Jul 11

 

 

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 29 Day 192 \ Ave. Sky Cover 60% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 81° \57° 
Wind 6mph \ Gusts 10mph  Air Quality
High Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 9mi \ Nearest Lightning 200mi
Jul Averages for Flagstaff: 82° \ 51° (8 days of moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

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

1-24 Tour de France  Link

7-14 Running of The Bulls (Spain)

7-17  Tug-of-War Days

10-16   Family Golf Week: Link National Vodka Week Link    National Therapeutic Recreation Week Link   National Cancer Survivor Sibling Week  Link   Operation Safe Driver Week  Link

10-17  Sports Cliché Week: Link

Daily Observations

All American Pet Photo Day
Bowdler’s Day
Cheer Up The Lonely Day
Day of The Five Billion
Free Slurpee Day
International Essential Oils Day
International Town Criers Day
Make Your Own Sundae Day
National Blueberry Muffin Day
National Cheer up the Lonely Day
National Mojito Day
National Rainier Cherries Day
National Swimming Pool Day
World Population Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Aw very warm day. I understand that 85° is not warm for many, but at 7000’, it is considered very warm.

I did some laundry and watched my Sunday morning news shows. Now I’m just relaxing and hoping for rain.

The ice cream magnate governor of AZ has never been pro-public education. During his tenure he has pushed for more SS to charter and private schools while decrying the state of public education in AZ. The latest bill he signed allows non-degreed people to be hired as teachers in public schools if they are enrolled in a BA program somewhere. His claim is that this will ease the teacher shortage in AZ. Charter and private schools have been hiring teachers without certification for years. Now every school in AZ can. Disturbing for sure.

Some very good tennis at Wimbledon yesterday. Watching their skill is very enjoyable.

I’m not sold on Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia. I’ll see if he is right.

Favorite Memes

Popular International Destinations

12. Marrakech, Morocco

The “Red City” of Marrakesh is a magical place, brimming with markets, gardens, palaces, and mosques. Exploring the intimate courtyards and snaking alleyways of the historic Medina can easily eat up a day.

11. Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona feels a bit surreal – appropriate, since Salvador Dali spent time here and Spanish Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí designed several of the city’s buildings.

10. Hurghada, Egypt

Stunning coral reefs and turquoise waters perfect for windsurfing have made Hurghada, on Egypt's Red Sea Coast, a busy resort town.

Trivia

While bananas are known for being rich in potassium, avocados have even more. A single avocado has 975 milligrams, while a banana only has 487 milligrams.

Approximately 75% of an avocado's energy comes from fat.

The Hass avocado is the most commonly known and popular type of avocado worldwide. The green fruit is named after Rudolph Hass, who discovered the variety in his backyard in California and patented it in 1935.

The word "avocado" is from the Aztec word for "testicle." 

Historical Events

·           1796 – The United States took possession of Detroit from Great Britain under terms of the Jay Treaty.
·           1798 – The United States Marine Corps was re-established (they had been disbanded after the American Revolutionary War).
·           1804 – Arron Burr (US Vice-President) and Alexander Hamilton had a duel in Weehawken, New Jersey. Hamilton was killed and Burr’s political plans ended.
·           1889 – Tijuana, Mexico, was founded.
·           1893 – The first cultured pearl was created under the direction of Kokichi Mikimoto, in Japan.
·           1914 – Babe Ruth made his debut in Major League Baseball with the Boston Red Sox.
·           1921 – Former President of the United States William Howard Taft is sworn in as 10th Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court – the only person ever to hold both offices.
·           1960 – To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee was published in the United States.
·           1975 – Chinese archeologists announced the uncovering of a 3-acre burial mound concealing 6000 clay statues of warriors. The “Terracotta Army” and their regalia dating from 221 to 206 BC, near the ancient capital of Xian.
·           1979 – Skylab (82 tons) fell to Earth, mainly over the Indian Ocean and Australia. There were no casualties.
·           1987 – Matej Gaspar was born in Yugoslavia. He was the official 5 Billionth person on Earth at that time.
·           1991 – The ‘eclipse of the century‘solar eclipse cast a shadow stretching 9,000 miles from Hawaii to South America, lasting nearly seven minutes in some areas.
·           2011 – Neptune, the eighth planet from the sun, completed its first full rotation of the sun since its discovery in 1846.

Birthdays Today

88 – Giorgio Armani, Italian fashion designer, founded the Armani Company
@86 – E.B. White, American essayist, journalist (d. 1985)
@86 – Tab Hunter [Arthur Andrew Kelm], American actor, singer (d.2018)
@80 – John Quincy Adams, 6th President (d. 1848)
69 – Mindy Sterling, American actress
@67 – Leon Spinks, American boxer (d. 2021; prostate cancer)
@65 – Yul Brynner, Russian-American actor and dancer (d. 1985; lung cancer)
63 – Richie Sambora, American singer-songwriter, guitarist
@54 – Robert the Bruce, Scottish king (d. 1329; leprosy<?>)
48 – Lil’ Kim, American rapper
32 – Connor Paolo, American actor
29 – Rebecca Bross, American gymnast