Jul 20

 

 

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 30 Day 201 \ Ave. Sky Cover 50% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 89° \57° 
Wind 9mph \ Gusts 15mph  Air Quality
High Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 9mi \ Nearest Lightning 15mi
Jul Averages for Flagstaff: 82° \ 51° (8 days of moisture)
 

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Weekly Observations

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

1-24
Tour de France  Link

15-21
Rabbit Week

17-23  
Captive Nations Week
Everybody Deserves A Massage Week Link 
National Independent Retailers Week Link 
National Zoo Keeper Week  Link   
International Lace Week Link  

18-25
Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) Education & Awareness Week

20-23 
National Baby Food Week Link  

Daily Observations

International Balloon Dog Day
Moon Day
Nap Day
National Fortune Cookie Day
National Hot Dog Day
National Lollipop Day
National Moon Walk Day
Space Exploration Day
Take Your Poet to Work Day
Ugly Truck Day
World Chess Day
World Jump Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Another very warm day at 7,000’.  It is not as bad as Europe or the US Midwest, but it is very warm. There are many wildfires in Portugal and France. There are 36 million is a heat advisory in the US.

I got my 2nd COVID booster today. I set it up on line this morning and got an 11:40a appointment at the ‘other’ Walgreens…across town. So far, no problems.

There was a big storm in Metro Phoenix on Sunday. This morning the Phx TV stations are reporting hundreds are still without power from that storm. Without AC, Mesa, the area most effected, must be an oven.

Last night’s Jeopardy! had a finish I have never seen before. Two challengers tied to beat the previous winner by $1. They did a tiebreaker to determine the winner. It was about Waiting for Godot. Good ending. I didn’t know the answer.

Favorite Memes


 

 


 

 




Trivia

They are the centerpiece of America's naval force, capable of projecting military power across the globe. The aircraft carrier is one of the most complicated, expensive, and dangerous pieces of military equipment in the modern world.

The air wing of one Nimitz-class carrier is more powerful than the entire air force of more than half the world's nations. A Nimitz carrier can carry up to 90 combat aircraft.   

Historical Events

·         1874 – A plague of locusts swarmed the American Midwest.
·        1903 – The Ford Motor Company shipped its first car.
·        1938 – The United States Department of Justice filed suit in New York City against the motion picture industry charging violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act in regard to the studio system.
·        1940 – California opened its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway.
·        1944 – Adolf Hitler survived a bombing assassination attempt.
·        1960 – The Polaris missile was successfully launched from a submarine, the USS George Washington, for the first time.
·        1968 – The Special Olympics was started.
·        1969 – American Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon.
·        1969, Micheal Collins, one of the Apollo 11 astronauts, became the loneliest human ever when he orbited the dark side of the moon and lost all radio contact with Earth and his fellow astronauts for 48 minutes. #moonlanding
·        1977 – The Central Intelligence Agency released documents under the Freedom of Information Act revealing it had engaged in mind-control experiments.
·        1982 – The Provisional IRA detonated two bombs in Hyde Park and Regent’s Park in central London, killing eight soldiers, wounding forty-seven people, and killing seven horses.
·        1997 – The fully restored USS Constitution (a.k.a. Old Ironsides) celebrated its 200th birthday by setting sail again for the first time in 116 years.
·        2005 – The Civil Marriage Act legalized same-sex marriage in Canada.
·        2012 – James Holmes opened fire at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 and injuring 70 others.
·           2015 – The United States and Cuba resumed full diplomatic relations after five decades.

Birthdays Today

@83 – Diana Rigg, English actress (d. 2020)
77 – Kim Carnes, American singer-songwriter
75 – Carlos Santana, Mexican-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
@61 – Gregor Mendel, Austro-German monk, geneticist, botanist (d.1884; nephritis)
@52 – Anne Hutchinson, English Puritan preacher (d. 1643; killed)
51 – Sandra Oh, Canadian actress
49 – Omar Epps, American actor
@43 – Natalie Wood, American actress (d. 1981; boating accident)
34 – Julianne Hough, American dancer

 

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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.