Jul 3

 

 

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 28 Day 184 \ Ave. Sky Cover 40% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 73° \51° 
Wind 2mph \ Gusts 8mph  Air Quality Fair
High Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 12mi \ Nearest Lightning 66mi
Jul Averages for Flagstaff: 82° \ 51° (8 days of moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

Monthly Observations

National Black Family Month
National Blueberries Month
National Child-Centered Divorce Month Link
National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month Link
National Contract Sewing Month Link
National Cord Blood Awareness Month Link
National Culinary Arts Month
National Deli Sandwich Month
National Deli Salad Month
National "Doghouse Repairs" Month
National Grilling Month
National HIV Awareness Month  
National Horseradish Month
National Hot Dog Month
National Ice Cream Month
National Make A Difference to Children Month
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
National Parks & Recreation Month
National Picnic Month
National Roadside Traffic Safety Awareness Month
National Rodeo Month
National Vacation Rental Month
National Watermelon Month
National Wheelchair Beautification Month

Weekly Observations

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

z27 -7/4 National Prevention of Eye Injuries Awareness

27-7/3   National Tire Safety Week  Link

1-3  Roswell UFO Days Link

1-4 Beer Pong Days  Link

1-7 National Independent Living Week National Unassisted Homebirth Week

1-24 Tour de France  Link

3-9   Be Nice To New Jersey Week National Bikini Contest Week  Link  National Farriers Week

Daily Observations

American Redneck Day Compliment Your Mirror Day Disobedience Day Drop A Rock Day    International Plastic Bag Free Day National Chocolate Wafer Day National Compliment Your Mirror Day

National Eat Your Beans Day National Deep Fried Clams Day     National Fried Clam Day National Independent Beer Run Day Plastic Bag Free Day Stay Out of the Sun Day Superman Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

The weather guy said it the monsoon would be leaving again for a while. Clouds seem to be disagreeing with him.

I stayed up way to late when some friends stopped by and we watched Netflix. Lazy today.

The airline industry got $54 billion from the gov’t during Covid. It was earmarked to keep employees working and paid. The airlines decided to take some of the money to offer ‘an early-out program’ for older pilots was a better business decision that to just pay them. Many pilots took the early out during the pandemic. Oops.

Sen. Cruz says that the Muppet ‘Elmo’ is government propaganda, for telling kids not to be scared to be vaccinated. Cruz must live a very lonely life.

Favorite Memes

Earth’s Secrets

Days Are Getting Longer

"The tides are the small differences between the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun and the centrifugal forces in the opposite directions. The tides on Earth are strongest when the three bodies are in a line, which happens near full Moon and new Moon. Then the Earth is being stretched out along that line," says Ingersoll.

"The ocean responds the most, but even the solid Earth responds to the tidal forces," he says. "The response consists of water moving in the oceans and rocks moving underground, both of which dissipate kinetic energy. The net result is that the Earth is spinning down—the day is getting longer."

Trivia

Cold War

During the Cold War, over 11 million people died in various conflicts where the Americans supplied one side and the Soviets supplied the other. The Vietnam War (1959-75) was the deadliest proxy war of the Cold War era. Over 3.5 million people died.

The Iron Curtain refers to the border dividing Europe between noncommunist Western Europe and Communist Eastern Europe. Physically, the Iron Curtain stretched 4,225 miles.   

Historical Events

·        1608 – Quebec, Canada was founded by Samuel de Champlain. The name came from the Native American word “kebec” meaning ‘where the river narrows’
·        1775 – George Washington took command of the Continental Army
·        1819 – The Bank for Savings in the City of New-York, the first(?) savings bank in the United States, opened.
·        1852 – Congress established the United States’ 2nd mint in San Francisco.
·        1863 – The final day of the Battle of Gettysburg culminates with Pickett’s Charge
·        1884 – Dow Jones and Company published its first stock average. The company was founded by three reporters: Charles Dow, Edward Jones, and Charles Bergstresser.
·        1886 – The New York Tribune became the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
·        1890 – Idaho was admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.
·        1952 – The Constitution of Puerto Rico was approved by the Congress.
·        1969 – Rolling Stone member Brian Jones dies in an accidental drowning (aged 27)
·        1971 – Doors front man Jim Morrison died of an accidental drug overdose (aged 27)
·        1979 – President Jimmy Carter signed the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul, Afghanistan.
·        1988 – The USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.
·        2013 – President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi was overthrown by the Egyptian military.

Birthdays Today

82 – Lamar Alexander, American lawyer, politician
81 – Gloria Allred, American lawyer, activist
75 – Dave Barry, American comedic journalist, author
@69 – William Henry Davies, Welsh poet and writer (d.1940)
@64 – George M. Cohan, American songwriter, actor, singer, dancer (d. 1942; cancer)
64 – Aaron Tippin, American singer-songwriter
60 – Thomas Gibson, American actor
60 – Tom Cruise, American actor
@52 – Laura Branigan, American singer-songwriter (d. 2004; aneurysm)
51 – Julian Assange, Australian journalist, publisher, and activist, founded WikiLeaks
@40 – Franz Kafka, Czech-Austrian author (d. 1924; TB)