15 Dec

 

`Flagstaff Almanac

Week 50 Day 349   Flag Today  47° \16°	Sky Cover 5% Wind 6mph Gusts 10mph
Active fire: 280  miles Risk of fire: Moderate	Near Lightning: 1849mi
Air Quality: Fair Sunshine	Dec. Averages: Temps: 44° \ 17° Moisture 5 Days

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

4-24 Andisop (Meteorological Fiddling)  Link 10-17 Human Rights Week 14-1/5  Christmas Bird Count Week Link

14-28 Halcyon Days Arrive Sober or Get Pulled Over Link

Daily Observations

National Wear Your Pearls Day Bill of Rights Day Cat Herders Day  Link  Link National Cupcake Day

National Lemon Cupcake Day National Wear Your Pearls Day Zamenhof Day (Esperato Literature Day) Link

Today’s Thoughts

Yesterday was a long day, but everything worked out I saw my blood doctor yesterday. The PA is usually see, as I am not a critical patient, had a baby boy last week. They are both doing well. My red cell count was just a tad over the level for a phlebotomy, Since, it was a morning appointment, I could get the procedure the same day. In at 10am to see the Dr. He is getting ready to go home for Christmas in Slovakia to see his 92-year-old mother. At 1:00 I returned to the lab for the needle then upstairs for the phlebotomy. It only took about 15 minutes. I dropped off some Christmas munchies at the lab and the blood doctor’s office. Then I did a little shopping downtown. Got home about 3:00. I was too lazy to do the blog. Odd ways to spend your Christmas money…Santos has raised is personalized video clip to $500 per video. If that’s not your thing, for a $4500 donation to Trump, you will receive a piece of the suit he wore in his now famous mug shot. Such a deal.

 Enjoy

Important inventions…

1955: Polio Vaccine The year Jonas Salk finds a way to prevent polio, there are 28,985 global cases; by 2021, the number drops to six. Honorable Inventions: Velcro, TV remote control

States with similar size to countries around the world.

10. Wyoming – United Kingdom Wyoming, America’s tenth-largest state, encompasses 97,813 square miles of total area. On the other side of the pond, the United Kingdom is closest in size to the Equality State — it’s just a few thousand square miles smaller, coming in at 93,630 square miles. Wyoming is also the least populated U.S. state, and is home to a mere 583,000 people. The United Kingdom, on the other hand, has an estimated population of 67.9 million people spread throughout England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The largest city in Wyoming is the capital, Cheyenne, with approximately 65,000 residents. London — the capital of the United Kingdom — is by far the country’s most populous city with 7.6 million residents.

Historic Events

1791 – The Bill of Rights was added to the United States Constitution. 1933 – The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment, which prohibited the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol. 1973 – The American Psychiatric Association voted 13 to 0 to remove homosexuality from its official list of psychiatric disorders.

Birthdays with some quotes

@96 – Freeman John Dyson, English/American mathematician, and futurist “It appears that mind, as manifested by the capacity to make choices, is to some extent inherent in every atom. The universe as a whole is also weird, with laws of nature that make it hospitable to the growth of mind. I do not make any clear distinction between the mind and God. God is what mind becomes when it has passed beyond the scale of our comprehension.” @91 – Alexandre Eiffel, French engineer, Eiffel Tower (d. 1923) @85 – Tim Conway, American comedian and actor (d. 2019) “It’s hard to be sad when you’re laughing, so I enjoy making people happy.” @83 – J. Paul Getty, American-English businessman, founder of Getty Oil (d. 1976) 83 – Dave Clark, English drummer @78 – Uziel Gal, German/Israeli inventor of the Uzi submachine gun (d. 2002; cancer) 77 – Carmine Appice, American drummer, and songwriter 74 – Don Johnson, American actor 70 – J. M. DeMatteis, American author “I’ve realized over the years that, with rare exceptions, most writer’s block isn’t writer’s block at all: It’s necessary time that allows the unconscious mind to do its deep work.” 60 – Helen Slater, American actress 44 – Adam Brody, American actor “Comic books aren’t nerdy. You’d have to be an idiot to think computers are nerdy “And in a world without heroes, as the movie trailer voice-over guy might say, the slightly awkward can be slightly cool.” @43 – Alan Freed, American radio host (d. 1965; cirrhosis) @30 – Nero, Roman emperor (d. 68; suicide)

…The End for today…