16 Jun

 

Flagstaff Today 90°: 48° Week 25 Day 167 Wind 4 mph Gusts 9 mph Active Fire: 28 miles away Risk of Fire: Extreme Nearest lightning: 384 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Jun Averages: Temps: 70°\43° Moisture: 1 Day

Weekly Observations

National Marina Days: 19-9/1  Link                                       World Sea Turtle Week: 8-16  Link
Men's Health Week: 9-15 Link                    National Nursing Assistants Week: 12-18  Link  Link 
National Hermit Week: 13-20                                                Meet A Mate Week: 15-21
Animal Rights Awareness Week: 15-21 Link    Link              National Play Catch Week: 15-21 

Greencare For Troops Awareness Week: 15-21                    Universal Father's Week: 15-21  
National Mosquito Control Awareness Week: 15-21 Link  
National Old Time Fiddlers' Frolic: 16-21  Link         Learning Disabilities Week: 16-22 Link  Link
Meet A Mate Week: 16-22                                                National Pollinator Week: 16-22 Link 
National Waste & Recycling Workers Week: 16-24 Link 

Daily Observations

Bloomsday Link                                                          National Cracker Jack Day  Link
Fudge Day Link                                                           Ladies' Day (Baseball)
International Day of The African Child Link             World Sea Turtle Day Link    
International Day of Family Remittances Link

Today’s Quotes                                                             

Today’s Memes

 

Thoughts for the day

Another hot day. Just finished watering at Andy’s place. He called and they had a great time on their Alaskan Cruise and are now in Phoenix. They will be back in Flag tomorrow.

Flagstaff had a huge No King protest. There were over 3000 at city hall and at least 2 blocks on both sides of Route 66. Very impressive and no cops to be seen.

I watched part of the Trump/Army parade. The songs and soldiers at most parades have me become very patriotic. This parade didn’t do that. It made me sad.

Fairbanks Alaska has issued its first Heat Advisory in its history. High will be around 85. Most buildings do not have air conditioning.

Historic Figures who never existed…

John Henry©jpmueller99 from Shenandoah Valley of VA, USA on Wikimedia

Of the many American folk heroes you'd wish for to be true, the legendary John Henry might spring to mind. According to the fable, he was a railroad worker who challenged a steam-powered rock drill to a race and won—only for his heart to collapse from exhaustion shortly after. His story inspired numerous songs, tales, and plays, even though he was likely nothing more than a fictional character.

Random Thoughts…

Montgomery Clift – Real Name: Edward Montgomery

People say that playing violent video games will turn you into a violent person. I’ve been playing sports videogames for some time and I’m still not an athletic person.

Bambi, Fantasia, and Pinocchio bombed at the box office.

When we want another person’s thoughts, we say “penny for your thoughts.” When we offer up our own, we say “putting my two cents in.” We value our own opinion twice as much.

A group of feral cats is called a “destruction”

Historic Events

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Birthdays

63 – Arnold Vosloo, South African-American actor 43 – Missy Peregrym, Canadian model, actress 38 – Diana DeGarmo, American singer-songwriter, actress 22 – Anna Cathcart, Canadian actress

@81 – Lamont Dozier, American songwriter, producer (d. 2022) @79 – Geronimo (Goyaałé,  'the one who yawns'), American tribal leader (d. 1909; pneumonia as captive at Fort Sill) @74 – Stan Laurel (Arthur Stanley Jefferson), English comedic actor (d. 1965; heart attack) @74 – Jack Albertson, American character actor (d. 1981; colon cancer)

…The End for today…