Now for the bad (good) news (depending on your perspective). As you read this, our temperature curve has begun its inexorable descent toward winter. (Yes, it’s true!)
By the end of this month, Caribou’s average high is 71, but by the end of next month, September, it is 59, and by the end of October (Halloween!) the average high is down to 45.
Human beings are suckers for cute It is how little girls can get away with dressing up in evening gowns and Big Hair to be crowned Little Miss Something-or-Other in ubiquitous pageants.
When I graduated from High School, I did, in fact, work on construction before entering the Navy. One particular job I worked on was the expansion of the hospital now known as TAMC.
There are more than 40 million individuals in our nation who know all too well the compassion, commitment, and endurance that it takes to be a caregiver of a loved one. They also know the frustration and exhaustion that often results.
On August 14, 1945, World War II came to an end. The official ceremony aboard the battleship USS Missouri two weeks later was brief, barely 18 minutes long. The low-key nature of the event stood in stark contrast to the unprecedented horror and violence of the preceding years, years in which the fate of civilization itself hung in the balance.
We held our family reunion last week, with a healthy mix of genealogy, fellowship and just plain fun. We tried to make sure everyone immediately signed in and got a nametag with their name and the sibling from whom they descended. We got almost no resistance to the health questions we asked at registration. My sister had created a beautiful and elegant beaded Christmas ornament, which was on display as a door prize for completed registration, and I know this helped, a lot!
Sometimes weather events conspire in such a way that everything that could lead to a worst-case scenario just clicks into place, and when it happens, it’s horrific.
The information and communications networks we refer to as cyberspace are critical to our economy, national defense, homeland security, and everyday lives. Yet every week, we learn of more threats to our cyber infrastructure. The specter of our adversaries disrupting our telecommunication system, shutting down our electrical power, or freezing our financial markets is not science fiction.
“Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this administration will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance or insignificance can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down in honor, or dishonor to the latest generation.” – Abraham Lincoln in a message to Congress, December 1, 1862.
Sometimes weather events conspire in such a way that everything that could lead to a worst-case scenario just clicks into place, and when it happens, it’s horrific.
