31 Mar

Flagstaff Today 59°: 29° Week 14 Day 90 Air Quality: Fair Partly Cloudy Sunshine Wind 3 mph Gusts 5 mph Active Fire: 90 miles away Risk of Fire: Moderate Nearest lightning: 1689 miles away Mar Averages: Temps: 52°\24° Moisture: 4 Days

Weekly Observations

25-31  National Farm Workers Awareness Week Link Link National Physicians Week Link

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

Daily Observations

Anesthesia Tech Day Link Bunsen Burner Day Cesar Chavez Day Link Clams on the Half Shell Day International Hug A Medievalist Day International Transgender Day of Visibility  Link National Crayon Day Link Link

National "She's Funny That Way" Day National Tater Day  Link Oranges and Lemons Day Prom Day Link Starbucks Day Tater Day Terri's Day  Link World Backup Day

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Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

A nice spring day. I had a nice walk through the neighborhood.

I’m looking forward to a great spring and summer here in Flagstaff.

Random Thoughts…

·      Giant Pandas poop up to 40 times per day.

·      The word Chortle was made by the author of Alice in Wonderland in his poem Jabberwocky, as a nonsense word and blend of the words chuckle and snort

·      The law of urination… states that all mammals take roughly 21 seconds to empty their bladders regardless of size.

·      After Disney acquired Miramax in 1993, the first film given the green-light was Quentin Tarantino’s R-rated Pulp Fiction.

·      The Beatles had a specific clause in their contract that stated that they would not ever have to play for a segregated audience.

·      The term ‘dead ringer’ comes from the practice of substituting a thoroughbred horse with a look-a-like to trick bookies.

·      For the first 40 million years that woody trees were around, wood was not biodegradable…until a fungus figured out how to rot it
The blob of toothpaste they show in toothpaste ads is called a “Nurdle”.

·      George Washington had his own personal recipe for egg nog that he would serve to guests, which included one-pint brandy, 1/2 pint rye whiskey, 1/2 pint Jamaica rum, and 1/4 pint sherry wine.

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30 Mar

Flagstaff Today 58°: 30° Week 14 Day 89 Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Wind 11 mph Gusts 15 mph Active Fire: 290 miles away  (NW Mexico) Risk of Fire: High Nearest lightning: 244 miles away Mar Averages: Temps: 52°\24° Moisture: 4 Days

Weekly Observations

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

24-30  Shakespeare Week Link 25-31  National Farm Workers Awareness Week Link Link National Physicians Week Link

Daily Observations

Doctors Day   Link Eid-Al-Fitr (Begins at Sundown) Grass Is Always Browner On The Other Side Of The Fence Day I Am In Control Day Link International Day of Zero Waste International Laundry Folding Day

Mothering Sunday Link  Pencil Day Take a Walk in the Park Day Torrents Day Link Turkey Neck Soup Day Virtual Vacation Day  Link World Bi-polar Day Link

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Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

Another nice spring day.

The 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar that was also destroyed buildings in Thailand and China. The devastation is horrific.

 When I moved to Tuba, I bought a couch and loveseat about 1975. When I moved back to Tuba in the late 90’s I bought a new couch and loveseat. This morning, I started looking for a new couch and a couple of side chairs. It’s about time. I went to Designs West and saw some nice ones, but their prices were crazy. The cheapest couch was $2500 and the cheapest side chair was $400. Also, they didn’t go together. I’ll keep looking.

I watched Nightline all week. Even though I DVR’d it so I could watch it a more reasonable time, I found it was not to my liking. It was too much about celebrities and very little about the news. Times change and so do tastes.

The famous Sundance Film Festival is moving to Boulder, CO in 2027. That should be a good move.

JD Vance and his wife traveled to Greenland, sort of. The team setting up the visit couldn’t find any Greenlander who would meet with them. No business would let them visit for filming. They decided to fly to the US Space Force compound, almost 1000 miles from the capital. After eating a meal with the military personnel and giving a short speech, the reboard the plane and flew into the wild blue yonder. Sorry but this was not a visit to Greenland. It was an expensive visit to a military base.

