21 February 2023
Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 8 Day 52 \ Ave. Sky Cover a% \ Visibility 16 miles Flagstaff Today 53° \24° Wind 4mph \ Gusts 14mph
Air Quality: \Very Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 249mi \ Nearest
Lightning 2356mi
Feb. Averages for Flagstaff: 47° \ 19° \5
Days of moisture
Today’s
Quote
Weekly
Observations
14-21
National Condom Week
National Nest box Week
NCCDP Alzheimer's & Dementia Staff
Education Week
17-22
Carnival
17-23
Great Backyard Bird Count Link
18-25
National FFA Week Link
National Sauna Week Link
Bird Health Awareness Week Link
Build A Better Trade Show Image Week
National Eating Disorders Awareness
Week
National Engineers Week
National Justice for Animals Week
Build A Better Trade Show Image Week
National Eating Disorders Awareness
Week
National Engineers Week
National Justice for Animals Week Link Link
Through With The Chew Link
20-22
International Petroleum
Week Link
National Invasive Species Awareness
Week Link
Daily Observations
Card Reading Day
International Mother Language Day
IHOP National Pancake Day Link
International Pancake Day
International Mother Language Day
Losar
International Pancake Day
International Mother Language Day
Losar Link (Tibetan New Year)
Mardi Gras
National Grain Free Day Link
National Sticky Bun Day
Pancake Day Race (Between US and
England) Link
Paczki Day
Travel Africa Day
Travel Africa Day
My
Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
A
nice winter day. Weatherman predicting another snow in a few days…saying up to
12”.
Biden
made a surprise visit to Kyiv. Good for him.
The
Supreme Court is hearing 2 cases that might reshape the internet this week. Hopefully
they will rule in favor of America and put some controls on all the internet to
prevent so many scams, identity theft, false news, cyber-stalkers, etc.
I
got a long call from the center that will be doing my procedure next Monday.
All is good. They sure had a lot of questions before the procedure. Thankfully I had all the answers.
Enjoy…
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Facts…
It is
possible to record more than 3 outs in a half-inning of baseball
One, two,
three strikes you’re out at the old ball game! Odds are you just sang that
classic song in your head, but 3 strikes are not always the end of a
half-inning in baseball. In baseball, a fourth out may count for the defense if
there are two players running around the bases and already 2 outs, the defense
may get both of those players out. After the 3rd player is recorded out, a
fourth out can occur with a legal out, in which case the player does not need
to be tagged but is ruled out.
Slang
Origins
1999: Whassup
Meaning: What's up? How are you doing?
Budweiser’s “Whassup?” commercial,
showing four friends watching a football game and drinking beer, became wildly
popular upon its release, even in countries where Budweiser beer wasn’t sold.
Eventually, quoting the phrase stopped being an homage and turned into a part
of everyday speech. Studies have found that the majority of consumers hate it
when brands use slang, but Budweiser offers a solution: create your own.
Trivia…
30 million Chinese people live in
underground caves
More than 30 million Chinese citizens
live in underground caves. Many peasants in the outskirts of cities like Yanan
live in caves from the moment they are born until they become old enough and
successful enough to move into the city to work. The caves are found all over the
provinces of China and are usually one single, long room dug into the side of a
mountain. The doors consist of rice paper or a colorful quilt. Apparently, they
can be quite nice to live in.
Historical
Events
1885 – The Washington Monument was
dedicated in Washington, DC.
1965 – Malcolm X, founder of the
Organization of Afro-American Unity was assassinated.
1972 American President Richard Nixon
made a historic trip to China, opening diplomatic relations between the two
countries.
1994 – Aldrich and Maria del Rosario Ames
were arrested (and later convicted) of spying for the Soviet Union.
Birthdays
Today
@95 – Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean politician, 2nd President of
Zimbabwe (d. 2019)
@80 – John Lewis, American activist and politician (d. 2020)
80
– David Geffen, American businessman, co-founded DreamWorks and Geffen Records
@76 – Rue McClanahan, American actress (d. 2010; stroke)
76
– Olympia Snowe, American politician
@70 – Nina Simone, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003; breast cancer)
“There’s
no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or
were.”– Nina Simone
@69 – Erma Bombeck, American journalist, author (d. 1996; kidney disease)
“I
remember thinking how often we look but never see… we listen, but never hear…
we exist, but never feel. We take our relationships for granted. A house is
only a place. It has no life of its own. It needs human voices, activity, and
laughter to come alive.”– Erma Bombeck
@69 – Alan Rickman, English actor (d. 2016; cancer)
“I’ve
never been able to plan my life. I just lurch from indecision to indecision.”–
Alan Rickman
68
– Kelsey Grammer, American actor
65
– Mary Chapin Carpenter, American singer-songwriter
62
– Christopher Atkins, American actor
60
– William Baldwin, American actor
@52 – Christian Dior, French Fashion designer (d.1957; heart attack)
“Individuality
will always be one of the conditions of real elegance.”– Christian Dior
@51 – Ann Sheridan, American actress and singer (d. 1967; cancer)
@50 – Charles Scribner I, founded Charles Scribner’s Sons (d. 1871;
typhoid)
@47 – Alice Freeman Palmer, American educator (d. 1902; heart attack)
46
– Kevin Rose, American businessman, founded Digg
44
– Jennifer Love Hewitt, American actress
44
– Jordan Peele, American actor, producer, screenwriter
“The
scariest monster in the world is human beings and what we are capable of,
especially when we get together.”– Jordan Peele
36
– Eliott Page, Canadian actor
“All
of us, can do so much more together than any one person can do alone. And I
hope that thought bolsters you as much as it does me.”– Eliott Page
34
– Corbin Bleu, American actor, model, dancer
27
– Sophie Turner, English actress
