1 May

  
Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 19 Day: 121 \ Ave. sky cover: 5% \ Visibility: 10 miles Flagstaff Today 69° \28° 
Wind: 5mph \ Gusts: 9mph
Extreme risk of fire \ Nearest active fire: 12mi \ nearest Lightning: 686mi
May Averages for Flagstaff: 68° \ 34°  (3 days of moisture)

Today’s Quote

Monthly Observations

ALS Awareness Month  Link
(Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or Lou Gehrig's Disease) 
American Cheese Month  
Link (Moved from October in  2019)
America's Wetlands Month  Link
Apraxia Awareness Month   
Link
APS Awareness Month Link
Aramanth Month 
Link
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Asthma Awareness Month
Awareness of Medical Orphans Month

Weekly Observations

Thru 5/1
Ramadan
Preservation Week Link (re: Libraries)
Stewardship Week  
Interstate Mullet Toss 
National Dream Hotline 
National & Global Youth Service Days 

Thru 5/2
Festival of Ridvan: Baha'i community

May 1-7  
Spring Astronomy Week 
Be Kind To Animals Week 
Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week  Link 
Drinking Water Week  Link 
Flexible Work Arrangement Week 
Geek Week  Link  (First Week)
Goodwill Industries Week  
Hurricane Preparedness Week   Link
International Clitoris Awareness Week   
National Alcohol & Drug Related Birth Defects Awareness Week 
National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week
National Correctional Officer's Week   
National Family Week    
National Hug Holiday Week
National Root Canal Appreciation Week  Link  
National Small Business Week
National Tourism Week 
National Small Business Week
National Tourism Week Link  
North American Occupational Safety & Health Week   Link
Public Service Recognition Week   Link
National Pet Week  Link  
Update Your References Week  

 

Daily Observations


My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

A nice Saturday. I spent much of the morning cleaning my deck after the long winter. I am finally ready for spring. My one pine tree in the back can produce more cones and dead needles than anyone can imagine. Then the really windy days also break off small new growth branches that land on the deck.

I have lots of non-tracking programs on my computer and my phone. Yet, whenever I search for something, it appears as ads in every site I visit. If these jerks can beat my non-tracking software, why can’t they turn it off when I buy the item? I really like my air-fryer. I wanted to one with larger capacity with more bells and whistles. One popped up on Morning Save, so I bought it online. It will replace my toaster oven & my air fryer. Three days later, ads for Air Fryers are still popping up. There is NO privacy on the internet.

Everyone knows I am a Jeopardy! fan. The current champion is setting records for wins, she  is only 23 years old and is from Canada. Mattea Roach is the youngest person to win 17+ games and still going. The NBC website wanted to recognize her. Their post said ‘Mattea Roach is a lesbian tutor from Canada….’ One can image the instant backlash from that introduction. Does that mean she tutors individuals to become lesbian? Many didn’t realize that was a career.

Favorite Memes

 

 

 


 

Myths that are not true

Drinking coffee stunts growth

While excess caffeine is not the healthiest thing for a child, drinking coffee has no link to growth. Stature and height are determined by genes.

We only use 10% of our brain

This common misconception is far from the truth. While you may not be using every bit of the brain at any given time, you do use your entire brain over the course of the day.

A full moon alters behavior

The most research has ever been able to do is prove correlations between a full moon and abnormal or altered behavior, which as we all (should) know, does not equal causation.

Country Names

Saudi Arabia

The word "Saudi" refers to the Sa'ūd ibn Muhammad ibn Muqrin dynasty. The word actually means "good fortune," making the country's literal translation, "Land of Good Fortune."

Thailand

"Thai" means "Free," which makes Thailand's translation "Land of the Free."

Australia

It was the Greeks who came up with the name "Terra Australis Incognita," which means "Unknown Southern Land." Australia then, translates to mean "Southern Land."

Historical Events

Ø    1707 – The Act of Union, uniting England and Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain took effect.

Ø    1759 – Josiah Wedgwood founded the Wedgwood pottery company in Great Britain.

Ø    1884 – Construction of the world’s first skyscraper began in Chicago. At 10 stories high, the Home Insurance Company building opened in 1885.

Ø    1893 – The influential Columbian Exposition opened in Chicago.

Ø    1899 – Bayer introduced aspirin in powder form, in Germany. The pill came about in 1915.

Ø    1939 – Batman debuted in Detective Comics #27

Ø    1941 – Citizen Kane premiered in New York City, at the RKO Palace.

Ø    1956 – The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk was made available to the public.

Ø    1958 – “A national day set aside to celebrate the rule of law. Law Day underscores how law and the legal process have contributed to the freedoms that all Americans share.”

Ø    1958 – The discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts that surround Earth by James Van Allen was published in the Washington Evening Star.

Ø    1960 – American U-2 spy plane shot down over the Soviet Union.

Ø    1961 – Fidel Castro, proclaimed Cuba a socialist nation and abolished elections.

Ø    1964 – The BASIC computer program was used for the first time at Dartmouth University by John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz. The name is an acronym for ‘Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code’.

Ø    1971 – Amtrak took over the operation of the American passenger rail service.

Ø    1989 – Disney/MGM Studios opened at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.

Ø    1999 – The body of British climber George Mallory was found on Mount Everest, 75 years after his disappearance in 1924.

Ø    2009 – Same-sex marriage was legalized in Sweden.

Ø    2011 – Osama bin Laden was reported killed by U.S. forces in Pakistan.

Birthdays Today

@92 – Louis Nye, American comedic actor (d. 2005)

@90 – Glenn Ford, Canadian-American actor (d. 2006)

@85 – Jack Paar, American comedian, author and talk show host (d. 2004)

83 – Judy Collins, American singer-songwriter

@79 – Kate Smith, American singer and actress (d. 1986; diabetic complications)

77 – Rita Coolidge, American singer-songwriter

55 – Tim McGraw, American singer-songwriter

@53 – Calamity Jane [Martha Jane Cannary], American frontierswoman, professional scout (d. 1903; alcohol related)

 

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I retired in '06--at the ripe old age of 57. I enjoy blogging, photography, traveling, and living life to it's fullest.