4 May

 

 
Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 19 Day: 124 \ Ave. sky cover: 5% \ Visibility: 10 miles Flagstaff Today 69° \32° 
Wind: 12mph \ Gusts: 20mph
Extreme risk of fire \ Nearest active fire: 12mi \ nearest Lightning: 935mi
May Averages for Flagstaff: 68° \ 34°  (3 days of moisture)x

Today’s Quote

Monthly Observations

Huntington's Disease Awareness Month
International Audit Month Link
International Business Image Improvement Month
International Civility Awareness Month
International Mediterranean Diet Month
International Victorious Woman Month
Jewish-American Heritage Month
Latino Books Month
Lupus Awareness Month Link
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection & Prevention Month
Mental Health Month
Military Appreciation Month Link
Motorcycle Safety Month
Mystery Month

Weekly Observations

May 1-7   Spring Astronomy Week  Be Kind To Animals Week  Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week  Link  Drinking Water Week  Link  Flexible Work Arrangement Week  Geek Week  Link  (First Week) Goodwill Industries Week   Hurricane Preparedness Week   Link International Clitoris Awareness Week    National Alcohol & Drug Related Birth Defects Awareness Week  National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week National Correctional Officer's Week    National Family Week     National Hug Holiday Week National Root Canal Appreciation Week  Link   National Small Business Week National Tourism Week  National Small Business Week National Tourism Week Link   North American Occupational Safety & Health Week   Link Public Service Recognition Week   Link National Pet Week  Link   Update Your References Week

2-6  Air Quality Awareness Week: Link  Construction Safety Week  Link National Safety Stand Down Week (Constuction Falls) Link PTA Teacher Appreciation Week Teacher Appreciation Week

2-8    Children's Book Week Link  (Also Nov. 7-13) National Sun Safety Week Link Peripheral Neuropathy Awareness Week  Link National Wildflower Week  Screen-Free Week (Digital Detox Week) Link

3-11  (World) Dystonia Awareness Week Link

Daily Observations

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Some say that May brings flowers, here in Flag we know May brings many very windy days.

The Antelope fire, about 14 miles N of Flagstaff burned about 375 acres of brush. Air crews and several fire crews stopped it. It is now in the mop up stage.

I’ve known about recycling since my late teens. I try to recycle. Now there is a report that the oil companies have pushed recycling plastic to stop pollution. However, California’s AG is investigating that oil companies knew that most plastic is not recyclable, and that they knew only 10% is ever recycled, and that oil companies only make money with plastics when it is new plastic. Most of that 10% can only be recycled twice at the most. The outcome of this investigation should be eye-opening.

Headlines today are the leaked Supreme Court preliminary decision on Abortion in the US. While I am disappointed with the substance of the document, the more important information is to find out who leaked the document and ensure that those involved are punished to the full extent of the law. As the Supreme Court is the highest court in the land and citizens must trust its integrity at every step, a breach of this magnitude must be investigated and prosecuted in a professional manner. This is not a case of whistle blowing. It is a case of theft. Some are saying it was the far left, hoping to get out the vote in the upcoming elections, others are saying it was the far right, hoping to put fuel distrust of the Supreme Court. Whoever it was, I hope the full story comes out quickly.

Favorite Memes

 

Myths that are not true

Vitamin C will fight off the common cold

Vitamin C is important for healthy immune function but there is no evidence to show that it can actually prevent or treat colds.

If you swallow your gum, it will take seven years to digest

Gum passes through the digestive tract just like anything else. While there are no nutrients to be absorbed, it will definitely not get stuck anywhere along the way.

You need less sleep as you get older

Developing children do need more sleep than adults, however, after reaching adulthood, the amount of sleep people need does not continue to decrease as they age.

State Trivia

Alabama: there's a store that sells unclaimed baggage

It's hard to pick just one fact for Alabama (for example, did you know Mardi Gras actually originated in Mobile, or that Sweet Home, Alabama is a real place), however, the Unclaimed Baggage Center (UBC) in Scottboro is just too unique not to mention. It's the nation's only retailer of lost luggage. After a 90-day search, the lost bags legally belong to the airline – this is when UBC swoops in and buys them to then sell in their 40,000-square-foot (3,716sqm) warehouse. Some of the weirdest items ever found by UBC include a camera from the Space Shuttle, an Egyptian burial mask and a live rattlesnake.

Alaska: vegetables grow extra-large here

Multiple Guinness World Record-setting vegetables have all been grown in Alaska, from a 138-pound (62.6kg) cabbage and a 65-pound (29.5kg) cantaloupe to a 35-pound (15.9kg) broccoli and an enormous 2,051-pound (930kg) pumpkin (pictured at the Alaska State Fair). So how come veg grow so large here? The answer is quite simple, and it lies in its northerly location. Thanks to its position on the planet, the Alaskan summers get as much as 20 hours of sunlight a day, giving the plants the fuel they need to grow.

Historical Events

Ø    May 4 is Star Wars Day. “May the Fourth be with you.”
Ø    May 4 Birthday (fictional) Alice, In Wonderland

    Ø    1626 – Dutch explorer Peter Minuit (~1594-1638), director-general of New Netherlands, bought Manhattan Island for 60 guilders (about $$1,143 in 2020 dollars) worth of cloth and buttons.
Ø    1776 – Rhode Island was the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III.
Ø    1886 – A labor protest in Haymarket Square in Chicago, Illinois resulted in 100 wounded and 8 police officers killed.
Ø    1927 – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was incorporated.
Ø    1953 – Ernest Hemingway won the Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea.
Ø    1959 – The 1st Annual Grammy Awards were held.
Ø    1970 – Jeffrey Glenn Miller, Allison B. Krause, William Knox Schroeder, and Sandra Lee Scheuer were killed by National Guard troops at Ohio’s Kent State campus.
Ø    1972 – The Don’t Make A Wave Committee, an environmental organization founded in Canada in 1971, officially changes its name to the Greenpeace Foundation.
Ø    1989 – The space probe Magellan was carried in the cargo bay Space Shuttle Atlantis and released to travel around the planet, Venus.

Birthdays Today

72 – Mick Mars, GUITARIST [Motley Crue]

@63 – Audrey Hepburn, Belgian-British actress and humanitarian (d. 1993; cancer)

63 – Randy Travis, American singer-songwriter

52 – Will Arnett, Canadian comedic actor

50 – Mike Dirnt, BASSIST [Green Day]

44 – Erin Andrews, American sportscaster, journalist

@16 – Greyfriars Bobby, faithful dog (d. 1872)