Jul 4

 

 

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 28 Day 185 \ Ave. Sky Cover 10% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 81° \31° 
Wind 9mph \ Gusts 16mph  Air Quality  Fair
Extreme Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 9mi \ Nearest Lightning 61mi
Jul Averages for Flagstaff: 82° \ 51° (8 days of moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

Monthly Observations

Sandwich Generation Month
Sarcoma Awareness Month
Self Care Month  Link  
Smart Irrigation Month 
Smart Irrigation Month Link
Social Wellness Month
Tour de France Month (1-24)
Wheat Month Link
Women's Motorcycle Month
World Watercolor Month Link
Worldwide Bereaved Parents Month

Weekly Observations

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

z27 -7/4 National Prevention of Eye Injuries Awareness

1-4 Beer Pong Days  Link

1-7 National Independent Living Week National Unassisted Homebirth Week

1-24 Tour de France  Link

3-9   Be Nice To New Jersey Week National Bikini Contest Week  Link  National Farriers Week

4-10 Freedom Week National Marijuana Facts Week Nude Recreation Weekend

Daily Observations
Boom Box Parade Day
Earth at Aphelion
Fourth of July or Independence Day
Independence From Meat Day
Indivisible Day 
Lou Gehrig Day
National BBQ  Ribs Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

A nice warm day. Doesn’t look like any monsoon today. All good!

Gas prices remain high. I needed a full tank and it cost $80 and that was at Sam’s, the cheapest place in town.

A mass shooting at a mall in Denmark. This whole world is going crazy.

Have a great 4^th.

Favorite Memes

Earth’s Secrets

You Can See Earth Shrinking From Space

"Groundwater pumping can cause significant land surface subsidence—enough so that it can be 'seen' from space," Sheets says. Researchers use satellites and GPS stations to track how far the Earth has sunk.

Trivia Holiday edition

George Washington had his own Brewhouse on the grounds of Mount Vernon. A clergyman who knew Washington during the presidency recorded that he habitually "had a silver pint cup or mug of beer, placed by his plate, which he drank while dining." Many years later, Martha Washington's grandson noted that Washington generally "drank a home-made beverage" at dinner, which was probably a reference to beer brewed on the estate.

On May 4, 1964, the United States Congress recognized bourbon whiskey as a "distinctive product of the United States" by concurrent resolution. Many people have attempted to have that overturned in favor of beer instead throughout the years.

According to a WalletHub 4th of July survey last year, Americans spent an estimated $1.6 billion on beer alone, out of the total $6.9 billion spent on food.

The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock because of beer. They had planned to sail further south to a warm climate, but had run out of beer on the journey.

The United States Marine Corps opened their first recruiting station in a bar, a tradition unseen in the 21st century.

The music for "The Star Spangled Banner" was derived from a British drinking song called "To Anacreon In Heaven". 

Historical Events

·     1054 Brightest known supernova SN 1054 (creates the Crab Nebula) 1st reported by Chinese astronomers
·     1636 City of Providence, Rhode Island form
·     1634 The city of Trois-Rivières is founded in New France, later to become the Canadian province of Quebec
·     1776 According to popular legend the Liberty Bell rings for the Second Continental Congress
·     1776 US Congress proclaims the Declaration of Independence and independence from Great Britain
·     1827 Slavery abolished in New York
·     1845 Henry David Thoreau moves into his shack on Walden Pond
·     1855 In Brooklyn, New York, the first edition of Walt Whitman's book of poems, "Leaves of Grass" is published
·     1862 Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) creates Alice in Wonderland for Alice Liddell on a family boat trip on the river Isis (Thames) in Oxford
·     1863 Boise, Idaho, founded (now capital of Idaho)
·     1866 Firecracker thrown in wood starts fire destroying half of Portland, Maine, US
·     1876 Batholdi visits Bedloe Island, future home of his Statue of Liberty
·     1881 Booker T. Washington establishes Tuskegee Institute (Alabama)
·     1883 Buffalo Bill Cody presents 1st wild west show, North Platte, Nebraska
·     1884 Statue of Liberty presented to US in Paris
·     1906 Great Britain, France, and Italy declare independence of Ethiopia (Abyssinia), but all lay claim to their own 'spheres of influence' in that land
·     1941 Howard Florey and Norman Heatley meet for 1st time, 11 days later they successfully recreate penicillin
·     1944 1st Japanese kamikaze attack, US fleet near Iwo Jima
·     1950 The first broadcast by Radio Free Europe.
·     1966 LBJ signs Freedom of Information Act
·     2009 The Statue of Liberty's crown reopens to the public after 8 years, due to security reasons following the World Trade Center attacks

Birthdays Today

@99 Mitch Miller, American oboist (Sing Along with Mitch), (d. 2010)
@87 Rube Goldberg, American cartoonist (Pulitzer Prize 1948), (d. 1970)
@83 Ann Landers [Eppie Lederer], American advice columnist "Ask Ann Landers," twin sister of fellow advice columnist "Dear Abby" (Abigail Van Buren [d. 2013 @94]), (d. 2002)
@62 Stephen Mather, American industrialist, conservationist (organized US National Park Service), (d. 1930)
@60 Calvin Coolidge [Silent Cal], 30th US President (d. 1933; heart attack)
@59 Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author (House of 7 Gables, The Scarlet Letter), born in Salem, Massachusetts (d. 1864)
@46 Koko, sign-language gorilla, born in San Francisco Zoo (d. 2018)
23 Malia Obama, American daughter of Barack and Michelle Obama