19 Feb

 

Flagstaff Today 49°: 24° Week 8 Day 50 Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Wind 5 mph Gusts 14 mph Active Fire: 68 miles away Risk of Fire: Moderate Nearest lightning: 1133 miles away Feb Averages: Temps: 46°\20° Moisture: 4 Days

Weekly Observations

14-21	National Condom Week National Nestbox Week NCCDP Alzheimer's & Dementia Staff Education Week
15-22	National Entrepreneurship Week  Link National FFA Week Link
16-22	Build A Better Trade Show Image Week  National Engineers Week National Justice for Animals Week Link  Link National Sauna Week  Link  Through With The Chew Link
16-25	Date (Fruit) Week
17-23	Hockey Week Across America Link
19-23	American Birkenbeiner Cross-Country Ski Race

Daily Observations

Chocolate Mint Day Link Hockey Stick Salute Day Link Iwo Jima Day (Landing) National Airboat Day National Arabian Horse Day  Link National Chocolate Mint Day

National Lashes Day Link Prevent Plagiarism Day Skate Shop Day Tug of War Day Vet Girls RISE Day  Link  Link

Today’s Quote                                                               

 

Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

Today’s weather would be better is there wasn’t a strong cool breeze.

US-Russia summit ended with a partial victory for Russia and a reversal on Europe.

Many Americans voted for this chaos. I was not one of them. We all must deal with the vote.

Forgotten American Heros…

Elizabeth Peratrovich

Elizabeth Peratrovich was a Tlingit Native American civil rights activist who played a vital role in fighting discrimination in Alaska.

Her tireless advocacy led to the passage of the Alaska Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945. Peratrovich’s compelling testimony before the territorial senate highlighted the injustices faced by Native Americans, swaying public opinion and lawmakers.

Her leadership and perseverance were instrumental in advancing civil rights, and her legacy as a trailblazer continues to inspire advocates for equality and justice. Peratrovich’s work laid the foundation for future civil rights advancements in Alaska and beyond.

Common Misconceptions…

“Middle Ages were the period of decline or stagnation of the scientific, technical and social development that ended in Renaissance. In reality, almost whole medieval period witnessed not only formation of the local societies that rose to power after the fall of Western Roman Empire, but also the development of the whole northeastern Europe that was never in the borders of Roman Empire.”

Random Thoughts…

Biggest film of 1978: Grease (Musical) earned ~ $182,000,000

Eye problems caused by computer use fall under the heading computer vision syndrome (CVS).

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette is one of eight people to have been granted “Honorary Citizenship” by the United States.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle only wrote four Sherlock Holmes novels (but 56 short stories).

When a cat is no longer puzzled by his reflection in the mirror, is it because he’s figured out that it’s only a reflection, or because he thinks that the “other cat” is not interesting anymore?

Mentioning food on your dating profile gets more matches, and Guacamole is the best food to mention.

Historic Events

Click here for the history on 19 Feb Note: this on is longer than most I post

Birthdays

Victoria Justice, 32 TV Actress Seal, 62 Rock Singer Smokey Robinson, 85 R&B Singer Prince Andrew, Duke of York, 65 Prince Eric Lange, 52 TV Actor Haylie Duff, 40 Movie Actress

@83 – C.Z. Guest (Lucy Douglas "C.Z." Guest), American actress, fashion designer, and author (d. 2003) @73 – Bobby Rogers, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013; diabetis) @70 – Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543) @70 – André Breton, French poet and author (d. 1966) @68 – Merle Oberon, Indian-American actress (d. 1979; stroke) @63 – Lee Marvin, American actor (d. 1987; heart attack) @50 – Carson McCullers, American author (d. 1967; stroke)

…The End for today…