14 July

 

14 July 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 28 Day 195 Ave. Sky Cover 15%\ Visibility  27mi. Flagstaff Today  89° \ 56° 
Wind  5mph \ Gusts  12mph  Nearest active fire: 17miles Nearest Lightning:  104mi
Air Quality: Fair           Moisture Days this month: 0 days
Risk of fire: Very Low Moderate High Extreme July Averages: Temps 82° \ 51° Moisture 8 Days
Sunshine  Red Flag Warning

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

1-24 Tour de France  9-15 National Cancer Survivor Sibling Week National Theraputic Recreation Week National Vodka Week Operation Safe Driver Week Sports Cliche Week

10-16 Nude Recreation Weekend 12-15 National Ventriloquism Week Rabbit Week

Daily Observations

Bastille Day Collector Car Appreciation Day Link International Nude Day Link National French Fry Day Link National Grand Marnier Day National Mac and Cheese Day National Motorcycle Day

National Tape Measure Day Pandemonium Day Robin Hood Day-15  Link Shark Awareness Day Link Victims of The Nice, France Attack Day Link Wayne the Chicken Day-16 Link  World Chimpanzee Day  World Chimpanzee Day Link World Orca Day Link

Today’s Thoughts

 Still awaiting the first monsoon.

I start hormone therapy today as my PSA keeps rising. One shot every 3 months should solve the problem. Dr. says side effects are minimal.

FBI director Wray tried to prevent conspiracy theories about the FBI. Republican interrogators didn’t seem to care. The FBI is far from prefect, but this is crazy.

Enjoy

 

Boomer Slang…

Rad

“Rad” is a shortened form of the word “radical” and was used to signify something cool or awesome. It expressed a high level of enthusiasm or excitement towards something impressive or exceptional.

Outta sight

“Outta sight” was an expression used to convey extreme enthusiasm or approval. It suggested that something was so amazing or extraordinary that it surpassed expectations or was beyond comprehension.

True Conspiracy Theories…

Operation Northwoods

Operation Northwoods was a proposed false flag operation by the US government in the 1960s to stage terrorist attacks against US citizens to justify a war with Cuba. The plan was rejected by then-President Kennedy, but it was later revealed through declassified documents.

Random Trivia…

The world’s most successful pirate in history was a lady named Ching Shih. She was a prostitute in China until the Commander of the Red Flag Fleet bought and married her. But her husband considered her his equal, and she became an active pirate commander in the fleet.

Historic Events

• 1789 – The start of the French Revolution (celebrated as Bastille Day today)
• 1853 – America’s first major World’s Fair, The Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations, opened in New York City.
• The ‘Little’ Chicago Fire of 1874 burned down 47 acres of the city, destroying 812 buildings, killing 20
• 1881 – Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Pat Garrett outside Fort Sumner.
• 1960 – Jane Goodall arrived at the Gombe Stream Reserve (Tanzania) to begin her study of chimpanzees in the wild.

Birthdays with some quotes

@93 – Gerald Ford, American politician, 38th President of the United States (d. 2006)
“I promise my fellow citizens only this: To uphold the Constitution, to do what is right as God gives me to see the right, and…to do the very best that I can for America.”– Gerald Ford
91 – Rosey Grier, American football player and actor
@91 – Harry Dean Stanton, American actor (d. 2017)
@89 – Ingmar Bergman, Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2007)
“I am living permanently in my dream, from which I make brief forays into reality.”– Ingmar Bergman
@84 – Dave Fleischer, American animator, director and producer (d. 1979)
@84 – Tom Carvel (Athanasios Karvelas), Greek-American businessman, founded Carvel (d. 1990)
@84 – Polly Bergen, American actress (d. 2014)
75 – Tommy Mottola, American businessman and music publisher
@71 – Kate M. Gordon, American suffragette (d. 1931)
71 – Franklin Graham, American evangelist and missionary
71 – Joel Silver, American actor and producer, co-founded Dark Castle Entertainment
@68 – John Chancellor, American journalist (d. 1996; cancer)
@65 – Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter (d. 1967’; Huntington’s)
“It’s a folk singer’s job to comfort disturbed people and to disturb comfortable people.”– Woody Guthrie
63 – Jane Lynch, American actor, game show host
57 – Matthew Fox, American actor
@56 – Jerry Rubin, American activist and businessman (d. 1994; hit by car)
“I am a child of America. If ever I’m sent to Death Row for my revolutionary ‘crimes,’ I’ll order as my last meal: a hamburger, french fries, and a coke.”– Jerry Rubin
@55 – Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter and illustrator (d. 1918; stroke)
“I have never painted a self-portrait. I am less interested in myself as a subject for a painting than I am in other people, above all women… There is nothing special about me. I am a painter who paints day after day from morning to night… Whoever wants to know something about me… ought to look carefully at my pictures.”– Gustav Klimt
37 – Dan Smith, English singer-songwriter
35 – Conor McGregor, Irish mixed martial artist
“At the end of the day, you gotta feel some way. So why not feel unbeatable? Why not feel untouchable.”– Conor McGregor

…The End for today…