25 Jul

 

Flagstaff Today 81°: 47° Week 30 Day 206 Wind 8 mph Gusts 14 mph Active Fire: 54 miles away Risk of Fire: Extreme Nearest lightning: 296 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Jul Averages: Temps: 82°\51° Moisture: 8 Day

Weekly Observations

Tour de France: 5-27  Link                                                           
Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) Education & Awareness Week: 18-25
National Moth Week: 19-27                                                                       RAGBRAI: 19-26
Captive Nations Week: 20-26                                            Everybody Deserves A Massage Week: 20-26 Link 
National Independent Retailers Week: 20-26  Link           National Zoo Keeper Week: 20-26   Link 
Women in Baseball Week: 20-26                                                         World Forest Week: 21-25 Link
Comic-con: 24-27 Link                                                                    National Tequila Week: 24-30  Link
Comic Con International: 24-27                                                                Quilt Odyssey Week: 24-26
Comi Great Texas Mosquitos Days: 24-26 Link                                    Annie Oakley Days: 25-27 

Daily Observations

Carousel Day or Merry-Go-Round Day Link      National Talk in An Elevator Day Link
Feast of Saint James                                     National Hot Fudge Sundae Day
Health and Happiness with Hypnosis Day        National Wine and Cheese Day
Get Gnarly Day                                               Red Shoe Day (Internat’l)  Link 
Hire A Veteran Day   Link                 System Administrator Appreciation Day Link  Link 
Lumberjack Day                                            Thread The Needle Day Link
National Carousel Day                                   Wine and Cheese Day Link

National Get Gnarly Day  Link                         World Drowning Prevention Day           

Today’s Quotes                                                             

Today’s Memes

 

Thoughts for the day

Another nice summer day.

I had lunch with Andy and Faith. They are heading back to Phx on Saturday. Andy got some steroid shots for his back issues. He’s doing well now.

The North Rim Dragon fire had now burned 16,490 acres. There are 998 personell on the fire. 113 structures have been destroyed.

Flag has a new car wash, Blue Ocean. I got a pass for $20/month. Their machines do a great job. Much better job than Clean Freak, the car wash I had been using.

As a kid I got Highlights for Children from my grandma. I really enjoyed the ‘Find the Difference’ puzzles. It is two similar pictures with slight differences. Similar puzzles keep showing up on my Facebook page. I still enjoy them, but FB doesn’t show the answers, and the comments only help sometimes. They would be great if they showed the answer.

History Facts Americans Commonly Get Wrong

The Emancipation Proclamation Didn’t End Slavery Everywhere

Many people believe Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation freed all enslaved people in America. The truth is more complicated.
Issued on January 1, 1863, the proclamation only applied to states in rebellion—not to the border states or areas already under Union control. Slavery continued in places like Kentucky, Delaware, and parts of Louisiana until the 13th Amendment was ratified in December 1865.

Literary Legends…

Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston’s masterpiece, Their Eyes Were Watching God, is acclaimed for its vivid use of dialect and its profound exploration of Black womanhood in the rural South. Hurston’s storytelling blends folklore, anthropology, and cultural insight, bringing to life the complexities of her characters’ experiences. Her legacy, both as a writer and anthropologist, is celebrated at the Zora Neale Hurston Festival, which highlights her enduring impact on American literature and cultural studies.

Random Thoughts…

1209 North Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware is home to over 285,000 businesses, including American Airlines, Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, Cargill, Coca-Cola, Ford, General Electric, Google, JPMorgan Chase, and Wal-Mart.

John Hughes had an unproduced 1979 screenplay titled “Jaws 3: People 0” which is a parody sequel to the popular “Jaws” series.

Kim Cattrall – Real Name: Clare Woodgate

Tim Burton had 40 squirrels trained to crack nuts for Charlie & The Chocolate Factory.

Apples float in water because 25% of their volume is made of air.

Muhammad Ali – Real Name: Cassius Marcellus Clay

Historic Events

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