12 June

 

June 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 24 Day 163 Ave. Sky Cover 5%\ Visibility  28mi. Flagstaff Today  75° \ 37° 
Wind  11mph \ Gusts  20mph  Nearest active fire: 21miles Nearest Lightning:  297mi
Air Quality: Moderate   Moisture Days this month: days
Risk of fire: Extreme June Averages: Flagstaff: 80° \ 43° June Average: 1 Day of moisture
Sunshine/wind

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

8-16    
World Sea Turtle Week Link
11-17  
eSport Week Link 
National Automotive Service Professionals Week
National Flag Week
National Pet Wedding Week 
National Automotive Service Professionals Week
National Flag Week
National Pet Wedding Week Link
National Right of Way Professionals Week Link 
National Waste & Recycling Workers Week
National Waste & Recycling Workers Week Link 
12-17  
12-17  
National Stewardship Week  Link
12-18  
Community Health Improvement Week (CHI) Link
Meet A Mate Week
Men's Health Week Link  
National Little League Week 
National Little League Week  Link

Daily Observations

Crowded Nest Awareness Day
International Cachaca Day Link
International Falafel Day Link
Jerky Day
Little League Day (First Game)  Link 
Loving Day 
Loving Day  Link
Mechanics Day Link
National Jerky Day
National Peanut Butter Cookie Day Link
Peanut Butter Cookie Day
Red Rose Day
Victims of Orlando, Florida Attack Day  Link
World Day Against Child Labor Link

Today’s Thoughts

 A slightly windy spring day. It’s OK, no sand with the wind.

A nice lazy Sunday, doing some laundry. I’m recovering but not to 100% yet. Just keep improving. I’m looking forward to a day without coughing. Almost there.

A great story of children being found in Amazon jungle in Columbia, after plane crashes. They survived for 40 days until help arrived.

Enjoy

 

History revisited

A Tortoise That Died In 2006 Had Been Studied By Charles Darwin

On his research expedition to the Galapagos Islands in 1836, Charles Darwin collected Harriet the Tortoise. She was then transported to England and finally brought to her final home, Australia, by the retiring captain of the Beagle.

However, some have doubted this story, claiming that Darwin never visited the island that Harriet was originally from. Either way, Harriet died in 2006 at the age of 175 in none other than Steve Irwin's own zoo.

Historic Events

1817 – The earliest form of bicycle, the dandy horse, was driven by Karl von Drais.
1939 – The Baseball Hall of Fame opened in Cooperstown, New York.
1968 –  Birthday (fictional) Marty McFly, Back to the Future
1987 –  At the Brandenburg Gate, U.S. President Ronald Reagan publicly challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.

Birthdays with some quotes

@94 – George H.W. Bush, lieutenant, politician, 41st President (d. 2018)
“The American Dream means giving it your all, trying your hardest, accomplishing something. And then I’d add to that, giving something back. No definition of a successful life can do anything but include serving others.”– George H.W. Bush
@89 – Vic Damone (Vito Rocco Farinola), American singer-songwriter, actor (d. 2018)
@83 – Samuel Z. Arkoff, American film producer (d. 2001)
@78 – Len Barry, American singer-songwriter, producer (d. 2020; bone cancer)
@75 – Irwin Allen, American director, producer (disaster films) (d. 1991; heart attack)
61 – Jordan Peterson, Canadian psychologist, professor, cultural critic
“The normal person classifies an object and then forgets about it. The creative person, by contrast, is always open to new possibilities.”– Jordan Peterson
42 – Adriana Lima, Brazilian model
“Self-confidence goes a long way and is very attractive to others.”– Adriana Lima
38 – Kendra Wilkinson, American model
38 – Chris Young, American singer-songwriter
@15 – Anne Frank, German-Dutch diarist; victim of the Holocaust (d. 1945; executed)
“What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it from happening again.”– Anne Frank
“Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because the regret is stronger than gratitude.”– Anne Frank