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13 March 2023

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 11 Day 72 \ Ave. Sky Cover 10% \ Visibility 17 miles Flagstaff Today 55° \26°  Wind 6mph \ Gusts 9mph 
Air Quality: Fair \Very Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 251mi \ Nearest Lightning 145mi
Mar. Averages for Flagstaff: 51° \ 23° \6 Days of moisture
Sunshine

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

  22-4/8
  Lent
  10-16
  Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Week
11-17
  Turkey Vultures Return to the Living Sign
12-18
  Campfire USA Birthday Week
  Girl Scout Week Link , Link
  Teen Tech Week
13-17
  Native American Awareness Week Link
13-19
  International Brain Awareness Week Link

Daily Observations

Coconut Torte Day
Donald Duck Day
Earmuffs Day
Fill Our Staplers Day
Ginger Ale Day
Good Samaritan Involvement Day
Intrauterine Growth Awareness Restriction (IUGAR) Day
Jewel Day
K-9 Veterans Day  Link
Ken Day (Doll)
L. Ron Hubbard Day
Napping Day 
National Open An Umbrella Indoors Day
Open An Umbrella Indoors Day
Smart & Sexy Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Nice winter day…snow melting away.

Today became a much-needed laundry day. Four loads…washed, dried, folded, put away.  Now I can be clean and lazy.

Israel is in the news…Half-a-million are protesting against Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul. This is a story that needs to be followed. Lots of upset people.

Enjoy…

Facts…

"Ohio is the only US state that doesn't share a letter with the word 'mackerel.'"

"Pirates wore eye patches so one eye would always be acclimated to the darkness, allowing them to see in the darkness below deck in an instant." 

More Slang origins…

Word from the bird

If someone doubts that you're telling them the truth, you can assure them that it's the "word from the bird." Because as everybody knows, feathered and egg-laying creatures are never dishonest.

Beauty in our 50 states…

36. Alabama

Though most Gulf Coast states are a flat, green expanse of humidity and pine trees, Alabama actually has some pretty elevation in the central part of the state around Birmingham. Add this to the white sand beaches of the Redneck Riviera and you've got a state that rarely gets its due. Unspectacular? Maybe. But as far as nature and comfort food goes, you can't do much better.

Historical Events

1871 – The Planet Uranus was discovered by William Herschel.
1943 – “Operation Flash”, an attempt to assassinate Adolph Hitler failed.
1969 – Apollo 9 returned safely to Earth after testing the Lunar Module.
The 1993 Storm of the Century affected the Eastern US, dropping feet of snow
2020 -Breonna Taylor was killed when police officers forcibly entered her home in Louisville, Kentucky, sparking extensive protests against police brutality.

Birthdays Today

102 – Al Jaffee, American cartoonist Mad Magazine
“I guess if people all followed the basic principles of their own religions, they would love everybody instead of hating half the world.”– Al Jaffee
@94 – Walter Annenberg, American publisher, philanthropist, diplomat (d, 2002)
“Don’t worry about it. Babe Ruth struck out on occasion, too.”– Walter Annenberg
84 – Neil Sedaka, American singer-songwriter
“I knew I had to have a hit. I would get no more chances. Analyzing what they had in common I discovered they had many similar elements: harmonic rhythm, placement of the chord changes, choice of harmonic progressions, similar instrumentation, vocal phrases, drum fills, content, even the timbre of the lead solo voice. I decided to write a song that incorporated all these elements in one record.”– Neil Sedaka
@77 – Sammy Kaye, American saxophonist, songwriter, bandleader (d, 1987)
@74 – L. Ron Hubbard, American author, founder of Scientology (d, 1986; stroke)
73 – William H. Macy, American actor
73 – Charo[María Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza], Spanish-American singer, guitarist, actress
67 – Dana Delany, American actress
63 – Adam Clayton, English-Irish musician, U2
51 – Common [Lonnie Rashid Lynn], American rapper
“I just want people to feel like they can achieve something great in their lives. We all go through rough times, but love is the antidote. You’ve got to dream and just believe in yourself. And if you believe, you will achieve it.”– Common
47 – Danny Masterson, American actor
38 – Emile Hirsch, American actor