10 Mar

March 2023

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 10 Day 69 \ Ave. Sky Cover 80% \ Visibility 18 miles Flagstaff Today 52° \22°  Wind 8mph \ Gusts 4mph 
Air Quality: Fair \ Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 251mi \ Nearest Lightning 966mi
Mar. Averages for Flagstaff: 51° \ 23° \6 Days of moisture
Cloudy; no precipitation

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

  22-4/8

  Lent

5-11

   National Consumer Protection Week  Link 
Celebrate Your Name Week
National Procrastination Week  
National Schools Social Work Week   
Link 
National Words Matter Week
No More Week 
Link

Read an E-Book Week  Link  
Save Your Vision Week  
Save Your Vision Week  Link  
Termite Awareness Week
Termite Awareness Week
  5-12
  Women in Construction Week:   Link 
Women of Aviation Worldwide Week
Words Matter Week
6-10
Women of Aviation Worldwide Week
Words Matter Week
6-10
  National School Breakfast Week
10-12
  World Rattlesnake Roundup
  10-16
  Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Week

Daily Observations

  Blueberry Popover Day
International Bagpipe Day
International Day of Awesomeness Link
International Day of Women Judges
Land Line Telephone Day
Mario Day
Middle Name Pride Day Link 
National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Ranch Dressing Day

Salvation Army Day
US Paper Money Day
Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Ranch Dressing Day
Salvation Army Day
US Paper Money Day
Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

It’s an overcast day, with no precipitation in the forecast.

CNN did a piece on AI yesterday. They had the AI fake the voices of several CNN employees. Even the parent of one thought they were talking to their son. Congress better wake up very quickly and figure out a way to notify the public when AI was used to produce a voice and/or video. I admit it sounds very cool, but the ramifications are too great to allow it to be out there un-regulated.

Mary and Mike are still in Phoenix, enjoying the sun and heat. No group lunch with them this week.  

A trio of GOP gun measures won approval from lawmakers Wednesday, including a measure that would allow people with concealed weapon permits to bring firearms onto Arizona school campuses. Not a good idea.

Enjoy…

Facts…

"Penguins have glands under their eyes to extract and secrete excess salt. These are powerful enough that they allow them to drink seawater as their primary water source." 

More Slang origins…

Made in the shade

Today, being in the shade means you're avoiding sun damage to your skin. But in the '50s, being made in the shade meant things are going well for you and you don't have a care in the world. Remember: Shade is a good thing.

Beauty in our 50 states…

 

Want to surprise someone? Send them a postcard from Delaware. "I never knew Delaware was that pretty," they'll say, looking at a silhouette of dune grasses framed by an ocean sunset. Actually, no one does, because Delaware's not large enough to hold more than three cars at a time. But if you're lucky enough to be in one of those three cars, you, too, can take in the rolling rural countrysides and the not-half-bad beach views and say, "Delaware. Hi. I'm in Delaware."

Historical Events

1862 – The United States began using paper currency.
1876 – Alexander Graham Bell spoke into his just-completed invention, the telephone.
“Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you.”
1880 – The US Salvation Army began serving.
1977 – Astronomers discovered the rings of Uranus.

Birthdays Today

@93 – Judith Jones, American literary and cookbook editor (d. 2017)
83 – Chuck Norris, American actor, producer, and martial artist
“Always remember that your success begins inside you: If you can’t see it first, no one else ever will.”– Chuck Norris
@70 – James Earl Ray, assassin of Martin Luther King Jr. (d. 1998; liver failure)
66 – Shannon Tweed, American model
65 – Sharon Stone, American actress
61 – Jasmine Guy, American actress
“There is a child in all of us, a person who believes in a glorious future.”– Jasmine Guy
@54 – Osama bin Laden, Saudi Arabian terrorist, founded al-Qaeda (d. 2011; killed)
52 – Jon Hamm, American actor
“I’ve gotten away with a lot in my life. The older you get the more you realize you’re not getting away with it, it’s taking its toll somewhere. So you try not to put yourself in those situations. Part of the mysterious process called growing up. Some people do that better than others.”– Jon Hamm
51 – Timbaland, American rapper and producer
“Everyone wants to work with the big new producer or the hot new singer. The key is to find them before they’re hot.”– Timbaland
40 – Carrie Underwood, American singer-songwriter
29 – Bad Bunny [Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio
], rapper

 

  

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