January 13, 2026

14 Jan

 

 Week 3  Day a Flag Today  55°/35°

Wind 3 mph Gusts 10 mph

Active Fire:  286 miles away Risk of fire: Low 

Nearest Lightning: 1322 miles away

Air Quality: Fair

Jan Averages: Temps: 44°\18° Moisture:  10 Days

 

 

Monthly Observations

Adopt A Rescued Bird Month Link
Bath Safety Month

Be Kind to Food Servers Month
Birth Defects Month 
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Black Diamond Month 
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Book Blitz Month
California Dried Plum Digestive Month 
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Carnival Season: Jan. 6- March 4
Celebration of Life Month
Cervical Health Awareness Month 
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Weekly Observations

Cuckoo Dancing Week: 11-17
Home Office Safety and Security Week: 11-17  
National Mocktail Week: 11-17

Idiom Week: 11-17
Nat’l Soccer Coaches of America Week: 14-17  
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Daily Observations

Caesarean Section Day
Dress Up Your Pet Day 
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International Kite Day

Organize Your Home Day Link
Ratification Day
World Logic Day

Today’s Quote                                                       

 returns when I find it...hahaha

Today’s Meme

 


Today’s Thoughts

Good morning. I finally got my computer to work correctly again. Best Buy took several days, and it was ready. The problem was that Office didn’t reload so I was very limited in what I could do. I took it in this morning as soon as they opened, and the Geek Squad lady plugged it in and fixed it while I waited. It took a little over an hour to reload the Microsoft stuff. I still don’t have all my security software. but I can deal with that.

There were some cold times outside after my computer failed. The weather is warming up nicely.

The new year means prescription will need a co-pay until I reach my deductibles. All good, just a hassle when a mail script requires a co-pay and they don’t tell you for a couple of days. It is all good now.

Our President has been busy since my last post. I did attend the NO ICE rally in Flag last weekend. I remain concerned that ICE is not following the law. I am thankful that the horror in Minnesota and Oregon have not yet reached Flagstaff.

 

 

Trivia

This A Dagger I See Before Me?

When King Tut’s tomb was unearthed, researchers found an iron dagger that was still remarkably sharp thousands of years later. Having a sharp dagger is not strange in itself, but the dagger’s origin is quite mysterious. Scientists have tested the metal and determined it came from a meteorite, and the ancient Egyptians most likely didn’t have the technology to craft a weapon from meteorite debris.

As a result, it either came from another more advanced civilization or, as some are convinced, it might have been left behind by aliens.

 

Historic Events

Today in History for January 14th - YouTube

Birthdays

Mark Antony(83-30 BC)

Roman politician and general (Battle of Actium), born in Rome

 

Benedict Arnold(1741-1801)

American general and turncoat (American Revolutionary War), born in Norwich, Connecticut


Berthe Morisot(1841-1895)

French Impressionist painter who helped start the Impressionist movement, born in Bourges, France


1906 William Bendix, American actor (Lifeboat, Babe Ruth Story, Life of Riley), born in New York City (d. 1964)

 

Allen Toussaint(1938-2015)

American pianistsongwriter and producer ("Mother-In-Law"; "Working In A Coal Mine"; "Southern Nights"), born in Gert Town, Louisiana

 

@75 Julian Bond, American civil rights leader and politician (D-Ga), born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 2015)

 

Carl Weathers(@76)

American football player, actor (Rocky films (I-IV); Street Justice; The Mandalorian), and director, born in New Orleans, Louisiana

 

Faye Dunaway(85 years old)

American actress (Chinatown, Bonnie & Clyde), born in Bascom, Florida

 

Holland Taylor, (82 years old)American actress (Evelyn Harper in "Two and a Half Men"; The Morning Show), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Nina Totenberg (82 years old), American journalist, born in New York City

1964 Shepard Smith, (62 years old) American news anchor, born in Holly Springs, Mississippi

 

LL Cool J(58 years old)

American rapper (Bigger and Deffer), born in Bay Shore, New York

Dave Grohl(56 years old)

American drummersinger-songwriter, and guitarist (NirvanaFoo Fighters), born in Warren, Ohio

Jason Bateman(57 years old)

