Saturday

Celebrate: National Cinnamon Crescent, Encourage a Young Writer, Farm Animals, and Siblings Day.

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April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and a distracted driving enforcement and education campaign is running through Monday. It's called "U Drive. U Text. U Pay." 

New York State Police and local law enforcement agencies are participating by stepping up patrols and working to create awareness surrounding the dangers of distracted driving.

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To Bodly Go Where we haven't since 2016. Paramount announced that they’ve got an untitled Star Trek on the books for June 9, 2023. Of course, release dates are highly subject to change, and it’s now standard operating procedures for studios to claim weekends before they even have a script. The truth is that we don’t know anything about this new Trek. We don’t know if it’s a continuation of the Kelvin timeline started with Star Trek 2009 or if it’s a fresh reboot, but io9 reports that it's being produced by Abrams.

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Sources tell Deadline that Phoebe Waller-Bridge is set to co-star opposite Ford in the fifth installment of the Indian Jones franchise.

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Rusty nut, bolt or screw that won’t budge? Pour some cola on it and dry it off. May take a few times but the rust will come off completely. (great...maybe you shouldn't drink it)

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Five years after Prince died, his estate is prepping a new album of “lost” music to be released this summer. The album, recorded in 2010 and titled Welcome 2 America, will drop on streaming service July 30. The title track was just released. Give it a listen. 

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Colorado State University released its 2021 Atlantic hurricane season forecast and is calling for 17 named storms, 8 hurricanes and 4 major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher). Each of these numbers is above the typical season average of 12 named storms, 6 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes.

Before 2021, if the hurricane season used up all the names on the predetermined alphabetical list, the next plan of action was to use the Greek alphabet.

"The Greek alphabet will not be used in the future because it creates a distraction from the communication of hazard and storm warnings and is potentially confusing," the WMO announced in March.

It was decided that a separate list of names would be used as a backup.

The Greek alphabet will be replaced by a supplemental list of names using the same rules as the main Atlantic hurricane season naming list -- a list of names A-Z, but excluding the letters Q, U, X, Y, and Z -- for if and when the initial list of names has been exhausted.

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 Wednesday - Mid-Week and New Comic Book Day! Plus the weather is going to be nice again. What could you possibly hate about that? The body aches from working in the yard again later......ugh....

Celebrte: National Beer, Coffee Cake, No Housework, Bookmobile (it's National Library Week), and Walking Day. 

By the way, The Steele Memorial Library is open for "grab and go" visits! Curbside pickup appointments are available, by request.

M: 9 AM – 9 PM

T: 9 AM – 9 PM

W: 9 AM – 9 PM

Th: 9 AM – 9 PM

F: 9 AM – 5 PM

Remember to wear your mask, and social distant, but enjoy one of the great resources in town. Check with your library to see if they are open, and for hours.

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Want to turn your handwriting into a computer font? Go to calligraphr.com and print out the English template. Fill in each letter with your handwriting and upload it back onto the website. You’ll now be able to download and use your own handwriting as a font! (and if you're like most of us, no one will be able to read it.)

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Never soften your honey in the microwave!! Doing this destroys the nutritional value inside of it. Instead, drop the container into a bowl of hot water. This will turn it back into a liquid state without removing the nutrients. 

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Baylor dominated Gonzaga, 86-70, to win the NCAA men’s national championship in Indianapolis. The Bears put on a defensive clinic from the start of the game, ending the Bulldogs’ hopes of completing the first undefeated season in 45 years. Baylor becomes only the second team from Texas to win a national title. It’s the fourth basketball title for the school, but the first for the men. 

So how did your bracket turn out? Did you lose interest after the first weekend? Yea. Especially when it was really busted.

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The global supply chain problems are now making their way to America’s favorite condiment. A shortage of ketchup packets has hit the restaurant industry after a year of filling to-go orders. Kraft Heinz, which owns 70 percent of the U.S. ketchup market, was caught off guard by the pandemic and couldn’t keep up with the surge in orders for the individual packets, leading some restaurant managers to hunt the aisles of Costco for substitutes.

