8 May

 

8 May 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 19 Day 128	Ave. Sky Cover 5%\ Visibility  24miles	Flagstaff Today  69° \ 34°
Wind  5mph \ Gusts  11mph	Nearest active fire: 132miles	Nearest Lightning:  539mi
Air Quality: High Risk of fire	May Averages: Flagstaff: 68° \ 34° May Average: 3 Days of moisture	Sunshine

Today’s Quote

Monthly Observations

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

3-11	(World) Dystonia Awareness Week Link
6-12	National Nurses Week Link  Link
6-7	Toad Suck Daze
7-10	Craft Brewers Week
7-13	Be Kind To Animals Week Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week Drinking Water Week Flexible Work Arrangement Week Food Allergy Awareness Week 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 Hospital Week	National Hug Holiday Week National Root Canal Appreciation Week National Tick Awareness Week National Tourism Week National Pet Week North American Occupational Safety & Health Week Peripheral Neuropathy Awareness Week Public Service Recognition Week Salvation Army Week  Spring Astronomy Week Update Your References Week
8-12	Economic Development Week  Link National Etiquette Week Teacher Appreciation Week
8-14	International Coaching Week: Link National Stuttering Awareness Week

Daily Observations

Coconut Cream Pie Day Empanada Day Free Trade Day Have A Coke Day International Thalassaemia Day Link Lag B'Omer National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day Link National Golf Day-10 Link

National Women's Check-up Day Link  No Socks Day Time of Remembrance & Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During WWII Student Nurse Day  Link V E Day World Ovarian Cancer Day Link World Red Cross / Red Crescent Day

Today’s Thoughts

A nice day and the wind hasn’t picked up YET.

This morning’s very blue sky was a great backdrop to my morning walk around the neighborhood.

Our great country needs to do some real soul-searching about our responsibility on this planet. There was yet more mass shootings in the last 24 hours. The first was in Allen, Texas at an outlet mall where ordinary families were shopping. Then this morning, in Brownsville, Texas a driver plowed into a group of migrants near a shelter while they were waiting at a bus stop. At the mall there were 8 dead and at the bus stop there were 7 dead. While the blame for these two violent incidents, Texas holds some responsibility. As everyone knows, mass shootings can happen in any place in the US. There are far too many people in our country who do not see the value of every human life. Some, if not most, of the shooters are considered to be having a mental breakdown. Do our citizens protest for more mental health care in our country? Do our citizens demand that our political leaders find a solution? Until the general population demands change, the nearly daily headlines will cover more mass killings but not provide any remedy.

Enjoy

 

Animal Trivia

Hippos can open their mouths 180 degrees.

If you have never had nightmares about a hippo chasing you through the African savanna, get ready to have those tonight! The Hippo can open its massive mouth at a 180-degree angle, which is half the circumference of a circle. On top of being able to open its mouth to such a wide degree, the hippo also has canine teeth that are the length of 2 rulers and the jaw strength to bite a human in half. Oh yeah, and you cannot outrun them, as they can move at speeds of over 30km/h on land.

Origins of State Names

Massachusetts

The Bay State takes its official name from the Massachusett tribe of Native Americans who lived south of present-day Boston; that Algonquian term roughly translates to “at the Great Hill.” How appropriate given the pivotal American Revolution battle that took place in Massachusetts at Bunker Hill. The name Massachusetts first appeared on record in explorer John Smith’s 1616 book, A Description of New England, and in that text, he described the place as though its name had already been assigned by the Native inhabitants.

Historic Events

  §  1886 – Pharmacist John Pemberton first sold his carbonated beverage named “Coca-Cola” as a patent medicine.
§  1933 – Mohandas Gandhi began a 21-day fast of self-purification and launched a one-year campaign to help the Harijan movement.
§  1945 – Germany’s ‘second surrender’ with Stalin

Birthdays with some quotes

96 – David Attenborough, TV host
@90 – Don Rickles, American comedian and actor (d. 2017)
“I used to play golf. I wanted to be a better player, but after a while, I realized I’d always stink. And that’s when I really started to enjoy the game.”– Don Rickles
@88 – Harry S. Truman, American colonel, politician, 33rd President (d. 1972)
@84 – Fulton J. Sheen, American archbishop (d. 1979)
@82 – Jean-Henri Dunant, Swiss philanthropist (d. 1910)
74 – Jean Giraud, French author, illustrator (d. 2012)
@65 – Peter Benchley, American author, screenwriter (d. 2006; lung disease)
“The past always seems better when you look back on it than it did at the time. And the present never looks as good as it will in the future.”– Peter Benchley
@64 – William Henry Vanderbilt, American businessman, philanthropist (d. 1885)
“The public be damned. I am working for my stockholders.”– William Henry Vanderbilt
59 – Melissa Gilbert, American actress
48 – Enrique Iglesias, Spanish-American singer-songwriter
@45 – Ricky Nelson (Eric Hilliard Nelson ), singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 1985; plane crash)
42 – Stephen Amell, Canadian actor
@40 – Sonny Liston, American boxer (d. 1970; heroin OD)
“A boxing match is like a cowboy movie. There’s got to be good guys and there’s got to be bad guys. And that’s what people pay for – to see the bad guys get beat.”– Sonny Liston

