24 July

24 July 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 30 Day 204 Ave. Sky Cover 60%\ Visibility  15mi. Flagstaff Today  93° \ 60° 
Wind  9mph \ Gusts  16mph  Nearest active fire: None in area Nearest Lightning:  14mi
Air Quality: Moderate   Moisture Days this month: 2 days
Risk of fire: Extreme July Averages: Temps 82° \ 51° Moisture 8 Days
Sunshine  High Heat Warning

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

18-25 Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) Education & Awareness Week 21-31 National Moth Week

23-29 Women in Baseball Week 24-30 National Tequila Week

Daily Observations

Amelia Earhart Day Church of LDS Pioneer Day Link Cousins Day International Self Care Day  Link Mormon Pioneer Day National Drive-Thru Day

National Frozen Margarita Day  Link National Tell an Old Joke Day National Tequila Day Link National Thermal Engineers Day  Link   Tell An Old Joke Day Tell An Old Joke Day

Today’s Thoughts

 Another hot one.

Last night’s discussion was very good. All of us, before reading the article, thought that Economic Warfare was better than bullets and bombs. Now we all agree that is has an horrific effect on the common folk that this type of warfare needs to be examined. It is not helping the common people and is actually killing many.

Enjoy

Hoaxes…

Trojan horse

One of Antiquity’s most enduring myths is the story about the subterfuge that the Greeks used to enter Troy. They built a huge wooden horse and hid a select force of men inside. The Trojans, believing it was a victory trophy left by their defeated foe, pulled the horse into their city. After dark, the Greek force crept out of the horse and opened the gates for the rest of the Greek Army. Today, a malicious computer program that tricks users into running it is called a "Trojan horse."

True Conspiracy Theories…

The Roswell Incident

The Roswell Incident has long been a topic of debate among conspiracy theorists, with many believing that the U.S. government covered up evidence of an alien spacecraft crash in 1947. While the government initially denied any knowledge of the incident, it later admitted that it had in fact been involved in the recovery of a "flying disc."

Random Trivia…

The Bloody Mary wasn’t always called Bloody Mary! First, the popular brunch drink was actually called A Bucket Of Blood. After Bucket Of Blood, it transitioned to Red Snapper and, finally, settled on Bloody Mary.

Historic Events

• 1866 – Tennessee became the first state to be readmitted to the Union after the American Civil War.
• 1969 – After the successful Moon landing, Apollo 11 splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean
• July 24, 2004 (fiction) Judgment Day occurred in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Film.

Birthdays with some quotes

87	Ruth Buzzi, American comedic actress
@77	Bella Abzug, American lawyer, politician “Our struggle today is not to have a female Einstein get appointed as an assistant professor. It is for a woman schlemiel to get as quickly promoted as a male schlemiel.”	(d. 1998; heart disease)
77	Gallagher (Leo Anthony Gallagher Jr.), American comedian
74	Michael Richards, American comedic actor
72	Lynda Carter, American actress, 1972 Miss World USA
@70	Christina von Stommeln, German Roman Catholic mystic and stigmatic	(d. 1312)
70	Claire McCaskill, American politician
@68	Alexandre Dumas, French novelist and playwright “Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes.”	(d. 1870; heart atatck)
60	Karl Malone, American basketball player and coach “What good is success if you’re not willing to share it?
59	Barry Bonds, American baseball player
55	Kristin Chenoweth, American actress and singer
54	Jennifer Lopez, Pop singer
44	Rose Byrne, Australian actress
@41	Amelia Earhart, American pilot and author “Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one, take off. But if you don’t have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for yourself and for those who will follow after you.”	(disappeared in 1937)
41	Elisabeth Moss, American actress
41	Anna Paquin, Canadian-New Zealand actress
32	Emily Bett Rickards, Canadian actress

 

…The End for today…