7 Aug

 
Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 33 Day 219 \ Ave. Sky Cover 5% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 84° \54° 
Wind 4mph \ Gusts 4mph  Air Quality Fair
Low Moderate High Extreme Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 29mi \ Nearest Lightning 133mi
Aug Averages for Flagstaff: 79° \ 50° (9days of moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

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

1-7  Happiness Happens Week Link International Clown Week Link National Bargain Hunting Week   National Cleanse Your Skin Week  Link National Minority Donor Awareness Week Single Working Women's Week  Link (Always has 8/4 in it which is Single Working Women's Day. So, sometimes begins last week of July.) Simplify Your Life Week World Breastfeeding Week Link National Exercise With Your Child Week

4-7  Rock for Life Week: Link

5-7  Tall Timber Days

5-14  Sturgis Rally Link Twins Day  Link

7-13 Assistance Dog Week  Link Link Knights of Columbus Family Week  National Button Week Link   National Farmers' Market Week  Link  National Health Center Week Link   International Psychic Week  Link  Stop on Red Week Link

Daily Observations

American Family Day  Link  
Banana Lovers Day
Friendship Day Link    
Lighthouse Day  Link
Just Because Day
National Doll Day Link  
National Kids' Day (First Sunday) Link
National Psychic Day  Link  Link  
Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day
Pots du Creme Day
Professional Speakers Day
Purple Heart Day
Sister's Day 
The Duchess Who Wasn’t Day [Margaret Hungerford, writer]
U.S. Postal Inspection Service Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Another nice summer day.

Alex Jones had another $45+million added to his fine. Not surprised he is appealing this.

I had a nice walk through the neighborhood before it warmed up too much and while my linens were in the washer.

Biden tested negative this morning. All good.

Dick Cheney called Trump a coward in a political ad for Liz.

As if things weren’t bad enough, now Europe’s largest nuclear plant in Ukraine is in danger as Russians are bombing very nearby.

Favorite Memes

One Hit Wonders

  The Knickerbockers: 'Lies'

This 1965 song’s upbeat sound and simple lyrics may have been the reason it became a hit. “Lies” was also popular with other artists as evidenced by the many who went on to record their own versions. Nancy Sinatra, Styx, and Linda Ronstadt all added their personal touch to the song that made the Knickerbockers famous, even if only for a fleeting moment.

Historical Events

  410 – The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ended after three days.
1776 – In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeated Americans under General George Washington in The Revolutionary War’s Battle of Long Island..
1859 – Petroleum was discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world’s first commercially successful oil well.
1955 – The first copy of the Guinness Book of Records was issued.
1967 – Beatles manager Brian Epstein died of an accidental Carbitral overdose.
2003 – The first 6-party talks, involving South and North Korea, the United States, China, Japan, and Russia, convened to find a resolution to the security concerns as a result of the North Korean nuclear weapons program.
2003 – Mars made its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing just 34,646,418 miles away.

Birthdays Today

79 – Tuesday Weld, American actress
@78 – Martha Raye, American actress, and comedian (d. 1994; pneumonia)
76 – Barbara Bach, American actress
@64 – Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th President of the United States (d. 1973; heart attack)
47 – Charlize Theron, American actor
43 – Aaron Paul, American actor
@32 – Charles Rolls, English engineer, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (d. 1910; air crash)