Apr 21

 

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 17 Day: 110  Ave. sky cover: 10% \ Visibility: 10 miles Flagstaff Today 69° \39°  Wind: 8mph \ Gusts: 18mph
Extreme risk of fire \ Nearest active fire: 5mi \ nearest Lightning: 764mi
Apr Averages for Flagstaff: 59° \ 28°  (3 days of moisture)

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

3- 5/1
Ramadan
16-22
INVICTUS GAMES
16-24  
National Park Week: Link

17-23
Animal Cruelty/Human Violence Awareness Week Link 
Chemists Celebrate Earth Week
Numismatic Week ( National Coin Week) Link 
National Paperboard Packaging Week
National Pet ID Week
National Paperboard Packaging Week
National Pet ID Week Link  Link
National Princess Week Link
National Volunteer Week

18-22 
Undergraduate Research Week Link

18-23
Cleaning For A Reason Week
Consumer Awareness Week
Police Officers Who Gave Their Lives In The Line of Duty Week

19-21
National Catholic Educational Association Week

21-5/2
Festival of Ridvan: Baha'i community

21-24 
Fiddler's Frolic
Satchmo Days Link

 

Daily Observations

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

A nice day…if we ignore the smoke from the nearby fire. US89, the road from Flag to Tuba is still closed just outside the city limits. Several people from my discussion group live in or very near the evacuated area. I’ve tried to call them, but no answer and the only number I have is their landline. I hope they are safe. The fire grew to over 6000 acres yesterday. There is another big fire near Prescott. Spring is always very windy and that is helping spread both fires. So sad.

I went shopping at Sam’s. For as long as I can remember plain, skinless Chicken breasts have been $1.99/lb. Today they were $2.98/lb. Sea Salt Whole Cashews have been $9.98/container. Today they were $11.98. This inflation thing is very real. I can’t help but wonder how many vendors are using the pandemic as a good enough reason to raise prices.

Since the pandemic began, I have learned how fragile our democracy really is. To verify that fragility, a Federal judge has ruled that the CDC mask mandate is illegal. Every American is now totally confused and that includes all businesses. Crazy. I still wear a mask when I am in a small store or in close proximity to a lot of people I don’t know.

Favorite Memes

 


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A bit of Humor

Some clown opened the door for me this morning.

That was a nice jester.

Trivia

o    Continuously inhabited for over 7,000 years, Athens, the Capital of Greece, is one of the oldest cities in Europe. It is also the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, the Olympic Games, political science, Western literature, historiography, major mathematical principles, and Western theories of tragedy and comedy.

o    Voting in Greece is mandatory for all Greek citizens, although there are rarely sanctions for citizens that do not vote.

o    Currently, Greek men must serve from one year to 18 months in any branch of the armed forces.

o    According to Greek mythology, Athena and Poseidon agreed that whoever gave the city the best gift would become guardian over the city. Though Poseidon gave the gift of water, Athena's gift of an olive tree was deemed by the other gods to be more valuable.

Historical Events

Ø  753 BC – Romulus and his twin brother Remus founded Rome.

Ø 1878 – The first U.S. firehouse pole was installed in New York City, by Capt. David B. Kenyon at Engine Company 21.

Ø 1918 – Above the Somme River in France, Baron Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron, was killed by Allied fire, either by an air fight or from the ground.

Ø  1934 – The “Surgeon’s Photograph“, the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster, was published in the Daily Mail.

Ø  1962 – The Seattle World’s Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opened.

Ø 1986 – Geraldo Rivera hosted a live, highly promoted two-hour syndicated special The Mystery of Al Capone’s Vault. They found nothing.

Ø 1992 – The first discoveries of planets outside of our solar system (two planets orbiting the pulsar PSR 1257+12) were announced by astronomers Alexander Wolszczan and Dale Frail.

Ø  2011 – The day Skynet became self-aware and attacked the human race.

Birthdays Today

96 – Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and her other realms

@86 – Anthony Quinn [Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca], Mexican-American actor (d. 2001)

@76 – John Muir, Scottish-American environmentalist, author (d. 1914; pneumonia)

75 – Iggy Pop, American singer-songwriter and actor

64 – Andie MacDowell, American model and actress

@56 – Max Weber, German sociologist (d. 1920; Spanish Flu)

43 – James McAvoy, Scottish actor

42 – Tony Romo, Football player

 

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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.