2023
Flagstaff
Almanac
Week 35 Day 244 Ave. Sky Cover 60%\ Visibility 18mi.
Flagstaff
Today 70°
\ 56°
Wind 2mph \
Gusts 9mph Nearest active fire: 16miles Risk
of fire: Low Nearest lightning: 156mi
Air Quality: Fair Moisture Days this
month: 1 day Mostly Cloudy
September Averages: Temps:
74° \ 42° Moisture 5 Days
Today’s Quote
Monthly Observations
Childrens' Good Manners Month
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College Savings Month
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Daily Observations
Bison Ten Yell Day
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National No Patrick Day Link
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Today’s Thoughts
The
monsoon returned last evening, giving a nice shower for several hours.
A
few weeks ago I noticed that one of the valve caps on a front tire was missing.
I figured that the dealership would replace it when I had the tire rotation.
Wrong. This morning I stopped by Auto Zone and had to buy 4. The ones I got are
made of metal, not plastic so I hope they stay on.
There
was a big fire in building in Johannesburg, South Africa. When our travel group
was there years ago, this was the only city where we were told not to leave the
hotel after dark due the high crime rate. The more I learn about the fire, the more
horrified I am. First it was a multi-story building that had been abandoned
year ago. Criminal gangs took over the building that had no running water or electricity.
Since many are homeless in the city, the gangs rented out the rooms in the
building. The night of the fire 54 innocents perished. Turns out there are many
such abandoned building in this city, being used as ‘apartments’ for the homeless
who pay rent to the criminal gangs. I have found nothing on why the city or
state government isn’t stopping this practice in South Africa’s largest city. This
is not the South Africa of Mandella or the city I saw.
September
in Navajo: September is Ripening of the Late Crops, Bini’ant’aatsoh
Enjoy
Unique National Treasures for the US …
Little Golden Books
The books with the golden spine hit shelves 75 years ago this
October and have kept kids turning pages ever since. To date, the imprint has
published more than 1,400 titles and sold a whopping 2 billion copies (and counting).
And the classics are still golden—today’s readers can buy The Poky
Little Puppy, a top seller published in the very first crop of Little
Golden Books, along with the Star Wars and Grumpy
Cat lines.
Random Trivia…
100 million years ago, the Sahara Desert was inhabited by
galloping crocodiles. Back then, the Sahara Desert was a lush oasis full
of life and full of predators. In 2009, fossil hunters found the
remains of crocodiles that had large land-going legs that were capable of
galloping across the land at breakneck speeds!
Historic Events
- 1666 – Great Fire of
London
- 1789 – The US Treasury Department
was established.
- 1864 – Union General
William Sherman took Atlanta, Georgia in the Civil War.
- 1945 – Japan’s surrender
from World War II was signed aboard the USS Missouri.
Birthdays with some quotes
86
– Peter Ueberroth, American businessman (LA 1984 Olympics)
“Authority is 20% given and 80% taken…so take
it!”
@79 – Liliuokalani of Hawaii (d. 1917)
75
– Terry Bradshaw, American football player, sportscaster, and actor
72
– Mark Harmon, American actor
71
– Jimmy Connors, American tennis player, and sportscaster
@60 – Billy Preston, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and
actor (d. 2006; kidney disease)
“I do believe that God has his hands on me
and that he has work for me to do.”
@59 – Hal Ashby, American “Counter culture) director, and
producer (d. 1988; cancer)
“I basically have a very positive philosophy
of life, because I don’t feel I have anything to lose. Most things are going to
turn out okay. I don’t like to tell lies.”
59
– Keanu Reeves, Lebanese-Canadian actor
“The simple act of paying attention can take
you a long way.”
58
– Lennox Lewis, English-Canadian boxer
57
– Salma Hayek, Mexican-American actress
“Life is tough; and if you have the ability
to laugh at it, you have the ability to enjoy it.”
@55 – Hugo Montenegro, American composer, and conductor (d. 1981;
emphysema)
52
– Katt Williams, American comedic actor
47
– Aziz Zakari, Ghanaian sprinter
@45 – Eugene Field, American author, and ‘poet of childhood’ (d.
1895; heart attack)
@37 – Christa McAuliffe, American educator, and Challenger
astronaut (d. 1986)
“May your future be limited only by your
dreams!”
34
– Zedd, Russian-German record producer, and DJ
…The End for today…
