27 Jun

 

Flagstaff Today 83°: 42° Week 26 Day 178 Wind 8 mph Gusts 12 mph Active Fire: 168 miles away Risk of Fire: Extreme Nearest lightning: 229 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Jun Averages: Temps: 70°\43° Moisture: 1 Day

Weekly Observations

National Marina Days: 19-9/1  Link                                       Windjammer Days:  22-28 Link        

Carpenter Ant Awareness Week:  22-28                   National Tire Safety Week: 22-28 Link 
Lightning Safety Awareness Week: 22-28 Link     Fish Are Friends, Not Food! Week:  22-28 Link 

National Insect Week: 23-29                                      Water Ski Days: 26-29  Link
Watermelon Thump Seed Spitting Week: 26-29 Link 

National Prevention of Eye Injuries Awareness: 27 -7/4
World Police and Fire Games: 27-7/6 Link

Daily Observations

Decide To Be Married Day                             Micro-, Small-, And Medium-Sized Enterprises Day
Drive Your Corvette to Work Day Link          National Food Truck Day   Link
"Happy Birthday To You" Day                       National HIV Testing Day Link
Ice Cream Cake Day Link                                National Onion Day Link
International Rose' Day Link                         National Sunglasses Day  Link
Industrial Workers of The World Day           PTSD Awareness Day Link

Today’s Quotes                                                             

 

Today’s Memes

 

Thoughts for the day

A nice warm summer day. I’m doing great.  Next treatment is Monday. I slept well and woke up with good energy.

I did some shopping for groceries. All set for the upcoming weekend.

I even got to cut back on my diarrhea medication…things are looking up.

I am tired of the spin which are really lies from the Trump administration. Their spin is out of control. Saying what happened in Iran is different than what really happened in Iran. Let’s get some unbiased facts.

Historic Figures who never existed…

Siddhartha Gautama©Jonathan Lampel on Unsplash

Also known as the Buddha ("the enlightened one"), Siddhartha Gautama was a prince of the Shakya clan who allegedly fled from his royal post to seek spiritual wisdom, later founding Buddhism in the sixth to fourth century BCE. Though there's strong historical consensus that he was likely a real person, it's hard to pin down concrete archeological evidence. 

Random Thoughts…

A group of Caribou is called a Herd.

A group of Pathologists is called a Body.

M&M stands for Mars and Murrie.

The moon’s diameter is 2,159 miles, less than the distance between New York City and Las Vegas.

Willard Scott was the original Ronald McDonald, in 1959.

The dye used to stamp the grade on meat is edible. It’s made from grape skins.

Historic Events

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Birthdays

76 – Vera Wang, American fashion designer 59 – J.J. Abrams, American director, producer, screenwriter 55 – Jo Frost, English nanny, television personality, author 50 – Tobey Maguire, American actor 38 – Ed Westwick, English actor 36 – Matthew Lewis, English actor

@91 – Kate Carew, American illustrator, journalist (d. 1961) @89 – Ross Perot, American businessman and politician (d. 2019) @87 – Helen Keller, American author, academic, and activist (d. 1968) @83 – John McIntire, American character actor (d. 1991)

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26 Jun

 

Flagstaff Today 80°: 41° Week 26 Day 177 Wind 4 mph Gusts 155 mph Active Fire: 132 miles away Risk of Fire: Extreme Nearest lightning: 206 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Jun Averages: Temps: 70°\43° Moisture: 1 Day

Weekly Observations

National Marina Days: 19-9/1  Link                   Windjammer Days:  22-28 Link        

Carpenter Ant Awareness Week:  22-28         National Tire Safety Week: 22-28 Link 
National Waste & Recycling Workers Week: 16-24 Link   
Lightning Safety Awareness Week: 22-28 Link         National Insect Week: 23-29     

Fish Are Friends, Not Food! Week:  22-28 Link        Water Ski Days: 26-29  Link

Watermelon Thump Seed Spitting Week: 26-29 Link 

Daily Observations

626 Day (Lilo & Stitch)  Link                                                  Islamic New Year
Bar Code Day                                                                          National Bomb Pop Day Link 
Canoe Day Link                                                                       National Canoe Day
Harry Potter Day                                                                    National Coconut Day  Link
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking   National Hand Shake Day 
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture Women in Nude Recreation Day  Link

Today’s Quotes                                                             

 

Today’s Memes

 

Thoughts for the day

A nice day with a clear blue sky. Nice!

I’ve been getting blood treatments for the last two days. All has gone well. To avoid adverse effects the meds are pumped in very slowly. So far that has worked fine. Next treatment is Monday. One of the drugs they give me is Benadryl, which makes me sleeply. While there isn’t a lot of the main medicine, it is infused very slowly and that is what takes the time. When I get back, I take a short nap and then get on with the short day left.

I went out this morning and got a much-needed haircut. That also went well.

