May 7

 

 
Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 19 Day: 127 \ Ave. sky cover: 5% \ Visibility: 10 miles Flagstaff Today 76° \38° 
Wind: 8mph \ Gusts: 17mph
Extreme risk of fire \ Nearest active fire: 12mi \ nearest Lightning: 816mi

May Averages for Flagstaff: 68° \ 34°  (3 days of moisture)

 Today’s Quote

 

Monthly Observations

Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Month
Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month Link
Older Americans Month
Personal History Month Link
Pet Cancer Awareness Month Link
Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month
Preeclampsia Awareness Month Link
Prepare Tomorrow's Parents Month (5/11-6/15)
React Month
Revise Your Work Schedule Month
Save Your Tooth Month
Social Security Education Awareness Month
Skin Cancer Awareness Month  Link
Spiritual Literacy Month
Strike Out Strokes Month
Sturge-Weber Awareness Month Link

Weekly Observations

May 1-7   Spring Astronomy Week  Be Kind To Animals Week  Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week  Link  Drinking Water Week  Link  Flexible Work Arrangement Week  Geek Week  Link  (First Week) Goodwill Industries Week   Hurricane Preparedness Week   Link International Clitoris Awareness Week    National Alcohol & Drug Related Birth Defects Awareness Week  National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week National Correctional Officer's Week    National Family Week     National Hug Holiday Week National Root Canal Appreciation Week  Link   National Small Business Week National Tourism Week  National Small Business Week National Tourism Week Link   North American Occupational Safety & Health Week   Link Public Service Recognition Week   Link National Pet Week  Link   Update Your References Week

2-8    Children's Book Week Link  (Also Nov. 7-13) National Sun Safety Week Link Peripheral Neuropathy Awareness Week  Link National Wildflower Week  Screen-Free Week (Digital Detox Week) Link

3-11  (World) Dystonia Awareness Week Link

6-12  National Nurses Day and Week: Link  Link

6-15 National Public Gardens Week  Link

7-8  Toad Suck Daze

Daily Observations

 

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Another nice day. Headed out to do weekly shopping.

Wind will start up about 7p and continue through the weekend. 40+ mph gusts are predicted. With the fire danger at extreme, it will be a dangerous weekend. Still our area is not having as many fires as New Mexico. One of their biggest is just barely outside Las Vegas, NM. I stopped for gas many times when I used to drive to Denver. It is a nice little town. Many have evacuated already and more evacuations as expected. Sad.

The picture party for our trip to French Polynesia is tomorrow. I won’t be there but posted a You-Tube video for them to watch. I had to use a new program and couldn’t figure out how to add the music. Here is the link: French Polynesia 2022 Focus Travel.

My brother’s half-brother is traveling England with his wife. He is posting great pictures. They have been planning for a few years and are doing B&B’s between driving from castles to castle. If you use FB, check out their pages: Lenny Scovel and Eleanor VanDeusen.

Favorite Memes

 

Myths that are not true

The family pet went to live on the farm

The truth may be difficult to explain to a child, but this is not only one of the biggest lies parents tell their children, it can actually be damaging to the development of their emotional resiliency.

If you cross your eyes, they will get stuck

Eye muscles can tire after remaining crossed for too long, but they will never freeze in that position.

If you touch a toad, you'll get warts

Warts are contracted from a virus, which has zero connection to the texture of this amphibian's skin.

Cracking your knuckles will give you arthritis

There is no scientific evidence to back up this claim, even if it does sound disgusting to many people.

State Trivia

Florida: both crocodiles and alligators live here

Florida's sprawling Everglades National Park is the only place in the world where alligators and crocodiles co-exist in the same environment. While crocodiles can live in both freshwater and saltwater, alligators prefer freshwater, which means the Everglades is the perfect place for both these reptiles to live. You probably don't want to get close enough to tell the difference, but crocs have longer, pointier snouts while gators' snouts are shorter and more rounded.

Georgia: it has an official state possum

Adopted as state symbol in 1992, Pogo is a major character in a comic strip, published in American newspapers from 1948 to 1975. Created by Walt Kelly after an inspirational visit to Okefenokee Swamp, the cartoon depicted Pogo, a friendly and funny swamp critter that offered commentary on social and political events. Set in the Georgia section of the swamp (part of it lies in Florida), the cartoon often poked fun at the vanity of people with Pogo once declaring "we have met the enemy and he is us".

