19 February 2023
Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 8 Day 50a \ Ave. Sky Cover 10% \ Visibility 19 miles Flagstaff Today 51° \17° Wind 6mph \ Gusts 20mph
Air Quality: Fair \Very Low Moderate High Extreme Risk of fire
\ Nearest active fire 249mi \ Nearest Lightning 1066mi
Feb. Averages for Flagstaff: 47° \ 19° \5
Days of moisture
Today’s
Quote
Weekly
Observations
11-20
Date (Fruit) Week
14-21
National Condom Week
National Nest box Week
NCCDP Alzheimer's & Dementia Staff
Education Week
17-22
Carnival
17-23
Great Backyard Bird Count Link
18-25
National FFA Week Link
National Sauna Week Link
Bird Health Awareness Week
Link
Build A Better Trade Show Image Week
National Eating Disorders Awareness
Week
National Engineers Week
National Justice for Animals Week
Build A Better Trade Show Image Week
National Eating Disorders Awareness
Week
National Engineers Week
National Justice for Animals Week Link Link
Through With The Chew Link
Daily Observations
Best Friends Day
Link (SpongeBob
Squarepants)
Chocolate Mint Day Link
Daytona 500
National Arabian Horse Day Link
National Chocolate Mint Day
National Lashes Day Link
Iwo Jima Day (Landing)
Prevent Plagiarism Day
Shrovetide-21
Skate Shop Day
Tug of War Day
Vet Girls RISE Day Link Link
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
Another
nice winter day. It is warming up but another storm on the horizon.
Pastor
John Hagee gave the opening prayer at Nikki Haley’s announcement to run for
President. Everyone considering her as a viable candidate should google John
Hagee. Many of his beliefs are way out of the norm. Following his prayer, Nikki
said she wanted to just like him. Hmmm.
Our
discussion group is getting back together after a long hiatus. Next Saturday we
will be discussing ‘War Crimes’. It should be a good discussion.
Just
got a notification on my phone that a large herd of elk (about 50) are
wandering around in the Continental Country Club housing. WOW!
Enjoy…
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Facts…
Australia
Boasts the World’s Longest Golf Course
Golfers with
time to spare can play an 18-hole, par-72 course that spans two Australian
states. Starting in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, the Nullarbor Links feature
one hole at each participating town or roadhouse along the Eyre Highway, before
finishing 848 miles away in Ceduna, South Australia. The course incorporates
the rugged outback terrain of the Nullarbor Plain, and play can often be
interrupted by kangaroos and wombats. Golfers should set aside four days to
complete the entire course, and clubs are available for rent at each course
(for those who don’t wish to carry them for the multi-day journey).
Slang
Origins
1997: Yadda yadda yadda
Meaning: a phrase to use when what you
would say is otherwise too long or meaningless
“The Yada Yada” was an episode in the
eighth season of “Seinfeld,” which featured a character who constantly used the
phrase in her stories. However, the "Seinfeld" team was far from
inventing the term. Jewish comedian Lenny Bruce was known to use the term in
the early ‘60s, and it most likely dates back to vaudeville shows before 1940.
Trivia…
The longest flight in the world lasts
over 18 hours and covers over 9,500 miles
If you are ready to spend nearly an
entire day on a plane, this flight might be for you. Singapore Airlines has a
direct flight from Singapore to Newark, New Jersey that lasts about 18 and a
half hours and covers 9,543 miles (15,357 kilometers). It currently holds the
record for the longest flight in the world.
Historical
Events
1963 – The Feminine Mystique by Betty
Friedan was published.
1987 – A controversial, anti-smoking
public service announcement aired for the first time on television, featuring
Yul Brynner shortly before he died of lung cancer.
Birthdays
Today
83
– William ‘Smokey’ Robinson. Jr., singer
@83 – C.Z. Guest, American actress, fashion designer, author (d.
2003)
80
– Lou Christie (Luigi Alfredo Giovanni Sacco),
American singer-songwriter
“External
success has to do with people who may see me as a model, or an example, or a
representative. As much as I may dislike or want to reject that responsibility,
this is something that comes with public success. It’s important to give others
a sense of hope that it is possible and you can come from really different
places in the world and find your own place in the world that’s unique for
yourself.”– Amy Tan
@70 – Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d.
1543)
“I
am not so enamored of my own opinions that I disregard what others may think of
them. I am aware that a philosopher’s ideas are not subject to the judgment of
ordinary persons, because it is his endeavor to seek the truth in all things,
to the extent permitted to human reason by God. Yet I hold that completely
erroneous views should be shunned.”– Nicolaus Copernicus
68
– Jeff Daniels, American actor
@68 – Merle Oberon, Indian-American actress (d. 1979; stroke)
@50 – Carson McCullers, American author (d. 1967; alcoholism)
63
– Prince Andrew, Duke of York
@63 – Lee Marvin, American actor (d. 1987; heart attack)
“Ah,
stardom! They put your name on a star in the sidewalk on Hollywood Boulevard
and you walk down and find a pile of dog manure on it. That tells the whole
story, baby.”– Lee Marvin
@63 – Bobby Rogers, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013; diabetes)
60
– Seal (Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel),
English singer-songwriter
“I
don’t see the world completely in black and white. Sometimes I do.”– Benicio
Del Toro 38 – Haylie Duff, American actress
“I
have two hands: one for me, one for other people.”– Millie Bobby Brown