I would really like to go back to the days that when the President was talking to Americans, we could believe what he was saying. It is getting more difficult to fine the truth.

Historic Figures who never existed…

King Solomon©Gustave Doré on Wikimedia

King Solomon is often cited as the third king of Israel, whose reign lasted 40 years during the 10th century BCE. Honored for his wisdom and his construction of the first Temple in Jerusalem, he's a renowned figure in biblical texts, though evidence of his life is few and far between. Archeologists have yet to uncover conclusive proof of his existence.

Random Thoughts…

All “Granny Smith” Apple trees are clones (grafted not grown) of a single tree in Australia.

I’ll do it later, ’cause I’ll be older and therefore wiser.

Hollywood released over 100 musicals in 1930 but only 14 in 1931.

 

The world’s widest river, the Everglades, is 112 miles wide but only a meter deep in most places.

 

All the numbers on a roulette wheel add up to 666.

Historic Events

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Birthdays

92 – Milton Glaser, American illustrator and graphic designer 64 – Terri Nunn, American singer-songwriter 55 – Sean Hayes, American actor 51 – Derek Jeter, American baseball player 33 – Jennette McCurdy, American actress

@91 – Eleanor Parker, American character actress (d. 2013) @87 – Colonel Tom Parker (Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk), Dutch-American talent manager (d. 1997) @80 – Pearl S. Buck, American novelist, writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)   @73 – Abner Doubleday, American general (d. 1893; heart disease) @59 – Peter Lorre, Slovak-American actor (d. 1964; stroke)

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23 Jun

 

Flagstaff Today 75°: 45° Week 26 Day 174 Wind 8 mph Gusts 14 mph Active Fire: 164 miles away Risk of Fire: Extreme Nearest lightning: 361 miles away Air Quality: Fair Red Flag Warning Sunshine Jun Averages: Temps: 70°\43° Moisture: 1 Day

Weekly Observations

National Marina Days: 19-9/1  Link                                       Windjammer Days:  22-28 Link        

Carpenter Ant Awareness Week:  22-28                             National Tire Safety Week: 22-28 Link 
National Waste & Recycling Workers Week: 16-24 Link      
Lightning Safety Awareness Week: 22-28 Link     Fish Are Friends, Not Food! Week: 22-28 Link 

National Insect Week: 23-29

Daily Observations

International Widows' Day Link                                                 Pink Flamingo Day (Lawn Ornaments) Link 
International Women in Engineering Day Link                    Public Service Day
Let It Go Day Link                                                                             Runner's Selfie Day
National Detroit-style Pizza Day(Square cut)  Link             SAT Math Day Link
National Energy Shopping Day                                                   Typing Day                         
National Hydration Day  Link                                                      Typewriter Day
Pecan Sandy Day

Today’s Quotes                                                             

 

Today’s Memes

 

Thoughts for the day

Another windy summer day.

A full payload of bunker-busting bombs were dropped by US planes last night. No retaliation yet. Time will tell if this was a good move. I’m hoping for the best possible outcome.

Either the meds they gave me to implant the port or the O2 they gave me has opened my sinuses. I’ll check with the doctor tomorrow before the treatment to see what I can do. OTC nose spray aint’ doing amything.

Historic Figures who never existed…

Manco Capac©AgainErick on Wikimedia

Emperor and founder of the Inca civilization in Cusco, Manco Capac is a major figure in Inca mythology. The tale goes that he and his sister, Mama Ocllo, later his wife, taught their people agriculture, construction techniques, and how to weave textiles. However, while the Inca Empire was certainly founded by someone, historians aren't entirely sure if Manco Capac existed. 

Random Thoughts…

There is a difference between the terms nation, state, and country, even though the words are often used interchangeably.

One of the greatest moments of childhood was the transition between getting an adult menu over a kid’s menu.

There are probably Stormtroopers who say “Darth Vader killed the emperor” and are dismissed as conspiracy theory cranks by their colleagues for suggesting that their great leader would ever have done such a thing.

Tetris is the opposite of Jenga.

One of the 7 Wonders of the Middle Ages: Colosseum (aka the Flavian Amphitheatre) in Rome, Italy, constructed ~72-80 AD

Emma Thompson is the only person in history to win an Oscar for both acting and writing.

Historic Events

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Birthdays

89 – Richard Bach, American novelist and essayist   77 – Clarence Thomas, American lawyer, US Supreme Court Justice 68 – Frances McDormand, American actress 53 – Selma Blair, American actress 45 – Melissa Rauch, American actress 41 – Duffy, Welsh singer-songwriter

@101 – Frances Gabe, American artist, inventor (d. 2016) @73 – June Carter-Cash, American singer (d. 2003; leaky heart valve)   @60 – Bob Fosse, American actor, dancer, choreographer, and director (d. 1987; heart attack) @41 – Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist (d. 1954; suicide) @21 – Stuart Sutcliffe, Scottish painter, musician (d. 1962; stroke)

…The End for today…