December 2022
Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 50 Day 338 \ Ave. Sky Cover 90% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 50° \30°
Wind 5mph \ Gusts 10mph Air Quality: Fair\Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 132mi \ Nearest Lightning 189mi
Dec Averages for Flagstaff: 43° \ 17° `
Today’s
Quote
Weekly
Observations
Cookie
Cutter Week: 1-7 Link
Clerc-Gallaudet Week: 3-10
National Hand Washing Awareness Week: 4-10 Link
Recipe Greetings For The
Holidays Week: 4-10
Daily Observations
Alpha Phi
Alpha Day
International Day of Banks
National Cookie Day Link
National Dice Day
National Dystychiphobia Awareness Day Link
National Sock Day Link
Santa’s List Day
World
Wildlife Conservation Day Link
My
Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
Lots
of clouds, no moisture, slowly warming up.
I
did laundry and cleaned the kitchen and vacuumed the downstairs. That’s enough
for today.
USA fell to Netherlands 3-0 at the World Cup.
American soccer fans had hoped for more.
After
his conviction, Alex Jones has been a busy little beaver. A month after the
verdict he is trying to tell the world he is broke. He is earning his scumbag
status. He has been spouting
his crap about Sandy Hook for almost a decade. Now the devastated parents have
to cough up more $$ for lawyers to block this insane claim.
Favorite
Memes
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Little
known Native American History
Sometimes
the truth is complicated
The phrase
"Indian giver" has long been used as a derogatory term to describe a
person who gives a gift, then takes it away. The implication is that gifts from
Native Americans can't be trusted because you might be asked to return them.
The reality was, in fact, far more complicated, largely due to cultural
barriers. White settlers came from a tradition of using money to make
purchases, while Native American tribes largely relied on systems of bartering,
which meant the objects they were offering weren't actually gifts, but rather
objects of value for which they understandably expected to receive something
equivalent in return. You still wouldn't want to call someone an "Indian
giver," but on the other hand, these 11 old insults have turned into
compliments.
Slang
Origins
1925: Concrete jungle
Meaning: an urban area with many large
buildings and often considered wild, competitive, or dangerous
The rapid industrialization of the late
19th and early 20th century fueled the move of Americans from rural towns to
cities, searching for work in new and growing industries. As the new urbanites
acclimated to life in the city and an often dangerous work environment, the
cities may very well have seemed like a dangerous wilderness to be navigated.
Historical
Events
1786 – The National Grange was founded.
1918 – President Woodrow Wilson sailed
for the World War I peace talks in Versailles, becoming the first US president
to travel to Europe while in office.
1954 – The first Burger King (Insta
Burger King) opened in Miami, Florida, owned by James McLamore and David
Edgerton.
2017 – The Thomas Fire started near Santa
Paula, becoming the largest wildfire in modern California history after burning
440 square miles in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.
Birthdays
Today
@90 – Charles Keating, American lawyer, financier (d. 2014)
89
– Wink Martindale, American game show host
85
– Max Baer, Jr., American actor
@82 – Francisco Franco, Spanish leader (d. 1975)
82
– Freddy Cannon (Frederick Anthony Picariello, Jr.),
American singer
@66 – Samuel Butler, British writer (d. 1902)
“The great characters of fiction live as truly as the memories of
dead men. For the life after death, it is not necessary that a man or woman
should have lived.”– Samuel Butler
@60 – Lillian Russel, American singer/actress (d. 1922)
73
– Jeff Bridges, American actor
71
– Patricia Wettig, American actress
67
– Cassandra Wilson, American singer-songwriter
58
– Marisa Tomei, American actress
56
– Fred Armisen, American actor, and musician
“Every day, I wanna work on being a better person, not just to
others but to myself.”– Fred Armisen
53
– Jay Z [Shawn Corey Carter],
American rapper, producer, co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records
– Jay-Z
@49 – Edith Louisa Cavell, English nurse, spy (d. 1915; executed)
49
– Tyra Banks, American model, and producer
“Each man has his own desires; all do not possess the same
inclinations.”– Tyra Banks @39 – Dennis
Wilson, American singer-songwriter, and drummer (d. 1983; drowned)
