Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 33 Day 223 \ Ave. Sky Cover 25% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 81° \56°
Wind 7mph \ Gusts 12mph Air Quality Moderate
Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 28mi \ Nearest
Lightning 13mi
Aug Averages for Flagstaff: 79° \ 50° (9days of moisture)
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Daily Observations
Global
Kinetic Sand Day Link
Ingersoll Day
Middle Child Day
National Align Your Teeth Day Link
National Hip Hop Day Link
Presidential Joke Day
Raspberry
Bombe Day
Son
and Daughter Day
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
Already getting
warnings about flash flooding in the burn areas this afternoon. Sounds like a
fairly large storm in on the way.
Serena Williams
is retiring from tennis at 40 with 2+ decades of leading in tennis. She has
changed the sport and will be missed. Enjoy your family.
Albuquerque
has arrested a suspect in the killing of 4 Muslim men. Looks like it is Shia/Shite
dispute.
Ten ships
and 45 aircraft from China are encircling Taiwan in international water. Bluster
for sure.
When the US
left Afghanistan, one year ago today, that we promised to help those who had
helped us. As of today, 85,000 have been resettled here, and 70,000 are still
waiting in Afghanistan.
Arizona is
one of eleven states that has more colleges than prisons. Finally, my adopted state
is on a good list…even though it is a very questionable list.
New Zealand
may change its name to Aotearoa, the name it was called before the Dutch
arrived. A very good move for the indigenous people of the land. It actually means
North Island and there is no one name for the two islands.
Favorite Memes
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One Hit Wonders
Napoleon XIV:
'They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!'
This novelty
record was a nonsensical and fun hit by Napoleon XIV who was actually just one
man using a pseudonym. Jerry Samuels came up with the song during his time at
New York’s Associated Recording Studios. The song featured a snare drum, a
tambourine, and a siren that would go off as Samuels’ voice rose to a fever
pitch during the chorus.
Historical Events
3114 BC – The Mesoamerican Long Count
calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, began. This
was the calendar that caused the Friday, December 21, 2012 fears.
1929 – Babe Ruth became the first
baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League
Park in Cleveland, Ohio.
1942 – Hedy Lamarr (actress) and George Antheil (musician) received
a patent (#2,292,387) for a Frequency-hopping communication system which later
became the basis for modern technologies like wireless telephones and Wi-Fi.
1965 – The arrest of an accused drunk
driver, Marquette Frye, escalated to become the Watts Riots in Los Angeles.
1973 – Hip hop was created by a guy named
DJ Kool Herc.
1982 – A bomb exploded on Pan Am Flight
830, en route from Tokyo, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii, killing one teenager and
injuring 15 passengers. Jordanian Mohammed Rashed placed the bomb, and the
pilot was able to later land in Hawaii.
1984 – “We begin bombing in five minutes”
– US President Ronald Reagan joked while preparing to make his weekly Saturday
address on National Public Radio.
Birthdays Today
@73 – Jerry Falwell,
American minister, television host (d. 2007; cardiac arrest)
73
– Eric Carmen, American singer-songwriter
@70 – Alex Haley,
American historian, author (d. 1992; heart attack)
72
– Steve Wozniak, American computer scientist, co-founded Apple Inc.
@71 – Enid Blyton,
published 600+ children’s books. (d. 1968; Alzheimer's disease)
57
– Viola Davis, actor
55
– Joe Rogan, American actor, comedian, television host
39
– Chris Hemsworth, Australian actor
30
– Toni Lahren, conservative news host
