Aug 7

 

August 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 32 Day 219 Ave. Sky Cover 5%\ Visibility  27mi. Flagstaff Today  85° \ 48° 
Wind  9mph \ Gusts  15mph  Nearest active fire: 17miles Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning:  389mi
Air Quality: Moderate   Moisture Days this month: 5 days
August Averages: Temps 79° \ 50° Moisture 9 Days

Sunshine 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

1-7 Happiness Happens Week Link International Clown Week Link National Cleanse Your Skin Week  Link National Minority Donor Awareness Week Simplify Your Life Week World Breastfeeding Week Link 4-7 Rock for Life WeekLink 4-13 Sturgis Rally Link  World Karaoke Championships Link

6-12 Assistance Dog Week   Link Link Knights of Columbus Family Week   National Button Week   Link  National Farmers' Market Week  Link Link  National Health Center Week  Link  International Psychic Week   International Psychic Week  Link                                                                                                                                                                                                           Stop on Red Week Stop on Red Week Link 7-11 Psychic Week 7-12 Fiddlers Week 7-13 National Bargain Hunting Week National Exercise With Your Child Week Safe + Sound Week Link

Daily Observations

Assistance Dog Day  Link Link   Lighthouse Day  Link Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day Link Picnic Day Link  Lighthouse Day  Link Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day Link Picnic Day Link

Professional Speakers Day Purple Heart Day Raspberries & Cream Day U.S. Postal Inspection Service Day

Today’s Thoughts

 Nice day…hoping for some clouds and moisture.

The almost century old PAC12 is rapidly crumbling. Only 4 teams remain. Sad to see.

 The US women’s soccer team has been eliminated from the World Cup. They had hoped for a 4^th win. The team had a lot of young players and will be back for sure.

I don’t think the courts will see the Trump trials as ‘Free Speech’ issues. There is just too much evidence. Trump lawyer is saying ‘ask’ is not criminal, just Free Speech.

Enjoy

 

History you may not have learned in school…

The U.S. government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition to deter people from drinking

During Prohibition in the U.S., federal officials ordered industrial alcohol manufacturers to "denature" their products with chemicals like kerosene, iodine, and chloroform, which not only made the alcohol taste worse than it already did, but it also often made it deadly. Around 1927, the Treasury Department also told manufacturers to add more methyl alcohol to their product, so that it comprised 10 percent of the total products, according to Slate.

Once Prohibition ended in 1933, some estimates accuse the government of being responsible for the deaths of 10,000 people through its alcohol poisoning program.

Hoax proved wrong…

Downhill career

A cancer survivor and hero to many, American road racing cyclist Lance Armstrong became the subject of persistent doping allegations after winning the 1999 Tour de France. For years he denied any involvement in doping. But in 2013, he confessed. As a result, he was stripped of all his achievements from August 1998 onwards, including his seven Tour de France titles.

Random Trivia…

Ferrets, dogs, and monkeys were the most popular pets in the Roman Empire. Instead of cats, Ancient Romans used ferrets to hunt mice and rats. They used dogs as guards and monkeys as entertainment.

Historic Events

>        1420 Construction begins on the dome of Florence Cathedral, designed by Renaissance architect Filippo Brunelleschi
>        1588 English set alight eight fireships, with pitch, brimstone, gunpowder and tar, and cast them downwind towards the closely anchored vessels of the Spanish Armada, scattering the armada
>        1620 Astronomer Johannes Kepler's mother arrested for witchcraft
>        1782 Commander of the Continental Army, George Washington, creates two Honorary Badges of Distinction and a Badge of Military Merit (now the Purple Heart). First time military awards are presented to common soldiers.
>        1927 Peace Bridge between US and Canada dedicated
>        1934 US Court of Appeals upheld lower court ruling striking down government's attempt to ban controversial James Joyce novel "Ulysses"
>        1946 1st US commemorative coin of an African American, Booker T. Washington (half dollar)
>        947 Thor Heyerdahl and the crew of the Kon-Tiki crash into a reef in the Tuamotu Islands, French Polynesia after 101 days crossing the Pacific Ocean
>        1964 US Congress approves Gulf of Tonkin resolution granting US President Lyndon Johnson authority to assist any Southeast Asian facing "communist aggression"; he uses it to openly bring US into Vietnam conflict

Birthdays with some quotes

@88 – Stan Freberg, American puppeteer and voice actor (d. 2015)
“You can make sounds and music out of pretty much anything with a little imagination and putting your mind to it!”
@85 – Billie Burke, American actress, and singer (d. 1970)
” Age is of no importance unless you are a cheese.”
81 – Garrison Keillor, American humorist, and radio host
” You get old and you realize there are no answers, just stories.”
@78 – B.J. Thomas, American singer (d. 2021; lung cancer)
@74 – Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, American author, and activist (d. 1964)
68 – Wayne Knight, American actor
“Whatever road you’ve been given, enjoy that road.”
63 – David Duchovny, American actor
57 – Jimmy Wales, American businessman, co-founder of Wikipedia
” I’m a big advocate of freedom: freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of thought.”52 – Rachel York, American actress
48 – Charlize Theron, Actress
46 – Samantha Ronson, English DJ
@41 – Mata Hari (Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod), Dutch dancer, and spy (d. 1917; executed)
” I am a woman who enjoys herself very much; sometimes I lose, sometimes I win.”
41 – Abbie Cornish, Australian actress

 

…The End for today…