Hawaii: Iolani Palace is America's only royal palace

The only official royal residence in the USA, Iolani Palace was home to the Hawaiian monarchy in the 19th century. The royal residence was completed in 1882 and was a sumptuous property ahead of its time, complete with electricity and indoor plumbing. The interiors are equally as opulent, and the Throne Room is the plushest of them all. Red velvet curtains frame vast windows, chandeliers hang heavy from the ceiling and a pair of gilded thrones sit on a raised platform.

Historical Events

Ø    1718 – La Nouvelle-Orleans (now New Orleans) was founded by the French Mississippi Company, under the direction of Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, on land inhabited by the Chitimacha. It was named for Philippe II, Duke of Orleans, the Regent of France.

Ø    1789 – George Washington was inaugurated as the first US President.

Ø    1824 – Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony premiered in Vienna, Austria.

Ø    1846 – The Cambridge Chronicle, America’s oldest surviving weekly newspaper, was published for the first time in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Ø    1915 – A German U-boat sank The Lusitania.

Ø    1946 – Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) was founded.

Ø    1952 – The concept of the integrated circuit was first published by Geoffrey Dummer.

Ø    1976 – The Honda Accord was launched.

Ø    1994 – Norway’s most famous painting The Scream by Edvard Munch (1893), was recovered almost three months after it was stolen from a museum in Oslo.

Ø    1998 – Germany’s Daimler-Benz announced the purchase of the Chrysler Corporation, forming DaimlerChrysler AG. It was sold again in 2006, forming Chrysler LLC.

Ø    2013 – The Dow Jones Index closed above 15,000 for the first time.

Birthdays Today

@83 – George “Gabby” Hayes, American character actor (d. 1969)

@83 – Darren McGavin [William Lyle Richardson], American actor (d. 2006)

@77 – Robert Browning, English poet (d. 1889)

76 Michael Rosen, British Children’s author

@69 – Johnny Unitas, American football player, sportscaster (d. 2002; stroke)

@65 – David Hume, Scottish philosopher (d. 1776; cancer)

@63 – Johannes Brahms, German pianist and composer (d. 1897; jaundice)

@62 – Anne Baxter, American actress (d. 1985; stroke)

@60 – Gary Cooper, American actor (d. 1961; cancer)

54 – Traci Lords [Nora Louise Kuzma], American actress

@53 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (d. 1893; cholera)

35 – Aidy Bryant, comedian [SNL]

 

May 6

 

 
Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 19 Day: 126 \ Ave. sky cover: 5% \ Visibility: 10 miles Flagstaff Today 75° \30° 
Wind: 5mph \ Gusts: 7mph
Extreme risk of fire \ Nearest active fire: 12mi \ nearest Lightning: 748mi
May Averages for Flagstaff: 68° \ 34°  (3 days of moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

Monthly Observations

National Meditation Month
National Mediterranean Diet Month Link
National Mental Health Month
National Military Appreciation Month
National Pet Cancer Awareness Month Link  Link   (Also in November Different Sponsor)
National Osteoporosis Prevention Month
National Photo Month
National Physical Fitness & Sports Month
National Physiotherapy Month Link
National Preservation Month
National Read To Your Baby Bump Month
National Recommitment Month  Link
National Salad Month
National Salsa Month (The Sauce)
National Service Dog Eye Examination Month  Link 
National Smile Month 
National Smile Month Link  (May 18-June 18)
National Syringomyelia Awareness Month  
National Syringomyelia Awareness Month  Link  
National Stroke Awareness Month
National Sweet Vidalia Onions Month
National Tuberous Sclerosis Month Link
National Water Safety Month Link
National Vinegar Month
National Youth Traffic Safety Month Link

Weekly Observations

May 1-7   Spring Astronomy Week  Be Kind To Animals Week  Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week  Link  Drinking Water Week  Link  Flexible Work Arrangement Week  Geek Week  Link  (First Week) Goodwill Industries Week   Hurricane Preparedness Week   Link International Clitoris Awareness Week    National Alcohol & Drug Related Birth Defects Awareness Week  National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week National Correctional Officer's Week    National Family Week     National Hug Holiday Week National Root Canal Appreciation Week  Link   National Small Business Week National Tourism Week  National Small Business Week National Tourism Week Link   North American Occupational Safety & Health Week   Link Public Service Recognition Week   Link National Pet Week  Link   Update Your References Week

2-6  Air Quality Awareness Week: Link  Construction Safety Week  Link National Safety Stand Down Week (Constuction Falls) Link PTA Teacher Appreciation Week Teacher Appreciation Week

2-8    Children's Book Week Link  (Also Nov. 7-13) National Sun Safety Week Link Peripheral Neuropathy Awareness Week  Link National Wildflower Week  Screen-Free Week (Digital Detox Week) Link

3-11  (World) Dystonia Awareness Week Link

6-12  National Nurses Day and Week: Link  Link

6-15 National Public Gardens Week  Link

 

Daily Observations

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

A really nice spring day. I had lunch with Mary outside at a favorite restaurant. I shared my Tahiti pics. Good conversation, good food, good day.

