Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 23 Day: 154 \ Ave. Sky Cover: 5% \ Visibility: 10 miles Flagstaff
Today 81° \39°
Wind: 7mph \ Gusts: 17mph
Extreme Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire: 10mi \ Nearest
Lightning: 510mi
June Averages for Flagstaff: 80° \ 43° (1 day of moisture)
Today’s Quote
Monthly
Observations
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Pride
Month Link
Georgia Blueberry Month
Give A Bunch of Balloons Month Link
Great Outdoors Month
Hydranencephaly Awareness Month Link
International Childhood Cancer Awareness
Month
International Men's Month
International Surf Music Month Link
Dairy Month Link
June is Lane Courtesy Month Link
June is Perennial Gardening Month
June is Turkey Lovers Month Link
Mens Health Education and Awareness Month
Weekly
Observations
Thru 6/5
|
Thru 6/3
|
Thru 9/5
|
2-5
|
Daily Observations
My
Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
Another nice
day…
I don’t get
it…I’ve been retired for like forever, yet, when there is a 3-day holiday
weekend, my internal calendar doesn’t work. I knew yesterday was Wed., but my
mind kept saying it was Thurs. Thankfully, my mind is working today…it IS Thursday.
I headed to
Sam’s for my weekly fix. Also filled up with gas…@$4.58/ gallon...a tad more
than the $0.61 cents it would have cost in 1970.
President Biden
has cancelled some $5.8 billion in student loans for students who owed money to
the Corinthian College. They were closed after the government proved they lied
about graduation and job placement rates. Good for him. It may cost us a little
bit more in taxes, but it was the right thing to do.
Favorite Memes
 |
 |
 |
 |
Everyday Phrases
with a Dark Meaning
Diehard
The term
"diehard" dates to the 1700s. But it wasn't quite used to describe a
huge fan of something. Instead, it was attributed to those who struggled the
longest when hanged!
A few years
later, the term became popular after its use in 1811’s Battle of Albuera, when
British officer William Inglis supposedly told his men: "Stand your ground
and die hard … make the enemy pay dear for each of us!"
Riddle of the Day
v What
English word has three consecutive double letters?
This one is pretty impossible but use the
facts you know about English to get on track. First, think of words with double
vowels. And you must know this is probably going to be a compound word. The
first and last letters of those combined words will form one set of double letters.
Now, just wrack your brain!
§ Answer: Bookkeeper
Historical Events
Ë 1621
– The Dutch West India Company receives a charter for New Netherland (now the
eastern US) and the Caribbean.
Ë 1888 – The poem Casey at the Bat by
Ernest Lawrence Thayer, was published in the San Francisco Examiner.
Ë 1889 – The first long-distance electric
power transmission line in the United States was completed, 14 miles between a
generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.
Ë 1937 – The Duke of Windsor married Wallis
Simpson.
Ë 1940 – The Battle of Dunkirk ended with a
German victory and with Allied forces in full retreat.
Ë 1948 – The 200-inch reflecting Hale
Telescope at the Palomar Mountain Observatory in California was dedicated.
Ë 1956 – Santa Cruz, CA authorities
announced a total ban on rock and roll at public gatherings, calling the music
“Detrimental to both the health and morals of our youth and community.”
Ë 1968 – Valerie Solanas attempted to
assassinate Andy Warhol by shooting him three times.
Ë 1989 – The government of China sent troops
to force protesters out of Tiananmen Square after almost 2 months of
occupation.
Ë 1992 – Presidential candidate Bill
Clinton appeared on the Arsenio Hall Show and played the saxophone.
Ë 1996 – Zenith introduced the first
HDTV-compatible front projection TV in the U.S.
Ë 1989 – The government of China sent
troops to force protesters out of Tiananmen Square after seven weeks of
occupation.
Ë 2010 – Long suspected of his involvement
in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway, Joran van der Sloot was arrested
for the murder of Stephany Flores in Lima, Peru.
Birthdays Today
