Sept 12

 

Flagstaff Almanac

Week37 Day255 Sky Cover 25%| Visibility|22mi.Flagstaff Today|82° \50° Wind5mph|Gusts10mph 
Nearest active fire: 16miles|Risk of fire: High Nearest Lightning:210mi
Air Quality: Fair Moisture Days in Sept:5days Sunshine
September Averages: Temps: 74° \ 42° Moisture 5 Days  26 Sunny Days

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

8-14 Direct Support Professional Recognition Week Link International Housekeepers Week Link National Assisted Living Week National Security Officer Appreciation Week National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Link Suicide Prevention Week 9-14 Celebrate Community Link Line Dance Week

9-15 National Neo-Natal Nurses Week  Link 9-16 INVICTUS GAMES Link  11-15 National Championship Air Races   Link National Guitar Flat-Picking Days  Link 11-16 Line Dance Week 11-17 Celebrate Community Link National Neo-Natal Nurses Week  Link

Daily Observations

Ants On A Log Day  Link  Chocolate Milkshake Day Day of Encouragement International Day for South-South Cooperation  Chocolate Milkshake Day Day of Encouragement International Day for South-South Cooperation Link National Day of Encouragement  Link

National Hug And High 5 Day Link  National Just One Human Family Day   National Just One Human Family Day  Link National Police Woman's Day  Link   Link Report Medicare Fraud Day  Link Video Games Day

Today’s Thoughts

My mother was born today in 1919. She had a good life and passed at 89 years old. Still missed.

The Broncos lost to the Raiders yesterday 17-16.

The Cards lost to the Commanders 20-16.

After hanging up the flag, I did some light cleaning around the house. The HOA is busy around the property getting ready for fall.

Small villages in Morocco are finally getting relief after 3 days. Most villages are very remote and it has been nearly impossible to get rescue teams to the villages. The death toll has risen to 2800+.

Enjoy

 

Unique National Treasures for the US …

If you like Route 66, you’ll love…the Great River Road.

Great River Road

The 2,448 miles of Route 66, stretching from Chicago to Santa Monica, may be the “Main Street of America,” but the Great River Road, 3,000 miles of interconnecting roads that follow the meandering path of the Mississippi River from Minnesota to Louisiana, offers a unique glimpse into the culture and landscapes that shape our country. “To see the heart of America, I would send someone north to south from Minnesota to New Orleans and I think they would really get it,” says Jamie Jensen, author of Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America’s Two-Lane Highways. Don’t miss the Field of Dreams movie site in Dyersville, Iowa.

Random Trivia…

The guillotine was invented to create “equality in execution.” Until its widespread use, the regular methods of execution in France were rather savage. Punishment like being drawn and quartered was common. The idea to use the guillotine as the main method of execution was part of the movement for equality in France that spurred on the revolution.

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Adolf Hitler helped design the Volkswagen Beetle. Between Hitler and Ferdinand Porsche, the iconic bug-like car was designed as part of a Hitler-revived German initiative to create an affordable and practical car that everyone could own.

Historic Events

·         1940 – Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France.

·         1954 – Lassie premiered on CBS

·         1962 – President Kennedy delivered his “We Choose to go to the Moon” speech at Rice University.

·         1984 – Dwight Gooden set the MLB record for strikeouts in a season by a rookie with 276, previously set by Herb Score with 246 in 1954.

Birthdays with some quotes

@88 – Walter B. Gibson, American magician, author (d. 1985)
@83 – Maurice Chevalier, French actor, singer and dancer (d. 1972)
“If you wait for the perfect moment when all is safe and assured, it may never arrive. Mountains will not be climbed, races won, or lasting happiness achieved.”
83 – Linda Gray, American actress
@81 – George Jones, singer (d, 2013)
@77 – Arthur Hays Sulzberger, American publisher (d. 1968)
@75 – H.L. Mencken, American journalist, and critic (d. 1956; in his sleep)
@66 – Jesse Owens, American sprinter, long jumper, Olympic Gold Medalist (d. 1980; lung cancer)
66 – Rachel Ward, English-Australian actress
66 – Hans Zimmer, German composer
@58 – Barry White, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003; stroke)
“We forget that this music, music made by my brothers and sisters, is still a baby. It’s just beginning. When I think of the possibilities, it makes me smile.”
56 – Louis C.K., American comedian and actor
“‘I’m bored is a useless thing to say. I mean, you live in a great, big, vast world that you’ve seen none percent of. Even the inside of your own mind is endless; it goes on forever, inwardly, do you understand? The fact that you’re alive is amazing, so you don’t get to say ‘Im bored’.”
@55 – Henry Hudson, English explorer (d. 1611; after mutiny)
45 – Ruben Studdard, American R&B and gospel singer
42 – Jennifer Hudson, American singer
“We all have the power to choose how we are going to handle every situation we are faced with throughout our lives. We are in control of the decision we make whether it’s about work, relationships, parenting, or our health.”
@40 – Paul Walker, American actor (d. 2013; auto crash)
“Remember that no matter how cool you think you may be, you are not cool enough to look down on anyone…”
37 – Emmy Rossum, American actress

…The End for today…