27 May

 

May 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 21 Day 147	Ave. Sky Cover 5%\ Visibility  27mi.	Flagstaff Today  72° \ 36°
Wind  3mph \ Gusts  7mph	Nearest active fire: 25miles	Nearest Lightning:  243mi
Air Quality: Moderate Risk of fire: Extreme	May Averages: Flagstaff: 68° \ 34° May Average: 3 Days of moisture	Sunshine

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

16-27 Cannes Film Festival 21-27 National Medical Transcription Week Link World Orienteering Days Link EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Week  Link  Internat’l New Friends, Old Friends Week   National Unicycle Week   National Backyard Games Week   National Safe Boating Week World Schizophrenia Awareness Week Link Healthy and Safe Swimming Week) Link

22-6/4   National Seat Belt Reinforcement Week Link 23-28  Mule Days  Link   24-30 Fleet Week 25-31 Week of Solidarity With The People of Non-Self-Governing Territories 26-29 Old-Time Player Piano Weekend  Link Mudbug Madness Days   National Polka Weekend Link

Daily Observations

Don't Fry Day Link Grape Popsicle Day Heat Awareness Day  Link   National Chardonnay Day Link National Cooler Day Link National Paper Airplane Day Link

National Polka Day Link  National Road Trip Day    Link National Title Track Day National Wig Out Day Sun Screen Day   World Lindy Hop Day

Today’s Thoughts

Sunshine and blue sky…couldn’t ask for more.

I got busy yesterday and by the time I got home, I was too tired to post anything.

Yesterday I did some shopping and then met up with Faith and Andy for a nice lunch. They were just back from Phx. Andy’s brother is still in rehab as Andy deals with the medical personnel. They are giving his brother meds to stop his seizures. Andy thinks they need to reevaluate his meds, but the Dr., the rehab center, the hospital in Phx and HIS aren’t communicating very well. It is a daunting task, but both Andy and Faith worked for the Bureau and know how to handle a bureaucracy.

Circle K has a promotion to start summer driving and yesterday between 4p and 7p regular gas was had a 40 cents discount. I went over about 4:15. I filled up my tank at $3.79/gallon. Been quite a while since I’ve seen gas that cheap. I only had about a 5-min. wait for an open pump. I told a couple of friends and both said it sounded ‘sketchy’. I agreed but told them to check the website.

Happy to see the new Jeopardy Masters Champion. I’m a real jeopardy fan since I was in Jr. High. Watching the historical best and most-wins competitors has been very entertaining.

Yesterday there was a 19-acre wildfire near Sedona. By this morning it was 33-acres. It is in rough, steep terrain. I hope they get hold of it soon.

A few weeks ago, I got a new Visa card that pays better cash-back than the one I had. I am in the process of changing all my bills to that new card. This morning I went the APS (Az Public Service) to change my payment. Every time I got blocked from putting in a credit card. I called and after 2+ hours I think it is changed. After three phone center people and two different techs at their credit card provider, a supervisor finally did it. The good outcome is that I remained calm with every new person. When I finally got a supervisor, she simply went on my account and changed it. She apologized and marked my current bill of $75 as paid. I did keep reminding each new person that it was 2023 and not 1970 when it comes to internet payments.

Enjoy

Ocean Trivia

In "Finding Nemo," the ‘clownfish’ is the circus-related name of the type of anemone-dwelling fish that Nemo and his dad Marlin are.

Origins of State Names

South Carolina

It’s no surprise that South Carolina shares an origin story with North Carolina, as described above. Despite this, South Carolina possesses a unique identity and southern charm that differentiate it from its neighbor to the North.
South Dakota
Once again, there’s no unique origin story for South Dakota, as it shares that history with North Dakota. But what makes South Dakota particularly stunning compared to its northern neighbor are South Dakota’s Black Hills and Badlands that make it a must-visit site for nature lovers.

Historic Events

• 1703 – Tsar Peter the Great founded the city of Saint Petersburg.
• 1933 – The Century of Progress World’s Fair opened in Chicago.
• 1941 – The British navy sank the German battleship, Bismarck, in the North Atlantic near France, killing over 2,000 Germans. Sink the Bismarck song
• 1972 – The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty was signed by United States President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev. The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty limited the US and USSR to 2 anti-ballistic missile complexes with 100 missiles each, and the number of intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched ballistic missiles was frozen at the then-existing levels.

