June 18

 

 

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 25 Day: 169 \ Ave. Sky Cover: 5% \ Visibility: 10 miles Flagstaff Today 85° \53° 
Wind: 9mph \ Gusts: 12mph  Air Quality: Moderate
Extreme Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire: 5mi \ Nearest Lightning: 124mi
June Averages for Flagstaff: 80° \ 43° (1 day of moisture)
 

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

Thru Sep.5
National Marina Days (From Memorial Day to Labor Day)  Link

11-19  
US Police and Fire Championships Link

12-18 
National Automotive Service Professionals Week
National Flag Week
National Pet Wedding Week   Link
National Right of Way Professionals Week Link 
National Waste & Recycling Workers Week Link 
Men's Health Week: 13-19 Link  

13-20
National Hermit Week

13-19
Meet A Mate Week
US Open Golf Championship

14-18 
Royal Ascot Link

14-20
Learning Disabilities Week

16-18 
Duct Tape Days Link 

16-23 
National Nursing Assistants Week  Link

17-23  
National Week of Making Link

17-30  
National Little League Week: Link

Daily Observations

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

The breeze is back, keeping the firefighters busy. Both fires are burning and a little over 40% contained. The smoke is blowing away from Flagstaff. Local authorities are only giving once a day update.

I check on Colorado news every few days, just to see what’s happening. Yesterday there was an article about Jeffco, my elementary and high school district. It seems that both Covid and population change is forcing the district to make some big decisions. Many of the elementary school are operating way below capacity and some will have to be closed and students and staff moved to other schools. As a teacher and a former administrator, I do not envy their position. Lots of people will agree that money will be better spent and resources better used…as long as it doesn’t affect MY neighborhood school.

Kansas lost thousands of cattle due to the heat. Horrific.

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Earth’s Secrets

Earth Is Radioactive

In total, Earth generates as much as 40 terawatts of heat, half of which comes from radioactive decay in its core, according to a 2011 study. Scientists measured particles called antineutrinos that streamed up from Earth's core and found that half of Earth's heat is generated through the radioactive decay of certain elements.

Tom Crafford, a Mineral Resources Program Coordinator at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) tells Popular Mechanics: "Most of the internal heat that keeps Earth a living, vibrant planet comes from the radioactive breakdown of elements like thorium, uranium, and potassium."

US Flag Myths

Myth #8: The flag should never be flown at night

Although it's customary to display the American flag from sunrise to sunset, the flag can be displayed 24 hours a day as long as it is illuminated through the night, according to the Flag Code.

"What we've taken that to mean is that it must have sufficient light that the average passerby can readily identify it as the flag of the United States,” Hendricks said. 

Historical Events

Ë  1812 – The United States declaration of war upon the United Kingdom was signed by President James Madison, starting The War of 1812.
Ë 1815 – Napoleon defeated at Waterloo, in Belgium.
Ë 1873 – Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
Ë 1923 – Checker Taxi put its first taxi on the streets of Chicago.
Ë 1928 – Aviator Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean, as a passenger.
Ë 1948 – Columbia Records introduced the long-playing (33 1/3) record album at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
Ë 1940 – Winston Churchill. gave his “Finest Hour” speech.
Ë 1979 – SALT II was signed by the United States and the Soviet Union.
Ë 1983 – The space shuttle Challenger launched into space on its second mission, with Dr. Sally Ride, making her the first American woman in space.
Ë 1984 – Conservative talk radio host Alan Berg – “the man you love to hate” – was gunned down and killed in the driveway of his home in Denver, Colorado.

Birthdays Today

@84 – E.G. Marshall, American character actor (died in 1998)
80 – Paul McCartney, English singer-songwriter
@71 – E.W. Scripps, American publisher, founded the E.W. Scripps Company (d. 1926)
@70 – Roger Ebert, American journalist, critic, and screenwriter (d. 2013; cancer)
70 – Isabella Rossellini, Italian actress
@63 – Richard Boone, American actor (d. 1981; throat cancer)
46 – Blake Shelton, American singer-songwriter

 

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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.