8 May

Flagstaff Today 62°: 37° Week 19 Day 128 Wind 4 mph Gusts 9 mph Air Quality: Fair Overcast Rainnig on and off Active Fire: 648 miles away Risk of Fire: Very Low Nearest lightning: 84 miles away May Averages: Temps: 68°\35° Moisture: 3 Days

Monthly Observations

National Inventors Month Link                      National Military Appreciation Month
Lyme Disease Awareness Month Link           Natl Osteoporosis Awareness & Prevention Month
National Meditation Month                          National Photo Month
National Mediterranean Diet Month Link  Link       National Physical Fitness & Sports Month
National Mental Health Month                     National Physiotherapy Month Link

Weekly Observations

Spring Astronomy Week: 3-10                                                   (World) Dystonia Awareness Week: 3-11 Link

National Small Business Week: 4-10 Link                              Be Kind To Animals Week:  4-10 
Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week: 4-10 Link         Dog Anxiety Awareness Week: 4-10
Drinking Water Week:  4-10  Link                                       Flexible Work Arrangement Week:  4-10 
Goodwill Industries Week: 4-10                                                Geek Week: 4-10  Link  
Nat’l Hug Holiday Week: 4-10                                                    Internat’l Clitoris Awareness Week:  4-10 
Nat’l Alcohol & Drug Related Birth Defects Awareness Week: 4-10 
Nat’l Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week                     Nat’l Family Week:  4-10 

4-10 Nat’l Correctional Officer's Week: 4-10 Link              Nat’l Hurricane Preparedness Week: 4-10
Nat’l Pet Week:  4-10  Link                                                           Nat’l Root Canal Appreciation Week: 4-10 Link 
Nat’l Travel & Tourism Week: 4-10  Link                                Nat’l Wildflower Week: 4-10
Peripheral Neuropathy Awareness Week: 4-10 Link 
Pet Appreciation Week: 4-10    Link Link                                Public Service Recognition Week: 4-10 Link
Screen-Free Week (Digital Detox Week) : 4-10 Link          Update Your References Week:  4-10  
Tick Awareness Week: 4-10                                                       
Air Quality Awareness Week: 5-9 Link                                    Construction Safety Week: 5-9 Link
National Safety Stand Down Week: 5-9 Link
North American Occupational Safety & Health Week: 5-9 Link
PTA Teacher Appreciation Week: 5-9                                      Teacher Appreciation Week: 5-9
Children's Book Week: 5-11 Link 

National School Nurse Week: 6-12  Link  Link

Daily Observations

Coconut Cream Pie Day                                                                National Cruelty Free Day
Empanada Day                                                                                 No Socks Day Link
Free Trade Day                                                                                 Student Nurse Day  Link

Have A Coke Day                                                                             V E Day
International Thalassemia Day Link                                      World Ovarian Cancer Day Link

National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day World Red Cross / Red Crescent Day
National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day Link
Time of Remembrance & Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During The Second World War thru 9

Today’s Quotes                                                             

Today’s Memes

 

Thoughts for the day

Another day with rain…can’t complain…we need the moisture.

The Cardinals are locked away to pick the new Pope.

The eyes of the world have moved to the Pakistan/Indian border where tensions are very high and everyone knows they both have nuclear bombs.

I miss the old days when the President of the US was not on TV every day. Back then the President did his job without having to broadcast to the world.

Native American Tribes That Dominated History

Navajo (Diné) © History Keen

The Navajo, or Diné, inhabit the rugged Four Corners region, where Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado meet. They developed a strong economy through pastoralism, farming, and exquisite weaving.

Known for their skillful defensive tactics, the Navajo successfully resisted many incursions into their territory. Their society is deeply rooted in kinship and cultural traditions, which provided strength during conflicts.

The Navajo's ability to adapt to their environment and maintain their cultural heritage is a testament to their resilience. Their art, especially weaving, continues to be celebrated for its beauty and significance.

Random Thoughts…

Peter Wyngarde – Real Name: Cyril Louis Goldbert

When black & white photographs were invented, they must have looked weird because people had never seen the world in black & white before.

