23 Apr

 

23 April 2023

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 17 Day 113 \ Ave. Sky Cover 5% \ Visibility 23 miles Flagstaff Today 62° \34°  Wind 7mph \ Gusts 13mph 
Air Quality: Fair  \ Moderate Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 30mi \ Nearest Lightning 919mi
Apr. Averages for Flagstaff: 60° \ 27° \3 Days of moisture
Sunshine

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

16-23      Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week

18-24      Cleaning For A Reason Week

      Consumer Awareness Week

      Police Officers Gave Their Lives In The Line of Duty

19-23      International Mariachi Week

20-23    Fiddler's Frolic

21-5/2    Festival of Ridvan (Baha'i)

22-27    International Wildlife Film Week

22-29    National Dance Week

 22-30    National Park Week

              Administrative Professionals Week

23-29    Disability Book Week

Fibroid Awareness Week

National Infertility Awareness Week

National Karaoke Week

Medical Laboratory Professionals Week

National Crime Victims Rights Week

National Library Week

National Pediatric Transplant Week

National Princess Week

Mule Days

Sky Awareness Week

Daily Observations

Content Creator Day
English Language Day Link
English Muffin Day
Impossible Astronaut Day Link Link (Dr. Who)
Lover’s Day

Movie Theatre Day
National Lost Dog Awareness Day
 
Lover’s Day
Movie Theatre Day
National Lost Dog Awareness Day Link & Link
Picnic Day
Spanish Language Day Link
Take a Chance Day
Talk Like Shakespeare Day Link
World Book & Copyright Day  Link
World Book Night  Link
World Laboratory Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Great Spring Day.

Our discussion on War Crimes should be interesting tonight. I did the readings and learned a lot I didn’t know. The media uses ‘war crimes’ quite liberally today, but there are some very specific definitions about how it can be used in a court. Good lessons.

Focus is in Portugal. Already seeing some great photos. Looks like a great trip.

NYC’s mayor is giving out some stats about migrants who have been bussed to the Big Apple. Since this practice began after Biden’s election, some 56,000 have been bussed there from AZ, TX, and FL. I was shocked to see that is about 2/3 of the Flagstaff population. I get the reason…to have the people up North see how illegals impact the local economy in their states. However, there must be a better way. No one is talking about the shock that this is added to their already traumatic life.

I heard an interview with Ryan Holiday, a stoic philosopher.  This philosophy believes that we are here to work together, live life with courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom. It has been around since early Greek times. Holiday has written 12 books on this philosophy. You can check him out of Wikipedia page or Amazon for his books. Very interesting.

Enjoy…

 

Toys Remembered…

Play-Doh

In the early 20th century, Cincinnati’s Kutol Products was known for its pliable compound used for cleaning coal soot from wallpaper. But by the 1950s, during the transition to cleaner heating fuels, there was far less demand for Kutol’s cleaner. 

When Joseph McVicker was tasked with turning the company’s fortunes around, his sister-in-law Kay Zufall, a nursery school teacher, read that wallpaper cleaner could be used as a type of modeling clay, and tested the nontoxic material in her classroom. The children loved it, and Zufall suggested a new name for the product: Play-Doh. 

When Play-Doh was launched in 1956, the product was only available in white and would harden when left exposed to air. In 1957, chemist Dr. Tien Liu tinkered with the formula allowing Play-Doh to remain pliable longer and make its color more vibrant.

Initially, sales were modest, but in 1958, they began to soar when Play-Doh was featured in ads during the hit TV show Captain Kangaroo. Eventually, additional colors were included in the line, and in 1960, the first Play-Doh Fun Factory set hit shelves.

In 1965, McVicker sold his Play-Doh company to General Mills, with Hasbro taking the brand in 1991. Today, more than 3 billion cans of Play-Doh have been sold in more than 80 countries. 

Moon Facts…

Earth’s tides are caused by the Moon

If you’ve ever been on a beach during high or low tide, you know how dramatic the difference can be, but did you know that it’s the Moon that makes these tides happen? The Moon and Earth pull on each other with gravity, and the Moon’s gravitational pull causes the oceans to bulge, creating high and low tides. Scientists believe that the tides were actually crucial in the development of life on Earth, as the tug on the ocean water may have helped the first photosynthetic microbes to form.

State Names Origins…

Colorado

Few concert venues are as spectacular as Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater, but the region’s stunning red rocks have given us more than just a beautiful place to see a show. In fact, the red rocks are responsible for the state’s name, at least according to one theory. The name Colorado undoubtedly comes from the Spanish language word colorado, which translates to the color red. Initially, the prevailing belief was that in the early 16th century, Spanish explorers discovered a red-colored river carrying silt down from the mountains and named it Rio Colorado. However, some state historians believe that the state was actually named after Colorado City, thanks to lobbyists who believed naming the whole territory Colorado would help promote their town. According to one of the founders of Colorado City, they took that name due to the town’s proximity to the region’s alluring red rocks.

Historical Events

v 1516 – The Munich Reinheitsgebot, rules regarding the ingredients of beer, took effect in all of Bavaria.
v 1635 – America’s oldest school, The Boston Latin School opened.
v 1914 – 1st baseball game at Wrigley Field, then known as Weeghman Park, in Chicago.
v 1940 -The Rhythm Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, killed 198 people.

Birthdays Today

@89 – Max Planck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1947)
“Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are a part of the mystery that we are trying to solve.”– Max Planck
@85 – Shirley Temple, American actress, singer, dancer, diplomat (d. 2014)
“There are many of us who should be in a position to bring peace to the world.”– Shirley Temple
84 – Lee Majors, American actor
@77 – James Buchanan, American politician, 15th US President (d. 1868)
@73 – William Penn, English admiral and politician (d. 1670)
“Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.”– William Penn
63 – Valerie Bertinelli, American actress
@62 – Sandra Dee, American model, actress (d. 2005; kidney disease)
62 – George Lopez, American comedian, actor
“No particular race is the enemy. Ignorance is the enemy.”– George Lopez
@57 – Halston (Roy Halston Frowick), American fashion designer (d. 1990; AIDS)
@57 – Jan Hooks, American comedic actress (d. 2014; throat cancer)
@52 – Roy Orbison, American singer-songwriter (d. 1988; heart attack)
@52 – William Shakespeare, playwright (d. 1616; fever)
46 – John Cena, American professional wrestler, actor
“There are moments in life where it gets so hectic that time becomes a blur. Keep calm and never give up.”– John Cena
46 – John Oliver, English comedian, actor, television host
46 – Kal Penn, Indian-American actor
44 – Jaime King, American actress, model
@33 – Timothy McVeigh, Oklahoma City bombing co-perpetrator (d. 2001; executed)

 
 

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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.