American actor (Arrested Development, Ozark), born in Rye, New York

 

…The End for today…

                

December 30, 2025

31 Dec

  

Dec. Averages: Temps: 43°\20° Moisture:4 Days moisture 0.7”

Flagstaff Today 46°31° Week 52 Day 365

Wind: 12 mph Gusts 17 mph                    Nearest lightning: 1252 miles away

Active Fire: 433 miles away Risk of Fire: Moderate

Air Quality: Fair  Sunshine

 

 

 

 

 



Weekly Observations

25-31

It's About Time Week

26-1/1

Kwanzaa

 

Daily Observations

Returns later 

My Thoughts for the day

I'm still working on my workaround to do this blog. Some of the regular features are not available on my sick computer. Sorry.

The American Battle Monuments Commission, a federal agency, has removed two panels of a monument honoring Black Soldiers in the Netherlands. News reports say the locals are angry over the removal. What is really happening within our Federal government? 

If I don't post everyday, I'm doing fine, it's my computer that is seriously ill. I'm waiting until the new year begins before I take it in to Geek Squad. They will either fix it, or I'll get a new computer. 

 

Today’s Quotes                                                             




 

Today’s Memes

 



Classic songs that unlock deep nostalgia…

Returns soon

 

Cities that changed their names…

Return soon

 

Random Thoughts…

Returns soon

 

Historic Events

Dec 31 History

 

Birthdays

Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud(90 years old)

1935 King of Saudi Arabia (2015-present), born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia


Anthony Hopkins(88 years old)

1937 Welsh actor (Elephant Man, QB VII, Magic, Bounty), 

born in Port Talbot, Glamorgan, Wales


Ben Kingsley(82 years old)

1943 English actor (Gandhi, Betrayal), born in Scarborough, England


Diane von Furstenberg(79 years old)

Belgian-born American fashion designer (wrap dress), born in Brussels


  • 67 Bebe Neuwirth, American stage and screen actress (Chicago; Cheers & Fraser - "Lilith"; Damn Yankees), born in Princeton, New Jersey



Jennifer Higdon(63 years old)

American classical music composer (2010 Pulitzer; 3 Grammy Awards) and educator (Curtis Institute of Music, 1994 - 2021), born in Brooklyn, New York


  • 48 Donald Trump Jr., American businessman and son of Donald Trump and Ivana Trump, born in New York City



Gabby Douglas(30 years old)

1995 American gymnast (Olympic gold all around, team 2012; team 2016), born in Newport News, Virginia

Charles Cornwallis(1738-1805)

1st Marquess Cornwallis, British general and colonial administrator (leading British general in the American War of Independence), born in London


Henri Matisse(1869-1954)

French impressionist painter (Odalisque), born in Le Cateau-Cambresis, France


George C. Marshall(1880-1959)

American general and US Secretary of State (1947-49) who authored the Marshall Plan (Nobel 1953), born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania


  • 1908 Simon Wiesenthal, Jewish-Austrian holocaust survivor & Nazi hunter (Wiesenthal Center), born in Buchach, Ukraine (d. 2005)


  • 1914 Pat Brady [Robert Ellsworth O'Brady], American actor (The Roy Rogers Show, Man from Music Mountain), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 1972)


  • 1920 Rex Allen, American actor and singer-songwriter known as the "the Arizona Cowboy" (Dr Baxter-Frontier Doctor), born in Willcox, Arizona (d. 1999)


  • 1938 Rosalind Cash, American actress (Omega Man, Wrong is Right), born in Atlantic City, New Jersey (d. 1995)


John Denver(1943-1997)

American pop songwriter ("Leaving On A Jet Plane"), country-pop singer ("Sunshine On My Shoulders"; "Calypso"; "Thank God I'm A Country Boy"), and actor (Oh, God!), born in Roswell, New Mexico


Donna Summer(1948-2012)

American disco and pop singer-songwriter ("Love to Love You, Baby"; "On the Radio"; "Last Dance"), born in Boston, Massachusetts


Val Kilmer(1959-2025)

American actor (Iceman in "Top Gun"; Batman in "Batman Forever"), born in Los Angeles, California

