Daily
Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 39 Day 261 \ Ave. Sky Cover 5% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 73° \43°
Wind 6mph \ Gusts 10mph Air Quality Fair
High Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 258mi \ Nearest
Lightning 426mi
Sep Averages for Flagstaff: 74° \ 42° (5days of moisture)
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Daily Observations
Air Force Birthday
Cheeseburger Day
Chiropractic Founders Day Link
HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day
Hug A Greeting Card Writer Day
IT
Professionals Day
International Equal Pay Day Link
Rice
Krispies Treat Day
National Ceiling Fan
Day Link
National Cheeseburger Day Link
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness
Day
National Respect Day Link
Read An E-book Day Link
Wife Appreciation Day
World Water Monitoring Day Link Link
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
A nice fall
day. I was able to take a nice walk around the neighborhood. Overnight temps
keep getting cooler and cooler. My bedroom window is open just a crack. Two
weeks ago it was wide open all night.
Our
discussion group will meet to discuss Outer Space Policies. The articles I read
were the history of man’s voyages into space. There are National,
International, Defense, and Commercial policies that may not be keeping up with
the times. It should be a very interesting discussion.
The asylum
seekers that left Texas, flew to FL, the to Martha’s Vineyard were there about 48
hours. The National Guard then escorted them to buses to end up at a joint military
base at Cape Cod. This continues to be a huge political debacle that only Congress
can repair. There is a weird Go-Fund-Me page out there regarding the Martha
Vineyard immigrants. It sounds like it is raising money to help these 50
people, but reading the fine print, the money will go to setting up services
for the next wave of immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard. No money is set to go to
the migrants. Always read the fine print before donating to any cause on the
internet machine.
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Random trivia…
Ferrets
The ferret
was domesticated several thousand years ago to help hunters’ flush rabbits from
their holes and also to catch small animals such as rats and mice.
Today, the
ferret is the most popular companion mammal in the U.S. behind the dog and cat.
Ferrets
belong to the weasel (Mustelidae) family. Besides weasels and ferrets, this
group of animals also includes minks, otters, and badgers as well as polecats
and sables.
Like all
members of the weasel family, ferrets are closely related to skunks and, like
skunks, they can emit an odorous smell when excited or afraid. Consequently,
many ferret owners decide to have their ferrets de-scented.
The word
"ferret" is from the Latin fur, meaning "little thief."
Indeed, one of the ferret's favorite activities is stealing and hiding things.
There are
several populations of feral ferrets throughout the world. The most notable and
destructive population lives in New Zealand. They were initially imported from
England from 1879 to 1883 to help control the rabbit population. When that
population was under control, the hybrids began eating New Zealand's native
birds which, until that time, had no natural predators.
Myth Buster
Napoleon Bonaparte was short
Napoleon remains a controversial figure,
and it has been common knowledge that he was of small stature. According to his
valet and doctor, however, Bonaparte measured 1.69 meters tall at his autopsy.
That’s at least four centimeters taller than the average male height at the
time. What’s more, his imperial guard was composed of soldiers measuring an
average of 1.72 meters and wearing very tall hats. His English enemies are
blamed for spreading the short-stature rumor.
Historical Events
1797 – The first cornerstone of the
United States Capitol was laid by George Washington.
1809 – The Royal Opera House in London
opened.
1848 – Baseball ruled that a 1st baseman
can tag base for out instead of the runner
1850 – Congress passed the Fugitive Slave
Act, which required the return of escaped slaves to their owners.
1851 – The New York Times (The New-York
Daily Times) was first published.
1947 – The United States Air Force was established.
1851 – The first edition of The New York
Daily Times (now The New York Times) was published.
1978 – WKRP in Cincinnati premiered on
CBS
Birthdays Today
89
– Robert Blake, American actor
@84 – Greta Garbo, Swedish-American actress (d. 1990)
“I never said, ‘I want to be alone.’ I only said, ‘I want to be
let alone!’ There is all the difference.”– Greta Garbo
@75 – Samuel Johnson, English lexicographer, poet (d. 1784)
82
– Frankie Avalon, American singer, and actor
“Any chance I had to get in front of people – amateur talent
contests at movie houses like the Broadway, the president – I took.”– Frankie
Avalon
@75 – John McAfee, Scottish-American computer programmer,
founded McAfee (d. 2021)
71
– Ben Carson, American neurosurgeon, author, and politician.
“There is no such thing as an average human being. If you have a
normal brain, you are superior.”– Benjamin Carson
58
– Holly Robinson Peete, American actress
52
– Aisha Tyler, American actress
“Nothing really worth having is easy to get. The hard-fought
battles, the goals won with sacrifice, are the ones that matter.”– Aisha Tyler
@51
– James Gandolfini, American actor, and producer (d. 2013; heart attack)
51
– Lance Armstrong, American cyclist
51
– Jada Pinkett Smith, American actress
49
– James Marsden, American actor
48
– Xzibit [Alvin Nathaniel Joiner],
American rapper
@39 – J. D. Tippit, American police officer (d. 1963; shot during
JFK assassination)
@35 – Jimmie Rodgers, father of country music (d. 1933; hemorrhage)
