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Dec. Averages: Temps: 43°\20° Moisture:4 Days moisture 0.7” Flagstaff Today 60°: 30° Week 51 Day 352 Wind: 4 mph Gusts 13 mph Nearest lightning: 445 miles away Active Fire: 324 miles away Risk of
Fire: High Air Quality: Fair Sunshine |
Weekly Observations
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Andisop (Meterological
Fiddling Link 11-1/1/26 Drive Sober or Get Pulled
Over Link 14-22 Chanukah 14-1/5/26 Christmas Bird Count Week Link |
14-20 Gluten-free Baking Week Halcyon Days 15-19 Cookie Exchange Week 16-24 Posadas 17-23 Saturnalia |
Daily Observations
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Answer
The Telephone Like Buddy The Elf Day |
International
Migrants Day |
Today’s Quotes
Today’s Memes
My Thoughts for the day
Another fine weather day. I’m enjoying every minute of this weather.
Kimmel had Michelle Obama on his show last night. It was so refreshing to
see a former first lady with such style and at the same time being so ‘everyday
American’.
The hunt for the shooter in RI is down to the nitty-gritty. With all the
technology available, they are now going door to door in the neighborhood and
looking for clues, like paper scraps or cigarette butts, that may have been
dropped by the killer. I hope they find the killer soon.
I am still having a problem opening the E-Edition of our local paper…going
on 6 days now. The website will not take my email/password to open the paper. I
have used a couple of work arounds but am getting frustrated as I can only read
about ½ the paper before I am kicked out of the paper. I called the publisher
this morning and left a message. I’ll see if he returns my call or just ignores
my call. My current guess on the problem: The IT team did not verify that the
link worked correctly before turning it live on the web.
Classic songs that unlock deep nostalgia…NEW
“Bridge Over Troubled Water” captures
comfort and quiet resilience
Simple piano chords open the track,
followed by a vocal that soothes more than it stirs. “Bridge Over Troubled
Water” became a sonic embrace—its lyrics offering sanctuary during rocky
personal or social moments.
Many Boomers recall hearing it during
times of transition: a graduation, a funeral, a quiet night alone in their
childhood bedroom. That pairing of calm arrangement and sincere comfort leaves
an emotional fingerprint that often resurfaces decades later.
Cities that changed their names…
Beyrouth
→ Beirut (Lebanon)
Lebanon’s
capital has been known by many names through history, its spelling shifting
with every empire that ruled it. “Beyrouth,” the French rendering used during
the colonial mandate, eventually gave way to the simpler “Beirut,” aligning
Arabic pronunciation with global modernity. The change was gradual rather than
official, but it reflected a city adapting without losing its identity.
Nowadays, Beirut still carries that duality; cosmopolitan yet deeply local,
ancient yet forever rebuilding itself.
Random Thoughts…
What is the definition of a person? Is
the individual’s mind or body?
Why do people wish to damage others
when they don’t want them to suffer?
Who created God if God created the
world?
What if every time we go to sleep, we
travel to a parallel universe?
Historic Events
1787 - New Jersey became
the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
1796 - The "Monitor," of Baltimore, MD, was published as the
first Sunday newspaper.
1865 - U.S. Secretary of State William Seward issued a
statement verifying the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution. The amendment abolished slavery with the declaration:
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for
crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the
United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
1898 - A new automobile speed record was set at 39 mph (63
kph).
1903 - The Panama Canal Zone was acquired 'in perpetuity' by
the U.S. for
an annual rent.
1935 - A $1 silver certificate was issued for the first time
in the U.S.
1936 - Su-Lin, the first giant panda to come to the U.S. from China,
arrived in San Francisco, CA. The bear was sold to the Brookfield Zoo for $8,750.
1944 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the wartime relocation of
Japanese-Americans, but also stated that undeniably loyal Americans of Japanese
ancestry could not be detained.
1956 - "To Tell the Truth" debuted on CBS-TV.
1957 - The Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania went online. It was
the first nuclear facility to generate electricity in the United States. It was taken
out of service in 1982.
1979 - The sound barrier was broken on land for the first
time by Stanley Barrett when he drove at 739.6 mph.
1998 - The U.S. House of Representatives began the debate on the
four articles of impeachment concerning U.S. President
Bill Clinton. It was only the second time in U.S. history that
process had begun.
2001 - A fire damaged New York City's St. John Cathedral.
The cathedral is the largest in the United States.
2009 - General Motors announced that it would shut down its
Saab brand.
Birthdays
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1943 English guitarist and songwriter (The
Rolling Stones - "Happy"), born in Dartford, Kent ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Steven Spielberg(79
years old) 1946 American director (Schindler's
List; Saving Private Ryan; Jaws; E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial; Jurassic Park),
born in Cincinnati, Ohio ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1960 South
Korean prosecutor and President of South Korea (2022-24), born in Seoul,
South Korea ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1963 American actor (12 Monkeys,
Fight Club) and producer (The Departed, 12 Years a Slave), born in Shawnee,
Oklahoma ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1964 American pro wrestler (6
x WWF Heavyweight C'ship; 4 x WWF Tag-Team C'ship; 2 x WWF Intercontinental
C'ship; 3 x Royal Rumble; King of the Ring 1996) and broadcaster (The Steve
Austin Show), born in Austin, Texas ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1968 Casper
Van Dien (57 years old), American actor (Starship Troopers), born in Milton,
Florida ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1978 American actress (Dawson's
Creek, Batman Begins), born in Toledo, Ohio ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Christina Aguilera(45
years old) 1980 American singer ("Genie
in a Bottle"; "What a Girl Wants"), and TV personality (The
Voice, 2011-16), born in Staten Island, New York ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2001 American
Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter (When
We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?), born in Los Angeles, California |
Joseph Grimaldi(d.1837
@59; "died by the visitation of God") English
pantomimist and the "greatest clown in
history", born in London ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ English physicist who
discovered the electron (Nobel 1906), born in Manchester, England ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Saki
[Hector Hugo Munro], British writer (Reginald; When William Came), born in
Akyab, British Burma (d. 1916; @45, KIA-WWI) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Joseph Stalin(d.1953; @74, stroke) Dictator and
General Secretary of the Soviet Union (1922-53), born in Gori, Tiflis
Governorate, Russian Empire ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ American Baseball Hall of
Fame outfielder (AL MVP 1911; Triple Crown 1909; 12 × AL batting
champion; Detroit Tigers) and manager (Detroit Tigers 1921-26), born in
Narrows, Georgia ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Willy Brandt(d.1992;
@78, colon cancer) German
statesman, leader of the SPD party (1964-1987) and Chancellor of West
Germany (1969-74, Nobel 1971), born in Lübeck, Germany ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Betty Grable(d.1973;
@56, lung cancer) American
stage and screen actress (I
Wake Up Screaming; How to Marry a Millionaire: The Gay Divorcée), pin-up
girl, dancer, and singer, born in St. Louis, Missouri ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1917 Raiford
"Ossie" Davis, American actor, director, author, and civil rights
activist (Purlie Victorious, Do the Right Thing, Hot Stuff, Man Called Adam),
born in Cogdell, Clinch County, Georgia (d. 2005; @87) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Roger
Smith, American actor (77 Sunset Strip), born in South Gate, California (d.
2017 @84) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Roger
E. Mosley, American actor (actor (Magnum, P.I. -"TC"; Leadbelly),
born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2022; @83) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Ray Liotta(d. 2022; @67; respiratory
failure) American actor (Goodfellas;
Field of Dreams: Cop Land), born in Newark, New Jersey |
…The End for today…
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