10 May

 

May 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 19 Day 130	Ave. Sky Cover 5%\ Visibility  28miles	Flagstaff Today  72° \ 32°
Wind  8mph \ Gusts  16mph	Nearest active fire: 31miles	Nearest Lightning:  704mi
Air Quality: Moderate Extreme Risk of fire	May Averages: Flagstaff: 68° \ 34° May Average: 3 Days of moisture	Sunshine

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

3-11  (World) Dystonia Awareness Week Link 6-12  National Nurses Day and Week Link  Link 7-10   Craft Brewers Week     8-12 Economic Development Week  Link National Etiquette Week Teacher Appreciation Week 8-14  International Coaching Week: Link National Stuttering Awareness Week 10-16  Universal Family 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

Clean Your Room Day Link Dia De La Madre Donate A Day's Wages To Charity   Hostess Cupcake Day Link International Day of Argania National Hamster Day Link National Lipid Day (Dyslipidemia)  National Night Shift Workers Day

National Third Shift Workers Day   Receptionists Day  Root Canal Appreciation Day School Nurse Day Link  Shrimp Day Windmill Day World Lupus Day

Today’s Thoughts

Nice day and no wind yet.

Yesterday was Cheryl’s 76^th birthday. She taught at TCBS for years and joined our retirement group years ago. She doesn’t drive much anymore and lives about 30 miles from Flag. When I called her, she was in very good spirits and enjoying her life in Williams. Good to hear.

A jury found Trump liable for sexually abusing and forcibly touching a woman back in the 1990’s. Will this change the opinion of his followers, his distractors, or the history books?

I got gas this morning at Sam’s. It has dropped to $4.13/gallon. Very slowly dropping.

Enjoy

Animal Trivia

Electric eels can release enough power to start 50 cars.

Electric eels can create so much electricity that they could start approximately 50 cars with one massive shock of voltage. While they are called eels, electric eels aren't actually eels at all. They are a species of knife fish, very closely related to the catfish. This species of eel is so unique that it has its own genus: Electrophorus. One species of eel can create up to 760 volts of electricity with one shock.

Origins of State Names

Minnesota

Though it’s nicknamed the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” — and that’s selling it short, given there are a staggering 11,842 lakes found throughout the state! — Minnesota takes its name from a river. That river was named by the Native American Dakota tribe who inhabited present-day Minnesota. Mni is the Dakota word for "water"; sota is largely said to mean “cloudy or muddy,” while others say it means “sky-tinted.” For a definitive answer, state historians point to the Treaty of 1851 in which the Dakota included the direct translation as “land where the water is so clear it reflects the sky,” which is a beautiful description of this lush northern territory.

Historic Events

• 1774 – Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette became King and Queen of France

·         1908 – Mother’s Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.
Mother’s Day in Mexico is a set date of May 10th every year, unlike most other countries where it lands on a Mother’s Day in Mexico is a set date of May 10th every year, unlike most other countries where it lands on a Sunday.

Birthdays with some quotes

@88 – Fred Astaire, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1987)
“Do it big, do it right, and do it with style.”– Fred Astaire
@69 – Nancy Walker, American character actress (d. 1992; lung cancer)
65 – Ellen Ochoa, Astronaut
@63 – David O. Selznick, American director, producer (d. 1965; heart attacks)
63 – Bono (Paul David Hewson), Irish singer-songwriter, musician and activist
“My heroes are the ones who survived doing it wrong, who made mistakes, but recovered from them.”– Bono
“Dream up the kind of world you want to live in. Dream out loud.”– Bono
58 – Linda Evangelista, Canadian model
“When people ask how have I kept on top, I have to say with the help of every photographer, make-up artist, and hairdresser I’ve ever worked with.”– Linda Evangelista
45 – Kenan Thompson, comedian (SNL)
@26 – John Wilkes Booth, American actor, assassin of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1865; shot)
@21 – Sid Vicious (John Simon Ritchie), English singer, bass player (d. 1979; OD)
“I’m not vicious really. I consider myself to be kindhearted. I love my mum.”– Sid Vicious

 
 

 

9 May

 

9 May 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 19 Day 129	Ave. Sky Cover 5%\ Visibility  25miles	Flagstaff Today  72° \ 32°
Wind  5mph \ Gusts  7mph	Nearest active fire: 132miles	Nearest Lightning:  371mi
Air Quality: Moderate High Risk of fire	May Averages: Flagstaff: 68° \ 34° May Average: 3 Days of moisture	Sunshine

