Jul 27

 

 

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 31 Day 208 \ Ave. Sky Cover 80% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 65° \54° 
Wind 6mph \ Gusts 9mph  Air Quality  Fair
Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 9mi \ Nearest Lightning 5mi
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

23-31  National Moth Week

23-27  National Scrabble Week Link

24-30   National Tequila Week Link RAGBRAI—Iowa Bike Race Women in Baseball Week

Daily Observations

Bagpipe Appreciation Day
Barbie-in-a-blender Day 
Love Is Kind Day
National Chicken Finger Day
National Crème Brulé Day
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day
Take Your Houseplants for a Walk Day
Walk on Stilts Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Cloudy day with rain at times, thunder and lightning very often. Flood warnings for many in the area. This is good for the forest.

There are 3000 firefighters on the Oak fire near Yosemite. It is the largest fire this year and one of California’s largest ever.

I saw this sad David and Goliath story yesterday. A small virtual reality start-up just celebrated its 10^th year in business and have a trademark for their company. They have been doing well and giving VR experiences to many conventions goes around the US. Then Mark and his crew renamed Facebook to Meta. The problem is that is the name of the 10-year-old company. Many decided not to do business with the small Meta, thinking it was part of Facebook. The lawyers tried to stop Mark, but he persisted. Now the company is near bankruptcy. They are suing but Mark’s pockets are very deep and the small company does not have a lot of money.

Favorite Memes

One Hit Wonders

Cilla Black: 'You're My World'

Priscilla Maria Veronica White, better known as Cilla Black, was a coat-check-girl-turned-singer who had a fan in then-Beatle and fellow Liverpool native John Lennon. While she only had one hit in the United States with “You’re My World,” this one-hit wonder marked her second UK song to hit #1. Black’s cover of Dionne Warwick's "Anyone Who Had A Heart” topped the UK charts. 

Historical Events

·        1694 – A Royal charter was granted to the Bank of England.
·        1789 – The first US federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, was established (later renamed the Department of State).
·        1866 – The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable was successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart’s Content, Newfoundland.
·        1886 – The Atlantic Telegraph Cable was laid between Ireland and Canada.
·        1921 – Insulin was first isolated by Dr. Frederick Banting.
·        1929 – The Geneva Convention was signed in Geneva, Switzerland. The full official name is the Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, Geneva July 27, 1929.
·        1940 – The animated short A Wild Hare was released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny. “What’s up, Doc?” was the first line the still-unnamed rabbit said to Elmer Fudd.
·        1953 – The Korean War Armistice ended the Korean War.
·        1974 The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment (for obstruction of justice) against President Richard Nixon. #watergate
·        1996 – In Atlanta, United States, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics. Security guard Richard Jewell saved many people, although there were many injuries. Jewell was also falsely accused on setting the bomb. He was exonerated and Eric Robert Rudolph was later found to have been the bomber.
·        1999 – Tony Hawk landed the first ‘900’ on a skateboard (two-and-a-half complete revolutions) at the fifth annual X Games in San Francisco, California.
·           2007 – News helicopters from Phoenix, Arizona television stations KNXV and KTVK collide over Steele Indian School Park in central Phoenix while covering a police chase. Four people were killed.

Birthdays Today

100 – Norman Lear, American screenwriter and producer
@86 – Jerry Van Dyke, American actor (d. 2018)
80 – Bobbie Gentry, American singer-songwriter
74 – Peggy Fleming, American figure skater and sportscaster
73 – Maureen McGovern, American singer
@70 – Keenan Wynn, American actor (d. 1986; cancer)
50 – Maya Rudolph, American comedic actress
47 – Alex Rodriquez, athlete
45 – Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Irish actor
38 – Taylor Schilling, American actress
32 – Nick Hogan, American race car driver, actor