RainOrShine99

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Interested in Astronomy, Cosmology, Spaceflight and Space Exploration

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Such a beautiful scene!

Sunset last night after a 94 degree day.

Sorry to the folks who are having trouble with the NYT Gift Links I’ve been posting. At my side of things it says you don’t need a subscription to read the articles. Apologies to anyone who tried it and it didn’t work!

Gift link: “The Chrysler Building, the Jewel of the Manhattan Skyline, Loses Its Luster” www.nytimes.com/2024/07/12/r...

The Chrysler Building, the Jewel of the Manhattan Skyline, Loses Its Lusterwww.nytimes.com Is the building’s reputation enough for it to endure as an icon, even as its ownership and interior crumble?

The Dr. Michael Osterholm podcast is out now. “Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance data, the H5N1 influenza outbreak in dairy cattle, and a CDC Health Alert on dengue virus.” www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/epi...

Episode 161: What's Going On and Why Does it Matter?www.cidrap.umn.edu In "What's Going On and Why Does it Matter?," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance data, the H5N1 influenza outbreak in dairy cattle, and a CDC Health Alert on d...

For everyone on the east and west coasts experiencing an extreme heat dome:

Snow Effect, Giverny, 1893 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10531

At the NATO 75 summit, in Washington DC, President Joe Biden awarded Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States.

Crescent moon at dusk. Really, it’s there. Yep. A’int lying. (See next post)

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"Somehow, Palpatine returned." IFKYK And even if you don’t know, now you know. I’m just going to just note this date in my little paper day-calendar, for me, after watching that interview last night and after sleeping on it. (Note to self, George Lucas was right after all.) YMMV

UK Election analysis: The Guardian: “Labour won close to two-thirds of Commons seats on around a third of the popular vote.”

The neighbors are trying to do fireworks during a thunderstorm. The fireworks do not show up in my photos, sorry! Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸

Rick Beato has thoughts on the value of music disappearing like water flowing down a drain. youtu.be/1bZ0OSEViyo?...

The Real Reason Why Music Is Getting Worseyoutu.be In this episode, I discuss the crisis in music in two acts: Act I - Music is too Easy to Make Act II - Music is too Easy to Consume ...and their cumulative negative effect. 📚 The Channel Anniversary Bundle — $89 FOR ALL OF My Courses: ⇢ https://rickbeato.com/ 📘— The Beato Book Interactive - $99.00 value 🎸 — Beato Beginner Guitar - $159.00 value 👂— The Beato Ear Training Program - $99.00 value 🎸— The Quick Lessons Pro Guitar Course - $79.00 value …all for just $89.00 Get it here: https://rickbeato.com/ This sale will end Friday, June 30th at midnight EST My Beato Club supporters: Justin Scott Terence Mark Jason Murray Lucienne Kilpatrick Alexander Young Jason Wagner Todd Ladner Rob Kline Nicholas Long Tim Benson Leonardo Martins da Costa Rodrigues Eddie Perez David Solomon MICHAEL JOYCE Stephen Stubbs colin stead Jonathan Wentworth-Linton Patrick Payne MATTHEW KARIS Matthew Barouch Shaun Samuels Danny Kurywchak Gregory Reedy Sean Coleman Alexander Verbitskiy CL Turner Jason Pappafotis John Fulford Margaret Carno Toby Guidry Robert C David M Combs Eric Flatt Reto Spoerli Herr Moritz Adam Monte St. Johns Jon Beezley Peter DeVault Eric Nabstedt Eric Beggs Rich Germano Brian Bloom Peter Pillitteri Piush Dahal

Memories…

Gift link: NYT Rubik’s Cube: “in total, there are precisely 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 possible positions into which the facets can be permuted.” www.nytimes.com/2024/07/01/s...

The Rubik’s Cube Turns 50www.nytimes.com Mathematicians and hobbyists have had a half-century of fun exploring the 43 billion billion permutations of Erno Rubik’s creation.

