Jul 6

 

 

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 28 Day 187 \ Ave. Sky Cover 15% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 80° \48° 
Wind 8mph \ Gusts 17mph  Air Quality  Fair
Moderate Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 9mi \ Nearest Lightning 30mi
Jul Averages for Flagstaff: 82° \ 51° (8 days of moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

Thru Sep.5 National Marina Days (From Memorial Day to Labor Day)  Link

1-7 National Independent Living Week National Unassisted Homebirth Week

1-24 Tour de France  Link

3-9   Be Nice To New Jersey Week National Bikini Contest Week  Link  National Farriers Week

4-10 Freedom Week National Marijuana Facts Week Nude Recreation Weekend

Daily Observations

Fried Chicken Day

International Kissing Day

National Air Traffic Control Day

Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day

Umbrella Cover Day

Virtually Hug a Virtual Assistant Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Clouds may bring some monsoon rain later today. Hoping!

Due to the drought conditions, Flagstaff has not had fireworks for over a decade. There is still a real parade downtown. I didn’t go this year, but pictures in the paper and on the internet machine showed a typical small-town parade…flags, candy, horses, Red, White, and Blue, and some decent floats…and of course politicians.

Last night I watched The Capitol 4^th on PBS. It was well done as always. A lady did a spectacular rendition of Stars and Stripes Forever on the piano.

Favorite Memes

Popular International Destinations

23. Phuket, Thailand

Thailand’s largest island is an international magnet for beach lovers and serious divers, who enthusiastically submerge themselves in the Andaman Sea.

22. Doha, Qatar

The shining jewel of Qatar, Doha is a multicultural city, home to most of the country's population as well as expatriate communities from a range of origins. Shopping abounds in the city's plentiful malls.

Trivia

Largely in response to the Cold War, twelve western nations created the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). If the Soviet Union attacked one country, the others would defend them.

The peak of the Cold War was the Cuban Missile Crisis, the closest the world has ever come to self-destruction.

The Cold War led to some ingenious spy gadgets, such as the "Rectal Escape Kit." A spy would hide the escape kit in his or her rectum, just in case they were captured and imprisoned.   

Historical Events

·        1348 – Pope Clement VI issued a papal bull (rule) protecting the Jews accused of having caused the Black Death.
·        1535 – Sir (& Catholic Saint) Thomas More was executed for treason against King Henry VIII.
·        1885 – Louis Pasteur successfully tested his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
·        1919 – The British dirigible R34 landed in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship.
·        1933 – The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played in Chicago’s Comiskey Park.
·        1942 – Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in the “Secret Annexe” near central Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
·        July 6, 1947 Birthday (fictional) John Rambo, Film
·        1947 – The AK-47 assault rifle went into production in the Soviet Union.
·        1953 – Name That Tune debuted on CBS.
·        1957 – John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming the Beatles.
·        1964 Malawi (formerly Nyasaland) declares independence from UK
·        1983 Supreme Court rules retirement plans can't pay women less
·        1998 Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport is closed and the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok becomes operational
·        2018 Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosário of Mozambique sacks the board of Lam Airlines after he is left stranded when a plane runs out of fuel
·        2018 Paraguay has eliminated malaria in announcement by the World Health organization
·        2020 Zoonotic diseases, which jump from animals to humans, are increasing due to unsustainable farming and climate change according to new report by the UN
·           2020 America officially begins withdrawing from the World Health Organization

Birthdays Today

@97 – Marc Chagall [Moishe Shagal], Belarusian-French painter and poet (d. 1985)
@94 – Nancy Reagan, 42nd First Lady of the United States (d. 2016)
87 – 14^th Dalai Lama
@86 – Della Reese, American actress and singer (d. 2017)
@83 – Ned Beatty, American actor (d. 2021)
@82 – Merv Griffin, created Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! (d. 2007)
77 – Burt Ward, American actor
76 – George W. Bush, American businessman, 43rd President
76 – Fred Dryer, American football player and actor
76 – Sylvester Stallone, American actor, director, and screenwriter
68 – Allyce Beasley, American actress
@55 – Bill Haley, singer-songwriter (Bill Haley & His Comets) (d. 1981; tumor)
@47 – Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter (d. 1954; blood clot)
47 – 50 Cent [Curtis James Jackson III], American rapper
@45 – John Paul Jones, Scottish-American captain (d. 1792; kidney failure)
43 – Kevin Hart, American comedian, actor
36 – David Karp, American businessman, founded Tumblr

