practicing witchcraft, with all three of the Samlesbury women
acquitted.
1692 – In Salem, Province of
Massachusetts Bay, five people, one woman and four men, including a clergyman,
are executed after being convicted of witchcraft at the Salem Witch Trials.
1812 – American frigate USS Constitution
defeated the British frigate HMS Guerriere off the coast of Nova Scotia,
earning the nickname “Old Ironsides”.
1848 – The New York Herald published the
news to the East Coast of the US about the Gold Rush in California.
1893 – Frank Wisner invented the Root
Beer Float.
1909 – The first automobile race at the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
1934 – The first All-American Soap Box
Derby was held in Dayton, Ohio.
1960 – With Korabl-Sputnik 2, the Soviet
Union launched the satellite with the dogs Belka and Strelka, 40 mice, two
rats, and a variety of plants. All of the creatures survived
1964 – Syncom 3, the first geostationary
communication satellite, was launched.
1991 – Black groups targeted Hasidic Jews
on the streets of Crown Heights in New York, New York for three days, after two
black children were hit by a car driven by a Hasidic man.
Birthdays Today
88
– Renée Richards, American tennis player, and ophthalmologist
@87 – Coco Chanel,
French fashion designer, founded the Chanel Company (d. 1971)
“Fashion
is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the
street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.” –
Coco Chanel
82
– Jill St. John, American actress
81
– Ginger Baker, English drummer, and songwriter (d. 2019)
“A
really good band with a bad drummer is not a good band. A really bad band with
a good drummer sounds better.” – Ginger Baker
@76 – Orville
Wright, engineer, co-founded the Wright Company (d. 1948; heart attack)
“If we
worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true really is true, then
there would be little hope for advance.”– Orville Wright
@70 – Malcolm
Forbes, American publisher and politician (d. 1990; heart attack)
@70 – Gene
Roddenberry, American screenwriter, Star Trek (d. 1991; heart failure)
76
– Bill Clinton, American lawyer, 42nd President
” We cannot build our own future without helping others to build
theirs.”– William J. Clinton
75
– Gerald McRaney, American actor
@73 – Fred Thompson,
American actor, and politician (d. 2015; lymphoma)
71
– John Deacon. Bassist for Queen
“Middle
age is when you’ve met so many people that every new person you meet reminds
you of someone else.” – Ogden Nash
66
– Adam Arkin, American actor
@64 – Philo
Farnsworth, American inventor, invented the Television (d. 1971; alcohol abuse)
“There’s
nothing on it worthwhile, and we’re not going to watch it in this household,
and I don’t want it in your intellectual diet.” – Philo Farnsworth (regarding
television)
59
– John Stamos, American actor
57
– Kyra Sedgwick, American actress
56
– Lee Ann Womack, American singer-songwriter
@41 – Nate Dogg,
American rapper (d. 2011; strokes)
53
– Matthew Perry, American actor
