19 May

 

19 May 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 20 Day 139	Ave. Sky Cover 50%\ Visibility  24miles	Flagstaff Today  72° \ 40°
Wind  5mph \ Gusts  9mph	Nearest active fire: 134miles	Nearest Lightning:  14mi
Air Quality: Moderate High Risk of fire	May Averages: Flagstaff: 68° \ 34° May Average: 3 Days of moisture	Sunshine Monsoon

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

12-21 National Public Gardens Week  Link 14-20 National Eosinophil Awareness Week   Link  National Nursing Home Week   National Return To Work Week   National Transportation Week National Women's Health Week   Reading is Fundamental Week   Link  Salute to Moms 40+ Week   Work At Home Moms Week   World Trade Week

15-19  Hoarding Awareness Week Link National Police Week 15-21  American Craft Beer Week Link  International Heritage Breeds Week National Bike to Work Week Link   PGA Championship  Link Police Week 16-21 National Foul Ball Week 16-27 Cannes Film Festival 17-23  National Medical Transcription Week Link World Orienteering Days Link

Daily Observations

Accounting Day Link Boys Club Day Devil’s Food Cake Day Endangered Species Day Link   Hepatitus Testing Day International Defense Transportation Day   International Virtual Assistants Day  May Ray Day Morel Mushroom Day

NASCAR Day Link    National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Link National Bike to Work Day Link     National Hepatitus Testing Day National Peace Officer Memorial Day National Pizza Party Day  Link National Scooter Day World IBD Day Link

Today’s Thoughts

Just awaiting today’s monsoon.

I had lunch with Mary & Mike today. He is getting ready for his wilderness trail training. Mary is busy with her quilts. Good food, good conversation.

The H1B visas are to bring highly skilled workers from other countries that cannot be filled because Americans don’t have the expertise. Great idea gone awry. Surprise, tech companies are abusing it. They can hire foreign workers at a cheaper pay and keep them at lower pay because their visa is attached to their job…leave the job, lose the visa. In several companies, Americans are being laid off and the company if filling the job with H1B workers. It has even been shown that the Americans are being told to train the H1B person taking the American’s job. Congress seems to have blinders on. So sad.

I’m doing the readings for our discussion group on Saturday…Iran is at a Crossroads.

Enjoy

Ocean Trivia

Bermuda is partially protected from severe hurricanes due to a surrounding coral reef but remains frequently associated with disasters due to an allegedly large number of unexplained aircraft disappearances.

Origins of State Names

North Carolina

Naming a state after yourself is quite the power move, but that’s exactly what happened in 1629. King Charles I of England decided to name a new province Carolina (although it also appeared as “Carolana” in the charter), which is derived from Carolus, the Latin form of his name. Ah, to be king. In 1663, King Charles II granted a new charter for the same territory to the Lords Proprietors, who in 1710, appointed a separate governor to the northern part of the region. In 1729, the Carolina colony was officially divided in two, making Charles the namesake for double the amount of states he initially intended.

Historic Events

• 1848 – Mexico ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-American War and ceding California, Nevada, Utah and parts of four other modern-day US states to the United States for $15 million.
• 1962 – Marilyn Monroe sang her famous Happy Birthday to President John F. Kennedy at NYC’s Madison Square Garden.

Birthdays with some quotes

@106 – Nicholas Winton, English banker and humanitarian (d. 2015)
“If something’s not impossible, there must be a way of doing it.”– Nicholas Winton
@79 – Ho Chi Minh, N. Vietnam dictator (d. 1969; heart failure)
@78 – Johns Hopkins, American businessman, philanthropist (d. 1873)
78 – Pete Townshend, English singer-songwriter
“Respect yourself. Try to remember that not everything in life can be perfect. You will make mistakes. That’s inevitable. But you are not ugly. You will only be ugly when you behave in an ugly way.”– Pete Townshend
@72 – Pol Pot, Khmer Rouge leader (d. 1998; heart attack in sleep)
75 – Grace Jones, Jamaican-American singer-songwriter
“I believe in individuality, that everybody is special, and it’s up to them to find that quality and let it live.”– Grace Jones
@49 – Joey Ramone, American singer-songwriter (d. 2001; lymphoma)
“For me, punk is about real feelings. It’s not about, ‘Yeah, I am a punk and I’m angry.’ That’s a lot of crap. It’s about loving the things that really matter: passion, heart, and soul.”– Joey Ramone
@46 – André the Giant (André René Roussimoff), French-American wrestler, actor (d. 1993; heart failure)
“I don’t like to speak badly of people.”– Andre the Giant
40 – Michael Che (Michael Che Campbell), American comedian
@39 – Malcolm X (Malcolm Little), American minister and activist (d. 1965; assassinated)
“We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity.”– Malcolm X
31 – Marshmello, American electronic music producer and DJ
31 – Sam Smith, English singer-songwriter