12 Dec

`Flagstaff Almanac

Week 50 Day 346   Flag Today  55° \23°	Sky Cover 40% Wind 2mph Gusts 4mph
Active fire: 429  miles Risk of fire: High	Near Lightning: 722mi (ID-CA border)
Air Quality: Fair Sunshine  High Clouds	Dec. Averages: Temps: 44° \ 17° Moisture 5 Days

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

4-24 Andisop (Meteorological Fiddling)  Link 8-14  Computer Science Education Week Link

10-17 Human Rights Week

Daily Observations

Gingerbread House Day Guadalupe Day Internat’l Day of Heavy Metal Music Link  Internat’l Day of Neutrality Internat’l Universal Health Coverage Day National 12-hour Fresh Breath Day Internat’l Day of Neutrality Internat’l Universal Health Coverage Day National 12-hour Fresh Breath Day

National Ambrosia Day National Ding-a-Ling Day Link National Cocoa Day  Link National Lost Day Link National Poinsettia Day Link Our Lady of Guadelupe Link

Today’s Thoughts

I was at my blood draw at 7:15 this morning. It was only 26° when I headed out. Draw was easy and quick. Broncos beat the Chargers yesterday and the Cards had a bye. There has been low humidity here for several weeks and my skin is feeling it. I noticed that I now have to apply lotion to my legs and arms daily, instead of every other day. I hate itching. Guess I am getting old-er. Just read that the cast of Friends are now as old as the youngest Golden Girls when Golden Girls premiered.

 Enjoy

Famous Natives to Know…

Sean Sherman Sean Sherman is a James Beard award-winning chef of Sioux origin. Also known as the Sioux Chef, Sean is dedicated to "revitalizing and reidentifying indigenous cuisine." Most recently, he was awarded the 2023 Julia Child Award.

Best TV Quotes… TV quotes

Goodnight John Boy." — "The Waltons", 1972-1981

Historic Events

1787 – Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the United States Constitution. 1901 – Guglielmo Marconi sent the first Atlantic wireless (radio) transmission (three beeps) from Cornwall, England, to Newfoundland, Canada. 1913 – Originally stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris on August 11, 1911: Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece The Mona Lisa was recovered from Vincenzo Peruggia. He was sentenced to 14 months in jail. 2015 – Paris Agreement relating to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was adopted.

Birthdays with some quotes

@99 – Bob Barker, American game show host @88 – Ed Koch, American politician, 105th Mayor of New York City (d. 2013) “You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it’s good for one’s self-respect to be a punching bag.” 86 – Connie Francis, American singer, and actress 82 – Dionne Warwick, singer, actor @82 – Frank Sinatra, American singer, and actor (d. 1998) “Cock your hat – angles are attitudes.”   @80 – Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter, and illustrator (d. 1944) “From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity.” “I have no fear of photography as long as it cannot be used in heaven and in hell.”@79 – Edward G. Robinson, American actor (d. 1973) 76 – Wings Hauser, American actor 74 – Bill Nighy, English actor @72 – Henry Wells, American businessman, co-founder of Wells Fargo and American Express (d. 1878)71 – Cathy Rigby, American gymnast 66 – Sheila E. (Sheila Cecelia Escovedo), American singer-songwriter and drummer 57 – Grover Washington, Jr., American singer-songwriter, and saxophonist (d. 1999; heart attack) 48 – Mayim Bialik, American actress “I don’t want to say everything happens for a reason, but every day is lined up right next to the other one for a reason. The best you can do is do each day well with kindness and as a good person.” 27 – Lucas Hedges, American actor @22 – Otto Warmbier, American student imprisoned in North Korea (d. 2017)

…The End for today…