6 May

 

Flagstaff Today 60°: 28° Week 19 Day 126 Wind 6 mph Gusts 13 mph Air Quality: Fair Mostly Cloudy Active Fire: 122 miles away Risk of Fire: Very Low Nearest lightning: 124 miles away May Averages: Temps: 68°\35° Moisture: 3 Days

Monthly Observations

Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection & Prevention Month
Mental Health Month National                                             National Arthritis Awareness Month
Military Appreciation Month Link                                        National Barbeque Month
Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month Link                           National Better Hearing Month Link
Mystery Month                                                                      Bike Month Link
National Allergy/Asthma Awareness Month Link

Weekly Observations

Spring Astronomy Week: 3-10

(World) Dystonia Awareness Week: 3-11 Link
National Small Business Week: 4-10 Link
Be Kind To Animals Week:  4-10 
Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week: 4-10 Link 
Dog Anxiety Awareness Week: 4-10
Drinking Water Week:  4-10  Link 
Flexible Work Arrangement Week:  4-10 
Goodwill Industries Week: 4-10 
Geek Week: 4-10  Link  
National Hug Holiday Week: 4-10
International Clitoris Awareness Week:  4-10 
National Alcohol & Drug Related Birth Defects Awareness Week: 4-10 
National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week:  4-10
National Correctional Officer's Week: 4-10 Link
National Family Week:  4-10 
National Hurricane Preparedness Week: 4-10
National Pet Week:  4-10  Link
National Root Canal Appreciation Week: 4-10 Link 
National Travel & Tourism Week: 4-10  Link  
National Wildflower Week: 4-10
Peripheral Neuropathy Awareness Week: 4-10 Link 
Pet Appreciation Week: 4-10    Link Link
Public Service Recognition Week: 4-10 Link
Screen-Free Week (Digital Detox Week) : 4-10 Link 
Tick Awareness Week: 4-10
Update Your References Week:  4-10  
Air Quality Awareness Week: 5-9 Link 
Construction Safety Week: 5-9 Link
National Safety Stand Down Week: 5-9 Link
North American Occupational Safety & Health Week: 5-9 Link
PTA Teacher Appreciation Week: 5-9
Teacher Appreciation Week: 5-9
Children's Book Week: 5-11 Link 

National School Nurse Week: 6-12
National Nurses Day and Week: 6-12 Link  Link

Daily Observations

Beverage Day No Homework Day Link
Childhood Depression Awareness Day                                 International Nurses Day
Crepes Suzette Day                                                                Poem on Your Pillow Day
Foster Care Day                                                                      Russel Stover Candies Day
International Management Accounting Day                        School Nurse Day
International Sauvignon Blanc Day                                      Tourist Appreciation Day
Joseph Brackett Day                                                              World Asthma Day
National Teacher Day
No Diet Day                            Nurses Day or National RN Recognition Day  Link Link

Today’s Quotes                                                             

 

Today’s Memes

 

Thoughts for the day

Another cloudy day. Yesterday just brought enough rain to dirty the windshield on my car.

I went to Sam’s this morning to get gas and a few essentials.

Alcatraz Prison closed in 1963. Now Trump want to refurbish it and open it again. How does this help the price of gas or eggs?

Trump is also looking for other nations, besides El Salvador, to send our ‘really bad criminals.’ At the same time he bemoans that other countries are sending us their worst. Does he think no one remembers what he says?

Native American Tribes That Dominated History

Comanche© Comanche Nation

The Comanche, aptly dubbed the “Lords of the Plains,” were unparalleled horsemen of the Southern Great Plains. Their mastery in mounted warfare allowed them to exert control over vast territories, from Texas to Oklahoma.

Many were feared and respected as fierce warriors. The Comanche's skill in combat, combined with strategic trading practices, enabled them to dominate regional power dynamics for centuries.

They were instrumental in the trade networks linking various indigenous and European groups. Their adaptability to horse culture transformed their society, making them one of history's most formidable tribes.

Random Thoughts…

A group of Dogs is called a Kennel. A group of Puppies is called a Litter. A group of Dogs (feral) is called a Pack.

A zebra is white with black stripes.

When I die, I want to go peacefully like my grandfather did- in his sleep. Not yelling and screaming like the passengers in his car.

The revolution will not be televised. It will be tweeted.

The Internet is mostly made of sand and photons.

Misunderstood History…

The Iron Maiden Wasn’t a Medieval Torture Device ©wikimedia

This spiked coffin is often shown as a common medieval execution tool. But there’s no real evidence that it existed before the 1700s.
Historians believe it was likely a hoax or museum forgery. The myth helped paint the Middle Ages as barbaric compared to later "enlightened" times.
In reality, medieval torture methods were brutal but far more straightforward.

Historic Events

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Birthdays

80 – Bob Seger, American singer-songwriter 70 – Tom Bergeron, American television host 64 – George Clooney, American actor, director, producer

@83 – Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and psychoanalyst (d. 1939) @70 – Orson Welles, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1985; heart attack) @67 – Russell Stover, American confectioner (d. 1954) @63 – Robert Peary, American cartographer, discovered the North Pole (d. 1920) @31 – Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (d. 1926; perforated ulcer)

…The End for today…