19 February 2023

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 8 Day 50a \ Ave. Sky Cover 10% \ Visibility 19 miles Flagstaff Today 51° \17°  Wind 6mph \ Gusts 20mph 
Air Quality: Fair \Very Low Moderate High Extreme Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 249mi \ Nearest Lightning 1066mi
Feb. Averages for Flagstaff: 47° \ 19° \5 Days of moisture
Sunshine

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

 11-20
  Date (Fruit) Week
  14-21
  National Condom Week
  National Nest box Week 
  NCCDP Alzheimer's & Dementia Staff Education Week
  17-22
  Carnival
  17-23 
  Great Backyard Bird Count Link
  18-25 
  National FFA Week Link 
  19-26  
  National Sauna Week Link   
  19-25 
  Bird Health Awareness Week Link  
  Build A Better Trade Show Image Week
  National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
  National Engineers Week
  National Justice for Animals Week
  Build A Better Trade Show Image Week
  National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
  National Engineers Week
  National Justice for Animals Week Link  Link
  Through With The Chew Link 

Daily Observations

Best Friends Day  Link  (SpongeBob Squarepants)
Chocolate Mint Day Link
Daytona 500
National Arabian Horse Day  Link
National Chocolate Mint Day
National Lashes Day Link
Iwo Jima Day (Landing)
Prevent Plagiarism Day
Shrovetide-21
Skate Shop Day
Tug of War Day
Vet Girls RISE Day  Link  Link

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Another nice winter day. It is warming up but another storm on the horizon.

Pastor John Hagee gave the opening prayer at Nikki Haley’s announcement to run for President. Everyone considering her as a viable candidate should google John Hagee. Many of his beliefs are way out of the norm. Following his prayer, Nikki said she wanted to just like him. Hmmm.

Our discussion group is getting back together after a long hiatus. Next Saturday we will be discussing ‘War Crimes’. It should be a good discussion.

Just got a notification on my phone that a large herd of elk (about 50) are wandering around in the Continental Country Club housing. WOW!  

Enjoy…


 

Facts…

Australia Boasts the World’s Longest Golf Course

Golfers with time to spare can play an 18-hole, par-72 course that spans two Australian states. Starting in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, the Nullarbor Links feature one hole at each participating town or roadhouse along the Eyre Highway, before finishing 848 miles away in Ceduna, South Australia. The course incorporates the rugged outback terrain of the Nullarbor Plain, and play can often be interrupted by kangaroos and wombats. Golfers should set aside four days to complete the entire course, and clubs are available for rent at each course (for those who don’t wish to carry them for the multi-day journey). 

Slang Origins

1997: Yadda yadda yadda

Meaning: a phrase to use when what you would say is otherwise too long or meaningless

“The Yada Yada” was an episode in the eighth season of “Seinfeld,” which featured a character who constantly used the phrase in her stories. However, the "Seinfeld" team was far from inventing the term. Jewish comedian Lenny Bruce was known to use the term in the early ‘60s, and it most likely dates back to vaudeville shows before 1940.

Trivia…

The longest flight in the world lasts over 18 hours and covers over 9,500 miles

If you are ready to spend nearly an entire day on a plane, this flight might be for you. Singapore Airlines has a direct flight from Singapore to Newark, New Jersey that lasts about 18 and a half hours and covers 9,543 miles (15,357 kilometers). It currently holds the record for the longest flight in the world.

Historical Events

1963 – The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan was published.

1987 – A controversial, anti-smoking public service announcement aired for the first time on television, featuring Yul Brynner shortly before he died of lung cancer.

Birthdays Today

83 – William ‘Smokey’ Robinson. Jr., singer
@83 – C.Z. Guest, American actress, fashion designer, author (d. 2003)
80 – Lou Christie (Luigi Alfredo Giovanni Sacco), American singer-songwriter
71 – Amy Tan, American novelist
“External success has to do with people who may see me as a model, or an example, or a representative. As much as I may dislike or want to reject that responsibility, this is something that comes with public success. It’s important to give others a sense of hope that it is possible and you can come from really different places in the world and find your own place in the world that’s unique for yourself.”– Amy Tan
@70 – Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543)
“I am not so enamored of my own opinions that I disregard what others may think of them. I am aware that a philosopher’s ideas are not subject to the judgment of ordinary persons, because it is his endeavor to seek the truth in all things, to the extent permitted to human reason by God. Yet I hold that completely erroneous views should be shunned.”– Nicolaus Copernicus
68 – Jeff Daniels, American actor
@68 – Merle Oberon, Indian-American actress (d. 1979; stroke)
@50 – Carson McCullers, American author (d. 1967; alcoholism)
63 – Prince Andrew, Duke of York
@63 – Lee Marvin, American actor (d. 1987; heart attack)
“Ah, stardom! They put your name on a star in the sidewalk on Hollywood Boulevard and you walk down and find a pile of dog manure on it. That tells the whole story, baby.”– Lee Marvin
@63 – Bobby Rogers, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013; diabetes)
60 – Seal (Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel), English singer-songwriter
“In a world full of people, only some want to fly, Isn’t that crazy?”– Seal 57 – Justine Bateman, American actress
56 – Benicio del Toro, Puerto Rican-American actor, director, producer
“I don’t see the world completely in black and white. Sometimes I do.”– Benicio Del Toro 38 – Haylie Duff, American actress
@40 – Falco [Johann "HansHölzel], Austrian singer-songwriter, (d. 1998; vehicle accident)
19 – Millie Bobby Brown, English actress
“I have two hands: one for me, one for other people.”– Millie Bobby Brown

 

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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.