The Challenger Soccer Ball
Turns out that when space shuttle Challenger blew up
73 sec after takeoff, one item was recovered from the ocean intact.
It was a duffle bag that contained a soccer ball that was supposed to go into space. So, in tribute, that same ball spent 173 days in space
aboard the International Space Station.
Our old cat, Simba, seems back to normal this morning. He came running up to me when I came into the kitchen, wanted to go outside, and trotted right out when I opened the door for him.
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Oh, I'm so glad he's better! Cats are remarkably resilient.
DeleteSunrise nearing, sky appears clear, river bottom full of fog, predicted high temperature 70F. Nice.
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Predicted high here is 32F. After it was in the 60s yesterday.
DeleteNot only did Trump fail to knock out Haley in the Michigan vote, he continues to significantly underperform the public polls (fourth time). FiveThirtyEight predicted 79%, he received 68%. Explanation unclear, but calls into question his standing re Biden in November. (Via politicalwire.com)
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As far as I can make out over the past several years, poll predictions are based in part on expected turnout of different groups. It appears that Trump supporters are not turning out in expected numbers. Perhaps because they assume he will win the primary.
DeleteInteresting differences between Democratic early voting and primary day voting results in Michigan. [Click]
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NPR: A wind farm comes to a coal town [Click]
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Actually, most of the changes came before the wind farm.
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The 280m-year-old fossil reptile [discovered in 1931] that turned out to be a forgery [Click] Piltdownus spp.?
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Joe Blogs video: RUSSIA Bans All Gasoline Exports - Huge Production Problems & Massive Loss of Income for Russia [Click]
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[Video] Trump admits he can’t post the NY civil fraud case apelate bond! [Click] WOOT!
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Imagine that.
DeleteI can no longer get into the FB account that was friends with Puddle; so, I can't post on her page. Please tell her and Cooter I send lots of love and hugs.
ReplyDeleteSo strange! You are still listed as her Friend in her Friends list. Did you maybe quit one account and start another at some point?
DeletePosted! 😊
DeleteCat, the photo on the FB page that shows you as Friends with puddle shows you wearing a bandana mask. Is that current?
No. My current account is listed as Kerry Elizabeth and the profile pic shows me wearing pink rimmed glasses without a mask.
DeleteFB inexplicably threw me off the account you see as friends with Puddle and, since nothing I did would let me back into that account, I had to start a new one, which is not currently friends with Puddle. IIRC you reported Cooter saying something about FB not letting Puddle into her account, but that he can post to it. Presumably that means he would not be able to accept a friend request on her behalf. So, I cannot post on her page. Please tell her and Cooter I send lots of love and hugs.
Finished The Fabulous Riverboat and moved on to The Dark design, just barely. I fell asleep about fifteen minutes in. That's all right. I needed the sleep. Besides, there's no rush. Also reading this week's issue of The Economist.
ReplyDeleteVideo: BOMBSHELL: Supreme Court makes consequential announcement [Click] Well, there are still the felony trials in NY and Georgia.
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Trump’s Case for Disqualifying Fani Willis Is Collapsing [Click]
ReplyDeleteTrump Must Come Up with Full Amount of Judgment [Click] But can borrow it from a NY bank.
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The source (CNN) is quite a bit more informative.
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