6 July

 

6 July 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 27 Day 187 Ave. Sky Cover 5%\ Visibility  30mi. Flagstaff Today  85° \ 50° 
Wind  7mph \ Gusts  18mph  Nearest active fire: 21miles Nearest Lightning:  392mi
Air Quality: Moderate   Moisture Days this month: 0 days
Risk of fire: Extreme July Averages: Temps 82° \ 51° Moisture 8 Days
Sunshine  Fire Watch Warning

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

6/30-7/6 Nat’l Wildland Firefighter Week of Remembrance 1-7 National Independent Living Week National Unassisted Homebirth Week 1-24 Tour de France  2-8 Be Nice To New Jersey Week National Bikini Contest Week National Farriers Week 4-10 Freedom Week National Marijuana Facts Week

Daily Observations

Earth at Aphelion @ 4:06 pm EST Fast of Tammuz  Link Fried Chicken Day Link Hand Roll Day Link (Food) International Kissing Day or World Kiss Day

National Air Traffic Control Day National Fried Chicken Day Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day Link Umbrella Cover Day Virtually Hug a Virtual Assistant Day

Today’s Thoughts

Another very warm day. Weather guy no monsoon yet in the forecast. We need rain.

The Fire Watch is in effect through Friday…be careful in the forest.

I watched the Capitol 4^th on PBS last night. Seeing Chicago perform their hits from 50 years ago…their unique sound sure brought back memories. Even the younger crowd got into their sound.

I grew up in a time when the July 5^th stories were about Fireworks Accidents…some at shows, others in people’s backyard. For the past few years, the headlines have been about mass shootings at various venues throughout the US. Such a sad state of affairs.

Enjoy`

True Conspiracy Theories…NEW

Operation Mockingbird

The CIA's covert operation to control the media by planting stories and manipulating the news was exposed in the 1970s.

Random Trivia…

The most common wild bird in the world isn’t the sparrow or blue jay—it’s the red-billed quelea, which live in Africa and have an estimated population of 1.5 billion. (audubon.org)

Historic Events

          ·         1919 – The British dirigible R34 landed in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship.
       ·           1933 – The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played in Chicago’s  Comiskey Park.
       ·         1942 – Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in the “Secret Annexe” near central Amsterdam in the Netherlands. 
       ·         1953 – Name That Tune debuted on CBS.

Birthdays with some quotes

@97 – Marc Chagall, Belarusian-French painter and poet (d. 1985)
“If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing.”– Marc Chagall @94 – Nancy Reagan, 42nd First Lady (d. 2016)
88 – Dalai Lama, religious leader
86 – Gene Chandler (Eugene Drake Dixon), American singer-songwriter
@86 – Della Reese (Delloreese Patricia Early), American actress and singer (d. 2017)
“My mother was a personal friend of God’s. They had ongoing conversations. ”Dell’a Reese
“You see, I was born in the slums, that was before the ghetto. The ghetto was kind of refined; the slums was right there on the ground.”– Della Reese
@82 – Merv Griffin, created Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! (d. 2007)
@83 – Ned Beatty, American actor (d. 2021)
78 – Burt Ward (Bert John Gervis Jr.), American actor
77 – George W. Bush, American businessman and politician, 43rd President of the United States
77 – Fred Dryer, American football player and actor
77 – Sylvester Stallone, American actor, director, and screenwriter
69 – Allyce Beasley, American actress
@59 – Sebastian Cabot, English-Canadian actor (d. 1977; stroke)
@55 – Bill Haley, American singer-songwriter, guitarist (Bill Haley & His Comets) (d. 1981; heart attack)
“I sat down one night and wrote the line rock, rock, rock everybody.”– Bill Haley @50 – Will James, American author and illustrator (d. 1942; alcoholism)
48 – 50 Cent (Curtis James Jackson III), American rapper,
@47 – Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter (d. 1954; embolism)
“At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.”– Frida Kahlo
@45 – John Paul Jones, Scottish-American captain (d. 1792; nephritis)
44 – Kevin Hart, American comedian, actor
“Life is too short to worry about what others say about you. Have fun and give them something to talk about.”– Kevin Hart

…The End for today…