9 April

 

Flagstaff Today 69°: 30° Week 15 Day 99 Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Active Fire: 90 miles away Risk of Fire: Extreme Wind 4 mph Gusts 15 mph Nearest lightning: 7 miles away Apr Averages: Temps: 60°\29° Moisture: 2 Days

Monthly Observations

National Poetry Month Link National Rebuilding Month National Safe Digging Month Link National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month Link  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 Oral Cancer Awareness Month

Weekly Observations

2-9 Explore Your Career Options Week 4-10 Hate Week National Dental Hygienest Week  Link Link 5-11 Week of The Young Child 5-13 National Robotics Week Link 6-12 Bat Appreciation Week Consider Christianity Week Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week  Link Passion Week (Beginning the 5th Sunday of Lent. Week before Holy Week)

6-12 cont. National Crime Victims Rights Week Link National Library Week  Link National Occupational Health Nursing Week  Link National Public Health Week National Window Safety Week 6-19 Passiontide (Begins on 5th Sunday of Lent and goes for 2 weeks) 7-13 The Masters Tournament World Water Week   Link

Daily Observations

Appomattox Day Link Chinese Almond Cookie Day International Day of Pink Link  Link ) Jenkins Ear Day Jumbo Day  (Elephant came to US and created the word for big in our language.) Name Yourself Day National Cherish An Antique Day National Education and Sharing Day Link

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day National Bookmobile Day Link  National Library Outreach Day RAINN Day (Rape Abuse Incest National Network) Link  National Unicorn Day Link (Note: This is in Scotland, but it's become popular worldwide.) Winston Churchill Day

Today’s Quotes                                                             

 

Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

It is so nice to have several spring days in a row.

Yesterday, while at the eye doctor, I was walking from the waiting room to the exam room. The doctor was walking briskly and I suddenly realized that I was walking slowly, like an old man. I picked up my step quite a bit and it felt good. Now I am doing that every time I walk somewhere. Feels good. I hadn’t noticed how lazy I had become.

This morning, while out and about, I stopped in for my COVID booster. Easy.

On the way home I saw a huge brown cloud climbing into the sky east of my place. When I got home, I checked and it’s simply another controlled burn. Dark smoke always alerts those of us who live right on the edge of the forest.

The administration says they are helping in the Myanmar disaster. They sent 3 USAID workers to the area. All 3 were fired soon after arriving. Shameful.

 

Trivia for all

Random Thoughts…

v    Peter O’Toole was nominated for eight performance Oscars and never won.

v    A group of Stingrays is called a Fever.

v    The working title for E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial was ‘A Boy’s Life.’

v    Sonny the Cuckoo Bird is the bird who is coo-coo- for Cocoa Puffs.

v    Biggest film of 2004: Shrek 2 (Action/Adventure) earned ~ $441,000,000

v    “Genuine Leather” is a grade of leather and does not just mean the product is made of leather.

v    Dusty Springfield – Real Name: Mary Isobel Catherine O’Brien

Historic Events

Click here for the history on 9 Apr

Birthdays

86 – Michael Learned, American actress 71 – Dennis Quaid, American actor 62 – Joe Scarborough, American journalist 60 – Jeff Zucker, American businessman 59 – Cynthia Nixon, American actress 38 – Jesse McCartney, American singer-songwriter 35 – Kristen Stewart, American actress

@91 – Hugh Hefner, American publisher, founded Playboy Enterprises (d. 2017)   @77 – Paul Robeson, American singer, actor, and activist (d. 1976; stroke) @65 – Carl Perkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1998; strokes)

…The End for today…

               

8 Apr

 

Flagstaff Today 62°: 25° Week 15 Day 98 Air Quality: Fair Moderate Partly Mostly Cloudy Overcast Smoky Red Flag Warning Sunshine Active Fire: 90 miles away Risk of Fire: High Wind 1 mph Gusts 4 mph Nearest lightning: 1484 miles away Apr Averages: Temps: 60°\29° Moisture: 2 Days

Monthly Observations

National Minority Health Month Link National Multiple Birth Awareness Month Link National 9-1-1 Education Month National Occupational Health Professionals Recognition Month Link National Occupational Therapy Month

National Parkinson's Awareness Month Link  National Pecan Month Link National Pest Management Month National Pet Month Link Link National Pickleball Month

Weekly Observations

2-9 Explore Your Career Options Week 4-10 Hate Week National Dental Hygienest Week  Link Link 5-11 Week of The Young Child 5-13 National Robotics Week Link 6-12 Bat Appreciation Week Consider Christianity Week Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week  Link

6-12 cont Passion Week (Week before Holy Week) National Crime Victims Rights Week Link National Library Week  Link National Occupational Health Nursing Week  Link National Public Health Week National Window Safety Week 6-19 Passiontide (Begins on 5th Sunday of Lent and goes for 2 weeks) 7-13 The Masters Tournament World Water Week   Link

Daily Observations

D.A.R.E. Day Link Dog Fighting Awareness Day Draw a Picture of a Bird Day Link Empanada Day Identity Management Day Link  International Roma Day Milk in Glass Bottles Day

National Be Kind To Lawyers Day  National Dog Fighting Awareness Day National Library Day Link  National Library Workers Day Trading Cards for Grown-ups Day Link Zoo Lover’s Day

Today’s Quotes                                                             

 

Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

Another nice spring day.

I had an appointment with my eye doc. Everything is good and don’t go back for 6 months.

