23 Apr

 

Flagstaff Today 69°: 33° Week 17 Day 113 Wind 4 mph Gusts 9 mph Air Quality: Sunshine Active Fire: 168 miles away Risk of Fire: Extreme Nearest lightning: 1113 miles away Apr Averages: Temps: 60°\29° Moisture: 2 Days

Weekly Observations

23-29 Disability Book Week Link 23-26 American Quilters Society Week  Link 23-27 International Mariachi Week  Link

18-23 Police Officers Who Gave Their Lives In The Line of Duty Week 19-24 International Wildlife Film WeekLink 19-27 National Park Week 20-26 Administrative Professionals Week Animal Cruelty/Human Violence Awareness Week  Link ) Chemists Celebrate Earth Week 4/20-5/2 Festival of Ridvan 20-26 Fibroid Awareness Week Medical Laboratory Professionals Week Link National Coin Week National Karaoke Week National Infertility Awareness Week Link National Paperboard Packaging Week National Pediatric Transplant Week National Pet ID Week Link  Link National Princess Week  Link  Numismatic Week ( National Coin Week  Link  Sky Awareness Week 21-25 Financial Practice Week 21-25 National Playground Safety Week Link National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week Link Link Link Link 21-28 International Dark Sky Week Link National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW)  Link Transplant Nurses Week Link Undergraduate Research Week  Link 22-24 National Catholic Educational Association Week

Daily Observations

Administrative Professionals Day or Secretary's Day Link  Link Link Content Creator Day English Language Day Link English Muffin Day Impossible Astronaut Day Link and Link (Dr. Who) Lover’s Day Movie Theatre Day National Library Outreach Day

National Lost Dog Awareness Day Link  Link Picnic Day Spanish Language Day Link Take a Chance Day Talk Like Shakespeare Day World Book & Copyright Day  Link World Book Night  Link World Laboratory Day

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Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

Another nice spring day.

I went out and got some grocery shopping done.

There is going to be an 18-hole miniature golf course right on Route 66. It’s about a mile from where I live and taking the place of the convenience store that closed about a year ago. The first 9-holes will be right on Route 66 with the other 9-holes behind the old convenience store. I hope this is one of those ‘build it and they will come’ things. When my brother and I were growing up there was a Putt-Putt miniature golf course on Wadsworth…a short bike ride from our home.

The winner of the Women’s Division Boston Marathon lives and trains here in Flagstaff. There are lots of marathon runners who train here…the 7000’ builds up their lungs.

Trump keeps his orders right up to the legal line. He has many awaiting deportations from a prison and even loaded the buses for the airport before they turned around and went back to the prison. They only had less than 12 hours to find due process. The ACLU found a federal judge to stop them from deporting.

Kristi Noem, the Secretary of Homeland Security went to dinner with her extended family on Easter. She was carrying a $4,000 dollar bag with her Gov’t badge, driver’s license, credit cards, keys to her apartment, and $3,000 in cash. Even with her Secret Service protection, a guy walked up, picked up her bag and walked out of the restaurant with no one noticing. This incident should have concerned us all about security.

Ancient Civilizations Few Have Heard Of…

The Minoans: Crete, Greece ©Carole Raddato on Wikimedia

Minoans were masters of art, architecture, and trade. Their island civilization flourished from around 3000 BCE to 1450. They excelled as seafarers, establishing extensive trade networks across the eastern Mediterranean, including contacts with Egypt and the Near East. Also, their advanced palaces, such as Knossos, showcase their cultural sophistication.

Random Thoughts…

Paul Desmond, the composer of the jazz classic, “Take Five” left all the profits from the song to the Red Cross after his death.

 

The mechanical shark used in the movie ‘Jaws’ was nicknamed Bruce, after Steven Spielberg’s lawyer.

 

Kids today are so coddled – Teddy Ruxpin, Elf on the Shelf, Toy Story. In my day, if dolls magically came to life, they murdered you and everyone you loved.

Taught in High School but not true…

The Salem witch trials involved burning witches

No one was burned at the stake during the Salem witch trials; most were hanged. The confusion comes from witches being burned at the stake in Europe as heretics. In the colonies, witches were accused of committing crimes against the government, which was a felony punishable by hanging. I guess all the drama of ‘Would she go up in a quick burst of smoke’ would be taken away if we put hangings in the movies.

