19 May

 

19 May 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 20 Day 139

Ave. Sky Cover 50%\ Visibility  24miles

Flagstaff Today  72° \ 40° 

Wind  5mph \ Gusts  9mph 

Nearest active fire: 134miles

Nearest Lightning:  14mi

Air Quality: Moderate

High Risk of fire

May Averages: Flagstaff: 68° \ 34°

May Average: 3 Days of moisture

Sunshine

Monsoon

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

12-21

National Public Gardens Week  Link

14-20

National Eosinophil Awareness Week   Link 
National Nursing Home Week  
National Return To Work Week  
National Transportation Week
National Women's Health Week  
Reading is Fundamental Week   
Link 
Salute to Moms 40+ Week  
Work At Home Moms Week  
World Trade Week 

15-19 

Hoarding Awareness Week Link

National Police Week

15-21 

American Craft Beer Week Link 
International Heritage Breeds Week

National Bike to Work Week Link  
PGA Championship  Link
Police Week

16-21

National Foul Ball Week

16-27

Cannes Film Festival

17-23 

National Medical Transcription Week Link
World Orienteering Days Link

Daily Observations

Accounting Day Link
Boys Club Day
Devil’s Food Cake Day

Endangered Species Day 
Link  
Hepatitus Testing Day
International Defense Transportation Day  
International Virtual Assistants Day 
May Ray Day
Morel Mushroom Day

NASCAR Day Link   
National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 
Link
National Bike to Work Day 
Link    
National Hepatitus Testing Day
National Peace Officer Memorial Day
National Pizza Party Day  
Link
National Scooter Day
World IBD Day 
Link

Today’s Thoughts

Just awaiting today’s monsoon.

I had lunch with Mary & Mike today. He is getting ready for his wilderness trail training. Mary is busy with her quilts. Good food, good conversation.

The H1B visas are to bring highly skilled workers from other countries that cannot be filled because Americans don’t have the expertise. Great idea gone awry. Surprise, tech companies are abusing it. They can hire foreign workers at a cheaper pay and keep them at lower pay because their visa is attached to their job…leave the job, lose the visa. In several companies, Americans are being laid off and the company if filling the job with H1B workers. It has even been shown that the Americans are being told to train the H1B person taking the American’s job. Congress seems to have blinders on. So sad.

I’m doing the readings for our discussion group on Saturday…Iran is at a Crossroads.

Enjoy

Ocean Trivia

Bermuda is partially protected from severe hurricanes due to a surrounding coral reef but remains frequently associated with disasters due to an allegedly large number of unexplained aircraft disappearances.

Origins of State Names

North Carolina

Naming a state after yourself is quite the power move, but that’s exactly what happened in 1629. King Charles I of England decided to name a new province Carolina (although it also appeared as “Carolana” in the charter), which is derived from Carolus, the Latin form of his name. Ah, to be king. In 1663, King Charles II granted a new charter for the same territory to the Lords Proprietors, who in 1710, appointed a separate governor to the northern part of the region. In 1729, the Carolina colony was officially divided in two, making Charles the namesake for double the amount of states he initially intended.

Historic Events

  • 1848 – Mexico ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-American War and ceding California, Nevada, Utah and parts of four other modern-day US states to the United States for $15 million.
  • 1962 – Marilyn Monroe sang her famous Happy Birthday to President John F. Kennedy at NYC’s Madison Square Garden.

Birthdays with some quotes

@106 – Nicholas Winton, English banker and humanitarian (d. 2015)
“If something’s not impossible, there must be a way of doing it.”– Nicholas Winton
@79 – Ho Chi Minh, N. Vietnam dictator (d. 1969; heart failure)
@78 – Johns Hopkins, American businessman, philanthropist (d. 1873)
78 – Pete Townshend, English singer-songwriter
“Respect yourself. Try to remember that not everything in life can be perfect. You will make mistakes. That’s inevitable. But you are not ugly. You will only be ugly when you behave in an ugly way.”– Pete Townshend
@72 – Pol Pot, Khmer Rouge leader (d. 1998; heart attack in sleep)
75 – Grace Jones, Jamaican-American singer-songwriter
“I believe in individuality, that everybody is special, and it’s up to them to find that quality and let it live.”– Grace Jones
@49 – Joey Ramone, American singer-songwriter (d. 2001; lymphoma)
“For me, punk is about real feelings. It’s not about, ‘Yeah, I am a punk and I’m angry.’ That’s a lot of crap. It’s about loving the things that really matter: passion, heart, and soul.”– Joey Ramone
@46 – André the Giant (André René Roussimoff), French-American wrestler, actor (d. 1993; heart failure)
“I don’t like to speak badly of people.”– Andre the Giant
40 – Michael Che (Michael Che Campbell), American comedian
@39 – Malcolm X (Malcolm Little), American minister and activist (d. 1965; assassinated)
“We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity.”– Malcolm X
31 – Marshmello, American electronic music producer and DJ
31 – Sam Smith, English singer-songwriter

 
 

 

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