1 May 2023
Flagstaff Almanac
Week 18 Day 121 |
Ave. Sky Cover 5%\ Visibility 32miles |
Flagstaff Today 75° \ 37° |
Wind 9mph \ Gusts 11mph |
Nearest active fire: 287mi |
Nearest Lightning 910mi |
Air Quality: Fair Extreme Risk of
fire |
May Averages: Flagstaff: 68° \ 34° May Average: 3 Days of moisture |
Sunshine |
Today’s Quote
Monthly
Observations
Adopt A Horse Month |
APS Month Link
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Weekly
Observations
4/21-5/2
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Festival of Ridvan (Baha'i) |
4/30-5/7 |
Stewardship Week &Preservation Week (re: Libraries) |
1-5 |
Air Quality Awareness
Week Link
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Daily
Observations
Amtrak Day
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Loyalty Day
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Today’s
Thoughts
Another nice
spring day…no complaints.
I watched
the White House Correspondence Dinner last night on CNN. I didn’t watch the
hour of comments both before and after. I did watch the awards, the purpose,
and the President and Roy Woods, Jr. do their thing. I was a good reminder of
the importance of the first amendment and the necessity of humor during these troubled
times.
For many
decades since the opening of Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, there have been scheduled
artificial floods to prevent the buildup of silt along the banks of the river.
There will be another such artificial flood this month and a 4- year hiatus. It
is a good conservation strategy.
Bill Maher
interviewed Elon Musk on Bill’s weekly HBO program. Musk has had a lot of press
lately. This was a chance to hear him.
Denver Nuggets
are playing the Phx Suns in the next level of the championship games. Nuggets are
ahead by one. Good matchup.
I headed
over to the free dealership car wash…found out it is closed on Sunday. Guess I’ll
wash it tomorrow.
Enjoy
Signs
Origins
of State Names Indiana
The story behind why Indianans
are called “Hoosiers” is a lot more uncertain than the state’s name as a
whole. The name Indiana simply means “land of the Indians,” though how it got
that name is a tumultuous story. After the French and Indian War, the
state was owned by a Philadelphia trading company who named it after the Native
Americans that originally had claim to the land. But a large portion of the
land belonged to Virginia, and after years of legal dispute, Indiana was
reabsorbed by the territory, no longer bearing an official name. It wasn’t
until 1800, when Congress reassigned territory boundaries that the old name
Indiana was restored, and this key region from America’s Heartland became what
we know it as today.
Moon
Facts
There will soon be people going
to the Moon again
NASA is currently training
astronauts for the next phase of Moon exploration known as the Artemis mission.
The criteria and selection process for the next Moon visitors is strict, and
new recruits will likely spend two and a half years in training, including time
on the International Space Station, before qualifying for missions. The Artemis
program, which will see crewed Moon landings, will not happen until after 2024.
NASA hopes to establish a permanent base on the Moon in order to help
facilitate a mission to Mars in the future.
Historic
Events
- 1707 – The Act of Union,
uniting England and Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain took
effect.
- 1893 – The influential
Columbian Exposition opened in Chicago.
- 1939 – Batman debuted in Detective Comics #27
- 1956 – The polio vaccine
developed by Jonas Salk was made available to the public.
- 1961 – Fidel Castro,
proclaimed Cuba a socialist nation and abolished elections.
- May 1 is Law
Day, begun in 1958. “A national day set
aside to celebrate the rule of law. Law Day underscores how law and the
legal process have contributed to the freedoms that all Americans share.”
Birthdays
with some quotes
@93
– Mary ‘Mother Jones’, Irish-American labor leader (d. 1930)
@92
– Louis Nye, American comedic actor (d. 2005)
@90
– Glenn Ford, Canadian-American actor (d. 2006)
@85
– Jack Paar, American comedian, author and talk show host (d. 2004)
“Looking back, my life so
far seems like one long obstacle race, with me as its chief obstacle.”– Jack
Paar
84 – Judy Collins, American
singer-songwriter
“I look in the mirror
through the eyes of the child that was me.”– Judy Collins
@79
– Kate Smith, American singer and actress (d. 1986; diabetic complications)
“It has been said that
genius is only the power of making continuous effort. The line between failure
and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it. We are told that
there is no failure, except in no longer trying – no defeat, except from
within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own weakness of purpose.”–
Kate Smith
78 – Rita Coolidge, American
singer-songwriter
“Too often, the opportunity
knocks, but by the time you push back the chain, push back the bolt, unhook the
two locks and shut off the burglar alarm, it’s too late.”– Rita Coolidge
56 – Tim McGraw, American
singer-songwriter
“We all take different paths
in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere.”–
Tim McGraw
@51
– Calamity Jane (Martha Jane
Cannary), American frontierswoman, professional
scout (d. 1903; bowel issues)
51 – Julie Benz, American
actress
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