31 Mar

March 2023

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 13 Day 90 \ Ave. Sky Cover 35% \ Visibility 13 miles Flagstaff Today 48° \16°  Wind 8mph \ Gusts 13mph 
Air Quality: Moderate \Very Low Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 347mi \ Nearest Lightning 192mi
Mar. Averages for Flagstaff: 51° \ 23° \6 Days of moisture
Sunshine

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

        3/22-4/8
       Lent
       19-4/16
        National Cherry Blossom Festival Link  
22-4/20
        Ramadan
25-31
        National Physicians Week Link
26-4/1
        Consider Christianity Week
         International Phace Syndrome Awareness Week
         National Cleaning Week Link
26-4/9
         Passiontide
26-4/1
         Passion Week
29-4/1
         International Listening Association Week
30-4/2
        Mule Days
3-31-4/2
        American Crossword Puzzle Days Link

Daily Observations

  Anesthesia Tech Day Link
Bunsen Burner Day
Cesar Chavez Day Link
Clams on the Half Shell Day
International Hug A Medielvalist Day
International Transgender Day of Visibility  Link
National Crayon Day Link Link
National "She's Funny That Way" Day
Oranges and Lemons Day
Starbucks Day
Take Down Tobacco Day Link
Terri's Day  Link
Tater Day
World Backup Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

A dusting of snow this morning. By 8am it was blue sky. By noon it was overcast again. The weather guy predicts about 6” before the storm ends tomorrow.

I think I finally got my new phone working in my favor. I had to update several apps and it mostly went well. I am happy that my emergency contact information now includes a contact person, my medical issues, etc. The best part is that it will show even when my phone is locked. It did take about 2 hours spread over 2 days. Only one medical app couldn’t be updated as they don’t recognize the latest OS system. They said they would have it available in about 2 weeks. The price of keeping up with new technology.

Just as I was ready to publish this blog…Trump was indicted. Now what?

I contacted my congressman and both Senators regarding their plan to curtail the gun violence against children and to innocent adults in schools, churches, malls, et. al. I am hoping to get more than ‘thank you for contacting us.’ Watching the news the debate is now happening more regularly in the halls of Congress.  

School that have had shootings:

Columbine High School, Heritage High School, Deming Middle School, Fort Gibson Middle School, Buell Elementary School, Lake Worth Middle School, University of Arkansas, Junipero Serra High School, Santana High School, Bishop Neumann High School, Pacific Lutheran University, Granite Hills High School, Lew Wallace High School, Martin Luther King, Jr High School, Appalachian School of Law, Washington High School, Conception Abbey, Benjamin Tasker Middle School, University of Arizona, Lincoln High School, John McDonogh High School , Red Lion Area Junior High School, Case Western Reserve University, Rocori High School, Ballou High School, Randallstown High School, Bowen High School, Red Lake Senior High School, Harlan Community Academy High School, Campbell County High School, Milwee Middle School, Roseburg High School, Pine Middle School, \Essex Elementary School, Duquesne University, Platte Canyon High School, Weston High School, West Nickel Mines School, Joplin Memorial Middle School, Henry Foss High School,  Compton Centennial High School, Virginia Tech, Success Tech Academy, Miami Carol City Senior High School, Hamilton High School, Louisiana Technical College, Mitchell High School, EO Green Junior High School, Northern Illinois University , Lakota Middle School, Knoxville Central High School, Willoughby South High School, Henry Ford High School, University of Central Arkansas, Dillard High School, Dunbar High School, Hampton University, Harvard College, Larose-Cut Off Middle School, International Studies Academy, Skyline College,Discovery Middle School, University of Alabama, DeKalb School, Deer Creek Middle School, Ohio State University, Mumford High School, University of Texas, Kelly Elementary School, Marinette High School, Aurora Central High School, Millard South High School , Martinsville West Middle School, Worthing High School, Millard South High School, Highlands Intermediate School, Cape Fear High School, Chardon High,  School, Episcopal School of Jacksonville, Oikos University, Hamilton High School, Perry Hall School, Normal Community High School, University of South Alabama, Banner Academy South, University of Southern California, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Apostolic Revival Center Christian School, Taft Union High School, Osborn High School, Stevens Institute of Business and Arts, Hazard Community and Technical College, Chicago State University, Lone Star College-North, Cesar Chavez High School, Price Middle School, University of Central Florida, New River Community College, Grambling State University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School, Ronald E McNair Discovery Academy, North Panola High School, Carver High School, Agape Christian Academy, Sparks Middle School, North Carolina A&T State University, Stephenson High School, Brashear High School, West Orange High School, Arapahoe High School, Edison High School, Liberty Technology Magnet High School, Hillhouse High School, Berrendo Middle School, Purdue University, South Carolina State University, Los Angeles Valley College, Charles F Brush High School, University of Southern California, Georgia Regents University, Academy of Knowledge Preschool, Benjamin Banneker High School, D H Conley High School, East English Village Preparatory Academy, Paine College, Georgia Gwinnett College, John F Kennedy High School, Seattle Pacific University, Reynolds High School, Indiana State University, Albemarle High School, Fern Creek Traditional High School, Langston Hughes High School, Marysville Pilchuck High School, Florida State University, Miami Carol City High School, Rogers State University, Rosemary Anderson High School, Wisconsin Lutheran High School, Frederick High School, Tenaya Middle School, Bethune-Cookman University, Pershing Elementary School,  Wayne Community College, JB Martin Middle School, Southwestern Classical Academy, Savannah State University, Harrisburg High School, Umpqua Community College, Northern Arizona University, Texas Southern University, Tennessee State University, Winston-Salem State University, Mojave High School, Lawrence Central High School, Franklin High School, Muskegon Heights High School, Independence High School, Madison High School, Antigo High School, University of California-Los Angeles, Jeremiah Burke High School, Alpine High School, Townville Elementary School, Vigor High School, Linden McKinley STEM Academy, June Jordan High School for Equity, Union Middle School, Mueller Park Junior High School, West Liberty-Salem High School, University of Washington, King City High School, North Park Elementary School, North Lake College, Freeman High School, Mattoon High School, Rancho Tehama Elementary School, Aztec High School, Wake Forest University, Italy High School, NET Charter High School, Marshall County High School, Sal Castro Middle School, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Great Mills High School, Central Michigan University, Huffman High School, Frederick Douglass High School, Forest High School, Highland High School, Dixon High School, Santa Fe High School, Noblesville West Middle School, University of North Carolina Charlotte, STEM School Highlands Ranch, Edgewood High School, Palm Beach Central High School, Providence Career & Technical Academy, Fairley High School (school bus), Canyon Springs High School, Dennis Intermediate School, Florida International University, Central Elementary School, Cascade Middle School, Davidson High School, Prairie View A & M University, Altascocita High School, Central Academy of Excellence, Cleveland High School, Robert E Lee High School, Cheyenne South High School, Grambling State University, Blountsville Elementary School, Holmes County, Mississippi (school bus), Prescott High School, College of the Mainland, Wynbrooke Elementary School, UNC Charlotte, Riverview Florida (school bus), Second Chance High School, Carman-Ainsworth High School, Williwaw Elementary School, Monroe Clark Middle School, Central Catholic High School, Jeanette High School, Eastern Hills High School, DeAnza High School, Ridgway High School, Reginald F Lewis High School, Saugus High School, Pleasantville High School, Waukesha South High School, Oshkosh High School, Catholic Academy of New Haven, Bellaire High School, North Crowley High School, McAuliffe Elementary School, South Oak Cliff High School, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Sonora High School, Western Illinois University, Oxford High School, Robb Elementary School, Thurston High School, Michigan State University, Covenant Christian School…WHICH SCHOOL NEXT?

