Cinco de Mayo

 

5 May 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 18 Day 125	Ave. Sky Cover 5%\ Visibility  20miles	Flagstaff Today  62° \ 31°
Wind  9mph \ Gusts  31mph	Nearest active fire: 48miles	Nearest Lightning:  225mi
Air Quality: Moderate High Risk of fire	May Averages: Flagstaff: 68° \ 34° May Average: 3 Days of moisture	Wind & Sunshine

Today’s Quote

 

Monthly Observations

Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection & Prevention Month Mental Health Month Military Appreciation Month Link Motorcycle Safety Month Mystery Month Nat’l Allergy/Asthma Awareness Month Link Nat’l Arthritis Awareness Month Nat’l Barbeque Month Nat’l Better Hearing Month Link

Nat’l Bike Month Link Nat’l Chamber Music Month Link Nat’l Egg Month Link  Link Nat’l Electrical Safety Month  Link Nat’l Foster Care Month Link Nat’l Good Car Keeping Month Nat’l Hamburger Month  Link  Link Nat’l Hepatitis Awareness Month Nat’l High Blood Pressure Education Month  Link Nat’l Inventors Month Link

Weekly Observations

4/30-5/7  Stewardship Week Preservation Week (re: Libraries) 1-5  Air Quality Awareness Week Link  Construction Safety Week Link Goodwill Industries Week National Safety Stand Down Week (Constuction Falls) Link PTA Teacher Appreciation Week Teacher Appreciation Week 1-6   Geek Week: Link

1-7   Children's Book Week: Link  Screen-Free Week (Digital Detox Week) Dog Anxiety Awareness Week National Hug Holiday Week National Sun Awareness Week National Wildflower Week 3-11  (World) Dystonia Awareness Week Link

Daily Observations

African World Heritage Day Beverage Day Buddha Day Link  (Celebration Date) Cartoonists Day Chanel No. 5 Day Childhood Stroke Awareness Day Link Chocolate Custard Day Cinco de Mayo Link Dandelion Day-6  Link Day of Vesak Link   Hoagie Day International Day of The Midwife Link

International Roller Derby Day Martin Z. Mollusk Day  Link   Midwife Day Museum Lovers Day National Astronaut Day Link Revenge of the Fifth (Star Wars Sith) Link School Lunch Hero Day Link Space Day Link  Silence The Shame Day  Link Totally Chipotle Day Tuba Day  Link World Asthma Day World Portuguese Language Day

Today’s Thoughts

A windy spring day. Thankfully, no sand in the air.

I headed out this morning for a needed haircut. All good now.

Yesterday a couple of unmanned drones ‘attacked’ the Kremlin in Moscow. It is believed to be an assassination attack on Putin that failed, since he wasn’t there. There is lots of finger pointing as to who is responsible. I hope the truth comes out soon, as this could become very dangerous.

Focus has returned from their Portugal adventure. I hope everyone had a great time. The pictures posted by various travelers were amazing.

Enjoy

 

Animal Trivia

A housefly hums in the key of F

The airborne pest commonly known as the housefly actually gives people an a cappella show. While they lack vocal cords they still make noises and those noises are always created in the key of F. All insects lack vocal cords, but many of them can make sounds. Insects create noises either through rubbing your legs together, using a vibrating membrane, or vibrating their wings. Houseflies create noise through vibrating their wings.

Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexico's victory over the French that helped create a feeling of national unity and pride. A small, poorly armed group of about 4,500 men were able to stop the French invasion of a well-equipped French army that had between 6,000 and 8,000 soldiers.

The major celebrations of Cinco de Mayo have largely been contained to the town of Puebla, about 100 miles east of Mexico City, where the original battle took place. In reality, Cinco de Mayo is much more popular in America, where citizens of Mexican descent hold festivals all over the country.

While Tequila holds a long and storied place in Mexican and Mexican-American celebratory traditions, the margarita didn't even exist in 1862! While tequila, ice, lime, and sugar all existed in 1862, they weren't brought together in the form of a margarita until about 1930.

Annual Cinco de Mayo festivals in Houston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, and St. Paul, regularly draw hundreds of thousands of people. In fact, the world's largest Cinco de Mayo celebration is the Festival de Fiesta Broadway held in Los Angeles, California. It routinely draws about 600,000 people to partake in song, spirit, and dance.

Origins of State Names

Louisiana

Take a trip down to the Bayou and you’ll see French influence everywhere you look. If you can’t make it down South, then just take one look at a map of the United States. There you’ll see the name Louisiana, which was named by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle in 1682. He named Louisiana Le Louisiane in honor of the French King Louis XIV, and after the territory was divided up as part of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, the state of Louisiana retained its name.

Historic Events

·         1260 – Kublai Khan became the ruler of the Mongol Empire.
·         1847 – The American Medical Association (AMA) was founded.
·         1893 – Stock Market Crash of 1893, the second-worst economic crisis in American history, so far.
·         1987 – Congressional televised hearings in the United States began over the Iran-Contra Affair.
·         1904 – Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball, against the Philadelphia Athletics.

Birthdays with some quotes
@95 – Pat Carroll, American actress (d. 2022)
@81 – James Beard, American chef, author (d. 1985)
80 – Michael Palin, English actor, screenwriter
“Now, what sort of person would write a scene where a young man stumbles upon a castle full only of beautiful young women? Answer: ME!”– Michael Palin
@64 – Karl Marx, German philosopher and sociologist, wrote The Communist Manifesto (d. 1883; pleurisy)
“Keep people from their history, and they are easily controlled.”– Karl Marx
@57 – Nellie Bly, American journalist and author (d. 1922; pneumonia)
@55 – Tammy Wynette, American singer-songwriter (d. 1998; heart issues)
“The sad part about happy endings is there’s nothing to write about.”– Tammy Wynette
@44 – Tyrone Power, American actor (d. 1958; heart attack)
42 – Danielle Fishel, American actress
40 – Henry Cavill, English actor
35 – Adele, English singer-songwriter
“Be brave and fearless to know that even if you do make a wrong decision, you’re making it for a good reason.”– Adele
34 – Chris Brown, American singer-songwriter