The US is paying El Salvador’s President $6million to hold 170+ Venezuelan men, many with no criminal record. The prison is on the list of the worst prisons in the world. The govt. is claiming they can’t bring back a man they admitted was sent there erroneously. How dumb is that?

‘Hands off’ protests were held in every state over the weekend. Too bad the administration isn’t listening.

Trivia for all

Random Thoughts…

v “I’m not a crook!” – Richard Nixon

v Arby’s isn’t named after the RB in Roast Beef, but rather the initials of the Raffel Brothers (R.B.) who founded the franchise.

v Bono – Real Name: Paul Hewson

v When the years switch to 5 digits, will years be displayed with a comma? #planningahead

v Biggest film of 2007: Spider-Man 3 (Action/Adventure) earned ~ $336,000,000

Historic Events

Click here for the history on 8 Apr

Birthdays

78 – Steve Howe, English guitarist/songwriter 76 – Brenda Russell, African-American-Canadian singer/songwriter 65 – John Schneider, American actor 62 – Julian Lennon, English singer-songwriter 59 – Robin Wright, American actress 57 – Patricia Arquette, French-Canadian Russian/Polish Jewish-American actress 52 – Emma Caulfield, American actress 41 – Taran Noah Smith, American actor

@97 – Shecky Greene, American comedic actor (d. 2023)   @93 – Betty Ford (Elizabeth Bloomer), 40th American First Lady (d. 2011)   @87 – Mary Pickford, Canadian-American actress and producer, co-founded United Artists (d. 1979) @57 – Sonja Henie, Norwegian-American figure skater and actress (d. 1969; leukemia) @27 – Kim Jong-hyun, South Korean singer-songwriter, 27 club (d. 2017; suicide)

…The End for today…

               

7 Apr

 

Flagstaff Today 52°: 21° Week 15 Day 97 Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Active Fire: 90 miles away Risk of Fire: High Wind 4 mph Gusts 5 mph Nearest lightning: 1275 miles away Apr Averages: Temps: 60°\29° Moisture: 2 Days

Monthly Observations

National Frog Month  Link National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Month  Link  Link  Link National Garden Month Link National Heartworm Awareness Month Link National Humor Month

National Kite Month Link National Knuckles Down Month National Landscape Architecture Month National Lawn Care Month National Licorice Month

Weekly Observations

7-13 The Masters Tournament World Water Week   Link

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!)  Link 2-9 Explore Your Career Options Week 3-6 Mule Days World Axe Throwing Championships Link 4-6 American Crossword Puzzle Days:  Link 4-10 Hate Week National Dental Hygienest Week  Link Link 5-11 Week of The Young Child 5-13 National Robotics Week Link 6-12 Bat Appreciation Week Consider Christianity Week Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week  Link Passion Week (Beginning 5th Sunday of Lent. Week before Holy Week) National Crime Victims Rights Week Link National Library Week  Link National Occupational Health Nursing Week  Link National Public Health Week National Window Safety Week 6-19 Passiontide (Begins on 5th Sunday of Lent and goes for 2 weeks)

Daily Observations

Beaver Day Beer Day Burrito Day Coffee Cake Day Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide Link National IEP Writing Day International Beaver Day Link  Link International Day of Reflection on The 1994 Genocide Against Tutsi in Rwanda

Metric System Day National Beer Day Link Link National Girl Me Too Day  Link National Handmade Day  Link National Making The First Move Day No Housework Day Link Right To Read Day Tater Day ( It's Sweet Potatoes)  Link  World Health Day (UN) World Health Organization Day Link

Today’s Quotes                                                             

 

Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

Finally a nice spring day with little wind.

Anyone who knows the history of the US knows that they never work. It’s like trickle down economics…it never trickles down. Our international, decades-long friends are not going to forget this debacle.

April 5 was a day of demonstrations…around the country there was no violence, no one injured. In Flagstaff there were about 1500-2000 protestors at city hall. There were also a lot of horn honkers honking to show support as they drove by. 

Trivia for all

Random Thoughts…

v    In 1999, the U.S. government paid the Zapruder family $16 million for the film of JFK’s assassination.

v    “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” is basically how Earth sustains life.

v    Reed Hastings was inspired to start Netflix after racking up a $40 late fee on a VHS copy of Apollo 13.

v    Angelina Jolie – Real Name: Angelina Voight

v    Clouds are condensed water, and my body is approximately 60% water. I’m basically 60% cloud.

v    ‘Chester Cheetah’ is the name of the cheetah selling us Cheetos snacks!

Historic Events

Click here for the history on 7 Apr

Birthdays

87 – Jerry Brown, American lawyer and politician, 34th and 39th Governor of California 86 – Francis Ford Coppola, American director, producer, and screenwriter 77 – John Oates, American singer-songwriter 71 – Jackie Chan, Hong Kong martial artist, actor and stuntman 65 – Buster Douglas, American boxer 61 – Russell Crowe, New Zealand-Australian actor

@92 – Ravi Shankar, Indian-American sitar player and composer (d. 2012) @91 – Will Keith Kellogg, American businessman, founded the Kellogg Company (d. 1951) @82 – Wayne Rogers, American actor (d. 2015) @80 – William Wordsworth, English poet (d. 1850) @74 – Walter Winchell, American journalist and radio host (d. 1972) @67 – Percy Faith, Canadian composer and bandleader (d. 1976; cancer) @44 – Billie Holiday, American singer-songwriter (d. 1959; cirrhosis)

…The End for today…