February 2023
Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 6 Day 37 \ Ave. Sky Cover 5% \ Visibility 19 miles Flagstaff Today 53° \21° Wind 5mph \ Gusts 13mph
Air Quality: Fair \ Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 244mi \ Nearest
Lightning 1644mi
Feb. Averages for Flagstaff: 47° \ 19° \5
Days of moisture
Today’s
Quote
Weekly
Observations
1-7
Women's Heart Week
World Interfaith Harmony Week
2-8
Publicity for Profit Week
4-11
Freelance Writer Appreciation Week
5-11
African Heritage & Health Week
Burn Awareness Week Link
Children's Authors & Illustrators Week
5-12
5-12
Dump Your Significant Jerk Week
6-12 Children's Mental Health Week Link
6-10
International Networking Week
National School Counseling Week Link
Pride in Foodservice Week
Pride in Foodservice Week Link
Tax Identity Theft Week
Tax Identity Theft Week Link
Tinnitus Awareness Week
Tinnitus Awareness Week Link
Daily Observations
Bob Marley Day in
Jamaica and Ethiopia
Canadian Maple Syrup Day Link
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation Link
International Frozen Yogurt Day Link
Lame Duck Day
Pay a Compliment
Day
Play Monopoly Day Link
My
Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
Snow
continues to melt. Nice Sunday.
An
F-22 military jet shot down the ‘weather’ balloon yesterday. They waited until it was in open water near
the SC coast and are now attempting to recover whatever they can from about 45’
of water in about a 10 mile debris area. Sticking to their playbook,
conservatives in and outside the government are decrying the military intervention.
For several days they were begging the government to shoot it down. Some even
suggested civilians shoot it down. Now that it has been shot down safely, they
are saying the US should have captured the balloon in flight to secure the data
it contained. Some folks just like to be contrary.
The
media is reporting that during the Trump administration there were 3 similar ‘weather
balloons’ but the information was marked classified and not reported to the
public. Maybe Trump should have spent more time studying the daily briefings. I’m
sure he would have made sure the public knew about each of the three.
Our
neighborhood now has a Tesla. I haven’t seen the owner yet, but the vehicle is
very classy. I’m sure I’ll see the driver sometime.
Large
African Cities…
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Arizona is
a great state…
v The Sonoran Desert is the most
biologically diverse desert in North America.
v
Bisbee is
the Nation's Southernmost mile-high city.
v
The two
largest man-made lakes in the U.S. are Lake Mead and Lake Powell, both located
in Arizona.
v The longest remaining intact section of
Route 66 can be found in Arizona and runs from Seligman to Topock, a total of
157 unbroken miles.
Facts…
Cleopatra
Was a Popular Ruler
Historians
have had difficulty accessing the legacy of a woman who, while singularly
powerful during the ascent of the Roman Empire, has no surviving written words
and scant contemporary accounts. From what experts and biographers can piece
together, however, she was popular among the Egyptian people. Her fluency in
Egyptian certainly helped, and she used her patriotism to earn her people’s
affection. Cleopatra was known to commission portraits of herself in the
classic Egyptian (or pharaonic) style, and in one surviving papyrus, dated 35
BCE, she is referred to as Philopatris, or “she who loves her country.” Plus,
she garnered respect with her achievements: She reformed the monetary system,
traded with Eastern nations including Arabia (which made Egypt wealthy), and
also allied with Roman factions to prevent Egypt from becoming a de facto
possession of an expanding empire.
Slang
Origins
1985: Tubular
Meaning: awesome; totally excellent
Another relic of surfer slang, tubular
may have been inspired by the tube-like appearance of a wave curving in on
itself. These waves are ideal for riding, leading to the association of the
word with things that are also ideal.
Trivia…
In 1953, the Rocket Chemical Company began
developing a rust-prevention solvent called WD-40 for the aerospace industry.
The name WD-40 indicates what the product does (water displacement) and how
many attempts it took to perfect it.
Historical
Events
1778 – In Paris, the Treaty of Alliance
and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce were signed by the United States and
France signaling their official recognition of the United States.
1820 – The first 86 African American
immigrants departed New York to start a settlement in present-day Liberia.
1952 – Queen Elizabeth II succeeded to
the British Throne.
1959 – At Cape Canaveral, Florida, a
Titan intercontinental ballistic missile had the first successful test firing.
Birthdays
Today
@99 – Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hungarian-American actress and socialite (d.
2016)
“I
never hated a man enough to give him his diamonds back.”– Zsa Zsa Gabor
@96 – Henry Liddell, English priest, author, academic (d. 1898)
“The
practical value of history is to throw the film of the past through the
material projector of the present on to the screen of the future.”– Henry
Liddell
@93 – Ronald Reagan, actor and politician, 40th President (d. 2004)
“I
do not believe in a fate that will fall on us no matter what we do. I do
believe in a fate that will fall on us if we do nothing. So, with all the
creative energy at our command, let us begin an era of national renewal. Let us
renew our determination, our courage, and our strength. And let us renew our
faith and our hope. We have every right to dream heroic dreams. Those who say
that we’re in a time when there are no heroes, they just don’t know where to
look.”– Ronald Reagan
@93 – Patrick Macnee, English-American actor (d. 2015)
92
– Mamie Van Doren, American actress and model
“I’ve
married a few people I shouldn’t have, but haven’t we all?”– Mamie Van Doren
@88 – (Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr.)’Rip’ Torn, American actor (d. 2019)
@83 – Mary Leakey, English paleoanthropologist (d. 1996)
83
– Tom Brokaw, American journalist
80
– Fabian Forte, American actor, singer
@80 – Aaron Burr, American colonel, politician (d. 1836)
66
– Kathy Najimy, American comedic actress
@65 – Thomas C. Durant, American railroad tycoon (d. 1885)
@65 – Natalie Cole, American singer-songwriter (d. 2015; heart
failure)
61
– Axl Rose, American singer-songwriter
57
– Rick Astley, English singer-songwriter
@53 – Babe Ruth, baseball star, coach (d. 1948; cancer)
“I
swing big, with everything I’ve got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as
big as I can.”– Babe Ruth
46
– Josh Stewart, American actor
38
– Kris Humphries, American basketball player
@33 – Eva Braun, German wife of Adolf Hitler (d. 1945; suicide)
@36– Bob Marley, Reggae singer (d. 1981; shot)
“One
love, One heart, Let’s get together and feel alright.”– Bob Marley
@31 – J.E.B. Stuart, USA & CSA American general (d. 1864; shot
in battle)
30
– Tinashe, American singer-songwriter
