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Upcoming Holidays – July 14, 2021

Wednesdays offer a lot of holidays and events, most notably autumn in ten weeks.

  • Seven Wednesdays until September 🍎 – Sep 1
  • Ten Wednesdays until Autumn πŸ‚ – Sep 22
  • 17 Wednesdays until Day After Election Day πŸ›€ – Nov 10
  • Four months – Average High is 50 πŸ‚ – Sunday Nov 14
  • 20 Wednesdays until December πŸŽ„ – Dec 1
  • 22 Wednesdays until Bill of Rights Day πŸ“œ – Dec 15
  • 23 Wednesdays until Days are Getting Longer β˜€οΈ – Dec 22

coal

coal

Michigan has small deposits of coal, although many of our coal deposits are in thin seams, and not economically valuable for that reason.

The swamp forests of the Pennsylvanian stored many forms of usable wealth. The sands at the bottom of the swamp, now hardened into the Parma sandstone, are a prominent reservoir for fresh water in central Michigan counties; in a small area natural gas has been obtained from it. The trees of the forest died, were buried, and became the coal of the Saginaw valley, Grand Ledge, Shiawassee, Ingham, and Jackson counties. The coal is a bit difficult to use in the ordinary furnace, but with the proper type furnace and proper firing methods, it burns well.

What was the Pennsylvanian environment, during which these coal deposits formed, like? Slow, gentle crustal movements caused the Mississippian seas to almost retreat from Michigan, leaving a shallow pool in the central part of the basin and cut off from the outside sea. The time was the Pennsylvanian, the last 45 million years of the Carboniferous, and the time of the great coal swamps. Sedimentation was partly marine, partly fresh or brackish water in swamps. A layer of sparkling sand was first spread over the last Mississippian limestone and above this in the shallow waters a luxuriant swamp forest flourished --- but the trees were quite unlike our modern trees. They were giant fern trees, ground pines, and horsetail rushes that grew to 10 meters or more in height. No birds or butterflies or flowers were there, but dark loathsome amphibians and the earliest known reptiles crawled in the muds; giant scorpions and dragonflies flew about. The climate was warm and moist. The swamp vegetation died and fell to the swamp floor, layer upon layer of plant remains accumulated, changed to peat, were buried under a blanket of dark muds which slow streams brought from forest covered lands. Thus protected from oxygen, they have become the coal beds and shales of the central counties.

One Year Ago During the Week of July 14

Last year …

On Wednesday 07/15/20 we had partly sunny 🌞 and patches of fog 🌞 with high of 86 and a low of 65, which is two degrees above normal.

On Thursday 07/16/20 we had rain 🌧 with high of 80 and a low of 65, which is four degrees below normal.

On Friday 07/17/20 we had humid 🌧, mostly sunny 🌞 and rain showers 🌦 with high of 81 and a low of 62, which is three degrees below normal.

On Saturday 07/18/20 we had hot 🌦, sunny 🌞 and shallow fog 🌞 with high of 87 and a low of 59, which is three degrees above normal.

On Sunday 07/19/20 we had hot 🌞, humid 🌞, mostly sunny 🌞 and shallow fog 🌞 with high of 93 and a low of 64, which is nine degrees above normal.

On Monday 07/20/20 we had hot 🌞, humid 🌞 and mostly sunny 🌞 with high of 87 and a low of 69, which is three degrees above normal.

On Tuesday 07/21/20 we had mostly sunny 🌞 with high of 82 and a low of 64, which is two degrees below normal.

The ‘Ugly Truth’ About Facebook

The ‘Ugly Truth’ About Facebook

7/13/21 by NPR

Web player: https://podcastaddict.com/episode/125718595
Episode: https://play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/edge1.pod.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/fa/2021/07/20210713_fa_fapodtues.mp3

In their new book, ‘New York Times’ reporters Cecilia Kang and Sheera Frenkel examine the problems Facebook created and the problems it’s facing. We talk about disinformation, hate speech, and how CEO Mark Zuckerberg knew the “Stop the Steal” private groups were planning a riot on the capitol but decided against warning the president. “Facebook knew the potential for explosive violence was very real [on Jan 6],” Kang says.

Good Evening – July 14, 2021

Good evening!

Rain showers with a thunderstorm passing through, around 79 degrees in Delmar, NY. β›ˆ There is a northwest breeze at 9 mph. πŸƒ. The dew point is 72 degrees.

Taking the local bus home on this Hump Day. 🚍 Midway through the week. I hope they bring the express buses back soon.

I don’t think I will be going down to the park tonight, but I will probably do some reading πŸ“– at home.