22 Sep

 

 

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 39 Day 265 \ Ave. Sky Cover 90% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 65° \52° 
Wind 3mph \ Gusts 6mph  Air Quality Fair
Very Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 257mi \ Nearest Lightning 48mi
Sep Averages for Flagstaff: 74° \ 42° (5days of moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

16-25 National Ballroom Dance Week  Link

17-23 Constitution Week Farm Animal Awareness Week

18-24 Balance Awareness Week Link    Build A Better Image Week  Child Passenger Safety Week Link   Deaf Dog Awareness Week Link   International Clean Hands Week International Go-Kart Week  International Interpreters and Translators Week  International Women's E-Commerce Days Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week   Link National Dog Week Link   Link  Link National Employ Older Workers Week Link  National Farm & Ranch Safety and Health Week National Historically Black Colleges & Universities Week National Indoor Plant Week  National Rehabilitation Awareness Week  National Security Officer Appreciation Week  National Singles Week   Prostate Cancer Awareness Week   Tolkien Week  World Reflexology Week

19-25  International Week of the Deaf Link  National Go-Kart Week  Link National Love Your Files Week   Link   Pollution Prevention Week  Link

19-30 International Women's Commerce Days

Daily Observations

American Business Women's Day
Autumn (Autumnnal Equinox)  9:03 pm EDT
Business Women’s Day
Car Free Day Link
Centenarian’s Day
Chainmail Day 
Dear Diary Day
Elephant Appreciation Day
Hobbit Day
Ice Cream Cone Day
International Day of Radiant Peace
Mabon (On Autumn Equinox); Welsh tradition
National Centenarian's Day
National Girls' Night In Link
National Leg Wear Day Link
National On-line Recovery Day Link
National Walk n' Roll Dog Day
National White Chocolate Day  Link
Remember Me Thursday
Remote Employee Appreciation Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Woke up to a day of drizzle. Quite a surprise for our high desert mountain town. A nice surprise for sure. Getting ready for autumn.

NY Attorney General filed fraud lawsuit against Trump and most of his children. I’m patiently waiting to see how this turns out.

Hurricane Fiona is moving north and bring lots of rain to many islands. It probably won’t hit the US directly, but some Canadian provinces will be in for a real mess.

Two American and 5 Brits are released by Russia. The two Americans were fighting with the Ukrainians when captured. They are part of a 10-person exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine. They were transported to Saudi Arabia.

Favorite Memes

Random trivia…

The Anthropocene Epoch

Some scientists consider the Earth to have entered a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene; an age where human activity causes more changes to the Earth's ecosystems than natural forces.

So how are humans permanently changing the planet?

China's ridiculously fast industrialization and population growth required massive amounts of water. As a result, 28,000 of the country's 50,000 rivers have dried up over the last 30 years.

There is a bubble of debris in Earth's orbit. The U.S. Space Surveillance Network and other organizations track roughly 750,000 pieces of "space junk" as they orbit the Earth, some moving as fast as 17,000 miles-per-hour.   

Myth Buster

Spanish flu came from Spain

Spain was simply the first country to speak publicly about this disease, thus inspiring the name. In fact, this flu seems to have first appeared in Kansas, around 1918, where it may have spread through a camp housing thousands of young soldiers preparing to fight in Europe. The rapid-spreading virus then killed 50 to 100 million people worldwide, including young adults aged 25 to 29.

Historical Events

1776 – Nathan Hale was hanged by the British as a spy for the colonies during the Revolutionary War. In fairness to the British, this war hero was spying on them.
1789 – The U.S. Post Office was established by congress.
1903 – The patent for the Ice Cream Cone Mold (#746971) was granted to Italo Marchiony.
1911 – Pitcher Cy Young beat Pittsburgh 1-0 for his final career victory – number 511.
1920 – A Chicago Grand Jury convened to investigate charges that 8 White Sox players conspired to fix the 1919 World Series. They did.
1964 – The Man from U.N.C.L.E. premiered on NBC.
1980 – Iraq invaded Iran, beginning the 8-year Iran-Iraq War.
2011 – CERN scientists announced their discovery of neutrinos breaking the speed of light. There were reasonably sure that the experiment would not cause a black hole that would suck up the entire planet. So far, so good.

Birthdays Today

66 – Debby Boone, American singer
64 – Andrea Bocelli, Italian singer
“Even in the most beautiful music, there are some silences, which are there so we can witness the importance of silence. Silence is more important than ever, as life today is full of noise. We speak a lot about environmental pollution but not enough about noise pollution.”– Andrea Bocelli

64 – Joan Jett, American singer-songwriter

“Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something. Make your own victories. Make your own mistakes.”– Joan Jett
62 – Bonnie Hunt, American actor
61 – Scott Baio, American actor
@55 – Eric Baker, English activist, co-founded Amnesty International (died in 1976)
35 – Tom Felton, English actor