Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 29 Day 193 \ Ave. Sky Cover 50% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 88° \58°
Wind 5mph \ Gusts 12mph Air Quality
High Risk of fire
\ Nearest active fire 9mi \ Nearest Lightning 73mi
Jul Averages for Flagstaff: 82° \ 51° (8 days of moisture)
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Weekly Observations
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Daily Observations
Different Colored Eyes Day
Etch A Sketch Day
National Eat Your Jell-O Day
National Pecan Pie Day
New Conversations Day
Night of Nights (Maritime Radio)
Orangemen’s Day
Paper Bag Day
Simplicity Day
My Sometimes-Long-Winded
Thoughts
A very warm
day…with hopes for Monsoon.
I’ve been getting
Verizon text messages offering upgrades to 5G. I went to the Verizon store this
morning. It was not a good experience. I had to wait 10 minutes before someone
showed up to check me in…then she said it would be a 45-minute wait with only 3
people ahead of me. I was finally called. Before starting she had to see my ID…to
be sure I was who I said I was. She wanted me to upgrade to ‘unlimited’ but
could only give me a ballpark figure of how much it would cost. She could only
give a ballpark figure for the cost of a phone. Then the kicker…Flagstaff only
has 5G on the NAU campus, but should be thinking about putting up more towers
sometime soon. I decided not to upgrade.
I just read
the Condoleezza Rice in joining the Bronco’s new ownership and that she is a DU
graduate. Nice!
I got a call
for Andy this morning. He has tested positive for Covid. He is doing OK and
Faith is still negative. He is quarantined until Saturday. They had to cancel
their camping trip with the grandson because of this. It is good he was up-to-date
on his vaccines and that he didn’t get sick on their Alaskan cruise.
Favorite Memes
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Popular International
Destinations
9. Paris,
France
Lingering
over pain au chocolat in a sidewalk café, relaxing after a day of strolling
along the Seine and marveling at icons like the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de
Triomphe… the perfect Paris experience combines leisure and liveliness
8. Istanbul,
Turkey
Over the
centuries, many cultures have added their mark to this prized piece of land.
Today, you can experience those influences firsthand by exploring Istanbul’s
mahalles (neighborhoods).
7. Cabo San
Lucas, Mexico
As a
well-known destination for both spring breakers and A-list travelers in need of
a getaway, Cabo San Lucas has definite vacation cred.
Trivia
The number
of people on earth has grown from one billion to over eight and a half billion
in the last 200 years! The global population reached 7.9 million in 2021 and is
expected to continue to grow.
1804 – 1
billion people
1927 – 2
billion people
1960 – 3
billion people
1974 – 4
billion people
1987 – 5
billion people
1999 – 6
billion people
2012 – 7
billion people
This
dramatic growth has been driven largely by increasing numbers of people
surviving to reproductive age and has been accompanied by major changes in
fertility rates, increasing urbanization, and accelerating migration. The
recent past has seen enormous changes in fertility rates and life expectancy.
In the early 1970s, women had on average 4.5 children each; by 2015, total
fertility for the world had fallen to below 2.5 children per woman. Meanwhile,
average global lifespans have risen, from 64.6 years in the early 1990s to 72.6
years in 2019. (UN)
Historical Events
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927 –
Æthelstan, King of England, secured a pledge from Constantine II of Scotland
that the latter would not ally with Viking kings, beginning the process of
unifying Great Britain. This is considered by most historians to the closest
thing that England has to a foundation date.
·
1862 – The
United States Congress authorizes the US Medal of Honor, the highest and most
prestigious personal military decoration
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1920 – The
Panama Canal was formally dedicated, although it had the first ship passed
through several years earlier.
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1930 – Bobby
Jones won the first “Grand Slam of Golf” – US Open, British Open, British
Amateur, US Amateur.
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1962 – The
Rolling Stones performed together live for the first time, at London’s Marquee
Club.
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1970 – The
US patent (#105,338) for an improved process to produce celluloid, the first
synthetic plastic, was awarded to John Wesley Hyatt, Jr.
Birthdays Today
@93 – Milton Berle,
American comedian and actor (d. 2002)
85
– Bill Cosby, American actor, comedian, felon
74
– Richard Simmons, American fitness trainer
71
– Cheryl Ladd, American actress
64
– J. D. Hayworth, American politician and radio host
@55 – Julius Caesar,
Roman politician and general (d. 44 BC)
@44 – Henry David
Thoreau, American essayist, poet, philosopher (d. 1862; TB)
44
– Topher Grace, American actor
44
– Michelle Rodriguez, American actress
32
– Rachel Brosnahan, American actress
25
– Malala Yousafzai, civil rights leader
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