23 Jun

 

Flagstaff Today 75°: 45° Week 26 Day 174 Wind 8 mph Gusts 14 mph Active Fire: 164 miles away Risk of Fire: Extreme Nearest lightning: 361 miles away Air Quality: Fair Red Flag Warning Sunshine Jun Averages: Temps: 70°\43° Moisture: 1 Day

Weekly Observations

National Marina Days: 19-9/1  Link                                       Windjammer Days:  22-28 Link        

Carpenter Ant Awareness Week:  22-28                             National Tire Safety Week: 22-28 Link 
National Waste & Recycling Workers Week: 16-24 Link      
Lightning Safety Awareness Week: 22-28 Link     Fish Are Friends, Not Food! Week: 22-28 Link 

National Insect Week: 23-29

Daily Observations

International Widows' Day Link                                                 Pink Flamingo Day (Lawn Ornaments) Link 
International Women in Engineering Day Link                    Public Service Day
Let It Go Day Link                                                                             Runner's Selfie Day
National Detroit-style Pizza Day(Square cut)  Link             SAT Math Day Link
National Energy Shopping Day                                                   Typing Day                         
National Hydration Day  Link                                                      Typewriter Day
Pecan Sandy Day

Today’s Quotes                                                             

 

Today’s Memes

 

Thoughts for the day

Another windy summer day.

A full payload of bunker-busting bombs were dropped by US planes last night. No retaliation yet. Time will tell if this was a good move. I’m hoping for the best possible outcome.

Either the meds they gave me to implant the port or the O2 they gave me has opened my sinuses. I’ll check with the doctor tomorrow before the treatment to see what I can do. OTC nose spray aint’ doing amything.

Historic Figures who never existed…

Manco Capac©AgainErick on Wikimedia

Emperor and founder of the Inca civilization in Cusco, Manco Capac is a major figure in Inca mythology. The tale goes that he and his sister, Mama Ocllo, later his wife, taught their people agriculture, construction techniques, and how to weave textiles. However, while the Inca Empire was certainly founded by someone, historians aren't entirely sure if Manco Capac existed. 

Random Thoughts…

There is a difference between the terms nation, state, and country, even though the words are often used interchangeably.

One of the greatest moments of childhood was the transition between getting an adult menu over a kid’s menu.

There are probably Stormtroopers who say “Darth Vader killed the emperor” and are dismissed as conspiracy theory cranks by their colleagues for suggesting that their great leader would ever have done such a thing.

Tetris is the opposite of Jenga.

One of the 7 Wonders of the Middle Ages: Colosseum (aka the Flavian Amphitheatre) in Rome, Italy, constructed ~72-80 AD

Emma Thompson is the only person in history to win an Oscar for both acting and writing.

Historic Events

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Birthdays

89 – Richard Bach, American novelist and essayist   77 – Clarence Thomas, American lawyer, US Supreme Court Justice 68 – Frances McDormand, American actress 53 – Selma Blair, American actress 45 – Melissa Rauch, American actress 41 – Duffy, Welsh singer-songwriter

@101 – Frances Gabe, American artist, inventor (d. 2016) @73 – June Carter-Cash, American singer (d. 2003; leaky heart valve)   @60 – Bob Fosse, American actor, dancer, choreographer, and director (d. 1987; heart attack) @41 – Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist (d. 1954; suicide) @21 – Stuart Sutcliffe, Scottish painter, musician (d. 1962; stroke)

…The End for today…