29 Mar

 

Flagstaff Today 64°: 27° Week 13 Day 88 Air Quality: Fair Mostly Cloudy Sunshine Wind 6 mph Gusts 18 mph Active Fire: 276 miles away Risk of Fire: High Nearest lightning: 976 miles away Mar Averages: Temps: 52°\24° Moisture: 4 Days

Weekly Observations

23-29 National Protocol Officer's Week International Phace Syndrome Awareness Week National Cleaning Week Link 24-30  Shakespeare Week Link 25-31  National Farm Workers Awareness Week Link Link National Physicians Week Link

3-4/19 Orthodox Lent 5-4/19 Lent

Daily Observations

Knights of Columbus Founders Day Lemon Chiffon Cake Day Mom and Pop Business Owners Day National Mom & Pop Business Owner's Day National Vietnam War Veterans Day  Link Niagara Falls Runs Dry Day

Smoke & Mirrors Day  Link Support Women Artists Now Day  Texas Loves The Children Day Vietnam War Veteran’s Day Whole Grain Sampling Day World Piano Day Link (On the 88th day of the year.)

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Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

Lots of clouds today. We may get a little moisture this afternoon.

Getting in contact with the gastro doctor has become quite frustrating. I waited the 72 hours for him to get the referral. I called yesterday and their voice mail was full. This morning I had a formed stool, the first time in 3 weeks. If the loose stools return, I’ll try again on Monday.

I’m looking forward to a quiet weekend with nice weather. All is good here.

 

Trivia for all

Random Thoughts…

·      Fist bumps have been scientifically proven to be a safer and more hygienic greeting than handshakes and high-fives.

·      In 100 years, people will probably still use the term ‘MacGyver it’ for using ingenuity in order to fix a problem using only the tools at hand, but they will have no idea where the term comes from.

·      Bok’s Law: If you think education is expensive – try ignorance.

·      A healthy cat’s normal body temperature is between 100°F (37.7°C) and 102.5°F (39.1°C).

·      Daniel Radcliffe went through 160 pairs of prop glasses by the end of the Harry Potter series.

·      People say taking selfies nowadays shows we are the vainest generation, but back in the day, people posed for days for their selfies to be painted.

·      A group of Goldfish is called a Glint or Troubling.

 

Historic Events

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Birthdays

82 – Eric Idle, English comedic actor 64 – Amy Sedaris, American actress 61 – Elle Macpherson, Australian model 56 – Lucy Lawless, New Zealand actress

@88 – Denton True "Cy" Young , American baseball player, manager (d. 1955)   @79 – Vangelis, Greek keyboard player, songwriter (d. 2022) @74 – Sam Walton, American businessman, founded Walmart and Sam’s Club (d. 1992; blood cancer) @72 – Pearl Bailey, actress and singer (d. 1990; heart attack)   @71 – John Tyler, 10th President (d. 1862)

…The End for today…

               

28 Mar

 

Flagstaff Today 69°: 32° Week 13 Day 87 Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Wind 8 mph Gusts 17 mph Active Fire: 392 miles away Risk of Fire: High Nearest lightning: 255 miles away Mar Averages: Temps: 52°\24° Moisture: 4 Days

Weekly Observations

National Protocol Officer's Week International Phace Syndrome Awareness Week National Cleaning Week Link 24-30  Shakespeare Week Link 25-31  National Farm Workers Awareness Week Link Link National Physicians Week Link

3-4/19 Orthodox Lent 5-4/19 Lent 23-29

Daily Observations

Barnum & Bailey Day Black Forest Cake Day Endometriosis March Day Link  National Triglycerides Day  Link

Respect Your Cat Day Something On A Stick Day U.S. Border Patrol Day  Link Link Link Link Link Link Weed Appreciation Day Link

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Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

A very nice spring day with a little wind.

I got an email that both my Federal and State taxes were accepted by IRS. Now just to wait for the checks. Yea!

My Social Security check was still $43 for the month. I’ll give it one more month to give me the correct amount.

It’s hard to understand the new 25% tariff on foreign cars and/or foreign parts that goes into effect Apr 3. This could lead to several million new cars not being purchased. Welcome Trump’s Make America Great.

Yesterday there was a protest of about 300 at City Hall here in Flagstaff. They were asking Where was Eli Cain, our Representative in the Congress. He hasn’t been back to Flagstaff since the election, hasn’t had any town halls, and just gives form letter responses to emails. It is a good question that still hasn’t been answered.

Four US Military are missing in Lithuania where their vehicle got stuck in water and mud. The military is looking for them. Odd, when President Trump was asked yesterday, he said he didn’t know about it. That’s odd because protocol demands that the President in kept in the loop of all missing US citizens in foreign countries. I guess Pete was too busy on Signal to remember to inform the President, an important part of his job.

Trivia for all

Random Thoughts…

§  To put on a hat you ‘don’ it. To take it off you ‘doff’ it.

