23 Mar

 

March 2023

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 12 Day 82 \ Ave. Sky Cover 90% \ Visibility 14 miles Flagstaff Today 48° \19°  Wind 7mph \ Gusts 17mph 
Air Quality: moderate \Very Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 249mi \ Nearest Lightning 1362mi
Mar. Averages for Flagstaff: 51° \ 23° \6 Days of moisture
broken cloud with some light rain/snow

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

  22-4/8
  Lent
  19-4/16
  National Cherry Blossom Festival Link  
19-25
  American Chocolate Week Link
  National Agriculture Week
  National Animal Poison Prevention Week Link  Link
  National Inhalant and Poisons Awareness Week  Link   Link
  National Poison Prevention Week Link
  National Protocol Officer's Week
  World Folktales & Fables Week
20-26
  Act Happy Week
  International Teach Music Week
  National Fix A Leak Week  Link
  National Fragrance Week Link
  Shakespeare Week Link
  Wellderly Week
  21-27
  International Week of Solidarity with People's Struggling Against Racism &  Discrimination
  22-4/20
  Ramadan

Daily Observations

Atheist Day Link
Chip and Dip Day
Puppy Day
  National Puppy Day  Link  Link
National Chia Day Link
National Tamale Day
Near Miss Day
OK Day Link
World Maths Day Link
World Meteorological Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

The weather can’t decide if it should rain or snow, so we are getting a little of both. Thankfully it is not piling up. However; a little farther south out of Sedona, they are having creek flooding and many neighborhoods are in ‘GO’ mode. They say the flooding should continue until tomorrow morning.

Leupp Public School, on the Navajo rez and part of the Flagstaff School District, had a broken waterline. Porta-potties and bottled water were brought in for students and staff, as the school remained open.  It is now in it’s second day of repair. Parents are asking why the school remained open and if that is policy for all schools in the district. I dealt with broken water lines twice while working on the rez. At Navajo Mountain we had to close the dorm school and take the kids home, then pay for employee lodging in Page for one night…45 miles away. Most just filled their bathtubs with water and dealt with it. At Kaibeto, an outside crew checking soil for contaminants hit a main water line. Our great Facility Crew had it fixed within two hours and school and employees remained safe.

Congratulations to Hosava Kretzmann (Hopi/Navajo) was told by a marathon official that he was the first American and sixth person to cross the finish line at the LA Marathon. He could hardly believe it. It was his first marathon run. He is in his early 20’s.

I was watching CNN when they broke into the broadcast with information on the East High School shooting in Denver. Two administrators were shot by a 17-year-old male student who remains armed and at large.

America responds with thoughts and prayers…again. My parents both graduated from East High back in 1939.

I took my taxes to the tax guy. He’s a little behind. He and his wife went to Vegas a few weeks ago, and upon return, he had a mild case of COVID. His quarantine has been up for a few days and he is glad to be back to work. I told him there was no rush.

Enjoy…

Facts…

Millions of years ago, Earth was covered with giant mushrooms instead of tall trees. 

More Slang origins…

Can you dig it?

Don't worry, nobody's asking you to grab a shovel and dig a hole. Digging something means you understand what's being said.

Beauty in our 50 states…

26. Nevada

Most people know Nevada as “Las Vegas plus the let's-floor-it portion of a road trip to California.” And, yes, the bulk of this state is so dusty and unremarkable that the military used to test nukes here without anyone really caring. But the highlights range from staggering to obscure. Red Rock Canyon, a mere Uber ride from the Vegas Strip, is a jaw-dropping haven of striated limestone and sandstone. The Ruby Valley is a foxy little patch of mountains that'll break up any trip across I-80. The swirling cream-and-crimson rock formations of Valley of Fire State Park look like Dr. Seuss drew them. And of course, there's Lake Tahoe and Death Valley National Park. The bulk of both technically being in California, but, hey, bright side, you made it.

Historical Events

1857 – Elisha Otis’s first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City.
1868 – The University of California was founded in Oakland, California.
1919 – In Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini founded his Fascist political movement.
1933 – The Reichstag passed the Enabling Act of 1933, making Adolf Hitler dictator of Germany.

Birthdays Today

@88 – Roger Bannister, English runner and academic (d. 2018)
“Just because they say it’s impossible doesn’t mean you can’t do it.”– Roger Bannister
@78 – John Bartram, American botanist, explorer (d. 1777)
@75 – Ric Ocasek, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer (d. 2019)
@70ish – Joan Crawford, American film actress (d. 1977; heart attack)
“Be afraid of nothing.”– Joan Crawford
70 – Chaka Khan (Yvette Marie Stevens), singer
69 – Kenneth Cole, American fashion designer, founded Kenneth Cole Productions
“Success has less to do with what we can get ourselves to do and more to do with keeping ourselves from doing what we shouldn’t.”– Kenneth Cole
@65 – Wernher von Braun, German-American physicist, engineer (d. 1977; cancer)
“Science does not have a moral dimension. It is like a knife. If you give it to a surgeon or a murderer, each will use it differently.”– Wernher von Braun
65 – Amanda Plummer, American actress
49 – Randall Park, actor
47 – Michelle Monaghan, American actress
47 – Keri Russell, American actress
“Sometimes it’s the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.”– Keri Russell
34 – Ayesha Curry, Canadian-American chef, author, television personality