As scorching heat grips large swaths of the Earth, a lot of people are trying to put the extreme temperatures into context.
When was it ever this hot before? Globally, 2023 has seen some of the hottest days in modern measurements, but what about farther back, before weather stations and satellites?
US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced a plan to back the dollar with Bitcoin, and end taxes on Bitcoin.
From a report: Speaking at a Heal-the-Divide PAC event, Democratic Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. outlined specific Bitcoin-focused policies that he would enact as president, including gradually backing the U.S. dollar with bitcoin and making bitcoin profits exempt from capital gains taxes.
The US legal system should now lock him up, throw away the key and incarcerate DJT in solitary confinement indefinitely.
The majority of Americans have known to expect Trump's charges over the January six violent insurrection are warranted.
Donald Trump and his Attorneys Are in the Pants-Shitting Phase of Criminal Investigation Process: https://apple.news/A14OYzD_pSHmW9oybwCxUIQ
In the aftermath of the violent events at the US Capitol,, the quotation from a delegate to the Constitutional Convention hit home.
HAVE A HAPPY AND HEALTHY FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND FOR ALL DADS, GRANDPAS, AND GODFATHERS!
Father's Day was reportedly founded by Sonora Smart Dodd, a woman from Spokane, Washington. Ms. Dodd was inspired to create the holiday after attending a Mother's Day church service in 1909. She was the daughter of a Civil War veteran named William Jackson Smart, who had raised her and her five siblings as a single father.
1. Never shake a hand sitting down.
2. Protect who is behind you, and respect who is beside you.
3. Never insult the cooking when you are the guest.
4. Never eat the last piece of something you didn't buy.
5. Never make the first offer in a negotiation.
6. Don't take credit for work you didn't do.
7. Take the blame, and give credit when due.
8. If you are not invited, don't ask to go.
9. Always aim for the head in a fight.
10. Don't beg for a relationship.
11. Dress well no matter what the occasion.
A margarita is taking over the bar. So are ranch waters, Palomas, and reposado old fashioned.
We have you all been? We’re lost behind the eight ball and since we’ve not seen you since last year… Please, don’t disappear.
A hypothesis is an idea about how something works that can be tested using experiments. A prediction says what will happen if the hypothesis is correct.
This is a brand new day of another year and our greatest fear is that we really have no idea what our world is going to look like in the coming year... But here’s a bold prediction.
Following a half-a-dozen attempts on Mahatma Gandhi's life, beginning 1917 he was shot dead 1/30/1948. It was 5.17 PM in Delhi.
There were plots to poison him, and to assassinate him with a bomb explosion or gunfire. Mahatma Gandhi survived until Nathuram Godse, guided by fanatic passion, pumped bullets in his chest and stomach at Birla temple following his final prayer and meditation.
Gandhi is not only a historical figure. His visionary ideas and values, including his concern for justice and social transformation, continue to resonate today.
Avoid absolutes. Don't say “I’ll never get the promotion I want,” or “I always get overlooked,” just take a few steps back.
The most successful people in the world are able to often able to look at most things objectively.
What to say instead: “I get to do that.” Swapping that one little word will change your attitude in a big way. It makes you look at something as an opportunity, rather than an obligation. Even if the task is unpleasant, it can teach you new lessons and open new doors.