25 June 2023
Flagstaff Almanac
Week 26 Day 176 Ave. Sky Cover 5%\
Visibility 20mi. Flagstaff Today 75° \ 33°
Wind 7mph \
Gusts 16mph Nearest active fire: 21miles
Nearest Lightning:
532mi
Air Quality: Moderate Moisture Days this month: 5days
Risk
of fire: Extreme June Averages: Flagstaff: 80° \ 43° June Average: 1 Day of moisture
Sunshine
Today’s Quote
Weekly Observations
19-25
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25-30
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Daily Observations
America's Kids Day
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Log Cabin Day
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Today’s Thoughts
It’s
a new season, so I flipped the mattress, laundered pad, changes linens. Ready
for summer.
During
my recent cold, the doctor had me get an oximeter to measure the O2 level. I
left it in the car on Friday. I searched the house last night for it. This morning
I found it on the seat of my car. I sure felt foolish.
Russia
and Wagner Mercenaries are all over the news. Is change really coming? I sent a
text message to Vlad to check on things and thank him again, 4 years ago, for
our great adventure on the Trans-Siberian. He texted back and has been working
at a school in Latvia for the past 9 months. He says he better understands why
Focus members had careers in education. He wishes our group well. Nice!
Enjoy
History revisited
There
was a Great Molasses Flood in Boston in 1919.
The
Great Molasses Flood of 1919 was ta sticky situation with deadly consequences.
United States Industrial Alcohol, which used the molasses to make liquor and in
ammunitions manufacturing, had stored the molasses in a tank build after World
War 1, according to History.com. One of the company's employees reportedly told
them that the tank had been leaking and wasn't structurally sound, but they
never took action to fix it.
On,
Jan. 15, 1919, when it was warmer than usual, the tank burst and unleashed 2.3
million gallons of molasses, which rushed out onto Boston's streets. A 15-foot
wall of molasses reportedly crashed down Commercial Street going 35 miles per
hour. It was so strong that the Boston Globe wrote that it caused buildings to
“cringe up as though they were made of pasteboard,” according to History.com.
Overall, 21 people died and 150 were injured.
Historic Events
- 1788
– Virginia became the tenth state to ratify the United States
Constitution.
- 1876 – Battle of the
Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant
Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
- 1950 -The Korean War
began with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea.
- 1978 –
The rainbow flag representing gay pride was presented for the first time during the San Francisco Gay
Freedom Day Parade.
Birthdays with some quotes
98
– June Lockhart, American actress
@85 – Eddie Floyd, American R&B/soul singer-songwriter
78
– Carly Simon, American singer-songwriter
“We need role models who are going to break the mold.”–
Carly Simon
@77 – Alex Toth, American animator, cartoonist (d. 2006)
“I spent the first half of my career learning what to put
into my work, and the second half learning what to leave out.”– Alex Toth
76
– Jimmie Walker, American comedic actor
@64 – Peyo (Pierre
Culliford),
Belgian author, illustrator, created The Smurfs (d. 1992; heart attack)
57
– Dikembe Mutombo, Congolese-American basketball player
“When you take the elevator to the top, please remember to
send it back down so someone else might use it.”– Dikembe Mutombo
@53 – George Michael, English singer-songwriter (d. 2016)
48
– Linda Cardellini, American actress
“Just because someone isn’t working at an office doesn’t
mean they’re not working hard at something.”– Linda Cardellini
@46 – George Orwell (Eric
Arthur Blair),
British novelist, essayist, critic (d. 1950; burst artery)
17
– Mckenna Grace, American actress
