March 2023
Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 13 Day 90 \ Ave. Sky Cover 35% \ Visibility 13 miles Flagstaff Today 48° \16° Wind 8mph \ Gusts 13mph
Air Quality: Moderate \Very
Low Risk of fire
\ Nearest active fire 347mi \ Nearest Lightning 192mi
Mar. Averages for Flagstaff: 51° \ 23° \6
Days of moisture
Sunshine
Today’s
Quote
Weekly
Observations
3/22-4/8
Lent
19-4/16
National Cherry Blossom Festival Link
22-4/20
Ramadan
25-31
National
Physicians Week Link
26-4/1
Consider Christianity Week
International Phace Syndrome Awareness Week
National Cleaning Week Link
26-4/9
Passiontide
26-4/1
Passion Week
29-4/1
International Listening Association Week
30-4/2
Mule Days
3-31-4/2
American Crossword
Puzzle Days Link
Daily Observations
Anesthesia Tech Day Link
Bunsen Burner Day
Cesar Chavez Day Link
Clams on the Half Shell Day
International Hug A Medielvalist Day
International Transgender Day of Visibility Link
National Crayon Day Link Link
National "She's Funny That Way" Day
Oranges and Lemons Day
Starbucks Day
Take Down Tobacco Day Link
Terri's Day Link
Tater Day
World Backup Day
My
Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
A
dusting of snow this morning. By 8am it was blue sky. By noon it was overcast
again. The weather guy predicts about 6” before the storm ends tomorrow.
I
think I finally got my new phone working in my favor. I had to update several
apps and it mostly went well. I am happy that my emergency contact information
now includes a contact person, my medical issues, etc. The best part is that it
will show even when my phone is locked. It did take about 2 hours spread over 2
days. Only one medical app couldn’t be updated as they don’t recognize the
latest OS system. They said they would have it available in about 2 weeks. The
price of keeping up with new technology.
Just
as I was ready to publish this blog…Trump was indicted. Now what?
I
contacted my congressman and both Senators regarding their plan to curtail the
gun violence against children and to innocent adults in schools, churches, malls,
et. al. I am hoping to get more than ‘thank you for contacting us.’ Watching the
news the debate is now happening more regularly in the halls of Congress.
School
that have had shootings:
Columbine
High School, Heritage High School, Deming Middle School, Fort Gibson Middle
School, Buell Elementary School, Lake Worth Middle School, University of
Arkansas, Junipero Serra High School, Santana High School, Bishop Neumann High
School, Pacific Lutheran University, Granite Hills High School, Lew Wallace
High School, Martin Luther King, Jr High School, Appalachian School of Law, Washington
High School, Conception Abbey, Benjamin
Tasker Middle School, University of Arizona, Lincoln High School, John
McDonogh High School , Red Lion Area Junior High School, Case Western Reserve
University, Rocori High School, Ballou High School, Randallstown High School, Bowen
High School, Red Lake Senior High School, Harlan Community Academy High School,
Campbell County High School, Milwee Middle School, Roseburg High School, Pine
Middle School, \Essex
Elementary School, Duquesne University, Platte Canyon High School, Weston High
School, West Nickel Mines School, Joplin Memorial Middle School, Henry Foss
High School, Compton
Centennial High School, Virginia Tech, Success Tech Academy, Miami Carol City
Senior High School, Hamilton High School, Louisiana Technical College, Mitchell
High School, EO
Green Junior High School, Northern Illinois University , Lakota Middle School, Knoxville
Central High School, Willoughby South High School, Henry Ford High School, University
of Central Arkansas, Dillard High School, Dunbar High School, Hampton
University, Harvard College, Larose-Cut Off Middle School, International
Studies Academy, Skyline College,Discovery
Middle School, University of Alabama, DeKalb School, Deer Creek Middle School, Ohio
State University, Mumford High School, University of Texas, Kelly Elementary
School, Marinette
High School, Aurora Central High School, Millard
South High School , Martinsville West Middle School, Worthing High School, Millard
South High School, Highlands Intermediate School, Cape Fear High School, Chardon
High, School, Episcopal School of
Jacksonville, Oikos University, Hamilton High School, Perry Hall School, Normal
Community High School, University of South Alabama, Banner Academy South, University
of Southern California, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Apostolic Revival Center
Christian School, Taft Union High School, Osborn High School, Stevens Institute
of Business and Arts, Hazard Community and Technical College, Chicago State
University, Lone Star College-North, Cesar Chavez High School, Price Middle
School, University of Central Florida, New River Community College, Grambling
State University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ossie Ware Mitchell
Middle School, Ronald E McNair Discovery Academy, North
Panola High School, Carver High School, Agape Christian Academy, Sparks Middle
School, North Carolina A&T State University, Stephenson High School, Brashear
High School, West
Orange High School, Arapahoe High School, Edison High School, Liberty
Technology Magnet High School, Hillhouse High School, Berrendo Middle School, Purdue
University, South
Carolina State University, Los Angeles Valley College, Charles F Brush High School,
University of Southern California, Georgia Regents University, Academy of
Knowledge Preschool, Benjamin Banneker High School, D H Conley High School, East
English Village Preparatory Academy, Paine College, Georgia Gwinnett College, John
F Kennedy High School, Seattle
Pacific University, Reynolds High School, Indiana State University, Albemarle
High School, Fern Creek Traditional High School, Langston Hughes High School, Marysville
Pilchuck High School, Florida State University, Miami Carol City High School, Rogers
State University, Rosemary Anderson High School, Wisconsin Lutheran High School,
