4 July

 

4 July 2023

Flagstaff Almanac
Week 27 Day 185 Ave. Sky Cover 45%\ Visibility  25mi. Flagstaff Today  88° \ 52° 
Wind  4mph \ Gusts  7mph  Nearest active fire: 21miles Nearest Lightning:  325mi
Air Quality: Moderate   Moisture Days this month: 0 days
Risk of fire: Extreme July Averages: Temps 82° \ 51° Moisture 8 Days
Sunshine 

Today’s Quote

 

Monthly Observations

Sandwich Generation Month Sarcoma Awareness Month Self Care Month  Link   Smart Irrigation Month Link Social Wellness Month Tour de France Month (1-24)

Vehicle Theft Prevention Month Link Wheat Month Link Women's Motorcycle Month World Watercolor Month Link Worldwide Bereaved Parents Month

Weekly Observations

6/27-7/4 National Prevention of Eye Injuries Awareness 6/28-7/4 Fireworks Safety Week Eid-Al-Adha, Feast of Sacrifice 6/30-7/6 Nat’l Wildland Firefighter Week of Remembrance 6/30-7/4  National Tom Sawyer Days Link  (aka Fence Painting Days)

1-4 Tom Sawyer Days 1-7 National Independent Living Week National Unassisted Homebirth Week 1-24 Tour de France  2-8 Be Nice To New Jersey Week National Bikini Contest Week National Farriers Week 4-10 Freedom Week National Marijuana Facts Week

Daily Observations

Alice in Wonderland Day Boom Box Parade Day Fourth of July or Independence Day Independence From Meat Day Indivisible Day Link Jackfruit Day

Lou Gehrig Day National BBQ  Ribs Day Link National Barbecue Day/ National Barbecued Spareribs Day National Caesar Salad Day National Country Music Day Sidewalk Egg Frying Day

Today’s Thoughts

I did a quick phlebotomy this afternoon. Went well. Happy Camper.

I woke up Sunday with Ball’s Plassey. I saw the doctor this morning. Have some meds and it should be gone by Friday. Here’s hoping. It is not a look I want to keep.  No pain, which is good.

Cuba and great boxers is historical. I just learned that Castro had outlawed all Professional Boxing because it took advantage of young boxers that gave money to the owners. Today Cuba has now OK’d some professional boxing in Cuba.

Yesterday, Ricky Fowler, the Navajo golfer won the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit. Congrats

Enjoy`

 

Idioms explained…

Head in the Clouds

In the early 1600s, this phrase was used to describe a person who was really disconnected from the real world.

Clouds are associated with heaven, as well as fog and fuzziness, and clouds are also high up in the sky. Someone with their “head in the clouds” has lost sight of reality on the ground and has entered a dream-like state.

Random Trivia…

Bats are the only mammal that can actually fly.

Wombats are the only animal whose poop is cube-shaped. This is due to how its intestines form the feces. The animals then stack the cubes to mark their territory. (bbc.com)

Birthdays

@100 – Gloria Stuart, American actress (d. 2010)
@99 – Mitch Miller, American singer and producer (d. 2010)
99 – Eva Marie Saint, American actress
@95 – Gina Lollobrigida, Italian actress (d. 2023)
@94 – Pauline Phillips, American journalist, created Dear Abby (d. 2013)
@91 – Bill Withers, American singer-songwriter (d. 2020)
@91 – Neil Simon, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 2018)
@87 – Rube Goldberg, American sculptor, cartoonist, and engineer (d. 1970)
@87 – Leona Helmsley, American businesswoman (d. 2007)
@80 – George Steinbrenner, American businessman (d. 2010)
80 – Geraldo Rivera, American lawyer, journalist, and author
77 – Michael Milken, American businessman, felon and philanthropist
@76 – George Everest, Welsh geographer, Mt Everest namesake (d. 1866)
76 – Morganna, American model and actress
61 – Pam Shriver, American tennis player and sportscaster
@60 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President (d. 1933; heart attack)
@59 – Nathaniel Hawthorne, American novelist and short-story writer (d. 1864; stomach issue)
@45 – Stephen Boyd, Northern Ireland-born American actor (d. 1977; heart attack)
@37 – Stephen Foster, American songwriter (d. 1864; fever/suicide)
28 – Post Malone, American singer, rapper

…The End for today…