15 July

15 July 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 28 Day 196 Ave. Sky Cover 15%\ Visibility 26mi. Flagstaff Today 92° \ 56° 
Wind  13mph \ Gusts  7mph  Nearest active fire: 17miles Nearest Lightning:  275mi
Air Quality: Fair           Moisture Days this month: 0 days
Risk of fire: Very Low Moderate High Extreme July Averages: Temps 82° \ 51° Moisture 8 Days
Sunshine  Red Flag Warning Excessive Heat Warning

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

1-24
Tour de France 
9-15
National Cancer Survivor Sibling Week
National Theraputic Recreation Week
National Vodka Week
Operation Safe Driver Week
Sports Clich Week

10-16
Nude Recreation Weekend
12-15
National Ventriloquism Week
Rabbit Week

Daily Observations

Arctic Sea Ice Day
Be A Dork Day Link
Bon Festival
Bon Festival (Japan’s Feast of Lanterns)
Gummi Worm Day Link
Love Horses Day
National Be a Dork Day
National Bridal Sale Day
National Give Something Away Day

National Pet Fire Safety Day Link  Link
National Respect Canada Day
Love Horses Day
National Be a Dork Day
National Bridal Sale Day
National Give Something Away Day
National Pet Fire Safety Day Link  Link
National Respect Canada Day

National Tapioca Pudding Day
Orange Chicken Day
Record Store Day Link 
Saint Swithin’s Day
Saint Swithin’s Day (died on July 15, 862) 
Strawberry Rhubarb Wine Day  Link
Toss Away the "Could Haves" and "Should Haves" Day 
Woodie Wagon Day
Women's Dive Day
World Youth Skills Day
Toss Away the "Could Haves" and "Should Haves" Day 
Woodie Wagon Day
Women's Dive Day
World Youth Skills Day

Today’s Thoughts

 A real scorcher today. Still waiting for the monsoon.

I got my new tags for my vehicle yesterday. Put them on the vehicle today and filed all the old paperwork from buying a new car.

I am unhappy that the Secret Service says they may never know who brought a bag of cocaine into the White House West Wing. Some on, I’m still taking my shoes and belt off to get on an airplane. Those in the West Wing can deal with a lot more security. I really don’t want anyone running the government having cocaine.

The writer’s strike continues and now has the actors on the picket line too. Both are concerned about the use of AI and how they get paid for residuals. The Studio execs and shareholders are making a bundle and a fair portion should go to the artists who are on the front line.

Enjoy


 

Boomer Slang…

Boss

“Boss” was a term used to describe something excellent, great, or impressive. It conveyed a sense of admiration or respect for something or someone that was at the top or in a leading position.

True Conspiracy Theories…

The Iran Hostage Crisis

The 1979 hostage crisis at the US embassy in Tehran was initially dismissed by some as a staged event to demonize Iran. However, it was later confirmed to be a genuine crisis.

Random Trivia…

You may know them as the bunch of heroes that broke box office records with their movies. But "The Avengers" was also a group of Jewish assassins who hunted Nazi war criminals after World War II. They poisoned 2,283 German prisoners of war!

From 1912 to 1948, the Olympic Games held competitions in the fine arts. Medals were given for literature, architecture, sculpture, painting, and music. Obviously, the art created was required to be Olympic-themed.

Historic Events

  • 70 – Siege of Jerusalem: Titus and his armies breached the walls of Jerusalem.
  • 1799 – The Rosetta Stone was found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard.
  • 1870 – Georgia became the final former Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union.
  • 1979 – American President Jimmy Carter gave his “malaise speech”.

Birthdays with some quotes

@77 – Alex Karras, American football player, wrestler, and actor (d. 2012; dementia)
“Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.”– Alex Karras
@74 – Jan-Michael Vincent, American actor (d. 2019; cardiac arrest)
74 – Trevor Horn, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player (The Buggles)
“I hate having to read the manual.”– Trevor Horn
73 – Arianna Huffington, Greek-American journalist and publisher
“Failure is not the opposite of success; it’s part of success.”– Arianna Huffington
“Don’t just climb the ladder of success – a ladder that leads, after all, to higher and higher levels of stress and burnout – but chart a new path to success, remaking it in a way that includes not just the conventional metrics of money and power, but a third metric that includes well-being, wisdom, wonder and giving, so that the goal is not just to succeed but to thrive.”– Arianna Huffington
72 – Jesse Ventura (James George Janos), American wrestler, actor, 38th Governor of Minnesota
67 – Joe Satriani, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
63 – Kim Alexis, American fashion model
62 – Lolita Davidovich, Canadian actress
62 – Forest Whitaker, American actor
“I like to play complex characters and the duality, and trying to reach for the light, it’s more interesting really. I’ve gotten to play so many types of guys and I just try to find the humanity in each one of them the best I can.”– Forest Whitaker
60 – Brigitte Nielsen, Danish-Italian actress
57 – Jason Bonham, English singer-songwriter and drummer
56 – Adam Savage, American special effects designer
“In the spirit of science, there really is no such thing as a ‘failed experiment.’ Any test that yields valid data is a valid test.”– Adam Savage
55 – Eddie Griffin, American comedian and actor
51 – Scott Foley, American actor
50 – Brian Austin Green, American actor
47 – Diane Kruger, German actress
47 – Gabriel Iglesias, Mexican-American comedian

…The End for today…

  

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