23 April 2023
Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 17 Day 113 \ Ave. Sky Cover 5% \ Visibility 23 miles Flagstaff Today 62° \34° Wind
7mph \ Gusts 13mph
Air Quality: Fair \ Moderate Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 30mi \ Nearest
Lightning 919mi
Apr. Averages for Flagstaff: 60° \ 27° \3
Days of moisture
Today’s
Quote
Weekly
Observations
16-23 Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week
18-24 Cleaning For A Reason Week
Consumer Awareness Week
Police Officers Gave Their Lives In The
Line of Duty
19-23 International Mariachi Week
20-23 Fiddler's Frolic
21-5/2 Festival of Ridvan (Baha'i)
22-27 International Wildlife Film Week
22-29 National Dance Week
22-30 National
Park Week
Administrative Professionals Week
23-29 Disability Book Week
Fibroid
Awareness Week
National
Infertility Awareness Week
National
Karaoke Week
Medical
Laboratory Professionals Week
National
Crime Victims Rights Week
National
Library Week
National
Pediatric Transplant Week
National
Princess Week
Mule
Days
Sky
Awareness Week
Daily Observations
Content Creator Day
English Language Day Link
English Muffin Day
Impossible Astronaut Day Link & Link (Dr. Who)
Lover’s Day
Movie Theatre Day
National Lost Dog Awareness Day
Lover’s Day
Movie Theatre Day
National Lost Dog Awareness Day Link & Link
Picnic Day
Spanish Language Day Link
Take a Chance Day
Talk Like Shakespeare Day Link
World Book & Copyright Day Link
World Book Night Link
World Laboratory Day
My
Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
Great
Spring Day.
Our
discussion on War Crimes should be interesting tonight. I did the readings and
learned a lot I didn’t know. The media uses ‘war crimes’ quite liberally today,
but there are some very specific definitions about how it can be used in a
court. Good lessons.
Focus
is in Portugal.
Already seeing some great photos. Looks like a great trip.
NYC’s
mayor is giving out some stats about migrants who have been bussed to the Big
Apple. Since this practice began after Biden’s election, some 56,000 have been
bussed there from AZ, TX, and FL. I was shocked to see that is about 2/3 of the
Flagstaff population. I get the reason…to have the people up North see how
illegals impact the local economy in their states. However, there must be a
better way. No one is talking about the shock that this is added to their
already traumatic life.
I
heard an interview with Ryan Holiday, a stoic philosopher. This philosophy believes that we are here to
work together, live life with courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom. It has
been around since early Greek times. Holiday has written 12 books on this philosophy.
You can check him out of Wikipedia page or Amazon for his books. Very
interesting.
Enjoy…
Toys
Remembered…
Play-Doh
In the early
20th century, Cincinnati’s Kutol Products was known for its pliable compound
used for cleaning coal soot from wallpaper. But by the 1950s, during the transition
to cleaner heating fuels, there was far less demand for Kutol’s cleaner.
When Joseph
McVicker was tasked with turning the company’s fortunes around, his
sister-in-law Kay Zufall, a nursery school teacher, read that wallpaper cleaner
could be used as a type of modeling clay, and tested the nontoxic material in
her classroom. The children loved it, and Zufall suggested a new name for the
product: Play-Doh.
When
Play-Doh was launched in 1956, the product was only available in white and
would harden when left exposed to air. In 1957, chemist Dr. Tien Liu tinkered
with the formula allowing Play-Doh to remain pliable longer and make its color
more vibrant.
Initially,
sales were modest, but in 1958, they began to soar when Play-Doh was featured
in ads during the hit TV show Captain Kangaroo. Eventually, additional colors
were included in the line, and in 1960, the first Play-Doh Fun Factory set hit
shelves.
In 1965,
McVicker sold his Play-Doh company to General Mills, with Hasbro taking the
brand in 1991. Today, more than 3 billion cans of Play-Doh have been sold in
more than 80 countries.
Moon Facts…
Earth’s tides are caused by the Moon
If you’ve
ever been on a beach during high or low tide, you know how dramatic the
difference can be, but did you know that it’s the Moon that makes these tides
happen? The Moon and Earth pull on each other with gravity, and the Moon’s
gravitational pull causes the oceans to bulge, creating high and low tides.
Scientists believe that the tides were actually crucial in the development of
life on Earth, as the tug on the ocean water may have helped the first
photosynthetic microbes to form.
State Names Origins…
Colorado
Few
concert venues are as spectacular as Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater, but the region’s stunning
red rocks have given us more than just a beautiful place to see a show. In
fact, the red rocks are responsible for the state’s name, at least according to
one theory. The name Colorado undoubtedly comes from the Spanish language word colorado, which
translates to the color red. Initially, the prevailing belief was that in the early
16th century, Spanish explorers discovered a red-colored river carrying silt
down from the mountains and named it Rio Colorado. However, some state
historians believe that the state was
actually named after Colorado City, thanks to lobbyists who believed naming the
whole territory Colorado would help promote their town. According to one of the
founders of Colorado City, they took that name due to the town’s proximity to
the region’s alluring red rocks.
Historical
Events
v 1516 – The Munich Reinheitsgebot, rules
regarding the ingredients of beer, took effect in all of Bavaria.
v
1635 –
America’s oldest school, The Boston Latin School opened.
v
1914 – 1st
baseball game at Wrigley Field, then known as Weeghman Park, in Chicago.
v 1940 -The Rhythm Club fire at a dance
hall in Natchez, Mississippi, killed 198 people.
Birthdays
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