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 [Mini Lobster Season] I forgot Thursday was lobster day and went for a boat ride. That was a mistake. I had to come back because of the idiots driving 30mph with the ‘diver down’ flag still up. Another jerk cut across my bow while I was in the channel, and he crossed in front of me and I had to slow to idle. He never even saw me or bothered to look. Another guy stopped under the bridge; good thing I was keeping my distance, or I would have hit him too. Finally, a got back to my canal and there was a family just sitting there and blocking the narrow entrance to the canal. What a relief to be back at my sea wall. |
| [Hot Hot] Florida has the highest number of heat-related illnesses in the nation. The Sunshine State leads the country in the number of emergency room and hospital visits from heat illness and has more than six million at-risk residents and outdoor workers. Link |
 Chastity is the equivalent of all virtues. Women who take little care of their chastity are worth all calamities and worse. For many things are required of a man: wisdom, eloquence, knowledge of political affairs, talent, memory, some trade to live by, justice, liberality, magnanimity, and other qualities that it would take a long time to rehearse. But in a woman, no one requires any- thing of her but chastity. If that one thing is missing, it is as if all were lacking to a man. ~Vives 16th Century |
| [Sulphur] NASA’s Mars rover has made its most unexpected discovery since it landed on the red planet in 2012: rocks made of sulfur. On May 30, the Curiosity rover happened to drive over a rock and crack it open, revealing yellowish green crystals. NASA used the robot’s instruments to analyze the rock, receiving data indicating it was pure sulfur. Previous research has suggested that pure sulfur may have played a key role in the origin of life on Earth. |
[Cocaine Sharks] Sharks are testing positive for cocaine. Researchers detected trace amounts in every Brazilian sharpnosed shark they examined. |
| Computer Club this Sat. July 27 at 10:30a.m., Community Center, Winn Dixie Plaza. Do you need your own YouTube channel? How would you create one? Full Menu > Ongoing Events > Computer Club |
 [Irony] On July 17, 1918 the RMS Carpathia sank off the Irish coast after being attacked by a German U-boat during World War I. The Cunard Line vessel had garnered international recognition six years earlier when it rescued survivors of the RMS Titanic disaster, saving 705 people who were stranded in Titanic’s lifeboats. |
| [USA IN Chaos] More than three-quarters of Americans believe the U.S. is descending into chaos, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The poll surveyed 1,202 adults and found 80%, including similar shares of Democrats and Republicans, agree with the statement “the country is spiraling out of control.” |
Whale sinks New Hampshire fishing boat. Video |
| [It’s Good To Be King] King Charles is set to receive a pay raise of £45 million under the annual increase in the U.K. monarchy’s sovereign grant, which is rising from a bit more than 86 million pounds in 2024-25 to 132 million pounds in 2025-26. The raise, which translates to $58 million, comes thanks to increased profits from the crown estate, the national portfolio of properties and businesses. |
 I wonder how much I would have to drink to get Locomotive Breath?Jethro Tull – Locomotive Breath |
| More than half of parents wish they waited longer to give their children smartphones. A survey found 54% feel they gave their children smartphones at too early of an age. |
 US stocks suffered their worst day in more than 18 months yesterday after lackluster results from Tesla and Google owner Alphabet fueled fears over the high valuations of large technology companies |
| [Brigham Young] After a thousand-mile journey from Nauvoo, Illinois in 1847, Brigham Young led a group of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints into Utah’s Great Salt Lake Valley. The group considered it the founding of its Mormon homeland. The arrival is remembered annually in the state on Pioneer Day, which is traditionally celebrated with parades, speeches and festivities. |
 [John Mayall Dead] Blues and rock musician John Mayall – the “godfather of British blues” – died at age 90 on Monday. Mayall is credited as being a blues pioneer in England in the late Sixties. His band, The Bluesbreakers, once included the likes of Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, and Mick Taylor. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is set to induct Mayall in October.’John Mayall – All Your Love |
