1 Jan

Flagstaff Almanac 2024

Week 1  Day  1  Flag Today  53°/19° Sky cover:  85% Wind 4mph Gusts 8mph
Active Fire:  376miles away Risk of fire: Low  Nearest Lightning:  789 miles away
Air Quality: Fair Mostly cloudy

Today’s Quote

Monthly Observations

Adopt A Rescued Bird Month Link Bath Safety Month Be Kind to Food Servers Month Birth Defects Month Link

Black Diamond Month Link Book Blitz Month CA Dried Plum Digestive Month Link Carnival Season: Jan. 6- March 1

Weekly Observations

1-5 No Tillage Week

1-7 Diet Resolution Week Silent Record Week

Daily Observations

Apple Gifting Day Commitment Day Copyright Law Day

Ellis Island Day Global Family Day National Bloody Mary Day

Today’s Thoughts

Welcoming 2024. Today is cloudy. One of my colleagues from Tuba is part of our retirement lunch group. She lives in Williams. Her son, also a friend, lives in California. She had another fall in early November and her son insisted she stay with him and his family to recover. She is still there and well healed. She is 76 and doesn’t want to waste money on knee replacement. Her son is worried about another fall. They are ‘discussing’ where she will live. She never answers her cell phone. Her son messaged me this morning and caught me up. I called the son’s home, and she was there. We had a nice conversation. Personally, I think she should stay in CA as she really can’t risk another fall. She has had many falls that I know about while she was living in Williams. Only time will tell her destination. My resolution for this new year is to not to read or listen to American politics until there is a final official ballot. I’m fed up with our current Presidential and Congressional politics. I am only ONE vote and can’t use it until November.

 Enjoy

Important inventions…

1964: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Widespread use of remotely piloted aircraft begins during the Vietnam War with deployment of 1000 AQM-34 Ryan Firebees. The first model of these 29-foot-long planes was developed in just 90 days in 1962. AQM-34s go on to fly more than 34,000 surveillance missions. Their success leads to the eventual development of the UAVs widely used today. Honorable Invention: Music Synthesizer

States with similar size to countries around the world.

California – Paraguay California, America’s third-largest state, boasts a total area of 163,696 square miles — slightly larger than the South American nation of Paraguay, which covers 157,048 square miles. California also has far more residents than Paraguay: There are around 38.9 million Californians compared to just 7.6 million Paraguayans. California’s most populous cities are Los Angeles (3.8 million people) and San Diego (1.4 million), and its capital of Sacramento is home to around 528,000 people. Paraguay’s capital and largest city is Asunción, home to an estimated 525,000 inhabitants (2.2 million in the entire metro region).

Historic Events

1808 – The United States banned the importation of slaves. 1892 – Ellis Island began processing immigrants into the United States. 1980 – The Far Side, Comic Strip debuted 1847 – The world’s first “Mercy” Hospital was founded in Pittsburgh, United States, by a group of Sisters of Mercy from Ireland. 1958 – The European Economic Community (EEC) was established. 1979 – Normal diplomatic relations are established between the People’s Republic of China and the United States. 1995 – The World Trade Organization began.

Birthdays with some quotes

@91 – Rocky Graziano, American boxer and actor (d. 1990; cardiac arrest) @91 – J. D. Salinger, American soldier and author (d. 2010) The true poet has no choice of material. The material plainly chooses him, not he it. @90 – Xavier Cugat, Spanish-American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1990) @84 – Betsy Ross, American seamstress, credited with designing the US Flag (d. 1836) @83 – Paul Revere, American silversmith and engraver (d. 1818) @83 – Dana Andrews, American actor (d. 1992) 82 – Country Joe McDonald, American singer-songwriter and guitarist 81 – Don Novello, American comedian (Father Guido Sarducci) @79 – George Washington Carver, Botanist @77 – J. Edgar Hoover, American civil servant, first director of the FBI (d.1972) 60 – Dedee Pfeiffer, American actress 55 – Morris Chestnut, TV actor

…The End for today…