 

Trivia for all

Random Thoughts…

§ The Capital of Nigeria is Abuja

§ Biggest film of 1960: Swiss Family Robinson earned ~ $40,400,000

§ Where do people who actually live on farms tell their children they’re sending old dying pets?

§ A Jester’s hat is a satirical symbol of a King’s crown.

§ In the film ‘Forest Gump’, the part where Forest claimed it rained for 5 months while he was enlisted was a nod to Operation Popeye, a highly classified weather modification program that took place during the Vietnam War.

§ The biggest film of 1934: It Happened One Night (RomCom) earned ~ $2,500,000

 

Historic Events

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Birthdays

95 – John Astin, American actor 88 – Warren Beatty, American actor, director, producer, screenwriter 80 – Eric Clapton, English guitarist and singer-songwriter 69 – Paul Reiser, American actor 63 – MC Hammer (Stanley Kirk Burrell), American rapper 61 – Tracy Chapman, American singer-songwriter 60 – Piers Morgan, English journalist, talk show host 57 – Celine Dion, Canadian singer-songwriter 46 – Norah Jones, American singer-songwriter

@93 – Frankie Laine, American singer-songwriter (d. 2007)   @59 – John Proctor, farmer hanged for witchcraft in the Salem witch trials (d. 1692; hanged) @58 – Anna Sewell, English author, Black Beauty (d. 1878; TB) @37 – Vincent van Gogh, Dutch-French painter, illustrator (d. 1890; shot himself)

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29 Mar

 

Flagstaff Today 64°: 27° Week 13 Day 88 Air Quality: Fair Mostly Cloudy Sunshine Wind 6 mph Gusts 18 mph Active Fire: 276 miles away Risk of Fire: High Nearest lightning: 976 miles away Mar Averages: Temps: 52°\24° Moisture: 4 Days

Weekly Observations

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

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

Daily Observations

Knights of Columbus Founders Day Lemon Chiffon Cake Day Mom and Pop Business Owners Day National Mom & Pop Business Owner's Day National Vietnam War Veterans Day  Link Niagara Falls Runs Dry Day

Smoke & Mirrors Day  Link Support Women Artists Now Day  Texas Loves The Children Day Vietnam War Veteran’s Day Whole Grain Sampling Day World Piano Day Link (On the 88th day of the year.)

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Today’s Memes

Thoughts for the day

Lots of clouds today. We may get a little moisture this afternoon.

Getting in contact with the gastro doctor has become quite frustrating. I waited the 72 hours for him to get the referral. I called yesterday and their voice mail was full. This morning I had a formed stool, the first time in 3 weeks. If the loose stools return, I’ll try again on Monday.

I’m looking forward to a quiet weekend with nice weather. All is good here.

 

Trivia for all

Random Thoughts…

·      Fist bumps have been scientifically proven to be a safer and more hygienic greeting than handshakes and high-fives.

·      In 100 years, people will probably still use the term ‘MacGyver it’ for using ingenuity in order to fix a problem using only the tools at hand, but they will have no idea where the term comes from.

·      Bok’s Law: If you think education is expensive – try ignorance.

·      A healthy cat’s normal body temperature is between 100°F (37.7°C) and 102.5°F (39.1°C).

·      Daniel Radcliffe went through 160 pairs of prop glasses by the end of the Harry Potter series.

·      People say taking selfies nowadays shows we are the vainest generation, but back in the day, people posed for days for their selfies to be painted.

·      A group of Goldfish is called a Glint or Troubling.

 

Historic Events

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Birthdays

82 – Eric Idle, English comedic actor 64 – Amy Sedaris, American actress 61 – Elle Macpherson, Australian model 56 – Lucy Lawless, New Zealand actress

@88 – Denton True "Cy" Young , American baseball player, manager (d. 1955)   @79 – Vangelis, Greek keyboard player, songwriter (d. 2022) @74 – Sam Walton, American businessman, founded Walmart and Sam’s Club (d. 1992; blood cancer) @72 – Pearl Bailey, actress and singer (d. 1990; heart attack)   @71 – John Tyler, 10th President (d. 1862)

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