Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 18 Day: 116 Ave. sky cover: 5% \ Visibility: 10 miles Flagstaff Today 60° \28° Wind: 10mph \ Gusts: 15mph
High risk of fire \ Nearest active fire: 9mi \ nearest
Lightning: 643mi
Apr Averages for Flagstaff: 59° \ 28° (3 days of moisture)
Today’s Quote
Weekly Observations
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24-5/1
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25-29
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Daily Observations
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
‘Tis a nice
spring day. Warming up nicely. Fire is under control. Sadly, fires are now burning
in AZ and NM. Crews fighting the Tunnel Fire northeast of Flagstaff have gained
15% containment of the blaze, which has been burning since Easter Sunday. A
4,000 gallon portable water site, known as a “heliwell” has been set up along
Forest Road 545 near Painted Desert Vista. Managers say it has greatly reduced
the turnaround time for helicopters to support mop-up efforts and line
construction.
Tomorrow, I
try again for a phlebotomy. I’m hoping they can find a good vein.
It is time
to start spring cleaning. My back deck is filled with pine needles, the carpet
need a good shampoo. It won’t get done until I start. Hmmm…maybe tomorrow.
Our
discussion group is having a problem with meetings. This month we were
scheduled to meet last Saturday. The husband of the presenter called and said
move it to this Saturday, due to the fire and concerns of our group that had
been evacuated. I sent out that information. Today I got an email from the
presenter saying they will be out of town at a graduation. I just sent out an
email to tell everyone it was postponed and that our next meeting will be in
May with the scheduled May presenter. I wonder if that will work.
I continue
to admire the Ukrainian people. They are showing the world that they expect to
keep their democracy at all costs.
Favorite Memes
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A bit of Humor
Why are
toilets always so good at poker?
They always get a flush
Country Names
France
France is supposedly named after the "Franks," a
Germanic people, who were named after the Old German "franka,"
meaning "fierce" or "brave."
Germany
"Germani" referred to the Germanic tribes who were
settling in around the river Rhine. However, "Deutschland" refers to
the Old High German "diutisc," which means "of the people."
Therefore, Germany basically translates to "Land of the People."
Cuba
Cuba is said to take its name from the Taino word
"Cubanacan," which means "center place."
Historical Events
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1564 –
Playwright William Shakespeare was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire,
England. People were traditionally baptized three days after birth, this is how
we know his birthday was April 23.
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1921 – The
first US broadcast of the weather was made from St. Louis, Missouri, over
station WEW. Or so legend has it. There were few rules in the earliest days of
radio, so another station may have made a weather announcement. It was about 55
degrees.
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1933 – The
Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, was established.
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1977 –
Studio 54 opened at 254 West 54th Street in New York City.
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1954 – Polio
vaccine trials began.
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1986 – A
nuclear reactor accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukrainian
Soviet Socialist Republic in the Soviet Union, created the world’s worst
nuclear disaster.
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2018 –
American comedian Bill Cosby was found guilty of sexual assault.
Birthdays Today
@93 – Rudolf Hess, Egyptian-German
politician, Nazi (d. 1987)
89
– Carol Burnett, American actress, singer, and producer
@85 – Charles Richter, American inventor,
seismologist (d. 1985)
84
– Duane Eddy, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor
@79 – Bobby Rydell, American singer, actor
(d. 2022; pneumonia)
59
– Jet Li, Chinese-Singaporean martial artist, actor
57
– Kevin James, American comedic actor
52
– Melania Trump, Slovene-American model; 45th First Lady of the United States
45
– Tom Welling, American actor
42
– Jordana Brewster, Panamanian-American actress
42
– Channing Tatum, American actor
