Monday May 6 - Sunday May 12, 2024
Food Chains are offering appreciation freebies (USA TODAY article)
Dunkin' = free coffee on Monday free medium hot or iced
Chipotle = free burrito -- see their website/ Facebook / app for details
My part of the city, state, nation, world, solar system, galaxy, universe
Monday May 6 - Sunday May 12, 2024
Food Chains are offering appreciation freebies (USA TODAY article)
Dunkin' = free coffee on Monday free medium hot or iced
Chipotle = free burrito -- see their website/ Facebook / app for details
Today (May 6) in the NY City courtroom, ex-Pres. Trump fined
$1,000 for derogatory comments about the jury pool; the twice-
impeached, 91 times indicted of felony charges defendant
made defamatory comments on a MAGA-radio program =
"you know the judge is rushing the trial like crazy. . . the jury
pool is 95% democrat. . ." among other non-factbased comments.
SOURCE: Eric Levensen, CNN.com online article/update
According to Old Farmer's Almanac.com ,
on Thursday May 23 this year at
9:53 a.m. EDT;
Flower Moon has been
attributed to the
Algonquin tribal people &
May's moon has also been
referred to as the
MONTH OF FLOWERS.
Today would be the 221st birthday of the Danish Philosopher - Theologian
He was born May 5, 1813 and died Nov. 11, 1855 in Copenhagen.
He is also considered a premier cultural critic who became a founder of
Existentialism and a noted exponent on radical Protestant theology.
Winner of the 3-minute event yoking speeding horse
and jockey: the winning team is
Mystik Dan
May 4, 2004 (first Saturday of May annually)
annual promotional effort by comic book stores;
it has typically been linked to the release of a
major Comic Book-themed new feature just
released to theaters nationwide.
Friday May 3 afternoon at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., D.C.
former Speaker of the House NANCY PELOSI;
Rep. James Clyburn of S. Carolina;
John Kerry, climate special envoy;
former VP Al Gore;
former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg (GOP);
former Senator Elizabeth Dole (GOP - NC);
CLARENCE B. JONES, civil rights activist;
OPAL LEE, educator;
JUDY SHEPARD, founder anti-hate crime gp.;
GREGORY BOYLE (Jesuit priest &
founder of Homeboy Industries, L.A.);
TERESA ROMERO, President U.F.W.;
MICHELLE YEOH, actress;
ELLEN OCHOA, astronaut;
JANE RIGBY, James Webb Space Telescope;
Olympian Katie Ledecky
posthumous recognition to:
Medgar Evans, Senator Frank Lautenberg, Jim Thorpe (Olympian).
Voters in Niles Twp. and Brandywine neighborhoods will vote
concerning a 2024 School facility $22 million proposal on Tuesday from
7 a.m. - 8 p.m. at pre-announced voting precincts.
At a campaign rally in Wisconsin today, ex-President, twice-impeached
now facing 91 felony indictments Admitted to a crowd/mob of supporters
that he wanted to join those seeking to overthrow the Constitution-required
counting of electoral college votes being counted at the Capitol on the
day of January 6, 2021.
however, he was unable to convince the driver and head of Secret
Service detail assigned to him at the prior rally of Election denying
enthusiasts that he should be allowed to join in the forcible
entry of the legislative branch of the government (Senate & House).
[ "break day" 5/1/24 ] from his "hush money" N.Y. trial ongoing
May Day in U.S.A. is a time for
giving thanks for springtime flowers
as we share greetings with
loved ones, neighbors, others who
love the natural world of flora and fauna!
Be well and enjoy your day!
Barks and Whistles dot-com
Today is NATIONAL Adopt a Shelter Pet Day
help out your local / county / region No-Kill
shelter with the available dogs / cats / companion
animals! Follow the rules and have your new
pet spayed or neutered! Be well and enjoy them / it!
Barron Trump -- St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Maryland $40,000 per year
Sasha Obama - Sidwell Friends School (Quakers) $40,000 per year
Malia Obama - graduated from Sidwell then took a gap year then Harvard for
undergraduate degree
Jenna Bush - Austin High School, Austin, TX
Barbara Pierce Bush - Austin High School
Chelsea Clinton - Sidwell School
Amy Carter - Stevens Elementary & Rose Hardy Middle Schools (public)
Tricia & Julie Nixon - VP's daughters attended Sidwell and a NY Chapin School
Margaret Truman was 21 when father Harry was POTUS (1945-1952)
FDR & Eleanor Roosevelt kids: John (youngest) in early teens
The predecessor POTUS and FLOTUS will attend together their
son's High School graduation on May 17 (3rd Friday). Trump Sr.'s court
attendance is not covering 5 days that week nor on Friday 24th of
May, nor Memorial Day May 27 (Monday).
Judge Merchan announced Tuesday 4/30 that Trump could
attend the private event for his 18-year-old son.
His trial on the 34 counts of falsifying business to cover up
the records of his sexual tryst with Stormy Daniels, and yearlong
affair with Karen McDougal, Playboy model who was victimized
by the National Enquirer using a "Catch and Kill" method of
denying publicization of those running for office.
Visits to this Googler Blog / web column
May 1, 2024 = 430
May 2 = 154
May 3 = 109
May 4 = 166
May 5 = 106
May 6 = 47
TOTAL for the 31 days of May : 1101
10 a.m. opening both days
Renaissance Faire re-enactments, cosplay heroes / villains,
at Riverside Park, Downtown Niles, MI (southern Berrien County)
Children admittance (under 5): Free
Ages 5-12 $5
Ages 13 - Adults $7
Seniors & Veterans $5
First Day until 6 p.m. / Sunday last day until 4 p.m.
to memorialize the young people / children of
Gaza strip killed since last October in IDF actions,
defensive and offensive; SUNDAY April 28, 2024
9 p.m. Eastern
#FreePalestine publicity on InstaGram
We are mobilizing in solidarity with colleges and universities
across the nation for #FreePalestine
ndsmcobserver.com online article
pro-palestinian-protesters-demonstrate-during-Jenkins-celebration
Location:
near Basilica of Notre Dame (where retiring President John Jenkins
was conducting an indoor mass // outside there were tents set up
for reception / refreshments to be given to students, faculty, staff,
Holy Cross priests and others participating in Jenkins' Mass.
3:33 p.m. Friday 26 April election year
HHS Secy. Xavier Becerra announced that there
will not be a ruling of his exec. branch dept.
this year on the likely ban of the cigarette additive.
Since 2009, flavors were banned; however, menthol
was left out after lobbying from the industry.
Previously in 2023 the Biden-Harris admin. set a
deadline to take away the popular additive but
that has past with only "pending" on official
announcement channels.
cnn.com/
April 24, 2024
Jose Andres and other chefs / humanitarian workers
memorialized the crew bombed by IDF (Israel Army)
during their work in Gaza to feed the hungry / malnourished.
http://cathedral.org
3101 Wisconsin Ave., D.C. NW
20016
April 27, 2024
The annual WHCA (White House Correspondents' Dinner)
hosted by Colin Jost, Saturday Night Live comedian / "mock news anchor"
2,700 journalists, newsmakers, White House officials,
and celebrities (including Scarlett Johansson, among many others)
thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4620668-dc-white-house-correspondents-dinner
Typically, the incumbent POTUS attends but this was not the case
in 2017,2018,2019,2020 (Trump-Pence administration).
to the Library of Congress, District of Columbia
Best wishes and many more years featuring
reading, culture, literacy!
@librarycongress
NY Times:
Trillions of noisy, red-eyed insects are emerging together
as temperatures warm
from the earth after more than a decade of feeding on tree roots.
