19 Jul

 




Flagstaff Today 83°: 31° Week 29 Day 200

Wind 5 mph Gusts 16 mph

Active Fire: 56 miles away Risk of Fire: High

Nearest lightning: 117 miles away

Air Quality: Fair Sunshine

Jul Averages: Temps: 82°\51° Moisture: 8 Day 

Weekly Observations

Tour de France: 5-27  Link                                                           
National Cancer Survivor Sibling Week: 13-19  
Link          National Farriers Week: 13-19
Operation Safe Driver Week: 13-19
 Link                                Nude Recreation Weekend: 13-19
Rabbit Week: 15-21 (Magician's) Sponsor: Melvin Rabbit (Canada)
Hemingway Look-Alike Days: 16-20                                        Hemp History Week: 16-22
National Baby Food Week: 16-19  
Link        National Parenting Gifted Children Week: 16-22 Link 
National Ventriloquism Week: 16-19 
Link                            World Eskimo Olympic Games: 16-20
World Lumberjack Championships: 16-19
 Link                Family Golf Week: 17-19
 
Link Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) Education & Awareness Week: 18-25
National Moth Week: 19-27                                                     RAGBRAI (Bicycle ride in Iowa): 19-26

Daily Observations

Flight Attendant Safety Professionals’ Day                 New Friends Day
Flitch Day 
Link                                                       Stick Out Your Tongue Day
National Bridal Sale Day                                          Strawberry Rhubarb Wine Day
National Caviar Day
 Link                                          Woodie Wagon Day
National Daiquiri Day                                              Women's Dive Day
National Raspberry Cake Day                                  Words With Friends Day  
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Today’s Quotes                                                             


Today’s Memes

 



Thoughts for the day

A very nice summer day.

I got a blood draw this morning for my Monday blood treatment.

In 1963 Alcatraz closed and was later reopened as a tourist attraction. Now the current administration wants to upgrade it and reopen it as a prison. This would be very costly for the taxpayers and would not be able to house as many as he is saying.

Trump wants PBS/NPR to get no Federal funds because he believes their news coverage is biased. Just another delusion in his brain. 

Famous Quotes That People Have Always Misinterpreted

"Sic semper tyrannis" – Marcus Junius Brutus

This translates to “thus always to tyrants.” It’s thought that this quote is linked to Julius Caesar’s assassination, but there’s no historical evidence that Brutus said this during that moment in time. It gained a reputation after John Wilkes Booth shouted this during the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Literary Legends…

Harper Lee

Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is a literary landmark, sparking enduring conversations about justice, empathy, and morality in America. This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel has become a fixture in classrooms and cultural discourse, challenging readers to confront issues of prejudice and integrity. Its impact and relevance are frequently highlighted by educational organizations like the American Library Association, ensuring Lee’s voice remains vital in discussions about literature and society.

Random Thoughts…

Tony Curtis – Real Name: Bernard Schwartz

Horoscopes: When you don’t have someone to blame for your failures, try the solar system.

US President #3 Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809), just like John Adams, died July 4, 1826, one of two original signers of the Declaration of Independence who was also President, 50 years to the day of it being written.

Historic Events

Click here for 19 July history

Birthdays

85 – Vikki Carr, American singer and actress

78 – Brian May, English singer-songwriter, astrophysicist, guitarist

64 – Lisa Lampanelli, American comedian, actress
63 – Anthony Edwards, American actor

49 – Benedict Cumberbatch, English actor
43 – Jared Padalecki, American actor

 

@89 – Max Fleischer, Austrian-American animator, producer (d. 1972)

 

@89 – Arthur Rankin Jr., American director, producer, screenwriter (d. 2014)

@83 – Edgar Degas, French painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 1917)


@66 – Lizzie Borden, American woman, acquitted for the murder of her parents in 1892 (d. 1927; pneumonia)


@60 – Alice Dunbar Nelson, African-American poet, activist (d. 1935; heart disease)

 

@47 – Samuel Colt, American businessman, founded the Colt’s Manufacturing Company (d. 1862; gout)

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I retired in '06--at the ripe old age of 57. I enjoy blogging, photography, traveling, and living life to it's fullest.