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Week 27 Day 186 Flag Today 87°/53° Wind 4 mph Gusts 5 mph Breeze Active Fire: 63 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning: 93 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Jul Averages: Temps: 82°\52° Moisture: 8 Days |
Monthly Observations
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International
Blondie and Deborah Harry Month |
International
Women with Alopecia Month |
Weekly Observations
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1-6 International
Lace Week Link 1-7 National
Independent Living Week |
6/27 -7/4 National
Prevention of Eye Injuries Awareness National
Wildland Firefighter Week of Remembrance Tour de France Link Tom Sawyer
Days |
Daily Observations
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Alice in Wonderland Day |
Jackfruit Day National Caesar Salad Day |
Today’s Quote Today’s Meme
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"If it could only
be like this always — always summer, always
alone, the fruit always ripe." — Evelyn Waugh |
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Today’s Thoughts
No rain and hot through the weekend.
My good friend, KB passed around noon
yesterday. He was at home with his family in hospice care. Complications from diabetes
led to his passing. I’ve known him since he was in Jr. High and was good
friends with his parents, both have passed. He leaves 4 adult children, his
wife, and many family members. His humor and friendliness will be missed by
everyone who knew him.
June was the 9th wettest
here in Flagstaff with the majority of the moisture coming from the last 5 days
of June with the early monsoon. I’m hoping July brings even more rain.
While it was difficult to listen to, I
learned a lot from the Rachael Maddow interview with Stormy Daniels. Sadly, she
and her family are still getting death threats for telling her story about
Trump.
1966 was 58 years ago…
- Anti Vietnam War Protests from
1963 to 1966
- Miranda
Rights come into being after the Supreme Court overturns the conviction on
June 13th of a confessed rapist
- Aberfan
disaster in South Wales a slag heap from the local coal mine slid down
Merthyr Mountain
- The
U.S. Department of Transportation is created.
- The
name Mini-Skirt is attributed to Mary Quant who also went on to popularize
hot pants in the later years
- The
"Batman" television series starring Adam West debuts on ABC.
- The
popular television show Star Trek debuts in September.
- NASA
launches Lunar Orbiter 1, the first U.S. spacecraft to orbit the Moon.
- Soviet
Union Lands Luna 9 on the Moon in February and the US follows on June 2nd
with the Surveyor 1 soft moon landing.
- Ronald Reagan
enters politics on June 7th becoming governor of California
Origin of common phrases
Raring
to
"Raring
to," as in very eager, seems to
have originated in the early 19th-century South. It's likely to have come from
rearing, when a horse rises up on its hind legs in excitement or agitation.
False Facts about religions
Buddhists Worship
the Buddha
Yes, Buddhism has its name tied to Buddha. However, its followers never
worship Buddha. They revere him as an enlightened leader whose teachings help
us better understand our world and spirituality. What’s more, meditation and
following the Eightfold Path, not worship, are central to Buddhist practices.
Historic Events
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1826
– John Adams and Thomas Jefferson passed away
o
America
The Beautiful by Katherine Lee Bates was published
o
1939
– Lou Gehrig, gave his famous “The luckiest man on the face of the earth”
speech and announced his retirement from major league baseball.
Birthdays
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100 – Eva Marie Saint,
American actress 81 – Geraldo Rivera,
American lawyer, journalist, and author 78 – Michael Milken,
American businessman, felon and philanthropist 76 – Morganna,
American model and actress 62 – Pam Shriver,
American tennis player, sportscaster 29 – Post Malone,
American singer, rapper |
@99 – Mitch Miller,
American singer and producer (d. 2010) @95 – Gina
Lollobrigida, Italian actress (d. 2023) @94 – Pauline
Phillips, American journalist, created Dear Abby (d. 2013) @91 – Neil Simon,
American playwright and screenwriter (d. 2018) @87 – Rube Goldberg,
American sculptor, cartoonist, engineer (d. 1970) @87 – Leona Helmsley,
American businesswoman (d. 2007) @81 – Bill Withers,
soul singer (d. 2020) @81 – Bill Withers,
American singer-songwriter (d. 2020) @80 – George
Steinbrenner, American businessman (d. 2010) @76 – George Everest,
Welsh geographer, Mt Everest namesake (d. 1866) @60 – Calvin Coolidge,
American politician, 30th President (d. 1933; heart attack) @59 – Nathaniel
Hawthorne, American novelist, short-story writer (d. 1864; in his sleep) @54 – Gertrude
Lawrence, British actress, singer, dancer (d. 1952; hepititis) @45 – Stephen Boyd,
Northern Ireland-born American actor (d. 1977; heart attack) @37 – Stephen Foster,
American songwriter (d. 1864; suicide<?>) |
…The End for today…
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