24 March 2023
Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 12 Day 83 \ Ave. Sky Cover 40% \ Visibility 14 miles Flagstaff Today 51° \17° Wind 4mph \ Gusts 5mph
Air Quality: Fair \Very Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 251mi \ Nearest
Lightning 715mi
Mar. Averages for Flagstaff: 51° \ 23° \6
Days of moisture
Today’s
Quote
Weekly
Observations
22-4/8
Lent
19-4/16
National Cherry Blossom Festival Link
19-25
American Chocolate Week Link
National Agriculture Week
National Animal Poison Prevention Week Link Link
National Inhalant and Poisons Awareness Week Link Link
National Poison Prevention Week Link
National Protocol Officer's Week
World Folktales & Fables Week
20-26
Act Happy Week
International Teach Music Week
National Fix A Leak Week Link
National Fragrance Week Link
Shakespeare Week Link
Wellderly Week
21-27
International Week of Solidarity
with People's Struggling Against Racism & Discrimination
22-4/20
Ramadan
24-30
National Farm Workers Awareness
Week Link
Daily Observations
Chocolate
Covered Raisins Day
Cocktail Day
International Day for the Right to the Truth
Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for Dignity of Victims Link
National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day Link
World Tuberculosis Day
My
Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
Sunny,
now snowing, now sunny…the weather just can’t decide what to do today. At 7am
the sun was shining. By 8:30, it was snowing, by noon the sun is shining again.
It’s crazy.
Gas
prices are rising…AGAIN. Today I filled up at Sam’s and it was $3.58/gal. It is
now a little over $1/gallon higher than it was when Biden took office.
That
shooter at East High in Denver was found near his parked car, dead. Awaiting confirmation
of his identity and how he died.
The
Navajo Nation flags are at half-mast again. Former President Ben Shelly passed
at 75 after a long illness. He was elected when the tribal council reorganized
from 88 chapters to 24 regional council people.
In
Paris, citizens are protesting the changes in the retirement age. As the 6th
day of protest begins, crowds are getting larger and more physical with police.
The government says it will not back down from the changes.
The
AZ School for the Deaf and Blind has been around since statehood in 1912. For
some unknown reason a state senate committee has not held a hearing to renew
the school’s funding. Deadlines are rapidly approaching and without a senate
vote, the school that serves 2100 students will not receive needed funding and
will probably have to close. Crazy!
Enjoy…
Facts…
T-shirts
were originally marketed to unmarried men who didn't know how to sew buttons
back on collared shirts by themselves.
More Slang
origins…
Hang loose
If you've opted to spend your day taking
it easy and relaxing, then you are officially hanging loose.
Beauty in
our 50 states…
25. VirginiaHeading into the top half of this list,
things get really competitive.Though the beaches here might not be showing up
in any Corona ads, the ones in the Hampton Roads are some of the nicest and
widest on the Eastern Seaboard, and probably the least-appreciated scenery in
the commonwealth. The rolling hills and wine country of Central Virginia are a
big part of why they say “Virginia Is for Lovers.” And a trip down Skyline
Drive in Shenandoah National Park might be the best leaf-peeping drive in
America.
Historical
Events
1765 – Great Britain passed the
Quartering Act, which requires the Thirteen Colonies to house British troops.
3rd Amendment to the US Constitution,
1791: No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the
consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by
law.
1924 – The 1921 Women’s Olympiad began in
Monte Carlo, the first international women’s sporting event.
1989 – In Prince William Sound in Alaska,
the Exxon Valdez spilled 240,000 barrels of crude oil after running aground.
March 24, 2005 – PlayStation Portable
released, Video Game Console
Birthdays
Today
@95 – Joseph Barbera, co-founded Hanna-Barbera (d. 2006)
84
– Bob Mackie, American fashion designer
@74 – Norman Fell, American actor (d. 1998; bone cancer)
72
– Tommy Hilfiger, American fashion designer, founded the Tommy Hilfiger
Corporation
“There
are many more important things in life than fashion. But fashion, to me, is
part of pop culture. And I’m an art collector. I’m obsessed with art and pop
culture. And I say that there is fame, fashion, art, music, and entertainment,
including celebrity, that really moves the needle in society.”– Tommy Hilfiger
@70 – Ub Iwerks, animator, co-created Mickey Mouse (d. 1971;
heart attack)
@68 – Louie Anderson, American actor, comedian (d. 2022; cancer)
“You
have to not worry or doubt or punish yourself. All the worry, doubt, and
punishment will not add one second to your life, you know?”– Louie Anderson
@52 – Harry Houdini, Hungarian-Jewish American magician and
actor (d. 1926; appendicitis)
“Some
say I do it this way, others say I do it that way, but I say I do it the other
way.”– Harry Houdini
@50 – Steve McQueen, American actor (d. 1980; heart attack)
50
– Jim Parsons, American actor
49
– Alyson Hannigan, American actress
47
– Peyton Manning, American football player
“The
attitude with which we approach the situation can determine our success or
failure.”– Peyton Manning
46
– Jessica Chastain, American actress
44
– Lake Bell, Jewish-American actress
@25 – Clyde Barrow, American criminal (d. 1934; shot by cops)
