Sept 23

 

Flagstaff Almanac

Week38 Day266 Sky Cover 15%| Visibility|29mi.Flagstaff Today|72° \44° Wind10mph|Gusts21mph 
Nearest active fire: 61miles|Risk of fire: High Nearest Lightning:436mi
Air Quality: Fair Moisture Days in Sept:7days SunshineWindy
September Averages: Temps: 74° \ 42° Moisture 5 Days  26 Sunny Days

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

15-24 National Ballroom Dance Week Link 15-21 National Medicare Education Week Link 17-23 Balance Awareness Week Link    Build A Better Image Week Child Passenger Safety Week Build A Better Image Week Child Passenger Safety Week Link  Constitution Week Constitution Week International Clean Hands Week International Women's E-Commerce Days National Construction Appreciation Week National Farm & Ranch Safety and Health Week National Historically Black Colleges & Universities Week National Indoor Plant Week National Rehabilitation Awareness Week National Security Officer Appreciation Week National Singles Week Prostate Cancer Awareness Week Tolkien Week

18-22 National Love Your Files Week Link  18-24 Fall Astronomy Week Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week Link Pollution Prevention Week Link 18-29 International Women's Commerce Days 21-23  Great American Beer Festival Link  21-24 Xterra World Championships Link

Daily Observations

American Business Women's Day  Car Free Day Link Chainmail Day Checkers Day Chocolate Day Dear Diary Day  Link Elephant  Appreciation Day Hobbit Day Ice Cream Cone Day Key Lime Pie Day Native American Day  Link

National Bakery Day Link  National Centenarian's Day National Girls' Night In  National Centenarian's Day National Girls' Night In Link National Leg Wear Day Link National On-line Recovery Day Link National States and Capitals Day Link National Walk n' Roll Dog Day National White Chocolate Day  Link Remote Employee Appreciation Day

Today’s Thoughts

 A windy day.

Biden opens Office of Gun Violence Prevention at the White House.  Thank You Mr. President. In 2023 there have been over 500 mass shooting events so far. In 2023 there gave been 31,394 gun deaths in our Country. Wake up Congress and do something.

Yesterday I had a follow-up to my pain. He gave me a steroid shot as he now believes I have gout and not Covid toe. I am a little better and hope I can walk without a cane soon. I also did a phlebotomy in the afternoon. I took a while, but it is done.

Enjoy

 

Unique National Treasures for the US …

Dolly Parton

There’s the hair, the figure, the smile, the rags-to-riches story and, of course, the voice. There are the Grammy wins (eight), the songs (she’s written more than 5,000), the No. 1 hits (25), and the acting gigs (Steel Magnolias, 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas). But Dolly Parton’s standout achievement may be her philanthropic work. Her Imagination Library, established in 1995, has sent more than 85 million books to kids in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. The program began where Parton did, in Sevier County, Tennessee, offering one free book per month to every child in the county from birth to age 5. After wildfires ripped through the Great Smoky Mountains last year, Parton’s Dollywood Foundation gave $1,000 a month for six months to every family that lost their home—more than 900 of them. Her motto: “I think when you’re able to help that you should.”

Random Trivia…

In 1710, Native American leaders traveled to Britain to visit Queen Anne. The four Mohawk Kings from one of the Iroquois Confederacy’s Five Nations and the Algonquian peoples were treated with high honor as diplomats. Transported through the streets of London in Royal Carriages, they were personally met by the Queen herself at the Court of St. James Palace.

The 7.62mm rifle bullet was created 129 years ago. The AK47 ammunition was developed by the Russian Empire in 1891. Originally designed for the Mosin-Nagant bolt-action rifle, this ammunition is still in use today.

Historic Events

• 1845 – The Knickerbockers Baseball Club, the first baseball team to play under the modern rules, was founded in New York.
• 1846 – The planet Neptune was discovered by Johann Galle.
• 1952 – Richard Nixon gave his ‘Checkers Speech’.
• 1962 – The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts opened in New York City.

Birthdays with some quotes

@93 – Mickey Rooney, American actor, and singer (d. 2014)
“I don’t regret anything I’ve ever done. I only wish I could have done more.”
@87 – Walter Pidgeon, Canadian-American actor, and singer (d. 1984)
80 – Julio Iglesias, Spanish singer-songwriter
76 – Hilly Kristal, American businessman, founded CBGB (d. 2007)
74 – Bruce Springsteen, American singer-songwriter
“Talk about a dream, try to make it real.”
@73 – Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (d. 2004; liver failure)
64 – Jason Alexander, American actor, singer, and voice artist
“It specifically says in the Torah that you can eat shrimp and bacon in a Chinese restaurant.”
@52 – Myron Carlton “Tiny” Bradshaw, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1958; strokes)
45 – Anthony Mackie, American actor
“So I feel like success is opportunity plus preparation, so work begets work, and as long as you’re prepared it’s going to continue to come your way.”
@40 – John Coltrane, American saxophonist, and composer (d. 1967; liver cancer)
39 – Anneliese van der Pol, Dutch-American actress

…The End for today…