22 Jan

 

Flagstaff Today 34°: 12°  Week 4 Day 22 Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Wind 4 mph Gusts 7 mph Active Fire: 283 miles away Risk of Fire: Moderate Nearest lightning: 1614 miles away Jan Averages: Temps: 44°\18° Moisture: 4 Days

Weekly Observations

Sundance Film Festival: 16-26 National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week: 17-23 Week of Christian Unity: 18-25 Clean Out Your Inbox Week: 19-25 National Activity Professionals Week: 19-25  Link Hunt For Happiness Week: 19-25

National Handwriting Analysis Week:19-25 Snowcare for Troops Week: 19-25 Sugar Awareness Week: 19-25 International Hoof-Care Week: 21-24 Link

Daily Observations

Answer Your Cat's Questions Day  Link Celebration of Life Day Come in From The Cold Day Dance of the Seven Veils Day Library Shelfie Day Link

National Hot Sauce Day National Polka Dot Day (Disney Minnie Mouse) Roe vs. Wade Day

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Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

A nice winter day.

I did some grocery shopping early this morning. All is good.

Trump’s Oval Office Exec Orders/press conference was certainly a new thing.

Back in the day, I really enjoyed folk music, and I still do. I even took a graduate course in the History of Folklore and music. After a career on the Rez, I have had problems with Pete Seeger’s “This Land is Your Land.” While it is our land now, it once was inhabited by Indigenous People of North America. Every time I hear a rendition of this song, I remember the Indigenous people.

Mayan Culture of Mexico and beyond…

Enemas were part of their rituals.

Hallucinogens and other mind-altering substances were not uncommon in Mayan rituals. In fact, they believed that consuming these was the best way to communicate with spirits. 

In order to feel the effects as quickly as possible, it is believed that Mayans may have taken their substances via ritual enemas. Researchers believe this to be true because of the many pictures in Mayan art that depict enemas being used in a spiritual setting.

Random Thoughts…

Cole’s Law: Thinly sliced cabbage.

Richard Dawson (original host of Family Feud) was asked by producers to quit kissing women. He asked the audience to mail in what they wanted, 704 were against the kissing, and 14,600 wanted him to continue.

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

The word “alphabet” comes from the first two letters, alpha and beta.

Blackberries and strawberries are not berries, but tomatoes and avocados are.

Origin of city nicknames…

San Francisco, California: ‘Frisco’

Although loathed by most locals, ‘Frisco’ has become one of the most enduring nicknames of any American city. Probably nothing more than a simple abbreviation, its origins are somewhat vague, but apparently date back to the mid-19th century. And its usage has only increased since. Herb Caen, the revered San Francisco Chronicle columnist, may have titled his 1953 book Don’t Call it Frisco, but Irving Berlin, Otis Redding, Jack Kerouac and the Hells Angels have all helped keep it on the cultural map. 

Historic Events

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Birthdays

Caitlin Clark, 23 Basketball Player Guy Fieri, 57 Chef Diane Lane, 60 Movie Actress Steve Perry, 76 Rock Singer Steven Adler, 60 Drummer

@92 – Ann Sothern (Harriette Arlene Lake), American actress and singer (d. 2001) @77 – John Hurt, English actor (d. 2017; pancreatic cancer) @66 – Edward Harkness, American philanthropist (d. 1940) @65 – Sir Walter Raleigh, English poet, soldier, courtier, explorer (d. 1618; executed) @65 – Francis Bacon, English philosopher and politician (d. 1626; pneumonia) @59 – Bill Bixby, American actor (d. 1993; prostate cancer) @36 – Lord Byron, English influential poet and playwright (d. 1824; fever) @33 – Sam Cooke, American singer-songwriter (d. 1964; murdered) @30 – Robert E. Howard, American author, creator of Conan The Barbarian (d. 1936; suicide)

…The End for today…