6 June

 

6 June 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 23 Day 157 Ave. Sky Cover 40%\ Visibility  22ami. Flagstaff Today  75° \ 59° 
Wind  4mph \ Gusts  5mph  Nearest active fire: 19miles Nearest Lightning:  197mi
Air Quality: Moderate   Moisture Days this month: 4 days
Risk of fire: Very Low Moderate High Extreme June Averages: Flagstaff: 80° \ 43° 
June Average: 1 Day of moisture     Sunshine

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

3-10     International Clothesline Week
3-11     National Lemonade Days Link
4-10     Bedbug Awareness Week Link
Black Single Parents Week  
End Mountain Top Removal Week Link   
Flag Football Week Link 
National Business Etiquette Week
National Headache Awareness Week Link  
National Trailer Safety Week   Link
Pet Appreciation Week  Link Link

Daily Observations

Atheists Pride Day Link
Applesauce Cake Day
D-Day
Drive-in Movie Day
National Eyewear Day  Link
National Higher Education Day
Russian Language Day Link
World Pest Day Link
YMCA Day (Organization, not the song.)
YoYo Day  Link 

Today’s Thoughts

Already had one light rain this morning.

I had a follow-up to my last eye exam. All good. Now if these darn allergies would lighten up.

The daily rains play havoc on a clean vehicle. Through the night my vehicle is coated with pollen, when the light rain comes, it beads up yellow on the hood, then evaporates, leaving lots of small yellow circles on the hood. Crazy. As I was driving back from the eye appointment, I was going to run it through the car wash. As I was waiting at the light before the car wash, droplets of rain started, so I just drove home. No serious complaints about the rain as all this moisture seems to suggest that our decades-old drought may be over. Yeah!

Enjoy

 

History revisited

The Ottoman Empire Was Still In Existence The Second To Last Time The Chicago Cubs Won The World Series.

The Ottoman Empire was founded at the end of the 13th century and was a state and caliphate that controlled much of Southeastern Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa between the 14th through the early 20th century.

Historic Events

• 1933 – 1933 – America’s first drive-in opened near Camden, New Jersey, opened.
• 1942 – The United States Navy’s victory over the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway.
• 1944 – D-Day: The Normandy Landings
• 1983 – Reading Rainbow premiered on PBS 

Birthdays with some quotes

@87 – John Trumbull, American painter (d. 1843)
@81 – Ted Lewis, American singer, clarinet player, bandleader (d. 1971)
76 – Robert Englund, American actor
“Because I am known in the horror genre now, I try and do at least one horror movie a year for my fans, my fans have been so good to me.”– Robert Englund
@72 – Levi Stubbs, American soul singer; lead vocalist of the Four Tops (d. 2008; cancer)
69 – Harvey Fierstein, American actor, playwright
“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.”– Harvey Fierstein
67 – Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player
@60 – Sam Simon, American director, co-developer of The Simpsons (d. 2015, cancer)
“Boxing should probably be banned. But until then, I’m a big fan.”– Sam Simon
60 – Jason Isaacs, English actor
56 – Paul Giamatti, American actor
“I’m clearly not Brad Pitt, and I’m never going to be Brad Pitt.”– Paul Giamatti
@21 – Nathan Hale, American soldier (d. 1776; hanged)
“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”– Nathan Hale