16 July

 

16 July 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 29 Day 197 Ave. Sky Cover 5%\ Visibility  29mi. Flagstaff Today  91° \ 55° 
Wind  4mph \ Gusts  7mph  Nearest active fire: 17miles Nearest Lightning:  247mi
Air Quality: Fair           Moisture Days this month: 0 days
Risk of fire: Very Low Moderate High Extreme July Averages: Temps 82° \ 51° Moisture 8 Days
Sunshine  Red Flag Warning High Heat Warning

Today’s Quote

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Weekly Observations

1-24 Tour de France  10-16 Nude Recreation Weekend

16-22 Captive Nations Week Everybody Deserves A Massage Week Hemp History Week National Independent Retailers Week National Zoo Keeper Week

Daily Observations

Anne Hutchinson Memorial Day Guinea Pig Appreciation Day Lake Superior Day   National Corn Fritter Day National Fresh Spinach Day

National Guinea Pig Day Link National Ice Cream Day National Personal Chef's Day Link  World Snake Day  World Snake Day Link

Today’s Thoughts

Another scorcher…glad I have a cooler.

Eli Crane, US Rep. for my district, has made headlines for calling Blacks ‘Colored People’. He apologized but it sure rolled off his tongue.

I had lunch with Faith and Andy today. Chili’s was very busy, which is good to see. Andy got his brother finally settled at a rehab in Blanding UT. There are lots of Navajo there and his brother seems to like it. They are also helping two of his nephews who got jobs in Flag with no place to stay. The 20 something guys are helping around the house, working as painters in town, and enjoying their time in Flag. It’s working out very well.

Enjoy

Boomer Slang…

Psychedelic

“Psychedelic” referred to something as mind-bending or trippy. It was often associated with the counterculture movement and the exploration of altered states of consciousness, particularly through the use of psychedelic drugs.

True Conspiracy Theories…

The BCCI Scandal

The Bank of Credit and Commerce International was a corrupt bank that laundered money for drug cartels, terrorists, and corrupt politicians. Its downfall in the 1990s exposed widespread corruption in the banking industry.

Random Trivia…

Famous conqueror Napoleon Bonaparte was once attacked by a horde of bunnies! He had requested that a rabbit hunt be arranged for himself and his men. When the rabbits were released from their cages, the bunnies charged toward Bonaparte and his men in an unstoppable onslaught.

Historic Events

• 622 – The beginning of the Islamic (354 day) calendar.
• 1790 – The District of Columbia was established as the capital of the United States.
• 1945 – The ‘Fat Boy’ atomic bomb was tested near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
• 1969 – Apollo 11 was launched to the Moon.
• 1994 – Comet Shoemaker-Levy crashed into Jupiter.
• On July 16, 2186, astronomers predict to be the longest solar eclipse in 10,000 years.

Birthdays with some quotes

@90 – Mary Philbin, American actress (d. 1993)
@90 – Bess Myerson, American model, actress, game show panelist, Miss America 1945 (d. 2014)
                   “I never like other people to clean for me. I don’t want them to invade my                             own privacy.”– Bess Myerson
@88 – Orville Redenbacher, founded Orville Redenbacher’s (d. 1995)

“Every once in a while, someone will mail me a single popcorn kernel that didn’t pop. I’ll get out a fresh kernel, tape it to a piece of paper and mail it back to them.”– Orville Redenbacher

@85 – Kathleen Norris, American journalist and author (d. 1966)

“Not money, or success, or position or travel or love makes happiness… service is the secret.”– Kathleen Norris

@83 – Ginger Rogers, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1995)

“I do everything the man does, only backwards and in high heels!”– Ginger Rogers

“I try to feed my hunger rather than my appetite.”– Ginger Rogers

@82 – Barbara Stanwyck (Ruby Catherine Stevens), American actress (d. 1990)
@58 – Sonny Tufts, American actor (d. 1970; pneumonia)
@65 – Desmond Dekker, Jamaican singer-songwriter (d. 2006; heart attack)

“Things will get better if you just hold out long enough.”– Desmond Dekker

71 – Stewart Copeland, American drummer and songwriter
66 – Faye Grant, American actress
@64 – Shoeless Joe Jackson, American baseball player (d. 1951; heart attack)

“I ain’t afraid to tell the world that it don’t take school stuff to help a fella play ball.”– Shoeless Joe Jackson

60 – Phoebe Cates, American actress
64 – Sherri Stoner, American actress
56 – Will Ferrell, American comedic actor

“No matter how much you screw up your life, you can fix it.”– Will Ferrell 

55 – Barry Sanders, American football player
55 – Larry Sanger, American philosopher and businessman, co-founded Wikipedia
52 – Corey Feldman, American actor

“I’m more than an actor. I’m an icon, an industry.”– Corey Feldman

36 – AnnaLynne McCord, American actress

…The End for today…