Enjoy…

 

Facts…

In the US, the most common birthday between 2000 and 2014 is Sept. 12. The least common birthday is Dec. 25. 

More Slang origins…

You’re Slower Than Molasses In Winter!

Yes, this is an old Southern insult, and it doesn’t take a genius to figure out what it all means. The phrase can either refer to mental slowness or physical slowness… But if someone’s calling you this, it’s not a good sign!

The meaning is obvious – cold molasses pours very slowly! Try it out for yourself and see how long it takes to pour it out…

Beauty in our 50 states…

18. Florida

Tough call with Florida, where people dredged the flat swamplands that once defined the state, built hundreds of miles of artificial beaches, then lined those beaches with ugly condos, big-name hotels, and the Florida Men (and spring breakers) that come with both. Still, we’d be remiss to ignore the obvious beauty dealt out by sites like the underwater paradise that is Biscayne National Park, the palm tree and white sand-lined waters of the Keys, and even the pretty nice swamplands in Big Cypress National Preserve. Clean up your act a little, Florida, and you may rank higher next time around.

Historical Events

1492 – Queen Isabella of Castile issued The Alhambra Decree, ordering her 150,000 Jewish and Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity or face expulsion.
1889 – Eiffel Tower was dedicated, opening later that year.
1918 – Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States for the first time.
1992 – The USS Missouri, the last active United States Navy battleship, was decommissioned in Long Beach, California.

Birthdays Today

89 – Richard Chamberlain, American actor
89 – Shirley Jones, American actress and singer
@88 – Gordie Howe, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2016)
88 – Herb Alpert, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and producer
@84 – Walter E. Williams, American economist and academic (d. 2020)
80 – Christopher Walken, American actor
“I got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell.”– Christopher Walken
@78 – Liz Claiborne, Belgian-American, founded Liz Claiborne Inc. (d. 2007; rare cancer)
@77 – Joseph Haydn, Austrian pianist, composer (d. 1809)
75 – Al Gore, American politician, 45th Vice President of the United States and Nobel Prize laureate
75 – Rhea Perlman, American actress
68 – Angus Young, Scottish-Australian guitarist and songwriter, AC/DC
“The best AC/DC cover I’ve heard? There was an all-girl cover band in America, the Hell’s Belles.”Angus Young, co-founder and lead guitarist for AC/DC
@66 – Cesar Chavez, American labor union leader and activist (d. 1993)
“When the man who feeds the world by toiling in the fields is himself deprived of the basic rights of feeding, sheltering, and caring for his own family, the whole community of man is sick.”– Cesar Chavez
@53 – René Descartes, French mathematician and philosopher (d. 1650; pneumonia)
“We do not describe the world we see, we see the world we can describe.”– Rene Descartes
52 – Ewan McGregor, movie actor