Misunderstood History…

The Great Wall of China Isn’t Visible From Space

For years, people claimed the Great Wall was the only man-made structure visible from orbit. But astronauts confirm it’s nearly impossible to see without magnification.
The myth was likely started by early space speculation and later debunked by NASA. Other structures, like highways, are much easier to spot from space.

Historic Events

Click here for 8 May history

Birthdays

61 – Melissa Gilbert, American actress 50 – Enrique Iglesias, Spanish-American singer-songwriter 44 – Stephen Amell, Canadian actor

@90 – Don Rickles, American comedian and actor (d. 2017) @88 – Harry S. Truman, American colonel and politician, 33rd President (d. 1972) @84 – Fulton J. Sheen, American archbishop (d. 1979) @82 – Jean-Henri Dunant, Swiss philanthropist (d. 1910)   @74 – Francis DeSales Ouimet, America golfer (d. 1967) @73 – Jean Giraud, French author, illustrator (d. 2012; cancer) @65 – Peter Benchley, American author, screenwriter [JAWS] (d. 2006; pulmonary fibrosis)   @64 – William Henry Vanderbilt, American businessman, philanthropist (d. 1885; stroke) @45 – Ricky Nelson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 1985; plane crash) @40 – Sonny Liston, American boxer (d. 1970; heroin OD)

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7 May

 

Flagstaff Today 54°: 36° Week 19 Day 127 Wind 6 mph Gusts 13 mph Air Quality: Fair Overcast Raining Active Fire: 216 miles away Risk of Fire: Very Low Nearest lightning: 340 miles away May Averages: Temps: 68°\35° Moisture: 3 Days

Monthly Observations

Nat’l Brain Tumor Awareness Month Link                Nat’l Good Car Keeping Month
Nat’l Chamber Music Month Link                             Nat’l Hamburger Month  Link  Link
Nat’l Child Passenger Safety Technician Month       Nat’l Hepatitis Awareness Month
Nat’l Electrical Safety Month  Link               Nat’l High Blood Pressure Education Month  Link
Nat’l Foster Care Month Link                                     Nat’l High Potassium Awareness Month

Weekly Observations

Spring Astronomy Week: 3-10

(World) Dystonia Awareness Week: 3-11 Link
National Small Business Week: 4-10 Link                       Be Kind To Animals Week:  4-10 
Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week: 4-10 Link Dog Anxiety Awareness Week: 4-10
Drinking Water Week:  4-10  Link                                       Flexible Work Arrangement Week:  4-10 
Goodwill Industries Week: 4-10                                           Geek Week: 4-10  Link  
National Hug Holiday Week: 4-10                                International Clitoris Awareness Week:  4-10 
National Alcohol & Drug Related Birth Defects Awareness Week: 4-10 
National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week:  4-10
National Correctional Officer's Week: 4-10 Link         National Family Week:  4-10 
National Hurricane Preparedness Week: 4-10             National Pet Week:  4-10  Link
National Root Canal Appreciation Week: 4-10 Link 
National Travel & Tourism Week: 4-10  Link                 National WildflowerWeek: 4-10
Peripheral Neuropathy Awareness Week: 4-10 Link 
Pet Appreciation Week: 4-10    Link Link                       Public Service Recognition Week: 4-10 Link
Screen-Free Week (Digital Detox Week) : 4-10 Link          Tick Awareness Week: 4-10
Update Your References Week:  4-10  
Air Quality Awareness Week: 5-9 Link                      Construction Safety Week: 5-9 Link
National Safety Stand Down Week: 5-9 Link

North American Occupational Safety & Health Week: 5-9 Link

PTA Teacher Appreciation Week: 5-9                        Teacher Appreciation Week: 5-9
Children's Book Week: 5-11 Link 

National School Nurse Week: 6-12                National Nurses Day and Week: 6-12 Link  Link

Daily Observations

Beaufort Scale (Wind) Day                                        National (Deaf) Interpreter Day Link   
Cosmopolitan Day (Drink)                                         National Design Packaging Day Link
Cystinosis Awareness Day                                        National Skilled Trades Day Link 
Data Innovation Day thru -8 Link                              Project ACES Day
Great American Grump Out                                      Public Gardens Day
National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day               Roast Leg of Lamb Day
National Barrier Awareness Day                               School Nurse Day Link 
National Bike and Roll To School Day  Link              Spouse Appreciation Day
National Day to Prevent Teen & Unplanned Pregnancy Link 

Worldwide Day of Genital Autonomy  Link              Spring Astronomy Day

Today’s Quotes                                                             

 

Today’s Memes

 

Thoughts for the day

Flag is having a very unusual day of rain. It’s been raining on and off since last night. Trees were dripping and sparkling early this morning. Nice!

