25 Mar

 

Flagstaff Today 63°: 29° Week 13 Day 84 Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Wind 4 mph Gusts 7 mph Active Fire: 347 miles away Risk of Fire: High Nearest lightning: 1346 miles away Mar Averages: Temps: 52°\24° Moisture: 4 Days

Weekly Observations

3-4/19 Orthodox Lent 5-4/19 Lent

21-27 International Week of Solidarity with People's Struggling Against Racism & Discrimination 23-29 National Protocol Officer's Week International Phace Syndrome Awareness Week National Cleaning Week Link 24-30  Shakespeare Week Link 25-31  National Farm Workers Awareness Week Link Link National Physicians Week Link

Daily Observations

All Womens' Equal Pay Link American Diabetes Assoc. Alert Day Link   International Day of Remembrance of The Victims of Slavery and The Transatlantic International Day of The Unborn Child  Link International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members Link

Lobster Newburg Day Maryland Day Medal of Honor Day National Day of Celebration of Greek & American Democracy National Medal of Honor Day Old New Year's Day Pecan Day Tolkien Reading Day Vaffeldagen (Waffle Day) Link  World Math’s Day Link

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Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

A nice spring day.

After trying several test, my doctor has referred me to a Gastro guy to figure out my loose stools. It may take awhile to get in. I’ll know later today.

President Trump has a worse criminal recorded that 99% of those he is deporting. Hmmm.

As DOGE is ‘scrubbing’ information from websites is the 2025 version of burning books. Something to think about.

 

Trivia for all

Random Thoughts…

§  Sliced bread was originally advertised as “the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped.”

§  A group of Misers is a Horde.

§  America has its own super-volcano – at Yellowstone National Park. Its super-eruptions tend to occur every 600,000 – 800,000 years; the last one was about 600k ago.

§  New York City has 520 miles of coastline – more than the coastline of Miami, San Francisco, Boston, and Los Angeles combined.

§  The ancient Roman Colosseum had a retractable roof.

§  North Korea has its own distinct basketball rules, such as three points for a dunk, four points for a three-pointer that does not touch the rim, minus one point for missing a free throw, and eight points for a basket scored in the final three seconds.

Historic Events

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Birthdays

99 – Gene Shalit, American journalist, critic 81 – Paul Michael Glaser, American actor 78 – Sir Elton John (Reginald Kenneth Dwight), English singer-songwriter, 63 – Marcia Cross, American actress 43 – Danica Patrick, American race car driver 41 – Katharine McPhee, American singer-songwriter, actress

@77 – Howard Cosell, broadcaster, journalist, author (d. 1995; embolism) @76 – Aretha Franklin, American singer-songwriter, Queen of Soul (d. 2018; hospice) @61 – Hoyt Axton, American singer-songwriter, actor (d. 1999; heart attack) @30 – Johnny Burnette, American singer-songwriter (d. 1964; drowned)

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24 Mar

 

Flagstaff Today 60°: 37° Week 13 Day 83 Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Wind 6 mph Gusts 9 mph Active Fire: 394 miles away Risk of Fire: Moderate High Extreme Nearest lightning: 1847 miles away Mar Averages: Temps: 52°\24° Moisture: 4 Days

Weekly Observations

3-4/19 Orthodox Lent 5-4/19 Lent 21-27 International Week of Solidarity with People's Struggling Against Racism & Discrimination

23-29 National Protocol Officer's Week International Phace Syndrome Awareness Week National Cleaning Week Link 24-30  Shakespeare Week Link

Daily Observations

Chocolate Covered Raisins Day Cocktail Day International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for Dignity of Victims Link

National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day Link National Cocktail Day World Tuberculosis Day

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Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

The day started cloudy but by 10am it was a clear sky and nice day.

Our Great Decisions discussion was very interesting. Looking forward to a better economic outcome we found that some of Trump’s concepts are good, but it is Trump’s implementation that makes everyone feel like we are living in chaos. There are too many regulations that hurt the American people. There are too many people in the Federal government. We are hoping for an end to the chaos. Also, since we all receive Social Security checks, Trump needs to be ‘hands off’ SS checks. Two of our members have a child in Antarctica on a Federal Grant and they are concerned the grant will be killed, and then no money to bring their son home. Another couple has 2 grandkids who are farmers, and they are concerned that Federal assistance will stop and they will lose their farms. We are a small group and realize there are lots of stories like ours everywhere across the country. Hoping for the best.

Trivia for all

Random Thoughts…

·   The fear of vegetables is called Lachanophobia.

·   A group of Onions is called a Rope.

·   Baby Carrots are not naturally mini-sized carrots… they are just cut down to size from imperfect, normal-sized carrots.

·   Chicago O’ Hare airport has the ORD short-code because it was originally called Orchard Field and no one bothered to change it when it was renamed.

·   Mother Theresa – Real Name: Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu

·   Nicolas Cage – Real Name: Nicolas Coppola

·   For a detective, a surprise party is the ultimate insult.

·   Joseph Stalin’s real name was Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili. He decided to change his name to Stalin in 1902, meaning “steel” in Russian, which he believed would make him appear tough.

 

Historic Events

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Birthdays

Bob Mackie, 85, American fashion designer   74 – Tommy Hilfiger, American fashion designer, founded the Tommy Hilfiger Corporation 55 – Lara Flynn Boyle, American actress 52 – Jim Parsons, American actor 49 – Peyton Manning, American football player 46 – Lake Bell, Jewish-American actress

@68 – Louie Anderson, American actor and comedian (d. 2022; lymphoma)   @52 – Harry Houdini, Hungarian-Jewish American magician and actor (d. 1926; peritonitis) @46 – Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle, American actor, director, screenwriter (d. 1933; heart attack) @25 – Clyde Barrow, criminal (d. 1934; shot) @95 – Joseph Barbera, American animator and producer, co-founded Hanna-Barbera (d. 2006) @74 – Norman Fell, American actor (d. 1998; cancer) @50 – Steve McQueen, American actor (d. 1980; heart attack) @74 – R. Lee Ermey, American sergeant and character actor (d. 2018; pneumonia)

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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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