Birthdays with some quotes

100 – Henry Kissinger, German-American political scientist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate
@93 – Christopher Lee, English actor (d. 2015)
“We don’t always get the kind of work we want, but we always have a choice of whether to do it with good grace or not.”– Christopher Lee
88 – Lee Meriwether, American model, actress, Miss America 1955
85 – Harlan Ellison, American author, screenwriter (d. 2018)
“You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant.”– Harlan Ellison
@82 – Cornelius Vanderbilt, American businessman, philanthropist (d. 1877)
“Never be a minion, always be an owner.”– Cornelius Vanderbilt
@82 – Vincent Price, American actor (d. 1993)
“In art, religion, and politics the respect must be mutual, no matter how violent the disagreement.”– Vincent Price
@57 – Rachel Carson, American biologist, environmentalist, author (d. 1964; heart attack)
“One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, “What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?”– Rachel Carson
52 – Paul Bettany, English actor
50 – Jack McBrayer, American comedic actor
“I love summertime more than anything else in the world. That is the only thing that gets me through the winter, knowing that summer is going to be there.”– Jack McBrayer
48 – Jamie Oliver, chef
@39 – James Butler ‘Wild Bill’ Hickok, American folk hero (d. 1876; shot during poker game)
“Can you let me go to hell the way I want to?”– Wild Bill Hickok
33 – Chris Colfer, American actor, singer

 
 

 

25 May

 

25 May 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 21 Day 145	Ave. Sky Cover 5%\ Visibility  24mi.	Flagstaff Today  73° \ 37°
Wind  3mph \ Gusts  7mph	Nearest active fire: 25miles	Nearest Lightning:  277mi
Air Quality: Fair Risk of fire: High Extreme	May Averages: Flagstaff: 68° \ 34° May Average: 3 Days of moisture	Sunshine

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

16-27 Cannes Film Festival 21-27 Nat’l Medical Transcription Week Link World Orienteering Days Link EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Week  Link  Internat’l New Friends, Old Friends Week   National Unicycle Week   National Backyard Games Week   National Safe Boating Week World Schizophrenia Awareness Week Link Healthy and Safe Swimming Week) Link

22-6/4   National Seat Belt Reinforcement Week Link 23-25 Display Week  Link 23-28  Mule Days  Link   24-30 Fleet Week 25-31 Week of Solidarity With The People of Non-Self-Governing Territories

Daily Observations

Brown Bag it Day Cookie Monster's Birthday  Link   Eat More Fruits & Vegetables Day  Link International Plastic Free Day Link National Brown Bag-it Day Link  National Tap Dance Day National Wine Day Link

Nerd Pride Day or Geek Pride Day Link Shavout Sing Out Day Stop The Bleed Day Link Towel Day Link Wine Day World Thyroid Day  Link

Today’s Thoughts

Blue sky, just a breeze, can’t ask for any better weather.

Sad to read of the passing of Music Icon Tina Turner at 83. Her songs live on.

As more Republicans enter the 2024 Presidential Primary, remember, at this time in 2016 Trump was polling at 3% for the Primary.

US military has killed a civilian with a drone strike on Syrian land. The ‘current’ story is that the target was Syrian terrorist. I have to wonder if we will ever know the truth or if the US will pay the Syrian farmer’s family for the untimely death. Hmmm.

Dr. Jacob Weasel, 36, a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and a surgeon at Monument Health in Rapid City, has become the first Native American to summit Mount Everest.

Enjoy

Ocean Trivia

The UNESCO World Heritage Site off the coast of Queensland is the world’s largest coral system, composed of over 2,900 of its namesake items and 900 islands: Great Barrier Reef, so named in 1981.

Origins of State Names

Rhode Island

You’ll have to forgive early explorers for assuming Rhode Island was an island. The New England state’s official stance on the origin of its name is that Dutch explorer Adriaen Block, on his 1614 expedition, called it "Roodt Eylandt” ("red island”) after seeing the red clay that lined the shore. One other popular theory however, is that explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano anchored near present-day Providence and compared the region to the Greek island of Rhodes. Though it’s not an island, Rhode Island still offers incredible oceanside views of the Atlantic that have earned it the very appropriate nickname, the Ocean State.

Historic Events

• 240 BC – First recorded perihelion passage of Halley’s Comet.It will next appear in mid-2061.
• 1878 – Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opened at the Opera Comique in London.
• 1925 – John T. Scopes was indicted for teaching human evolution in Tennessee.
• 1977 – 1977 – Star Wars (now Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) opened Memorial Day weekend, marking the biggest entertainment juggernaut in modern popular culture, now second only to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
• 1977 – Chinese government removed the ban on the works of William Shakespeare, the biggest entertainment juggernaut in the Elizabethan era.
• 1986 – Hands Across America took place.

Birthdays with some quotes

@89 – Beverly Sills, American soprano and actress (d. 2007)
“You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.”– Beverly Sills
84 – Ian McKellen, actor
80 – Leslie Uggams, American actress and singer
79 – Frank Oz, English-born American puppeteer, filmmaker, actor
“I don’t look back, I just go forward. I’m just proud of the fact that my parents were immigrants and we had nearly nothing, and all of the sudden, with the help of a lot of people and my parents as a model, I amounted to something.”– Frank Oz
@78 – Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet, philosopher (d. 1882; pneumonia)
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”– Ralph Waldo Emerson
“This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life.”– Ralph Waldo Emerson
@71 – Bill Robinson (Mr. Bojangles), American actor, dancer (d. 1949; heart failure)
60 – Mike Meyers, actor
@53 – Anne Heche, American actress (d. 2022; car crash)
53 – Jamie Kennedy, American actor, producer, screenwriter
53 – Octavia Spenser, actress
50 – Molly Sims, American model
“Don’t wear big earrings and a big necklace and a big ring all at the same time. Pick your magic.”– Molly Sims
47 –Cillian Murphy, actor
29 – Aly Raisman, American gymnast
24 – Brec Bassinger, American actress

