25 Feb

Flagstaff Today 63°: 29° Week 9 Day 56 Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Wind 5 mph Gusts 9 mph Active Fire: 788 miles away Risk of Fire: High Nearest lightning: 1660 miles away Feb Averages: Temps: 46°\20° Moisture: 4 Days

Weekly Observations

16-25	Date (Fruit) Week
23-31	Bird Health Awareness Week Link
23-3/1	National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
24-18	National Invasive Species Awareness Week Link
24-3/2	Cornish Pasty Week  Link
25-27	International Energy Week Link

Daily Observations

Digital Learning Day  National Chili Day National Chocolate Covered Peanuts Day National Clam Chowder Day

Paczki Day Pancake Day  Rubber Ducky Day Link  World Spay Day USA

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Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

I really enjoy the days with not a cloud in the sky. Our town is having another one today.

The government chaos continues. Since I’m retired, much of the chaos misses me personally. However, some of the chaos will be hitting many very soon. I hope we are all strong enough to survive this onslaught. 

Forgotten American Heros…

Ida B. Wells

Ida B. Wells was a fearless African American journalist and civil rights activist who fought against the lynching of black people in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Her investigative journalism brought attention to racial injustice, challenging power structures and advocating for change.

Wells’ unwavering commitment to truth and justice highlighted the need for equality and legal reform. Her legacy as a pioneering journalist and activist continues to inspire those who fight against racial oppression and seek social justice.

Common Misconceptions…

“People think because the average life span was between 30-40 years that everyone died in their 30’s, but that is more because the infant mortality rate was so high. If you lived past the age of 5 you were likely to have a normal life span compared to today.”

Random Thoughts…

Biggest film of 1975: Jaws (Horror) earned ~ $260,000,000

“We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.” – Aesop

We make fun of the spell check generation for not being able to spell, but we don’t make fun of people who can’t make a fire just because the world is full of lighters and ovens.

A group of Mallards (at rest) is called a Brace. A group of Mallards (in flight) is called a Sord.

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliaphobia is the fear of long words.

A group of Eggs is called a Clutch.

Ginkgo trees are an ancient species, effectively identical to the ones that grew 270 million years ago.

Historic Events

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Birthdays

Ric Flair, 7 Wrestler Sean Astin, 54 Movie Actor Rashida Jones, 49 Movie Actress Chelsea Handler, 50 Comedian   Sally Jessy Raphael, 90, journalist, talk show host

@81 – Larry Gelbart, American author, screenwriter (d. 2009) @78 – Tommy Newsom, American saxophonist, bandleader (d. 2007; cancer) @78 – Herbert Manfred "Zeppo" Marx, American comedian and Brother (d. 1979; lung cancer)   @78 – Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter (d. 1919) @77 – Bobby Riggs, American tennis player (d. 1995; prostate cancer) @76 – Jim Backus, American actor (d. 1989; Parkinson’s) @71 – John Foster Dulles, American statesman (d. 1959; cancer) @58 – George Harrison, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2001; cancers) @48 – Enrico Caruso, Italian-American tenor (d. 1921; peritonitis)

…The End for today…