5 July

 

5 July 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 27 Day 186 Ave. Sky Cover 5%\ Visibility  27mi. Flagstaff Today  88° \ 51° 
Wind  7mph \ Gusts  20mph  Nearest active fire: 22miles Nearest Lightning:  352mi
Air Quality: moderate Moisture Days this month: 0 days
Risk of fire: Extreme July Averages: Temps 82° \ 51° Moisture 8 Days
Sunshine 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

6/30-7/6
Nat’l Wildland Firefighter Week of Remembrance
 

1-7
National Independent Living Week
National Unassisted Homebirth Week
1-24
Tour de France 
2-8
Be Nice To New Jersey Week
National Bikini Contest Week
National Farriers Week
4-10
Freedom Week
National Marijuana Facts Week

Daily Observations

Bikini Day Link
Mechanical Pencil Day
National Apple Turnover Day

National Graham Cracker Day
Thong Day Link
Work Without Your Hands Day Link  

Today’s Thoughts

A hot day for sure. That means the monsoons better get here soon to prevent more fires.

I am getting better every day. Decided to miss the smalltown parade…my face is still droopy.

Auto correct struck again…I have a case of Bell’s Palsy. Dr. says it is probably the recent virus that messed me up. It sure is very visible and I have gotten some weird looks. I am sleeping through the night again…only got up once the last two nights. That is very nice.

I still remember the days when most stores were closed on July 4th so employees were able to spend time with family. I also remember when single employees were asked to ‘volunteer’ to work and as an incentive I got triple time for an 8 hour shift. Now I’m sure no one is ‘asked’ to work…it is just part of the job.

Enjoy`

Idioms explained…

Cup of Joe

Many believe this is the most likely explanation for the term. Josephus Daniels was the U.S. Naval secretary between 1913 to 1921. When he accepted his title, the Navy was notorious for free-flowing booze and had a bit of a rowdy reputation. In an attempt to clean up ship, Joe banned all alcohol in 1914. It’s at this time that many believe the term “cup of joe” surfaced by sailors who criticized the ban and were drinking coffee as a less than exciting replacement.

Random Trivia…

The most common wild bird in the world isn’t the sparrow or blue jay—it’s the red-billed quelea, which live in Africa and have an estimated population of 1.5 billion. (audubon.org)

Historic Events

   §  1937 – Spam, the luncheon meat, was introduced.
§  1946 – The Bikini debuted in Paris, France.
§  1975 – Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title.
§  1996 – Dolly the sheep was born; she was the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.

Birthdays with some quotes

85 – Bill Watterson, American author and illustrator (Calvin and Hobbs)
“The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive.”– Bill Watterson
“We need to have a taste factor in our life. It isn’t about what’s popular; it’s about what’s really good.”– Robbie Robertson
@84 – A. E. Douglass, American astronomer (d. 1962)
@83 – Shirley Knight, American actress (d. 2020)
@82 – Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., American colonel and politician
“Beware how you trifle with your marvelous inheritance, this great land of ordered liberty, for if we stumble and fall, freedom and civilization everywhere will go down in ruin.”– Henry Cabot Lodge
@80 – P.T. ‘Phineas Taylor’ Barnum, co-founded Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (d. 1891)
“Fortune always favors the brave, and never helps a man who does not help himself.”– P.T. Barnum
“The noblest art is that of making others happy.”– P.T. Barnum
@79 – Robbie Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter and actor
“I love the idea of having a kid who says, ‘Yeah, of course I knew about Billie Holiday and Johnny Cash when I was nine years old.'”– Robbie Robertson
@74 – Jean Cocteau, French novelist, poet, and playwright (d. 1963)
“One must not mistake majority for truth.”– Jean Cocteau
@73 – Mary Walcott, American accuser and witness at the Salem witch trials (d. 1719)
73 – Huey Lewis, musician
@69 – Michael Blake, American author and screenwriter (d. 2015; long illness)
@61 – Thomas Hooker, English-born founder of the Colony of Connecticut (d. 1647; epidemic)
63 – Pruitt Taylor Vince, American actor
60 – Edie Falco, American actress
58 – Kathryn Erbe, American actress
54 – RZA, American rapper
@53 – Warren Oates, American actor (d. 1982;heart attack)
@34 – Mac Dre, American rapper and producer (d.2004)
39 – Danay Garcia, Cuban actress
37 – Adam ‘Owl City’ Young, American singer- songwriter and composer

…The End for today…

 

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