This spring Brood XIII Northern IL and Brood XIX Great Southern
Brood are emerging simultaneously. . .
NYTimes.com/2024/04/24/science/why-do-cicadas-emerge.html
Today between 1 a.m. and 9 a.m.
there is a Frost Advisory with likely temperatures
to be in the upper 20s and below freezing.
AREA: S. Berrien County, Michigan
Homeowners and gardeners are urged to be mindful
to cover sensitive plants and to take indoors
container garden and plantings to avoid killing frost.
Temperatures by the weekend are to resume with
more normal low temperatures in the overnight and
pre-sunrise conditions.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
The last Friday of April this year is:
April 26, 2024
ARBOR DAY was originally
founded by Julius Sterling Morton;
plant a tree and join in with others!
26th Annual day for Law Enforcement to
Take Back opioid and other harmful drug
Prescription dosage drug bottles and
remainder pills. Geared to prevent theft
and drug abuse.
Expired, unused, and unwanted prescription
dosages as well as liquid and pill medications
as well as vaping cartridges.
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Check with local police, state police
in your area as far as local drop-off points.
The comedian will address Duke University graduating
class commencement on May 12, 2024 and
will accept a Doctor of Arts honorary degree from Duke.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak will give the commencement
address at University of Colorado, which he attended from
1968-69. Along with Steve Jobs, he co-founded Apple
computers in 1976. He previously received an
honorary doctorate in engineering in 1989.
POTUS Joe Biden will deliver the address
May 19 to the HBCU (historic Black college/University)
and May 25, 2024 to the West Point, NY army academy cadets.
Born in April 1564
the actor-playwright would be 460 years old
if the traditionally assigned "birthday"
could be ascertained: April 23.
Observed as a religious / saint's feast - festival
St. George's Day (annually) is
April 23rd
The expected date this year had been set for
April 29th -- but the Free Expression group
PEN
had been overly criticized as being
sympathetic to Israel and half of the
prize nominees had withdrawn their names
over the organization's response to the War in Gaza.
The 2024 Earth Day observation (annual recognition day) will be marked
at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., D.C.
by POTUS Biden announcing $7 billion in
federal solar power grants.
www.nbcnews.com/
science/environment
April 22, 2024 following sundown, First Passover Seder
LAST night of Passover is April 30, 2024
May 23 - Flower Moon
June 21 - Strawberry Moon
July 21 - Buck Moon
August 19 - Sturgeon Moon
September 17 - Harvest Moon
October 17 - Hunter's Moon
Nov. 15 - Beaver Moon
Dec. 15 - Cold Moon
Berrien & Cass Counties, MI
Frost possible early morning hours
before 8 a.m. Monday 4/22/2024
The young Pole's funeral was held Saturday April 20, 2024
A letter was read from Polish President Duda
He and 6 other aid workers were bombed by Israeli troops as they
were in the Gaza area to feed those -ill- starving, dying
from the prolonged occupation of the Palestinian area since
HAMAS attacks last year on Oct. 7.
Przemysl Train Station,
where thousands of Ukrainians
arrived in 2022
20 April 2024
Politico headline :
"After stormy week in NYC Court, weather cancels
T's North Carolina rally" -- T. boomed his voice over
the stereo system as he called into the rally 1/2 hour
before it was scheduled to begin. Lightning striking
in the distance and thunder clapping as he warned
the crowd of MAGA & Proud Boys in uniform
to seek shelter. . .
http://politico.com/news/2024/04/20/trump-north-carolina-campaign
campaign-rally-cancelled-rain-00153507
McCormick Place
15th edition of the pop culture show and biggest geek party
in downtown Chicago, IL
http://c2e2.com
The trial of Donald J. Trump (predecessor POTUS) will begin Monday
April 22, 2024
He is charged with falsifying business records relative to "hush money"
payments to Porn star STORMY DANIELS and mistress Karen
McDougal (Playboy model) in order to deny that he had committed
serial adultery and treated women as sexual objects in commerce;
he once bragged to Billy Bush (cousin of George W. Bush POTUS 43)
that he grabbed women by (expletive deleted). . .
Free-entry event sponsored by 8 area libraries (Berrien County, MI)
Mendel Center, Lake Michigan College, Napier Avenue vicinity (1100 Yore Ave.)
11 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Vendors, mini hobby area, tabletop gaming area, video game contest
Cosplay contest (come in costume and enjoy others in costume / apparel)
Prizes range from $150 to $35.
Michiana Boardgamery will have play to win games and run a
silent auction where proceeds go to next year's Fandom Fest.
6th Annual Pop-con
For those people who would otherwise not be able to attend a con-type event
and celebrate their hobby / pop culture area/s
email = swmifandomfest.gmail.com
fanfestswmi.com = website
For springtime this year
the Jewish holiday season of Passover / Pesach
April 22, 2024 evening
4:30 p.m. Wed. 4/17/2024
The Senate chaired by President Pro Tempore needs to vote
to adjourn as a Court to try Homeland Defense chpn.
Alejandro Mayorkas; it can then come back to work this
month or next month (May 1) to address important
matters of national security and funding requests for
Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan & Asian allies as well
as appropriations and regular business.
In trying to stop the party line vote, Senator John Kennedy (GOP - Louisiana)
moved to adjourn the Senate until May 1, 2004.
The President Pro Temp Patty Murray would have ruled such a
motion out of order and the vote on the 2 "charges" brought
by House Republican managers sent over by Speaker of the House
Mike Johnson (also of Louisiana) was 49 - 51; falling far below the
needed Constitutional requirement of 2/3 of the Senators present.
Vice President Kamala Harris would have voted to break a time
if the Senators present had tied at 50-50.
6 p.m. Tuesday April 30, 2024
Hanson Theater, Upton Mendel Center, campus of Lake Michigan
College, Benton Harbor, MI
SPEECH: on election protection and will engage in Q/A
with members of the audience
Email your questions ahead of time to tbohm@lakemichigancollege.edu
on/before April 26, 2024.
Event sponsored by Berrien-Cass League of Women Voters
and LMC Votes!
11:30 a.m.
a strong thunderstorm will impact SE Berrien County (MI)
Wind gusts up to 40 MPH and pea-sized hail
4/17/2024
Patty Murray (most senior of Senate
Democrats, she represents Washington)
Today April 17, 2024
she will swear in the 100
Senators as jurors in the
Impeachment trial of
Homeland Security Cabinet
Secy. Majorkas. The entire
body will then vote to proceed
or to vote up or down the
charges brought by House
Speaker's 11 H. of Rep. (GOP)
impeachment managers.
DH
The Sunday April 14, 2024 airing of a Madison Square Garden concert
of pianist / songwriter / singer Billy Joel will be re-aired this coming
Friday due to a cut-off during the song "Piano Man" by the noted
singer-songwriter. The live event had been pre-taped and the Sunday
night airing with commercials had begun late due to CBS Sports coverage
of the Masters Golf Tournament and a regular "60 minutes" news program.
This meant that the local affiliates were not allowed to leave the concert
but the network signal was abruptly concluded.
The concert in totality will be shown from 9 - 11 p.m. Friday 4/19 and
no operational cut-off will occur again.
The full Pink Moon
is Tuesday April 23 at 7:49 p.m. eastern
(Brightest point).
According to OLD Farmer's ALMANAC .com
FIND an open area and watch
as the moon rises just above the horizon!
http://ALMANAC.com/content/full-moon-April
Calling all Superheroes!
The LifePlan HERO Run begins and ends at Niles Riverside Park
9 a.m. Eastern until 10 a.m.
