Jul 30

 

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 31 Day 211 \ Ave. Sky Cover 30% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 80° \54° 
Wind 6mph \ Gusts 11mph  Air Quality
Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 9mi \ Nearest Lightning 24mi
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

23-31  National Moth Week

24-30   National Tequila Week Link RAGBRAI—Iowa Bike Race Women in Baseball Week

28-30 Great Texas Mosquitos Days Link  Quilt Odyssey Week World Lumberjack Championships

28-31 Lollapalooza

29-31   Garlic Days Link   Annie Oakley Days Satchmo Week

Daily Observations

Cheesecake Day 
Father-In-Law Day
Friendship Day 
Health Care Now!  Medicare's Birthday 
International Day of Friendship     
Islamic New Year
National Cheesecake Day
National Chicken and Waffles Day
National Intern Day
National Share A Hug Day 
National Water Gun Fight Day   
National Whistleblowers Appreciation Day
Paddle for Perthes Disease Awareness Day 
Paperback Book Day
Share a Hug Day
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Lots of light rain last night. Still in a flood advisory. Rain started about 2pm. A hard male storm that quickly became a light rain with thunder and lightning. Power knocked out for about 10 minutes. 

Our discussion group meets tomorrow evening. We will be discussing Biden’s Foreign Policy. Should be a good discussion.

Years ago, I was able to visit Taiwan with Focus Travel Club. Taiwan is back in the news.  My memories include a beautiful scenery, great people, fantastic food. I must admit I got a tad tired of the Lazy Susan’s at every meal, including breakfast. I am deeply sorry to see the political posturing that is going on…the people of Taiwan do not need or deserve the current climate.

For my entire life the US has sent men…and now women…overseas to fight our enemies. Very disappointed that the Senate Republicans blocked legislation that would have helped our wounded warriors. The no votes should be headlines across the country.

The current Saudi sponsored golf tournament is opening deep wounds of our country. The National ‘We will not forget’ seems to have fallen on deaf ears when it comes to making money. This country is certainly divided.

Favorite Memes

One Hit Wonders

Mark Dinning: 'Teen Angel'

Mark Dinning performed this 1960 song co-written by his sister Jean and her husband. The track hit the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there for five weeks. While Mark Dinning never had another hit, the song found its way to the silver screen: "Teen Angel" can be heard in the 1973 George Lucas coming-of-age film, “American Graffiti.” 

Historical Events

·        762 – Baghdad was founded by Caliph Al-Mansur.
·        1619 – In Jamestown, Virginia, the first Colonial European representative assembly in the Americas, the House of Burgesses, convened.
·        1729 – Founding of Baltimore, Maryland.
·        1733 – The first Masonic Grand Lodge in the future United States was constituted in Massachusetts.
·        1866 – New Orleans, Louisiana’s Democratic government ordered police to raid an integrated Republican Party meeting, killing 40 people and injuring 150.
·        1930 – In Montevideo, Uruguay won the first FIFA World Cup.
·        1935 – The first softcover paperback books were introduced, in Germany.
·        1956 – A joint resolution of the US Congress was signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, authorizing In God we Trust as the US national motto.
·        1962 – The Trans-Canada Highway, the largest national highway in the world, officially opened.
·        1965 – US President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare and Medicaid.
·        1975 – Jimmy Hoffa disappeared from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. He was declared dead on July 30, 1982.
·           2003 – In Mexico, the last Volkswagen Beetle rolled off the assembly line.

Birthdays Today

@96 – Henry W. Bloch, American banker, businessman, co-founded H&R Block (d. 2019)
@85 – Charles ‘Casey’ Stengel, American baseball player, manager (d. 1975)
@83 – Henry Ford, engineer, businessman, founded the Ford Motor Company (d. 1947)
@82 – Peter Bogdanovich, American actor, director (d. 2022)
81 – Paul Anka, Canadian singer-songwriter
75 – Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, 38th Gov. of CA
66 – Delta Burke, American actress
66 – Anita Hill, American lawyer, academic
59 – Lisa Kudrow, American actress
58 – Vivica A. Fox, American actress
54 – Simon Baker, actor
53 – Terry Crews, American football player, actor
52 – Christopher Nolan, English-American director, producer, screenwriter
51 – Tom Green, Canadian comedian, actor
48 – Hilary Swank, American actress