7 May

 

7 May 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 19 Day 127	Ave. Sky Cover 5%\ Visibility  23miles	Flagstaff Today  67° \ 29°
Wind  6mph \ Gusts  15mph	Nearest active fire: 178miles: High Risk of fire	Nearest Lightning:  259mi
Air Quality: Moderate	May Averages: Flagstaff: 68° \ 34° May Average: 3 Days of moisture	Sunshine & Wind

Today’s Quote

 

Monthly Observations

Nat’l Service Dog Eye Examination Month  Link  Nat’l Smile Month Link  (May 15-June 15) Nat’l Strawberry Month Nat’l Stroke Awareness Month Nat’l Sweet Vidalia Onions Month Nat’l Syringomyelia Awareness Month  Link   Nat’l Tuberous Sclerosis Month Link Nat’l Water Safety Month Link

Nat’l Vinegar Month Nat’l Youth Traffic Safety Month Link Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Month Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month Link Older Americans Month Pediatric Feeding Disorder Awareness Month  Link Personal History Month Link Pet Cancer Awareness Month Link

Weekly Observations

4/30-5/7  Stewardship Week Preservation Week (re: Libraries) 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 6-12  National Nurses Day and Week Link  Link 6-7 Toad Suck Daze 7-10   Craft Brewers Week

7-13  Be Kind to Animals Week Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week Drinking Water Week Flexible Work Arrangement Week Food Allergy Awareness Week International Clitoris Awareness Week National Alcohol & Drug Related Birth Defects Awareness Week National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week National Correctional Officer's Week National Family Week National Hospital Week National Hug Holiday Week National Root Canal Appreciation Week National Tick Awareness Week National Tourism Week National Pet Week North American Occupational Safety & Health Week Peripheral Neuropathy Awareness Week Public Service Recognition Week Salvation Army Week  Spring Astronomy Week Update Your References Week

Daily Observations

Beaufort Scale (Wind) Day Cosmopolitan Day (Drink) Cystinosis Awareness Day International Sauvignon Blanc Day  Link  Lemonade Day  Link   Motorcycle Mass & Blessing of The Bikes Day National Barrier Awareness Day National Infertility Survival Day

National Design Packaging Day Link Public Gardens Day Roast Leg of Lamb Day Rural Life Sunday Spouse Appreciation Day Spring Astronomy Day Worldwide Day of Genital Autonomy  Link World Laughter Day Link  Link

Today’s Thoughts

Spring wind continues. It is warming up a bit.

Suns beat Nuggets in Game 3. Series is 2-1 Nuggets.

The live TV coronation happened. AZ is on Standard time and I was not getting up in the middle of the night to see it. Highlights will have to do.

Kentucky Derby should be interesting this afternoon. The favorite was scratched for an injured foot early this morning.

Enjoy

Animal Trivia

Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump

Maybe it makes sense to you that elephants cannot jump. After all, they are gigantic and extremely heavy, and jumping would surely put a lot of unneeded stress on their knees. However, animals like the rhino and hippo, similarly gigantic and heavy animals, can still jump, so maybe there is something else going on. Unlike all other mammals, elephants’ leg bones all point downwards, which means they are physically unable to create any sort of ‘spring’ upwards. It is thought they evolved this way as it allows them to be sturdier with their massive frame.

Origins of State Names

Maryland

Women have played an undeniably important role in America’s history, yet only three states are named after female individuals. Maryland is one of them, named after English King Charles I’s wife, Queen Henrietta Maria. Some religious scholars, however, point out that Maryland’s founder George Calvert intended the colony to be a refuge for Catholics, and believe its name to be biblical in nature, named it after Mary, the mother of Jesus. No matter which way you cut it, Maryland’s name pays homage to a powerful and influential woman.

Historic Events

  §  1946 – Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) was founded.
  §  1952 – The concept of the integrated circuit was first published by Geoffrey Dummer.
  §  1994 – Norway’s most famous painting The Scream by Edvard Munch (1893), was recovered almost three months after it was stolen from a museum in Oslo.
  §  2013 – The Dow Jones Index closed above 15,000 for the first time.

Birthdays with some quotes

@83 – George “Gabby” Hayes, American character actor (d. 1969)
@83 – Darren McGavin, American actor (d. 2006)
@77 – Robert Browning, English poet (d. 1889)
“To do good things in the world, first you must know who you are and what gives meaning to your life.”– Robert Browning
“Success in marriage is more than finding the right person: it is being the right person.”– Robert Browning
@69 – Johnny Unitas, American football player, sportscaster (d. 2002; heart attack)
“There is a difference between conceit and confidence. Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.”– Johnny Unitas
69 – Amy Heckerling, American director, producer, screenwriter
@65 – David Hume, Scottish philosopher
“There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is the freedom to refuse.”– David Hume
@63 – Johannes Brahms, German pianist, composer (d. 1897; cancer)
@62 – Anne Baxter, American actress (d. 1985; stroke)
“It’s best to have failure happen early in life. It wakes up the Phoenix bird in you so you rise from the ashes.”– Anne Baxter
@60 – Gary Cooper, American actor (d. 1961; cancer)
55 – Traci Lords, American actress
“I’m successful in spite of my past, not because of it.”– Traci Lords
@53 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (d. 1893; cholera)