June 15

 

 

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 25 Day: 166 \ Ave. Sky Cover: 10% \ Visibility: 10 miles Flagstaff Today 82° \44° 
Wind: 10mph \ Gusts: 16mph
Extreme Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire: 5mi \ Nearest Lightning: 443mi
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

11-19   US Police and Fire Championships Link

12-18  National Automotive Service Professionals Week National Flag Week National Pet Wedding Week   Link National Right of Way Professionals Week Link  National Waste & Recycling Workers Week Link  Men's Health Week: 13-19 Link

13-20 National Hermit Week

13-19 Meet A Mate Week US Open Golf Championship

14-18  Royal Ascot Link

14-20 Learning Disabilities Week

Daily Observations

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Fire continues…thankfully very little wind. So far: 2000 homes evacuated, the Pipeline fire is now 20178 acres, the Haywire fire merged with the Double fire and is now 4051 acres. There are 600+ firefighters on the line, 2 DC-10’s and 2 helicopters are dropping retardant. The jerk who started this told the court he had burned some used toilet paper and it got out of control. I’m still safe. City bus service is being curtailed because many drivers are in the evacuation area and can’t work. NAU and Twin Arrows Casino are offering a place to stay and food for evacuees. A local Mexican restaurant gave out free meals yesterday to all evacuees. I live in a very caring community.

Yellowstone Nat’l Park is closed due to heavy rain and severe road damage. So sad. The pictures I saw of the park were frightening.

The bipartisan committee to make new gun laws says they have reached agreement and will vote on it next week, after it is put in legal language. I’ll wait and see.

Favorite Memes

Local artist Shonto Begay

Everyday Phrases with a Dark Meaning

Bum-rush

We've all seen moments when crowds bum-rush the field when their teams win an important game. It essentially means a great force. Its origins? Well, it was used back in the 19th century to convey eviction or dismissal of freeloaders in saloons.

Riddle of the Day

What did the sculpture say to his girlfriend?

                                                                            Answer: I love you with all of my art. 

Historical Events

Ë 763 BC – Assyrians recorded a solar eclipse, and that detail was later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history.
Ë 1215 – The signed (sealed) Magna Carta guaranteed King John would respect feudal rights and privileges, uphold the freedom of the church within his kingdom. This was probably the same King John of Robin Hood lore.
Ë 1520 – Pope Leo X threatened to excommunicate Martin Luther in Exsurge Domine.
Ë 1648 – Margaret Jones was hanged in Boston for witchcraft, in the first such execution for the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Ë 1667 – The first human blood transfusion was administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys.
Ë 1752 – Benjamin Franklin proved that lightning is electricity (traditional date, the exact date is unknown).
Ë 1844 – Charles Goodyear received a patent (#3,633) for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber.
Ë 1846 – The Oregon Treaty established the 49th parallel as the border between the United States and Canada, from the Rocky Mountains to the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Ë 1878 – Eadweard Muybridge took a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs; the study becomes the basis of motion pictures. The purpose of the shoot was to determine whether a galloping horse ever lifts all four feet completely off the ground during the gait since the human eye could not break down the action. It is considered by many to be the first ‘motion picture.’
Ë 1916 – President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter.
Ë 1919 – The first US patent (#228,904) for a safety razor was issued to (brothers) Frederick and Otto Kampfe of New York.
Ë 1936 – Arkansas is admitted as the 25th US state.
Ë 1934 – The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was founded.
Ë 1985 – Rembrandt’s painting Danaë was attacked by Bronius Maigys (later judged insane) who threw sulfuric acid on the canvas and cut it twice with a knife.
Ë 1992 – The Supreme Court ruled in United States v. Álvarez-Machaín that it is permissible for the United States to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the United States for trial, without approval from those other countries.
Ë 1994 – Israel and Vatican City established full diplomatic relations.
Ë 2012 – Nik Wallenda became the first person to successfully tightrope walk over Niagara Falls.

Birthdays Today

@78 – Alfred ‘Lash’ LaRue, American cowboy actor (d. 1996; emphysema)
68 – Xi Jinping, Chinese leader
@64 – Waylon Jennings, singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002; complications of diabetes)
59 – Helen Hunt, American actress
58 – Courtney Cox, American actress
53 – Ice Cube, American rapper and actor
@52 – Harry Nilsson, American singer-songwriter (d. 1994; heart attack)
52 – Leah Remini, American actress and producer
49 – Neil Patrick Harris, American actor and singer