Good morning.
Saturday in Whitewater will be relatively warmer, with a high of twenty-seven. Sunrise today is 7:26 AM and sunset 4:34 PM. The moon is a waxing crescent with sixteen percent of its visible disk illuminated.
On January 17th (in limited release), the documentary film Maidentrip will make its theatrical debut. It’s the story of fourteen-year-old Laura Dekker‘s 2010 attempt to sail alone around the world:
In 2009, when Dekker first announced plans to sail the world, Dutch authorities prevented her from setting sail for a year. “Of course there are people who say you’re crazy, but it’s a dream. A great, great dream. I want to sail, I want to go around the world. I want to see all the places and not always the stupid same thing,” says Dekker at the start of the film. “I lived my first five years at sea and ever since, all I’ve wanted is to return to that life.” In January 2012, after 17 months at sea, Laura successfully completed her voyage.
An excerpt from the film appears below. It seems a film well worth putting on one’s watch list, certainly for anyone who likes real-life adventure stories.
On this day in 1923, Milton College’s president takes a stand for civilization itself, against the corrupting forces of music and dance:
1923 – Student Dancing Banned
On this date Milton College president A.E. Whitford banned dancing by students in off-campus, semi-public places such as confectionery stores. [Source: Janesville Gazette]