21 March 2023
Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 12 Day 80 \ Ave. Sky Cover 90% \ Visibility 8 miles Flagstaff Today 45° \31° Wind 6mph \ Gusts 11mph
Air Quality: Fair \Very Low Extreme Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 249mi \ Nearest
Lightning 136mi
Mar. Averages for Flagstaff: 51° \ 23° \6
Days of moisture
Today’s
Quote
Weekly
Observations
22-4/8
Lent
19-4/16
National Cherry Blossom
Festival Link
19-25
American Chocolate
Week Link
National Agriculture Week
National Animal Poison Prevention Week Link Link
National Inhalant and Poisons Awareness Week Link Link
National Poison Prevention Week Link
National Protocol Officer's Week
World Folktales & Fables Week
20-26
Act Happy Week
International Teach Music Week
National Fix A Leak Week Link
National Fragrance Week Link
Shakespeare Week Link
Wellderly Week
21-27
International Week of
Solidarity with People's Struggling Against Racism & Discrimination
Daily Observations
3-D
Day Link
Common Courtesy Day
Day of Forests
French Bread Day Gallo Wine Day
International
Color Day Link
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
International Day of Forests and The Tree Link
International Day of Nowruz Link
Memory Day
National Agriculture Day Link
National Common Courtesy Day
National Day of Action On Syringe Exchange Link
National Fragrance Day Link
National Healthy Fats Day
National Renewable Energy Day
National Single Parent Day Link
Naw-Ruz or NNoruz (Persian New Year)
Teenager Day
Twitter Day
WE Day Link
UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
World Down Syndrome Day Link
World Poetry Day Link
World Puppetry Day Link
World Social Work Day Link
My
Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
First
day of spring brings rain, then snow, then rain to our little mountain town.
My
maternal grandmother, Kathryn Beatrice Huffman Webster was born today in 1897.
She was a pre-insulin diabetic. She passed at age 60. She is still missed.
Everything,
Everywhere, All at Once is this year’s Best
Picture at the Academy Awards. It was on Showtime last night. It is a very ‘deep’
sci-fi film. Well worth a watch. Following the story line
was a bit difficult, but some good lessons in the film.
Putin
and Xi-Jinping are meeting in Moscow. It appears China has the upper hand in
this relationship. It is certainly one that the West needs to watch.
Stanford
University made the news last week when an invited conservative guest was
heckled by the audience, he asked for Administrative assistance with the crowd.
The administrator didn’t take sides and didn’t really condemn the heckling. Now
it is a news story over Freedom of Speech. When I was in college, the University
of Colorado held ‘World Affairs Week’ in the spring of every semester. Various
well-known speakers were invited. During my 4 years there I heard some great
speakers. One who was invited one year was S. I. Hayakawa, the President of San
Francisco State U. Besides being a
well-known linguist, he was very conservative and had problems with student
protests at his college. The auditorium was filled. The Black Student Alliance
(BSA) had taken the first few rows. They had signs and certainly heckled the
speaker. When he took the stage, his first words were ‘Why are these jungle
bunnies in the first row’. This led to jeers and chants from the entire
auditorium. The University cops came out on the stage. An administrator came
out and reminded the audience that under the first amendment he should be
allowed to speak. Then went on to say that as an invited guest, the University expected
him to be allowed to speak without interruption. After a few minutes, everyone
calmed down and he gave his speech. Times have certainly changed.
In
November the citizens passed, by a 70%-30%, a proposition that said large doners
had to be identified in contributions to various contributions to politicians
and/or PAC’s. Today ‘Americans for Prosperity, a conservative group filed a Federal
lawsuit saying the proposition has a ‘chilling effect’ on ‘Free Speech’ and is
therefore unconstitutional. Give me a break!
Enjoy…
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Facts…
George
Washington never knew dinosaurs existed.
More Slang
origins…
Bummer
When things aren't going your way and you're
a little sad about it, that's a bummer. It comes from the phrase "bum
rap," which means to be treated unfairly. A bummer is never deserved.
Beauty in
our 50 states…
28. MassachusettsTopographically, Massachusetts is the
crossroads of New England. Its neighbors to the south are comparatively
nondescript, and its neighbors to the north are far more rugged (both in
geography and the boot-leather character of their citizens). Still,
Massachusetts has its draws—the Cape Cod National Seashore has long attracted
artists for the quality of its sunsets, and the Berkshires and Pioneer Valley
showcase some of the nation's best fall foliage. But Massachusetts also has
Middlesex County, which, contrary to its name, is actually pretty low in
sexiness.
Historical
Events
1913 – 20,000 homes were destroyed, and
over 360 people were killed in the Great Dayton Flood in Dayton, Ohio.
1965 – 3,000 civil rights demonstrators
participated in the walk from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
1970 – The first Earth Day proclamation
is issued by Joseph Alioto, Mayor of San Francisco.
Birthdays
Today
@83 – Julio Gallo, American businessman, co-founded E & J
Gallo Winery (d. 1993)
@82 – Russ Meyer, American director, producer, screenwriter (d.
2004)
77
– Timothy Dalton, Welsh-English actor
“Real
courage is knowing what faces you and knowing how to face it.”– Timothy Dalton
@72 – John D. Rockefeller III, American philanthropist (d. 1978;
auto accident)
“The
road to happiness lies in two simple principles: find what it is that interests
you and that you can do well, and when you find it put your whole soul into
it-every bit of energy and ambition and natural ability you have.”– John D.
Rockefeller III
@70 – Eddie Money, American singer-songwriter (d. 2019; cancer)
@65 – Johann Sebastian Bach, German Baroque composer, musician (d.
1750)
@65 – Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., American director, producer (d.
1932)
“Half
of the great comedians I’ve had in my shows and that I paid a lot of money to
and who made my customers shriek were not only not funny to me, but I couldn’t
understand why they were funny to anybody.”– Florenz Ziegfeld
65
– Gary Oldman, English actor
61
– Matthew Broderick, American actor
61
– Rosie O’Donnell, American actress and talk show host
61
– Mark Waid, American comic book author
“In
the long run, the quality of your work is all that matters. That is your only
resumé. Be professional. Make sure your editor or publisher can always reach
you. Do what’s asked of you if your conscience can bear it.”– Mark Waid
@56 – James Coco, American character actor (d. 1987; heart
attack)
“When
a man forgets himself, he usually does something everybody else remembers.”–
James Coco
23
– Jace Norman, American actor
