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Flagstaff Today 84°: 53° Week 33 Day 226 Wind A mph Gusts A mph Active Fire: 82 miles away Risk of
Fire: Extreme Nearest lightning: 2 miles away Air Quality: Fair Overcast Aug. Averages: Temps: 79°\50° Moisture: 9 Day
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Weekly Observations
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Elvis Week: 8-16 Link Assistance Dog Week: 10-16 Safe + Sound Week: 11-17 Link |
National Resurrect Romance Week: 10-16 World Photography Week: 12-26 Link Little League World Series: 13-24 Link |
Daily Observations
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Creamsicle
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Romance
Awareness Day Link |
Today’s Quotes
Today’s Memes
Thoughts for the day
A rainstorm is brewing. I can
smell the rain. Lightning is very close. We need moisture.
Today is Navajo Code Talkers Day. I was honored to meet and work with several Code Talkers in my career on the Rez. They did an amazing job during the war and were kind, successful leaders after the war. I also got to meet Mr. Johnson, an Anglo, who set up the training in Flagstaff for the original Code Talkers. He had some great stories too.
I have been reporting on the wildfire at the North Rim of the Grand
Canyon. I also realize that there are huge fires around the US, including CO.
Now there are huge wildfires in several parts of Europe. I sure hope all these
fires are not announcing the arrival of the rapture.
Myths from Medieval Times
Not Everyone Was A "Flat
Earther"
In the Middle Ages, most
people did not believe that the earth was flat. Historian Jeffrey Burton
Russell claims that the "flat earth" theory stopped being a
widespread belief by the 3rd century B.C.
You might ask, "But what
about the church?" Between two and five popes asserted that the earth was
flat, but the rest disagreed. The concept of "anti-science" Middle
Ages came from 19th-century writers who were largely anti-religious, according
to Russell. It is possible that there are more flat-earthers today than there
were in the Medieval era.
Accomplishments Wrongly Attributed to
Famous People
The First Summit of Everest
It is uncertain whether Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
were the first to reach Mount Everest’s peak, as George Mallory and Andrew
Irvine may have succeeded in 1924. Mallory’s body was found near the summit in
1999, and circumstantial evidence hints that he might have reached the top.
His goggles were in his pocket, suggesting that he was
descending in low light when he perished. Irvine was carrying their camera, but
their remains have never been found, leaving the question unanswered. Hillary
himself graciously avoided dismissing their accomplishment, emphasizing that he
and Norgay were at least the first to return from the summit successfully.
Random Thoughts…
Green Lantern’s ring is mostly just a 3-D printer, isn’t it?
History doesn’t repeat itself, humans repeat history.
It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to ask for permission.
Using the word “pedantic,” in fact, makes you sound pedantic.
Acton’s Law: Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
The world record for 100-meter three-legged race stands at 13.6 seconds, since 1906.
Historic Events
Birthdays
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80 – Steve Martin, American actor, comedian, screenwriter 79 – Susan Saint James, American actress 59 – Halle Berry, American model, and actress, Miss World
United States 1986 42 – Mila Kunis, Ukrainian-American actress 38 – Tim Tebow, American football and baseball player |
@90 – Armando Joseph "Buddy" Greco,
American singer, pianist (d. 2017) @84 – Alice Ghostley, American character actress (d.
2007) @81 – David Crosby, American singer-songwriter (d. 2023)
@55 – William Hutchinson, founder of Rhode Island (d.
1642)
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…The End for today…
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