9 June

 

9 June 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 23 Day 160 Ave. Sky Cover 5%\ Visibility  27mi. Flagstaff Today  73° \ 22° 
Wind  10mph \ Gusts  16mph  Nearest active fire: 16miles Nearest Lightning:  264mi
Air Quality: Moderate   Moisture Days this month: 4 days
Risk of fire: 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
Flag Football Week Link 
National Business Etiquette Week
National Headache Awareness Week
National Business Etiquette Week
National Headache Awareness WeekLink  
National Trailer Safety Week:
National Trailer Safety Week: Link
Pet Appreciation Week Link Link
8-16     World Sea Turtle Week Link
9-11     Superman Days Link

Daily Observations

Coral Triangle Day Link
Donald Duck Day (Birthday) Link 
International Archives Day
International Celtic Art Day
National Earl Baltes Day  
International Archives Day
International Celtic Art Day
National Earl Baltes Day  Link
National Movie Night Link 
Poultry Days-11 
Poultry Days-11 Link 
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day
Toy Industry Day
World Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Day
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day
Toy Industry Day
World Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Day

Today’s Thoughts

Sunshine with a little smoke. Good day. No moisture expected.

On Tuesday I went to my PCP about my allergies. I was sent to the emergency room for breathing treatments as my O2 level was low. I spent the night in an ER room getting O2 treatments. All good, I have a rhino virus, very common, not usually this severe. Home and enjoying myself now. Still a little congested but taking pills for that. I’m going to miss our discussion group on Saturday. I don’t want to infect anybody.

I’m sure glad that the Canadian wildfires aren’t near me. I really shouldn’t complain about our smoke, compared to what NYC and other areas are suffering. In all my time here since retirement I can’t remember a time when I couldn’t see the nearby mountain for more than an hour or two from smoke. The cities like NY are experiencing their second day.

Enjoy

History revisited

Cleopatra Was Born Closer To The Television Series Friends Than The Great Pyramids Of Giza

Cleopatra was born in 69 BC and was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. After being defeated by Octavian at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, Cleopatra and her lover took their own lives in 30 BC, which was a little more than 2,000 years ago.

The Pyramids of Giza were completed in 2560 BC, making them more than 2,500 years older than Cleopatra. So, in the grand scheme of things, Cleopatra was alive closer to the premiere of Friends in 1994 than the Pyramids of Giza that she once ruled over.

 The iPhone Was Released The Same Year As The Final Harry Potter Novel

The Harry Potter series began back in 1997 with the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling. The seventh and final installment in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was finally released on July 21, 2007.

However, this wasn't the only major cultural phenomenon to occur that year. Almost exactly a month before, on June 29, 2007, Apple unveiled the iPhone, the first smartphone designed and marketed by Apple Inc.

Historic Events

• 1934 – Donald Duck debuted in The Wise Little Hen.
• 1959 – The 1st nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the USS George Washington was launched.
• 1973 – Secretariat won the US Triple Crown (The Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes).

Birthdays with some quotes

@94 – Les Paul (Lester William Polsfuss), American guitarist, songwriter (d. 2009)
@93 – Jackie Mason, American comedian, actor (d.2021)
“Honesty is nothin’ compared to decency.”– Jackie Mason
@84 – Fred Waring, American singer, bandleader, television host (d. 1984)
@73 – Cole Porter, American composer, songwriter (d. 1964; kidney failure)
@66 – Samuel Slater, English-American engineer, businessman (d. 1835)
62 – Michael J. Fox, Canadian-American actor.
“The more I expect, the more unhappy I am going to be. The more I accept, the more serene I am.”– Michael J. Fox
60 – Johnny Depp, American actor
“You can close your eyes to the things you don’t want to see, but you can’t close your heart to the things you don’t want to feel.”– Johnny Depp
@52 – Peter the Great, Russian emperor (d. 1725; uremia)
“It is my great desire to reform my subjects, and yet I am ashamed to confess that I am unable to reform myself.”– Peter the Great
“Destiny may ride with us today, but there is no reason for it to interfere with lunch.”– Peter the Great
42 – Natalie Portman, Israeli-American actress
“When you get older, you realize it’s a lot less about your place in the world but your place in you. It’s not how everyone views you, but how you view yourself.”– Natalie Portman