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steve2470
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December 12, 2017
Am I the only one who will unblock ads on a site on request ?
I admit, I'm a big softie, so if they ask me nicely, I will unblock the ads. However, some sites are just so OMFG filled with ads that I refuse to unblock unless they force me to.
How about you ?
December 12, 2017
67.55 °N. One of the very coldest places in the Northern Hemisphere in winter, along with Oymyakon.
Verkhoyansk, eastern Arctic Siberia, Russia is normal thank goodness: -61F
https://www.wunderground.com/weather/ru/verkhoyansk67.55 °N. One of the very coldest places in the Northern Hemisphere in winter, along with Oymyakon.
December 11, 2017
https://twitter.com/SRCBOCC/status/939536095833939970
Just a tad nuts. 2 inches in Florida.
Highest snowfall total: 2.0 inches in Century, Florida
https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2017-12-07-winter-storm-benji-deep-south-east-texas-northeastAccumulating snow was witnessed in Pensacola, Florida, and flurries were reported early Dec. 9 in several other western Florida panhandle locations, including Destin and Crestview. Crestview, often called Florida's icebox, received 0.5 inches of snow.
https://twitter.com/SRCBOCC/status/939536095833939970
Just a tad nuts. 2 inches in Florida.
December 11, 2017
ending to my 2nd degree burn saga
A few of you may remember my post a few weeks back about the 2nd degree burn on my arm. Good news to report, it is almost 100% healed up with no problems whatsoever. It is really amazing to watch the ongoing miracle of healing. The wisdom of the body.
Thanks to all who were so kind and supportive. It meant a lot to me. I hope to be as kind and supportive to you during a bad moment in your life also.
December 11, 2017
I imagine there must be a very isolated spot of precipitation too small to put on this map, but wow, this is a very rare sight. To me anyway.
By the time you go to the link above, there probably will be precipitation. It's a dynamic map that changes throughout the day.
No visible precipitation on this map in Canada, USA or Mexico ?! Wow, rare sight
https://www.wunderground.com/maps/I imagine there must be a very isolated spot of precipitation too small to put on this map, but wow, this is a very rare sight. To me anyway.
By the time you go to the link above, there probably will be precipitation. It's a dynamic map that changes throughout the day.
December 10, 2017
Wanda Irving holds her granddaughter, Soleil, in front of a portrait of Soleil's mother, Shalon, at her home in Sandy Springs, Ga. Wanda is raising Soleil since Shalon died of complications due to hypertension a few weeks after giving birth.
On a melancholy Saturday this past February, Shalon Irving's "village" — the friends and family she had assembled to support her as a single mother — gathered at a funeral home in a prosperous black neighborhood in southwest Atlanta to say goodbye.
The afternoon light was gray but bright, flooding through tall, arched windows and pouring past white columns, illuminating the flag that covered her casket. Sprays of callas and roses dotted the room like giant corsages, flanking photos from happier times: Shalon in a slinky maternity dress, sprawled across her couch with her puppy; Shalon, sleepy-eyed and cradling the tiny head of her newborn daughter, Soleil. In one portrait, Shalon wore a vibrant smile and the crisp uniform of the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service, where she had been a lieutenant commander. Many of the mourners were similarly attired. Shalon's father, Samuel, surveyed the rows of somber faces from the lectern. "I've never been in a room with so many doctors," he marveled. "... I've never seen so many Ph.D.s."
At 36, Shalon had been part of their elite ranks — an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the pre-eminent public health institution in the U.S. There she had focused on trying to understand how structural inequality, trauma and violence made people sick. "She wanted to expose how people's limited health options were leading to poor health outcomes," said Rashid Njai, her mentor at the agency. "To kind of uncover and undo the victim-blaming that sometimes happens where it's like, 'Poor people don't care about their health.' " Her Twitter bio declared: "I see inequity wherever it exists, call it by name, and work to eliminate it."
Black Mothers Keep Dying After Giving Birth. Shalon Irving's Story Explains Why
https://www.npr.org/2017/12/07/568948782/black-mothers-keep-dying-after-giving-birth-shalon-irvings-story-explains-whyWanda Irving holds her granddaughter, Soleil, in front of a portrait of Soleil's mother, Shalon, at her home in Sandy Springs, Ga. Wanda is raising Soleil since Shalon died of complications due to hypertension a few weeks after giving birth.
On a melancholy Saturday this past February, Shalon Irving's "village" — the friends and family she had assembled to support her as a single mother — gathered at a funeral home in a prosperous black neighborhood in southwest Atlanta to say goodbye.
The afternoon light was gray but bright, flooding through tall, arched windows and pouring past white columns, illuminating the flag that covered her casket. Sprays of callas and roses dotted the room like giant corsages, flanking photos from happier times: Shalon in a slinky maternity dress, sprawled across her couch with her puppy; Shalon, sleepy-eyed and cradling the tiny head of her newborn daughter, Soleil. In one portrait, Shalon wore a vibrant smile and the crisp uniform of the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service, where she had been a lieutenant commander. Many of the mourners were similarly attired. Shalon's father, Samuel, surveyed the rows of somber faces from the lectern. "I've never been in a room with so many doctors," he marveled. "... I've never seen so many Ph.D.s."
At 36, Shalon had been part of their elite ranks — an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the pre-eminent public health institution in the U.S. There she had focused on trying to understand how structural inequality, trauma and violence made people sick. "She wanted to expose how people's limited health options were leading to poor health outcomes," said Rashid Njai, her mentor at the agency. "To kind of uncover and undo the victim-blaming that sometimes happens where it's like, 'Poor people don't care about their health.' " Her Twitter bio declared: "I see inequity wherever it exists, call it by name, and work to eliminate it."
December 10, 2017
So HP had keylogging code (disabled by default) in one of their keyboard drivers
https://twitter.com/x0rz/status/939434206232498180
December 9, 2017
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- When you think of Florida, you likely don’t think of snow, but one part of the state got a nice dusting overnight.
Check out these photos provided by NorthEscambia.com. They show snow on the ground in the Florida panhandle.
According to the website, snowfall ranged from a dusting in southern Escambia County to several inches right across the state line in Alabama.
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Snow in Florida! Panhandle gets overnight dusting
http://www.wtsp.com/weather/snow-in-florida-panhandle-gets-overnight-dusting/498255049PENSACOLA, Fla. -- When you think of Florida, you likely don’t think of snow, but one part of the state got a nice dusting overnight.
Check out these photos provided by NorthEscambia.com. They show snow on the ground in the Florida panhandle.
According to the website, snowfall ranged from a dusting in southern Escambia County to several inches right across the state line in Alabama.
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December 9, 2017
I wish it would snow in Orlando
Yes, I do. If it did, we'd have a Snowmageddon that would put Atlanta to shame 
On second thought, maybe not such a good idea.
I know all the snow-evacuees in Florida hate me right now, but hey, I've suffered through 93F long enough to say this.
Stay warm, all you snow bunnies out there! 
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