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Daily Bread for 11.23.23: Happy Thanksgiving

 Good morning.

Thanksgiving in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 41. Sunrise is 6:57 and sunset 4:25 for 9h 28m 03s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 82.8% of its visible disk illuminated.

  On this day in 1876, corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (better known as Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain.


 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons Are Inflated:


How to Carve a Turkey | The New York Times:

Daily Bread for 11.11.23: Veterans Day 2023

 Good morning.

Veterans Day in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 47. Sunrise is 6:42 and sunset 4:35 for 9h 52m 41s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 3.4% of its visible disk illuminated.

  On this day in 1918, Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car in the forest of Compiègne:


2023 Veterans Day Parade in NYC:

In places small and big, America honors her many veterans:


Somber bugles and bells mark Armistice Day around the globe:

Boo! Scariest Things in Whitewater, 2023

Here’s the seventeenth annual FREE WHITEWATER list of the scariest things in Whitewater.  (The 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 editions are available for comparison.) The list runs in reverse order, from mildly scary to truly frightening. 10. Bears. Look, I’ve warned the city — out of…

Daily Bread for 7.4.23: Happy Independence Day

Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny, with scattered showers, and a high of 90. Sunrise is 5:22 AM and sunset 8:36 PM for 15h 14m 02s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 98.4% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Independence Holiday events continue today at the Cravath Lakefront with…

Daily Bread for 4.9.23: Happy Easter

Good morning. Easter in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 66. Sunrise is 6:21 AM and sunset 7:30 PM for 13h 08m 49s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 88.1% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1959, NASA announces the selection of the United States’ first…

Daily Bread for 2.2.23: A Bit More Winter

Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 26. Sunrise is 7:07 AM and sunset 5:09 PM for 10h 02m 35s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 90.6% of its visible disk illuminated.  Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets at 6 PM.   On this day in 1653, New Amsterdam (later…

Boo! Scariest Things in Whitewater, 2022

Here’s the sixteenth annual FREE WHITEWATER list of the scariest things in Whitewater.  (The 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 editions are available for comparison.) The list runs in reverse order, from mildly scary to truly frightening. 10. The Coming Coyotepocalypse.  And look, and look — Whitewater can’t say it…

Daily Bread for 4.17.22: Happy Easter

Good morning. Easter in Whitewater will see some sunshine giving way to clouds with a high of 44.  Sunrise is 6:08 AM and sunset 7:40 PM for 13h 31m 49s of daytime.  The moon is a waning gibbous with 99.3% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1907,  the Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people,…

Daily Bread for 3.17.22: St. Brigid

Good morning. St. Patrick’s Day in Whitewater will see an early evening shower with a high of 56.  Sunrise is 7:01 AM and sunset 7:04 PM for 12h 02m 53s of daytime.  The moon is a waxing gibbous with 99.2% its visible disk illuminated.   The Whitewater Unified School District’s Citizens Financial Advisory Committee meets at 6…

Daily Bread for 1.1.22: Happy New Year

Good morning. New Year’s Day in Whitewater will be snowy with a high of 21.  Sunrise is 7:25 AM and sunset 4:32 PM for 9h 06m 48s of daytime.  The moon is a waning crescent with 2% of its visible disk illuminated.  On this day in 1983, the ARPANET officially changes to using TCP/IP, the Internet Protocol,…