18 Jul

 

Flagstaff Today 79°: 53° Week 29 Day 199 Wind 3 mph Gusts 14 mph Active Fire: 56 miles away Risk of Fire: Moderate Nearest lightning: 124 miles away Air Quality: Fair Partly Cloudy Sunshine Jul Averages: Temps: 82°\51° Moisture: 8 Day

Weekly Observations

Tour de France: 5-27  Link                                                           
National Cancer Survivor Sibling Week: 13-19  Link          National Farriers Week: 13-19
Operation Safe Driver Week: 13-19 Link                                Nude Recreation Weekend: 13-19
Rabbit Week: 15-21 (Magician's) Sponsor: Melvin Rabbit (Canada)
Hemingway Look-Alike Days: 16-20                                        Hemp History Week: 16-22
National Baby Food Week: 16-19  Link                       National Parenting Gifted Children Week: 16-22 Link 
National Ventriloquism Week: 16-19 Link                            World Eskimo Olympic Games: 16-20
World Lumberjack Championships: 16-19 Link
Family Golf Week: 17-19 Link             Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) Education & Awareness Week: 18-25

Daily Observations

Celebration of The Horse Day                         Nelson Mandela International Day Link
Insurance Nerd Day Link                                Park and Recreation Professionals Day
National Caviar Day                                      Robin Hood Day Link
National Sour Candy Day Link                         Perfect Family Day
World Listening Day  Link                               National Pajama Day Link

Today’s Quotes                                                             

 

Today’s Memes

 

Thoughts for the day

A much cooler day and already a small rainstorm. More expected.

I had lunch with Andy and Faith at our favorite Chinese place. They will be here for about a week.

Epstein was a bad guy. Release everything.

Israel is not innocent in the current war. Five Americans have bee killed by Israel. No one has been prosecuted in any American killings. Only 3% of those who died by Israel fire have been prosecuted. A sad but truthful series of events.

Famous Quotes That People Have Always Misinterpreted

"Et tu, Brute?" – Julius Caesar

This quote was popularized by William Shakespeare in his Julius Caesar play, but there are no historical records that it was said by Caesar himself. Shakespeare chose to use this line to reflect the themes of tragedy and betrayal in his play. It shows just how easily literature can change our historical understanding.

Literary Legends…

Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes was a pivotal voice of the Harlem Renaissance, infusing poetry with the rhythms of jazz and the realities of everyday Black life. His accessible yet profound verses captured the hopes, struggles, and cultural pride of his community, resonating far beyond his era. Hughes’s influence continues to shape contemporary literature and activism, inspiring new generations to find their own voices. His enduring legacy is explored in depth by the Poetry Foundation.

Random Thoughts…

The first movie ever given the title ‘Blockbuster’ was ‘Jaws.’

“Hocus Pocus” may have been coined by Protestants to mock the Catholic transubstantiation incantation used to turn bread and wine into flesh and blood, “hoc est corpus.”

A group of Oysters is called a Bed.

Historic Events

Click here for 18 July history

Birthdays

85 – James Brolin, American actor 85 – Joe Torre, American baseball player, manager 84 – Martha Reeves, American singer 78 – Steve Forbes, American publisher 71 – Ricky Skaggs, American singer-songwriter 61 – Wendy Williams, American talk show host 58 – Vin Diesel (Mark Sinclair ), American actor 45 – Kristen Bell, American actress 43 – Ryan Cabrera, American singer-songwriter 42 – Priyanka Chopra, Indian actress 40 – Chace Crawford, American actor

@95 – Nelson Mandela, South African politician, 1st President of South Africa (d. 2013) @95 – John Glenn, American colonel, astronaut, and politician (d. 2016) @85 – Harriet Nelson (Peggy Lou Snyder), American singer, actress (d. 1994) @84 – Red Skelton (Richard Bernard Skelton ), American actor and comedian (d. 1997)   @67 – Hunter S. Thompson, American journalist and author (d. 2005; suicide)   @65 – Margaret Brown, American philanthropist, activist (d. 1932) @59 – Machine Gun Kelly (George Kelly Barnes), American gangster (d. 1954; heart attack in prison)

…The End for today…