9 July

9 July 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 28 Day 189 Ave. Sky Cover 5%\ Visibility  27mi. Flagstaff Today  85° \ 51° 
Wind  5mph \ Gusts  9mph  Nearest active fire: 21miles Nearest Lightning:  239mi
Air Quality: Moderate   Moisture Days this month: 5 days
Risk of fire: Extreme July Averages: Temps 82° \ 51° Moisture 8 Days
Sunshine  Red Flag Warning

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

1-24 Tour de France  4-10 Freedom Week National Marijuana Facts Week 8-12 Running of The Bulls (Spain)

9-15 National Cancer Survivor Sibling Week National Theraputic Recreation Week National Vodka Week Operation Safe Driver Week Sports Clich Week

Daily Observations

Dead Head Day (Grateful Dead fans) Eid-Al-Adha Fashion Day International Town Criers Day Martyrdom of the Bab

National Dimples Day Link National Don’t Put all your Eggs in One National No Bra Day Link  National Sugar Cookie Day National Sugar Cookie Day Omelet Day

Today’s Thoughts

Another warm day.

I had a nice talk with Ellie yesterday. She’s getting ready for Canada Tour in October. She is also in the process of moving to a retirement community near her current place. It sure sounds like a great place for her. I know she will enjoy it. Lots to do and no worries about the maintenance of the place.

After I got home yesterday the Dr. called and said I should also be on an antiviral medication for my Bell’s Palsy. So just added 3 more tablets…big ones…to my daily routine. I hope this helps as chewing and cleaning my mouth is becoming a real pain. Otherwise I’m doing fine.

Enjoy

True Conspiracy Theories…

COINTELPRO

The FBI's Counterintelligence Program was aimed at disrupting and discrediting political organizations in the US. It included illegal surveillance, infiltration, and harassment of civil rights leaders and anti-war activists.

Random Trivia…

Octopuses have three hearts.

Historic Events

• 1762 – Catherine the Great became Empress of Russia
• 1868 – Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (regarding voting rights) was passed.
• 1893 – The first open-heart surgery was performed by Dr. Daniel Hale, in Chicago.
• 1958 – A 1,700-foot tsunami struck Lituya Bay, Alaska.

Birthdays with some quotes

@95 – Ed Ames (Edmund Dantes Urick), American singer and actor
89 – Donald Rumsfeld, American politician
“There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don’t know we don’t know.”– Donald Rumsfeld
@81 – Brian Dennehy, American actor (d. 2020)
81 – Richard Roundtree, American actor
78 – Dean Koontz, American author and screenwriter
“Writing isn’t a source of pain. It’s psychic chemotherapy. It reduces your psychological tumors and relieves your pain.”– Dean Koontz
@78 – Lee Hazlewood, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2007; cancer)
76 – O.J. Simpson, American football player, felon, actor
“I don’t know how often I can discuss one incident in my entire life, but I’ll continue to do that.”– O.J. Simpson
71 – John Tesh, American pianist, composer and television host
68 – Lindsey Graham, American politician
68 – Jimmy Smits, American actor
@67 – Vince Edwards, American actor, singer, and director (d. 1996; cancer)
67 – Tom Hanks, American actor
“We are still in the position of waking up and having a choice. Do I make the world better today somehow, or do I not bother?”– Tom Hanks
66 – Marc Almond, English singer-songwriter
“There’s no such thing as ‘I can’t do it’.”– Marc Almond
“If you were born by the sea, there’s always a magnet that draws you back there.”– Marc Almond
66 – Tim Kring, American screenwriter and producer
66 – Kelly McGillis, American actress
59 – Courtney Love, American singer-songwriter and actress
“I’ve discreetly dated a lot of people – I once dated a billionaire, mostly because it was fun to say, “I’m dating a billionaire,” but we did not have the same taste in music, and it was doomed.”– Courtney Love
@48 – Elias Howe, American inventor, invented the sewing machine (d. 1867; gout)
48 – Jack White, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
47 – Fred Savage, American actor, director, and producer
32 – Mitchel Musso, American actor and singer
24 – Claire Corlett, American voice actress

…The End for today…

 

8 July

 

