21 Feb

 

21 February 2023

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 8 Day 52 \ Ave. Sky Cover a% \ Visibility 16 miles Flagstaff Today 53° \24°  Wind 4mph \ Gusts 14mph 
Air Quality:  \Very Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 249mi \ Nearest Lightning 2356mi
Feb. Averages for Flagstaff: 47° \ 19° \5 Days of moisture
Sunshine

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

  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
  20-22 
  International Petroleum Week Link
  National Invasive Species Awareness Week Link 

Daily Observations

Card Reading Day
International Mother Language Day
IHOP National Pancake Day  Link 
International Pancake Day
International Mother Language Day
Losar 
International Pancake Day
International Mother Language Day
Losar Link (Tibetan New Year)
Mardi Gras
National Grain Free Day Link
National Sticky Bun Day 
Pancake Day Race (Between US and England)  Link  
Paczki Day
Travel Africa Day
Paczki Day
Travel Africa Day 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

A nice winter day. Weatherman predicting another snow in a few days…saying up to 12”.

Biden made a surprise visit to Kyiv. Good for him.

The Supreme Court is hearing 2 cases that might reshape the internet this week. Hopefully they will rule in favor of America and put some controls on all the internet to prevent so many scams, identity theft, false news, cyber-stalkers, etc.

I got a long call from the center that will be doing my procedure next Monday. All is good. They sure had a lot of questions before the procedure.  Thankfully I had all the answers.

Enjoy…

Facts…

It is possible to record more than 3 outs in a half-inning of baseball

One, two, three strikes you’re out at the old ball game! Odds are you just sang that classic song in your head, but 3 strikes are not always the end of a half-inning in baseball. In baseball, a fourth out may count for the defense if there are two players running around the bases and already 2 outs, the defense may get both of those players out. After the 3rd player is recorded out, a fourth out can occur with a legal out, in which case the player does not need to be tagged but is ruled out. 

Slang Origins

1999: Whassup

Meaning: What's up? How are you doing?

Budweiser’s “Whassup?” commercial, showing four friends watching a football game and drinking beer, became wildly popular upon its release, even in countries where Budweiser beer wasn’t sold. Eventually, quoting the phrase stopped being an homage and turned into a part of everyday speech. Studies have found that the majority of consumers hate it when brands use slang, but Budweiser offers a solution: create your own.

Trivia…

30 million Chinese people live in underground caves

More than 30 million Chinese citizens live in underground caves. Many peasants in the outskirts of cities like Yanan live in caves from the moment they are born until they become old enough and successful enough to move into the city to work. The caves are found all over the provinces of China and are usually one single, long room dug into the side of a mountain. The doors consist of rice paper or a colorful quilt. Apparently, they can be quite nice to live in.

Historical Events

1885 – The Washington Monument was dedicated in Washington, DC.
1965 – Malcolm X, founder of the Organization of Afro-American Unity was assassinated.
1972 American President Richard Nixon made a historic trip to China, opening diplomatic relations between the two countries.
1994 – Aldrich and Maria del Rosario Ames were arrested (and later convicted) of spying for the Soviet Union.

Birthdays Today

@95 – Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean politician, 2nd President of Zimbabwe (d. 2019)
@80 – John Lewis, American activist and politician (d. 2020)
80 – David Geffen, American businessman, co-founded DreamWorks and Geffen Records
@76 – Rue McClanahan, American actress (d. 2010; stroke)
76 – Olympia Snowe, American politician
@70 – Nina Simone, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003; breast cancer)
“There’s no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were.”– Nina Simone
@69 – Erma Bombeck, American journalist, author (d. 1996; kidney disease)
“I remember thinking how often we look but never see… we listen, but never hear… we exist, but never feel. We take our relationships for granted. A house is only a place. It has no life of its own. It needs human voices, activity, and laughter to come alive.”– Erma Bombeck
@69 – Alan Rickman, English actor (d. 2016; cancer)
“I’ve never been able to plan my life. I just lurch from indecision to indecision.”– Alan Rickman
68 – Kelsey Grammer, American actor
65 – Mary Chapin Carpenter, American singer-songwriter
62 – Christopher Atkins, American actor
60 – William Baldwin, American actor
@52 – Christian Dior, French Fashion designer (d.1957; heart attack)
“Individuality will always be one of the conditions of real elegance.”– Christian Dior
@51 – Ann Sheridan, American actress and singer (d. 1967; cancer)
@50 – Charles Scribner I, founded Charles Scribner’s Sons (d. 1871; typhoid)
@47 – Alice Freeman Palmer, American educator (d. 1902; heart attack)
46 – Kevin Rose, American businessman, founded Digg
44 – Jennifer Love Hewitt, American actress
44 – Jordan Peele, American actor, producer, screenwriter
“The scariest monster in the world is human beings and what we are capable of, especially when we get together.”– Jordan Peele
36 – Eliott Page, Canadian actor
“All of us, can do so much more together than any one person can do alone. And I hope that thought bolsters you as much as it does me.”– Eliott Page
34 – Corbin Bleu, American actor, model, dancer
27 – Sophie Turner, English actress

 

 

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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.