And we learned yesterday that ketchup is one of the biggest sauces.

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In 2020, Fantasia Barrino announced she was expecting her first child with husband Kendall Taylor. Now, only six months into her pregnancy, the singer shared she’s experiencing contractions and is in the hospital.

Posting a series of videos to her Instagram Story, Fantasia provided fans an update on her condition.

“Good morning. We’ve been in the hospital all day,” she began. “We have to stay in the hospital for a while. My baby girl thinks she’s missing something out here, but she’s got to stay in here a little longer.”

Additionally, Barrino praised her husband for his support.

“I thank God for my husband. He’s over there knocked out, poor thing! He’s been riding in there with me,” she said, adding that her contractions were “starting to come down now.”

“My body is just tired, but we’ve got this,” Fantasia said during the video she posted.

In December, the Grammy Award winner opened up about past struggles she’s had with fertility.

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 Wednesday - Ohhh Head to the Comc Book Shop for new books!

Celebrate: National Soup It Forward, Cold Cuts, Mulled Wine (cold enough), I Want You To Be Happy, and National Anthem Day. It was adopted today in 1931.

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Some TV thoughts. Enjoyed the first episode of Debris on NBC. Will be interested to see where this show goes. 

WandaVision on Disney+ is our Marvel fix, enjoying and have already done a rewatch.

I'm in new episodes to me of Sense8. I really enjoy this show, and the work of putting 8 different people in a scene is wonderful. 

Tom and Jerry movie, while not terrible, I thought the animation was lackluster. The old cartoons looked better than what I saw.

Really enjoying Grace and Frankie. I know i'm late to the party, but Jane and Lily are really really good.

What new shows are you watching? Or Movies now othat The golden globes have peaked your interest in something.

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Oh speaking of WandaVision, Lovers of Starbucks and the Disney+ show WandaVison, listen up! Totally the Bomb created a Frappuccino that has all the makings of the new hit Marvel miniseries, and it looks delicious. The Frappuccino, which is not on Starbucks's regular menu, is packed with strawberry puree, mocha drizzle, whipped cream, and chocolate drizzle (among other things) to showcase the black, brown, and red colors of TV static that can often be seen throughout the show.

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Many communities and states are opening up wide, and dropping their mandates. With vaccines happening faster and cases down, it's not time to drop the caution. A few more monts of wearing that mask and being careful will really help stamp down Covid. At least wear your mask. It's such a simple thing to do.

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Dolly Parton received her first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine she helped to fund.

"I'm so excited. I've been waiting a while," the singer told fans in a video posted to Twitter from Nashville's Vanderbilt University. "I'm old enough to get it, and I'm smart enough to get it."

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Singer, songwriter and percussionist Bunny Wailer, an icon of reggae music, died in Kingston, Jamaica, on Tuesday morning. He was 73 years old. Wailer was a founding member of The Wailers, alongside Bob Marley and Peter Tosh.

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Jahmil French, an actor known for his role as Dave Turner on the Canadian series "Degrassi: The Next Generation," has died, according to his manager, Gabrielle Kachman. He was 29.

"It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of a dear friend and client Jahmil French," Kachman said in a statement. "He will be remembered by many for his passion for the arts, his commitment to his craft, and his vibrant personality. I ask that you keep his family and friends in your thoughts and prayers at this difficult time."

No details on the cause of death were made available.

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NASA’s brand-new Perseverance rover is the most advanced machine that’s ever landed on Mars. But when it comes to rovers, “state of the art” is a subjective term. Perseverance is running on none other than a PowerPC 750, a single-core, 233MHz processor with just 6 million transistors that’s most famous for powering the original “Bondi blue” iMac from 1998. It’s the same type of processor that NASA already uses in its Curiosity rover.

