23 Mar

 

Flagstaff Today 63°: 29° Week 13 Day 82 Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Wind 8 mph Gusts 16 mph Active Fire: 279 miles away Risk of Fire: High Nearest lightning: 614 miles away Mar Averages: Temps: 52°\24° Moisture: 4 Days

Weekly Observations

23-29 National Protocol Officer's Week International Phace Syndrome Awareness Week Link National Cleaning Week Link

3-4/19 Orthodox Lent 5-4/19 Lent 17-23   Act Happy Week International Teach Music Week National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week National Fix A Leak Week     Link National Fragrance Week   Link Wellderly Week   World Optometry Week   Link  Link Link  21-27 International Week of Solidarity with People's Struggling Against Racism & Discrimination

Daily Observations

Atheist Day Link Chip and Dip Day Puppy Day National Puppy Day  Link  Link National Chia Day Link National Tamale Day

Near Miss Day OK Day Link World Meteorological Day   Link  Link Link  Link Link World Optometry Day Link  Link  Link Link Link Link

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Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

A nice spring day. I’m as ready as I can be for our discussion group.

Trump has rescinded Biden’s executive order that gave 574 recognized 574 tribal nations sovereignty. What a mess.

It was pointed out to me that DOGE seems to be cutting funding and employees from the social programs at a much faster pace than from the Dept. of Defense. Last month Musk spoke on the ‘F-4*’ fighter planes stating that drones have made all ‘F-4*’ obsolete. Yesterday Trump did an executive order to fund the building of the latest ‘F-4*’ fighter jet. All the American people want to know is ‘Who is in charge?’

Trivia for all

Random Thoughts…

·         A group of Cranes is called a Sedge or Seige.

·         Biggest film of 1963: Cleopatra (Drama) earned ~ $57,000,000

·         Green Bell Peppers are unripe versions of Red Peppers.

·         The first soda was made in Michigan – Vernor’s Ginger Ale, in 1866.

·         The last place you look for something is always where you find it. #science

Historic Events

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Birthdays

71 – Kenneth Cole, American fashion designer, founded Kenneth Cole Productions 68 – Amanda Plummer, American actress 49 – Michelle Monaghan, American actress 49 – Keri Russell, American actress 36 – Ayesha Curry, Canadian-American chef, author, television personality

@88 – Roger Bannister, English runner and academic (d. 2018)   @78 – John Bartram, American botanist and explorer (d. 1777) @75 – Ric Ocasek, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer (d. 2019; heart disease) @70ish – Joan Crawford, American film actress (d. 1977; heart attack) @65 – Wernher von Braun, German-American physicist, engineer (d. 1977; pancreatic cancer)

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22 Mar

Flagstaff Today 57°: 23° Week 12 Day 81 Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Wind 6 mph Gusts 10 mph Active Fire: 242 miles away Risk of Fire: High Nearest lightning: 2575 miles away Mar Averages: Temps: 52°\24° Moisture: 4 Days

Weekly Observations

3-4/19 Orthodox Lent 5-4/19 Lent 16-22  American Chocolate Week Link National Agriculture Week National Animal Poison Prevention Week   Link  Link National Inhalant and Poisons Awareness Week   Link  National Poison Prevention Week   Link World Folktales & Fables Week

17-23   Act Happy Week International Teach Music Week National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week National Fix A Leak Week     Link National Fragrance Week   Link Wellderly Week   World Optometry Week   Link  Link Link  21-27 International Week of Solidarity with People's Struggling Against Racism & Discrimination

Daily Observations

39 And Holding Day  Link American Diabetes Alert Day As Young As You Feel Day Link Bavarian Crepes Day Be Mad Day Earth Hour Goof Off Day (Goof-off ideas) International Day of The Seal

Talk Like William Shatner Day Tuskegee Airmen Day Walk In The Sand Day Link  Women Arts Day World Daffodil Day Link (Northern Hemisphere) World Day for Water (aka World Water Day)  Link World Day of Metta

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Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

A nice Friday.

My Econ 101 class in college did not give me enough to understand the economics for my presentation on Saturday. This will be a challenge for sure.

I get protests, but I do not get destroying property…these Tesla burnings are not OK.

The VA in Phoenix has removed all 22 tribal flags from its office hallways. They say they are complying with DOGE. Disgusting.

On Monday this week Trump said he would release all JFK assassination files to the public without redactions. So a whole lot of unredacted files were released on Tuesday. First, there were no smoking guns to help conspiracy fanatics found. Om fact, the majority of the files released had been previously released but redacted. Second, by not redacting the files it released the names, SS#’s and DOB of many staff members and interviewees from the committees. Many are still living. Now SS has said they will provide new SS#’s to those who are still alive…what a mess.