 


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December 29, 2025

30 Dec

 

 


 

 


 

Dec. Averages: Temps: 43°\20° Moisture:4 Days moisture 0.7”

Flagstaff Today 40°37° Week 52 Day 364

Wind: 11 mph Gusts 16 mph                    Nearest lightning: 1043 miles away

Active Fire: 319 miles away Risk of Fire: Moderate

Air Quality: Fair  Sunshine

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly Observations

25-31

It's About Time Week

26-1/1

Kwanzaa

 

Daily Observations

Returns later 

My Thoughts for the day

I found a workaround so I could still post this blog.  I may have to take my computer in to Best Buy to get it working properly. I'll wait till the new year to decide what to do.

On Sunday, I rotated the mattress and did 3 loads of laundry. I have no idea how one person living alone can make so much laundry every single week.  I also half-watched the Bengals wipe out the Cards. It's been a horrible season for the Cards. 

Today the sun is shining, it is chilly and a bit windy. No moisture in the forecast. 

I have watched several news channels and all are 'looking back' to the all the news...politics, entertainment, weather, and on and on. I've had a good year with my life and my health. All these news channels remind me that this has been a crazy year for so many. 

 

Today’s Quotes                                                             


 

Today’s Memes

 



 

Classic songs that unlock deep nostalgia…

Returns soon

 

Cities that changed their names…

Return soon

 

Random Thoughts…

Returns soon

 

Historic Events

Dec 30 History

 

Birthdays

Sandy Koufax(90 years old)

American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (7 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1955, 59, 63, 65; perfect game 1967; Cy Young Award 1963, 65, 66; Triple Crown 1963, 65, 66; LA Dodgers), born in Brooklyn, New York

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  •  88- (Noel) Paul Stookey, American singer, songwriter and musician (Peter, Paul, & Mary - "The Wedding Song (There Is Love)"), born in Baltimore, Maryland

Mike Pompeo(62 years old)

1963 American politician, US Secretary of State (2018-21), born in Orange, California

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Tiger Woods(50 years old)

1975 American golfer (15 major titles; 81 PGA Tour titles; 41 European Tour titles), born in Cypress, California

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  • 48- Laila Ali, American boxer (WBC, WIBA, IWBF, IBA female super middleweight titles, IWBF light heavyweight title) and TV personality, born in Miami Beach, Florida
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LeBron James(41 years old)

1984 American basketball forward (NBA C'ship & MVP 2012, 2013, 2016, 2020; 16 × NBA All-Star; Olympic gold 2008, 12; Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, LA Lakers), born in Akron, Ohio

 

  • 1850 John Milne, British geologist (developed the first modern seismograph), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1913)
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Rudyard Kipling(d.1936; @70, perferated ulcer

English author (Jungle Book, Gunga Din-Nobel 1907), born in Bombay, British India

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Hideki Tojo(d.1948; @ 63; executed)

Japanese Prime Minister during WW II (1941-44), born in Tokyo

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  • @77 Bert Parks [Jacobson], American TV host (Miss America), born in Atlanta, Georg^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ia (d. 1992; lung cancer)
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  • @77, American actor (Steve McGarrett in Hawaii FIVE-O, God's Little Acre), born in New York City (d. 1998; dementia, heart failure)
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Bo Diddley {Ellas Bates McDaniel}
(d.-2008, @79,heart failure)

American rock `n' roll pioneer guitarist ("Bo Diddley"), born in McComb, Mississippi

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@72  Skeeter Davis [Mary Penick], American country-pop singer-songwriter ("(I Can't Help You) I'm Falling Too"; "Set Him Free"; "The End Of The World"), born in Dry Ridge, Kentucky (d. 2004; breast cancer)
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  • @55 Del Shannon [Charles Westover], American rock guitarist, singer and songwriter ("Runaway"), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 1990; suicide)
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@78 Michael Nesmith, American rock guitarist (The Monkees; First National Band), singer-songwriter ("Different Drum"), and music video pioneer, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2021; heart failure) 
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Davy Jones(d. 2012; @66, heart attack)

British singer and actor (The Monkees - "Daydream Believer"), born in Manchester, England

…The End for today…