Daily
Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 39 Day 266 \ Ave. Sky Cover 35% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 68° \46°
Wind 9mph \ Gusts 15mph Air Quality Fair
Low Risk of
fire \ Nearest active fire 257mi \ Nearest Lightning 35mi
Sep Averages for Flagstaff: 74° \ 42° (5days of moisture)
Today’s Quote
Weekly Observations
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Daily Observations
Celebrate Bi-sexuality Day
Checkers Day or Dogs in Politics Day Link
Chocolate Day
Hug A Vegetarian Day
Innergize
Day
International
Day of Sign Languages
Key Lime Pie Day
National
Brave Day Link
National Great American Pot Pie Day Link
National Snack Stick Day Link
Native American Day Link
Restless Legs Awareness Day
Teal
Talk Day Link
Za'atar Day Link
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
A little
cloudy. Hoping the clouds lift before 4p for a Dark Sky presentation at Buffalo
Park. A little hard to look into the sky when there are clouds.
I had lunch
with Andy and Faith. Had a great lunch at a local Japanese restaurant, good conversation.
Nice time.
Putin call
up 300,000 for military. Now there are demonstrations, arrests, and more
problems for the leader. Thousands are leaving Russia for neighboring countries.
I had a great adventure on the Trans-Siberian RR and met some very nice people.
I hope this all works out for their benefit.
Favorite Memes
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Superstitions NEW
Groundhog's Day
Animals
predicting the weather was adapted from German culture when settlers arrived in
the U.S. and chose Pennsylvania as their home. The old Candlemas Day tradition
in Germany involved members of the clergy distributing blessed candles which
were used to determine how long the winter weather would last. Animals were
also observed to see how long their hibernation periods lasted. Germans closely
tracked badgers and found groundhogs to be the next best thing.
US Facts NEW
Pizza lovers
Americans consume around 100 acres of
pizza every day.
Historical Events
1845 – The Knickerbockers Baseball Club,
the first baseball team to play under the modern 1642 – Harvard College in
Cambridge, Massachusettes, had its first graduating class.
rules, was founded in New York.
1846 – The planet Neptune was discovered
by Johann Galle.
1952 – Richard Nixon gave his ‘Checkers
Speech’.
1955 – When James Dean first met Alec
Guinness (Ben Kenobi) he asked him to take a look at his brand new Porsche
Spyder. Guinness told Dean: “If you get in that car, you will be found dead
in it by this time next week.” This encounter took place on September 23,
seven days before Dean’s death.
1962 – The Lincoln Center for the
Performing Arts opened in New York City.
1962- The Jetsons cartoon debuted on ABC
– ABC’s first full-color program.
1986 – The U.S. Congress voted the rose
the official flower of the US.
Birthdays Today
@93 – Mickey Rooney, American actor, and singer (d. 2014)
“I don’t regret
anything I’ve ever done. I only wish I could have done more.”– Mickey Rooney
@87 – Walter Pidgeon, Canadian-American actor, singer (d. 1984)
79
– Julio Iglesias, Spanish singer-songwriter
@75 – Hilly Kristal, American businessman, founded CBGB (d. 2007;
lung cancer)
@73 – Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter, pianist, actor (d.
2004; liver failure)
73
– Bruce Springsteen, American singer-songwriter
“Talk about a dream,
try to make it real.”– Bruce Springsteen
66
– Peter David, American comic book author, writer
“There are no such
things as happy endings. Never. They’re totally manufactured by fiction writers
who choose to end the story on a high point.”– Peter David
63
– Jason Alexander, American actor, singer, and voice artist
“It specifically
says in the Torah that you can eat shrimp and bacon in a Chinese restaurant.”
– Jason Alexander
@47 – John Coltrane, American saxophonist, and composer (d. 1967;
liver cancer)
44
– Anthony Mackie, American actor
“So I feel like
success is opportunity plus preparation, so work begets work, and as long as
you’re prepared it’s going to continue to come your way.”– Anthony Mackie
38
– Anneliese van der Pol, Dutch-American actress
36
– Hasan Minhaj, comedian