8 July 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 27 Day 189 Ave. Sky Cover 5%\ Visibility  27mi. Flagstaff Today  85° \ 48° 
Wind  9mph \ Gusts  19mph  Nearest active fire: 23miles Nearest Lightning:  352mi
Air Quality: Fair Moisture Days this month: 5 days
Risk of fire: Extreme July Averages: Temps 82° \ 51° Moisture 8 Days
Sunshine  Red Flag Warning

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

1-24 Tour de France  2-8 Be Nice To New Jersey Week National Bikini Contest Week National Farriers Week

4-10 Freedom Week National Marijuana Facts Week 8-12 Running of The Bulls (Spain)

Daily Observations

Be a Kid Again Day Bald Is In Carver Day  Link   Coca Cola Day  Link Grange Day

International Skinny Dip Day  Link Math 2.0 Day (Founding Day)  Link National Freezer Pop Day  Link National Milk Chocolate with Almonds Day National Video Game Day  Link SCUD Day aka Savor the Comic, Unplug the Drama Day

Today’s Thoughts

Another summer day in the 80’s. Breeze is helping.

Dr. is giving me an antiviral to help with the Bell’s Palsy…everything else is good. Return in two weeks for a checkup.

Looking forward to a healing weekend with no fires and hoping the monsoons arrive soon.

Enjoy`

True Conspiracy Theories…

CIA Assassinations

The CIA was involved in multiple assassinations of foreign leaders, including Patrice Lumumba of Congo and Salvador Allende of Chile.

Random Trivia…

For comparison, an elephant's heart weighs around 30 pounds. And a human heart? A mere 10 ounces. Elephants can’t jump. (smithsonianmag.com)

Historic Events

               ·         1775 – Representatives from the colonies sent an “Olive Branch Petition” to avoid a complete break with England.
         ·         1889 – The first issue of The Wall Street Journal was published.
         ·         1932 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached the lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22.
         ·         1947 – First reports of a UFO reportedly crash-landed in Roswell, New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident.

Birthdays with some quotes

@97 – John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Standard Oil Company (d. 1937)
88 – Steve Lawrence, American actor and singer
@83 – Jerry Vale, American singer (d. 2014)
@79 – Ferdinand von Zeppelin, founded the Zeppelin Airship Company (d. 1917)
@79 – Nelson Rockefeller, 41st Vice President of the United States (d. 1979; heart attack)
Wherever we look upon this earth, the opportunities take shape within the problems.”
– Nelson Rockefeller
“A man should make all he can, and give all he can.”– Nelson Rockefeller
@81 – Craig Stevens, American actor (d. 2000)
79 – Jeffrey Tambor, American actor
76 – Kim Darby, American actress
74 – Wolfgang Puck, Austrian-American chef and restaurateur
@73 – Jean de La Fontaine, French author and poet (d. 1695)
72 – Anjelica Huston, American actress
“What I like to think, and perhaps it is an adolescent thought, is that anything can happen. As long as you think that anything can happen, it will. We’re all allowed to have our dreams.”– Anjelica Huston
“I like it when you read a script and there’s the part that you show to the other characters and then there’s the part that only the audience knows.”– Anjelica Huston
@66 – Louis Jordan, American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (d. 1975; heart attack)
“With my little band, I did everything they did with a big band. I made the blues jump.”– Louis Jordan 62 – Toby Keith, American singer-songwriter
65 – Kevin Bacon, actor
@63 – Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss (d. 1948; tooth abscess)
@59 – Eli Lilly, American soldier, chemist, businessman, founded Eli Lilly & Company (d. 1898; cancer)
@57 – John Pemberton, American chemist and pharmacist, invented Coca-Cola (d. 1888; cancer)
53 – Beck (Bek David Campbell), American singer-songwriter
@49 – Marty Feldman, English actor (d. 1982; heart attack)
“I won’t eat anything that has intelligent life, but I’d gladly eat a network executive or a politician.”– Marty Feldman
45 – Milo Ventimiglia, American actor
25 – Jaden Smith, American actor and rapper
“They want you to believe the Sun is hot. I urge you to ask yourself ‘Have they ever touched it? Think about it.”– Jaden Smith

…The End for today…

 

7 July

 