| [River Has Rights] In a decision that environmental activists called “historic,” a court in Ecuador has ruled that pollution violates the rights of the Machángara River flowing through Quito. The country’s constitution recognizes that nature has the “right to exist, persist, maintain and regenerate,” and conservationists argued that those rights are violated when the local government dumps contaminants into the Machángara. Under the ruling, delivered earlier this month, the government must put together a plan to clean up the river. |
 [“Library website”] I agree that it sucks. That has to be one of the worst websites around. I don’t know who the webmaster is, but he stinks! Try to find an eBook and you’re out of luck. An audio book is just as hard. They have the zodiac symbol for cancer denoting audio books instead of the usual image of headphones. The search function is terrible. Non-commercial websites are usually the worst. There’s no financial reward to make a non-commercial site better. |
| [Friday Joke] I just finished a great book. I highly recommend it to all. The Open Kimono by Seymour O’Hare. |
 [Privacy] How to request all the data Netflix, Spotify, and other apps have on you. You’re within your rights to know what companies know about you. Link |
| [Using AI] How to clone your voice on your iPhone or Mac. Anyone can set up Personal Voice now. Link |
 You’ve heard about the movie Cocaine Bear. Now we have cocaine sharks! Link |
| [Cocaine People] Over 4 tons of cocaine seized by authorities in Paraguay from a shipment of sugar headed to Belgium. The Coke has an estimated market value of $240 million. Link |
 [Snoop Dogg] “No way. No way we get canceled, man. We are the culture. You can’t cancel the culture.” Hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg on whether he and music producer and artist Dr. Dre avoid certain topics in their music to avoid being canceled, during an interview with The Standard. Snoop Dogg was selected to carry the torch in the final stretch before the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. |
| [God The Creator] The majority of Americans credit God with creating humankind, with 37% saying God created humans in their present form within the past 10,000 years, according to a new Gallup poll. While the findings have not changed significantly from Gallup’s previous measurement in 2019, the latest percentage of creationist purists is the lowest in this four-decade trend by 1 percentage point. |
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 Mercury retrograde is blamed for a whole host of problems in astrologically inclined people’s lives: flight delays, malfunctioning electronics, fights with your spouse, and more. This phenomenon happens a few times each year. From August 5th to 27th, we’re about to experience retrograde yet again. But how could a tiny planet like Mercury—the smallest in our solar system, only a third of Earth’s size—cause so much havoc from afar? Link |
| [Giving Up Power] The US presidents who decided not to run for a second term. Joe Biden’s decision to end his re-election campaign was shocking, but there’s a long history of presidents who’ve bowed out on a chance at four more years. Link |
Lou’s 95th birthday. Happy Birthday sweetheart! Video |
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 [Friday Joke] A farmer stopped by the local mechanic’s shop to have his truck fixed. They thought it might have something to do with the transmission, so they couldn’t repair it while he waited. He told the mechanics that he didn’t live far and would just walk home.On the way home he stopped at the hardware store and bought a bucket and a gallon of paint. He then stopped by the feed store and picked up a couple of chickens and a goose. However, struggling outside the store he now had a problem ― how to carry his purchases home. While he was scratching his head he was approached by a little old lady who told him she was lost. She asked “Can you tell me how to get to 1603 Mockingbird Lane?” The farmer replied “Well, as a matter of fact, my farm is very close to that house. I would walk you there but I can’t carry this lot.” The old lady suggested “Why don’t you do this? Put the can of paint in the bucket. Carry the bucket in one hand, put a chicken under each arm and carry the goose in your other hand.” “Why, thank you very much, that works just fine!” he said, and proceeded to walk the old girl home. On the way he said “Let’s take my usual short cut and go down this alley. We’ll be there in no time.” The little old lady looked him over cautiously then said, “I am a lonely widow without a husband to defend me … How do I know that when we get in the alley you won’t have your way with me?” The farmer said with some irritation “Holy smokes, lady! I’m carrying a bucket, a gallon of paint, two chickens, and a goose. How in the world could I do that?” The old lady replied “Set the goose down, cover him with the bucket, put the paint can on top of the bucket, and I’ll hold the chickens.” |
| The current Coconut Telegraph was published on 7/26/24 at 8:01 am. |