Aug 31

 

2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 35 Day 243  Ave. Sky Cover 5%\ Visibility  25mi. Flagstaff Today  87° \ 54° 
Wind  5mph \ Gusts  4mph  Nearest active fire: 16amiles Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning:  162mi
Air Quality: Fair           Moisture Days this month: 11 days Sunshine 
August Averages: Temps 79° \ 50° Moisture 9 Days   

Today’s Quote

Monthly Observations

Diatomaceous Earth Day Eat Outside Day Internat’l Day for The People of African Decent International Overdose Awareness Day Link Love Litigating Lawyers Day  Link Matchmaker Day

National Diatomaceous Earth Day  Link National Matchmaker Day  Link South Carolina Day Trail Mix Day  World Daffodil Day Link

Weekly Observations

16-9/4
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Link
25-31
Be Kind To Humankind Week
31- 9/3
Chuckwagon Races 

Daily Observations

Diatomaceous Earth Day Eat Outside Day Internat’l Day for The People of African Decent International Overdose Awareness Day Link Love Litigating Lawyers Day  Link

Matchmaker Day National Diatomaceous Earth Day  Link National Matchmaker Day  Link South Carolina Day Trail Mix Day  World Daffodil Day Link

Today’s Thoughts

Weather guy says cooler temps and monsoon return tomorrow. Sure hope so.

The hurricane has hit land in Florida. Lots of damage. Very sad. I heard from one friend in Florida, and she is doing OK. Haven’t heard from a few others in Florida. Hoping all is well

Giuliani concedes he made inflammatory statements in the Georgia Elections Officials lawsuit. Rudi already owes the two workers $90,000 in damages and may have that increased. This case still isn’t over.

Sen. Mitch McConnell had another ‘episode’ today. It is time he sees a physician and tells his constituents what he knows about what is happening. The same holds for Sen. Feinstein.

Enjoy

Unique National Treasures for the US …

Hot Dogs

From the updated and trendy (tofu dog, anyone?) to the simple, classic wiener on a bun, Americans eat some 7 billion hot dogs every summer (from Memorial Day to Labor Day), loving every last bite.

Random Trivia…

Back in the 16th century, the wealthy elite used to eat dead bodies. It was rumored the cadavers could cure diseases. The highest delicacy? Egyptian mummies.

Historic Events

• 1888 – Mary Ann Nichols was murdered; the first of Jack the Ripper’s confirmed victims.
• 1962 – Trinidad and Tobago became independent, within the British Commonwealth.
• 1980 – The Solidarity Movement began in Poland against the Soviet Union. It was led by Lech Walesa.
• 1997 – Princess Diana was killed in a car crash, involving photographers chasing her and alcohol in the system of her driver.

Birthdays with some quotes

@81 – Maria Montessori, Italian physician, and educator (d. 1952)
” Do not tell them how to do it. Show them how to do it and do not say a word. If you tell them, they will watch your lips move. If you show them, they will want to do it themselves.”
@79 – Arthur Godfrey, American radio and television host (d. 1983; emphysema)
“It’s not an act, it’s just my way. “
@78 – Buddy Hackett, American comedic actor (d. 2003; heart disease)
“As a child, my family’s menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it.”
78 – Van Morrison, Northern Irish singer-songwriter
@77 – Fredric March, American actor (d. 1975)
@74 – James Coburn, American actor (d. 2002; heart attack)
“The first job I went out on in New York I got, and when I came back, the first job I went out on, I got.”
74 – Richard Gere, actor
@70 – Richard Basehart (Leonard Hacker), American actor (d. 1984; strokes)
@66 – Bob Welch, American singer in Fleetwood Mac (d. 2012; suicide)
53 – Debbie Gibson, American singer-songwriter
52 – Chris Tucker, American comedian, and actor
“It takes intelligence to make real comedy, and it takes a reality base to create all that little stuff I like to do that makes you giggle inside.”
40 – Larry Fitzgerald, NFL player
@28 – Caligula, Roman emperor (d. 41 AD; assasinated) 

…The End for today…