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Dec. Averages: Temps: 43°\20° Moisture: 4 Days moisture 0.7” Flagstaff Today 32°: 18° Week 49 Day 338 Wind: 5 mph Gusts 7 mph Nearest lightning: 1139 miles away Active Fire: 213 miles away Risk of
Fire: Very Low Air Quality: Fair Overcast Intermittent Snow |
Monthly Observations
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National
Impaired Driving Prevention Month |
Weekly Observations
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1-5 Older Driver Safety Awareness Week Link 1-7 Cookie Cutter Week Link |
3-10 Clerc-Gallaudet Week Andisop (Meterological Fiddling) Link |
Daily Observations
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Alpha Phi Alpha Day |
National Dice Day |
Today’s Quotes
Today’s Memes
My Thoughts for the day
I woke up to light snowfall this morning. It has been snowing
intermittently all day. It melts as soon as it hits the street or the
sidewalks. Nice!
Yesterday was a day of nostalgia. Faith called and said she and Andy were
taking some crafts, some homemade knitted hats, and gloves to a couple of
teachers at Tuba Boarding for Christmas presents for kids. I joined them as
Andy drove us to the school. I visited with Susan, my secretary, Iva, the
Business Manager, Roz, the counselor among others. They all now have pure white
hair. Faith did her deliveries while Andy and I got a tour from Don. During the
tour, Don told us that he was retiring on Dec. 19, after 27 years with the
Bureau. It was quite the shock. I always saw him as the ‘delegating principal’
which he did very well. When I saw how successful the school, staff, and
students are, it was clear that his leadership had done very well. Things will
certainly change after Don, but he leaves the school in great shape for the
future. Once a T-Bird, Always a T-Bird.
After our visit, we stopped at Cameron where I had beef stew and frybread.
Another event that brought back many memories of eating there and being served
by some of my former students. Today, it was one of Faith’s former students who
served us. Very cool.
It is disappointing that the Trump Administration completely ignored
World AIDS Day on Dec. 1. Ignoring the 40+ year observance is simply
disgusting.
Some in the House are pushing the Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025. It
would end all dual citizenship in the US. Over my working years and then in my
travel days I have known many who have dual-citizenship. The people I knew/know
where hard working, educated people. Why would anyone take away their US citizenship?
History that is not true…
Pirates regularly buried their
treasure
There are only a handful
of real-life examples of pirates stowing ill-gotten gains
underground, and in none of these cases did ‘X’ mark the spot.
English privateer and royal favorite Sir Francis Drake buried tons of booty on
the Panama coast in 1573, but he left armed guards at the site and quickly
returned – no map required.
The tale of Captain Kidd
(pictured) is slightly more swashbuckling, as he interred a vast hoard on an
island near New York in 1699, but it was quickly retrieved by the
British and used as evidence in the trial that saw Kidd hang. In general,
pirates were not responsible savers, and the idea of setting aside loot as
a subterranean rainy-day fund did not occur to the average
marauder.
Buried treasure is a real
historical phenomenon, but it necessitates being on dry land
so pirates were not its main source. The sort of pirate seen at children's
parties originates in the 1883 novel Treasure Island, and while pet
parrots and Jolly Roger flags do have genuine precedent, treasure maps,
eyepatches, peg legs, pirate slang, and walking the plank are all primarily
fantasy.
And if you were to stumble
across a long-lost pirate hoard, the so-called 'treasure' might
disappoint you. Pirates looted anything they could sell – golden doubloons,
yes, but also perishables like spices, sugar, rum, flour, and tobacco.
Myths people still believe about Native Americans…
Sports mascots represent
Native Americans
The majority of Native
Americans are opposed to the use of their images as mascots. Such mascots
transform sophisticated cultures into stereotypical caricatures, which
reinforces stereotypes. There is a shift in professional teams, yet lots of
schools continue to utilize abusive Native visuals.
Key takeaway
These myths make different
cultures easy, legitimize injustices, and deny modern reality to Native
peoples. It is essential to break them down with respect and
accuracy. Native Americans are not the relics of the past, but living,
breathing communities that exist in the modern world and preserve pre-European
cultures. Hear Native voices and reconsider what you have been told.
Random Thoughts…
If life
were a video game, I wonder what kind of stats I’d have.
Flipping
your middle finger is halfway to giving the peace sign.
There are
two E’s in bee, but they’re both silent.
The only difference between relaxation and
boredom is enjoyment.
Historic Events
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history
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Birthdays
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American actor (Stay Hungry,
Against All Odds), born in Los Angeles, California ***************************************************** American actress (My Cousin
Vinny, In the Bedroom, The Wrestler), born in Brooklyn, New York ***************************************************** American rapper and record producer (Reasonable
Doubt; The Blueprint), born in Brooklyn, New York ***************************************************** American supermodel and actress (Higher
Learning; Fresh Prince of Bel Air), born in Inglewood, California |
John
Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony, born in Derby, Derbyshire,
Kingdom of England (d. 1652; @67) Scottish
essayist and historian (The
French Revolution), born in Ecclefechan, Scotland Crazy Horse Tȟašúŋke Witkó[2] lit. 'His-Horse-Is-Crazy'
(d.1877; @36 bayonet ) Oglala
Sioux chief (Battle of the Little Bighorn), born in Fort Robinson, Nebraska Chester Greenwood(d.1937;
@67) American inventor (invented ear muffs
at 15), born in Farmington, Maine **************************************** Spanish general and dictator (1936-75),
born in Ferrol, Galicia, Spain Pappy
Boyington(d.1988@ 75, lung cancer) American
combat pilot and
US Marine Corps fighter
ace during World War II, born in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho **************************************** ·
Robert Adler, Austrian-American
inventor (remote control for television), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2007@93) **************************************** **************************************** **************************************** |
…The End for today…
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