Mars’ atmosphere offers far less protection from harmful radiation and charged particles than Earth’s atmosphere. A bad burst of radiation can badly wreck the sensitive electronics of a modern processor — and the more complex the chip, the more can go wrong. Plus, at 138 million miles away, it’s not like NASA can just swap out the processor if things go sideways. Because of those conditions, Perseverance actually features two computing modules: one is a backup just in case something goes wrong. 

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Baseball is back (and on time this year). All 30 teams have reported to their spring training locations in Florida and Arizona and are in the midst of their first scheduled exhibition games ahead of the new season, with limited fan attendance. The MLB is planning for an as-close-to-normal-as-possible full, 162-game season this year with Opening Day scheduled for April 1.

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Today's Hack of the Day: Did you know that cornstarch will untangle all kinds of knots. Rub some into a knot in shoelaces, chains, string etc and watch as it comes apart. (it's also a nightmare to clean up..don't ask me how I know)

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Prepare yourself: Reese's is launching a new treat that will draw the line between chocolate-lovers and peanut-butter fanatics. On March 2, the beloved candy brand announced the "most extreme, peanut buttery version" of its iconic cup - sans chocolate coating. That's right, the snack is all peanut butter, all the time. (personally, I think you have to have the chocolate)

https://www.popsugar.com/food/reeses-ultimate-peanut-butter-lover-cups-48194451

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Today flurries! The dream has ended...let the hibernation begin.

Things from the show:

Want to change the world? Just eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch. Yes, a PB&J will slow global warming. How?

**One sandwich reduces your carbon footprint by saving the equivalent of 2.5 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions over an average animal-based lunch like a hamburger, a tuna sandwich, grilled cheese, or chicken nuggets.
**If you have a PB&J instead of a ham sandwich or a hamburger, you save the equivalent almost 3.5 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions.
**A PB&J will also save about 280 gallons of water over the hamburger. To put this in perspective, three PB&Js a month instead of hamburgers will save about as much water as switching to a low-flow showerhead.
**A PB&J will save 12 to 50 square feet of land from deforestation, over-grazing, and pesticide and fertilizer pollution.
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Falls been cancelled!

Saw this in the Onion - full article? click title.
Fall, the long- running series of shorter days and cooler nights, was canceled earlier this week after nearly 3 billion seasons on Earth, sources reported Tuesday.

The classic period of the year, which once occupied a coveted slot between summer and winter, will be replaced by new, stifling humidity levels, near- constant sunshine, and almost no precipitation for months.

"As much as we'd like to see it stay, fall will not be returning for another season," National Weather Service president John Hayes announced during a muggy press conference Nov. 6. "Fall had a great run, but sadly, times have changed."

In recent years, fall had been reduced from three months to a meager two-week stint, and its scheduled start time had been pushed back later and later each year. Still, many Americans continued to hold out hope that it would make a last-minute comeback.

Fall's recent slide isn't uncommon, however, with spring and winter also suffering from quality issues. According to recent NWS data, winter has not had a consistent showing in almost four years, while last year spring was cut down to just five days to make room for an extended run of summer that began in March.
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The Almost Impossible Rock & Roll Quiz from Rolling Stone.
How did you do???? Let me know.
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urban dictonary words for you:
**Gravy train: A job where no work is involved. To get paid for doing nothing. Standing around at work and talking all day.

**Fooch: Someone who steals your friends from Facebook.

**Fovie: Pronounced foo-vee. A contraction for "food and a movie" or "dinner and a movie?"
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Check out the odd list of Underappreciated artist. Don't forget to read the reader comments, some choice show they aren't taking it seriously!

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Today, it's all about lists! Lists that are fun to read..but make you made at the same time! Becuase one of your favorites didn't make it. Leave them a message on that!
First: The Sci-fi 25 from EW. Doctor Who is there..but no Farscape??

Don't feel bad if you haven't heard these songs, I haven't heard some of them either, and get a tissue for the 25 most exquisitely sad songs in the whole world.

A fan of the old Mystery Science Theater 3000 shows? Here's a new site from the creators, that have commentary for other movies!

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Dinner In The Sky

plus for a great review check this out!Dinner In The Sky Review

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