Gift link: WP Corrupt presidents [are now] immune from criminal prosecution. “Sotomayor warned that a president is now immune from criminal prosecution if he orders the Navy’s SEAL Team 6 to assassinate a political rival, or if he organizes a coup to hold on to political power.” wapo.st/4bu5Wcq

Justice Sotomayor dissent: ‘The President is now a king above the law’wapo.st Liberal justices said the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling makes even corrupt presidents immune from criminal prosecution.

Daytime crescent moon sighting just before the clouds rolled in. Have a restful day, everyone.

The highlight of my day so far. Wordle 1,105 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 It’s the little things in life.

Free podcast: The Osterholm CIDRAP Update is available now. Dr. Michael Osterholm is an infectious disease expert. Discussed today: H5N1, Covid 19 news. www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...

Episode 160: The H5N1 Responsewww.cidrap.umn.edu In this episode, Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the U.S. response to H5N1 cases in dairy cattle, the latest long COVID research, and a recent New York Times article on the origins of the COVID-1...

Nice sunset after the storms went through. Peaceful evening to everyone.

Another lovely review from the road on the current Bob Dylan Tour: www.boblinks.com/062224r.html

Bob Dylan - Bob Links - Charlotte, NC - Review - 06/23/24www.boblinks.com

Gift link:NYT, the candidates, their policy positions, if any one is not already well versed on these issues. I know it’s hot out, I know you’re tired, but these things do matter, and here is a lot of effort made on your behalf to become informed. By Maggie Astor: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Where Joe Biden and Donald Trump Stand on the Issueswww.nytimes.com Here’s what President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump have done and want to do on abortion, democracy, the economy, immigration, Israel and Gaza, and Social Security and Medicare.

Gift link: Wax-works Lincoln no match for DC heat. wapo.st/3xkdRes

A wax sculpture of Abe Lincoln was no match for D.C.’s punishing heatwapo.st The six-foot-tall statue, a wax replica by Richmond artist Sandy Williams IV, was meant to draw attention to the Civil War era and its aftermath.

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I’m enjoying this podcast called “Writing the Universe.” You can subscribe in your podcast app, I use the BBC Sounds app or you can listen via the web site. “Robin Ince looks at how authors and astronomers have conveyed the wonders of the cosmos.” 2 episodes out now. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

BBC Sounds - Writing the Universe - Available Episodeswww.bbc.co.uk Listen to the latest episodes of Writing the Universe on BBC Sounds

The Bob Dylan Tour Summer 2024 reviews from fans are coming in. Of note: the set list had been pretty static except for a few splendid special treats to fans in select cities, so the news that the set list has changed is, well, news! Alpharetta, Georgia www.boblinks.com/062124r.html

Bob Dylan - Bob Links - Alpharetta, GA - Reviews - 06/21/24www.boblinks.com

@swapnakrishna.com has the most excellent video explaining Voyager 1’s return to health! This is a tour de force of sci com and everyone with an interest in Voyager 1 will benefit from enjoying this short video explainer, so well done! Thank you Swapna! (Ad Astra channel) youtu.be/zL2WrNjHMd4?...

How NASA saved Voyager 1youtu.be On November 14, 2023, Voyager 1 started sending back gibberish. Many, including those who worked on the spacecraft, thought this might be the end for the spa...

Bob Dylan back on tour tonight! Thanks to the Bob Links website! www.boblinks.com

In 3… 2… 1…. Solstice time! 🌞

To a younger generation, Sutherland was most familiar as President Snow in “The Hunger Games”…The role of the president had maybe a line in the script. Maybe two. Didn’t make any difference… he hoped the movie would inspire young people who were “dormant” politically. apnews.com/article/dona...

Donald Sutherland, the towering actor whose career spanned 'M.A.S.H.' to 'Hunger Games,' dies at 88apnews.com Kiefer Sutherland, the actor’s son, confirmed his father’s death Thursday.