11 Jul

Flagstaff Today 91°: 50° Week 28 Day 192 Wind 9 mph Gusts 15 mph Active Fire: 78 miles away Risk of Fire: Extreme Nearest lightning: 391 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Jul Averages: Temps: 82°\51° Moisture: 8 Day

Weekly Observations

Tour de France: 5-27  Link 
Be Nice To New Jersey Week: 6-12                               National Theraputic Recreation Week: 6-12  Link 
Nude Recreation Week: 7-13 Link                                            Running of The Bulls (Spain): 7-14
World Orienteering Days: 7-12 Link

Daily Observations

7-11 Day or Free Slurpee Day                             National Blueberry Muffin Day

All American Pet Photo Day                               National Cheer up the Lonely Day
Bowdler’s Day                                                        National French Fry Day Link
Cheer Up The Lonely Day                                   National Mojito Day
Collector Car Appreciation DayLink             National Motorcycle Day Link Link Link
Day of The Five Billion Link                                National Rainier Cherries Day Link

International Essential Oils Day                        National Swimming Pool Day Link
Make Your Own Sundae Day                              World Population Day 

Today’s Quotes                                                             

 

Today’s Memes

 

Thoughts for the day

Another warm day with no monsoon in sight.

I’m not surprised but local Texas and DC government is not forthcoming in the timeline in the hours before the flooding. I get that they are still in rescue mode, but they know something.

I’m improving every day. I have more ‘get-up’ than I have had in several months.

Famous Quotes That People Have Always Misinterpreted

"Be the change you wish to see in the world" – Mahatma Gandhi

This wasn’t a direct quote from Gandhi but rather paraphrased from one of his speeches about change and taking responsibility. What Gandhi actually said was, “If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him.”

Famous Historical Myths That People Still Believe Today

Ernest Hemingway Source; Wikimedia Commons.

Ernest Hemingway transformed American fiction with his spare, unadorned prose and mastery of understatement. His novels, including The Old Man and the Sea and A Farewell to Arms, are celebrated for their emotional intensity and vivid, economical language. Hemingway’s adventurous spirit, from war correspondent to deep-sea fisherman, infused his writing with authenticity and drama. His influence resonates throughout modern literature, and his life and achievements remain a source of fascination, as detailed by the Nobel Prize organization.

Random Thoughts…

When you see a couple kissing at the end of a Christmas movie, they are covered in potato flakes (fake snow).

Every single one of your favorite things started out with you trying something new. #takearisk

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.

“It usually takes me two or three days to prepare an impromptu speech.” – Mark Twain

The word “unfriend” appeared in print in 1659.

When I was a child I always hoped that the alien that found my balloon was happy.

Historic Events

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Birthdays

91 – Giorgio Armani, Italian fashion designer, founded the Armani Company 71 – Mindy Sterling, American actress 67 – Leon Spinks, American boxer 69 – Sela Ward, American actress 66 – Richie Sambora, American singer-songwriter, guitarist 66 – Suzanne Vega, American singer-songwriter 62 – Lisa Rinna, American actress 51 – Lil’ Kim (Kimberly Denise Jones), American rapper 35 – Connor Paolo, American actor 32 – Rebecca Bross, American gymnast

@89 – Harold Bloom, American literary critic (d. 2019) @86 – Tab Hunter (Arthur Andrew Kelm), American actor, singer (d. 2018) @86 – E.B. White, American essayist, journalist (d. 1985) @80 – John Quincy Adams, 6th President (d. 1848)   @69 – Bonnie Pointer, American singer (d. 2020; cirrhosis)   @68 – Bardaisan, Syrian astrologer, scholar, and philosopher (d. 222) @65 – Yul Brynner, Russian-American actor, dancer (d. 1985; lung cancer) @55 – Robert the Bruce, Scottish king (d. 1329; leprosy)

…The End for today…