Embed from Getty Images Vinay Menon writes Paying library fines with cat photos? It’s a purr-fect (sorry!) way to encourage literacy: But since even paltry fines may prove too much for some forgetful bookworms, the Worcester Public Library has just purred out a revolutionary idea: now you can pay for overdue, lost or damaged items…
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Animals, Daily Bread, Good Ideas
Daily Bread for 1.6.24: A Capybara Spa Day
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Good morning.
Saturday in Whitewater will see flurries in the morning then cloudy skies with a high of 34. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset 4:36 for 9h 11m 21s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 27.1% of its visible disk illuminated.
On this day in 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms speech in his State of the Union address.
The largest rodent in the world is a Capybara—and they are VERY cute. Native to South America, these semi-aquatic gentle giants are known for their peaceful, sociable personalities. But there’s something special about the Capybaras in Japan’s Izu Shaboten Zoo – here they live a pampered life, drawing crowds of people to see them.
Spending winter days relaxing in their personal onsen (hot bath), eating fruit they relish their time in the warm waters—an activity that has become a tradition in about 20 zoos across Japan since its accidental discovery in 1982. The Izu Shaboten Zoo, where we find ourselves in today’s Great Big Story, is particularly famous for this practice – sit back, relax and get cosy with these cute Capybaras.
Stunning auroras seen during Hurtigruten Coastal Express astronomy voyage:
Cats, Good Ideas, Medicine
Friday Catblogging: Doctor Prescribes a Cat
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Embed from Getty Images Cathy Free reports A Virginia woman was feeling sad. Her doctor prescribed her a cat (‘Her doctor, Earl D. King, said he wrote it down ‘because people sometimes don’t follow your instructions’): Robin Sipe’s eyes filled with tears as soon as her doctor entered the examining room. “My cat had recently…
Daily Bread, Good Ideas, Toys, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 9.2.23: Wisconsin Woman Makes Dolls for Underrepresented Kids
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Daily Bread, Good Ideas, Science/Nature, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 9.1.23: Wisconsin Farm Launches Tree Species Made to Clean Pollution
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City, Culture, Daily Bread, Good Ideas
Daily Bread for 8.31.23: A Few Weird Tricks to Boost Local Organizations (That Are Neither Weird Nor Tricks)
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City, Daily Bread, Good Ideas, Newspapers
Daily Bread for 8.7.23: Professional Journalism Returns to Whitewater
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Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 79. Sunrise is 5:53 AM and sunset 8:07 PM for 14h 14m 21s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 58.8% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Equal Opportunities Commission meets at 5 PM. On this day in 1947, Thor…
Daily Bread, Education, Good Ideas, New Whitewater
Daily Bread for 7.20.23: An Example of Private Educational Initiative
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Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 80. Sunrise is 5:35 AM and sunset 8:27 PM for 14h 52m 19s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 7.3% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Community Development Authority meets at 5:30 PM. On this day in 1972, an…
Bad Ideas, Blogging, City, Culture, Daily Bread, Good Ideas, Local Government, School District, University
Daily Bread for 7.7.23: Prioritization in a Small Town
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Daily Bread, Good Ideas, Health, Opioids, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 7.5.23: Bad River Tribe Provides Free Opioid Reversal Drugs Through Mail
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Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy, with scattered afternoon thundershowers, and a high of 88. Sunrise is 5:23 AM and sunset 8:36 PM for 15h 13m 06s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 94.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1832, General Atkinson and his troops…
Cats, Coffee, Daily Bread, Good Ideas
Daily Bread for 4.15.23: BaristaCats Café
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Cats, Good Ideas
Friday Catblogging: Hats for Cats
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Cats, Good Ideas
Friday Catblogging: A Cat Elevator
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America, Education, Good Ideas, School District
The Power and Value of Open Enrollment
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It’s beneficial in-and-of-itself that people should read, reflect, and commit themselves to ‘lifelong learning.’ Some years ago, the Whitewater Unified School District had a fine goal of inspiring students to become “engaged lifelong learners.” Yet in smaller communities, without the money or numbers for plentiful schooling alternatives, government taxes for a school system, establishes rules…