Jul 12

 

 

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)

 

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

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

1-24 Tour de France  Link

7-14 Running of The Bulls (Spain)

7-17  Tug-of-War Days

10-16   Family Golf Week Link National Vodka Week Link    National Theraputic Recreation Week Link   National Cancer Survivor Sibling Week  Link   Operation Safe Driver Week  Link

10-17  Sports Cliché Week Link

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

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

·           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
·           1920 – The Panama Canal was formally dedicated, although it had the first ship passed through several years earlier.
·           1930 – Bobby Jones won the first “Grand Slam of Golf” – US Open, British Open, British Amateur, US Amateur.
·           1962 – The Rolling Stones performed together live for the first time, at London’s Marquee Club.
·           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