After 100 days: On Trump’s overall job rating—AZ: 47% approved; 49% disapproved. And in Colorado: 37% approved; 59% disapproved.

Trump posted a picture of himself as Pope. This is wrong at so many levels.

Trump has pulled back from abolishing Head Start after the public’s reaction.

Trump has declared two national holidays, but no one gets a day off from these: Nov 11 for the end of WWI and May 8 for the end of WWII. Veteran’s Day and VE-Day will still be observed. I guess he missed history class.

Native American Tribes That Dominated History

Sioux (Dakota, Nakota, Lakota)

Renowned for their formidable cavalry, the Sioux tribes—Dakota, Nakota, and Lakota—dominated the Northern Great Plains. Their skills in warfare and strategic alliances were legendary.

Notably, they led major conflicts like Red Cloud’s War, successfully challenging U.S. expansion. Sioux society was built on strong kinship ties and shared values, supporting their resilience. Their confederations were both a source of strength and unity.

The Sioux's strategic prowess and ability to mobilize large alliances made them formidable adversaries, continuously resisting encroachment and asserting their sovereignty over their lands.

Random Thoughts…

The best way to lie is, to tell the truth… carefully edited truth.

Belinda Carlisle – Real Name: Leslie Wunderman

There is a museum in Croatia named “Froggyland” which is entirely composed of over 500 stuffed Frogs in human positions.

EPCOT is an acronym for “Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow.”

When you eat at home as a family, everyone eats the same meal. But if you went out to a restaurant and everyone ordered the exact same thing, that’d be considered strange and even frowned upon.

Misunderstood History…

Salem Witch Trials Had Nothing to Do With “Burning Witches” ©wikimedia

Hollywood loves showing witches burning at the stake in Salem. But none of the 20 victims were burned—19 were hanged, one was crushed.
Burning was a European practice, not an American one. The trials were more about mass hysteria and land disputes than actual witchcraft.
The real story is far darker than the myths suggest.

Historic Events

Click here for 7 May history

Birthdays

75– Amy Heckerling, American director, producer, and screenwriter 56 – Traci Lords, American actress

@83 – Darren McGavin (William Lyle Richardson), American actor (d. 2006) @83 – George “Gabby” Hayes, American character actor (d. 1969) @77 – Robert Browning, English poet (d. 1889) @70 – Johnny Maestro, American pop/doo-wop singer (d. 2010; kidney disease) @69 – Johnny Unitas, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2002; heart attack) @63 – Johannes Brahms, German pianist and composer (d. 1897; cancer) @62 – Anne Baxter, American actress (d. 1985; stroke) @60 – Gary Cooper, American actor (d. 1961; prostate cancer) @54 – David Hume, Scottish philosopher (d. 1776) @53 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (d. 1893; cholera)

…The End for today…

           

6 May

 

Flagstaff Today 60°: 28° Week 19 Day 126 Wind 6 mph Gusts 13 mph Air Quality: Fair Mostly Cloudy Active Fire: 122 miles away Risk of Fire: Very Low Nearest lightning: 124 miles away May Averages: Temps: 68°\35° Moisture: 3 Days

Monthly Observations

Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection & Prevention Month
Mental Health Month National                                             National Arthritis Awareness Month
Military Appreciation Month Link                                        National Barbeque Month
Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month Link                           National Better Hearing Month Link
Mystery Month                                                                      Bike Month Link
National Allergy/Asthma Awareness Month Link

