4 Dec

 

December 2022

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 50 Day 338 \ Ave. Sky Cover 90% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 50° \30° 
Wind 5mph \ Gusts 10mph  Air Quality: Fair\Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 132mi \ Nearest Lightning 189mi
Dec Averages for Flagstaff: 43° \ 17° `
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Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

Cookie Cutter Week: 1-7 Link
Clerc-Gallaudet Week: 3-10
National Hand Washing Awareness Week: 4-10 Link  
Recipe Greetings For The Holidays Week: 4-10 

Daily Observations

Alpha Phi Alpha Day
International Day of Banks
National Cookie Day Link
National Dice Day
National Dystychiphobia Awareness Day  Link
National Sock Day  Link
Santa’s List Day
World Wildlife Conservation Day Link

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Lots of clouds, no moisture, slowly warming up.

I did laundry and cleaned the kitchen and vacuumed the downstairs. That’s enough for today.

 USA fell to Netherlands 3-0 at the World Cup. American soccer fans had hoped for more.

After his conviction, Alex Jones has been a busy little beaver. A month after the verdict he is trying to tell the world he is broke. He is earning his scumbag status. He has been spouting his crap about Sandy Hook for almost a decade. Now the devastated parents have to cough up more $$ for lawyers to block this insane claim.

Favorite Memes

Little known Native American History

Sometimes the truth is complicated

The phrase "Indian giver" has long been used as a derogatory term to describe a person who gives a gift, then takes it away. The implication is that gifts from Native Americans can't be trusted because you might be asked to return them. The reality was, in fact, far more complicated, largely due to cultural barriers. White settlers came from a tradition of using money to make purchases, while Native American tribes largely relied on systems of bartering, which meant the objects they were offering weren't actually gifts, but rather objects of value for which they understandably expected to receive something equivalent in return. You still wouldn't want to call someone an "Indian giver," but on the other hand, these 11 old insults have turned into compliments. 

Slang Origins

1925: Concrete jungle

Meaning: an urban area with many large buildings and often considered wild, competitive, or dangerous

The rapid industrialization of the late 19th and early 20th century fueled the move of Americans from rural towns to cities, searching for work in new and growing industries. As the new urbanites acclimated to life in the city and an often dangerous work environment, the cities may very well have seemed like a dangerous wilderness to be navigated.

Historical Events

1786 – The National Grange was founded.
1918 – President Woodrow Wilson sailed for the World War I peace talks in Versailles, becoming the first US president to travel to Europe while in office.
1954 – The first Burger King (Insta Burger King) opened in Miami, Florida, owned by James McLamore and David Edgerton.
2017 – The Thomas Fire started near Santa Paula, becoming the largest wildfire in modern California history after burning 440 square miles in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.

Birthdays Today

@90 – Charles Keating, American lawyer, financier (d. 2014)
89 – Wink Martindale, American game show host
85 – Max Baer, Jr., American actor
@82 – Francisco Franco, Spanish leader (d. 1975)
82 – Freddy Cannon (Frederick Anthony Picariello, Jr.), American singer
@79 – Claude Renoir, French cinematographer (d. 1993)
@66 – Samuel Butler, British writer (d. 1902)
“The great characters of fiction live as truly as the memories of dead men. For the life after death, it is not necessary that a man or woman should have lived.”– Samuel Butler
@60 – Lillian Russel, American singer/actress (d. 1922)
73 – Jeff Bridges, American actor
71 – Patricia Wettig, American actress
67 – Cassandra Wilson, American singer-songwriter
58 – Marisa Tomei, American actress
56 – Fred Armisen, American actor, and musician
“Every day, I wanna work on being a better person, not just to others but to myself.”– Fred Armisen
53 – Jay Z [Shawn Corey Carter], American rapper, producer, co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records
“I will not lose, for even in defeat, there’s a valuable lesson learned, so it evens up for me.”
– Jay-Z
@49 – Edith Louisa Cavell, English nurse, spy (d. 1915; executed)
49 – Tyra Banks, American model, and producer
“Each man has his own desires; all do not possess the same inclinations.”– Tyra Banks @39 – Dennis Wilson, American singer-songwriter, and drummer (d. 1983; drowned)