This race takes you through downtown Niles and through
historic neighborhoods! Register at
LifePlan.org/herorun
the 5K and 10K Run or Walk is for the LifePlan ministry
Association: registrations now in April are $25
per runner; awards given at 10 a.m.
There is a costume contest ; packet pick-up will be at:
LifePlan, Niles, 527 E. Main Street
April 16, 2024
Begins at 5 p.m. Eastern until approx. 8 p.m. (sunset)
Bring your favorite tools to join the common
effort of planting; weeding; straightening
the Niles MI Amtrak garden plots. All are welcome.
Meet your fellow gardeners & next-door neighbors.
May 23, 2024
at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue,
Washington, D.C.
The world itself keeps Easter Day,
And Easter larks are singing;
And Easter flow'rs are blooming gay,
and Easter buds are springing.
ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA!
The Lord of all things lives anew,
And all His works are living too,
ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA!
from THE_EASTER_BOOK (1954)
translated from German
It was a strange and wondrous war,
When death and Life did battle.
With royal might did Life prevail,
Made death His knave and chattle/
The sacred Book foretold it all:
How death by death should come to fall.
Now death is laughed to scorn!
The first prosecutor to put an American president (predecessor)
on criminal trial. A first-time D.A. who isn't planning on being
in the courtroom every day: "I've been an officer of the
court going on more than 20 years, and the way we
conduct ourselves is important. In the Courtroom first
and foremost, but obviously, there's a public dimension.
So we are guided by the rules of the court and fair play."
Bragg indicted Trump on 34
felony counts of falsifying business
records -- charges that could lead
to prison time.
http://politico.com online article
about the NY District Attorney
A French connection: the modern founder of the Olympic Games
Baron de Courbetin's heart is buried just outside the ruins
of ancient Olympia
2024 Summer games will be held at Paris, France
the native country for Baron Pierre de Courbetin.
April 14 is start of the Olympic Torch procession from
country to country
abcnews.go.com/international/wire story/french-connection-Paris-flame
make-stop-Greece-heart-109213279
The predecessor defendant (President from 2017 until 1/20/2021)
will testify in the first-ever criminal trial
on Monday, April 15, 2024 in a Manhattan, NY court room.
Trump is charged with criminal conspiracy following
sexual affairs/relationships with 2 females -- also testifying
is his "fixer" Michael Cohen of New York City.
One was paid $150,000 by David Pecker for exclusive
publishing rights and another was paid $130,000 to
keep quiet about the sexual encounter.
Southern Berrien County (MI)
NW Winds 20-30 mph. with gusts up to 40
to 45 mph expected. From 11 a.m.
until 8 p.m. EDT Friday 12 April.
also affected are portions of
SW Michigan,
N. Indiana, NW Ohio
April 10, 2024
As news was shared at the "State Dinner" honoring Japan's P.M.
Fumio Ishido, the 112-year-old gift to the federal government at
Washington, D.C. will be renewed with healthy new
cherry trees, noted for beautiful blooms.
nytimes/2024/04/10/us/politics/japan-us-cherry-trees.html
"NATIONAL Cherry Blossom Festival" (annual observance)
Because POTUS & FLOTUS (President Joe and Dr. Jill Biden)
asked him to perform music at a State Dinner celebrating
U.S. / Japan diplomatic and security relationships. . .
nytimes/2024/04/09/us/politics/biden-state-dinner-japan.html
Simon Harris of the Fine Gael party
Tuesday 4/9/2024 he is set to become, at age 37, the
Republic of Ireland's youngest head of government,
the culmination of a swift political rise to a post
he has long aspired to.
http://nytimes.com/20204/04/09/world/Europe/simon-harris-ireland-taoiseach.html
Japanese P.M. who is invited this week to:
the Bidens' 5th State Dinner at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., D.C.
a joint address delivered to both Houses of
Congress, D.C. on defense and other global concerns.
April 8, 2024
P.M. Netanyahu announced that a date has been set to invade
the city of 1,000,000 Palestinians; no consultation with the
U.S. Biden administration.
UPDATE: Date for impeachment managers to
be sent by Mike Johnson with charges against
DHS Secy. Mayorkas is held up until =
Tuesday April 16, 2024
Johnson speech of "engrossment" to take place in the Rayburn Room
House of Representatives, Capitol, Washington, D.C.
SPEAKER of the HOUSE to make a short speech
(Johnson was elected Oct. 25, 2023 : the 4th pick of
the GOP Conference since 55th Speaker of the House
Kevin McCarthy (CA) was forced from office)
UPDATE: SPEAKER OF HOUSE delays until Tuesday
April 16, 2024 the history-setting "Impeachment" effort
of the House of Repr. (vote of 214-213)
Engrossment ceremony where he signs the paperwork
for the impeachment of DHS Secretary Mayorkas;
the "charges" are walked over by group of impeachment managers
who are then to argue the Senate must convict. However,
none of the "paper" charges involve impeachable offenses.
Majority leader of the Senate likely to refer the charges
to a committee or to call for an immediate vote to acquit
the Cabinet Secretary.
First time since 1876 that a Cabinet official
has been impeached by the House
VOTE was 214-213
NRSV , Updated edition translation (2021)
verse 10:
The earth quakes before them;
the heavens tremble.
The sun and the moon are
darkened, and the stars
withdraw their shining.
verse 31:
The sun shall be turned
into darkness
and the moon to blood. . .
3 p.m. Eastern
Monday April 8, 2024
until 4:24 when the eclipse ends
After rain showers come on Sunday April 7,
then the view for the 97% eclipse should be clearer.
Clouds will have to break for view at Michiana
to not remain obstructed.
Looking at the sun without the right eye protection
for even a SHORT time,
can permanently damage the retinas and
even cause blindness,
called solar retinopathy.
TOP STATES with most eye injury concerns =
Tennessee
Alabama
South Carolina
Illinois
Montana
NO
those in highly concentrated areas of eclipse watching might experience
temporary delays in connection or cell coverage cut-offs due to heavy traffic
on given cell company service but the astronomical event itself
will not affect talking or texting with your cell phone!
NYTimes.com online article
Science-cicada-emergence-invasion.html
Brood XIX (Great southern U.S.) and Brood XIII
(North Illinois) will emerge together this summer
when a 17-year cycle coincides with a 13-year cycle.
A 16-state area will be center stage for these periodical
cicadas.
April 8, 2024
Pizza Hut will offer "Total Eclipse of the Hut": all large pizzas will cost $12
Krispy Kreme "Total Solar Eclipse Doughnut": glazed pastry dipped in
chocolate, with silver sprinkles, buttercream filling plus Oreo cookie
Frito-Lay's Sun Chips time-limited new flavor: pineapple habanero
and black bean spicy gouda
Smoothie King: Eclipse Berry Blitz Smoothie
Burger King: BOGO (buy first one get 2nd free): Free Whopper w/purchase
Moon Pie: Solar Eclipse Survival Kit: 6-count boxes with chocolate,
vanilla, butterscotch plus 12-count chocolate-only box
Warby Parker: at locations will give away ISO-certified solar eclipse glasses
Saturday April 6, 2024
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Univ. of Notre Dame (S. Bend, IN) Neuroscience and Behavior program
offers annually a free event for the public to promote STEM disciplines,
especially neuroscience.
The program consists of hands-on activities designed to foster public
enthusiasm for the sciences, technology, engineering, & mathematics.
It brings together ND Students and Michiana families to learn
about different aspects of the brain.
ADDRESS for Howard Park, 219 S. Saint Louis Blvd., S. Bend IN
http://defense.gov
celebrating military-connected children,
youth, and teens
There are more than 1.6 million military
children who face many challenges
and unique experiences as a result
of their parent/parents' service.
