Apr 12

 

Week 16 Day: 102  Ave. sky cover: 5% \ Visibility: 10 miles Flagstaff Today 63° \31°  Wind: 578mph \ Gusts: 35mph
High risk of fire \ Nearest active fire: 254mi \ nearest Lightning: 971mi
Apr Averages for Flagstaff: 59° \ 28°  (3 days of moisture)

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Monthly Observations

Defeat Diabetes Month
Distracted Driving Awareness Month 
Emotional Overeating Awareness Month
Fair Housing Month 

Fair Housing Month

Financial Literacy Month

Fresh Florida Tomatoes Month

Genocide and Human Rights Awareness Month 

 

Weekly Observations

Passiontide: 3-17 

Ramadan: 3- 5/1

Mule Days: 6-12
Money Smart Week: 9-16 Link World Irish Dancing Week: 10-17

10-16

Holy Week

Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week Link 
National Dog Bite Prevention Week Link  
National Public Safety Telecommunicators (911 Operators) Week
Pan American Week

National Student Employment Week:  Link

 

Daily Observations

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

A very windy day. Glad there is no sand to be blowing.

The cable guy came so I could watch CNN. I haven’t had that channel since two weeks before I left. It was not my box issue, but the signal is not getting to my house. No idea when it will be fixed.

Our first night of cruising took us to the island of Raiatea. Ed and I did an ‘off-road’ excursion on the island. It was beautiful. We were on paved roads all the time, but it was a great experience. I’m working on a presentation and will make it available when it is completed.

All the islands were green, green, green and the ocean was always a variety of blues. Some of the ocean was a deep blue but around the shores it was various shades of turquoise. Every time we got off the boat, we were greeted by a local with a fresh flower. At the smaller islands there were no credit cards and cash only and only some took US dollars. We always had great guides, although some had limited English. They were all friendly and wanted us to love the island as much as they did. COVIOD really left many in dire straits…especially those with working in the tourist industry. The Filipino guy that had us waiting to get on the ship had been trapped on an island for 3 months as no visas were being given. Tough times. Most of the guides were basically unemployed for almost 2 years. 

Favorite Memes

 

 

 

 


 

A bit of Humor

What did the customer say to the barber?

“I mustache you a question, but I’ll shave it for later!”

Trivia

·        The Whirling Dervishes (Mevlevi) are a Sufi order in Konya (modern day Turkey). They are famous for the unique whirling dances, which symbolize the rotation of the universe in the presence of God.

·        "The Dancing Plagues," or dancing manias, occurred sporadically throughout Western Europe from the 14th to the 17th centuries. For reasons unknown, people, sometimes hundreds at a time, danced until they collapsed from exhaustion or died.

·        Michael Flately of Riverdance holds the record for the world's highest-paid dancer, earning $1.8 million a week at his prime. His legs were insured for $44.7 million.

Historical Events

Ø   1606 – The Union Jack (the Union Flag) was adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships.

Ø   1633 – Galileo was convicted of heresy, for announcing that the Earth revolved around the Sun.

Ø   1934 – The strongest surface wind gust ever recorded on Earth, at 231 mph, was measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire.

Ø   1955 – The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, was declared safe and effective.

Ø   1961 – Aboard the spacecraft Vostok 1, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human being to travel into space.

Ø   1992 – The Euro Disney Resort officially opened with its theme park Euro Disneyland. It was later renamed Disneyland Paris.

Birthdays Today

@104– Beverly Cleary, author

76 – Ed O’Neill, American comedic actor

@75 – Henry Clay, 9th United States Secretary of State (d. 1852)

75 – David Letterman, American talk show host

@67 – David Cassidy, American singer-songwriter (d. 2017; liver failure)

@66 – Tom Clancy, American author (d. 2013; heart failure)

67 – Andy Garcia, Cuban-American actor

65 – Vince Gill, American singer-songwriter

@64 – Tiny Tim, American singer and ukulele player (d.1996; heart attack)

51 – Shannon Doherty, American actress

51 – Nicholas Brendon, American actor

43 – Claire Danes, American actress

43 – Jennifer Morrison, American actress

 

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I retired in '06--at the ripe old age of 57. I enjoy blogging, photography, traveling, and living life to it's fullest.