10 Jun

 

Flagstaff Today 85°: 48° Week 24 Day 160 Wind 3 mph Gusts 9 mph Active Fire: 347 miles away Risk of Fire: Extreme Nearest lightning: 85 miles away Air Quality: Fair Partly Cloudy Sunshine Jun Averages: Temps: 70°\43° Moisture: 1 Day

Weekly Observations

National Marina Days: 19-9/1  Link                                      International Clothesline Week: 7-14
Nat’l Automotive Service Professionals Week: 8-14    National Flag Week: 8-14 
National Pet Wedding Week: 8-14    Link                            World Sea Turtle Week: 8-16  Link
Community Health Improvement Week (CHI): 9-13 Link  Men's Health Week: 9-15 Link  
National Big Boy Week: 9-15  Link                                       Nati’l Stewardship Week: 9-13  Link

Daily Observations

Alcoholics Anonymous (Founders) Day                    Herbs and Spices Day
Ball Point Pen Day                                                      Iced Tea Day Link 
Bartender Day Link  Link                                            National Egg Roll Day Link
Be A Miracle In Someone's Life Day                          National Frosted Cookies Day  Link
Black Cow Day                                                             Ride To Work Day (Motorcycles)  Link 
Call Your Doctor Day Link                                          World Pet Memorial Day
Drink Chenin Blanc Day  Link

Today’s Quotes                                                             

 

Today’s Memes

 

Thoughts for the day

Another partly cloudy day. Maybe a little moisture.

My parents married today in 1939. They had a good long marriage and raised two adopted sons. They had a good life and prepared both of us for the same.

Trump seems to have made the issues in LA even more volatile. This is becoming a much bigger story than it needed to be.

Historic Figures who never existed…

Sun Tzu©663highland on Wikimedia

A military strategist who supposedly wrote The Art of War in the fifth century BCE, Sun Tzu is another hot-topic debate for scholars on whether the man existed at all. Like Homer, some believe that he was a fictional persona invented to serve as a single author of a great work—even though the text may have been written by several people and collected across time.

Random Thoughts…

Greta Garbo – Real Name: Greta Louisa Gustaffsson

The US Presidential Election of 1876 afforded the highest voter turnout of eligible voters in American history at 81%

Phil Collin’s “Land of Confusion” seems more relevant today than when it was first released.

A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was a nurse said ‘No change yet’.

Historic Events

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Birthdays

60 – Elizabeth Hurley, English model, character actress 57 – Bill Burr, American comedian, actor 52 – Faith Evans, American singer-songwriter 42 – Leelee Sobieski, American actress 40 – Celina Jade, Hong Kong-American actress 33 – Kate Upton, American modela

@65 – Howlin’ Wolf, American singer-songwriter, guitarist (d. 1976; brain tumor)   @59 – Hattie McDaniel, American actress (d. 1952; breast cancer) @47 – Judy Garland, American singer and actress (d. 1969; OD)

…The End for today…