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  South of town is a historic resort, with natural hot springs that were nationally acclaimed by President Ulysses S. Grant when he visited in 1879. Steamboat Hot Springs. The area is a small volcanic field of rhyolitic lava domes including steam vents and fumaroles. The name is attributed to Mark Twain, who is quoted as saying, "Behold! A Steamboat in the desert!" The waters are a combination of sulfate minerals not found anywhere else in the US. "Geologically, the springs are among the most interesting in the world, for they demonstrate in a striking way how mineral veins and deposits are formed," noted state engineer, Alfred Merritt Smith, in 1935. We stopped in for a quick soak this week, and it felt amazing.  The added aromatherapy certainly helped - a signature blend of lavender, orange, and cedarwood.  So relaxing, calming, and nourishing. The Water There's a nearby geothermal plant as well, producing over 24 Megawatts of electricity, enough to supply 24,...

 Jackie and Shadow have returned to Big Bear Valley, and as of Monday, we have two eggs. I follow a Nevada Photographers page, and someone shared an undisclosed location here in Washoe County.

 On this day in 1958, two teenagers kill a husband and wife as well as their maid in Lincoln, Nebraska. Charles Starkweather, 18/19, and his girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate, 14.   Charles had already murdered her parents and younger sister, of which she wasn't aware when she got in the car with him after an argument.  He threatened to kill them if she didn't cooperate. His first kill took place on December 1, 1957, when he robbed a gas station and shot the cashier.  At the end of the crime spree, 11 people were dead. They were depicted as a Bonnie and Clyde couple, inspiring movies such as Badlands and Natural Born Killers.  Bruce Springsteen's song "Nebraska" is sung from Starkweather's point of view. He received the death sentence, and sat in the electric chair on June 25, 1959.  Fugate was sentenced to life in prison, but was released in 1976.  Today she is 82 years old. A few years ago she was involved in a documentary that reviewed her trial tra...

From the movie Sinners  comes this Oscar-nominated song, written by Ludwig Goransson and Raphael Saadiq, performed by Miles Caton. Here they performed all together. Hailee Steinfeld played Mary, but she also wrote and sang a song for the soundtrack. Ludwig co-wrote a song with Brittany Howard. As well as Jerry Cantrell. This is an old Scottish/Irish folk song, dating back to the 1700's.  It was first recorded as "Wild Mountain Thyme" in 1957.

  Starting with Schiaparelli from Paris Fashion Week. Teyana Taylor in attendance. And elsewhere. Bodhi Rae Breathnach Andra Day Jeremy Pope Danielle Brooks Sarah Michelle Gellar Naomi Osaka Now that's making an entrance at the Australian Open.