7 July 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 27 Day 187 Ave. Sky Cover 5%\ Visibility  33mi. Flagstaff Today  85° \ 51° 
Wind  7mph \ Gusts  11mph  Nearest active fire: 21miles Nearest Lightning:  347mi
Air Quality: Moderate   Moisture Days this month: 5 days
Risk of fire: Extreme July Averages: Temps 82° \ 51° Moisture 8 Days
Sunshine  Red Flag Warning

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

1-7 National Independent Living Week National Unassisted Homebirth Week 1-24 Tour de France

2-8 Be Nice To New Jersey Week National Bikini Contest Week National Farriers Week 4-10 Freedom Week National Marijuana Facts Week

Daily Observations

Chocolate Day Link Dive Bar Day  Link Father-Daughter Take A Walk Together Day Global Forgiveness Day Link National Day of Rock n' Roll

National Macaroni Day National Strawberry Sundae Day Tell The Truth Day Victims of The Dallas, Texas Attack Day  Link World Chocolate Day

Today’s Thoughts

 Another hot dry day. Several small fires within Flagstaff area. One is on Mar’s Hill, home of Lowell Observatory…where Pluto was discovered.

A nice lunch with Mary, Mike, Faith, and Andy. Faith is doing well and now just slow in walking. Mary and Mike leave for Oregon in 15 days. All is going well. Shared some great stories about culture while we were teaching on the Rez. Times when as teachers, we learned about the culture by upsetting some parents. They are funny now, but at the time not so much.                   

Enjoy`

 

True Conspiracy Theories…

The Lavon Affair

In 1954, Israeli agents planted bombs in US and UK targets in Egypt to frame Muslim Brotherhood militants and damage US-Egyptian relations. The operation became known as the Lavon affair after the Israeli defense minister, Pinhas Lavon, who was forced to resign.

Random Trivia…

The heart of the blue whale, the largest animal on earth, is five feet long and weighs 400 pounds. The whale in total weighs 40,000 pounds. (nationalgeographic.com)

Historic Events

      ·         1863 – The US had its first military draft. You could be exempted for $300.
·         1907 – Florenz Ziegfeld held his first ‘Follies” on a NYC rooftop.
·         1928 – The Chillicothe Baking Company began selling sliced bread.
·         1930 – Construction of the Boulder (now Hoover) Dam began.
·         1954 – WHBQ in Memphis, TN debuted Elvis Presley’s first single, ‘That’s All Right.’
·         1981 – Sandra Day O’Connor became the first female member of the Supreme Court.

Birthdays with some quotes

96 – Doc Severinsen, American trumpet player and conductor
@87 – Simone Beck, French chef, author (d. 1991)
83 – Ringo Starr, English singer-songwriter, Beatles’ drummer, actor
“Let’s make my birthday, July the 7th at noon, Peace and Love Day. Everybody go, ‘Peace and love.’ In the office, on the bus, wherever. It’s still peace and love for me, I’m a product of the 60s and it was a very influential period in my life, and you know, my head was turned around a bit, my eyes were opened as it were. In fact, I even have it on my arm, ‘Peace and love’. I see nothing wrong with peace and love.”– Ringo Starr
@80 – Otto Frederick Rohwedder, American engineer, invented sliced bread (d. 1960)
@80 – Robert A. Heinlein, American science fiction writer (d. 1988)
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”– Robert A. Heinlein
@75 – Satchel Paige, American baseball player,coach (d. 1982; heart attack)
“How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?”– Satchel Paige
“Work like you don’t need the money. Love like you’ve never been hurt. Dance like nobody’s watching.”– Satchel Paige
74 – Shelley Duvall, American actress
@63 – Joel Siegel, American journalist and critic (d. 2007; colon cancer)
“If you fight back and get hit, it hurts a little while; if you don’t fight back it hurts forever.”– Joel Siegel 60 – Vonda Shepard, American singer-songwriter, actress
58 – Mo Collins, American comedic actress
57 – Jim Gaffigan, American comedian
“The Pearly Gates. Am I the only one who finds it odd that Heaven has gates? What kind of neighborhood is Heaven in?”– Jim Gaffigan
“Whenever you correct someone’s grammar just remember that nobody likes you.”– Jim Gaffigan
@53 – Mary Ford ( Iris Colleen Summer), American singer, guitarist (d. 1977; diabetic coma)
35 – Kaci Brown, American singer-songwriter
32 – Alesso, Swedish DJ

