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11 April 2023

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 15 Day 101 \ Ave. Sky Cover 5% \ Visibility 25 miles Flagstaff Today 70° \32°  Wind 6mph \ Gusts 11mph 
Air Quality: Fair \ High Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 280mi \ Nearest Lightning 702mi
Apr. Averages for Flagstaff: 60° \ 27° \3 Days of moisture
Sunshine

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

3/19-4/16   National Cherry Blossom Festival 

3/22-4/20   Consider Christianity Week
                  International Phace Syndrome Awareness Week
                  National Cleaning Week

8-16          National Robotics Week

9-15          Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week 

         National Dog Bite Prevention Week  

         National Occupational Health Nursing Week  

         National Public Safety Telecommunicators (911 Operators) Week

         Pan American Week

         National Student Employment Week 

11-13        National Catholic Educational Association Week

Daily Observations

Barbershop Quartet Day
Cheese Fondue Day
Farm Animals Day
Golfer’s Day
Hug Your Dog Day
Louie Louie Day
National Be Kind To Lawyers Day  
Identity Management Day Link 
International "Louie Louie" Day
National Clean Up Your Pantry Day
National Pet Day
International "Louie Louie" Day
National Clean Up Your Pantry Day
National Pet Day Link
National Ranch Water Day Link 
National Teach Children To Save Day
Pet Day
Siblings Day
Submarine Day 
National Teach Children To Save Day
Pet Day
Siblings Day
Submarine Day Link
World Parkinson's Disease Day Link

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

A great day weather-wise. I’ll enjoy it while it lasts.

Last night was the Grammy salute to the Beach Boys. It sure brought back a lot of memories. Glad I watched it. The many artists performing the Beach Boy songs did a great job.

Another assault rifle killing. Four dead, nine hospitalized in Kentucky mass shooting…inside an unopened bank in Kentucky. It’s early but the shooter was either a current or former employee of the bank. Insanity.  

An old levy on Lower Lake Mary, near Flagstaff, has buckled and sprung leaks. Being blamed on 20 years of drought and now lots of water in the lake. The water is flowing into an old catch pond. No damage to nearby structures.

Enjoy…

 

Facts…

Animals often represent the part of your psyche that feels connected to nature and survival. Being chased by a predator suggests you're holding back repressed emotions like fear or aggression.   

More Slang origins…

Fair To Middling

This is actually just a very complicated way of saying “Okay.” If you ask a Southerner how they’re doing and they say “fair to middling,” what they mean is that they’re doing all right. Not good or bad – just in the middle.

The word “fair” is pretty obvious in its meaning. It means satisfactory or “so-so.” But what does “middling” mean? Apparently, it’s an old Scottish word which means “of average quality”, now part of the oddest southern sayings you will ever hear.

Beauty in our 50 states…

7. Oregon

Oregon is the perfect transition from California—and Nevada—into the Pacific Northwest. The state begins with rugged coastline and temperate desert, much like northern California. Then it eases through the mountains into evergreen wilderness, making Oregon’s stretch of I-5 the most scenic section of that highway. The state’s also got fantastic beaches, most notably Cannon Beach and Seaside in the north, with their trademark Haystack Rock. There’s also Mt. Hood, the jagged peak that’s the most scenic point between Mt. Whitney and Mt. Rainier. Add in Crater Lake, the Willamette Valley wine country, and the undulating Painted Hills in the empty, open east, and you've got a state that holds its own as a coastal gem or a desert standout.

Historical Events

1945 – American forces liberated the Buchenwald concentration camp.
1965 – Fifty-one tornadoes hit in six Midwestern states, killing 256 people.
1970 – Apollo 13 launched.

Birthdays Today

95 – Ethel Kennedy, American philanthropist
“For anyone to achieve something, he will have to show a little courage. You’re only on this earth once. You must give it all you’ve got.”– Ethel Kennedy
91 – Joel Grey (Joel David Katz), American actor, singer, dancer
90 – Tony Brown, American journalist, academic
@84 – Tommy Tycho, Hungarian-Australian pianist, composer, conductor (d. 2013)
84 – Louise Lasser, American actress
@69 – James Parkinson, English surgeon, paleontologist (d. 1824)
62 – Vincent Gallo, American actor, director and producer
@61 – Richard Berry, singer-songwriter, wrote ‘Louie Louie’ (d. 1997; heart disease)
42 – Alessandra Ambrosio, Brazilian model
39 – Kelli Garner, American actress
36 – Joss Stone, English singer-songwriter
“If I could be a doctor and save lives I would, but I can’t so I sing songs.”– Joss Stone
36 – Lights (Valerie Anne Poxleitner), Canadian singer-songwriter