 

Trivia for all

Random Thoughts…

·   “What I have learned in this life is you can never be ashamed of where you come from.” – Tyler Perry

·         Every time we exhale we produce plant food.

·   The name for the shape a classic soccer ball is based on is called a “truncated icosahedron”.

·     Coke Zero is specifically marketed toward men, who were shown to associate Diet Coke with femininity.

·    When someone says they’ll be there in 6 minutes, they will probably arrive earlier than someone that says they’ll be there in 5.

·    Multiple studies have shown high top sneakers are no more effective than low top sneakers in preventing ankle sprains.

·      The word “dinosaur” comes from Ancient Greek meaning “terrible lizard”.

·     The federal government spent about $350 billion during World War II — or twice as much as it had spent in total for the entire history of the U.S. government up to that point.

Historic Events

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Birthdays

94 – William Shatner, Canadian actor 78 – James Patterson, American author 77 – Andrew Lloyd Webber, English composer 66 – Matthew Modine, American actor 49 – Reese Witherspoon, American actress 36 – Tyler Oakley, American internet celebrity

@97 – Karl Malden (Mladen George Sekulovich), American actor (d. 2009) @93 – Pat Robertson, minister broadcaster, founded Christian Broadcasting Network (d. 2023) @91 – Stephen Sondheim, American composer (d. 20201) @84 – Marcel Marceau, French mime and actor (d. 2007) @80 – Werner Klemperer, German-American actor (d. 2000) @74 – Leonard Joseph "Chico" Marx, actor, Marx Brother (d. 1961; arteriosclerosis) @61 – Ross Martin, American actor (d. 1981; heart attack)

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21 Mar

 

Flagstaff Today 56°: 18° Week 12 Day 80 Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Wind 7 mph Gusts 8 mph Active Fire: 133 miles away Risk of Fire: Moderate Nearest lightning: 2088 miles away Mar Averages: Temps: 52°\24° Moisture: 4 Days

Weekly Observations

3-4/19 Orthodox Lent 5-4/19 Lent 16-22  American Chocolate Week Link National Agriculture Week National Animal Poison Prevention Week   Link  Link National Inhalant and Poisons Awareness Week   Link  National Poison Prevention Week   Link World Folktales & Fables Week 17-21  LGBT Health Awareness Week Link

17-23   Act Happy Week International Teach Music Week National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week National Fix A Leak Week     Link National Fragrance Week   Link Wellderly Week   World Optometry Week   Link  Link Link  18-21   Native American Awareness Week Link 21-27 International Week of Solidarity with People's Struggling Against Racism & Discrimination

Daily Observations

Common Courtesy Day Day of Forests French Bread Day Gallo Wine Day International Colour 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 Common Courtesy Day National Day of Action On Syringe Exchange Link National Farm Rescuer Day Link

National Fragrance Day Link  National Healthy Fats Day National Renewable Energy Day National Single Parent Day Link National Spray Tanning Day Link  Smiley Day :)  Link Link Teenager Day Twitter Day WE Day Link  World Down Syndrome Day Link World Glacier Day World Poetry Day  Link   World Puppetry Day Link World Sparrow Day  Link World Vermouth Day Link

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Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

A nice day to start spring. I hope we get moisture, just no more snow.

When a fast food place says “sorry for the wait.”, I wonder if they meant ‘weight’.

The chainsaw continues. I hope that closing the Dept. of Education really improves all our students education. I have qualms about that.

Trivia for all NEW

Random Thoughts…

Machetes in English-Speaking Caribbean countries are referred to as a “Cutlass”.

Snowflakes are one of nature’s most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together.

Michael Caine – Real Name: Maurice Micklewhite

Historic Events

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Birthdays

79 – Timothy Dalton, Welsh-English actor 67 – Gary Oldman, English actor 63 – Matthew Broderick, American actor 63 – Rosie O’Donnell, American actress and talk show host 25 – Jace Norman, American actor

@65 – Johann Sebastian Bach, German Baroque composer, musician (d. 1750) @65 – Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., American director, producer (d. 1932) @72 – John D. Rockefeller III, American philanthropist (d. 1978; auto accident) @83 – Julio Gallo, American businessman, co-founded E & J Gallo Winery (d. 1993) @56 – James Coco, American character actor (d. 1987; heart attack) @70 – Eddie Money, American singer-songwriter (d. 2019; cancer)

…The End for today…