Historic Events

Click here for the history on 23 Apr

Birthdays

86 – Lee Majors, American actor 65 – Valerie Bertinelli, American actress 64 – George Lopez, American comedian, actor 48 – John Cena, American professional wrestler, actor 48 – John Oliver, English comedian, actor, television host 48 – Kal Penn, Indian-American actor 46 – Jaime King, American actress, model

@89 – Max Planck, German physicist, academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1947) @85 – Shirley Temple, American actress, singer, dancer, diplomat (d. 2014) @77 – James Buchanan, 15th President (d. 1868)   @73 – William Penn, English admiral and politician (d. 1670) @62 – Sandra Dee, American model and actress (d. 2005; kidney disease) @57 – Halston (Roy Halston Frowick), American fashion designer (d. 1990; AIDS) @52 – Roy Orbison, American singer-songwriter (d. 1988; heart attack) @57 – Jan Hooks, American comedic actress (d. 2014; cancer)

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22 Apr

 

Flagstaff Today 67°: 29° Week 17 Day 112 Wind 7 mph Gusts 12 mph Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Active Fire: 168 miles away Risk of Fire: High Apr Averages: Temps: 60°\29° Moisture: 2 Days

Weekly Observations

20-26 Administrative Professionals Week Animal Cruelty/Human Violence Awareness Week  Link ) Chemists Celebrate Earth Week 4/20-5/2 Festival of Ridvan 20-26 Fibroid Awareness Week Medical Laboratory Professionals Week Link National Coin Week National Karaoke Week National Infertility Awareness Week Link National Paperboard Packaging Week National Pediatric Transplant Week National Pet ID Week Link  Link National Princess Week  Link  Numismatic Week ( National Coin Week  Link  Sky Awareness Week 21-25 Financial Practice Week 21-25 National Playground Safety Week Link National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week Link Link Link Link 21-28 International Dark Sky Week Link National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW)  Link Transplant Nurses Week Link Undergraduate Research Week  Link 22-24 National Catholic Educational Association Week

18-23 Police Officers Who Gave Their Lives In The Line of Duty Week 19-24 International Wildlife Film WeekLink 19-27 National Park Week

Daily Observations

Beagle Day  Link  Link Chemists Celebrate The Earth Day Earth Day Girl Scout Leader Day Global Selfie Earth Day (NASA) Link

"In God We Trust Day" Day (coins) International Mother Earth Day National Jelly Bean Day Link National Teach Children To Save Day School Bus Driver Appreciation Day Link  Link

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Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

A nice spring day as it slowly warms up.

Saddened to hear of the passing of Pope Francis. I remember having lunch with our retirement group and the restaurant had a TV that was on. There was breaking news when the cardinals selected him. He was a compassionate man and will be missed.

If gang membership is illegal, why aren’t the Proud Boys and the KKK being deported.

Ancient Civilizations Few Have Heard Of…

The Scythians: Eurasian Steppes ©Dimitri Pozdniakov on Wikimedia

In 700 BCE, the Scythians were feared for their cavalry and renowned as master archers, roaming the vast Eurasian steppes. They dominated regions from Central Asia to Europe. Yet, despite their power and influence, their legacy seems to have faded into the background of history. 

Random Thoughts…

The “M” in “MTV” now stands for “miscellaneous.”

Shoeless Joe Jackson was a lefthanded hitter, but Ray Liotta portrayed him as righty in “Field of Dreams.”

Notice the big letter on the face of the dollar bill? Each letter represents which Federal Reserve Bank printed it! “C” is for Philadelphia

The Capital of Tonga is Nuku’alofa

Taught in High School but not true…

Einstein failed math

If you were one of those kids encouraged to keep trying in school because ‘even Einstein failed at math,’ hopefully the encouragement worked, but it won’t in the future. “In 1984, a Princeton University team led by John Stachel prepared to publish Einstein’s papers. The group found evidence that Einstein was a kid genius who had conquered college-level physics by age 11 and was fluent in Latin and Greek. Stachel also found what he thought was the source of the Einstein math myth. Stachel told The New York Times that when Einstein was 16 and studying in Switzerland, he received grades of “1” in math on two straight report cards. On a scale of 1 to 6, “1” was the best. But then the school switched its system so that a “6” was the top grade given. At that point, Einstein got a “6,” which made it look like he was suddenly flunking math. He wasn’t—he was still getting the equivalent of an A.”