 
 

 

7 May

 

7 May 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 19 Day 127	Ave. Sky Cover 5%\ Visibility  23miles	Flagstaff Today  67° \ 29°
Wind  6mph \ Gusts  15mph	Nearest active fire: 178miles: High Risk of fire	Nearest Lightning:  259mi
Air Quality: Moderate	May Averages: Flagstaff: 68° \ 34° May Average: 3 Days of moisture	Sunshine & Wind

Today’s Quote

 

Monthly Observations

Nat’l Service Dog Eye Examination Month  Link  Nat’l Smile Month Link  (May 15-June 15) Nat’l Strawberry Month Nat’l Stroke Awareness Month Nat’l Sweet Vidalia Onions Month Nat’l Syringomyelia Awareness Month  Link   Nat’l Tuberous Sclerosis Month Link Nat’l Water Safety Month Link

Nat’l Vinegar Month Nat’l Youth Traffic Safety Month Link Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Month Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month Link Older Americans Month Pediatric Feeding Disorder Awareness Month  Link Personal History Month Link Pet Cancer Awareness Month Link

Weekly Observations

4/30-5/7  Stewardship Week Preservation Week (re: Libraries) 1-7   Children's Book Week: Link  Screen-Free Week (Digital Detox Week) Dog Anxiety Awareness Week National Hug Holiday Week National Sun Awareness Week National Wildflower Week 3-11  (World) Dystonia Awareness Week Link 6-12  National Nurses Day and Week Link  Link 6-7 Toad Suck Daze 7-10   Craft Brewers Week

7-13  Be Kind to Animals Week Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week Drinking Water Week Flexible Work Arrangement Week Food Allergy Awareness Week 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 Hospital Week National Hug Holiday Week National Root Canal Appreciation Week National Tick Awareness Week National Tourism Week National Pet Week North American Occupational Safety & Health Week Peripheral Neuropathy Awareness Week Public Service Recognition Week Salvation Army Week  Spring Astronomy Week Update Your References Week

Daily Observations

Beaufort Scale (Wind) Day Cosmopolitan Day (Drink) Cystinosis Awareness Day International Sauvignon Blanc Day  Link  Lemonade Day  Link   Motorcycle Mass & Blessing of The Bikes Day National Barrier Awareness Day National Infertility Survival Day

National Design Packaging Day Link Public Gardens Day Roast Leg of Lamb Day Rural Life Sunday Spouse Appreciation Day Spring Astronomy Day Worldwide Day of Genital Autonomy  Link World Laughter Day Link  Link

Today’s Thoughts

Spring wind continues. It is warming up a bit.

Suns beat Nuggets in Game 3. Series is 2-1 Nuggets.

The live TV coronation happened. AZ is on Standard time and I was not getting up in the middle of the night to see it. Highlights will have to do.

Kentucky Derby should be interesting this afternoon. The favorite was scratched for an injured foot early this morning.

Enjoy

Animal Trivia

Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump

Maybe it makes sense to you that elephants cannot jump. After all, they are gigantic and extremely heavy, and jumping would surely put a lot of unneeded stress on their knees. However, animals like the rhino and hippo, similarly gigantic and heavy animals, can still jump, so maybe there is something else going on. Unlike all other mammals, elephants’ leg bones all point downwards, which means they are physically unable to create any sort of ‘spring’ upwards. It is thought they evolved this way as it allows them to be sturdier with their massive frame.

Origins of State Names

Maryland

Women have played an undeniably important role in America’s history, yet only three states are named after female individuals. Maryland is one of them, named after English King Charles I’s wife, Queen Henrietta Maria. Some religious scholars, however, point out that Maryland’s founder George Calvert intended the colony to be a refuge for Catholics, and believe its name to be biblical in nature, named it after Mary, the mother of Jesus. No matter which way you cut it, Maryland’s name pays homage to a powerful and influential woman.

Historic Events

  §  1946 – Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) was founded.
  §  1952 – The concept of the integrated circuit was first published by Geoffrey Dummer.
  §  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.
  §  2013 – The Dow Jones Index closed above 15,000 for the first time.

Birthdays with some quotes

@83 – George “Gabby” Hayes, American character actor (d. 1969)
@83 – Darren McGavin, American actor (d. 2006)
@77 – Robert Browning, English poet (d. 1889)
“To do good things in the world, first you must know who you are and what gives meaning to your life.”– Robert Browning
“Success in marriage is more than finding the right person: it is being the right person.”– Robert Browning
@69 – Johnny Unitas, American football player, sportscaster (d. 2002; heart attack)
“There is a difference between conceit and confidence. Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.”– Johnny Unitas
69 – Amy Heckerling, American director, producer, screenwriter
@65 – David Hume, Scottish philosopher
“There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is the freedom to refuse.”– David Hume
@63 – Johannes Brahms, German pianist, composer (d. 1897; cancer)
@62 – Anne Baxter, American actress (d. 1985; stroke)
“It’s best to have failure happen early in life. It wakes up the Phoenix bird in you so you rise from the ashes.”– Anne Baxter
@60 – Gary Cooper, American actor (d. 1961; cancer)
55 – Traci Lords, American actress
“I’m successful in spite of my past, not because of it.”– Traci Lords
@53 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (d. 1893; cholera)