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 [Southern Lights] Northern Lights dazzle in stunning photos from Key West to NYC to China. The aurora was visible in regions that don’t normally see it due to a severe (G4) geomagnetic storm on the sun. Link |
| [Coincidence?] Okay, this is starting to get really weird. At the same time that the Middle East is erupting in flames, the U.S. is being pummeled by major natural disasters and we are preparing for the most pivotal election in modern history, extremely unusual things are happening in the heavens. The “Comet of the Century” is making a spectacular run past our planet, the Sun has unleashed an extremely powerful coronal mass ejection, a “second Moon” is now orbiting our world, and it is being suggested that we are witnessing an “intriguing alignment of constellations and stars” that appears to relate to events written in the Book of Revelation. Are we really supposed to believe that it is just a “coincidence” that all of these things are occurring simultaneously? Link |
 [Mail Delivery] “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds” The post office should change their motto to “if weather permits” because we didn’t receive mail for three days due to tropical storm Helene and then Milton, neither of which effected the Keys very much. |
| [Length of Attack in War] Infantry troops can attack continuously for sixty hours. Frequently much time and suffering are saved if they will do so. Beyond sixty hours, it is rather a waste of time, as the men become too fatigued from lack of sleep. ~General George S. Patton
[Saving the Bravest] It has been my unfortunate observation that whenever a man gets the Medal of Honor or even the Distinguished Service Cross, he usually attempts to outdo himself and gets killed, whereas, in order to produce a virile race, such men should be kept alive. I usually remove them from combat. ~General George S. Patton |
 [Green Olive Soup]2 cups green olives, pitted 6 tablespoons olive oil separated 1/2 medium yellow onion peeled and sliced 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 quart chicken stock 1 cup whipping cream 6 tablespoons flour Black pepper to taste Tabasco sauce ( about 4 shots) to taste 1/3 cup sherry First you make a roux, which is the 6 tablespoons of flour poured into 3 tablespoons of hot olive oil and cooked until you have a darkened paste. Soak the olives in cold water for 1 hour. Drain and coarsely chop the olives. Heat a frying pan and add 3 tablespoons of oil, onion, and garlic, along with 2/3 of the olives. Sauté until the onions are transparent. Puree the mixture in a food processor along with 1 cup of the stock. Place this mixture into a 4 quart saucepan and the rest of the stock. Simmer for 20 minutes and add cream. Whisk in the roux and simmer, stirring constantly until thickened. Add pepper to taste and remaining chopped olives, Tabasco, and sherry. |
 [Cheaters] Beloved historical figures who were crappy husbands. Link |
| Weird statistics about life that made us rethink some things. Link |
 [Tadpoles] A look under the surface layer of lily pads as a mass of western toad tadpoles swim past. On a quick first look some may see them as bluebirds. |
| [Short Films] Lillian Schwartz, resident artist and consultant at Bell Laboratories (New Jersey), 1969-2002. During the 70s and 80s Schwartz developed a catalogue of visionary techniques for the use of the computer system by artists. Her formal explorations in abstract animation involved the marriage of film, computers and music. Video |
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| [African Proverb] Unlike the brain, the stomach alerts you when it’s empty. |
 [Man Eaters] In 1898, a group of bridge builders set up camp on the Tsavo River in Kenya. From March to December, two large and maneless male lions stalked the group. Some nights, they went into the camp and dragged their victims out of their tents. They are responsible for at least 28 deaths. The project’s civil engineer Lt. Col. John Henry Patterson, eventually shot the lions and sold their remains to the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago in 1925. Link |
 [“Alyssum flowers”] I bought them in full bloom at Winn Dixie, two years in a row, but they seem to die after one bloom no matter what I do. They are sure beautiful. |
| [Shipbuilding] In the 17th century constructing a single large warship could require as many as four thousand trees; a hundred acres of forest might be felled. |
 [Cheater] The World Conker Championships is investigating cheating allegations after the men’s winner was found to have a steel chestnut in his pocket. People will cheat at anything in order to win. Link |
| [General Sherman] In 1832 he was promoted to the rank of Colonel. In 1836 he was ordered to the South to engage in what is well known as the Florida War. In the autumn of 1837, he fought and conquered in the memorable Battle of Okeechobee, one of the most desperate struggles known to the annals of Indian warfare. For this he was honored with the rank of Brigadier-General; and in 1838 was appointed to succeed General Jessup in command of the forces in Florida. In 1841 he was ordered to Fort Gibson to take command of the Second Military Department of the United States; and in September 1844, was directed to hold the troops between the Red River and the Sabine. |
 [The Blob] Mysterious gooey blobs washed up on Canada beaches baffle experts. Residents and marine scientists unable to identify pale masses, as myriad theories are blown out of the water. Link |
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 [Wooden Skyscrapers] Wood engineered for strength and safety offers architects an alternative to carbon-intensive steel and concrete. Link |
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| The current Coconut Telegraph was published on 10/15/24 at 8:29 am. |