15 February 2023
Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 7 Day 46 \ Ave. Sky Cover 90% \ Visibility 1 mile Flagstaff Today 43° \10° Wind 5mph \ Gusts 10mph
Air Quality: Fair \Very Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 492mi \ Nearest
Lightning 142mi
Feb. Averages for Flagstaff: 47° \ 19° \5
Days of moisture
Today’s
Quote
Weekly
Observations
11-20
Date (Fruit) Week
11-18
National Entrepreneurship Week Link
12-18
Children of Alcoholics Week Link
Jell-O Week
Love A Mench Week
National Secondhand Wardrobe Week
Random Acts of Kindness Week Link
14-21
National Condom Week
National Nest box Week
NCCDP Alzheimer's & Dementia Staff
Education Week
14-16
World AG Expo
Daily Observations
Angelman Syndrome
Day Link
Annoy Squidward Day (aka Your Boss) Link (Sponge Bob Squarepants)
I Want Butterscotch Day
Love Reset Day
Lupercalia
National Friendzone Day Link
National Gum Drop Day Link
National Hippo Day Link
Remember The Maine Day
Singles Awareness Day
Susan B. Anthony Day
My
Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
The
storm has arrived. There is about 3” on the way to 10” +. Should move out
tomorrow.
I
had a Dr. appointment this morning. All is well, but I do need a follow-up procedure
as there is a small blood clot in my urinary tract. He said there was no rush,
but will schedule it soon. When I was about 20 years old, I had a cystoscopy
and after the procedure, I got up to leave and passed out cold. I was a nervous
about today, but no pain and I didn’t pass out, so all is good.
I
know that you have to hear something a number of times before you believe it.
However; the White House keeps saying that the ‘objects’ that were shot down
were not extra-terrestrial. After hearing it over and over for two days now, I
am beginning to think they know a whole lot more than they are telling us. It
still sounds like the beginning of a sci-fi movie.
Another
mass shooting…this time at Michigan State University. I also saw data that the
US has 120 civilian guns for every 100 Americans. That puts us as #1. The next 4
countries are Falkland Islands at 62.1, Yemen at 52.89, New Caledonia at 42.5,
and Serbia at 39.1. Why do American civilians need so many guns?
Travel…
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Facts…
Uluru, the
World’s Largest Monolith, Extends for Over 1.5 Miles Underground
The most
sacred site in Aboriginal culture is the huge red sandstone monolith known as
Uluru (or Ayers Rock). This landmark — the largest monolith in the world — is
emblematic of the Australian Outback and rises 1,142 feet above its desolate
desert surroundings. But what’s perhaps more impressive is that it’s estimated
to extend for more than 1.5 miles beneath the Earth’s surface, almost like an
iceberg on land. The Anangu people are the traditional owners of this
500-billion-year-old rock, and consider it to be a resting place of ancient
spirits.
Slang
Origins
1993: Talk to the hand
Meaning: Don’t talk to me
Accompanied by its distinctive hand
gesture, “talk to the hand” was a catchphrase often delivered by comedian
Martin Lawrence on his self-titled TV series, and he is sometimes credited with
coining the phrase. The 1997 movie “The Beautician and the Beast" also
used the catchphrase, adding the gesture, which launched it into wider use.
Trivia…
A Nikola Tesla statue in Palo Alto
provides free Wi-Fi
In the city of Palo Alto in California,
United States of America, there is a statue of Nikola Tesla that gives off free
WiFi. Palo Alto contains a lot of public art, but perhaps none are more true to
their inspiration than Tesla’s sculpture. Tesla was a true genius who wanted to
create and give free electricity and light to everyone in the world. He refused
to patent his inventions in the fear that if he died others would not be able
to copy him, which allowed Thomas Edison to steal and patent many of them.
Historical
Events
1898 – The American battleship Maine was
blown up at Havana Harbor (Cuba), leading to the Spanish-American was on April
25, 1898.
1946 – ENIAC, the first electronic
general-purpose computer, was formally dedicated at the University of
Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
2013 – Asteroid 2012 DA14 (150 feet long)
passed with 18,000 miles of Earth. In an unrelated event, another meteor
(estimated 50 feet in diameter) exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia that same
day.
Birthdays
Today
@100 – Miep Gies (Hermine Santruschitz), Austrian/Hungarian citizen,
protected Anne Frank
“I
am not a hero. I just did what any decent person would have done.”– Miep Gies
@98 – Irena Sendler, Polish social worker who saved 2,500 Jewish
children (d. 2007)
@90 – Charles Lewis Tiffany, American jeweler (d. 1902)
@86 – Susan B. Anthony, American suffragist and activist (d. 1906)
“The
religious persecution of the ages has been done under what was claimed to be
the command of God. I distrust those people who know so well what God wants
them to do to their fellows because it always coincides with their own
desires.”– Susan B. Anthony
@86 – Cesar Romero, American actor (d. 1994)
Frank’s family, held Anne’s diary (d. 2010)
@81 – Harvey Korman, American comedic actor (d. 2008)
“Funny
is when you’re serious.”– Harvey Korman
@77 – Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer, physicist, and
mathematician (d. 1642)
“All
truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to
discover them.”– Galileo Galilei
@73 – Henry E. Steinway, founded Steinway & Sons (d. 1871)
@77 – John Sutter, owned the property that started The California Gold Rush (d. 1880)
@75 – Cyrus McCormick, , co-founded International Harvester (d.
1884)
“Indomitable
perseverance in a business, properly understood, always ensures ultimate
success.”– Cyrus McCormick
72
– Jane Seymour, English-American actress
69
– Matt Groening, American animator, producer, screenwriter
“Weaseling
out of things is important to learn. It’s what separates us from the animals …
except the weasel.”-Matt Groening
52
– Renee O’Connor, American actress
51
– Jaromír Jágr, Czech ice hockey player
@33 – Chris Farley, American comedic actor (d. 1997)