Secy. of Defense Lloyd Austin announced that
April 4 is the 75th anniversary since the U.S. and several allies
signed the North Atlantic Treaty (post - WW II).
NATO (since 1949)
see Defense.gov/
POTUS Joe and FLOTUS Dr. Jill Biden will host state dinners
on April 10 for heads of state, ambassadors, officials relating
to Japan and on May 23 for Kenya's presidents and ambassadorial
officials. These historic gatherings showcase ties between the two
important nations and the United States of America.
www.politico.com/ article on 2024 state dinners including this
year one for USA Top Teachers.
Dr. Jill Biden has announced that the nation's top teachers
will be guests of honor at a formal dinner akin to such
given to heads of state or government. Details
to be shared later in 2024!
politico.com/news/2024/04/03/jill-biden-top-teachers-00150460
Grand Rapids, MI
Ex-president Tr*mp claimed in public event that he
spoke with the family of victim Ruby Garcia, killed
recently by suspect who is a legal resident of Mexico.
Mavi Garcia, sister of the Grand Rapids resident who
died in a shooting March 22, 2024 said:
He did not speak to any of us,
it was shocking that he said he
had spoke to us, and misinforming
people on live TV (WOOD-TV).
Mavi continued: "It's always been
about immigrants; nobody speaks
about when Americans do heinous
crimes. . ."
Date of MLK's final sermon - address in Memphis TN
the Mason Temple / auditorium
COGIC Headquarters
"I've been to the mountain top"
Saint Mary's / Center for Spirituality / annual lecture
Carroll Auditorium in Madeleva Hall, campus at
Notre Dame, IN (North of South Bend, IN)
April 11, 2024 (Thursday evening)
Free to the public and student body / faculty
7 p.m. "Bearers of an 'Idle Tale' :
Women's Authority in a Credibility Economy"
Natalia Imperatori-Lee (Manhattan College)
more information at
Saintmarys.edu/spirituality
On April 15, 2024
the trial of the first former POTUS to face criminal prosecution begins when
Tr*mp faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records
related to his affair / sexual proposition of Stormy Daniels.
The gag order placed on frequent "Truth Social" tweeter Tr*mp
has been expanded due to his ongoing harassment online of
Judge Merchan's daughter.
www.nytimes.com/2024/04/01/nyregion/trump-gag-order-juan-merchan.html
Federal and state office primaries will be held
August 6 (Tuesday)
April 8, 2024 is the cut-off date for Hoosier voters to
register at their County Clerk; ID required.
May 7 is the date for the Indiana Primary (Federal
and state offices) -- early voting happens
on dates t.b.a.
The holy month of Ramadan ends with a solemn Iftar dinner.
DETAILS -- www.npr.org/2024/04/01/1241988655/Biden-iftar-ramadan -Gaza
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. D.C.
In previous years the Bidens had hosted larger Eid celebrations,
but that didn't seem appropriate during the Israel - HAMAS war ongoing.
April 1, 2024
The annual Easter celebration for children of D.C. and other invited
families was delayed today 90 minutes; everyone was welcomed
by POTUS Joe and Dr. Jill (FLOTUS) to the Egg-ucation event.
month of April (1 - 30) = 12,372 visits to this blog
April 1 = 685
April 2 = 678
April 3 = 657
April 4 = 570
April 5 = 575
April 6 = 593
April 7, 2024 = 689
April 8 (Full Solar Eclipse Day) = 697
April 9 = 548
April 10 = 263
April 11 = 290
April 12 = 260
April 13 = 235
April 14 = 150
April 15 = 275
April 16 = 308
4/17 = 270 blog visits
4/18 = 233
4/19 = 251
4/20 = 283
Sunday April 21 = 339
4/22 = 809
4/23 = 255 Happy Shakespeare Birthday!
4/24 = 291
4/25 - 733 blog visits
April 26 ARBOR DAY 455
4/27 = 318
4/28 = 137
4/29 = 180
4/30 = 197
# visits to this web Blogger
March 31, 2024
Vatican City
"Jesus alone opens before us the doors of life,
those doors that continually we shut
with the wars spreading throughout the world."
Pope Francis
"On this day when we celebrate the life
given us in the resurrection, let us
remember the infinite love of God of
each of us: a love that overcomes
every limit and every weakness."
TODAY (Easter Sunday - Gregorian calendar)
ABC Network show "This Week w/George Stephanopoulos"
check local listings -- here it is 9 a.m. ABC 57 (Mishawaka, IN)
Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop of the Ukrainian people
Borys Gudziak
discusses the faith and resolve amidst war against
the invader Vladimir Putin's Russian troops and
mercenaries
March 29, 2024 - 11/24/2024
The South Bend, IN zoo has opened to visitors and
will offer a range of public educational and
recreational opportunities. Those interested in
the wide variety of animals, birds, and domestic
creatures 135 species should visit
Potawatomizoo.org
The 39th POTUS (1977 - 1980) has survived 365 days since entering
hospice care in Plains, GA. The 99-year-old has outlived his late
wife Rosalynn and last appeared in public at her funeral in Nov. 2023.
Prayers for this humanitarian,
longtime volunteer for Habitat for
Humanity, founder of the Carter
Center (Emory Univ., Atlanta, GA)
Predecessor, twice-impeached former POTUS, on trial in 4 major cases,
will arrive on invitation of Michigan GOP former congress
representative (now head of political party);
he plans to stoke resentment toward assailant of local
woman, Ruby Garcia, who was shot and killed March 22.
Monday April 1, 2024
President Joe and Dr. Jill BIDEN announce that the annual tradition
of a post-Easter "Egg Roll" event at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., D.C.
will be continued for ticket-holders, including thousands military and
veteran families.
thehill.com/ blogs/in-the-know/4560641-whitehouseannounces
theme and details for 2024 Easter egg roll
from wsjm.com/
Both Niles High School and Ballard Elementary School were evacuated
while local law enforcement investigated a bomb threat 3/27
School officials also extended the investigation to
Brandywine Elementary (Niles, MI - Niles Twp.) that was also evacuated.
The dean-designate is
Christopher Cocksworth
Who attended the Royal family "service"?
NYTimes.com/2024/03/31/world/Europe/King-Charles.html
Cancer patient King Charles III &
Queen Camilla
Who did NOT attend?
Prince of Wales William & Princess Kate
(herself also a cancer patient) & kids;
Harry and Meghan
The former environmental lawyer and advocate has scheduled a Press Conference
in Oakland, California today -- subject is his "pick" for Vice-President
on his Independent political party ticket for November 2024.
The attorney is thought to be the most-likely match
and will bring a sizable fortune to begin this phase of the
Presidential campaign. She paid for the Super Bowl ad
in support of RFK, Jr. Also Shanahan, 38 yrs. old, formerly was married to
GOOGLE co-founder Sergei Brin.
Location = Henry J Kaiser Center for the Arts,
10 Tenth Street, Oakland, CA
born March 25, 1947
Reginald Dwight
as "Elton John" he is a C.H., and C.B.E.
a British singer, pianist, and composer
3/26/2024
South Wind gusts may periodically reach 40 - 45 MPH
early Tuesday a.m. -
until 7 p.m. Eastern
http://weather.com/weather/alerts/localalerts
Yes
along with FLOTUS and "Melania's son"
Barron Trump - the trio were photographed
viewing with and WITHOUT protective
lens / safety goggles
on AUGUST 21, 2017
at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.,
D.C.
The Jewish holiday season of PASSOVER
begins before sundown on April 22, 2024
and ends after nightfall on April 30, 2024.
It is a series of Seder suppers/dinners for
the week long observance.
