7 Apr

 

7 April 2023

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 14 Day 97 \ Ave. Sky Cover a% \ Visibility 21 miles Flagstaff Today 49° \22°  Wind 8mph \ Gusts 20mph 
Air Quality: Moderate \ Moderate Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 214mi \ Nearest Lightning 811mi
Apr. Averages for Flagstaff: 60° \ 27° \3 Days of moisture
Sunshine

Today’s Quote

Monthly Observations

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month Link 
Nationally Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Month
National Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month  (SAAM) 
Nationally Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Month
National Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month  (SAAM) Link
National Social Security Month 
National Toddler Immunization Month Link
National Youth Sports Safety Month
Pharmacists War on Diabetes Month
Pet First Aid Awareness Month
Physical Wellness Month
Prevent Lyme in Dogs Month Link
Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month  Link  Link

Weekly Observations

3/19-4/16

National Cherry Blossom Festival 

3/22-4/20

Consider Christianity Week
International Phace Syndrome Awareness Week
National Cleaning Week

3/26-4/9

Passiontide

Apr. 1-7

APAWS Pooper Scooper  Week

Golden Rule Week

Laugh at Work Week

Medication Safety Week

Testicular Cancer Awareness Week (aka Get A Grip Day!) 

Week of The Young Child

 

2-8

Bat Appreciation Week

Holy Week

National Blue Ribbon Week   (Child Abuse)

National Public Health Week

National Window Safety Week

2-9

World Irish Dancing Week

3-9

Explore Your Career Options Week

4-10

Hate Week

National Dental Hygienist Week

6-9

The Masters Tournament

Daily Observations

Beaver Day
Beer Day
Burrito Day
Coffee Cake Day
Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide Link
Good Friday
Hospital Admitting Clerks Day
International Kids Yoga Day  
International Beaver Day
International Snailpapers Day
Metric System Day
National Beer Day Link
National Girl Me Too Day  Link
National Handmade Day  Link
National Making The First Move Day
No Housework Day
World Health Day (UN)
World Health Organization Day Link
World Marbles Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Slowly warming up to be a nice spring day.

Andy & Faith are down in Phoenix, helping care for Andy’s brother. Today is their trash day so I was out early…7:00am putting out their trash. I would have done it late yesterday, but the wind was really blowing. It’s no big deal.

The Paris protestors are becoming more irate and violent today. On a Focus trip we rode down many of the same roads. I hate to see this happening.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is under scrutiny taking lavish trips in various international destinations, paid for by a mega-donor to the Republican party. All sounds a tad fishy. Awaiting a comment from Justice Thomas or his wife.

Enjoy…

 

Facts…

Pumpernickel was originally a German insult that means "farting bastard." 

More Slang origins…

Have A Conniption

While some people get madder than a wet hen, those who have a conniption are on a different level. If you’re having a conniption, it means you’ve completely lost it. You’re hysterical, crazy, and off the rails. Scholars believe that conniption is linked to the word “corruption.” Southerners long ago may have likened these tantrums to being corrupted by the devil!

Beauty in our 50 states…

11. Montana

The word that comes to mind here is “imposing.” A brunch-menu version of Alaska, Montana offers big Rockies, big lakes, distinct seasons, and two of the most awe-inspiring national parks anywhere in the world: a section of Yellowstone at the south border, and the broad shoulders of Glacier at the top. The sky isn't any bigger here than elsewhere; if anything, the mountainous contours at the edges give definition to the surroundings. But what you do get is wide-open spaces, and lots of 'em. This, America's third-largest state, is home to just 1 million people compared to 38 million in California and 27 million in Texas. Splendor abounds in Montana, and chances are you can have a huge slab of it to yourself.

Historical Events

1712 – A slave revolt took place in New York city.
1940 – Booker T. Washington became the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp.
1948 – The World Health Organization was established by the United Nations.
April 7, 1969 – The Internet’s symbolic birth date: Publication of RFC 1.

Birthdays Today

@92 – Ravi Shankar, Indian-American sitar player and composer (d. 2012)
“Whether you are aware of them or not, whether you recognize them as spiritual or not, you probably have had the experiences of silence or transcendence, or the Divine-a few seconds, a few minutes that seem out of time; a moment when the ordinary looks beautiful, glowing; a deep sense of being at peace, feeling happy for no reason. When these experiences come…believe in them. They reflect your true nature.”– Ravi Shankar
@91 – Will Keith Kellogg, founded the Kellogg Company (d. 1951)
@82 – Wayne Rogers, American actor (d. 2015)
85 – Jerry Brown, 34th and 39th Governor of California
84 – Francis Ford Coppola, American director, producer, and screenwriter
@80 – William Wordsworth, English poet (d. 1850)
“That best portion of a man’s life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love.”– William Wordsworth
75 – John Oates, American singer-songwriter
@74 – Walter Winchell, American journalist and radio host (d. 1972; prostate cancer)
“I usually get my stuff from people who promised somebody else that they would keep it a secret.”– Walter Winchell
69 – Jackie Chan, Hong Kong martial artist, actor and stuntman
“Life will knock us down, but we can choose whether or not to stand back up.”– Jackie Chan
@67 – Percy Faith, Canadian composer, bandleader (d. 1976; cancer)
63 – Buster Douglas, American boxer
59 – Russell Crowe, New Zealand-Australian actor
@44 – Billie Holiday, American singer-songwriter (d. 1959; cirrhosis)
“The difficult I’ll do right now. The impossible will take a little while.”– Billie Holiday
35 – Ed Speleers, English actor
32 – Anne-Marie, English singer-songwriter