9 Dec

 

`Flagstaff Almanac

Week 49 Day 343   Flag Today  50° \19°	Sky Cover 5% Wind 7mph Gusts 25mph
Active fire: 396 miles Risk of fire: Moderate	Near Lightning: 1820mi
Air Quality: Fair  Sunshine Windy	Dec. Averages: Temps: 44° \ 17° Moisture 5 Days

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

3-10 Clerc-Gallaudet Week 4-24 Andisop (Meteorological Fiddling)  Link 8-14  Computer Science Education Week Link

Daily Observations

Christmas Card Day Birdseye Frozen Food Day Cremation Day Green Monday Link International Anti-Corruption Day

International Day of Veterinary Medicine National Pastry Day Weary Willie Day  Link World Techno Day Link

Today’s Thoughts

Very cold overnight and slowly warming up. Flagstaff Public Schools announced that as of Jan 4, 2024, the district will no longer transport students to and from school for middle school and high school students. The only exception will be Special Needs students. They reminded parents that they can purchase a semester student pass with the local public bus line for their students. The district has had problems hiring bus drivers for a couple of years. The Charter, Private, and religious schools have never had bus service. I see this as a sad event for public schools as parents now need to pay to get their older students to school. I am really tired of the Hunter Biden case in the news. Just put him on trial, if he is found guilty, punish him. If President Biden is proven to been involved, try him and punish him. Stop making it so political.

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Famous Natives to Know…

Tommy Orange Tommy Orange—a citizen of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma—is an indigenous novelist from Oakland, California. His first book, There, There, was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize and took home the 2019 PEN/Hemingway Award. His second book, Wandering Stars, is a sequel to his first and is set to debut in 2024.

Best TV Quotes… TV quotes

When life gives you lemonade, make lemons. Life will be all like, ‘What?!'" — "Modern Family", 2009-2020.

Historic Events

1960 – The first episode of Coronation Street, the world’s longest-running television soap opera, was broadcast in the United Kingdom. 1979 -The eradication of the smallpox virus was certified.

Birthdays with some quotes

@103 – Kirk Douglas, American actor (d. 2020) “Life is like a B-picture script.” “In order to achieve anything, you must be brave enough to fail.” @89 – Buck Henry, American actor, and screenwriter (d. 2020) 89 – Judi Dench, English actress @85 – Grace Hopper, American admiral, and computer scientist, designed COBOL (d. 1992) @83 – Joseph Pilates, German-American fitness expert, developer of Pilates (d. 1967) @81 – Tip O’Neill, American lawyer, politician, 55th Speaker (d. 1994) 81 – Beau Bridges, American actor, director, and producer @80 – Dick Butkus, American football player, sportscaster, actor (d. 2023) When I played pro football, I never set out to hurt anyone deliberately – unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something @76 – Freddy Martin, American bandleader and tenor saxophonist (d. 1983)76 – Tom Daschle, American politician @74 – Tabitha Babbitt, Shaker inventor (circular saw, false teeth) (d. 1853)71 – Michael Dorn, American actor 70 – John Malkovich, American actor 70 – John Malkovich, American actor @68 – Morton Downey Jr., singer-songwriter, actor, talk show host (d. 2001; lung cancer) @68 – Redd Foxx, American actor (d. 1991)66 – Donny Osmond, American singer, and actor @65 – John Milton, English writer, and philosopher (d. 1674; gout) “Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to my conscience, above all liberties.” 61 – Felicity Huffman, American actress 57 – Kirsten Gillibrand, American politician 45 – Jesse Metcalfe, American actor 43 – Simon Helberg, American actor, 28 – McKayla Maroney, American gymnast “There’s a lot of stress out there, and to handle it, you just need to believe in yourself; always go back to the person that you know you are, and don’t let anybody tell you any different

…The End for today…