 
 

 

24 May

 

24 May 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 21 Day 144	Ave. Sky Cover 5%\ Visibility  27mi.	Flagstaff Today  73° \ 40°
Wind  4mph \ Gusts  13mph	Nearest active fire: 218miles	Nearest Lightning:  133mi
Air Quality: Moderate Risk of fire: High	May Averages: Flagstaff: 68° \ 34° May Average: 3 Days of moisture	Sunshine

Today’s Quote

Monthly Observations

Weekly Observations

16-27 Cannes Film Festival 17-23  National Medical Transcription Week Link World Orienteering Days Link 21-27 National Medical Transcription Week Link World Orienteering Days Link EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Week  Link  International New Friends, Old Friends Week   National Unicycle Week   National Backyard Games Week   National Safe Boating Week World Schizophrenia Awareness Week Link Healthy and Safe Swimming Week) Link

22-6/4   National Seat Belt Reinforcement Week Link 23-25 Display Week  Link 23-28  Mule Days  Link   24-30 Fleet Week

Daily Observations

Aviation Maintenance Technician Day  Link Brother's Day  Link Declaration of The Bab Emergency Medical Services for Children Day Link  EMS Day  Link Escargot Day

International Tiara Day Morse Code Day National and International Missing Children's Day  Link Scavenger Hunt and Treasure Hunt Day Link World Schizophrenia Awareness Day Link Yucatan Shrimp Day Link

Today’s Thoughts

Very few clouds, guess the weather guy was right, monsoon on a break.

While I was out and about, I got my car washed. Taking advantage of the monthly deal.

Super typhoon Mawar is heading for Guam. There may be 157mph winds and 25’ waves. It’s exact path isn’t know yet.

Ash from Popocatépetl volcano, which is in a central part of Mexico, has delayed flights in Mexico City and led authorities to close schools in dozens of municipalities. There are 25 million people living in a 60-mile radius of the volcano.

Only in AZ. Kari Lake lost the election. She just lost her final trial to prove that she won the election. Almost immediately after that announcement, the Republican leader of the Senate declared that AZ counties could no longer use any machines to count votes in all elections.  He was quickly reminded that his declaration did not have the rule of law behind it and was just issued to confuse voters.

Enjoy

Ocean Trivia

The Vampire squid gets its name not because it has a taste for blood but from the dark skin on its arms that makes it look like it’s wearing a Dracula-esque cape.

Origins of State Names

Pennsylvania

While Pennsylvania played a key role in helping to achieve American independence, its name has less to do with its political history and more with the state’s lush greenery. The Province of Pennsylvania — a name meaning “Penn’s Woods” — was inspired by the surname of its founder, William Penn, and also by the new province's forests, sylva (or “forest trees”). Penn envisioned a “a green country town” that encouraged religious freedom, which in turn led to Pennsylvania becoming one of the most culturally diverse among the 13 original colonies.

Historic Events

• 1626 – Peter Minuit bought Manhattan from the Lenape Indians for “60 guilders worth of trade,” approximately $1,143 in 2020 dollars.
• 1844 – Samuel F.B. Morse sent the first public telegraph message – ‘What Hath God Wrought?’ through the Washington-to-Baltimore telegraph line.
• 1958 – United Press International (UPI) was formed through a merger of the United Press and the International News Service.

Birthdays with some quotes

85 – Tommy Chong, Canadian-American comedic actor
82 – Bob Dylan (Robert Allen Zimmerman), American singer-songwriter, Nobel Prize laureate
@81 – Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (d. 1901)
79 – Patti LaBelle, American singer-songwriter
“There is nothing more personal than your values. What you will and won’t do to get ahead, the lines you will and won’t cross to win, whom you will and won’t step on for personal gain, are at the very core of your code of honor. And your code of honor determines your character. And your character is who you are. Behind closed doors. When nobody is watching.”– Patti LaBelle
78 – Priscilla Presley, American actress
“When one of Lisa’s baby teeth fell out here, the tooth fairy left her 50 cents. Another tooth fell out when she was with her father in Las Vegas, and that tooth fairy left her $5. When I told Elvis that 50 cents would be more in line, he laughed. He knew I was not criticizing him; how would Elvis Presley know the going rate for a tooth?”– Priscilla Presley
58 – John C. Reilly, American character actor
“I view my strongest competition as myself. You’re always trying to top yourself, rather than worrying about what other people are doing.”– John C. Reilly
56 – Eric Close, American actor
51 – Greg Berlanti, American director, producer, screenwriter
48 – Will Sasso, Canadian comedic actor
@44 – Heavy D  (Dwight Arrington Myers), Jamaican-American rapper (d. 2011; pulmonary embolism)
“I was in California the first time I heard Michael Jackson wanted to record with me. I was, like, ‘Nah, no way, he’s too big, it can’t be true.’ Then I got a call from Michael’s people at my hotel telling me he was interested. But I still wasn’t believing it – I thought they were setting me up for a TV practical jokes show.”– Heavy Ds