1 Feb

 

 






Flagstaff Today 52°: 14°  Week 5 Day 32

Air Quality: Fair Sunshine

Wind 2 mph Gusts 5 mph

Active Fire: 69 miles away Risk of Fire: Moderate

Nearest lightning: 1380 miles away

Feb Averages: Temps: 46°\20° Moisture: 4 Days 

Monthly Observations

Adopt A Rescued Rabbit Month Link
African-American Cultural Heritage Month
AFRMA Fancy Rat and Mouse Month
AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
American Heart Month

An Affair To Remember Month  Link
Bake for Family Fun Month 
Link
Barley Month 
Link
Beat The Heat Month
Cricket World Cup (2/6-3/7)

Weekly Observations

1-7

Women's Heart Week
World Interfaith Harmony Week

1-8

Freelance Writer Appreciation Week

 

Daily Observations

Barber Day 
Candy-Making Day
Car Insurance Day
CBC Day 
 Link
Change Your Password Day

Decorating With Candy Day
Dark Chocolate Day
Freedom Day
G.I. Joe Day
Hula in The Coola Day
Internat’l Brownie Camera Day 2025  
Link 
Internat’l Day of Black Women in The Arts  

Internat’l Face & Body Art Day 
Internat’l Furmint Day  Link

National Candy Making Day

Nat’l Get Up Day  (About Perserverance. Not Getting Out Of Bed.)
Nat’l Ice Cream For Breakfast Day  Link
Nat’l Play Outside Day 
Link 
Robinson Crusoe Day
Serpent Day

Spunky Old Broads Day Link Link
Take Your Child To The Library Day
World Hijab Day  
Link

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Thoughts for the day

As expected, the storm has passed; it is a very nice day outside.

In Navajo, February is ‘Atsa’ Biyaazh, which means Baby Eagle. The baby eagles have grown big and noisy.

Trump has offered all Federal Employees the opportunity to resign by Thursday and not work until Sept. but still get paid. IT IS A SCAM.  When you resign you lose all your Federal benefits and retirement money and there is a clause in tiny print that the government can bring you back to work at any time before your resignation day in September.

I did some grocery shopping this morning. I found all the stuff I needed and was in and out in no time.

I’m looking forward to a month long celebration for my birthday month.

Mayan Culture of Mexico and beyond…

Mayans may have had domesticated turkeys.

The all-American meal, the turkey, may have actually started with the Mayan culture, who are thought to have domesticated turkeys. 

While the Maya used turkeys as a food source in their culture, they also used turkey bones and feathers to create things like tools, musical instruments and fans. 

Random Thoughts…

·         In a few billion years Narwhals could evolve into Unicorns.

·         Ettorre’s Observation: The other line moves faster.

·         Eric Clapton – Real Name: Eric Clapp
We should all strive to be the type of person you would want to serve at a restaurant.

·         Being famous on Twitter is like being rich in Monopoly.

·         If there were people who could read minds, they would hear an awful lot of songs, sung with incorrect words, and likely very out of tune or rhythm.
Biggest film of 1995: Toy Story (Action/Adventure) earned ~ $192,000,000

 

Origin of city nicknames…

Denver, Colorado: ‘Mile High City’

As nicknames go, Mile High City’ must be one of the most literal. With an elevation of 5,280 feet (1,609m) Denver is exactly one mile (1.609km) above sea level, a point officially marked on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol. However, the exact ‘Mile High’ step has changed over the years. In 1909 it was the 15th step, switching to the 18th in 1969, and the 13th in 2003. This is because the standard measurements of orthometric height have changed over the years, although the overall difference is only a few feet.

Historic Events

Click here for 1 Feb History

Birthdays

Harry Styles, 31

Pop Singer

Michael C. Hall, 54

TV Actor

Ronda Rousey, 38

MMA Fighter

 

@76 – Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (d. 2007; heart failure)


@74 – Sherman Hemsley, American actor and singer (d. 2012; lung cancer)

@66 -Langston Hughes (d.1967)

Poet


@59 – Clark Gable, American actor (d. 1960; heart attack)

 

@56 Rick James (d.2004; cardiac failure) Funk Singer

 

@54 Lisa Marie Presley (d.2023; cardiac arrest) Rock Singer

 

@28 Brandon Lee (d.1993; accidentally shot) Movie Actor

…The End for today…

               

31 Jan

 

 




