7 Jul

 

Flagstaff Today 86°: 51° Week 28 Day 188 Wind 7 mph Gusts 11 mph Active Fire: 117 miles away Risk of Fire: Extreme Nearest lightning: 235 miles away Air Quality: Fair Partly Cloudy Sunshine Jul Averages: Temps: 82°\51° Moisture: 8 Day

Monthly Observations

Self-Care Month  Link………………………………………..Smart Irrigation Month Link
Smartphone Courtesy………………………...Month Wheat Month Link
Social Wellness Month……………………….Women's Motorcycle Month
Tour de France Month (1-24)……………….World Watercolor Month Link
Vehicle Theft Prevention Month Link…………Worldwide Bereaved Parents Month

Weekly Observations

National Independent Living Week: 1-7                             National Unassisted Homebirth Week: 1-7
Freedom Week: 4-10                                                             National Marijuana Facts Week: 4-10
Roswell UFO Days: 4-6 Link
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

Chocolate Day Link                           National Strawberry Sundae Day
Dive Bar Day  Link                                   Father-Daughter Take a Walk Together Day
Global Forgiveness Day                    Tell the Truth Day
National Day of Rock n' Roll              World Chocolate Day

National Dive Bar Day                       World Kiswahili Language Day

National Macaroni Day

Today’s Quotes                                                             

 

Today’s Memes

 

Thoughts for the day

A warm summer day.

I got my vehicle registration for 2 years, so I’m set.

This is such a difficult time for Texans after the historic flooding.

I did some major kitchen cleaning today. Things there look much better.

I have another treatment on Monday, so probably no blog.

Famous Quotes That People Have Always Misinterpreted

"I can see Russia from my house" – Sarah Palin

Today I Found Out writes, “Sarah Palin never said ‘I can see Russia from my house.’ Tina Fey did, in a hilarious skit on Saturday Night Live.” Palin’s actual statement was about how close Russia and Alaska are to each other. The quote is often used to critique her foreign policy credentials, even though it’s inaccurate.

Famous Historical Myths That People Still Believe Today

Vikings Wore Horned Helmets ©Telewizja Boleslawiec, 2018 on Wikimedia Commons

The classic image of a Viking wearing a horned helmet comes from operas, not history. Actual Viking helmets were simple and lacked horns. The idea of horned helmets likely started as a dramatic costume choice, not a historical fact.

Random Thoughts…

Nutella was invented during WWII when an Italian pastry maker mixed hazelnuts into chocolate to extend his chocolate ration.

Dragons don’t breathe fire, they blow it. #science

A group of Hornets is called a Nest or Bike.

The ‘@’ sign is called ‘crazy A’ in Bosnian, ‘snail’ in Italian, ‘worm’ in Hungarian, ‘monkey tail’ in Dutch, and ‘cinnamon roll’ in Swedish.

No word in the English language rhymes with toilet.

A group of biological Cells working together is a Tissue.

Historic Events

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Birthdays

98 – Doc Severinsen, American trumpet player, conductor 85 – Ringo Starr, English singer-songwriter, Beatles’ drummer, and actor 76 – Shelley Duvall, American actress 60 – Mo Collins (Maureen Ann Collins), American comedic actress 59 – Jim Gaffigan, American comedian

@87 – Simone Beck, French chef, author (d. 1991) @80 – Otto Frederick Rohwedder, American engineer, invented sliced bread (d. 1960) @80 – Robert A. Heinlein, American science fiction writer (d. 1988) @75 – Satchel Paige (Leroy Robert Paige), American baseball player and coach (d. 1982; heart attack) @63 – Joel Siegel, American journalist, critic (d. 2007; colon cancer) @53 – Mary Ford, American singer, guitarist (d. 1977; alcohol abuse)

…The End for today…