Mar 7

 

Week 11 Day: 66  Ave. sky cover: 5% \ Visibility: 10 miles Flagstaff Today 40° \17°  Wind: 10mph \ Gusts: 18mph

Very Low risk of fire \ Nearest active fire: 492mi \ nearest Lightning: 687mi

Mar Averages for Flagstaff: 53° \ 23°  (6 days of moisture)

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

 

1-7	Hearing Awareness Week: Link LGBT Health Awareness Week Link National Cheerleading Week National Write A Letter of Appreciation Week National Ghostwriters Week National Invest in a Veteran Week  Link National Pet Sitters Week Link Return The Borrowed Books Week Universal Human Beings Week Link Will Eisner Week  Link World Hearing Awareness Week
2-4/16	Lent
4-7	National Pasty Week Link
4-13	Paralympic Games
5-7	American Council on Education
5-12	Girl Scout Week Link  Link
6-12	National Consumer Protection Week Link  Celebrate Your Name Week National Dental Assistants Recognition Week Link National Procrastination Week   National Words Matter Week  No More Week  Link Read an E-Book Week  Link   Save Your Vision Week Link   Termite Awareness Week Women in Construction Week  Link  Words Matter Week
6-14	National Schools Social Work Week Link
6-13	Women of Aviation Worldwide Week

 

Daily Observations

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Weatherwise: a strange day. About 9am some clouds, sun shining, and snowing. Now, a few hours later…blue sky and no clouds. This storm has had very wet [heavy] snow. Weather guy says more snow later today…I’ll see.

Ukraine sent athletes to the Paralympics in Beijing this year. As of today, Ukraine is in second place with 7 medals. China leads with 16 and the US is in 7^th place with 3. I have watched some of the competitions. The athletes are amazing. It is well-worth a watch. 

Favorite Memes

 

A bit of Humor

Why do archaeologists get all the girls?

Because they have the best dating techniques.

Trivia

Question: How far away can a wolf smell its prey?

 

 Question: Which animal is known to spend 90% of its day, sleeping?

 

 Question: What color is the tongue of a giraffe?

 

 Question: Which animal’s stripes are on their skin as well as their fur?

 

 

 

ANSWERS:

Answer1: Almost 2 miles

Answer 2: Koalas

Answer 3:  Purple

Answer 4: Tiger

Historical Events

Ø    1850 – American Senator Daniel Webster gave his Seventh of March speech endorsing the Compromise of 1850.

Ø    1869 – The Suez Canal opened for limited shipping.

Ø    1876 – Alexander Graham Bell received his patent for (#174,465) the telephone.

Ø    1894 – Dr. John Kellogg served the world’s first cornflakes to his patients at a mental hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan.

Ø    1933 The board game Monopoly was created and trademarked by Charles Darrow in Atlantic City.

Ø    2009 – The Kepler space observatory was launched.

Birthdays Today

88 – Willard Scott, American television personality

84 – Janet Guthrie, American professional race car driver

80 – Michael Eisner, American businessman

70 – Lynn Swann, American football player

66 – Bryan Cranston, American actor

@62 – Maurice Ravel, French pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1937; head injury)

@56 – Rik Mayall, English comedian, actor, screenwriter (d. 2014; heart attack)

58 – Wanda Sykes, American comedian and actress

52 – Rachel Weisz, English-American actress

48 – Jenna Fischer, American actress

42 – Laura Prepon, American actress [That 70’s Show]