Flagstaff Today 43°: 13°  Week 5 Day 31

Air Quality: Fair Sunshine

Wind 7 mph Gusts 14 mph cold breeze

Active Fire: A miles away Risk of Fire: Very Low

Nearest lightning: 1132 miles away

Jan Averages: Temps: 44°\18° Moisture: 4 Days 

Weekly Observations

Cordova Ice Worm Days: 25-2/1  Link
Catholic Schools Week: 26-2/2
Data Privacy Week: 26-2/2 
Link 
Celebration of Life Days: 26-2/1
Meat Week: 26-2/2 
National CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists) Week:26-2/1 
National School Choice Week: 26-2/1 
Link 
Data Privacy Week: 27-31 
Link
National Cowboy Poetry Week: 27-2/1

National Medical Group Practice Week: 27-2/1

National Mentoring Summit: 29-31 Link
Angouleme International Comics Festival: 30-2/2 
 Link
National Anesthesiologists Week: 31-2/2 
Link

 

Daily Observations

Appreciate Your Social Security Check Day
Brandy Alexander Day
Backwards Day
Eat Brussels Sprouts Day

Fun at Work Day
Inspire Your Heart with Art Day

National Big Wig Day Link 
National Hot Chocolate Day

National Pre-school Fitness Day Link
National Toboggan Days-2/1

Street Children Day Link  Link 

 

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Thoughts for the day

The last storm dropped less than an inch of snow. We need much more moisture before spring.

I called Mary yesterday to check on her recovery from her ankle surgery last week. Turns out, she hasn’t had the surgery yet. She showed up at the hospital at 8am on surgery day after doing all the prep including two baths in cold water with some pink ointment to cover her body. They informed her the surgery was cancelled. One her tests showed A-Fib and that now has to be addressed. Lots of finger pointing as to why no one notified her to not do the prep. She meets with a Phx cardiologist on Friday to see what is going to happen next.

I got my new credit card from Chase yesterday at 5pm via UPS. I’m not upset with them now.

The plane/helicopter crash in the Potomac is devasting for over 60 families. I hope they find out the cause. I don’t need to hear anyone’s ideas of what might have happened, and that include Trump.

The Mona Lisa is getting its own room at the Louvre. When I saw the Mona Lisa, I was shocked by it’s small size and I don’t recall enjoying the other great paintings in that room. This is a good move.

Trump wants to update Guantanamo prison to hold the immigrants he is deporting. More military $$ for a lost cause.

I am disappointed that Sec of Defense Hegseth is asking for an investigation of retired General Miley that could lead to a decrease in his rank and pension. This is exactly what RETRIBUTION looks like. Miley also had his security detail dropped and Iran still wants to see him dead. That is wrong.

Mayan Culture of Mexico and beyond…

They knew how to use rubber latex.

Speaking of rubber balls, the Mayan people were one of the first cultures to use rubber, which they created using natural latex. Experts believe that the Mayans created different qualities of rubber by mixing the latex with other natural substances.

This is how they were able to produce the bouncy balls that they used in their deadly games.

Random Thoughts…

Biggest film of 1996: Independence Day (Action/Adventure) earned ~ $307,000,000

The phrase “old sport” is said 55 times during The Great Gatsby.

A group of Turtle Doves is called a Pitying or Dule or Piteousness.

The state of Rhode Island’s official name is the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.

Plagiarism is getting in trouble for something you didn’t even do.

Dr. Seuss – Real Name: Theodore Seuss Geisel

Origin of city nicknames…

Louisville, Kentucky: ‘Derby City’

Although Louisville has had a number of nicknames over the years, Derby City is the one that has stuck, and for fairly obvious reasons. Back in 1875, the first Kentucky Derby was held here. It didn’t take long for it to become the most celebrated horse race in the US, and one of the most famous throughout the world. The city is now synonymous with the event which is held annually at the Churchill Downs Racetrack (pictured) on the first Saturday in May.

Historic Events

Click here to see 31 Jan History

Birthdays

Justin Timberlake, 43

Pop Singer

Kerry Washington, 48 Movie Actress

Portia de Rossi, 52 TV Actress

 

Minnie Driver, 55 Movie Actress

 

@31 – Franz Schubert, Austrian pianist, and composer (d. 1828; typhoid fever)

@97 – Carol Channing, American entertainer (d. 2019)


@84 – Norman Mailer, American journalist and author (d. 2007)


@83 – Ernie Banks, American baseball player and coach (d. 2015)


@80 – Jean Simmons, English-American actress (d. 2010)


@78 – Garry Moore, comedian and game show host (d. 1993; emphysema)


@72 – Eddie Cantor (Isidore Itzkowitz), American singer-songwriter actor (d. 1964)


@70 – Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (d. 2008; lung cancer)


@67 – Zane Grey, American author (d. 1939; heart failure)


@66 – Tallulah Bankhead, American actress (d. 1968; pneumonia)


@38 – Mario Lanza, American tenor, and actor (d. 1959; embolism)

…The End for today…

               

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