§  English words like “matter” and “material” come from the Latin word mater, meaning mother, since they believed all things and organisms were spontaneously generated by ‘Mother Earth.’

§  A group of Elk is called a Gang or Herd.

§  The amount of time it would take Mount Rushmore to erode into unrecognizability (assuming that it is not maintained) is approximately 7.2 million years.

§  Kansas is actually flatter than a Pancake.

§  The only reason many of us can spot a Columbian accent is because of Sofía Vergara.

§  Biggest film of 1940: Pinocchio (Action/Adventure) earned ~ $84,000,000

§  Cookie Monster’s name is Sid.

Historic Events

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Birthdays

77 – Dianne Wiest, American character actress 70 – Reba McEntire, American singer-songwriter and actress 56 – Brett Ratner, American director and producer 55 – Vince Vaughn, American actor 50 – Kate Gosselin, American television personality 44 – Julia Stiles, American actress 39 – Lady Gaga (Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta), American singer-songwriter and actress

@81 – Marlin Perkins, American zoologist and television host (d. 1986) @71 – Ken Howard, American actor (d. 2016; prostate cancer) @68 – Frederick Pabst, German-American brewer, founded the Pabst Brewing Company (d. 1904) @54 – Jimmie Dodd, actor. singer-songwriter  Mickey Mouse Club  (d. 1964; infection) @37 – Raphael, Italian painter and architect (d. 1520; infection/bloodletting)

…The End for today…

               

27 Mar

 

Flagstaff Today 72°: 33° Week 13 Day 86 Air Quality: Fair Partly Cloudy Wind 5 mph Gusts 11 mph Active Fire: 344 miles away Risk of Fire: High Nearest lightning: 489 miles away Mar Averages: Temps: 52°\24° Moisture: 4 Days

Weekly Observations

21-27 International Week of Solidarity with People's Struggling Against Racism & Discrimination 23-29 National Protocol Officer's Week International Phace Syndrome Awareness Week National Cleaning Week Link 24-30  Shakespeare Week Link 25-31  National Farm Workers Awareness Week Link Link National Physicians Week Link

3-4/19 Orthodox Lent 5-4/19 Lent

Daily Observations

Celebrate Exchange Day Link International Medical Science Liason Day  Link International Whisk(e)y Day Link Laylat Al-Qadr  Link National Joe Day National Scribble Day

Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day Link Spanish Paella Day Viagra Day World AdTech Day  Link World Cheese Day World Theatre Day  Link

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Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

A warm cloudy day. No precipitation is expected today.

I took my taxes in this morning. The guy who has done them for the last 10+ years is out on leave, due to back problems. The Navajo Lady who did my taxes was great. I’ll be getting a nice chunk of change in a few weeks. No complaints.

I talked to Mary yesterday. She is out of rehab from surgery and is at her home in Phoenix. She sounded very upbeat and can’t wait to get back in the pool.

Our Governor, Katie Hobbs, is displaying the Tribal Flags that DOGE removed from the VA. The are viewable in the atrium of the capitol building in Phoenix. Good work.

Trivia for all

Random Thoughts…

·    “getting the hang of it” comes from attaching the head of an axe to the shaft just right.

·      Half of infinity would be infinity.

·  Before alarm clocks, there were ‘knocker-ups’ in Britain and Ireland who went knocking door to door with a large stick.

·  Under UN protocol, the President of the United States is to be addressed as “His Excellency.”

·   In the 1850s, baseball had different rules in Massachusetts than it did in New York. Under the Massachusetts rules, you could throw the ball at a runner, and if you hit them, they were out.

·  A standard 3×3 Rubik’s Cube has 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 different possible configurations.

·     Michael Buffer the “Let’s Get Ready to Rumble” guy had the phrase trademarked and as of 2009, it has generated $400 million dollars in revenue.

·      Tom Cruise – Real Name: Tom Cruise Mapother

·      Over 15,000 forms of life have been found in the New York Subway system

·      The biggest film of 1938: Alexander’s Ragtime Band (Drama) earned ~ $4,000,000

Historic Events

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Birthdays

83 – Michael York, English actor 62 – Xuxa (Maria da Graça Meneghel), Brazilian actress, singer 56 – Pauley Perrette, American actress 56 – Mariah Carey, singer-songwriter, producer, actress 54 – Nathan Fillion, Canadian actor 50 – Fergie (Stacy Ann "Fergie" Ferguson), singer-songwriter, dancer, actress 37 – Brenda Song, American actress

@84 – Richard Denning, American actor (d. 1998) @84 – Gloria Swanson, American actress and producer (d. 1983)   @70 – Henry Royce, English engineer, founded Rolls-Royce Limited (d. 1933) @66 – Sarah Vaughan, American Jazz singer (d. 1990; cancer) @59 – Anne Ramsey, American actress (d. 1988; cancer)

…The End for today…