June 4

 

 

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 23 Day: 155 \ Ave. Sky Cover: 60% \ Visibility: 10 miles Flagstaff Today 79° \43° 
Wind: 7mph \ Gusts: 13mph
Extreme Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire: 10mi \ Nearest Lightning: 311mi
June Averages for Flagstaff: 80° \ 43° (1 day of moisture)
 

Today’s Quote

Monthly Observations

Migraine Awareness Month

National Accordion Awareness Month

National Aphasia Awareness Month

National Bathroom Reading Month Link

National Camping Month Link

National Candy Month Link

National Caribbean-American Heritage Month

National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month Link

National DJ Month Link

National Foster A Pet Month

National Fruit and Veggies Month (Also September)

National GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender) Pride Month

National GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender) Book Month

National Home Ownership Month  Link

National Ice Tea Month

National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month

National Oceans Month Link

Weekly Observations

Thru 6/5   National Seat Belt Reinforcement Week Link National African Violet Week

Thru 9/5 National Marina Days (From Memorial Day to Labor Day)  Link

2-5 Great American Brass Band Week  Link

4-11  International Clothesline Week

4-12  National Lemonade Days Link

Daily Observations

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Lots of high clouds…hoping for moisture.

I’m ready for a quiet weekend at home.

Add Turkey to the list of countries requesting its name return to ancient times. It will now be known as Türkiye or Republic of Türkiye, pronounced [tur-key-YAH]. Good for them. Many colonizers have been unable to pronounce the original name of the place they conquer. They simply come up with a pronounceable word in their language. So sad.

Favorite Memes

Everyday Phrases with a Dark Meaning

Wash one’s hands

To "wash one's hands" is to discard any kind of responsibility in a given situation. What, exactly, is the context for this?

This is literally what Pontius Pilate did, when he condemned Jesus Christ to die on the cross.

Riddle of the Day

I have keys, but no locks and space, and no rooms. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I?

 

This one tricks you by having you think about space that can be entered. Then it gets you to merge that with a space without rooms where you can’t leave. You might even be hung up on those keys. That’s where you should linger. Think about that word. What are some other meanings of “keys”—especially those that don’t require locks?

Answer: A keyboard

Historical Events

  Ë  1783 – The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrated their montgolfière (hot air balloon).
Ë 1784 – Elisabeth Thible was the first woman to fly in an untethered hot air balloon, flying for about 45 minutes.
Ë 1812 – Following Louisiana’s admittance as a US state, the Louisiana Territory was renamed the Missouri Territory.
Ë 1876 – The Transcontinental Express arrived in San Francisco, California, in only 83 hours and 39 minutes after leaving New York City.
Ë 1896 – Henry Ford completed the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile.
Ë 1912 – Massachusetts became the first state of the United States to call for a minimum wage, although it was non-specific, and for children under 18 and women.
Ë 1919 – The US Congress approved the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guaranteed voting for women, and sent it to the individual states for ratification.
Ë 1937 – The first shopping carts were introduced at the Humpty Dumpty Supermarket in Oklahoma City, created by the store’s owner, Sylvan Goldman.
Ë 1939 – The MS St. Louis, a ship carrying 963 Jewish refugees, was denied permission to land in the United States.
Ë 1942 – The Battle of Midway took place June 4-7.
Ë 1957 – The first U.S. commercial long-distance coal slurry pipeline, 108 miles long, began delivery from a coal mine, from the Georgetown Preparation Plant of the Hanna Coal Company in Cadiz, Ohio, to the Cleveland Illuminating Company power station, in Eastlake, Ohio.
Ë 1986 – Jonathan Pollard pled guilty to espionage for selling top-secrets United States military intelligence to Israel.
Ë 1989 – The ‘Tank Man’ halted the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.

Birthdays Today

94 – Ruth Westheimer, German-American therapist and author
86 – Bruce Dern, American character actor
78 – Michelle Phillips, American singer-songwriter and actress
51 – Noah Wyle, American actor
47 – Angelina Jolie, Actor
47 – Russell Brand, English comedian, actor
44 – Robin Lord Taylor, American actor
35 – Mollie King, English singer-songwriter and model