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April 12, 1916: Beverly Cleary was a writer of children's and young adult fiction is born in McMinnville, Oregon. Her cat "Kitty"...


One of America's most successful authors, 91 million copies of her books have been sold worldwide since her first book was published in 1950. Some of her best known characters are Ramona Quimby and Beezus Quimby, Henry Huggins and his dog Ribsy, The Mouse and the Motorcycle and Ralph S. Mouse. She passed away on March 25, 2021, at the age of 104!

On April 22, 2021, the US Senate passed a resolution "honoring the life and legacy of award-winning children's author Beverly Cleary", sponsored by Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon.

The World of Beverly Cleary


Happy National Colorado Day! In Brighton, CO, the Adams County Veterans Memorial featuring a replica of the battleship USS Colorado (BB-45) was dedicated in 2023. The Navy will use the site as a recruitment tool and a venue for ceremonies.


The real USS Colorado was sold for scrap in 1959.


Decent article by Emily Matchar, journalist, author of novel In the Shadow of the Greenbrier (2024):


The Town That Kept Its Nuclear Bunker a Secret for Three Decades


How a president can launch nukes is easy. Walk into STRATCOM at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska or National Military Command Center (Pentagon). Wave hello. ID/authenticate himself. 'You all got any attack options?' Yes, Mr. President. Option A-104. Potus: 'Fine. I order that one.'

Mr. President, we need to brief you on legalities of armed conflict.
Potus: 'I order A-104. Next person who disobeys faces UCMJ charges.' Yes, sir. We'll prepare the War Order for transmission and execution.

There aren't many photos of the airborne battle staff personnel, but execution of airborne launch is very quick. It's really a launch vote but it's built for speed. There's not a lot of time for debate. President Truman created the policy of sole presidential nuclear authority on August 10, 1945, a policy that has endured to this day; so far. Congress critters like Nancy Pelosi wanted to change that near the end of Trump's term. The "Football" is simply a tangible, visible manifestation of that policy.

Concept of Operations for Airborne Launch Control System (ALCS) 625th Missile Ops Flight (2006) Narrated by Association of Air Force Missileers (AAFM) member Lt Colonel Sean Lavigne (US Army, retired). Rare video that most will find boring.




Robert Breckenridge Ware MacNeil, (Jan 19, 1931 – April 12, 2024) was a Canadian-American journalist and writer. A television news anchor, he partnered with Jim Lehrer to create The MacNeil/Lehrer Report on PBS in 1975.



After Robin MacNeil, in the JFK Dallas motorcade, heard gunfire, he jumped off the press bus, ran up the stairs toward the Texas School Book Depository, searching for a phone, and ran into a man he later suspected to be Oswald.

Robin MacNeil and Jim Lehrer were both at Love Field, Dallas, when JFK and Jackie arrived 11/22/63 - Robin for NBC News and Jim a Dallas newspaperman.


April 12, 1990: A clinically diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic was interviewed at Baltimore County Hospital.




Back in the good ole days...







Queen poster for News of the World, 1977. Artwork by Kelly Freas.




Tip-toeing through my garden forest...where the magic happens...


Kidding. Location is Botanical garden aka Garden of Europe, is one of the world's largest flower gardens in Keukenhof, Netherlands.

If you like that one, you must check out this thread:

https://twitter.com/JamesLucasIT/status/...4137162067