Today’s Quote

 

Monthly Observations

Teen CEO Month Tennis Month Tay-Sachs and Canavan Diseases Month Textile Month  Link Tourettes Syndrome Awareness Month (5/15 - 6/15) Link

Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month Link Ultra-violet Awareness Month Women's Health Care Month Worldwide Home Schooling Awareness Month Young Achievers of Tomorrow Month National Family Month (5/12 to 6/16)

Weekly Observations

3-11  (World) Dystonia Awareness Week Link 6-12  National Nurses Day and Week Link  Link 7-10   Craft Brewers Week 8-12 Economic Development Week  Link National Etiquette Week Teacher Appreciation Week 8-14  International Coaching Week: Link National Stuttering Awareness 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

Alphabet Magnet Day  Link Butterscotch Brownie Day Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day Europe Day Home Front Heroes Day Link

Lost Sock Memorial Day National Teacher Day National Moscato Day National Sleepover Day Link Peter Pan Day

Today’s Thoughts

Great spring day.

A friend called about 8am this morning and needed a ride back to the Rez. He showed up about 9am and I took him back home.  Nice trip…

My dad was an accountant for several different meat packers back in the day. Last night’s 60 Minutes on child labor at these plants was frightening. Children as young as 13 were working the all-night shift to clean the kill floors. I was left shaking my head at this outrageous situation.

James Nachtwey is a 75-year-old photojournalist. He has some great historic photos. Be sure and google him to see some of his work.

The latest homicide rates were recently released. AZ 5.9/100,000, CO 3.9/100,000. Louisiana, the highest, 12.4/100,000. NH is the lowest 1/100,000

A list of states in drought conditions: #1 UT, #11 AZ, and #16 CO.

Enjoy

 

Animal Trivia

A pelican's beak can hold more food than its belly

If you have ever heard the phrase “my eyes were bigger than my stomach”, then you just might have something in common with a pelican. Pelican beaks are larger than their stomachs, making them able to pick up and carry food that they cannot actually swallow. Of course, this usually works in their favor, as when they pick up fish, they also tend to pick up a large amount of water. This water is then dumped, while the fish is swallowed.

Origins of State Names

Michigan

Michigan not only looks like a glove, but its name fits like a glove. Explorer Jacques Marquette settled the region in 1668 and named it such as a French derivation of the Chippewa word michigama, meaning “great or large lake.” Whale Marquette may not have realized it at the time, Michigan is the only state that borders four of the five Great lakes, an impressive geographic achievement for this northern lacustrine paradise.

Historic Events

       ·         1662 – The precursor to Mr. Punch made his first recorded appearance in England.
·         1955 – West Germany joined NATO.
·         1961 – FCC Chairman Newton N. Minow gave his Television is a Vast Wasteland Speech.
·         1974 – The United States House Committee on the Judiciary opened impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon.

Birthdays with some quotes

@93 – Mike Wallace, American journalist, media personality (d. 2012)
83 – James L. Brooks, American director, producer, screenwriter
“Dagwood Bumstead was a great unrecognized hero of American literature. He showed up every day, he got knocked down every day, he never got to eat his sandwich every day, the dog jumped on him every day, his wife was giving him a hard time and he showed up every day.”– James L. Brooks
@82 – Albert Finney, English actor (d. 2019)
“You’ll come to see that a man learns nothing from winning. The act of losing, however, can elicit great wisdom. Not least of which is how much more enjoyable it is to win. Its inevitable to lose now and again. The trick is not to make a habit of it.”– Albert Finney
@77 – J.M. Barrie, Scottish novelist, playwright (d. 1937; pneumonia)
“The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does.”– James M. Barrie 77 – Candice Bergen, American actress
74 – Billy Joel, American singer-songwriter, pianist
70 – Amy Hill, actor (Magnum PI)
@64 – Howard Carter, English archaeologist, historian (d. 1939; Hodgkin's)
62 – John Corbett, American actor
@59 – John Brown, American activist (d. 1859; hanged)
“Be mild with the mild, shrewd with the crafty, confiding to the honest, rough to the ruffian, and a thunderbolt to the liar. But in all this, never be unmindful of your own dignity.”– John Brown
44 – Rosario Dawson, American actress