7 Dec

 

`Flagstaff Almanac

Week 49 Day  341	Sky Cover 5%
Active fire: 286 miles Risk of fire: Moderate	Near Lightning: 856mi
Wind 6mph Gusts 4bmph	FlagToday  55° \23°
Air Quality: Fair Sunshine	Dec. Averages: Temps: 44° \ 17° Moisture 5 Days

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

1-7  Cookie Cutter Week Link Nat’l Hand Washing Awareness Week Link  Recipe Greetings For The Holidays Week

3-10 Clerc-Gallaudet Week 4-24 Andisop (Meteorological Fiddling)  Link

Daily Observations

International Civil Aviation Day Letter Writing Day National Cotton Candy Day Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

National Cotton Candy Day Link National Fire Safety Council Day National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Today’s Thoughts

Another decent late fall day. I filled up at Sam’s after shopping. It was $3.38/gal…a little lower than the last time I filled up. Sad to hear of Norman Lear’s passing at 101. He sure shaped TV in his heyday. More weirdness: George Santos started making personal videos for fans at $50 a pop. Three days later, the videos are now $400 each and his press says he is getting so many requests he stays up until 2a to keep up with the demand. Biden’s new Executive Order is making it easier for Native American Tribes to access federal funding that gives them greater autonomy over how to invest those funds. Too bad Congress didn’t do this decades ago.

 Enjoy

Famous Natives to Know…

Vincent Neil Emerson This country singer-songwriter from Texas celebrates and honors his Choctaw-Apache roots, apparent in tracks like “Little Wolf’s Invincible Yellow Medicine Paint” on his latest album The Golden Crystal Kingdom (out November 10)

Best TV Quotes… TV quotes

You got it dude!" — "Full House", 1987-1995.

Historic Events

1787 – Delaware became the first state to ratify the United States Constitution. 1941 – Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA attacked by Japan. 2002 – In Amsterdam, Netherlands, two Van Gogh paintings were stolen from the Van Gogh Museum. The two works were “View of the Sea st Scheveningen” and “Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen.” They were found, along with the thieves shortly after the heist.

Birthdays with some quotes

@98 – Eli Wallach, American actor (d. 2014) 95 – Noam Chomsky, American linguist, and philosopher Being able to do as one pleases is the natural goal of the libertarian, but having nothing to do is not. While it may be correct to say that the human species is badly prepared for having nothing to do, it is quite a different matter to say that it is badly prepared for the freedom to do as one pleases. People who are able to do as they please may work very hard, given the opportunity to do interesting work. 91 – Ellen Burstyn, American actress @80 – Clarence Nash, American voice actor, Donald Duck (d. 1985) 74 – Tom Waits, American singer-songwriter We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness. We are monkeys with money and guns. @67 – Louis Prima, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and performer (d. 1978; stroke) 67 – Larry Bird, American basketball player I’ve got a theory that if you give 100 percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end. @62 – Ted Knight, American actor, and comedian (d. 1986; cancer) 57 – C. Thomas Howell, American actor @50 – Richard Warren Sears, American businessman, co-founder of Sears (d. 1914; Bright’s Disease) 50 – Terrell Owens, American football player, and actor @38 – Harry Chapin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1981; auto accident) Oh, if a man tried to take his time on earth and prove before he died what one man’s life could be worth, I wonder what would happen to this world? @34 – Aaron Carter, American singer-songwriter (d. 2022) Music is something that always lifts my spirits and makes me happy, and when I make music I always hope it will have the same effect on whoever listens to it. 34 – Nicholas Hoult, English actor

…The End for today…