Sept 14

 

Flagstaff Almanac

Week37 Day 257 Sky Cover 20%| Visibility|21mi.Flagstaff Today|73° \47° Wind6mph|Gusts9mph 
Nearest active fire: 13miles|Risk of fire: Moderate Nearest Lightning:13mi
Air Quality: Fair Moisture Days in Sept:7days 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 CommunityLink 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 NeoNatal Nurses Week  Link 13-17 National Championship Air Races National Guitar Flat-Picking Days National Guitar Flat-Picking Days Link 14-17 Hummingbird Celebration Link

Daily Observations

Crab Fest Day Hug Your Hound Day Live Creative Day  Link National Kreme Filled Donut Day Link Link

National School Picture Day Link  National Sober Day   National Sober Day  Link Sober Day U.S. Marshals Service Day

Today’s Thoughts

Puffy clouds around the horizon, upper sky is a deep blue.

Last night there was a big monsoon here. Over 1” of rain fell yesterday.  1pm: alert for rain in 15 minutes and it was just a few tiny drops. 5pm: rain for about 15 minutes with rain bouncing one the street. 8pm: the big storm with nice rain for about 2 hours.

The escaped Pennsylvania convict was captured with the help of a police dog. No shots fired. He is in custody. Finally!

Russia and North Korean leaders are meeting. N. Korea wants money and food, Russia wants arms for the war in Ukraine. If Russia gets the arms, they will have to transport them across the 11 time zones of Russia. Using ships would be more difficult due to the many sanctions.

There is a government shutdown on 9/30 if Congress doesn’t pass a bill to keep the government working. That is not deterring the Republicans to use that time to have an impeachment inquiry. Not sure how THIS congress will be able to pull off both in this short timeframe. I hope they work on the budget real hard; we don’t need a shutdown. Time will tell.

I did some reading on School Choice and I learned a few things. Just after the Civil Rights Act was signed in 1964, many Southern school districts simply closed their schools to prevent immigration. White family students were given state ‘incentives’ to get the white children into private schools. The Black families were ineligible for these ‘incentives’.  Over time this morphed into the current school choice incentives and funding from various state governments.

Enjoy

About a week ago I put an etch-a-sketch photo by Shonto Begay. I realize some readers are not familiar with his vast work. Here is some of it.

Unique National Treasures for the US …

If you like the Grand Canyon, you’ll love…Black Canyon. 

Tourists (6 million in 2016) love the Grand Canyon. Its sheer vastness (277 river miles long, 18 miles wide, a mile deep) is beyond breathtaking.

Colorado’s Black Canyon, less than a fifth as long and half as deep, is impressive in a whole different way. “No other canyon in North America combines the depth, narrowness, sheerness, and somber countenance of the Black Canyon,” Wallace R. Hansen wrote in a 1965 U.S. Geological Survey publication. The river at its base cuts through rock that is almost 2 billion years old, some of the oldest rock in North America. Don’t miss the 2,250-foot high (almost twice the size of the Empire State Building) “Painted Wall.”

Random Trivia…

During World War II, Americans called hamburgers “liberty steaks.” This was because “hamburger” sounded a little too German. Also, during World War II, sauerkraut was re-dubbed “liberty cabbage.”

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The Dutch-Scilly War lasted 335 years and had no battles or deaths. Spanning between 1651–1986, the war was a by-product of the English Civil War and the decision of the Dutch to side with the Parliamentarians over the Royalists. The Royalists had raided a few Dutch shipping vessels in revenge before fleeing to the Isles of Scilly. The Dutch turned up, demanding reparations from the Royalists, and when they didn’t pay up, declared war. But they decided to call it a day and go home pretty sharpish as they realized the Royalists didn’t have a penny to their names. The only thing is they never declared peace with the Isles and just completely forgot they were at war.

Historic Events

·      1752 – The British Empire adopted the Gregorian (modern) calendar, skipping eleven days (the previous day was September 2).

·      1901 – US President William McKinley died after being shot on September 6 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz.

·      1969 – September 14 was the First Draft Lottery date for the US Selective Service.

·      1975 – Elizabeth Ann Seton became the first native-born American to be canonized as a Catholic saint.

·      1994 – The Major League Baseball season was canceled because of a players’ strike.

·      2000 – Microsoft released Windows Me. Support for Windows Me ended on July 11, 2006.

Birthdays with some quotes

@86 – Margaret Sanger, American nurse, and activist, founder of Planned Parenthood (d, 1966)
@85 – Clayton Moore, American actor, The Lone Ranger (d, 1999)
“I will continue wearing the white hat and black mask until I ride up into the big ranch in the sky.”
86 – Walter Koenig, American actor (Chekov on original Star Trek)
79 – Joey Heatherton, American actress, and dancer
76 – Sam Neill, Northern Irish-New Zealand actor
“Failure is never quite so frightening as regret .”
50 – Nas, American rapper
“For my hustlers, here’s some motivation: He who has begun is half done.”
45 – Ron DeSantis, Fl. Governor, Presidential candidate
@27 – Amy Winehouse, English singer-songwriter (d, 2011; misadventure/BAC=0.416) #27club

…The End for today…