Jun 11

 

 

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 24 Day: 162 \ Ave. Sky Cover: 60% \ Visibility: 10 miles Flagstaff Today 88° \51° 
Wind: 5mph \ Gusts: 11mph
Extreme Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire: q10mi \ Nearest Lightning: 85mi
June Averages for Flagstaff: 80° \ 43° (1 day of moisture)
 

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

Thru Sep.5 National Marina Days (From Memorial Day to Labor Day)  Link

4-11  International Clothesline Week

4-12  National Lemonade Days Link

5-11    Bedbug Awareness Week Link Black Single Parents Week   End Mountain Top Removal Week Link    Flag Football Week Link  National Business Etiquette Week    National Headache Awareness Week Link   Pet Appreciation Week Pet Appreciation Week  Link Link

11-19   US Police and Fire Championships Link

Daily Observations

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Expecting some rain that may end our heat wave. Can’t happen too soon for me.

Looking forward to a quiet weekend with some moisture falling from the sky. It never hurts to dream. It smells like rain, There is lightning and thunder. Just no moisture...yet.

I did watch the Jan 6^th Hearings last night. It sure brought back memories of how close we came to losing our democracy. I had hoped this would unite the country. Listening to some Fox News, that ain’t gonna happen until they win. Sad.

In addition, I don’t see much hope for Dems in November unless they stop the crazy gas prices and the horrific inflation rate. The LA conference of bringing this hemisphere together isn’t getting a good look either. We need all the governments at the table to find solutions. It is not looking good for the Dems on either the Homefront or the international front. Sad.Favorite Memes

Everyday Phrases with a Dark Meaning

To wreak havoc

We tend to associate this phrase with things getting out of control and the destruction that may come with it.

The origins of the phrase actually mean the same, but it was used on the battlefield to give soldiers permission to do whatever they wanted, including committing slaughter. The practice was outlawed in England in the 1300s.

Riddle of the Day

 What is able to go up a chimney down but unable to go down a chimney up?

 

Try to think out of the box for this one. It may not be something you would normally find in your chimney.

                                                                                               Answer: An umbrella.  

Historical Events

Ë 1742 – Benjamin Franklin invented the Franklin stove. He chose not to patent it.
Ë 1837 – The Broad Street Riot occurred in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between Yankees and the Irish.
Ë 1895 – Paris-Bordeaux-Paris, the “first motor race”, took place.
Ë 1934 – Mandrake the Magician, Comic Strip debuted
Ë 1935 – The London International Surrealist Exhibition opened.
Ë 1963 – Alabama Governor George Wallace (D) stood at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending the school.
Ë 1979 – Actor John Wayne died afrer a decade-long fight with cancer.
Ë 2002 – Antonio Meucci was acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress. His 1871 patent was not as detailed as Alexander Graham Bell’s 1876 patent.
Ë 2018 – 3 World Trade Center officially opened.

Birthdays Today

@92 – Jeannette Rankin, American social worker, politician (d. 1973)
@87 – Jacques Cousteau, French biologist, author, inventor, co-developed the aqua-lung (d. 1997)
@83 – Gene Wilder, American comedic actor (died in 2016)
66 – Joe Montana, American football player
63 – Hugh Laurie, English actor
62 – Mehmet Oz, TV Dr, political candidate
@57 – Vince Lombardi, American football player, coach, and manager (d. 1970; cancer)
53 – Peter Dinklage, American actor
36 – Shia LaBeouf, American actor