28 Mar

 

28 March 2023

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 13 Day 87 \ Ave. Sky Cover 5% \ Visibility 18 miles Flagstaff Today 41° \13°  Wind 8mph \ Gusts 14mph 
Air Quality: Fair \ Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 271mi \ Nearest Lightning 651mi
Mar. Averages for Flagstaff: 51° \ 23° \6 Days of moisture
Sunshine

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

       3/22-4/8
       Lent
       21-27
        International Week of Solidarity with People's Struggling Against Racism & Discrimination
        22-4/20
        Ramadan
24-30
        National Farm Workers Awareness Week Link
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

Daily Observations

American Diabetes Association Alert Day Link  
Barnum & Bailey Day
Black Forest Cake Day
National Triglycerides Day  
Barnum & Bailey Day
Black Forest Cake Day
National Triglycerides Day  Link
Respect Your Cat Day
Something On A Stick Day
Weed Appreciation Day Link

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Finally…a day of sunshine. I took my vehicle to the dealer’s free car wash. Nice to get rid of that road dirt off my vehicle.

Yet another school shooting. This time in Nashville. Three elementary students and 3 adults shot by a well-armed female. Such an unnecessary tragedy…AGAIN.

Many remember Elian Gonzalez, the young Cuban boy who was returned to his Cuban family after fleeing to the US. He is now an adult and is going to be a member of the Cuban Assembly. He says he wants to allow all exiles back to Cuba to rebuild the country. I’ll keep following this and hope his dream becomes reality.

The American Library Assoc noted that there were 1269 attempted book bans in 2022. That is a record high. History shows that they never work. I always find is odd that many calling for the ban have never read the book they want banned. I’m also wondering why the Old Testament is not banned in libraries as there are some very gruesome stories that might frighten children.  

The Anti-Defamation League released its annual audit of anti-Semitic incidents that includes reports of harassment, vandalism and violence toward Jewish people and found that nationally, there were 10 anti-Semitic incidents every day in 2022. In Arizona, there were a total of 53 reported incidents, down from 56 the year prior but still more than the 23 reported in 2020, the 20 reported in 2019 and 32 reported in 2018. The incidents include an increase in pushes of propaganda by white supremacist and Neo-Nazi groups who have been sharing their rhetoric at college campuses across the state. Thankfully, there were no incidents in Flagstaff.

Enjoy…

 

Facts…

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup was a 19th-century medicine for crying and teething babies...that had alcohol, cannabis, morphine, and chloroform in it. 

More Slang origins…

Ragamuffin

In the South, a "ragamuffin" is someone who is looking sloppy or ragged. In the late 1800s, children dressed up on Thanksgiving Day and beg for fruit or candy in what became known as Ragamuffin Day, and some towns held parades for children in costume.

Beauty in our 50 states…

21. South Dakota

If you’re wondering how the heck a freaking DAKOTA made it this far, you’ve clearly never made a trip to the most underrated state in America. The scenery here is so much more than just a mountain with four dudes’ faces disrespectfully carved into it. It’s the entire Black Hills region, where you can in the morning hike to Harney Peak (the highest point between the Rockies and the Pyrenees) and spend the afternoon hiking Spearfish Canyon. Or head a little further into the Badlands, that inaptly named Martian rockscape, with more vegetation and a greater variety of colors. Even the flatter eastern part of the state has places like Palisades State Park outside Sioux Falls, where Split Rock Creek meanders through 50ft quartzite cliffs. A trip here might have you wondering why it’s not ranked higher.

Historical Events

1842 – The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra debuted, conducted by Otto Nicolai.
1881 – ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ Barnum and Baily Brothers Circus debuted.
1979 – The Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant accident occurred.

Birthdays Today

@81 – Marlin Perkins, American zoologist and television host (d. 1986)
78– Rodrigo Duterte, Philippines leader
75 – Dianne Wiest, American character actress
@71 – Ken Howard. American actor (d. 2016; prostate cancer)
68 – Reba McEntire, American singer-songwriter and actress
@67 – Frederick Pabst, founded the Pabst Brewing Company (d. 1904)
54 – Brett Ratner, American director, producer
@54 – Jimmie Dodd. actor (Mickey Mouse Club), singer-songwriter (d. 1964; cancer)
53 – Vince Vaughn, American actor
48 – Kate Gosselin, American television personality
“I realize that life isn’t perfect – it can’t be perfect. I can drive myself nuts trying to make it perfect, or I can just have a lot of fun with the kids.”– Kate Gosselin
42 – Julia Stiles, American actress
@37 – Raphael, Italian painter and architect (d. 1520; exhaustion, bloodletting)
“When one is painting one does not think.”– Raphael
37 – Lady Gaga, American singer-songwriter and actress
“Fight and push harder for what you believe in, you’d be surprised, you are much stronger than you think.”– Lady Gaga