Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 29 Day 197 \ Ave. Sky Cover 30% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 88° \58°
Wind 3mph \ Gusts 6mph Air Quality Moderate
Jul Averages for Flagstaff: 82° \ 51° (8 days of moisture)
Today’s Quote
Weekly Observations
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13-16
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15-21
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Daily Observations
Guinea Pig Appreciation Day
National Bridal Sale Day
National Corn Fritter Day
National Fresh Spinach Day
National Guinea Pig Day
National Personal Chef's Day
Strawberry Rhubarb Wine Day
Toss Away the "Could Haves" and
"Should Haves" Day
Woodie Wagon Day
Women's Dive Day
World Snake Day
My Sometimes-Long-Winded
Thoughts
It’s
starting out to be another very warm day. Yesterday’s storms cause road
problems, highway closure, and yard flooding for many in the path of water from
the latest burn. More monsoon rain expected later today.
The man who
burned toilet paper now seems to have no connection to the devastating Pipeline
fire here. He did get a 1-year probation for burning the toilet paper. The
investigation continues.
The Secret
Service is now saying that text messages from Jan. 5 & 6, 2021 were erased
during an upgrade that took place after they were told to keep all text
messages. Seems hard to believe.
The real
estate market in Manhattan is insane. First, 40% of office space is vacant. Second,
a studio apartment now averages $5K/month to rent.
The economy
is not getting better. June saw a 11.3% increase in wholesale prices. That will
soon be met with a similar increase in retail prices.
Congress continues
to be asleep. Semi-conductors are used in cars, computers, phones, and many
other things. Taiwan produces 90% of all semiconductors used in the USA.
Congress is not passing legislation to make semiconductor production more
easily available in the US.
Favorite Memes
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Trivia
Muscle uses
more calories to maintain itself than any other body tissue. For every pound of
muscle someone puts on, they automatically burn an extra 22 to 36 more calories
a day.
Amid the
many hundreds of diet books are really only four basic rules for weight loss:
1) eat carbs in the form of whole grains or fiber, 2) avoid trans and saturated
fats, 3) eat lean protein, and 4) eat lots of fruits and veggies.
Historical Events
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622 – The
beginning of the Islamic (354 day) calendar.
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1661 – The
first banknotes in Europe were issued by the Swedish bank Stockholms Banco.
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1769 –
Father JunÃpero Serra founded California’s first mission, Mission San Diego de
Alcalá, later known as San Diego, California.
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1790 – The
District of Columbia was established as the capital of the United States.
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1915 – The
Boy Scout’s First Order of the Arrow ceremony took place and the Order of the
Arrow was founded.
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1935 – The
world’s first parking meter was installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The first
US patent for the device was filed by Roger W. Babson, on August 30, 1928.
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1945 – The
‘Fat Boy’ atomic bomb was tested near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
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1951 – The
Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger was published for the first time, by
Little, Brown and Company.
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1956 – Ringling
Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closed its last “Big Tent” show in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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1969 –
Apollo 11 was launched to the Moon.
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1994 – Comet
Shoemaker-Levy crashed into Jupiter.
Birthdays Today
@90 – Bess Myerson, actress,
game show panelist, Miss America 1945 (d. 2014)
@88 – Orville
Redenbacher, founded Orville Redenbacher’s (d. 1995)
@85 – Kathleen
Norris, American journalist and author (d. 1966)
@83 – Ginger Rogers,
American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1995)
@82 – Barbara
Stanwyck, American actress (d. 1990)
70
– Stewart Copeland, American drummer, songwriter
@64 – Shoeless Joe
Jackson, American baseball player (d. 1951; heart attack)
55
– Will Ferrell, American comedic actor
54
– Barry Sanders, American football player
54
– Larry Sanger, American philosopher and businessman, co-founded Wikipedia
51
– Corey Feldman, American actor