Frederick High School, Tenaya Middle School, Bethune-Cookman University, Pershing
Elementary School, Wayne
Community College, JB Martin Middle School, Southwestern Classical Academy, Savannah
State University, Harrisburg High School, Umpqua Community College, Northern
Arizona University, Texas Southern University, Tennessee State University, Winston-Salem
State University, Mojave High School, Lawrence Central High School, Franklin
High School, Muskegon
Heights High School, Independence High School, Madison High School, Antigo High
School, University of California-Los Angeles, Jeremiah Burke High School, Alpine
High School, Townville Elementary School, Vigor High School, Linden McKinley
STEM Academy, June
Jordan High School for Equity, Union Middle School, Mueller Park Junior High
School, West
Liberty-Salem High School, University of Washington, King City High School, North
Park Elementary School, North Lake College, Freeman High School, Mattoon High
School, Rancho Tehama Elementary School, Aztec High School, Wake Forest
University, Italy High School, NET
Charter High School, Marshall County High School, Sal Castro Middle School, Marjory
Stoneman Douglas High School, Great Mills High School, Central Michigan
University, Huffman High School, Frederick Douglass High School, Forest High
School, Highland High School, Dixon High School, Santa Fe High School, Noblesville
West Middle School, University of North Carolina Charlotte, STEM School
Highlands Ranch, Edgewood High School, Palm Beach Central High School, Providence
Career & Technical Academy, Fairley High School (school bus), Canyon
Springs High School, Dennis Intermediate School, Florida International
University, Central Elementary School, Cascade Middle School, Davidson High School, Prairie View A & M University, Altascocita High School, Central
Academy of Excellence, Cleveland High School, Robert E Lee High School, Cheyenne
South High School, Grambling State University, Blountsville Elementary School, Holmes
County, Mississippi (school bus), Prescott High School, College of the Mainland,
Wynbrooke Elementary School, UNC
Charlotte, Riverview Florida (school bus), Second Chance High School, Carman-Ainsworth
High School, Williwaw Elementary School, Monroe Clark Middle School, Central
Catholic High School, Jeanette High School, Eastern Hills High School, DeAnza
High School, Ridgway
High School, Reginald F Lewis High School, Saugus High School, Pleasantville
High School, Waukesha South High School, Oshkosh High School, Catholic Academy
of New Haven, Bellaire High School, North Crowley High School, McAuliffe
Elementary School, South
Oak Cliff High School, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Sonora High School, Western
Illinois University, Oxford High School, Robb Elementary School, Thurston High
School, Michigan State University, Covenant Christian School…WHICH SCHOOL NEXT?
Enjoy…
Facts…
In the US,
the most common birthday between 2000 and 2014 is Sept. 12. The least common
birthday is Dec. 25.
More Slang
origins…
You’re Slower Than Molasses In
Winter!
Yes, this is an old Southern
insult, and it doesn’t take a genius to figure out what it all means. The
phrase can either refer to mental slowness or physical slowness… But if
someone’s calling you this, it’s not a good sign!
The meaning is obvious – cold
molasses pours very slowly! Try it out for yourself and see how long it takes
to pour it out…
Beauty in
our 50 states…
18. FloridaTough call with Florida, where people
dredged the flat swamplands that once defined the state, built hundreds of
miles of artificial beaches, then lined those beaches with ugly condos,
big-name hotels, and the Florida Men (and spring breakers) that come with both.
Still, we’d be remiss to ignore the obvious beauty dealt out by sites like the
underwater paradise that is Biscayne National Park, the palm tree and white
sand-lined waters of the Keys, and even the pretty nice swamplands in Big
Cypress National Preserve. Clean up your act a little, Florida, and you may
rank higher next time around.
Historical
Events
1492 – Queen Isabella of Castile issued
The Alhambra Decree, ordering her 150,000 Jewish and Muslim subjects to convert
to Christianity or face expulsion.
1889 – Eiffel Tower was dedicated,
opening later that year.
1918 – Daylight saving time goes into
effect in the United States for the first time.
1992 – The USS Missouri, the last active
United States Navy battleship, was decommissioned in Long Beach, California.
Birthdays
Today
89
– Richard Chamberlain, American actor
89
– Shirley Jones, American actress and singer
@88 – Gordie Howe, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2016)
88
– Herb Alpert, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and producer
@84 – Walter E. Williams, American economist and academic (d.
2020)
80
– Christopher Walken, American actor
“I
got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell.”– Christopher Walken
@78 – Liz Claiborne, Belgian-American, founded Liz Claiborne
Inc. (d. 2007; rare cancer)
@77 – Joseph Haydn, Austrian pianist, composer (d. 1809)
75
– Al Gore, American politician, 45th Vice President of the United States and
Nobel Prize laureate
75
– Rhea Perlman, American actress
68
– Angus Young, Scottish-Australian guitarist and songwriter, AC/DC
“The
best AC/DC cover I’ve heard? There was an all-girl cover band in America, the
Hell’s Belles.”Angus Young, co-founder and lead guitarist for AC/DC
@66 – Cesar Chavez, American labor union leader and activist (d.
1993)
“When
the man who feeds the world by toiling in the fields is himself deprived of the
basic rights of feeding, sheltering, and caring for his own family, the whole
community of man is sick.”– Cesar Chavez
@53 РRen̩ Descartes, French mathematician and philosopher (d.
1650; pneumonia)
“We
do not describe the world we see, we see the world we can describe.”– Rene
Descartes
52
– Ewan McGregor, movie actor
17. New York