March 25 (NY City, UN Building)
Ambassador for the U.S. abstained; she had earlier vetoed other such
resolutions. The resolution called for a halt of fighting during
Ramadan ; this breaks a 5-month impasse.
A narrow path of totality across the United States -- 13 impacted
Also parts of Mexico and Canada
In the U.S. totality will begin in Texas 1:27 p.m. Central Time
and end in Maine at 3:35 p.m. Eastern Time.
The next total solar eclipse to cross over the U.S.
will come in over 2 decades from now, August 23, 2044,
according to NASA.
April 23 - May 3, 2024
Quadrennial legislative body
of the UNITED METHODIST
denomination
Bonhoeffer for the Church:
an introduction
Matthew D. Kirkpatrick
an accessible yet comprehensive intro to
this most widely read Christian writers of the 20th Century
FORTRESS PRESS
$49
hardcover 397 pages
Visit the Fort St. Joseph Museum and the Chapin Mansion on Friday
of Spring Break 2024: April 5 from Noon til 3 p.m.
Both scavenger hunts and fun crafts and
fun digging / archaeology activity! Free!
Sponsored by the Kroc Center for international peace studies (Univ. of Notre Dame, IN)
at C103 Hesburgh Center for international studies
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Panelists discuss escalating crisis
Erin B. Corcoran, Exec. director, Kroc Center
Jean Marc Dissau
Karen E. Richman
TJ D'Agostino
on HISTORICAL CONTEXT of this political and economic crisis
as well as suggestions grounded in human rights and humanitarian
law. . .
FREE and open to the South Bend area folk interested in this crisis
Location: Michiana Christian Embassy Church
1922 E. Main St., Niles MI 49120
Sponsor is MIchigan State Police
March 23, 2024
Troopers will be serving the community pancakes and sausage;
this is a chance for meeting the Troopers and interacting with all.
7:00 p.m. sponsor is "Niles Area (MI) Ministerial Association"
Holy Week 2024
host church is Community EVANGELICAL FREE Church,
102 E. Bertrand Road, Niles, MI 49120
This is an annual community-wide service for Niles, Brandywine
and general vicinity (SW Michigan ; Berrien & Cass Counties)
Congratulations to the qualifying and selected teams/universities-college
in the 2024 Championships
(Men's and Women's teams)!
Good Luck on your Bracket-choices!
Leo Varadkar, youngest ever P.M., resigned Wed. flanked by colleagues
outside government buildings in Dublin. He first became P.M. in 2017.
cnn.com/2024/03/20/Europe/leo-varadkar-ireland-prime-minister-resignation.intl/
index.html
Across the state of Michigan,
tornado sirens will be
sounded early afternoon;
1 p.m. is practice for possible
severe weather this month/year.
Dante: Inferno to Paradise
Parts 1 and 2 (two-hour documentaries)
includes background on the Italian poet,
the impact of the trilogy
Inferno
Purgatorio
Paradiso
On two successive nights (March 18 - 19, 2024) PBS
check local listings
Dear March -- Come in --
How glad I am --
I hoped for you before --
Put down your Hat --
You must have walked --
How out of Breath you are --
Dear March, how are you, and the Rest --
Did you leave Nature well --
Oh March, come right upstairs with me --
I have so much to tell --
Monday 3/18
All Watervliet schools (K - 12) are closed today due to multiple bus driver
illness and a lack of substitute/alternate drivers. The district communicated
to WSBT at 6 a.m. today that no classes will be held today.
wsbt.com (South Bend, IN Fox & CBS affiliates)
Bracket #1s
include UConn
Houston
Purdue
North Carolina
Saturday March 16, 2024
The eruption opened the fissure in the earth about
two kilometers long between the Stora-Skogfell
and Hagafell Mountains on the Reykjanes Peninsula.
Hundreds of residents were evacuated from the Blue
Lagoon thermal spa, one of Icelands' top tourist
attractions
AP ONLINE article
University of Illinois (Urbana) Fighting Illini
March 17, 2024
They defeated Wisconsin 93 - 87
Four plenary sessions and 60 sessions over 3 days --
Medieval Academy of Americas
+350 scholars of the Middle Ages (500 - 1500 common era)
al.nd.edu/news/latest-news/medieval-institute-to-host-Medieval-Institute-of-Americas
99th-meeting-in-mid-March
March 14, 2024
The National Park Service will chop down 140 cherry trees as it
builds a sea wall at the Jefferson Memorial :
cherry blossom viewers will have until late-May 2024 when construction begins. . .
http://NYTimes.com/2024/03/13/us/politics/washington-dc-cherry-trees.html
For Michigan, the severe weather Awareness and Preparedness Week is:
March 17 - 23, 2024
the Statewide Tornado Drill will be held on Wed. March 20 at 1 p.m.
Eastern Time.
ATTN: Individuals and communities of all populations are urged to
use this week to discuss severe weather risks
http://michigan.gov/miready/events/2024/03/17/severe-weather-awareness-week
Christ within me, Christ beneath me,
Christ above me
Christ to my right side,
Christ to my left
Christ in his breadth, Christ in his length,
Christ in depth
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me
Christ in the mouth of every man who speaks to me
Christ in every eye that sees me
Christ in every ear that hears me.
Niles Michigan Community Schools .org / calendar
1/2 day for Students, Teachers, Admin. - Friday March 29
Week long Vacation period (April 1 - 7)
Students return to class attendance on Monday April 8, 2024
No -- in 2024
it will be Sunday March 17 following
5:44 p.m. of the Men's Big Ten Tournament
Championship, Indianapolis, IN.
Univ. of IL Illini defeated Wisconsin.
"March Madness" fans from both
men's and women's Varsity BB across
the United States of America will begin
to analyze and bet on their "Brackets".
April 1, 2024 (easter Monday)
Social clubs, restaurants, bars in South Bend, IN (St. Joseph County in north
Indiana) offer feasts of Polish food (sausage, noodles, sweet & sour cabbage)
Families and friends gather to share a drink and play cards. The day after Easter
when the 40-day Lenten season of fasting and penitence concludes (annually).
Local politicians will be out to meet the public; from time to time
this has included some famous names: Bobby Kennedy in 1968, the Clintons
in 2008, and current-Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg (now of Michigan).
March 16, 2024
11 a.m. Jefferson Blvd.
in the East Bank Village, South Bend, IN
annual St. Patrick's Day event (typically
around mid-March)
Documentary Feature -
20 Days in Mariupol
Oscar speech - 3/10/2024
Details from South Bend Tribune.com (3/10 morning online edition)
Notre Dame men's varsity BB (7-13 in ACC games this season) plays #13 seed Georgia
Tech (also 7-13 in the ACC) in the first game of the conference tournament on the first day
(Tuesday March 12, 2024). Capital One Arena in downtown D.C. Overall both teams
shared 12-19 records against a variety of scheduled opponents over the early, middle,
and late season.
The Irish had been picked to finish pre-season #15th last in the ACC while the Yellow
Jackets had been picked for #13th place.
Notre Dame Men's BB won that game but lost the new tournament match-up against
Wake Forest University (3/13) by 17 points.
