11 Sep

 

 

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 38 Day 253 \ Ave. Sky Cover 90% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 60° \50° 
Wind 5mph \ Gusts 8mph  Air Quality  Fair
Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 257mi \ Nearest Lightning 1mi
Sep Averages for Flagstaff: 74° \ 42° (5days of moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

Thru 9/11 US Open Tennis Championships

3-11  Link International Air Ambulance Week

6-10  Play Days

9-11  National Days of Prayer & Remembrance

10-11  Mushroom Days Link

11-17 Be A Mench Week Direct Support Professional Recognition Week Link International Housekeepers Week Link National Assisted Living Week National Security Officer Appreciation Week National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Link

Daily Observations

Hot Cross Bun Day
Make Your Bed Day
National Day of Service
Remembrance/Patriot Day
Grandparent's Day 
Libraries Remember Day
National Day of Service and Remembrance
National Hug Your Hound Day 
National Pet Memorial Day Link 
Patriot Day Link
Remember Freedom Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Around 8am this morning there was a nice drizzle that lasted about an hour. Then around 11:30am there was an alert to expect a big thunderstorm with heavy rain, lightning, thunder and flash flooding in the burn area. It hit my area about noon and lasted about 25 minutes. It really cooled things off.

I read in the news this morning that about 9:30pm last night there was a minor [2.7] earthquake at Walnut Canyon, about 11 miles from me. I didn’t feel it and the reports say there was no damage.

A friend needed a ride to Prescott and back yesterday afternoon. Gas was paid for, and it was nice to see how my new ride did on the interstate. All went well and I also got a free dinner. All good.

The news coverage of the death of Queen Elizabeth II has sure taught me a lot about her life that I either didn’t know or don’t remember. It is disappointing to see some people posting on the internet insensitive things about the Queen.

Favorite Memes

Moon Facts…

  The Moon Is a Hologram

Just like The Matrix, nothing is real, everything is fake, and we all live in a computer simulation. Or something. It’s unclear how this theory came to be, but there are groups that believe the moon (or, even, the entire universe) is nothing but a hologram.

According to one, the moon is partially real in that it’s a lot smaller than we think. However, when we see a full moon, that’s just aliens creating a hologram so that they can have secret projects without Earthlings knowing what they are doing. This must be true because it’s backed up in a research paper written by Russian scientists.

While the moon being a hologram does seem a bit wacky, well-known astrophysicist Paul Sutter did make a valid point in a Space.com article last year about the possibility that everything is just a hologram.

“Even if we did live in a hologram,” wrote Sutter, “We wouldn't necessarily be able to tell the difference anyway.”

Myth Buster

Albert Einstein was a dunce...

The inventor of modern physics was more of a rebel than a bad student. He excelled in mathematics and physics, neglecting other subjects to the great displeasure of his teachers. Resistant to rote learning, Einstein had such a conflicted relationship with school that he left before graduating. The genius then decided to continue his studies in Zurich where he failed the entrance exam to the polytechnic school. However, a physics teacher noticed him and recommended that he get his high school diploma before retaking the polytechnic entrance exam, which he passed.

Historical Events

1297 – The Scots, led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray, defeated the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge.

1609 – Henry Hudson discovered Manhattan Island.

1792 – The Tavernier Blue was stolen in France, and recut. It was renamed The Hope Diamond in 1839.

1903 – The first race at the Milwaukee Mile, the oldest major speedway in the world, in West Allis, Wisconsin was held.

1954 – The Miss America contest was aired for the first time on television, hosted by Bob Russell. Lee Meriwether was crowned Miss America 1955.

1959 – Food Stamps were authorized by congress.

1961 – World Wildlife Fund was founded.

Birthdays Today

@75 – Tom Landry, American football player and coach (d. 2000; leukemia)
“A coach is someone who tells you what you don’t want to hear, who has you see what you don’t want to see, so you can be who you have always known you could be.”– Tom Landry
82 – Brian De Palma, American director
“The biggest mistake in student films is that they are usually cast so badly, with friends and people the directors know. Actually you can cover a lot of bad direction with good acting.”– Brian De Palma
80 – Lola Falana, American actress, singer, and dancer
60 – Kristy McNichol, American actress
57 – Bashar Al-Assad, Syrian politican
57 – Moby [Richard Melville Hall ], American musician, DJ
“To truly live a creative life means that you will need to experiment in as many different fields as possible.”– Moby
55 – Harry Connick Jr., American singer-songwriter, pianist and actor
“They don’t make you what you are, you do. You are what you choose to be.”– Harry Connick, Jr.
51 – Taraji P. Henson, actor
@47 – O. Henry [William Sydney Porter ], American short story writer (d. 1910; cirrhosis)
45 – Ludacris [Christopher Brian Bridges], rapper
@41 – D.H. Lawrence, English novelist, poet, playwright, critic (d. 1930)
“Men fight for liberty and win it with hard knocks. Their children brought up easy, let it slip away again, poor fools. And their grandchildren are once more slaves.”– D. H. Lawrence