…The End for today…

 

6 July

 

6 July 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 27 Day 187 Ave. Sky Cover 5%\ Visibility  30mi. Flagstaff Today  85° \ 50° 
Wind  7mph \ Gusts  18mph  Nearest active fire: 21miles Nearest Lightning:  392mi
Air Quality: Moderate   Moisture Days this month: 0 days
Risk of fire: Extreme July Averages: Temps 82° \ 51° Moisture 8 Days
Sunshine  Fire Watch Warning

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

6/30-7/6 Nat’l Wildland Firefighter Week of Remembrance 1-7 National Independent Living Week National Unassisted Homebirth Week 1-24 Tour de France  2-8 Be Nice To New Jersey Week National Bikini Contest Week National Farriers Week 4-10 Freedom Week National Marijuana Facts Week

Daily Observations

Earth at Aphelion @ 4:06 pm EST Fast of Tammuz  Link Fried Chicken Day Link Hand Roll Day Link (Food) International Kissing Day or World Kiss Day

National Air Traffic Control Day National Fried Chicken Day Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day Link Umbrella Cover Day Virtually Hug a Virtual Assistant Day

Today’s Thoughts

Another very warm day. Weather guy no monsoon yet in the forecast. We need rain.

The Fire Watch is in effect through Friday…be careful in the forest.

I watched the Capitol 4^th on PBS last night. Seeing Chicago perform their hits from 50 years ago…their unique sound sure brought back memories. Even the younger crowd got into their sound.

I grew up in a time when the July 5^th stories were about Fireworks Accidents…some at shows, others in people’s backyard. For the past few years, the headlines have been about mass shootings at various venues throughout the US. Such a sad state of affairs.

Enjoy`

True Conspiracy Theories…NEW

Operation Mockingbird

The CIA's covert operation to control the media by planting stories and manipulating the news was exposed in the 1970s.

Random Trivia…

The most common wild bird in the world isn’t the sparrow or blue jay—it’s the red-billed quelea, which live in Africa and have an estimated population of 1.5 billion. (audubon.org)

Historic Events

          ·         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. 
       ·         1953 – Name That Tune debuted on CBS.

Birthdays with some quotes

@97 – Marc Chagall, Belarusian-French painter and poet (d. 1985)
“If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing.”– Marc Chagall @94 – Nancy Reagan, 42nd First Lady (d. 2016)
88 – Dalai Lama, religious leader
86 – Gene Chandler (Eugene Drake Dixon), American singer-songwriter
@86 – Della Reese (Delloreese Patricia Early), American actress and singer (d. 2017)
“My mother was a personal friend of God’s. They had ongoing conversations. ”Dell’a Reese
“You see, I was born in the slums, that was before the ghetto. The ghetto was kind of refined; the slums was right there on the ground.”– Della Reese
@82 – Merv Griffin, created Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! (d. 2007)
@83 – Ned Beatty, American actor (d. 2021)
78 – Burt Ward (Bert John Gervis Jr.), American actor
77 – George W. Bush, American businessman and politician, 43rd President of the United States
77 – Fred Dryer, American football player and actor
77 – Sylvester Stallone, American actor, director, and screenwriter
69 – Allyce Beasley, American actress
@59 – Sebastian Cabot, English-Canadian actor (d. 1977; stroke)
@55 – Bill Haley, American singer-songwriter, guitarist (Bill Haley & His Comets) (d. 1981; heart attack)
“I sat down one night and wrote the line rock, rock, rock everybody.”– Bill Haley @50 – Will James, American author and illustrator (d. 1942; alcoholism)
48 – 50 Cent (Curtis James Jackson III), American rapper,
@47 – Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter (d. 1954; embolism)
“At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.”– Frida Kahlo
@45 – John Paul Jones, Scottish-American captain (d. 1792; nephritis)
44 – Kevin Hart, American comedian, actor
“Life is too short to worry about what others say about you. Have fun and give them something to talk about.”– Kevin Hart

…The End for today…