Full Worm Moon
peak illumination at 3 a.m. Eastern
March 25, 2024
see OLD FARMER's ALMANAC
ALMANAC.com/content/full-moon-march
Early voting begins April 19 -- stipulations
must be met and signed ballots to be
scrutinized by Election Board (county
officials)
story online as of March 8
http://abc57.com/news/ (Local ABC affiliate: South Bend, IN)
elkhart-county-voters-are-reminded-of-multiple-voting-options-for-May-7
Details at CNN.com and Almanac.com (Old Farmer's Almanac)
This will be the last such solar eclipse until 2044
The 2017 cosmic event lasted 62 - 71 miles only whereas
the 2024 event will last 108 - 122 miles totality.
total-solar-eclipse-differences-scn
Thursday 3/7/2024
The North Atlantic security organization officially added its 32nd nation, Sweden,
after decades of neutrality. Official news
http://the hill.com
55th NAACP Image Awards (entries qualified in last 12 months)
Creed III: The Soundtrack
Godfather of Harlem: Season 3
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse
The Color Purple (WINNER)
The Little Mermaid
2023 titles (NAACP Image voting made on Internet)
Elemental
Lil' Ruby
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
(Winner)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Wish
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST:
The Color Purple (WINNER)
The annual S O T U (state of the Union) address is given by an incumbent POTUS
to a joint session of Congress [ usually in January ]
During the first months of a just-sworn-in POTUS the annual address is
however termed a "Budget Priority" / overview and not a regular SOTU
with both domestic and international coverage that includes
The state of the Union is _________________.
Jury selection began Tuesday March 5, 2024 in Oakland County courtroom
Like his wife, Jennifer, James Crumbley is charged with 2nd degree manslaughter
due to gross negligence.
The 2021 shooting in which 4 students were killed and several others wounded
critically was one where the parents declined taking their son out of
school after a session with school counselors and principals.
MORE at wvpe.org/News 3-6-2024
Their son, Ethan, now 17, is serving a life sentence for murder and terrorism.
Verdict from jury
Guilty [3/14/24]
Ronald William Howard was born 1 March 1954
in Duncan, OK to parents who were actors themselves
Rance and Jean (Speegle) Howard
imdb.com/name/nm0000165/bio/ref?_nm_ov_bio_sm?
CNN.com
mid-day Breaking News from Odessa Port on Black Sea
a close call for Ukrainian President and Greek Prime Minister
6 March 2024
2nd Wednesday of the month (Fall until Winter months)
Join up at the Niles (MI) - Buchanan (MI) YMCA
905 N. Front Street, Niles MI 49120
Wednesday March 13, 2024
from 5:30 - 7 p.m. [or until soup is gone]
Complimentary Bowl at the "Y"
First Thursday of each month
March 7, 2024
from 9 - 11 a.m. at
Niles (MI) Senior Center
1109 Bell Road, Niles MI 49120
(269)-683-9380
Sunday March 10 between 2 and 3 a.m. the nation's clocks will adjust
one hour ahead
This one-hour change began in the U.S. nationwide in 1918
but remains controversial and not universal in all states & territories
in the days following the Oct. 7, 2023 attack by HAMAS forces against
Israeli kibbutzers and farming settlers, POTUS Joe Biden made remarks
just once. Soon it will be Thursday March 7 when he gives the "State of
the Union address" SOTU to a joint session of Congress, he is obliged to
tackle the crisis and ongoing counter-attack that also have killed
Gazan citizens (including civilians, women, children, noncombatant
Muslims and Christians). He will do so with a diplomatic resolution
remaining politically elusive. . .
POLITICO com online article (4 March 2024)
the push for detente is not only due to the annual address in D.C. but
also because of the holy month of Ramadan (expected March 10 or 11).
http://politico.com/news/2024/02/29/biden-sotu-israel-cease-fire-00144274
Dune: Part Two [March 2024 $82.5 million first weekend]
Kung Fu Panda 4
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
_____________________________
These spring 2024 titles are expected
to be hits with +$80 million opening
weekends at the box office
GOP candidate for President Nikki Haley of South Carolina won
66 % of the primary voters over March 2 - 3 - 4 and won the
delegation entirely 19, and 16 alternates.
Far behind was former President Trump, twice-impeached and
4-times indicted awaiting trials with 30% and Gov. DeSantis, 3%.
NPR News (www.wvpe.org)
Some such drops are done onto beaches but the parachuted food lands in
the Mediterranean Sea -- Intl. cmte. of Red Cross/Crescent
points out that control of distribution is needed to ensure that
starving people don't risk their lives by eating the wrong things. . .
air drops do not and cannot substitute for humanitarian aid to Gaza
(including water and medicine/s)
YES,
according to THE HILL dot-com.
April 1 will be the date at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington D.C.
Hosted by POTUS and FLOTUS (Joe & Dr. Jill) Biden
Sunday March 10, 2024
ABC Network
7 p.m. Eastern (1 hour early)
These states or political parties within a state will vote
for a presidential candidate preference on 3/5/2024 =
Alabama
Alaska (GOP only)
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Maine
Massachusetts
Minnesota
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont (won by Nikki Haley)
Virginia
U.S. Territory of Samoa
IOWA Democratic Party (announcement)
all month (March 1 - 31) - 11567 visits to this Web Blog
Friday March 1, 2024 : 63
Sat. 3/2/24 : 31 visits to this blog
Sunday 3/3/24 : 30
3/4 = 50
3/5 = 42
3/6 = 60
3/7 = 92
3/8 = 134
3/9 = 227
3/10 = 142
3/11 = 171
3/12 = 569
3/13 = 876
3/14 = 349
3/15 = 373
3/16 = 446
St. Patrick's Day = 496
March 18 - 565
March 19 = 559
3/20 = 542
3/21 - 132 visits to this Blog
3/22,23 = 97 Friday + 387 Sat.
Palm Sunday = 400
3/25 = 383
3/26 = 580
3/27 = 770
3/28 = 600
Good Friday 29 March 2024 = 847
Holy Saturday 30 March = 547
Easter 3.31.24 = 513
The Putin critic / activist / Human Rights figure has
died in a siberian prison and his funeral will be held
in Moscow tomorrow (1 March 2024).
http://nytimes.com/2024/03/01/world/europe/alexei-navalny-funeral-moscow-russia.html
March 7, 2024
9 p.m. Eastern;
covered by all
mainstream TV & Radio
networks; seated behind POTUS
will be Vice President & Speaker
of the House
12:45 p.m. 2/28/2024
He has resigned from post as Minority Leader of the Senate GOP
He made his resignation official with a speech on the floor
two days before the Government runs out of funds for
several of its departments;
he will no longer be leader of the Senate Republican caucus
after this year but will serve out his elected term of six
years as Kentucky senior Senator
McKenna Hall (Campus of Notre Dame University) South Bend, IN
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Eastern
Prof. Garry Sparks, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
an Ethnohistory of America's first theology,
the Theologia Indorum
2024 marks the 500th anniversary of the entry into
Guatemala by Spanish missionary priests
(Dominicans like Bartolomo de las Casas)
as well as their indigenous interlocutors
and the religious literature of the highland Maya.
THE LECTURE,
co-sponsored by Depts. of History & Theology
is free and open to the public
http://cushwa.nd.edu/events
Until 7 p.m. Wed. 2/28/2024
Strong gusty winds up to 45 mph
will bring low wind chill readings
Dress appropriately after yesterday's
Record high temp for 2/27 : 73 degrees F.
The heir to the throne, Prince of Wales William, will not attend the
funeral of King Constantine (former and last monarch)
today "for personal reason/s"; memorial
service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Oxford
William was assigned a reading for the funeral service (Church of
England liturgy) but sent apologies to Constantine's family as
he would/could not be present at Oxford
DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2024
King Charles also was absent due to cancer therapy apppointment;
Charles' 2nd cousin will be buried next week in Greece
that conflicted
Ryan Binkley resigned from the GOP race for POTUS nominee
2/27/2024 : date of the MI presidential preference primary (both parties)
Tuesday Feb. 27 played at 9 p.m.
