March 2023
Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 10 Day 69 \ Ave. Sky Cover 80% \ Visibility 18 miles Flagstaff Today 52° \22° Wind 8mph \ Gusts 4mph
Air Quality: Fair \ Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 251mi \ Nearest
Lightning 966mi
Mar. Averages for Flagstaff: 51° \ 23° \6
Days of moisture
Today’s
Quote
Weekly
Observations
22-4/8
Lent
5-11
National Consumer Protection Week Link
Celebrate Your Name Week
National Procrastination Week
National Schools Social Work Week Link
National Words Matter Week
No More Week Link
Read an E-Book Week Link
Save Your Vision Week
Save Your Vision Week Link
Termite Awareness Week
5-12
Women in Construction
Week: Link
Women of Aviation Worldwide Week
Words Matter Week
6-10
Words Matter Week
6-10
National School Breakfast
Week
10-12
World Rattlesnake Roundup
10-16
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Week
Daily Observations
Blueberry Popover Day
International Bagpipe Day
International Day of Awesomeness Link
International Day of Women Judges
Land Line Telephone Day
Mario Day
Middle Name Pride Day Link
National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Ranch Dressing Day
Salvation Army Day
US Paper Money Day
Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Ranch Dressing Day
Salvation Army Day
US Paper Money Day
Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
My
Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
It’s
an overcast day, with no precipitation in the forecast.
CNN
did a piece on AI yesterday. They had the AI fake the voices of several CNN
employees. Even the parent of one thought they were talking to their son.
Congress better wake up very quickly and figure out a way to notify the public
when AI was used to produce a voice and/or video. I admit it sounds very cool,
but the ramifications are too great to allow it to be out there un-regulated.
Mary
and Mike are still in Phoenix, enjoying the sun and heat. No group lunch with
them this week.
A
trio of GOP gun measures won approval from lawmakers Wednesday, including a
measure that would allow people with concealed weapon permits to bring firearms
onto Arizona school campuses. Not a good idea.
Enjoy…
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Facts…
"Penguins
have glands under their eyes to extract and secrete excess salt. These are
powerful enough that they allow them to drink seawater as their primary water
source."
More Slang
origins…
Made in the shade
Today, being in the shade means you're avoiding
sun damage to your skin. But in the '50s, being made in the shade meant things
are going well for you and you don't have a care in the world. Remember: Shade
is a good thing.
Beauty in
our 50 states…
Want to surprise someone? Send them a
postcard from Delaware. "I never knew Delaware was that pretty,"
they'll say, looking at a silhouette of dune grasses framed by an ocean sunset.
Actually, no one does, because Delaware's not large enough to hold more than
three cars at a time. But if you're lucky enough to be in one of those three
cars, you, too, can take in the rolling rural countrysides and the not-half-bad
beach views and say, "Delaware. Hi. I'm in Delaware."
Historical
Events
1862 – The United States began using
paper currency.
1876 – Alexander Graham Bell spoke into
his just-completed invention, the telephone.
“Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see
you.”
1880 – The US Salvation Army began
serving.
1977 – Astronomers discovered the rings
of Uranus.
Birthdays
Today
@93 – Judith Jones, American literary and cookbook editor (d.
2017)
83
– Chuck Norris, American actor, producer, and martial artist
“Always
remember that your success begins inside you: If you can’t see it first, no one
else ever will.”– Chuck Norris
@70 – James Earl Ray, assassin of Martin Luther King Jr. (d.
1998; liver failure)
66
– Shannon Tweed, American model
65
– Sharon Stone, American actress
61
– Jasmine Guy, American actress
“There
is a child in all of us, a person who believes in a glorious future.”– Jasmine
Guy
@54 – Osama bin Laden, Saudi Arabian terrorist, founded al-Qaeda
(d. 2011; killed)
52
– Jon Hamm, American actor
“I’ve
gotten away with a lot in my life. The older you get the more you realize
you’re not getting away with it, it’s taking its toll somewhere. So you try not
to put yourself in those situations. Part of the mysterious process called
growing up. Some people do that better than others.”– Jon Hamm
51
– Timbaland, American rapper and producer
“Everyone
wants to work with the big new producer or the hot new singer. The key is to
find them before they’re hot.”– Timbaland
40
– Carrie Underwood, American singer-songwriter
29
– Bad Bunny [Benito Antonio MartÃnez Ocasio],
rapper
