15 Feb

 

15 February 2023

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 7 Day 46 \ Ave. Sky Cover 90% \ Visibility 1 mile Flagstaff Today 43° \10°  Wind 5mph \ Gusts 10mph 
Air Quality: Fair \Very Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 492mi \ Nearest Lightning 142mi
Feb. Averages for Flagstaff: 47° \ 19° \5 Days of moisture
Sunshine

Today’s Quote 

Weekly Observations

  11-20
  Date (Fruit) Week
  11-18  
  National Entrepreneurship Week Link
  12-18 
  Children of Alcoholics Week Link 
  International Flirting Week
  Jell-O Week
  Love A Mench Week
  National Secondhand Wardrobe Week
  Random Acts of Kindness Week Link 
  14-21
  14-21
  National Condom Week
  National Nest box Week 
  NCCDP Alzheimer's & Dementia Staff Education Week
  14-16
  World AG Expo

 

Daily Observations

Angelman Syndrome Day Link
Annoy Squidward Day (aka Your Boss) Link (Sponge Bob Squarepants)
I Want Butterscotch Day
Love Reset Day
Lupercalia
National Friendzone Day  Link
National Gum Drop Day  Link
National Hippo Day Link
Remember The Maine Day
Singles Awareness Day
Susan B. Anthony Day 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

The storm has arrived. There is about 3” on the way to 10” +. Should move out tomorrow.  

I had a Dr. appointment this morning. All is well, but I do need a follow-up procedure as there is a small blood clot in my urinary tract. He said there was no rush, but will schedule it soon. When I was about 20 years old, I had a cystoscopy and after the procedure, I got up to leave and passed out cold. I was a nervous about today, but no pain and I didn’t pass out, so all is good.

I know that you have to hear something a number of times before you believe it. However; the White House keeps saying that the ‘objects’ that were shot down were not extra-terrestrial. After hearing it over and over for two days now, I am beginning to think they know a whole lot more than they are telling us. It still sounds like the beginning of a sci-fi movie.

Another mass shooting…this time at Michigan State University. I also saw data that the US has 120 civilian guns for every 100 Americans. That puts us as #1. The next 4 countries are Falkland Islands at 62.1, Yemen at 52.89, New Caledonia at 42.5, and Serbia at 39.1. Why do American civilians need so many guns?

Travel…

Facts…

Uluru, the World’s Largest Monolith, Extends for Over 1.5 Miles Underground

The most sacred site in Aboriginal culture is the huge red sandstone monolith known as Uluru (or Ayers Rock). This landmark — the largest monolith in the world — is emblematic of the Australian Outback and rises 1,142 feet above its desolate desert surroundings. But what’s perhaps more impressive is that it’s estimated to extend for more than 1.5 miles beneath the Earth’s surface, almost like an iceberg on land. The Anangu people are the traditional owners of this 500-billion-year-old rock, and consider it to be a resting place of ancient spirits. 

Slang Origins

1993: Talk to the hand

Meaning: Don’t talk to me

Accompanied by its distinctive hand gesture, “talk to the hand” was a catchphrase often delivered by comedian Martin Lawrence on his self-titled TV series, and he is sometimes credited with coining the phrase. The 1997 movie “The Beautician and the Beast" also used the catchphrase, adding the gesture, which launched it into wider use.

Trivia…

A Nikola Tesla statue in Palo Alto provides free Wi-Fi

In the city of Palo Alto in California, United States of America, there is a statue of Nikola Tesla that gives off free WiFi. Palo Alto contains a lot of public art, but perhaps none are more true to their inspiration than Tesla’s sculpture. Tesla was a true genius who wanted to create and give free electricity and light to everyone in the world. He refused to patent his inventions in the fear that if he died others would not be able to copy him, which allowed Thomas Edison to steal and patent many of them.

Historical Events

1898 – The American battleship Maine was blown up at Havana Harbor (Cuba), leading to the Spanish-American was on April 25, 1898.
1946 – ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose computer, was formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
2013 – Asteroid 2012 DA14 (150 feet long) passed with 18,000 miles of Earth. In an unrelated event, another meteor (estimated 50 feet in diameter) exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia that same day.

Birthdays Today

@100 – Miep Gies (Hermine Santruschitz), Austrian/Hungarian citizen, protected Anne Frank
“I am not a hero. I just did what any decent person would have done.”– Miep Gies
@98 – Irena Sendler, Polish social worker who saved 2,500 Jewish children (d. 2007)
@90 – Charles Lewis Tiffany, American jeweler (d. 1902)
@86 – Susan B. Anthony, American suffragist and activist (d. 1906)
“The religious persecution of the ages has been done under what was claimed to be the command of God. I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do to their fellows because it always coincides with their own desires.”– Susan B. Anthony
@86 – Cesar Romero, American actor (d. 1994)
Frank’s family, held Anne’s diary (d. 2010)
@81 – Harvey Korman, American comedic actor (d. 2008)
“Funny is when you’re serious.”– Harvey Korman
@77 – Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (d. 1642)
“All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.”– Galileo Galilei
@73 – Henry E. Steinway, founded Steinway & Sons (d. 1871)
@77 – John Sutter, owned the property that started The California Gold Rush (d. 1880)
@75 – Cyrus McCormick, , co-founded International Harvester (d. 1884)
“Indomitable perseverance in a business, properly understood, always ensures ultimate success.”– Cyrus McCormick
72 – Jane Seymour, English-American actress
69 – Matt Groening, American animator, producer, screenwriter
“Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It’s what separates us from the animals … except the weasel.”-Matt Groening
52 – Renee O’Connor, American actress
51 – Jaromír Jágr, Czech ice hockey player
@33 – Chris Farley, American comedic actor (d. 1997)