17 July

 

July 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 29 Day 198 Ave. Sky Cover 5%\ Visibility  31mi. Flagstaff Today  92° \ 53° 
Wind  8mph \ Gusts  17mph  Nearest active fire: 17miles Nearest Lightning:  528mi
Air Quality: moderate   Moisture Days this month: 0 days
Risk of fire: Extreme July Averages: Temps 82° \ 51° Moisture 8 Days
Sunshine  Red Flag Warning High Heat Warning

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

1-24 Tour de France  16-22 Captive Nations Week Everybody Deserves A Massage Week Hemp History Week National Independent Retailers Week National Zoo Keeper Week 17-23 Beach Volley Ball Days

Daily Observations

Disneyland Day Global Hug Your Kid Day National Get Out of the Doghouse Day   National Hot Dog Day Link National Peach Ice Cream Day National Tattoo Day

Record Store Day Link  Victims of Baton Rouge, Louisiana Attack Day  Link World Day for International Criminal Justice  Link World Emoji Day  Link Wrong Way Corrigan Day Yellow Pigs Day  Link

Today’s Thoughts

 I am beginning to wonder when this heat wave is going to end.

This morning I did some laundry and then took my car for a quick wash. Cooler has been on all morning.

The US Vice President has a job that few appreciate. As a kid I remember when Allen Funt walked around and asked who the VP was. I remember because they showed a dozen or so people who had no idea and I couldn’t believe it. Well, Kamala is in the same boat. The right is constantly degrading her for her laugh, her gestures, and how she hasn’t solved any problems. Today it was announced that Kamala has broken 32 tie votes in the Senate. The only VP to break more ties was John Calhoun during his VP tenure from 1825-1832. Good for her.

Enjoy

Boomer Slang…

Right on

“Right on” was an expression used to show agreement or approval. It indicated that someone was in agreement with a statement or action and conveyed a sense of support or understanding.

Dig it

“Dig it” meant to understand or appreciate something. It was often used to express enthusiasm or enjoyment of a particular concept, idea, or situation.

True Conspiracy Theories…

Prohibition Poisonings

From 1920 to 1933, the U.S. government put a ban on all alcoholic sales due to the ethical and moral corruption it was hypothesized to cause. During this period, the government began adding toxic chemicals to industrial alcohol to discourage people from drinking it.

The chemicals used included things like kerosene, gasoline, and formaldehyde, which led to thousands of deaths and illnesses. Despite the risks, the government continued to poison alcohol until Prohibition was repealed in 1933.

Random Trivia…

Cleopatra wasn’t actually Egyptian! As far as historians can tell, Egypt’s famous femme fatal was actually Greek! She was a descendant of Alexander the Great's Macedonian general Ptolemy.

Historic Events

• 1918 – Czar Nicholas II and his family were executed at the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
• Disneyland was dedicated at an “International Press Preview” event held on Sunday, July 17, 1955, and opened to the public on July 18.
• 1975 – The US Apollo 18 linked with the Soviet Soyez spacecraft
• 1981 – The Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, MO, had a partial collapse, killing 114 people.
• 1984 – The minimum legal drinking age was raised from 18 to 21 nationally in the United States.
• 1989 – B-2 Stealth Bombers were successfully tested over Palmdale, CA.

Birthdays with some quotes

@97	Art Linkletter “Do a little more than you’re paid to. Give a little more than you have to. Try a little harder than you want to. Aim a little higher than you think possible, and give a lot of thanks to God for health, family, and friends.”	(d.2010)
@95	Phyllis Diller, American actress and comedian	(d.2012)
88	Donald Sutherland, Canadian actor “I come from Nova Scotia, and I’d never seen a theater or been inside of a theater. When I was 17, my dad asked me what I wanted to do, and I said I thought I would like to be an actor. I didn’t have any idea what it was to be an actor. None. I’d wanted to be either an actor or a sculptor, which are both essentially the same thing. That’s how it all started for me.”
@86	James Cagney, American actor “Find your mark, look the other fellow in the eye, and tell the truth.”	(d.1986)
@84	Diahann Carroll, American actress and singer “If you’re not invited to the party, throw your own.”	(d.2019)
@84	John Jacob Astor, German-American businessman and philanthropist	(d.1848)
@81	Spencer Davis, Welsh singer-songwriter	(d. 2020)
@77	John Cooper, English car designer, co-founded the Cooper Car Company	(d.2000)
76	Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
74	Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butler, English bass player and songwriter (Black Sabbath)
@74	Isaac Watts, English hymn writer and theologian “Acquaint yourself with your own ignorance.”	(d.1748)
72	Lucie Arnaz, American actress
71	David Hasselhoff, American actor, singer, and producer “When you realize that life isn’t fair, you don’t act out, you don’t get overly wasted, you don’t get self-indulgent. You just move forward.”
69	Angela Merkel, German chemist politician, 8th Chancellor of Germany
@60	Phoebe Snow, American singer-songwriter	(d.2011; stroke)
60	Regina Belle, American singer-songwriter
58	Alex Winter, English-American actor
47	Luke Bryan, American singer-songwriter
@45	– Nicolette Larson, American singer-songwriter	(d.1997; liver failure)

…The End for today…