2 June

 

2 June 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 22 Day 153 Ave. Sky Cover 50%\ Visibility  15mi. Flagstaff Today  70° \ 36° 
Wind  4mph \ Gusts  9mph  Nearest active fire: 12miles Nearest Lightning:  192mi
Air Quality: Moderate Risk of fire: High
June Averages: Flagstaff: 80° \ 43° June Average: 1 Day of moisture
Cloudy

Today’s Quote

Monthly Observations

Dairy Alternatives Month
Dairy Month Link
Dementia Care Professionals Month
Effective Communications Month
Entrepreneurs "Do It Yourself" Marketing Month
Fashion in Colonial Virginia Month
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Month Link
Georgia Blueberry Month
Give A Bunch of Balloons Month Link
Great Outdoors Month
Hydranencephaly Awareness Month  Link
International Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
International Men's Month
International Surf Music Month Link
June is Lane Courtesy Month Link
June is Perennial Gardening Month
June is Turkey Lovers Month Link

Weekly Observations

5/22-6/4  Nat’l Seat Belt Reinforcement Week Link
5/28-6/3 Black Single Parents Week
5/28-6/4 National African Violet Week
5/29-9/4 National Marina Days (From Memorial Day to Labor Day)  Link
1-4       Great American Brass Band Week  Link 

Daily Observations

Bubba Day
Gun Violence Awareness Day
Rocky Road Day 
Curry Days
Doughnut Day or Donut Day  Link [Salvation Army]
Horseradish Days Link  
National Gun Violence Awareness Day
Leave The Office Early Day
Mike, The Headless Chicken Day
National Gun Violence Awareness Day
Leave The Office Early Day
Mike, The Headless Chicken Day Link
National Bubba Day
National Gun Violence Awareness Day
National Rotisserie Chicken Day Link
St. Erasmus Day
Yell "Fudge" at the Cobras in North America Day Link

Today’s Thoughts

All the clouds say moisture, weather guy says no moisture. As I look closely at the clouds, they are probably smoke from the nearby prescribed burns.

The Prescribed Burns Season has begun in Northern AZ. Today there are 3 such burns in the Flagstaff area. They are to clean up the forest before the fire season begins. I sure hope it works. These burns really change the air we breathe, and effects my allergies.

Today marks the 1868 signing of the Navajo Treaty. It freed the Navajo from captivity and allowed them to return to their homeland. It set up education and medical services for all Navajo. My career would have taken a much different path if not for this treaty.  

I’m happy that McCarthy was underestimated by me. I’m not a conservative, but this guy did something the media never expected.

I am impressed. Fire Season is returning soon. The ‘Ready, Set, Go plan has kept us informed for the past 3 fire seasons. Now they have divided the Flagstaff area into Zones to assist in notifying us of potential fire issues. According to the plan, the Ready, Set, Go program will now list Zones, instead of street boundaries, during fire season when a fire is nearby. I’m now in Zone 2208 and any Ready Set Go text messages will read: Ready: Zones 125-130, Set Zones: 131, and Go Zones: 132-135. This will make life much easier to deal with during the fire season. Very cool.

Enjoy

History revisited

It Only Took Us 66 Years To Reach The Moon After The Wright Brothers First Took Flight

Orville and Wilbur Wright were two American brothers who are credited with designing, building, and flying the world's first successful motor-operated airplane. Their first successful flight was with the Wright Flyer on December 17, 1903.

Then, in July 1969, a mere 66 years later, Apollo 11 became the first spaceflight that landed people on the moon. Commander Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the lunar surface, with Aldrin joining 19 minutes later.

Historic Events

• 1692 – Prosecutions in the Salem Witch Trials began
• 1835 – P. T. Barnum and his circus began touring the United States.
• 1953 – The coronation of the United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II.
• 1964 – The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was formed.

Birthdays with some quotes

@87 – Tom Hardy, English novelist (d. 1928)
82 – Stacy Keach, American character actor
@79 – Johnny Weissmuller, Hungarian-American swimmer, actor (d. 1984; pulmonary edema)
@74 – Marquis de Sade, French philosopher, politician (d. 1814)
“I’ve been to Hell. You’ve only read about it.”– Marquis de Sade
@70 – Martha Washington, First 1st Lady (d. 1802)
“I am still determined to be cheerful and to be happy in whatever situation I may be, for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances; we carry the seeds of the one, or the other about with us, in our minds, wherever we go.”– Martha Washington
75 – Jerry Mathers, American actor (Leave it to Beaver)
@66 – Marvin Hamlisch, American composer, conductor (d. 2012; respiratory arrest)
“Music can make a difference. There is a global nature to music, which has the potential to bring all people together. Music is truly an international language, and I hope to contribute by widening communication as much as I can.”– Marvin Hamlisch
63 – Kyle Petty, American race car driver, sportscaster
55 – Andy Cohen, TV show host
51 – Wayne Brady, American actor, comedian, game show host, singer
“You can’t please everyone. Just because I don’t behave a certain way, some folks will say you don’t have any street cred. I’ve pretty much had to put up with that since I was a little kid, just because I was raised to communicate in a certain fashion. Some people didn’t like it.”– Wayne Brady
45 – Justin Long, American actor
45 – Dominic Cooper, English actor
“I stupidly ignored education completely. I found it dull and I preferred to cause chaos and have fun. I regret this massively now.”– Dominic Cooper