Irish host and defeat Wake Forest 70 - 65
overall record of 11 - 17 for the Nov. - March regular season
its ACC record is 6 - 11 to final days of Feb. 2024
Sat. March 2 (Fan Appreciation night) at 7:45 p.m.
Irish defeat Clemson at home
69 - 62, improving ACC record to 7 - 11 on final weekend
before ACC tournament in D.C.
Tuesday March 5
ND scores only 51 to North Carolina 84
at Chapel Hill, NC - U. of North Carolina (#7)
standing is 7-12 in ACC, tied w/ GA Tech for 11th place
Sat. March 9 afternoon
at Blacksburg, VA - Virginia Tech
ND scores 76 to VTech 82 who won at home court
standing for Irish Men's BB is 7-13 in Coach
Micah Shrewsberry's initial year as Head coach
having replaced Mike Brey, longtime varsity coach
March 13 afternoon
ND loses by 13 to Wake Forest (seeded #5) 59 - 72;
this is the end of the season for Men's BB in the NCAA
tournament March 2024.
Which is the longer movie? Dune, Part II or Oppenheimer (2023)
WINNER
by 14 minutes is
Oppenheimer (directed by Christopher Nolan)
Tuesday Feb. 27, 2024
from 7 a.m. until polls close at 8 p.m.
It is Primary Presidential Voting Day!
Express your opinion and preference between
those in the GOP Race (Donald Trump / Nikki Haley)
or the Democratic Race (Incumbent Biden, Williamson,
uncommitted).
Study the issues and importance of this year for
the direction of the Constitution and our
Constitutional democratic institutions!
You may register to vote at your polling place
today as well in Michigan!
2/29/2024
According to Detroit (MI) FREE PRESS, Wendy's Restaurants nationwide
will offer a free breakfast pastry to customers in drive-thru or dining room
transaction. It is a new Pull-apart item that has been served during breakfast hours
since Feb. 26. (while supplies last)
It is a 4-year anniversary of the fast-food enterprise serving breakfast
during limited hours each day.
freep.com/story/money/food/2024/02/26/wendys-free-cinnabon-pull-apart
leap-day-2024/72747316007/
INDEPENDENT SPIRIT awards (feature films / documentaries)
Past Lives (best Feature)
A Thousand and One (best First Feature)
Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction performance)
Ali Wong (Beef (TV series)) performance
Da'vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers) sup-
porting Performance
Nick Offerman (The Last of Us) supporting
performance
Celine Song (Director PAST LIVES)
Best Screenplay: AMERICAN FICTION
Best 1st Screenplay: MAY TO DECEMBER
Best Cinematography: Eigil Byrld,
THE HOLDOVERS
Best International Film: ANATOMY
OF A FALL
Best Documentary: Four Daughters
Best Editing: How to Blow Up a Pipeline
Best Breakthru Perfomance:
Dominic Sessa (THE HOLDOVERS)
Best Breakthru (TV) Performance
Keivonn Woodard (THE LAST OF US)
Best Ensemble Cast (TV): Jury Duty
Best Documentary: Dear Mama
Best New scripted series: BEEF
John Cassavetes award: Fremont
Robert Altmont award: SHOWING UP
Truer than Fiction award: actor
Set Hernandez Rongkilyo
Producers Award: Monique Walton
Someone to watch Award: Monica Sorelle
1) Barbie
2) Oppenheimer (also released mid-year)
3) Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
(animated feature).
BTW the film director of BARBIE
was NOT nominated
for "Best Director": Greta Gerwig //
the director of OPPENHEIMER also adapted
the biography AMERICAN PROMETHEUS:
Christopher Nolan (nominated in
Screenplay - Adapted category)
American Fiction
Anatomy of a fall
Barbie
Holdovers, The
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer (winner)
Past Lives
Poor Things
Zone of Interest, The
2024 Winner was also awarded "Best Director"
and 5 other "Oscars"
Sunday night
March 10, 2024
7 p.m. Eastern
(in Los Angeles, CA)
Tues. 2/27/2024
Cloudy skies early with scattered thunderstorms
developing late.
Storms may produce hail.
Low 53 F.
Winds Southward at 10 - 20 m.p.h.
chance of rain 60%
Founding of Olivet College - 2/24/1844
http://uolivet.edu
in Olivet, Michigan
Progressive founders were enrolling persons of color, female as well as white male students
They were abolitionist-supporting academics
www.wkar.org
MSU (Michigan State Univ., E. Lansing, MI) dot-org website
Media and programming for central MI
Voters across Michigan are heading to the polls to select their choice for
POTUS. According to WKAR.org online article, 765,000+ ballots
have already been cast (early & absentee).
It's the first time that the state's presidential primary has been held in
February of a federal election year, making MI the 5th state in the
nation to hold such a primary/caucus. It's also the first statewide
election that requires at least 9 days of in-person early voting.
WHO are the political party candidates?
Incumbent Joe Biden (D); Dean Phillips (congressman MN);
Marianne Williamson (former pastor, Warren, MI)
twice-impeached, 91-times indicted former POTUS
Donald Trump; Nikki Haley;
Ryan Binkley (businessman TX also former pastor/
church founder)
ELECTION DAY is Feb. 27, 2024 (Tuesday)
voting hours are from 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Any eligible voter waiting in line at 8 p.m.
have the right to submit a ballot.
Friday 2/23
Late night rain changing to snow with dropping temperatures
Possible 2 " snow
Now in late February 2024
a Red-winged Blackbird?
This migratory bird is a sure sign that spring temperatures
have encouraged its flight from southern wintering
locales in the U.S. and Mexico / C. America.
Annually return Feb. - March!
Joining host Jeffrey Goldberg will be
Anne Applebaum
David Ignatius (Washington Post)
& Lara Seligman (Politico.com)
weekly PBS forum / press-politicos
in half-hour format
2/23/2024
The Atlantic
The lunar lander has landed safely on the Moon today (Thursday)
overcoming a late-stage glitch with its onboard laser instruments
www.nbcnews/science/space/moon-landing
The data at the Minnesota Cyber symposium
was examined by the software developer who
won the $5 million prize of "Prove Mike Wrong"
contest : 11 files were given to him
that contained data that did not relate to the
2020 Election.
NBCNews.com / Politics online article
Feb. 22, 2024
VP Harris will speak at Grand Rapids MI
2:45 p.m. Eastern
as part of her "Fight for Reproductive Freedoms" tour
during which she has rallied female voters
and criticized Republicans as extremists
for trying to ban or restrict abortions.
Unmanned lunar lander ODYSSEUS
made by Houston TX-based Intuitive Machines
for a mission under NASA contract
will attempt on Feb. 22, 2024
to set down near the moon's South Pole.
Two giant pandas are moving to San Diego (CA) Zoo
[no official timeline for this loan]
the first time China has granted a new loan in two decades
That famous Zoo had returned its last pandas in 2019,
after its loan agreement had ended.
Friday, March 1
He is the patron saint of Wales
born - 6th Century Henfynw, Cardigan
His symbol is the leek
//almanac.com (Old Farmer's Almanac online)
suggest that you plant a bulb of aromatic leek
as soon as the ground can be worked
Eating leeks all month keeps the doctor away all year!
Anatomy of a fall
Godland
Mama Wata
Totem
The Zone of Interest
All of us strangers
American Fiction
May December
Passages
Past Lives
We grown now
March 10, 2024 (Sunday)
at 2 a.m. turn clocks
ahead one hour!
DST takes place annually from
the 2nd Sunday of March until the
1st Sunday in November.
211-186
East All-Stars defeated at Indianapolis
the West All-Stars
Atlanta News First dot-com
February, 2024
When the Carter Center (.org) announced 365 days ago that the 39th POTUS was
entering Hospice care, the world's media rushed to Plains, GA the hometown of
Jimmy Carter (who was President 1977 - Jan. 20, 1981).
