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Flagstaff Today 38°:
14° Week 2 Day 8 Air Quality: Fair Partly Cloudy Sunshine Wind 13 mph Gusts 20 mph Windy Active
Fire: 67 miles away Risk of Fire:
Low Nearest lightning: 1760 miles away Jan Averages: Temps: 44°\18°
Moisture: 4 Days |
Weekly Observations
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National Soccer Coaches of America Week: 8-12 Link |
Someday We'll Laugh About This Week: 2-8 |
Daily Observations
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Argyle
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National Joy
Germ Day |
Today’s Quote
Today’s Memes
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Thoughts for the day
The weather guy sez we will get a
couple of inches of snow throughout the day. It’s afternoon and I’m still
waiting for it.
After almost a decade Trudeau is resigning
in Canada. He did some great things for Canada during his time in office.
Do I really have to learn to call it
the Gulf of America? Trump also did not rule out military intervention in
Panama. I’m staying calm and waiting for him to do something, and not just talk
about.
Inventions…
William Middlebrook - Paper Clip
William Middlebrook patented the paper clip manufacturing
machine in 1899, making the modern paper clip widely available. The machine
efficiently bent and created the double-oval design we recognize today. While
Norwegian Johan Vaaler is often wrongly credited for inventing the paper clip,
Middlebrook’s machine made it a practical office staple. The Gem paper clip
design his machine produced became so successful that it remains virtually
unchanged for over 120 years.
Random Thoughts…
Biggest film of 1988: Rain Man (Comedy) earned ~ $173,000,000
Brass doorknob germs
will be self-disinfected within 7
hours due to the anti-microbial property of brass.
If something lucky
happens to you, you shouldn’t buy a lottery ticket.
The chances of both happening on the same day is lower than winning the lottery
itself.
Origin of city nicknames…
Nashville, Tennessee: ‘Music City’
No one can doubt Nashville’s musical heritage. Its Grand Ole
Opry (a weekly live performance and radio show) has been synonymous with
country music for almost a century, and iconic venues like the Ryman Auditorium
and Bluebird Cafe continue to thrive today. The city has attracted artists
ranging from Hank Williams, Johnny Cash and Otis Redding to Jimi Hendrix,
Miley Cyrus and Jack White. However, the origins of its nickname come from a
rather more surprising source. In the 1870s, none other than Queen
Victoria was so impressed by Nashville’s Fisk Jubilee Singers that she said
they must come from a “city of music.”
Historic Events
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History
Birthdays
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@99 –
Larry Storch, American comedic actor (df. 2022)
@76 –
Stephen Hawking, English physicist and author (d. 2018; ALS)
@59 –
Gypsy Rose Lee, American actress, dancer (d. 1970; lung cancer)
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