2Aug

 

 

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 32 Day 214 \ Ave. Sky Cover 40% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 83° \59° 
Wind 2mph \ Gusts 5mph  Air Quality Fair
Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 9mi \ Nearest Lightning q13mi
Aug Averages for Flagstaff: 79° \ 50° (9days of moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

Monthly Observations

Children's Eye Health & Safety Month
Child Support Awareness Month Link
Children's Vision & Learning Month
Clear The Shelters Month   Link
Get Ready for Kindergarten Month
Golf Month
Happiness Happens Month Link
International EFT Tapping Month
Motor Sports Awareness Month

Weekly Observations

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

Thru 8/6 National Exercise With Your Child Week

1-5  Psychic Week

1-7  Happiness Happens Week Link International Clown Week Link National Bargain Hunting Week   National Cleanse Your Skin Week  Link National Minority Donor Awareness Week Single Working Women's Week  Link (Always has 8/4 in it which is Single Working Women's Day. So, sometimes begins last week of July.) Simplify Your Life Week World Breastfeeding Week Link National Exercise With Your Child Week

Daily Observations

Coloring Book Day
Ice Cream Sandwich Day
National Coloring Book Day Link
National Night Out Link   
National Rap Music Day  Link
Take A Penny/Leave A Penny Day 
National Rap Music Day  Link
Take A Penny/Leave A Penny Day Link

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Lots of rain last night…lots of flash flooding.

I missed this, but now I know. June 29, 2022, was the shortest recorded day ever. Due to the earth’s wobble, it was 1.59 milliseconds shorter than normal. I was at the dentist that day and must have missed it.

60 minutes ran a story about the Chinese political artist Badiucao. He lives and works out of Australia. The Chinese government doesn’t know what to do. His art is very anti-communist regime. A very interesting individual.

Favorite Memes

One Hit Wonders

The Human Beinz: "Nobody But Me'

Released in 1968, “Nobody But Me” was filled with the word "no." Music critic Dave Marsh, who called it the “Most Negative Song to Ever Hit the Top Forty,” claimed "no" is uttered more than 100 times while the word "nobody" appears 46 times. The dances mentioned in the song include The Shingaling, The Skate, The Boogaloo, and The Philly. The Human Beinz was a band from Ohio whose members performed mostly in bars until they hit the big time with this track. 

Historical Events

1776 – The official signing of The Declaration of Independence took place in Philadelphia.
1869 – Japan’s samurai, farmer, artisan, merchant class system (Shinokosho) was abolished as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms.
1870 – Tower Subway, the first underground tube railway, opened in London, England.
1873 – The Clay Street Hill Railroad began operating the first cable car in San Francisco’s famous cable car system.
1876 – In Jack McCall shot Wild Bill Hickok in the back as he played poker at a saloon in Deadwood, in the Dakota Territory. Wild Bill held black aces and eights, which became known as the “dead man’s hand.”
1937 – The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 was passed in America, making marijuana and all its by-products illegal.
1943 – A Japanese destroyer sank the US torpedo boat PT 109, Future president John F. Kennedy and 10 other crewmen survived.
1990 – Iraq invaded Kuwait, instigating the Gulf War.

Birthdays Today

@93 – Betsy Bloomingdale, American philanthropist, and socialite (d. 2016)
@81 – Peter O’Toole, British-Irish actor (d. 2015)
@76 – Carroll O’Connor, American actor (d. 2001; diabetes complications)
@76 – Wes Craven, director (d. 2005; brain tumor)
63 – Victoria Jackson, American comedic actress
@60 – Jim Capaldi, English drummer, singer-songwriter [Traffic] (d. 2005; cancer)
58 – Mary-Louise Parker, American actress
52 – Kevin Smith, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
46 – Michael Weiss, American figure skater
46 – Sam Worthington, English-Australian actor