I got a flash sale notice from Best Buy for an iPad. The iPad I had was very old, no longer updateable, and I had forgotten the password. Basically it was a cute silver and glass useless machine. I got the latest one for $399. Very happy and it makes it so much better looking at pics on my iPhoneMax.  Happy camper here.

This is crazy…some guy jumped on stage and knocked down Dave Chapelle while he was on stage. Then Chris Rock came on stage, grabbed the mic, and made a joke about Will Smith.  I am not a Dave Chapelle fan, but no one should be attacked while doing their job. And to Chris Rock…’too soon.’ 

Favorite Memes

 

Myths that are not true

A watermelon tree will grow in your stomach if you swallow the seeds

This one shouldn't need further explanation...right?

Reading in the dark damages your eyes

The eyestrain from insufficient light may cause a headache, but it will not cause any damage to your actual eyes or eyesight.

Shaving causes the hair to grow back thicker

After shaving, the naturally thicker base of the hair follicle starts to grow back first, giving the illusion of thicker hair. However, the hair is not actually thicker.

If you touch a baby bird, its mother will abandon it

Mother birds will not simply abandon their babies because of a "human scent." In fact, birds have a very poor sense of smell and are unable to differentiate scents.

State Trivia

Colorado: the name cheeseburger was invented here

While there's much contention around where the cheeseburger was really invented, it was in Colorado that the term was coined. Trademarked by Louis Ballast of Denver's Humpty Dumpty Drive-In in Denver in 1935, there's even a roadside monument, opened in 1987, that's dedicated to the significant event in fast food history.

Connecticut: The Hartford Courant is the oldest US newspaper

Connecticut has a pretty impressive track record when it comes to the publishing industry, from the first US phone book published here in 1878 to the first American cookbook American Cookery in 1796. The oldest US newspaper in continuous publication can also be found in Connecticut. First published on 29 October, 1764, The Hartford Courant (then called The Connecticut Courant) was also the first to have a female publisher, Hannah Bunce Watson, in 1777.

Delaware: chickens outnumber people 260 to one

Delaware is quite a small state with a population of less than a million. But with more than 650 farms in the poultry industry, there are around two million chickens in the state every year. The state's love for chickens doesn't end there. The Blue Hen is the official state bird (pictured) and there's an annual festival, Delmarva Chicken Festival, celebrating the industry since 1949.

Historical Events

Ø    1527 – The Sack of Rome was carried out by the mutinous troops of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
Ø    1840 – The Penny Black postage stamp, in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, was the first adhesive postal stamp.
Ø    1851 – President Benjamin Harrison had the first electric lights installed in the White House.
Ø    1877 – Chief Crazy Horse of the Oglala Lakota surrendered to United States troops in Nebraska.
Ø    1889 – The Eiffel Tower was officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
Ø    1915 – Babe Ruth, then a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, hit his first major league home run.
Ø    1933 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order creating the Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Ø    1937 – The Hindenburg exploded over Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 36 passengers and crewmembers.
Ø    1937 – The German zeppelin Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed.
Ø    1940 – John Steinbeck was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
Ø    1954 – Roger Bannister broke four-minute mile (3:59.4) at the Iffley Road Track in Oxford, England.
Ø    1983 – The Hitler Diaries were revealed as a hoax after being examined by new experts.
Ø    1998 – Steve Jobs of Apple Inc. unveiled the first iMac.
Ø    2001 – During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II became the first pope to enter a mosque.
Ø    2010 – The US stock market lost and regained over $1 trillion in value, within about 20 minutes. The Dow swung by over 1,000 points and many stocks declined to one cent per share before rising again. There are many theories but no conclusive reason for the crash.
Ø    2013 – Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Gina DeJesus were freed after being held for years in the home of Ariel Castro.

Birthdays Today

@83 – Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and psychoanalyst (d. 1939)

77 – Bob Seger, American singer-songwriter

@70 – Orson Welles, American actor, director, producer, screenwriter (d. 1985; heart attack)

67 – Tom Bergeron, American television host

@66 – Russell Stover, American confectioner (d. 1954)

@63 – Robert Peary, American cartographer, discovered the North Pole (d. 1920)

61 – George Clooney, American actor, director, producer

@31 – Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (d. 1926; peritonitis)