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Dec. Averages: Temps: 43°\20° Moisture:4 Days moisture 0.7” Flagstaff Today 59°: 31° Week 50 Day 347 Wind: 4 mph Gusts 7 mph Nearest lightning: 946 miles away Active Fire: 213 miles away Risk of
Fire: Moderate Air Quality: Fair Moderate Partly Mostly Cloudy
Overcast Smoky Red Flag Warning
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Weekly Observations
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Andisop (Meterological
Fiddling Link 7-13 National Hand Washing Awareness
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8-14 Computer Science Education Week Link ) 10-17 Human Rights Week 11-1/1/26 Drive Sober or Get Pulled
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Daily Observations
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Gingerbread
Decorating Day |
National
Day of The Horse |
Today’s Quotes
Today’s Memes
My Thoughts for the day
Another nice fall day.
I headed out this morning for a pedicure. My feet feel much better and
look better too. Haha
I’ve been a fan of Celtic Thunder for years. They have done
several PBS specials, and I try hard not to miss any of them. This week, PBS
introduced me to another group: Celtic Tenors. They did a great special,
leaving me wanting to hear more. My High School graduation song was The
Impossible Dream from Don Quixote. Every time I hear that song I get pumped
up to do my best. In the Celtic Tenors special, they did a fantastic
version of that song. I am still pumped.
I need to be clear; I do not want criminals being let into the country…Everyone knows we have enough of our own home-grown criminals. ICE says they are removing the worst of the worst, but there are just too many videos and stories that show they are also rounding up people who have no criminal background and then deporting them. It is time to stop throwing out the baby with the bathwater. Fix the law and get rid of the bad guys.
Wild West Myths that never happened…
Everyone
Carried a Six-Shooter
The image
of every man with a revolver strapped to his hip is more fiction than fact.
Firearms were expensive, and many settlers relied on rifles or shotguns for
hunting rather than pistols for fighting.
Even
those who owned handguns didn’t always carry them daily. Gun laws in many towns
restricted open carry, and most people had little need for constant weaponry.
Six-shooters became iconic largely because of dime novels and later Hollywood depictions, not because they were universally worn. Their popularity grew more from storytelling than from reality.
Cities that changed their names…
New
Amsterdam → New York (United States)
The story
of New York begins with a trade deal. In 1664, the British seized the Dutch
settlement of New Amsterdam and renamed it after the Duke of York. What
followed was an explosion of culture and commerce that would define America’s
identity. However, if you walk through Lower Manhattan, street names like
“Broad” and “Wall” still echo the old Dutch grid.
The city didn’t just change flags and language; it became something larger.
Random Thoughts…
ü Do you
find yourself gazing at the wall and coming up with some weird thoughts?
You’re not alone if you’ve ever had a sudden yet striking realization about
something completely unrelated.
ü These
not-so-important and sudden thoughts that appear suddenly can blow your mind
and make you think about anything and everything. They are known as weird
thoughts and sometimes crazy thoughts as well.
ü These thoughts make you think, ponder and contemplate, and whatnot. This is something that we all get when we feel empty or want to spice up our thinking minds.
Historic Events
1577 - Five ships under
the command of Sir Francis Drake left Plymouth, England, to embark on Drake's
circumnavigation of the globe. The journey took almost three years.
1636 - The United States National Guard was
created when militia regiments were organized by the General Court of the
Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1642 - New Zealand was discovered by Dutch
navigator Abel Tasman.
1769 - Dartmouth College, in New Hampshire, received
its charter.
1862 - In America, an estimated
11,000 Northern soldiers were killed or wounded when Union forces were defeated
by Confederates under General Robert E. Lee, at the Battle of Fredericksburg.
1913 - It was announced by authorities in
Florence, Italy, that the "Mona Lisa" had been recovered. The work
was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris in 1911.
1913 - In the U.S., the Federal Reserve
System was established.
1961 - Anna Mary Robertson Moses,
"Grandma Moses," passed away at the age of 101.
1964 - In El Paso, TX, President Johnson
and Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz set off an explosion that diverted the
Rio Grande River, reshaping the U.S.-Mexican border. This ended a century-old border dispute.
1989 - South African President F.W. de Klerk
met for the first time with imprisoned African National Congress leader Nelson
Mandela, at de Klerk's office in Cape Town.
1993 - The U.S. Supreme Court
ruled that people must receive a hearing before property linked to illegal drug
sales can be seized.
1998 - Puerto Rican voters rejected U.S. statehood in a
non-binding referendum.
2000 - U.S. Vice President Al
Gore conceded the 2000 Presidential election to Texas Gov. George
W. Bush. The Florida electoral
votes were won by only 537 votes, which decided the election. The election had
been contested up to the U.S. Supreme
Court, which said that the Florida recount (supported by the Florida Supreme
Court) was unconstitutional.
2001 - Gunmen stormed the Indian Parliament
and killed seven people and injured 18. Security forces killed the attackers
during a 90-minute gunbattle.
Birthdays
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John Davidson (84
years old), American TV host (Hollywood Squares, That's Incredible), born in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Ted Nugent (77 years
old), American rock guitarist ("Cat Scratch Fever"; Damn Yankees)
and right-wing gun advocate, born in Detroit, Michigan ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Wendie Malick (75
years old), American actress (Just Shoot Me), born in Buffalo, New York ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ American economist and
Chairman of the Federal Reserve (2006-14, 2022 Nobel Prize), born in Augusta,
Georgia ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ American actor and filmmaker
(Fargo; Boardwalk Empire; 30 Rock), born in New York City ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ American
comedian (In Living Color), Academy Award-winning actor (Ray), and
Grammy Award-winning musician ("Blame It"), born in Terrell, Texas ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ NeNe
Leakes (née Linnethia Johnson) (58 years old), American television
personality (The Real Housewives of Atlanta), actress, and fashion designer,
born in Queens, New York City ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1989 American
Grammy and Emmy Award-winning country-pop singer-songwriter ("You
Belong To Me"; "Our Song"; "All Too Well"), and
Guinness World Record holder, born in Reading, Pennsylvania
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Werner von Siemens(d.1892 @75) German inventor (siemens
electrical conductance unit) and industrialist (Siemens
corporation), born in Lenthe, German Confederation ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Mary Todd Lincoln(d.1882; @63, stroke) American
wife of Abraham Lincoln and US First Lady (1861-65),
born in Lexington, Kentucky ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Van
Heflin [Emmett Evan Heflin Jr], American stage, screen, and radio actor
(Johnny Eager; Shane; Madame Bovary; 3:10 to Yuma), born in Walters, Oklahoma
(d. 1971; @62 heart attack) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ American
light-heavyweight boxing champion
(1952-60), born in Benoit, Mississippi, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ George P. Shultz(d.2021; @100) American
economist, and statesman (Secretary of State, 1982-89; Secretary of the
Treasury, 1972-74), born in New York City ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ American
Emmy, Tony, and Grammy Award-winning actor, singer, and dancer
(The Dick Van Dyke Show - "Rob Petrie": Bye Bye Birdie; Mary
Poppins; The Comic; Diagnosis: Murder), born in West Plains, Missouri ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Christopher
Plummer(d.-2021;@ 91) Canadian
Emmy, Tony, and Oscar winning actor (Sound of
Music; Cyrano; Beginners), born in Toronto, Ontario ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Richard
Darryl Zanuck, American Academy Award-winning film producer, born in Los
Angeles, California (d. 2012; @77, heart attack)
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…The End for today…
