4 DEC

`Flagstaff Almanac

Week 49 Day  337	Sky Cover 5%
Active fire:   78miles Risk of fire: Low	Near Lightning: 997mi
Wind 13mph Gusts 22mph	FlagToday  54° \20°
Air Quality: Fair Sunshine	Dec. Averages: Temps: 44° \ 17° Moisture 5 Days

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

1-7  Cookie Cutter Week Link National Hand Washing Awareness Week Link  Recipe Greetings For The Holidays Week

2-6 Older Driver Safety Awareness Week  Link  3-10 Clerc-Gallaudet Week 4-24 Andisop (Meteorological Fiddling)  Link

Daily Observations

Alpha Phi Alpha Day International Cabernet Franc Day Link International Cheetah Day Link International Day of Banks National Cookie Day Link National Dice Day

National Dystychiphobia Awareness Day  Link National Package Protection Day Link   National Sock Day  Link Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting Santa’s List Day  Special Kids Day Link  World Wildlife Conservation Day Link

Today’s Thoughts

Warming up nicely to cloudless blue sky. Our local paper, The Arizona Daily Sun, has a new owner who has finally taken over. I like many of the changes they have brought to the paper. There is better local coverage. Just days after the change, today, they emailed me a copy of the Sat. paper, instead of the Sunday one. I tried to find the Sunday edition, but it was not on-line. I checked back about noon, and a small 14-page paper was finally online. I should not that 4 of the 14 were various puzzles and they posted 3 pages of comics. I’ll give them a little more time to get rid of the glitches. Cards are beating the Steelers at the end of the 1st half in heavy rain.  The Broncos play later today. Hoping for a win.

 Enjoy

Famous Natives to Know…

Louie Gong Louie Gong is another Native American artist—only his best-known medium is sneakers. Over the years, he's partnered with Converse, Vans, and Brooks Running—just to name a few. Much of his work is inspired by his multi-racial Canadian-American roots and Nooksack heritage.

Best TV Quotes… TV quotes

I am the one who knocks." — "Breaking Bad", 2008-2013. Former high school teacher Walter White's line when he warns his wife about the danger he poses.

Historic Events

The National Grange was founded in 1786. 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 with some quotes

@90 – Charles Keating, American lawyer, and financier (d. 2014) 90 – Wink Martindale, American game show host 87 – Freddy Cannon (Frederick Anthony Picariello, Jr.), American singer 86 – Max Baer, Jr., American actor @82 – Francisco Franco, Spanish leader (d. 1975) @79 – Claude Renoir, French cinematographer (d. 1993) 74 – Jeff Bridges, American actor @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.” 59 – Marisa Tomei, American actress 57 – Fred Armisen, American actor, and musician “Every day, I wanna work on being a better person, not just to others but to myself.” 54 – Jay Z, American rapper, producer, co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records “I will not lose, for even in defeat, there’s a valuable lesson learned, so it evens up for me.”50 – Tyra Banks, American model, and producer @39 – Dennis Wilson, American singer-songwriter, and drummer (d. 1983; drowned)

…The End for today…