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Week 24 Day 165 Flag Today 90°/51° Wind 7 mph Gusts 13 mph Active Fire: 96 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning: 465 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Jun Averages: Temps: 80°\43° Moisture: 1 Day |
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Weekly Observations
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1-30 National
Lemonade Days Link National
Police and Fire Championships Link World Sea
Turtle Week Link National
Flag Week Community
Health Improvement Week (CHI) Link National
Stewardship Week Link |
10-16 Meet A
Mate Week National
Automotive Service Professionals Week US Open
Golf National
Nursing Assistants Week Link National
Hermit Week |
Daily Observations
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International Albinism
Awareness Day |
National Kitchen Klutzes of
America Day Link |
Today’s Quote Today’s Meme
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"Some of the
best memories are made in flip-flops." — Kellie Elmore |
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Today’s Thoughts
If most days in June
are going to be at or near 90 here, I am starting to fear the heat in July.
The heat and dry weather
has place all 1.95 million acres of Coconino National Forest in ‘High Danger’
of fire. Again, this is early. June is usually dry but much cooler.
The Bravo fire near Flagstaff
is no 85% contained. Any smoke has disappeared since Monday.
During the early
1970’s, Jerry West was on the top of his game. At Shonto, there was a staff
basketball team that played evenings. One of the teachers got the nickname Jerry
West as he looked a little like him. Sad to hear that the BB star has passed at
86.
Indigenous People to Know
Sharice
Davids
A member
of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin, Representative Sharice Davids was a
professional athlete, business owner, lawyer, and nonprofit executive before
she was elected to Congress in January 2019. As one of the two Indigenous
American women serving in Congress, Davids is dedicated to reducing poverty,
creating safe working conditions, and closing the pay gap for Indigenous women.
Origin of common phrases
Open a can of worms
To "open a can of worms"
means to cause a multitude of problems in the process of trying to solve one.
It dates to the 1950s when fishermen would buy sealed metal cans of earthworms
for bait, and opening the can to get one worm could mean many would crawl out.
Historic Events
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1774 – Rhode Island
became the first of Britain’s North American colonies to ban the importation of
slaves.
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1966 – The United
States Supreme Court ruled in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform
suspects of their rights before questioning them.
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1967 – President
Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the
first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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1971 – The New York
Times began publishing The Pentagon Papers.
Birthdays with some quotes
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73 –
Richard Thomas, American actor 71 –
Tim Allen, American comedic actor “If
you don’t decide where you’re going, life will decide for you.” 43 –
Chris Evans, American actor “I
can’t believe I was almost too chicken to play Captain America.” 38 –
Kat Dennings, American actress 38 –
DJ Snake (William Sami Étienne Grigahcin), French DJ, record producer 38 –
Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen, American child actresses, fashion designers,
and businesswomen “The
way I see it, you have to take every chance you get because there may not be
another one. You have to learn from your mistakes because nobody’s perfect.
You have to laugh, love & live every day as if it’s your last.”–
Mary-Kate “Stay
true to what makes you happy, because that always ends up producing the best
result.”– Ashley 36 –
Cody Walker, American actor 34 –
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, English actor |
@85
– Mary Wickes (Mary Isabella Wickenhauser), American character actress (d.
1995) @77
– Ben Johnson, American character actor and stuntman (d. 1996; heart attack) @75
– Basil Rathbone, South African-born British-American actor (d. 1967;heart
attack) @55
– Paul Lynde, American actor and comedian (d. 1982; heart attack) “I
don’t know who the hell Paul Lynde is, or why he’s funny, and I prefer it to
be a mystery to me.” @53
– Katharina von Bora, wife of Martin Luther (d. 1552; thrown from cart) |
…The End for today…
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