2023
Flagstaff
Almanac
Week 35 Day
244 Ave.
Sky Cover 30%\
Visibility 26mi. Flagstaff Today 88° \ 53°
Wind 7mph \
Gusts 12mph Nearest active fire: 14miles Risk
of fire: High Nearest
Lightning: 11mi
Air Quality: Moderate Moisture Days
this month: days Partly Cloudy
Today’s Quote
Monthly Observations
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AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Month Link Link |
Baby Safety Month Link |
Weekly Observations
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8/31- 9/3 Chuckwagon Races 8/16-9/4 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Link |
1-2 Cow Chip Throwing Days |
Daily Observations
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8/31- 9/3 Chuckwagon Races 8/16-9/4 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Link |
1-2 Cow Chip Throwing Days |
Today’s Thoughts
It
looks like the monsoon is returning. Getting cloudier every hour. Monsoon expected
this afternoon through the weekend.
Faith,
Andy and I had lunch today. Good conversation, good food.
I
have heard from all my Florida friends.
All are safe and not in any danger.
Many
school districts are having problems finding bus drivers. Here in Flagstaff, it
has gotten so bad that the district is combining routes, leading to earlier
pick up times and later drop off times. Pay is one issue as drivers only work
and get paid on days they drive, no pay in summer, no pay if school is not held
for an in-service day or snow day.
The
Proud Boys leader was sentenced to 17 years in prison. Sounds right.
Enjoy
Unique National Treasures for the US …
Blueberry
Pie
In 2011 Maine named blueberry pie (made with wild Maine
blueberries, of course) as the official state dessert, a well-deserved
designation as 98 percent of the lowbush blueberries harvested in the U.S. hail
from Maine.
Other states jump into the delicious mix claiming the highbush
blueberry as state fruit (New Jersey) and the blueberry variety as state muffin
(Minnesota).
But there’s nothing like a hot, crusty, all-American filled
blueberry pie ready to be topped with vanilla ice cream.
Random Trivia…
Winston Churchill typically smoked
eight to ten cigars a day, sometimes as much as fifteen. During the American
prohibition, he would get a doctor’s note saying he needed to drink
“indefinite” amounts of alcohol when he would come and visit the states.
Historic Events
- 1983 –
Korean Airlines flight 007 was shot down over the Soviet Union with 269
onboard.
- 1985 –
The Titanic was discovered about 350 miles southeast on Newfoundland,
Canada
- 1999 –
The German government moved from Bonn to Berlin
- 2004 – The Beslan school siege began with armed
terrorists taking schoolchildren and school staff hostage in North
Ossetia, Russia. Three days later more than 385 people, including many of
the children, were killed.
Birthdays with some quotes
85
– Alan Dershowitz, American lawyer, and author
“Being offended by freedom of speech should
never be regarded as a justification for violence.”
84
– Lily Tomlin, TV actress
77
– Barry Gibb, English singer-songwriter
@74 – Edgar Rice Burroughs, American author (d. 1950; heart
attack)
“If I had followed my better judgment always,
my life would have been a very dull one.”
73
– ‘Doctor Phil’ McGraw, American psychologist, author, and talk show host
“You can’t change what you don’t
acknowledge.”
66
– Gloria Estefan, Cuban-American singer-songwriter
@67 – Engelbert Humperdinck, German playwright, and composer (d.
1921; heart attack)
@59 – Conway Twitty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d.
1993)
“Listen to advice but follow your heart.”
@52 – Johann Pachelbel, German organist, composer, and educator
(d. 1706)
@45 – Rocky Marciano, American boxer (d. 1969; private plane crash)
“To win takes a complete commitment of mind
and body. When you can’t make that commitment, they don’t call you a champion
anymore.”
27
– Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman, American actress
“I don’t mind if people look at me like I’m
crazy. I’m just being me.”
…The End for today…
