Saturday 03/04/2023
Quote of the Day: I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars…Walt Whitman
Brain Teaser of the Day:
We are many guards of a precious gate
Sometimes we lean backward and sometimes we stand straight
Some of us are short and some are tall
We never quit the fight but we might fall
We wear war paint and cover in black
We always defend but never will attack
Part 1…Books!
Current reading and listening list: Reading- Fortune Cookie by Bryce Courtenay, 11/22/63 by Stephen King, and Fair Warning by Michael Connelly. Listening to: The Trapped Girl by Robert Dugoni, Planet Pluto by B.C. Chase and Slip Runner by J.N. Chaney while walking and Proving Ground by Kathy Kleiman while in my office.
Part 2… What Happened Today?
(32 pink dandelions) 11563 steps yesterday. Weight: 167.5#
| Up at 5 AM. Made a pot of vanilla-flavored coffee. Took Gizmo outside. 70 degrees. Still windy. (I went for a Feather Sound walk. Beautiful sunrise!! Pinks and oranges colored the eastern sky. Very windy! Took Gizmo for his walk.) Library Day!!! Updated my Goal Sheets. Completed yesterday’s Journal. Reviewed new members for the Blowout Baseball Card forum. Around 2:30 PM, I joined Kay and Yvonne in the living room. We watched episodes of New Amsterdam. Part 3… Alex Murdaugh Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday for the murders of his wife and son – another chapter in the downfall of the disgraced attorney whose dynastic family had significant legal reach for decades in parts of South Carolina’s Lowcountry. Part 4… Trump Former President Donald Trump said Saturday that he would not drop out of the 2024 presidential race if he were indicted in any of the federal and state investigations he faces. Part 5… Ukraine The US is working with Ukrainian pilots in the United States to determine how long it would take to train them to fly F-16 fighter jets, three sources briefed on the matter told CNN. Ukraine has been pushing for the US to provide fighter jets, arguing that they need them to defend against Russian missile and drone attacks. Part 6… President Joe Biden President Joe Biden will visit Alabama on Sunday to commemorate the 58th anniversary of the landmark Bloody Sunday march that galvanized the civil rights movement and helped lead to an expansion of voting rights. Part 7… Greece Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has apologized for one of the country’s worst train crashes in years, saying “We cannot, will not, and must not hide behind human error.” Demonstrators have been pouring onto the streets in the wake of the deadly crash, with widespread anger over the country’s railway safety record. Fresh unrest broke out on Sunday, with protesters clashing with police in Athens in scenes that are expected to be seen across the country. Part 8: Brain Teaser Answer Eye lashes |