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| Artemis II Launch. Photo by Alberto S. |
Here are two exceptional photos of the Artemis II Launch taken by Alberto S., a longtime reader and contributor to this blog. They were taken 33 miles from the launch site. You won't see any better photos than that.
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| Artemis II Tanks Dropped. Photo by Alberto S. |
In the past I've talked about space debris found on the beaches and how to identify it. Here is one link: The Treasure Beaches Report Direct From Florida's Treasure Coast.: 4/28/19 Report - Melted Beer Can or Space Debris? Some Answers and Tests You Can Perform.
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It was June 2024 when the original burial site of Private George Tupper was unearthed within the walls of Fort Jefferson on Garden Key...
Tupper served in Battery M, 1st U.S. Artillery, and enlisted in Boston on Oct. 16, 1872. Army records describe him as 5 feet 8 inches tall, with gray eyes, brown hair and a fair complexion.
He listed his occupation as a “book binder,” though a commanding officer later described him as an actor.
Tupper died of yellow fever at Fort Jefferson on Oct. 6, 1873, just weeks before completing his first year of service. It happened during an outbreak that claimed multiple lives at the remote island fort...
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Navy Researchers Scanned the Seafloor and Tracked a Ping. Then They Found a Staggering 500-Year-Old Shipwreck...What they found was a ship over 98 feet long and 23 feet wide—likely a 16th century merchant vessel with a load of ceramics on board. The color images show at least 200 earthenware pitchers now trapped under sediment. The globular pitchers—with pinched spouts and ribbon handles—include the monogram “IHS” (a Greek symbol representing Jesus Christ) and geographic pattern that may be inspired by plant life.
“These pitchers are characteristic of the well-documented Ligurian productions of the 16th century,” the agency wrote about a region that is now northern Italy. The team also found around 100 yellow plates, along with shipboard equipment of anchors, cannons, and two cauldrons...
Here is the link for more about that.
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Somewhere around maybe 15 year ago, I was asked why God hardened Pharaoh's heart so he wouldn't let the people go even after witnessing the plagues. I didn't have a good answer at the time, but now I think I do. Here is the answer: the people weren't ready. I'm not talking about the Egyptians or Pharoah not being ready. I'm talking about the enslaved people not being ready.
You can tell they weren't ready from how they reacted. Shortly after they were freed, even though they'd witnessed a bunch of miracles, including the splitting of the Red Sea and destruction of Pharoah's chariots. But after all of that you see them wishing to be back in Egypt. They "murmured" or "grumbled" (depending upon the translation you use) about not having enough food and saying they would have been better off staying in Egypt. After all the miracles, they still weren't entirely ready for the challenge of freedom. They were accustomed to the burden of slavery, but not the burden of freedom.
There have always been murmurers. You see them today. They get attention that way, rather than being productive.
It is easy to complain and criticize. There are always things to complain about, some of them are justifiable, but if you aren't busy producing, you have a lot of time to complain.
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| Bathtub Beach Friday Afternoon from the Bathtub Beach Web Cam. |
Good numbers of beach goers are out today.
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| Fort Pierce South Beach Zoom View. |
Looks like a bunch of seaweed piled up near the south end of the renourishment project.
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| Surf Chart from SurgGuru.com. |
Looks like a higher surf is still expected in a few days.
Good Friday Blessings!
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