11 Mar

11 March 2023

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 10 Day 70 \ Ave. Sky Cover 40% \ Visibility 17 miles Flagstaff Today 56° \32°  Wind 10mph \ Gusts 21mph 
Air Quality: Moderate \Very Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 70mi \ Nearest Lightning 515mi
Mar. Averages for Flagstaff: 51° \ 23° \6 Days of moisture
Sunshine

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

  22-4/8
  Lent
5-11
   National Consumer Protection Week  Link 
Celebrate Your Name Week
National Procrastination Week  
National Schools Social Work Week   
Celebrate Your Name Week
National Procrastination Week  
National Schools Social Work Week   Link 
National Words Matter Week
No More Week 
National Words Matter Week
No More Week  Link
Read an E-Book Week  Link  
Save Your Vision Week  
Save Your Vision Week  Link  
Termite Awareness Week
Termite Awareness Week
  5-12
  Women in Construction Week:   Link 
Women of Aviation Worldwide
Women of Aviation Worldwide Week
Words Matter Week
6-10
  National School Breakfast Week
10-12
  World Rattlesnake Roundup
  10-16
  Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Week
11-17
  Turkey Vultures Return to the Living Sign

Daily Observations

Dream 2023 Day
COVID-19 Global Pandemic Day
Genealogy Day  Link 
International Fanny Pack Day 
International Fanny Pack Day Link  
National Urban Ballroom Dancing Day
Johnny Appleseed Day
Key Deer Awareness Day
National 311 Day Link
National Find Common Ground Day
National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day Link 
National Promposal Day 
National Promposal Day Link (Ask to prom)
Oatmeal-Nut Waffle Day
World Plumbing Day Link

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Light RAIN in the forecast. That will speed up the melting.

In AZ our state ranks 49^th in school funding. Our new head of Education promised to fix the education here. One of his first acts is the ‘Empowerment Hotline’, open during weekday business hours. Concerned citizens can call the hotline to report any teacher, school, or district that “teaches lessons that distract from teaching academic standards such as those that focus on race or ethnicity, rather than on individuals and merit, promoting an gender ideology, social emotional learning or inappropriate sexual content”. This is his way to ‘declare war’ on conversations about emotions or identity. Again, so glad I am retired.  

Enjoy…

Facts…

"A second is called a second because it is the second division of the hour by 60, the first division being a minute." 

More Slang origins…

Burn rubber

No point in having a hot rod if you're not going to show off its speed. And when you press that pedal to the metal, your tires are going to burn some rubber. Which is a good thing… if you like buying new tires every year.

Pad

People in the '50s possibly thought they were frogs. Or they envied the amphibious lifestyle. We can't think of a better explanation for why they'd call their homes or apartments their "pad."

Beauty in our 50 states…

38. Louisiana

Though New Orleans (deservedly!) gets most of the love, there’s plenty to do in Louisiana outside of its cities: the fishing's great, the duck hunting is world-class, and the airboat rides amid alligator-infested cypress trees are not to be missed. But its position at the bottom of the Mississippi doesn't do its beaches or wetlands any favors, and when the highest natural point in the state is only twice as high as the Superdome, you're going to be stuck with a lot of scenery that ducks are in the best position to appreciate.

Historical Events

1888 – The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States.
1918 – The ‘Spanish Flu’ pandemic struck the United States.
2011 – Apple iPad 2 was released.
2020 – The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 virus a pandemic.

Birthdays Today

92 – Rupert Murdoch, Australian-American businessman and media magnate
@89 – Lawrence Welk, American accordion player, bandleader (d. 1992)
“There are good days and there are bad days, and this is one of them.”– Lawrence Welk
@79 – Antonin Scalia, American lawyer, jurist,(d. 2016)
73 – Jerry Zucker, American director, producer, screenwriter
@64 – Ralph Abernathy, American minister and activist (d. 1990; blood clots)
56 – John Barrowman, Scottish-American actor, singer
“Honestly, the world can be a dark enough place. Light it up.”– John Barrowman
54 – Terrence Howard, American actor
“My future’s about trying to be a better man.”– Terrence Howard
44 – Benji Madden, American singer-songwriter, guitarist
“Don’t let anyone make you feel like you’re not good enough, smart enough or cool enough. Do your own thing.”– Benji Madden
44 – Joel Madden, American singer-songwriter, producer
“Today is a new day. A new opportunity to get better stronger faster smarter and closer to your goals and dreams. Take it.”– Joel Madden
30 – Jodie Comer, British actress