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Sasquatch Awareness Day

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  On this day in 1967, the infamous footage was recorded along Bluff Creek in Northern California, within the Six Rivers National Forest. It's known as the Patterson-Gimlin film.  And while it hasn't proven anything, it has helped sustain a lore that is celebrated, even if not entirely believed. Roger Patterson became interested in Bigfoot after reading an article in True  magazine, from December 1959.  The author, Ivan T. Sanderson, later released a book relating worldwide accounts of Sasquatch-like creatures, and specifically mentioned tracks found in the Bluff Creek area. Patterson died in 1972, and always maintained the authenticity of his footage.  His friend, Robert Gimlin, has always denied being part of any hoax with Patterson.  They claimed to have followed the tracks of the animal, and these were shortly after found by US Forest Service timber cruiser, Lyle Laverty. Humans across the globe have a fascination with cryptids - we love a thrill of the...
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Best Dressed!

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  Elle Fanning at the Academy Museum Gala. Taylor Swift Emma Chamberlain Kate Hudson Greta Lee Kendall Jenner Colman Domingo Inde Navarrette Alexa Demie Sofia Vergara
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Science is Fun Fridays

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 My Shots - Red Rock Canyon 500 million years ago, this area was at the bottom of an ocean basin.  The gray mountains are made up of Paleozoic limestone and dolomite. Then there's the Aztec sandstone, colored red from iron oxide or hematite. The spots are iron concretions, where subsurface water has precipitated iron oxide. Dinosaur tracks have been found in the sandstone, as well as petroglyphs.  There is a nearby spring that helped sustain Southern Paiute tribes living in the canyon. In the mountains you can see the results of the Keystone Thrust Fault.  When the oceanic plate began subducting the western edge of the North American plate, compressional forces caused the older limestone to be thrust up over the younger sandstone, so the limestone served as a cap which slowed erosion of the sandstone.
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Book Club - The Master and Margarita

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  Today I'll start Chapter 22. Now we know who Margarita is, but I don't understand what's happening with her, or why.... I suppose it will all make sense in the end.  I keep wondering if all the other threads will come together, like that of the poet who already came across the Master....  What did he and Berlioz have to do with Woland's plan at all? Oh well, it's been entertaining regardless! I read some review of the Woland character, how he "isn't pure evil - he's the keeper of balance."  He doesn't just show up and cause trouble, he functions as an agent of cosmic justice.  He serves to expose the corruption of the Soviet bureaucracy. It may not be a spooky story, but it still feels right for the month of Halloween.
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My Shots - Hump Day History

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 Spring Mountain Ranch. The area has a long history of human-use, from Indigenous populations to travelers of the Spanish Trail, with ranching, and a little bit of Hollywood. Bill Williams originally established Sandstone Ranch.  There is a blacksmith shop built in the 1860's that is one of the oldest surviving pioneer structures in the state. In 1876, James Wilson and George Anderson filed a claim for a working ranch, with plans for cattle, sheep, and mining.  A later owner wanted to raise chinchillas. The main house there was built in 1948 by Chester Lauck, from the Lum and Abner radio show. After him, German actress and socialite Vera Krupp bought the property, and she is who gave its current name.  She sold to Howard Hughes in 1967, though he never actually lived here. In 1973, a developer wanted to buy the land and put in luxury condos.  The surrounding community protested, and the Nevada Division of Parks purchased instead.  In 1976, it entered the N...
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Science is Fun Fridays!

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Nobel Prize 2026   Physics Francis Halzen "For decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin." Release Chemistry Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Saoi "For the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in assymetric organic synthesis." Release Physiology or Medicine Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel "For their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics." Release Peace Navanethem Pillay "For her efforts to promote peace and international law." Release We miss Economics doing this on Friday, but I won't be in Monday and Tuesday - maybe I'll pop in and post here once it's announced though.
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My Shots - Walking into Fall

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  We took a walk around the river downtown. I love this old church building. Another day, we took the pups for a walk in Lockwood Canyon. Third dog is my sister's.
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