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Flagstaff Today 61°: 33° Week 46 Day 319 Wind 4 mph Gusts 14 mph Air Quality: Moderate Sunshine Active Fire: 38 miles away Risk of
Fire: High Nearest lightning: 2573 miles away Nov. Averages: Temps: 53°\25° Moisture: 4 Days
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10-14 National Young Readers Week Link 13-15 National Donor Sabath World Antibiotic Awareness Week: 14-20 |
15-21 International Fraud Awareness Week Link |
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America
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Today’s Quotes
Today’s Memes
Thoughts for
the day
It’s another very nice fall day. I am awaiting the delivery of some meds
before I go out grocery shopping. The delivery requires my signature, and FedEx
only says the delivery will be between 8a and 1:30pm. Not complaining because the
meds are free, thanks to my insurance. The moderate air quality is due to the
seemingly never-ending prescribed burns. No smoke yet.
I have had complaints about the HOA here. About 6 months ago they said
they would no longer clean our gutters of the pine needles from the many trees
on the property. When the gutter is full of needles, the water from rain overflows
onto the wood fascia. I’ve had to call the landlord and wait until he finds
someone to clean the gutter. The HOA must have hired a different company to
care for the site. This is the 3rd day in a row they have been
clearing pine needles from the units and the street we drive on. This morning,
they were on our roof at 7:30am, blowing off pine needles, then they brought
out ladders and 4 men to clear the gutters. They have done an amazing job.
Trump has many National Guard in various cities to deal with immigration.
Most of them have been stopped as the administration awaits the Supreme Court
decision on their value. In the meantime, they sit in barracks in various
states exercising or playing games outside. A few are picking up trash in
various cities. When I was at Navajo Mountain, one of my employees was in the
National Guard. He had to report for training each summer for three weeks. He
was put on Admin Leave, got his regular paycheck, plus any money the Guard paid
him in per diem for his training. I had to adjust schedules for this to work
and did it with no problems. The active-duty guard also have jobs at home that
need to be covered. Not all bosses are as understanding bout this duty as the
US Government. We as taxpayers are paying for these Guard who are deployed to
American cities. The government says it costs us about $650/day for each
soldier. This just seems like a waste of taxpayer money.
History that is not true…
President Kennedy told a crowd he
was a jelly donut
In 1963, President John F
Kennedy gave one of his best-known speeches outside the Rathaus
Schoneberg in West Berlin – a direct response to the building of the Berlin
Wall and the escalating tensions of the Cold War. Addressing the crowd with his
usual solemn dignity, Kennedy ingratiated himself by declaring, in German, "Ich
bin ein Berliner" – "I am a Berliner". At which point, the
story goes, the crowd tittered, because Kennedy’s language skills did not match
his statecraft. He had not said "I am a Berliner". He had said
"I am a jelly donut".
We wish it were true – we really do – but this fun little anecdote is based on
a false premise. A Berliner is indeed a type of donut-esque pastry, but the
story rests on the idea that Kennedy’s inclusion of the article
'ein' changed the statement’s meaning. The problem is that it
just... doesn’t. That is not how the German language works. The word
'Berliner' – the donut, that is – was also not in general use in
Berlin at that time. Ah well, it was fun while it lasted.
Boomers Were Forced to Memorize These
Facts—And They’re All Useless Now…
The
Forbidden City in China Got Its Name Because No One Could Enter
This one made it sound like some ancient, off-limits fortress that no human ever stepped inside. In reality the Forbidden City was home to Chinese emperors and their courts, and while access was restricted, it wasn’t completely off-limits. The name comes from a translation of a Chinese phrase that means “Purple Forbidden City,” referring to its connection to the heavens. But we all memorized the incorrect, dramatic version instead!
Random Thoughts…
Kids are
bullied for being different, while adults are praised for being
different.
If money
is at the root of all evil, then why do churches ask for it?
People
cover their laptop cameras for fear of hackers but never their phone cameras.
Therapists
talk you into brainwashing yourself.
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