4 Mar

 

4 March 2023

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 9 Day 63 \ Ave. Sky Cover 5% \ Visibility 17 miles Flagstaff Today 50° \22°  Wind 7mph \ Gusts 10mph 
Air Quality: Fair \Very Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 251mi \ Nearest Lightning 1223mi
Mar. Averages for Flagstaff: 51° \ 23° \6 Days of moisture
Sunshine

Today’s Quote

Monthly Observations

National Athletic Training Month  Link
National Breast Implant Awareness Month  Link
National Caffeine Awareness Month
National Cheerleading Safety Month Link
National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month
National Clean Up Your IRS Act Month
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month 
(Different sponsor from Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month)
National Craft Month
National Ethics Awareness Month
National Essential Tremor Awareness Month Link
National Eye Donor Month
National Frozen Food Month Link
National Multiple Sclerosis Education & Awareness Month
National Kidney Month
National Kite Month (3/28-5/3)
National Ladder Safety Month
National March Into Literacy Month
National Noodle Month Link
National Nutrition Month
National On-Hold Month
National Peanut Month
National Pet Vaccination Month
National Social Work Month Link
National Umbrella Month
National Women's History Month

Weekly Observations

  22-4/8
  Lent
  26-3/4 
  Telecommuter Appreciation Week
  1-7
  Hearing Awareness Week Link
LGBT Health Awareness Week Link
National Cheerleading Week
National Write A Letter of Appreciation Week
National Ghostwriters Week
National Invest in a Veteran Week  Link
National Pet Sitters Week Link
Return The Borrowed Books Week
Universal Human Beings Week: Link
Will Eisner Week Link
World Hearing Awareness Week
2-5
  American Association For The Advancement of Science Week Link
National Money Show
3-5
  International Festival of Owls Week 

Daily Observations

Benjamin Harrison Day
Brain Injury Awareness Day Link 
Courageous Follower Day
Holy Experiment Day  Link and Link
Hug A G.I. Day  Link
Iditarod-19
International Scrapbooking Industry Day
March Forth-Do Something Day
Marching Music Day  Link
National Backcountry Ski Day
National Frozen Food Day Link 
National Grammar Day  Link
National Play Outside Day Link 
Old Inauguration Day
Pound Cake Day
Sock Monkey Day  
Toy Soldier Day Link
World Engineering Day For Sustainable Development
World Information Architecture Day Link
World Obesity Day Link 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

A break in the weather…no moisture in 10-day forecast. The last storm dropped 24” here in Flag and 12” in Kayenta, on the rez. While this was a lot of snow, thankfully it was not a very wet snow so digging out was not that difficult.

Travel woes: 42 British students staying at a New Hampshire hotel had 41 of their 42 passports shredded by the hotel. Thankfully, after a 2-day overstay, they were able to get emergency papers and return to their homes. The hotel has given no reason for why or how this happened. I am always concerned when a hotel takes my passport and then says I can pick it up hours later. I always keep a copy of the info page with my photo in each piece of luggage…just in case.  

Enjoy…

Facts…

The peace sign is now universally understood to express harmony and goodwill, but its origins stem back to a very specific movement. British artist Gerald Holtom — working with the Direct Action Committee Against Nuclear War — designed the symbol in 1958 to promote the idea of nuclear disarmament. The peace icon made its debut that same year during an Easter weekend march in England to protest the use of nuclear weaponry.

The symbol’s design is based on how one would express the letters “N” and “D” (for nuclear disarmament) using semaphore, a method of visual communication that traditionally uses flags or lights. The straight downward line at the symbol’s center represents “D” in semaphore, whereas the angled lines coming off the center line reflect the shape of “N.” Though the peace sign has since been used more generally by anti-war groups, the logo remains staunchly anti-nuke at its core. 

A Look back in time…Baby Boomers life

#6 No Bike Helmets

Bike helmets were not mandatory and were not considered for many years. Baby Boomers would ride their bikes without head protection, putting themselves at risk of serious head injury.

Today, bike helmets are mandatory for children and strongly encouraged for adults. Studies have indicated that wearing a bike helmet can reduce serious head injuries by 60%. Failing to wear one can also result in penalties.

Beauty in our 50 states…

 

45. Mississippi

Right now hundreds of Mississippians are reading this and saying, "Holy cow! There's a state ranking where we're NOT in the bottom five!" Thank your lucky stars for that funky, frolicsome Gulf Coast, Mississippi. Your lovely magnolias and charming Southern foliage notwithstanding, you're 21 miles of undeveloped white sandy beach and some pristine swamps away from being the Indiana of the South.

Historical Events
1681 – Pennsylvania was deeded to Willam Penn by King Charles II of England.
1789 – The federal government under the US Constitution began, replacing the Articles of Confederation.
George Washington was declared the first US President.
1933 – Frances Perkins was the first US Cabinet Secretary (Sec. of Labor)
1974 – People Magazine premiered

Birthdays Today

85 – Paula Prentiss, American actress
@81 – Paul Mauriat, French conductor, composer (d.  2006)
@70 – Bobby Womack, American singer-songwriter (d.  2014; Alzheimer’s)
“It is my fondest wish that the gift of song that God has given me will flow from my soul to yours and help ease any burden that might weigh upon you.”– Bobby Womack 69 – Catherine O’Hara, Canadian-American actress
65 – Patricia Heaton, American actress
65 – Patricia Heaton, American actress
@63 – Antonio Vivaldi, Italian violinist and composer (d.  1741; infection)
62 – Ray Mancini, American boxer
61 – Simon Bisley, English author, comic book illustrator
58 – Paul W.S. Anderson, English director, producer, screenwriter
“My approach has always been to put 100% into the movie I’m making right now. I think sometimes filmmakers put too much thought into the grand franchise they’re going to build. And guess what? If the first movie doesn’t work there is no franchise, so I’m always concentrated on making the best, best possible movie right now.”– Paul W. S. Anderson 40 – Drew Houston, American internet entrepreneur [Dropbox]
@43 – Knute Rockne, American Football coach (d.  1931; plane crash)
“I build the car first then make a drawing, are you paying attention, Detroit ?”– Ed “Big Daddy” Roth
“I don’t like to lose, and that isn’t so much because it is just a football game, but because defeat means the failure to reach your objective. I don’t want a football player who doesn’t take defeat to heart, who laughs it off with the thought, “Oh, well, there’s another Saturday.” The trouble in American life today, in business as well as in sports, is that too many people are afraid of competition. The result is that in some circles people have come to sneer at success if it costs hard work and training and sacrifice.”– Knute Rockne
37 – Margo Harshman, American actress