Jul 16

 

 

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 29 Day 197 \ Ave. Sky Cover 30% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 88° \58° 
Wind 3mph \ Gusts 6mph  Air Quality Moderate
Moderate Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 9mi \ Nearest Lightning 30mi
Jul Averages for Flagstaff: 82° \ 51° (8 days of moisture)
 

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

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

1-24
Tour de France  Link

7-17 
Tug-of-War Days

10-16  
Family Golf Week: Link
National Vodka Week Link   
National Theraputic Recreation Week Link  
National Cancer Survivor Sibling Week  Link  
Operation Safe Driver Week  Link 

10-17 
Sports Cliché Week: Link

13-19  
Hemp History Week Link

13-16  
National Ventriloquism Week  Link

15-21
Rabbit Week

Daily Observations

Guinea Pig Appreciation Day
National Bridal Sale Day
National Corn Fritter Day
National Fresh Spinach Day
National Guinea Pig Day 
National Personal Chef's Day 
Strawberry Rhubarb Wine Day 
Toss Away the "Could Haves" and "Should Haves" Day
Woodie Wagon Day
Women's Dive Day
World Snake Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

It’s starting out to be another very warm day. Yesterday’s storms cause road problems, highway closure, and yard flooding for many in the path of water from the latest burn. More monsoon rain expected later today.

The man who burned toilet paper now seems to have no connection to the devastating Pipeline fire here. He did get a 1-year probation for burning the toilet paper. The investigation continues.

The Secret Service is now saying that text messages from Jan. 5 & 6, 2021 were erased during an upgrade that took place after they were told to keep all text messages. Seems hard to believe.

The real estate market in Manhattan is insane. First, 40% of office space is vacant. Second, a studio apartment now averages $5K/month to rent.

The economy is not getting better. June saw a 11.3% increase in wholesale prices. That will soon be met with a similar increase in retail prices.

Congress continues to be asleep. Semi-conductors are used in cars, computers, phones, and many other things. Taiwan produces 90% of all semiconductors used in the USA. Congress is not passing legislation to make semiconductor production more easily available in the US.

Favorite Memes

 





 


 


 

Trivia

Muscle uses more calories to maintain itself than any other body tissue. For every pound of muscle someone puts on, they automatically burn an extra 22 to 36 more calories a day.

Amid the many hundreds of diet books are really only four basic rules for weight loss: 1) eat carbs in the form of whole grains or fiber, 2) avoid trans and saturated fats, 3) eat lean protein, and 4) eat lots of fruits and veggies.   

Historical Events

·        622 – The beginning of the Islamic (354 day) calendar.
·        1661 – The first banknotes in Europe were issued by the Swedish bank Stockholms Banco.
·        1769 – Father Junípero Serra founded California’s first mission, Mission San Diego de Alcalá, later known as San Diego, California.
·        1790 – The District of Columbia was established as the capital of the United States.
·        1915 – The Boy Scout’s First Order of the Arrow ceremony took place and the Order of the Arrow was founded.
·        1935 – The world’s first parking meter was installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The first US patent for the device was filed by Roger W. Babson, on August 30, 1928.
·        1945 – The ‘Fat Boy’ atomic bomb was tested near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
·        1951 – The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger was published for the first time, by Little, Brown and Company.
·        1956 – Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closed its last “Big Tent” show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
·        1969 – Apollo 11 was launched to the Moon.
·           1994 – Comet Shoemaker-Levy crashed into Jupiter.

Birthdays Today

@90 – Bess Myerson, actress, game show panelist, Miss America 1945 (d. 2014)
@88 – Orville Redenbacher, founded Orville Redenbacher’s (d. 1995)
@85 – Kathleen Norris, American journalist and author (d. 1966)
@83 – Ginger Rogers, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1995)
@82 – Barbara Stanwyck, American actress (d. 1990)
70 – Stewart Copeland, American drummer, songwriter
@64 – Shoeless Joe Jackson, American baseball player (d. 1951; heart attack)
55 – Will Ferrell, American comedic actor
54 – Barry Sanders, American football player
54 – Larry Sanger, American philosopher and businessman, co-founded Wikipedia
51 – Corey Feldman, American actor

 

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