Weekly Observations

Spring Astronomy Week: 3-10

(World) Dystonia Awareness Week: 3-11 Link
National Small Business Week: 4-10 Link
Be Kind To Animals Week:  4-10 
Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week: 4-10 Link 
Dog Anxiety Awareness Week: 4-10
Drinking Water Week:  4-10  Link 
Flexible Work Arrangement Week:  4-10 
Goodwill Industries Week: 4-10 
Geek Week: 4-10  Link  
National Hug Holiday Week: 4-10
International Clitoris Awareness Week:  4-10 
National Alcohol & Drug Related Birth Defects Awareness Week: 4-10 
National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week:  4-10
National Correctional Officer's Week: 4-10 Link
National Family Week:  4-10 
National Hurricane Preparedness Week: 4-10
National Pet Week:  4-10  Link
National Root Canal Appreciation Week: 4-10 Link 
National Travel & Tourism Week: 4-10  Link  
National Wildflower Week: 4-10
Peripheral Neuropathy Awareness Week: 4-10 Link 
Pet Appreciation Week: 4-10    Link Link
Public Service Recognition Week: 4-10 Link
Screen-Free Week (Digital Detox Week) : 4-10 Link 
Tick Awareness Week: 4-10
Update Your References Week:  4-10  
Air Quality Awareness Week: 5-9 Link 
Construction Safety Week: 5-9 Link
National Safety Stand Down Week: 5-9 Link
North American Occupational Safety & Health Week: 5-9 Link
PTA Teacher Appreciation Week: 5-9
Teacher Appreciation Week: 5-9
Children's Book Week: 5-11 Link 

National School Nurse Week: 6-12
National Nurses Day and Week: 6-12 Link  Link

Daily Observations

Beverage Day No Homework Day Link
Childhood Depression Awareness Day                                 International Nurses Day
Crepes Suzette Day                                                                Poem on Your Pillow Day
Foster Care Day                                                                      Russel Stover Candies Day
International Management Accounting Day                        School Nurse Day
International Sauvignon Blanc Day                                      Tourist Appreciation Day
Joseph Brackett Day                                                              World Asthma Day
National Teacher Day
No Diet Day                            Nurses Day or National RN Recognition Day  Link Link

Today’s Quotes                                                             

 

Today’s Memes

 

Thoughts for the day

Another cloudy day. Yesterday just brought enough rain to dirty the windshield on my car.

I went to Sam’s this morning to get gas and a few essentials.

Alcatraz Prison closed in 1963. Now Trump want to refurbish it and open it again. How does this help the price of gas or eggs?

Trump is also looking for other nations, besides El Salvador, to send our ‘really bad criminals.’ At the same time he bemoans that other countries are sending us their worst. Does he think no one remembers what he says?

Native American Tribes That Dominated History

Comanche© Comanche Nation

The Comanche, aptly dubbed the “Lords of the Plains,” were unparalleled horsemen of the Southern Great Plains. Their mastery in mounted warfare allowed them to exert control over vast territories, from Texas to Oklahoma.

Many were feared and respected as fierce warriors. The Comanche's skill in combat, combined with strategic trading practices, enabled them to dominate regional power dynamics for centuries.

They were instrumental in the trade networks linking various indigenous and European groups. Their adaptability to horse culture transformed their society, making them one of history's most formidable tribes.

Random Thoughts…

A group of Dogs is called a Kennel. A group of Puppies is called a Litter. A group of Dogs (feral) is called a Pack.

A zebra is white with black stripes.

When I die, I want to go peacefully like my grandfather did- in his sleep. Not yelling and screaming like the passengers in his car.

The revolution will not be televised. It will be tweeted.

The Internet is mostly made of sand and photons.

Misunderstood History…

The Iron Maiden Wasn’t a Medieval Torture Device ©wikimedia

This spiked coffin is often shown as a common medieval execution tool. But there’s no real evidence that it existed before the 1700s.
Historians believe it was likely a hoax or museum forgery. The myth helped paint the Middle Ages as barbaric compared to later "enlightened" times.
In reality, medieval torture methods were brutal but far more straightforward.

Historic Events

Click here for 6 May history

Birthdays

80 – Bob Seger, American singer-songwriter 70 – Tom Bergeron, American television host 64 – George Clooney, American actor, director, producer

@83 – Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and psychoanalyst (d. 1939) @70 – Orson Welles, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1985; heart attack) @67 – Russell Stover, American confectioner (d. 1954) @63 – Robert Peary, American cartographer, discovered the North Pole (d. 1920) @31 – Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (d. 1926; perforated ulcer)

…The End for today…