Good morning, Whitewater
There is no school today, and no municipal public meetings are scheduled in the city.
Our library is open today, as it is most weekdays, from 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. It is one of the great treasures of our city. I support plans to expand the library, so that it will be able to offer still more. I am sure that the staff would welcome your visit.
(Our library offers a prominent link for translation in Spanish, too. As we have a significant Spanish speaking population, it’s an example that our local government should follow. I have called for this before; I’ll keep doing so.)
The Farmers’ Almanac says that Orion’s Belt set at 12:24 a.m. this morning. I am not sure if they intend to describe the entire constellation, or if someone at the almanac is being precise about which part of that constellation set at 12;24 a.m. No matter — as Orion departs the northern sky, Scorpius arrives, and summer draws closer. My father and I enjoyed skywatching, and Orion was one of the first constellations he identified for me. Here’s a link to more about Orion, from the Earth & Sky website.
I have received email messages from across America in support of free speech. One correspondent had a signature tag on her email from a clever film —
“It’s 106 miles to Chicago, we’ve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark, and we’re wearing sunglasses.”
“Hit it.”
I am old enough that I recalled the line from having seen the movie during its original theatrical release. I asked to make sure I had identified the movie correctly as the original Blues Brothers, and received a reply with which I wholly agree:
“Yup, it sure is. The original Blues Brothers was a sublime parody of modern social disasters. With a really rocking soundtrack.”
Well said.