27 June

 

27 June 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 26 Day 178 Ave. Sky Cover 5%\ Visibility 25mi. Flagstaff Today 82° \ 46° 
Wind  7mph \ Gusts  19mph  Nearest active fire: 25miles Nearest Lightning:  407mi
Air Quality: Moderate   Moisture Days this month: 5 days
Risk of fire: Extreme June Averages: Flagstaff: 80° \ 43° June Average: 1 Day of moisture
Sunshine  Red Flag Warning High wind advisory

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

25-30 International Lace Week Link   25-7/1   25-7/1   Carpenter Ant Awareness Week Fish Are Friends, Not Food! Week Link  Windjammer Days  Windjammer Days Link

26-7/2   National Tire Safety Week  Link 27-7/4 National Prevention of Eye Injuries Awareness

Daily Observations

Celebrate Joy Day Link Decide To Be Married Day "Happy Birthday To You" Day Helen Keller Day Industrial Workers of The World Day Micro-, Small-, Medium-Sized Enterprises Day

National HIV Testing Day Link National Columnists Day   National Onion Day Link National Sunglasses Day  Link Orange Blossom Day PTSD Awareness Day Link

Today’s Thoughts

Summer has arrived. Going to break 80° today. Finally time for short pants.

When I retired to Flag well over a decade ago, I bought a portable evaporative cooler. In all those years it has worked good and only one replacement pump. Now it is way past its prime and the wheels seldom worked. This morning I bought a new model. Prices have certainly gone up, but the new one hold more water, has more speeds, and best of all, has a remote control. Happy cool camper here.

About 2 months ago, I had a problem only a urologist could correct. He discovered that my PSA had risen significantly from last year. Soon after my retirement I did radiation treatments for prostate cancer. All had been going well with yearly checkups. The urologist set up testing, which I completed last week. I have been a little concerned. The timeframe for seeing a urologist here is less than desirable here in our little mountain community. I can’t see him until mid-July for the results. Happily, his office called this morning to let me know the tests showed no cancer. What a relief. I’ll get more at the next appointment as to what is going on. Good news for sure.

The annual Hajj in Saudi Arabia has begun. Covid had severely reduced the crowd size. This year they are expecting a record crowd of over 2 million. Attending this celebration at least once in a lifetime is one of the tenants of the Muslim religion.

Enjoy

Idioms explained…New!

Raining Cats and Dogs

This is from the Library of Congress – Odin, the Norse god of storms, was often pictured with dogs and wolves, which were symbols of wind. Witches, who supposedly rode their brooms during storms, were often pictured with black cats, which became signs of heavy rain for sailors. Therefore, “raining cats and dogs” may refer to a storm with wind (dogs) and heavy rain (cats). It basically just means it’s raining heavily.

Random Trivia…

There actually aren’t “57 varieties” of Heinz ketchup, and never were. Company founder H.J. Heinz thought his product should have a number, and he liked 57. Hint: Hit the glass bottle on the “57,” not the bottom, to get the ketchup to flow. (heinz.com)

Historic Events

• 2007 – Tony Blair resigned as British Prime Minister, a position he had held since 1997. His Chancellor, Gordon Brown succeeded him.

Birthdays with some quotes

@91 – Kate Carew, American illustrator and journalist (d. 1961)
@89 – Ross Perot, American businessman, politician (d. 2019)
“The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river.”– Ross Perot
@87 – Helen Keller, American author, academic, and activist (d. 1968)
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.”– Helen Keller
@83 – John McIntire, American character actor (d. 1991)
74 – Vera Wang, American fashion designer
57 – J.J. Abrams, American director, producer, screenwriter
“Mystery is more important than knowledge.”– J.J. Abrams
52 – Jo Frost, English nanny, television personality, author
49 – Christian Kane, American actor
“I get up every day and work, regardless of if I have a job or not.”– Christian Kane
48 – Tobey Maguire, American actor
“I think the greatest way to learn is to learn by someone’s example.”– Tobey Maguire
37 – Sam Claflin, British actor
36 – Ed Westwick, English actor
34 – Matthew Lewis, English actor