The expectations for a state funeral were never met as he has survived one year now
in mid-February.
His dear wife Rosalynn did decline and die this past November, only days after
entering Hospice Care herself.
On Oct. 17, 2019 the couple had passed a record for POTUS
and FLOTUS to have been married; and in Oct. 1, 2023
Carter himself reached 99 years of age.
http://atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/02/16/sunday-marks-one-year-since-jimmy-carter
entered-hospice-care/
People's Icon Adam Sandler and Music Icon Lenny Kravitz
Singer-performers will include:
Lainey Wilson,
Kylie Minogue, &
Lenny Kravitz .
Fast X
Barbie (WINNER)
Guardians of the Galaxy, vol. 3
Oppenheimer
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Film
The Little Mermaid
The Super Mario Brothers Movie
Social Celebrity of 2023 (awarded Feb. 18, 2024)
Britney Spears
Dwayne Johnson
Kim Kardashian
Kylie Jenner
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj
Selina Gomez
Taylor Swift (Winner)
The Oscar-nominated documentary film will be presented along with a panel
at the Hesburgh Auditorium, campus of Univ. of Notre Dame, IN.
Filmmaker Mstsylav Chernov capture images of the war waged against
Ukrainian civilians by the invading Russian Federation army.
Moderator of the Nanovic Institute for European Studies:
Clemens Sedmak (Notre Dame);
others of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
http://kroc.nd.edu/
For the public Niles (Michigan) Community school district
there are at mid-month Parent / Teacher Conferences
on Feb. 14 - 15. No School on Friday Feb. 16;
Teachers only report for "Professional Development"
on Monday 2/19/2024.
Students therefore have 1/2 day off on 15th, as well as the
entire school day attendance on the 16th and 19th.
This means that Presidents Weekend lasts 4 1/2 days
with vacation / off-time on Thursday afternoon,
Friday & Monday. Students return to in-class
learning on Tuesday Feb. 20 this year.
Monday Feb. 19, 2024
The third Monday of February (annually)
between Lincoln's and Washington's
birthdays:
Feb. 12th &
Feb. 22nd.
February 24, 2024
7:30 a.m.
The full moon for this winter month will rise early that morning
Feb. 14 is the saint/martyr's day for the Roman priest killed by then-Emperor
Claudius II of the Empire (annually) -- tradition fixes his date of Martyrdom
to 14 February 270 c.e.
Super Bowl LVIII on Feb. 11, 2024 ( 7 - 11 p.m. Eastern)
123.4 million viewers
based on average data across
CBS, NFL, Paramount+
platforms
from "Early Judaism" (edited by Nickelsburg & Stone, FORTRESS, 2009)
selected verses 1, 4, 5-8, 12-15
[With a loud voice glorify God!
in the congregation of the many proclaim
his majesty . . .]
Form an assembly to proclaim his salvation.
and be not lax in making known his might
and his majesty to all simple folk.
For to make known the glory of the Lord
is Wisdom given,
and for recounting his many deeds
she is revealed to man:
to make known to simple folk his might
and to explain to senseless folk his greatness,
those far from her gates,
those remote from her portals . . .
From the gates of the righteous is heard her voice,
and from the assembly of the pious her song.
When they eat with satiety she is cited,
also when they drink in community together.
Their meditation is on the law of the Most High,
their words on making known his might.
How far from the wicked is her word,
from all haughty men to know her!
from EARLY JUDAISM (editors Nickelsburg & Stone, FORTRESS PRESS, 2009)
Blessed is he who fears God and serves him.
And you, my children, learn to bring gifts to the Lord,
that you may enjoy life.
Blessed is he who judges a judgment justly
to the widow and orphan,
and helps everyone that is wronged,
clothing the naked with garments
and giving bread to the hungry.
Blessed is he who turns back
from the changeable path
and walks along the straight path.
Blessed is he who sows the seeds of righteouness,
for he shall reap sevenfold.
Blessed is he in whom is truth,
that he may speak truth to his neighbor.
Blessed is he in whose mouth is mercy and gentleness.
Blessed is he who understands the Lord's works
and glorifies the Lord God.
2 Enoch B 42:6-14
Sandy's Donuts in Grand Rapids, MI
Bakery will produce 1000s of the pastries this February
Prune
Blueberry
Raspberry
Lemon
Apple
White Cream
Custard
Chocolate Cream
http://mlive.com STORY (Michigan Live!)
SF 49ers 10 - KC Chiefs 3 at halftime at Allegiant Stadium LAS VEGAS, NV
End of 4 quarters 19 - 19
SF scores 3 points first in OT then KC wins with a 6-point touchdown
victors 25 (KC Chiefs)
and runners-up 22 (SF 49ers)
Feb. 11, 2024
the FB game will be held at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
49ers versus Chiefs
Feb. 10, 2024
the 12-year Chinese zodiac calendar cycles range from:
Rat
Ox
Tiger
Rabbit
Dragon
Snake
Horse
Goat
Monkey
Rooster
Dog
Pig
TheBlueGate.com
telephone 260- 768-4725
The concert date at Nappanee, IN's
BLUE GATE THEATRE
is March 15, 2024
Univ. of Notre Dame
Center for Social Concerns
5 p.m. February 8, 2024
Smith ballroom, Morris Inn (near campus entrance)
anyone on / off FaceBook
Thursday a.m. 2/8/2024
Pray for the immediate family of the victims of the helicopter crash Tuesday night
that followed training event at Creech Air Force Base near Las Vegas, NV
according to reporting (ABCNEWS.go.com)
at least 65,000 people are expected at Allegiant Stadium
Las Vegas, NV on Sunday Feb. 11, 2024
and Las Vegas tourism officials estimate the # of
hotel guests and visitors in the area to top 330,000.
NFL, local, and federal officials have designated 2/11/2024
"Super Bowl" for Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV to be
a zone free of private DRONE activity.
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/us-homeland-chief-joins-officials-vegas
blog/post/edit
"an apostrophe to Zion" pages 57-8 -- Geza Vermes transl. DSS, 2nd ed., Penguin, 1975
I remember you for blessing, O Zion;
with all my might have I loved you.
May your memory be blessed forever!
Great is your hope, O Zion:
that your peace and your longed-for
salvation will come.
Generation after generation will
dwell in you,
and generations of saints will
be your splendor:
Those who yearn for the day of your
salvation, that they may rejoice
in the greatness of your glory.
On (the) abundance of your glory
they are nourished, and in your
splendid squares will they toddle.
The merits of your prophets will you
remember, and in the deeds of your
pious ones will you glory.
Purge violence from your midst;
falsehood and evil will be cut off
from you. Your sons will rejoice
in your midst, and your precious ones
will be united with you.
Your sons will rejoice in your midst,
and your precious ones will be united
with you. How they have hoped for
your salvation; your pure ones
have mourned for you.
Hope for you does not perish,
O Zion,
nor is hope in you forgotten.
Who has ever perished (in) righteousness,
or who has ever survived in his inquity?
Man is tested according to his way;
every man is requited according to
his way; every man is requited
according to his deeds. All about
are your enemies cut off,
O Zion, and all your foes
have been scattered.
Praise from you is pleasing to God,
O Zion, ascending through all the world.
Many times do I remember you
for blessing; with all my heart
I bless you.
May you attain everlasting righteousness,
and blessing of the honorable
may you receive.
Accept a vision spoken of you,
and dreams of prophets sought for you.
Be exalted, and spread wide, O Zion,
praise the Most High, your savior;
let my soul be glad in your glory.