 

Jul 5

 

 

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 28 Day 186 \ Ave. Sky Cover 15% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 80° \49° 
Wind 8mph \ Gusts 18mph  Air Quality   Fair
Extreme Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 9mi \ Nearest Lightning 136mi
Jul Averages for Flagstaff: 82° \ 51° (8 days of moisture)
 

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

Thru Sep.5 National Marina Days (From Memorial Day to Labor Day)  Link

1-7 National Independent Living Week National Unassisted Homebirth Week

1-24 Tour de France  Link

3-9   Be Nice To New Jersey Week National Bikini Contest Week  Link  National Farriers Week

4-10 Freedom Week National Marijuana Facts Week Nude Recreation Weekend

Daily Observations

Bikini Day
Mechanical Pencil Day
National Apple Turnover Day
National Graham Cracker Day
Thong Day
Work Without Your Hands Day (SpongeBob Squarepants)

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Another nice summer day. I wish those few clouds would drop some rain.

There are too many crazy people with firearms in this country. I’ve been saying this soon after Columbine in 1999. On Independence Day 2022 a young gunman with a rifle killed 6 parade goers and injured another 24 in a Chicago suburb. This must be at least curtailed, if not stopped.

I read an article about the Supreme Court’s decision that gave abortion laws to the states. Since it seems this means that a 6-week-old is a person. If that is law, then does child support begins at 6 weeks? Can you deport a female because she is carrying a US citizen? Can one take out a life insurance policy for the unborn and collect if it ends in a miscarriage? The court ruling seems to have created more questions than answers.

Favorite Memes

Popular International Destinations NEW

25. Las Vegas, Nevada

Whether you’re a high roller or a low-key lounger, Las Vegas has something to suit your vacation taste. Sample fare from top chefs and cornucopian buffets, try your luck at one of the world’s premier casinos, or take in a spectacular show.

24. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

With its plentiful beaches, dramatic mountains, and backdrop of samba and bossa nova rhythms, it's easy to fall in love with Rio de Janeiro. Made famous in song, Ipanema Beach is still the place to stroll, sunbathe, and be seen.

Trivia

Eggs contain the highest quality food protein known. All parts of an egg are edible, including the shell which has a high calcium content.   

Historical Events

·        1841 – Thomas Cook organized the first package excursion (planned vacation tour), from Leicester to Loughborough.
·        1865 – William Booth and his wife Catherine establish the Christian Mission, later known as the Salvation Army (1878).
·        1921 – Chicago White Sox players were accused of “throwing” (lose intentionally) the World Series.
·        1935 – The National Labor Relations Act was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
·           1937 – Spam, the luncheon meat, was introduced.
·        1946 – French designer Louis Reard introduced the Bikini in Paris. He could not find a “respectable” Model to wear his creation so he had to hire a local Nude Dancer.
·        1950 – The Knesset passed the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.
·        1971 – The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the American voting age from 21 to 18 years, was formally certified by President Richard Nixon.
·           1975 – Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title.
·        1996 – Dolly the sheep was born – the first mammal cloned from an adult cell (she actually had three mothers)
·           2012 – The Shard in London was inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 1,020 ft.

Birthdays Today

@94 – A. E. Douglass, American astronomer (d. 1962)
@80 – P.T. ‘Phineas Taylor’ Barnum, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (d. 1891)
@74 – Jean Cocteau, French novelist, poet, and playwright (d.1963; heart attack)
@69 – Michael Blake, American author and screenwriter (d. 2015)
71 – Huey Lewis [Hugh Anthony Cregg III], musician
70 – Terence Thomas "Tom" Henricks; US astronaut 
64 – Bill Watterson, American author and illustrator (Calvin and Hobbs)
@61 – Thomas Hooker, English-born founder of the Colony of Connecticut (died in 1647)
59 – Edie Falco, American actress
57 – Kathryn Erbe, American actress
@53 – Warren Oates, American actor (d. 1982; heart attack)
38 – Danay Garcia, Cuban actress