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March 2023

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 11 Day 77 \ Ave. Sky Cover 60% \ Visibility 17 miles Flagstaff Today 49° \19°  Wind 4mph \ Gusts 5mph 
Air Quality: Fair \Very Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 249mi \ Nearest Lightning 1204mi
Mar. Averages for Flagstaff: 51° \ 23° \6 Days of moisture
Sunshine

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

  22-4/8
  Lent
12-18
  Campfire USA Birthday Week
  Girl Scout Week Link , Link
  Teen Tech Week
13-19
  International Brain Awareness Week Link
19-4/16
  National Cherry Blossom Festival Link  

Daily Observations

Awkward Moments Day
Biodiesel Day
Forgive Mom and Dad Day
Global Recycling Day Link
International Sports Car Racing Day Link 
Kiss Your Fianc e Day
National Biodiesel Day
National Corn Dog Day 
Kiss Your Fianc e Day
National Biodiesel Day
National Corn Dog Day Link  Link 
National Public Defense Day 
National Public Defense Day Link
National Quilting Day
National Sloppy Joe Day  Link
National Tequila Day   Mexico Link (On July 24th in US)
Oatmeal Cookie Day
Play The Recorder Day 
Save The Panther Day
Supreme Sacrifice Day
Worldwide Quilting Day Link

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

I was going to get a haircut today, but when I called for an appointment I learned that the great lady who has been cutting my hair for a couple of years is no longer there. I’ll start looking for someone next week.

My doctor’s office called after my physical and it was time to get a new shingles shot and the diphtherias et.al shot.  I had shingles about a decade ago. I then took 2 shots to get immunized. Well, now there is another 2-shot regiment. The pharmacist said this one is 80% effective and that one I had gotten was only 40% effective. So, now I’m 1 shot away from being up-to-date…at least till a new vaccination comes out. And I’m up-to-date on the other one.

There was yet another train derailment…this one near Lake Havasu, AZ…about 200 miles from our little mountain town. It was first reported as  a hazardous derailment, but it turned out the cargo was Corn Syrup. I guess it was a’ little’ hazardous as too much corn syrup in your diet is not good.

The AZ legislature is considering a bill that would ban municipalities from banning gun shows. The proponents are saying it is in the 2^nd Amendment. Those opposed say that municipalities should be able to ban events that may have the discretion to decide what kinds of businesses use their facilities, especially when there are safety concerns.

Enjoy…

Facts…

Shakespeare invented a ton of words, like "gossip" and "lonely." 

More Slang origins…

Hunk of junk

When your car has a few too many miles on the odometer, and the engine sounds like a two-pack a day smoker, it may be on the fast track to the junkyard.

Beauty in our 50 states…

31. Kentucky

Culturally, this state can never decide whether it's part of the Midwest, the South, or Appalachia. Geographically, it doesn't care, because it rocks the highlights of all those regions: the pocky hollers and mountain views in the east, 400-mile-long Mammoth Cave, and an abundance of rolling, grassy hills. You can still find family tobacco farms on the back roads, but the most distinct part of the landscape is that symbiosis between horses and luminous pastures. People here swear they can see the grass glint blue (hence—you guessed it—bluegrass). Whatever color, it all makes you want to stop and marvel.

Historical Events

1874 – Hawaii signed a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights.
1925 – The Tri-State Tornado hit the Midwestern states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people.
1937 – The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, killed over 300 people, mostly children.
1965 – Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, left his spacecraft Voskhod 2, for 12 minutes, becoming the first person to walk in space.

Birthdays Today

@88 – Lillian Vernon, German-American, founded the Lillian Vernon Company (d. 2015)
@86 – Charley Pride, country music singer, musician (d. 2020)
@83 – Peter Graves, American actor (d. 2010)
78 – Michael Reagan, American journalist, radio host
@76 – George Plimpton, American writer (d. 2003; heart attack)
“Art has something to do with the arrest of attention in the midst of distraction.”– George Plimpton
@76 – John Updike, American novelist, short story writer, and critic (d. 2009; cancer)
“Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.”– John Updike
@71 – Grover Cleveland, American politician, 22^nd; 24th President (d. 1908; heart attack)
@71 – Neville Chamberlain, English politician, Prime Minister UK (d. 1940; cancer)
72 – Will Durst, American journalist, actor
@67 – Edgar Cayce, American mystic, psychic (d. 1945; stroke)
@64 – Wilson Pickett, American singer-songwriter (d. 2006; heart attack)
@63 – Irene Cara, American singer-songwriter (d. 2022; heart disease)
60 – Vanessa Williams, American model, actress, and singer
“The wiser you get, the more experience you have, and the more you see people for who they are as human beings, as opposed to figures you have to fight against.”– Vanessa L. Williams
@59 – Kicking Bear, Native American tribal leader (d. 1904)
@55 – Rudolf Diesel, German engineer, invented the Diesel engine (d. 1913; drowned)
53 – Queen Latifah, American rapper and actress
“You have to stand for what you believe in and sometimes you have to stand alone.”– Queen Latifah
51 – Dane Cook, American comedic actor
“Losing my mind sounds so pessimistic. I prefer the term winning my insanity.”– Dane Cook
34 – Lily Collins, English-American actress
26 – Ciara Bravo, American actress