June 17

 

17 June 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 24 Day 168 Ave. Sky Cover 10%\ Visibility  28mi. Flagstaff Today  75° \ 38° 
Wind  7mph \ Gusts  18mph  Nearest active fire: 13miles Nearest Lightning:  29mi
Air Quality: Moderate   Moisture Days this month: 5 days
Risk of fire: High June Averages: Flagstaff: 80° \ 43° June Average: 1 Day of moisture
Sunshine

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

11-17  
eSport Week Link 
National Automotive Service Professionals Week
National Flag Week
National Pet Wedding Week 
National Automotive Service Professionals Week
National Flag Week
National Pet Wedding Week Link
National Right of Way Professionals Week Link 
National Waste & Recycling Workers Week
National Waste & Recycling Workers Week Link 
12-17  
12-17  
National Stewardship Week  Link
12-18  
Community Health Improvement Week (CHI) Link
Meet A Mate Week
Men's Health Week Link  
National Little League Week 
National Little League Week  Link
13-20
National Hermit Week
15-18  
US Open Golf Championship
15-21  
National Nursing Assistants Week  Link 
16-18 
16-18 
Duct Tape Days Link 
17-23  
17-23  
National Week of Making Link

Daily Observations

Apple Streudel Day
Dollars Against Diabetes Day Link
Eat All Your Veggies Day
International Surfing Day Link   Link  
Mermaid Day
National Garbage Man Day 
Mermaid Day
National Garbage Man Day Link
Stewarts Root Beer Day
World Crocodile Day Link
World Day To Combat Desertification and Drought
World Juggling Day  Link
World Martini Day Link 
World Tessellation Day  
World Tessellation Day   Link

Today’s Thoughts

I had a Dr. appt to follow up on my ‘cold’. I am healing well, though not as fast as I want. The Dr. said this must be a strong one! Dr. is happy with my progress. I’m weaning off the Oxygen, thankfully. I go back in a week to see how I’m doing. Things are looking up for sure.

There was a light rain yesterday afternoon, and now we have had 5 days with moisture. This is really helping the decades old drought conditions.

Enjoy

History revisited

NASA Was Exploring Space When Scientists Were Still Arguing About The Existence Of Plate Techtonics

In 1912, Alfred Wegner proposed his theory of continental drift, and his ideas were not taken seriously by many geologists at the time. Those who doubted his beliefs didn't believe that continental rock could push through the more-dense oceanic crust, which Wegner was unable to prove.

It wasn't until 1967 that Wegner's theory of plate tectonics was finally accepted by the scientific community, and by that time, NASA and the Soviets had already left Earth's crust in order to study space and preparing to land on the moon.

Historic Events

• 1885 – The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor.
• 1901 – The College Board introduced its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT.
• 1967 – China announced a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon.
• 1971 – President Richard Nixon declared the US War on Drugs.
• 1994 – O.J. Simpson was arrested for the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.

Birthdays with some quotes

80 – Barry Manilow, singer
79 – Newt Gingrich, American historian and politician
@73 – M.C. Escher, Dutch illustrator (d. 1972)
“Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible. I think it’s in my basement… let me go upstairs and check.”– M.C. Escher
72 – Joe Piscopo, American actor
65 – Jello Biafra, American singer-songwriter
“If voting could change anything, it would be illegal.”– Jello Biafra 60 – Greg Kinnear, American actor
@58 – Clyde Julian ‘Red’ Foley, American singer-songwriter, guitarist (d. 1968; respiratory failure)
57 – Jason Patric, American actor
53 – Will Forte, American comedic actor
43 – Venus Williams, American tennis player
“Some people say I have attitude – maybe I do… but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does; that makes you a winner right there.”– Venus Williams
41 – Jodie Whittaker, English actress, The Thirteenth Doctor
36 – Kendrick Lamar, American rapper
“Build your own pyramids, write your own hieroglyphs.”– Kendrick Lamar