We took a drive to try to see Neowise Comet, but it was fogging up across the Valley pretty quickly. We tried driving up above the clouds, but the fog was thicker up there. So we came home....and saw the Comet from our own side yard! Ha! Seems to be no chance of getting a decent photo with our equipment. But we'll try again tomorrow night, when it's clear out. Very cool! Do not miss it! Look below the Big Dipper a little above the horizon and a wee bit to the right. Voila! You can see it with your eyes, but binoculars make it totally awesome!
BY: 1338 cases (+4) 56 deaths (0x31 days!) Now 157 active cases Recovered 1125 In Hospital = 4 (-1) Tests 80,446 (+200)
Aha! There was definitely a typo or two in the testing reporting yesterday. I expect there were really 1806 yesterday and 200 today, or some such combination.
RIP Rep. John Lewis
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We took a drive to try to see Neowise Comet, but it was fogging up across the Valley pretty quickly. We tried driving up above the clouds, but the fog was thicker up there. So we came home....and saw the Comet from our own side yard! Ha!
ReplyDeleteSeems to be no chance of getting a decent photo with our equipment. But we'll try again tomorrow night, when it's clear out. Very cool! Do not miss it! Look below the Big Dipper a little above the horizon and a wee bit to the right. Voila! You can see it with your eyes, but binoculars make it totally awesome!
'Alarming outbreak' of Covid-19 spreads through DHS training facility
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I note that Our Dear Leader seems not yet to have issued a statement about the passing of John Lewis.
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May it continue.
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ReplyDeleteBY: 1338 cases (+4)
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Now 157 active cases
Recovered 1125
In Hospital = 4 (-1)
Tests 80,446 (+200)
Aha! There was definitely a typo or two in the testing reporting yesterday. I expect there were really 1806 yesterday and 200 today, or some such combination.
Surging Democrats Expand the Senate Map [Click] Follow the link to the AP story for considerable detail.
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