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Dec. Averages: Temps: 43°\20° Moisture:4 Days moisture 0.7” Flagstaff Today 58°: 33° Week 52 Day 356 Wind: 2 mph Gusts 8 mph Nearest lightning: 1343 miles away Active Fire: A miles away Risk of
Fire: Very Low Moderate High
Extreme Air Quality: Moderate 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 |
14-28 Halcyon Days 16-24 Posadas 17-23 Saturnalia |
Daily Observations
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Be
A Lover of Silence Day |
Forefathers
Day Link |
Today’s Quotes
Today’s Memes
My Thoughts for the day
Another blue-sky day. Nice!
I had a nice conversation with my brother in Mexico. Things are going
well. They are having friends over for Christmas, just a small gathering of
about 10. Laura’s sister isn’t going to make it either. She is busy in NYC and
said the plane fare for a few days was very expensive. The hacienda continues to
rain, even though it is usually dry at this time of year.
The Smithsonian Institute has been seen as a beacon of education since
its inception. Donnie thinks it is too woke and has listed a series of
instructions to ensure that they continue to receive dollars set by Congress.
Dear Leader believes those dollars are NOT to the benefit of America. The
Smithsonian has not yet responded to these off-the-wall demands
As more information comes out, it is beginning to appear that Donald met
Melania through their mutual friend, Mr. Epstein. Maybe that’s why Trump doesn’t
want all the files released. So far, no criminal activity has been mentioned
toward either Donnie or Melania.
Classic songs that unlock deep nostaligia…
“Yesterday” taps into nostalgia and the
sting of things lost
Sparse instrumentation lets the
melancholy do its own heavy lifting. “Yesterday” plays like a sigh under
breath, delicate and familiar, its arrangement nearly translucent.
For Boomers, it’s often the cue for a
mental slideshow: past relationships, college dorms, late-night breakups. The
song presses on memory like a fingertip to glass—light, but unmistakably
present wherever loss lingered unspoken.
Cities that changed their names…
Hafnarfjörður
(Iceland)
A small
fishing town near Reykjavík, once known simply as Hafnar, this community
modernized its spelling and name in the early 20th century to reflect Icelandic
language reforms. “Hafnarfjörður” (meaning “harbor fjord”) sounds complicated
to outsiders, but to Icelanders, it’s natural music.
The update symbolizes how even small towns can evolve with language, keeping
history intact while staying alive in modern speech.
Random Thoughts…
Would we
behave differently if we were given a different name?
The
greatest luxury is having true friends. A man’s greatest quality is his ability
to be a true friend.
Having a
few true friends is more valuable than being in the company of many fake
people.
Your
chosen family, as well as your true family, are your friends.
Historic Events
1775 - A Continental
naval fleet was organized in the rebellious American colonies under the command
of Ezek Hopkins.
1807
- The U.S. Congress
passed the Embargo Act, designed to force peace between Britain and France by
cutting off all trade with Europe.
1864
- During the American Civil War, Union Gen. William T. Sherman sent a message
to U.S.
President Lincoln from Georgia. The message read, "I beg to
present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah."
1877
- The "American Bicycling Journal" went on sale for the first time.
1894
- The United States Golf Association was formed in New York City.
1895
- German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen made the first X-ray, of his wife's hand.
1939
- Gloria Jacobs became the first girl to hold a world pistol record when she
shot 299 out of a possible 300 points. She was 17 years old at the time.
1956
- Colo, the first gorilla to be born in captivity, was born at the Columbus,
Ohio zoo.
1961
- James Davis became the first U.S. soldier to die in Vietnam, while U.S. involvement was
still limited to the provision of military advisers.
1990
- Lech Walesa was sworn in as Poland's first popularly elected president.
2001
- Thirty Afghans, including two women, were sworn in as part of the new interim
government in Afghanistan. Hamid Karzai was the head of the post-Taliban
government.
Birthdays
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Diane Sawyer (80 years
old), American newscaster (60 Minutes, ABC Prime Time), born in Glasgow,
Kentucky ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ American
baseball first baseman (10 × MLB All-Star;
World Series 1981; NL MVP 1974; LA Dodgers, SD Padres), born in Tampa,
Florida ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Susan
Powter (68 years old), Australian-born American motivational speaker,
nutritionist, personal trainer, and author (The Susan Powter Show), born in
Sydney, Australia ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ English actor (Schindler's
List, The English Patient), born in Ipswich, Suffolk ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Canadian-born
US politician (Senate-R-Texas 2013-), born in Calgary. Alberta |
James
Oglethorpe, British soldier, politician, philanthropist, and founder of the
US colony of Georgia, born in Godalming, Surrey, England (d. 1758; ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ American
politician and diplomat (US Secretary
of State, 1925-29), tried to outlaw war (Kellogg-Briand
Pact: Nobel Peace Prize, 1929), born in Potsdam, New York ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Giacomo Puccini (d.1924;
@65, lung cancer) Italian
opera composer (La
bohème; Tosca; Madame Butterfly), born in Lucca, Grand Duchy of Tuscany ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ American Baseball Hall of
Fame catcher, manager and owner (World Series 1910, 1911, 1913,
1929, 1930; most managerial wins, losses and games managed in MLB history;
Philadelphia A's), born in East Brookfield, Massachusetts ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Claudia
A. "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson, American first lady (1963-1969),
born in Karnack, Texas (d. 2007; @94) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Barbara
Billingsley, American actress (Leave it to Beaver), born in Los Angeles,
California (d. 2010 @94) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Gene
Rayburn [Jeljenić], American radio performer and TV game show host (Match
Game), born in Christopher, Illinois (d. 1999 @81) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Peggy
Castle, American actress (Lily Merrill-Lawman), born in Appalachia, Virginia
(d. 1973; @43; cirrhosis) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1948 Lynne
Thigpen, American actress (Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?; An
American Daughter), born in Joliet, Illinois (d. 2003; @54, stroke) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Maurice Gibb (d.2003; @53, cardiac
arrest) English
rock-pop-disco singer-songwriter and bassist (Bee Gees -
Saturday Night Fever), born in Douglas, Isle of Man ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Robin Gibb(d.2012;
@62, kidney failure/ liver cancer) English
rock-pop-disco singer-songwriter and
producer (Bee Gees -
Saturday Night Fever), born in Douglas, Isle of Man |
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