3 June 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 22 Day 154 Ave. Sky Cover 60%\ Visibility  20mi. Flagstaff Today  65° \ 36° 
Wind  3mph \ Gusts  6mph  Nearest active fire: 21miles Nearest Lightning:  161mi
Air Quality: Moderate
Risk of fire: High June Averages: Flagstaff: 80° \ 43° June Average: 1 Day of moisture
Sunshine with light rain

Today’s Quote

Monthly Observations

Men’s Health Education and Awareness Month
Migraine Awareness MonthNational Accordion Awareness Month
National Aphasia Awareness Month
National Bathroom Reading Month Link
National Camping Month Link
National Candy Month Link
National Caribbean-American Heritage Month
National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month Link
National DJ Month Link
National Foster A Pet Month
National Fruit and Veggies Month (Also September)
National GLBT (Gay,Lesbian,Bisexual & Transgender) Pride Month
National GLBT
National GLBT (Gay,Lesbian,Bisexual & Transgender) Book Month
National Home Ownership Month  
National Home Ownership Month  Link
National Ice Tea Month
National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month
National Oceans Month Link
National Papaya 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 
3-10     International Clothesline Week
3-11     National Lemonade Days
3-10     International Clothesline Week
3-11     National Lemonade Days Link

Daily Observations

Bike Travel Day Link
Chimborazo Day
Chocolate Macaroon Day
Do-Dah Parade Day (Kalamazo,Mi)
Drawing Day or Pencil Day
Egg Day
Festival of Goodwill, Festival of Christ & Humanity, World Invocation Day  Link 
National Black Bear Day 
National Black Bear Day Link
National Bubbly Day  Link 
National Play Outside Day 
National Play Outside Day Link 
National Prairie Day
National Trails Day
National Stuffed Shrimp Scholars Day 
National Prairie Day
National Trails Day
National Stuffed Shrimp Scholars Day  Link
Repeat Day
Turtle Races Day
Wonder Woman Day  Link
World Bicycle Day Link
World Clubfoot Day  Link

Today’s Thoughts

Just a little light rain on and off today.

For months the media has hyped how important it is to pass the debt ceiling and the many, many, many severe consequences if it is not passed. Last night the bill passed the senate, so they hype didn’t pan out. Time to move all the paranoia to the next media idea.

On Jun 1, 1924, American Indians were given the right to vote.

Enjoy

History revisited

Women In Switzerland Got The Right To Vote When The U.S. Drove A Buggy On The Moon

Regardless that Switzerland is considered to be one of if not the most progressive nations in the world, they were a bit slow when it came to women's suffrage. Women attained this right in 1971, a whole 65 years after Finland became the first European country to do so.

By then, the United States had already landed on the moon and in 1971 were successfully driving a buggy on the surface. Yet, since then, Switzerland has made huge improvements regarding the gender gap and is ranked number 11 in the world, with the United States at 45.

Historic Events

1937 – The Duke of Windsor married Wallis Simpson.
1940 – The Battle of Dunkirk ended with a German victory and with Allied forces in full retreat.
1989 – The government of China sent troops to force protesters out of Tiananmen Square after almost 2 months of occupation.

Birthdays with some quotes

@87 – Chuck Barris, American game show host, producer (d. 2017)
“Fifty percent of something is better than one hundred percent of nothing.”– Chuck Barris
@85 – Tony Curtis, American actor (d. 2010)
@81  – Jefferson Davis, confederate politician (d. 1889)
@79 – Paulette Goddard, American actress, model (d. 1990; heart failure)
“You live in the present and you eliminate things that don’t matter. You don’t carry the burden of the past. I’m not impressed by the past very much. The past bores me, to tell you the truth; it really bores me. I don’t remember many movies and certainly not my own.”– Paulette Goddard
77 – Penelope Wilton, English actress
76 – John Dykstra, American special effects artist
“It’s easy to create something that has a lot of luster, but it’s very hard to make something that has a lot of depth.”– John Dykstra
73 – Suzi Quatro, American-English singer-songwriter, actress
@70 – Allen Ginsberg, American poet (d. 1997; liver cancer)
@68 – Josephine Baker, French actress, singer, dancer, French Resistance operative (d. 1975; stroke)
“Surely the day will come when color means nothing more than the skin tone when religion is seen uniquely as a way to speak one’s soul; when birth places have the weight of a throw of the dice and all men are born free, when understanding breeds love and brotherhood.”– Josephine Baker
59 – James Purefoy, English actor
56 – Anderson Cooper, American journalist
“I just found it interesting to talk to adults I admired and to discover that the path they took was never all that clearly defined. It was comforting to me when I figured out that you don’t have to know what you want to do with your life; you just have to take a few steps in one direction, and other opportunities will open up.”– Anderson Cooper
37 – Rafael Nadal, tennis great