Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 29 Day 191 \ Ave. Sky Cover 60% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 85° \58°
Wind 3mph \ Gusts 7mph Air Quality Fair
Extreme Risk of fire
\ Nearest active fire 9mi \ Nearest Lightning 95mi
Jul Averages for Flagstaff: 82° \ 51° (8 days of moisture)
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Daily Observations
Clerihew Day
Don’t Step on a Bee Day
Global Energy Independence Day
Kitten Day
National Kitten Day
National Piña Colada Day
Nikola Tesla Day
Oils & Concentrates Day
Piña Colada Day
Pick Blueberries Day
Teddy Bears' Picnic Day
U.S. Energy Independence Day
My Sometimes-Long-Winded
Thoughts
Another hot
day. It looks like some monsoon later today. Sure hope so to cool us off and
help the forest.
I had a very
successful and quick phlebotomy yesterday afternoon. My doctor had said to
think about having a port put in, so I don’t have to do all the steps for a phlebotomy.
I talked to the nurse that does the phlebotomy and the nurse that puts in the
needle. Both gave me the pros and cons. I
still have veins that give good blood, they are just ‘deep’. I’ve decided to
hold off on the port until it becomes more necessary. All good.
It is always
difficult to form an opinion until one has the basic trueful facts of the situation.
It turns out that none of us has those facts when discussing background checks
to buy a gun. The idea sounds great until you read the FBI record of background
checks. The law gives the FBI 3 days to conduct a background check. If the FBI
does not notify the seller within those 3 days, the sale can continue. In the
2021 calendar year, the FBI did not meet that deadline on 1100+ purchases that
should have been denied. Therefore, it is up to the FBI to track down the
purchaser and take the gun away. In addition, the FBI has only 88 days to fully
complete a background check. Many times, numerous agencies are involved and
many of those agencies do not respond in that timeframe. If the background check
reaches the 89th day and is not complete, the entire data collected must
be deleted from the FBI database. In the last year, 700,000 checks were not
completed and had to be deleted. Wake up Congress, this is not what you hoped
for, and it is your job to fix it…NOW!
Favorite Memes
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Popular International
Destinations
15. New
Delhi, India
New Delhi is
all at once chaotic and calm, a complicated city where cows often wander the
shanty-lined streets. The 17th century Red Fort is a mass of domes and turrets,
while Chandni Chowk is an exercise in friendly haggling.
14. Corsica,
France
Corsica is a
laid-back French island, with a breezy vibe that’s part European weekend and
part tropical honeymoon. The port city of Bastia flings its arms wide open to
weary travelers disembarking from a long ferry trip
13.
Tenerife, Canary Islands
Tribal
Terenife still shows influence from the aboriginal Gaunches people. Visitors
clamber to conquer Mount Teide (Spain’s tallest peak) and to stretch out on the
sands of Los Gigantes. Squawk hello to the playful parrots of Loro Park
Trivia
Avocados
Summer is
avocado season. Avocados are incredibly popular around the world as a food all
by itself, but also as an ingredient. In fact, Brazilians like to add avocados
to not only sandwiches and salads, but also to ice cream, while Indonesians
love to eat avocados with chocolate syrup.
In 1989,
U.S. avocado consumption was around 1.1 pounds per person each year. Now
Americans devour over seven pounds per person each year.
Contrary to
common belief, avocados are berries, not vegetables.
Historical Events
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1890 –The
44th US state, Wyoming, joined the union.
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1892 – The
first concrete-paved street was built, on Court Avenue, around the Logan County
Court House, in Bellefontaine, Ohio.
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1913 – Death
Valley, California, hits 134 °F (57 °C), the highest temperature recorded in
the United States.
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1921 –
(Sunday) Bloody Sunday: Sixteen people were killed; 161 houses destroyed during
rioting and gun battles in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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1925 – In
Dayton, Tennessee, the Monkey Trial began with John T. Scopes, a high school
science teacher accused of teaching the theory of evolution in violation of the
Butler Act. The law was repealed on May 17, 1967.
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1938 –
Howard Hughes set a record by completing a 91-hour airplane flight around the
world.
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1962 – The
patent (#3,043,625) was issued to Nils Bohlen, for the 3-point car seat-belt.
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1962 –
Telstar was launched
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1991 – Boris
Yeltsin took office as the first elected President of Russia.
Birthdays Today
@95 – Jake LaMotta,
American boxer, actor (died in 2017)
@93 – Ima Hogg,
American society leader, philanthropist, patron of the arts (d.1975)
@93 – David Dinkins,
American politician, 106th Mayor of NYC (d. 2020)
@86 – Nikola Tesla,
Serbian-American physicist, engineer (d.1943)
@82 – David
Brinkley, American journalist (d.2003)
@88 – Eunice Kennedy
Shriver, co-founded the Special Olympics (d. 2009)
@80 – Jean Kerr,
American author, playwright (d. 2003)
@74 – Adolphus
Busch, German brewer, co-founded Anheuser-Busch (d. 1913; dropsy)
@71 – Ron Glass,
American actor (d. 2016; respiratory failure)
75
– Arlo Guthrie, American singer-songwriter
@66 – Fred Gwynne,
American actor (d. 1993; cancer)
50
– Sofía Vergara, Colombian-American actress,model
@49 – Arthur Ashe,
American tennis player, journalist (d, 1993; AIDS)
42
– James Rolfe, American actor, director, producer
42
– Jessica Simpson, American singer-songwriter, actress
