Week 10 Day: 61 Ave. sky cover: 5% \
Visibility: 10 miles Flagstaff Today 56° \20° Wind: 7mph \
Gusts: 12mph
High risk of fire \ Nearest
active fire: 131mi \ nearest Lightning: 2705mi
Mar Averages for
Flagstaff: 53° \ 23° (6 days of moisture)
Today’s Quote
Monthly Observations
Honor Society
Awareness Month Link
Humorists Are Artists Month
International Ideas Month
International Listening Awareness Month
International Mirth Month
Irish-American Heritage Month
Mad for Plaid Month
Malignant Hypertension Awareness & Training Month
March Frozen Food Month
Music In Our Schools Month Link
Weekly Observations
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Daily Observations
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
Another early
spring day. Weather guy sez it will
continue until….the weekend, where more snow is expected. I headed out to get
groceries. Parking lot was crowded. I got what I needed and headed home.
I have
always listened to the State of the Union Address no matter who is in
office. I want to hear about the good plans, as well as what is going on in the
world view. I liked seeing two women sitting behind the President…that was a
first. It was nice to see everyone’s face…the mask mandate on hold. Biden
certainly laid out a lot of ideas that will help the average American. He made
it clear that the US will help the people of Ukraine, without threatening or
angering Putin. He did say no Russian planes could land in the US. That
statement followed the lead of the EU. Planes have a bigger impact on Europe
for goods and tourists, than in the US. Time will tell what will actually happen.
Volodymyr
Zelenskyy, the leader of Ukraine, had been a stand-up comic before running for
office. Now it is clear he is a real stand-up guy. Many leaders would have
headed for safer arenas as the war continues. He stays and makes daily
announcements either from his bunker or on the streets of the capital. Right
now, he is the leader worth watching.
Remember
that ship with $400million of luxury cars that caught fire. It sank yesterday.
Now the fear is the environmental damage the 2200 tons of fuel will cause the Atlantic near
the Azores.
Still
laughing: Safelite Auto Glass is a good company that has replaced several windshields
on my vehicles over the years. There latest commercial has a female
photographer near Monument Valley, AZ (on the Navajo Reservation) discovering a
broken windshield on her ride. The next picture is the windshield being
replaced in one of their service centers. Then magically back to Monument
Valley and its beauty. The nearest ‘service center’ to that location is
Flagstaff…about 2-1/2 hours away and it is a tiny building with two small stalls
for vehicles. Not the expansive one in the commercial. I also know from
experience that they do not do mobile repairs on the reservation. I still
recommend them, even if the commercial is a little off.
Favorite Memes
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A bit of Humor
What do you
call a fish wearing a bowtie?
Sofishticated
Trivia
Q: Which
Heavyweight Boxer Was Known as ‘The Real Deal’?
Q: In 1998
Who Became The Youngest Footballer To Score A Hat Trick In The English
Premiership?
Q: Which
Boys Name Is Also the Name Of The Object Ball In Bowls?
Q: What
football team was formerly known as the Frankford Yellow Jackets?
ANSWERS:
Answer 1:
Evander Holyfield
Answer 2:
Michael Owen
Answer 3:
Jack
Answer 4:
Philadelphia Eagles
Historical Events
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1820 –
Missouri Compromise was reached. It was repealed in 1954.
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1845 –
Florida became the 27th US State
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1849 – The
Territory of Minnesota was created.
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1873 – US
Congress passed the ‘Comstock Law’, making it illegal to send any “obscene,
lewd, or lascivious” books through the mail.
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1901 – The
office of Standards, Weights and Measures was created by an act of the US
Congress.
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1915 – NACA
(National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics), the predecessor of NASA
(National Aeronautics and Space Administration), was founded.
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1923 – Time
magazine published the first issue.
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1931 –
President Herbert Hoover made Francis Scott Key’s “The Star-Spangled Banner”
the official national anthem of the United States.
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1938 – Oil
was discovered in Saudi Arabia.
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1951 – Watch
Mr. Wizard debuted on NBC.
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2005 – After
67 hours, the first solo non-stop and fastest flight around the world without
refueling ended when Steve Fossett landed at the Salina Municipal Airport,
which he had left on February 28, 2005.
Birthdays Today
@85 – James Doohan, Canadian-American actor [Star
Trek], soldier (d. 2005)
@75 – Alexander Graham Bell, American inventor (d.
1922; diabetic)
@66 – George Pullman, American engineer, businessman
(d. 1897; heart attack)
@66 – Charles Ponzi, Italian businessman (d. 1949; stroke)
63 – Ira Glass,
American radio host
48 – David
Faustino, American actor
@42 – Dorothy Dandridge, African-American film and
radio actress (d. 1987; OD)
40 – Jessica Biel,
American actress
25 – Camila
Cabello, Cuban-American singer