Historic Events

Click here for the history on 22 Apr

Birthdays

88 – Jack Nicholson, American actor 79 – John Waters, American director, producer, screenwriter 75 – Peter Frampton, English singer-songwriter 66 – Catherine Mary Stewart, Canadian actress 66 – Ryan Stiles, American-Canadian comedic actor 58 – Sherri Shepherd, American actress and talk show panelist 39 – Amber Heard, American actress

@92 – Charlotte Rae, American character actress (d. 2018) @85 – Bettie Page, American model actress (d. 2008) @81 – Glen Campbell, American singer-songwriter (d. 2017) @63 – Steve Fossett, American businessman, pilot, and sailor (d. 2007; plane crash) @62 – J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1967; throat cancer) @53 – Vladimir Lenin, Russian revolutionary and founder of Soviet Russia (d. 1924; strokes)   @47 – Henry Fielding, English novelist playwright (d. 1754; cirrhosis)

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21 Apr

Flagstaff Today 60°: 33° Week 17 Day 111 Wind 6 mph Gusts 11 mph Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Active Fire: 168 miles away Risk of Fire: High Nearest lightning: 826 miles away Apr Averages: Temps: 60°\29° Moisture: 2 Days

Weekly Observations

21-25 Financial Practice Week 21-25 National Playground Safety Week Link National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week Link Link Link Link 21-28 International Dark Sky Week Link National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW)  Link Transplant Nurses Week Link Undergraduate Research Week  Link

13-21 Orthodox Holy Week 18-23 Police Officers Who Gave Their Lives In The Line of Duty Week 19-24 International Wildlife Film WeekLink 19-27 National Park Week 20-26 Administrative Professionals Week Animal Cruelty/Human Violence Awareness Week  Link ) Chemists Celebrate Earth Week 4/20-5/2 Festival of Ridvan 20-26 Fibroid Awareness Week Medical Laboratory Professionals Week Link National Coin Week National Karaoke Week National Infertility Awareness Week Link National Paperboard Packaging Week National Pediatric Transplant Week National Pet ID Week Link  Link National Princess Week  Link  Numismatic Week (National Coin Week)  Link  Sky Awareness Week

Daily Observations

Boston Marathon Bulldogs are Beautiful Day  Link  Link Dyngus Day Easter Monday International Hemp Day Link Kindergarten Day Nat’l Chocolate-Covered Cashews Day Link

National Pet CBD Day Link National Surprise Drug Test Day Link  National Rendering Day Link National Yellow Bat Day  Link Record Store Day White House Easter Egg Roll World Creativity and Innovation Day

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Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

A very nice Easter Sunday. Visiting friends later this afternoon.

There were over 1000 people at yesterday’s rally to stop the King. More people would have been nice. This is so different than the college protests of the early 1970’s…people are happy, no police presence. People who believe America is better than what is happening currently.

Our discussion group was excellent. When I started my graduate work, I learned about the difference between the melting pot and the salad bowl idea regarding culture. It made sense to me then and still does. Allowing every group to still be identified in the salad bowl rather than just melting into a grey slop seemed something to work for. After our discussion yesterday, I realized that there are people who still want the melting pot concept with every bone in their body. Many on the right simply want complete assimilation with no remnants of their first culture there. I can’t accept that this is best for our country. I am now more understanding about the fear they have that have…unless we are a grey slop, we must fear that some minorities will attempt to take away the power the Whites have. 

Ancient Civilizations Few Have Heard Of…

The Kingdom Of Kush: Sudan ©Vit Hassan on Wikimedia

To the south of Egypt, Kush was the land of formidable pharaohs who governed both Egypt and Nubia. They built towering pyramids and created one of the most powerful empires in Africa. Ever heard of the "Kushite Dynasty"? These rulers left a lasting legacy in Egypt.

Random Thoughts…

·         Oscar Wilde – Real Name: Sebastian Melmoth

·         Scientists still aren’t completely sure how acetaminophen works.

·         No one ever reads instruction manuals, but everyone watches YouTube how-to videos. We were all just waiting for the movie.

·         Human settlement of Mars will necessitate the creation of a parallel 24.7-hour clock and 687-day calendar.

·         50% of Canada is the letter A.

Taught in High School but not true…

Dinosaurs looked like big lizards

I’ve questioned this one since I first learned about fossils, and still annoyingly comment on documentaries about species that have been extinct since long before mankind came to study them. How do we know the T. rex didn’t rock a mullet? Well, discoveries have shown that many dinosaurs had feathers, not just lizard-like skin. I’m sticking with my mullet theory until proven otherwise.

Historic Events

Click here for the history on 21 Apr

Birthdays

78 – Iggy Pop (James Newell Osterberg Jr.), American singer-songwriter, actor 76 – Patti LuPone, American actress, singer 67 – Michael Zarnock, American author 55 – Nicole Sullivan, American comedic actress 46 – James McAvoy, Scottish actor

@96 – Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and her other realms @86 – Anthony Quinn (Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca), Mexican-American actor (d. 2001) @76 – John Muir, Scottish-American environmentalist, author (d. 1914; pneumonia) @64 – Alistair MacLean, Scottish novelist, screenwriter (d. 1987; heart failure) @56 – Max Weber, German sociologist (d. 1920; Spanish flu)

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