Jun 7

 

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 24 Day: 1589 \ Ave. Sky Cover: a% \ Visibility: 10 miles Flagstaff Today 83° \47° 
Wind: 5mph \ Gusts: 14mph
Extreme Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire: 10mi \ Nearest Lightning: 251mi
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

Daily Observations

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Getting very warm for 7000’. I will survive.

I had a quick eye checkup this morning. All good.

The palace released a very cute video of Paddington Bear and Queen Elizabeth having tea to celebrate her reign.

Wildfire is always a concern at this time of year here in the National Forest. Yesterday could have been devastating: a vehicle fire  on I-17, 25 miles south of Flag was held at 5 acres; an RV fire 25 miles N of Flagstaff on US89, stopped by fire crews before it made it to the forest; a vehicle fire at the Underpass of I-17 at Munds Park did not spread either. All vehicles were destroyed.

Favorite Memes

Everyday Phrases with a Dark Meaning

God bless you

We've all heard it after someone sneezes. But why do we say it specifically after sneezing?

Its origins can be traced back to the plague. It was used to express a desire for your soul to remain in your body, because the Black Death could take it.

Riddle of the Day

v How is seven different from the rest of the numbers between one and ten?

The math nerds may start thinking about prime numbers or whether seven is divisible by this or that or if it can be cubed and all that. Avoid thinking about math altogether and think about the literal quality of the words that signify the numbers. Remember that riddles play with the differences between the literal and the conceptual, or the straightforward and the complex. For this riddle, think simple, but pivot to a paradigm separate from numbers.

 

o   Answer: Seven has two syllables and the other numbers only have one syllable.  

Historical Events

Ë 1753 – The British Museum was founded, starting the the collections of Sir Hans Sloane.
Ë 1776 – Richard Henry Lee presented the “Lee Resolution” to the Continental Congress. The motion is seconded by John Adams and will lead to the United States Declaration of Independence.
Ë 1862 – The United States and the United Kingdom agreed in the Lyons-Seward Treaty to suppress the African slave trade.
Ë 1893 – Mohandas Gandhi committed his first act of civil disobedience.
Ë 1899 – American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation began her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments
Ë 1914 – The Alliance was the first vessel to pass through the Panama Canal.
Ë 1954 – Rutgers Institute of Microbiology opened, it was the second dedicated microbiology laboratory in the world.
Ë 1955 – The $64,000 Question debuted on CBS.
Ë 1965 – The Supreme Court of the United States handed down its decision in Griswold v. Connecticut, prohibiting the states from criminalizing the use of contraception by married couples.
Ë 1977 – Five hundred million people watched the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II on television.
Ë 1982 – Priscilla Presley opened Graceland to the public.
Ë 1990 – Universal Studios Florida opened in Orlando, Florida.
Ë 2000 – The United Nations defined “The Blue Line” as the border between Israel and Lebanon.

Birthdays Today

@85 – Jessica Tandy, English-American actress (d. 1994)
@83 – Gwendolyn Brooks, African-American poet (died in 2000)
82 – Tom Jones, Welsh singer and actor
@78 – Dean Martin [Dino Paul Crocetti], American singer and actor (d. 1995; emphysema)
70 – Liam Neeson, Irish-American actor
@66 – Johnny Clegg, English- born South African singer-songwriter, anthropologist (d. 2019; cancer)
63 – Mike Pence, VP
@61 – Beau Brummell, English fashion designer (d. 1840)
@57 – Prince [Prince Rogers Nelson], singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, actor (d. 2016; fentanyl OD)
55 – Dave Navarro. Guitarist [Red Hot Chili Peppers]
@54 – Paul Gauguin, French painter, sculptor (d. 1903; heart attack/OD<?>)
47 – Bear Grylls, Reality Star [Man v Wild]
44 – Bill Hader, American comedic actor
34 – Michael Cera, Canadian actor