Aug 13

 

2023

Flagstaff Almanac
Week 33 Day 225 Ave. Sky Cover 30%\ Visibility  19mi. Flagstaff Today  77° \ 51° 
Wind  5mph \ Gusts  5mph  Nearest active fire: 16miles Risk of fire: Low Nearest Lightning:  6mi
Air Quality: Fair           Moisture Days this month: 5 days Cloudy with monsoon 
August Averages: Temps 79° \ 50° Moisture 9 Days   

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

4-13
Sturgis Rally Link 
7-13
National Bargain Hunting Week
National Exercise With Your Child Week
Safe + Sound Week Link
World Karaoke Championships Link
8-17
Elvis Week
10-13
National Hobo Week Link
13-19
Feeding Pets of the Homeless Week: Link  Link 
National Resurrect Romance Week:
Weird Contest Week:
National Aviation Week
National Resurrect Romance Week:
Weird Contest Week:
National Aviation Week

Daily Observations

Filet Mignon Day Prosecco Day  Bagel Day Link  International Lefthander's Day   International Lefthander's Day  Link

National Prosecco Day  Link Global Sleep Under The Stars Night  The Spirit of '45 Day Link   Link

Today’s Thoughts

It has cooled off a bit. Nice!

Just a little monsoon last night. More  monsoon today.

NFL Preseason last night. Cardinals were losing to the Broncos until mid-4^th quarter. The Cards tied then pulled ahead. Broncos lost 18-17. I was hoping for a much better game.

AI and all its potential have been in the news a lot. A hacker group, Def Com, is holding its annual conference that brings together the best hackers. Several major on line companies have those hackers attempting to find vulnerabilities with each company’s software that use AI. The companies are hoping this well make AI more hack proof. It’s a keep friends close and enemies closer. Great, creative project.

Enjoy

Statue of Liberty …

3. Americans were very slow to welcome Bartholdi’s statue.

So how excited were Americans about the possibility of giving a home to this new monument? Initial fundraising and support was extremely lackluster. It took about 15 years, with the statue completed and assembled in a neighborhood of Paris, before the American citizenry finally began to embrace it.

Hoax proved wrong…

Hitler diaries

The biggest scandal to hit German journalism after 1945 was the 'Hitler Diaries' hoax. On April 25, 1983, Stern magazine made a sensational announcement, claiming one of their reporters had unearthed a series of 60 volumes of journals purportedly written by Adolf Hitler. Stern and the UK’s Sunday Times halted serialization of the diaries after a sample of the papers proved the diaries were counterfeit. The forger, Konrad Kujau, was jailed, and several newspaper editors lost their jobs.

Random Trivia…

The tallest married couple ever recorded was Anna Haining Swan, who was 7'11", and Martin Van Buren Bates, who was 7'9". When she gave birth, Swan’s baby was 22 pounds.

Historic Events

§  1997 – South Park, created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, debuted on Comedy Central.

Birthdays with some quotes

@94 – Buddy Rogers, American actor, and musician (d. 1999)
@90 – Fidel Castro, Cuban revolutionary, politician, 15th President of Cuba (d. 2016)
@84 – Ben Hogan, American golfer, and sportscaster (d. 1997)
@80 – Alfred Hitchcock, British director and cameo performer (d. 1980)
“Every day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness”
@75 – Lucy Stone, American abolitionist, and suffragist (d. 1893)
” I believe that the influence of woman will save the country before every other power.”
@72 – Bert Lahr, American actor (d. 1967; cancer)
@76– Don Ho (Donald Tai Loy Ho), American singer ukulele player (d. 2007; heart failure)
64 – Danny Bonaduce, American actor, and DJ
“Being a child star is great. It’s being a former child star that sucks.”
61 – John Slattery, American actor
@66 – Annie Oakley, American target shooter (d. 1926; anemia)
“Aim for the high mark and you will hit it. No, not the first time, not the second time and maybe not the third. But keep on aiming and keep on shooting for only practice will make you perfect. Finally, you’ll hit the bullseye of success.”
59 – Debi Mazar, American actress
@57 – John Logie Baird, Scottish engineer, invented a television (d. 1946; stroke)
@56 – Dan Fogelberg, American singer-songwriter (d. 2007; cancer)
41 – Sarah Huckabee Sanders, American political consultant
41 – Sebastian Stan, Romanian-American actor
“You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants some magical solution to their problem and everyone refuses to believe in magic.”
25 – Dina and Arina Averina, Russian rhythmic gymnasts

…The End for today…