Good morning. It’s a sunny day in the forecast for Whitewater, with a high temperature in the mid-seventies. The Space Shuttle Endeavour was docked at the International Space Station, on the last mission of that spacecraft.  The technology’s now old, the program soon to end, with NASA unsure about its future.  For it all, each…

Good morning. It’s a warm day ahead for Whitewater, with a high temperature of eighty-four degrees. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that on this day in 1899, the Gideons Got Going On this night two salesmen, John H. Nicholson and Samuel E. Hill, crossed paths a second time, in Beaver Dam. The pair had first…

Good morning. Today’s Whitewater forecast calls for a mostly sunny day, with a high temperature of sixty-three degrees. From the Wisconsin Historical Society, a reminder that there are no terrestrial utopias, the trying for one notwithstanding: 1844 – Utopian Community Founded Near Ripon On this date the first settler moved to the Fourierite utopian community…

Good morning. Today’s forecast calls for a windy day, with a high temperature of fifty-six degrees. Whitewater Schools will hold a public listening session tonight, at 7 p.m., about proposed budget cuts.  (For commentary on those cuts, see On Whitewater Schools’ Proposed Budget Cuts.) I posted earlier on how cats drink (Friday Catblogging: How Cats Drink),…

Good morning. It’s thunderstorms ahead for the Whippet City, with a high temperature of fifty-nine. There are myriad animals and plants on earth, and more species are being discovered all the time.  Arizona State University has dedicated an institute, the International Institute for Species Exploration, to cataloguing new discoveries.  They’re out with their 2011 list…

Good morning. It’s a rainy day ahead for Whitewater, with a high temperature of seventy-six degrees. The Wisconsin Historical Society notes that on this day in 1878, Tornadoes Devastate[d] Three Counties On this date destructive storms swept through Dane, Jefferson, and Iowa Counties. Accounts of the storms indicate that three separate tornadoes touched down causing…

Good morning. It’s a cloudy day in the forecast for Whitewater, with a high temperature of seventy-one degrees. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls the participation of Wisconsin soldiers at the the battle of Vicksburg on this day in 1863: 1863 – (Civil War) Forces regroup at Vicksburg After the unsuccessful assault on Vicksburg the previous…

Good morning. It’s a partly cloudy day ahead for Whitewater, with a high temperature of sixty-nine degrees. If you’re a Progressive, today’s a memorable day for you, I’d suppose.  The Wisconsin Historical Society writes that in 1934 – Wisconsin Progressive Party Formally Organized On this date Wisconsin’s Progressive Party was formally organized near 30 E.…

Good morning. Today’s forecast calls for occasional rain and a high temperature of sixty degrees. In the city today, there’s a Community Development Authority meeting at 4:30 p.m. The agenda for that meeting is available online. Perhaps, just perhaps, you’ve been wondering how tarantulas can cling to smooth surfaces. If you have, then Wired has…

Good morning. Today’s forecast calls for a sunny day, with a high temperature of sixty-two degrees. There’s a Common Council meeting tonight, at 6:30 p.m.  The session agenda is available online. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that about three-hundred fifty years ago, 1673 – Jolliet and Marquette Expedition Gets Underway On this date Louis Jolliet,…

Good morning. It’s a sunny day ahead for Whitewater, with a high temperature of fifty-seven forecast fro the afternoon. There’s a school board meeting tonight, in open session beginning at 7 p.m. There are two Wisconsin birthdays for today on which the Wisconsin Historical Society remarks: 1913 – Big Band Leader Woody Herman Born On…

Good morning. Whitewater’s forecast calls for a day of isolated thunderstorms, with a high temperature of sixty-six. Quick note, for those who’ve asked: Returning next week — an updated Comment Forum, including a weekly poll. From Wired, a view of nature — an amazing bird-cam:

Good morning. Whitewater’s forecast calls for a day of scattered thunderstorms, with a high temperature of seventy-nine. In Whitewater this evening, there will be a meeting of the Police Commission at 6 p.m. The meeting agenda is available online. Wired UK offers video of a Ghostly ‘Winged’ Octopus Caught on Camera: A rarely seen white…