Mar 15

 Week 12 Day: 74  Ave. sky cover: a% \ Visibility: 10 miles Flagstaff Today 48° \23°  Wind: 7mph \ Gusts: 16mph
Mar Averages for Flagstaff: 53° \ 23°  (6 days of moisture)

Moderate risk of fire \ Nearest active fire: 440mi \ nearest Lightning: 1731mi

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

 

11-17	Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Week Turkey Vultures Return to the Living Sign
13-19	Campfire USA Birthday Week  Teen Tech Week
14-20	International Brain Awareness Week Link National Fix A Leak Week  Link
14-18	Native American Awareness Week Link

 

Daily Observations

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

A nice day…clear sky, fairly warm, not much wind. Nice.

As part of my annual physical, I need a test at the hospital on Friday. They now require a negative covid test for the scheduled test. I got my covid test at Walgreens drive thru. Results were back about an hour later…Negative. And it didn’t cost me. So, the hospital test is a go.

I signed up for the Med+ test in Denver on the 22^nd. I rented a car at the airport so I can get to the motel the night before, then testing site and back to the airport. My appointment is at 10a so it should work out well. Just hope the GPS on my phone works. I have never driven to the motel, and it’s been forever since I was in Arvada. This test ain’t cheap…haha.

I need to get my tax stuff to the accountant before I leave. I’m working on it.

Favorite Memes

Camera Flash of spider web

 

A bit of Humor

What is as light as a feather but impossible to hold for several minutes?

Your breath.

Trivia

Question: What’s a newly hatched butterfly called?

 

Question: How many legs do cockroaches have?

 

Question: Fireflies are also known by what name?

Question: What kind of turtle can’t retract into its shell?

 

 

 

 

ANSWERS:

Answer 1: Caterpillar

Answer 2: Six

Answer 3: Lightning bug

Answer 4: Sea turtle

Historical Events

Ø    44 BC – Gaius Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in the Roman Senate house, by 60 conspirators led by Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus. #bewaretheidesofMarch

Ø    1820 – Maine became the 23rd US state

Ø    1917 – Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicated the Russian throne.

Ø    March 15, 1956 – 1st appearance Robbie the Robot in Forbidden Planet, Film

Ø    1956 – My Fair Lady debuted on Broadway at the Mark Hellinger Theatre.

Ø    1985 – The first Internet domain name was registered – symbolics.com.

Ø    1990 – Mikhail Gorbachev was elected as the first President of the Soviet Union.

Birthdays Today

@87 – Ruth Bader Ginsburg, American lawyer, judge (d. 2020)

87 – Judd Hirsch, American actor

@86 – Marjorie Merriweather Post, philanthropist, founded General Foods (d. 1973)

81 – Mike Love, American singer-songwriter and musician, Beach Boys

79 – Sly Stone, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer

@78 – Andrew Jackson, 7th President (d. 1845)

@73 – Saint Nicholas, Greek bishop, saint (d. 343)

67 – Dee Snider, American singer-songwriter [Twisted Sister]

59 – Bret Michaels, Rock singer

47 – Eva Longoria, American actress

47 – will.i.am, American rapper and producer

 

Mar 14

 

Week 12 Day: 73  Ave. sky cover: 60% \ Visibility: 10 miles Flagstaff Today 47° \30°  Wind: 8mph \ Gusts: 17mph
Moderate risk of fire \ Nearest active fire: 209mi \ nearest Lightning: 3012mi
Mar Averages for Flagstaff: 53° \ 23°  (6 days of moisture)

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

 

6-14	National Schools Social Work Week Link
11-17	Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Week Turkey Vultures Return to the Living Sign
13-19	Campfire USA Birthday Week  Teen Tech Week
14-20	International Brain Awareness Week Link National Fix A Leak Week  Link
14-18	Native American Awareness Week Link

 

Daily Observations

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

High clouds are blocking the sun. Weather guy says no moisture, just wind.

I made my motel reservations in Denver for my trip to Tahiti. I may have to rent a car to be able to get the necessary covid test. Glad I’m coming in at night, so I have until 3p the next day to get the test.

My cable provider is driving me crazy. I can only get CNN for a couple of yours each day. Every time I call I get a different story. Yesterday’s tech guy said that since I am such a good customer, they will come out and replace all my equipment, at no charge. I have not had a good experience with their tech support guys who show up. I said I would wait until I return from an upcoming trip to do that. Frustrated. It was reported that a journalist was killed and another one was injured.

Russia just keeps moving closer and closer to war, now attacking near the Poland (NATO) border. I hope this doesn’t mess up our trip. 

Favorite Memes

	True Life on Navajo Rez in AZ

 

A bit of Humor

What do you call a tiny pig reciting Shakespeare?

Hamlet.

Trivia

Question: What color are elephant hawk-moths?

 

 Question: How are an insect’s eyes different from human eyes?

 

 Question: How many eyes do caterpillars have?

 

 Question: What’s the largest group of insects?

 

 

 

 

ANSWERS:

Answer 1: Pink

Answer 2: They are made up of thousands of tiny lenses

Answer 3: Twelve

Answer 4: Beetles

Historical Events

Ø    1794 – Eli Whitney was issued a US Patent (#X0072) for his cotton gin.

Ø    1899 – Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin was issued a US Patent (#621,195) for the invention of his “Navigable Balloon,” the rigid airship, known as the Zeppelin.

Ø    1947 – The US signed a 99-year lease on naval bases in the Philippines.

Ø    1950 – The FBI released its first ‘Ten Most Wanted’ criminals list.

Ø    1958 – The Recording Industry Association of America awarded the first Gold Record (500,000 sold) to Perry Como for Catch A Falling Star.

Birthdays Today

89 – Michael Caine, English actor and author

89 – Quincy Jones, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and producer

@81 – Hank Ketcham, American author, cartoonist, created Dennis the Menace (d. 2001)

@76 – Albert Einstein, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955; aneurysm)

74 – Billy Crystal, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

@37 – John Luther ‘Casey’ Jones, American engineer (d. 1900; train crash)

34 – Stephen Curry, NBA

25 – Simone Biles, gymnist