New Year’s Rockin’ Eve last night in downtown Chicago!

I just finished "The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr." Mistitled. Not an autobiography, but a collection of his writings and speeches.

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Happy 290th birthday, Paul Revere!

Today I am grateful: - for an amazing few days in Las Vegas - for the hospitality of Jay and Christina - to attend New Year's Rockin' Eve last night, featuring Chance the Rapper and Shemekia Copeland - to celebrate the New Year at the Renaissance with Charity's family last night #gratitude

2070 years ago today, Emperor Julius Caesar ordered a switch to the Julian Calendar!

Sipping a latte at Chez Giard to toast the morning of a new year!

Last flight of 2025! Heading home after an excellent time here in Nevada!

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Today I am grateful for breakfast yesterday with Jay, Christina, Matthew, and Heather yesterday #gratitude

We lost Rick Nelson 40 years ago today!

250 years ago today, American Continental Army led by Richard Montgomery was defeated trying to take the British stronghold of Quebec City in the American Revolutionary War. General Montgomery was killed, and Benedict Arnold was injured.

Exciting finish to the Alamo Bowl tonight as TCU wins it in overtime!

I just watched "Wrath of Man" Action-packed revenge thriller.

I just watched "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." with Henry Cavill. Fun action movie.

Breakfast this morning with these wonderful people

Happy 160th birthday, Rudysrd Kipling

Sipping a latte at Madhouse Coffee in Las Vegas

Sipping a latte at Makers & Finders in Las Vegas

Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia became independent states within the French Union 75 years ago today!

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Today I am grateful to see "The Wizard of Oz" at the Las Vegas Sphere last night. #gratitude

Congratulations to the Michigan State ice hockey team - back-to-back champions of the Great Lakes Invitational! #GoGreen

The Spartans are in a battle against a scrappy Cornell team. The good guys lead by 2 at halftime. #GoGreen

#TechnologyAndFriends, Episode 883: Bernadette Atanga on The Cost of Emotional Suppression youtu.be/R2gEds_f5SQ?...

Sipping a latte at Urth Caffe in Henderson, NV

The anti-Schrödinger picture

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Sipping a latte at The Coffee Press in Henderson, NV. This place is inside the local public library.

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135 years ago today, the US Army massacred 146 Native Americans at Wounded Knee in South Dakota!

We lost Jimmy Carter 1 year ago today!

Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered 855 years ago today!

Happy 180th birthday to the state of Texas!

I just watched "F1." Pretty good movie, even if one is not into car racing.

I have been on Duolingo for over a year. Today, I am switching from Spanish to Polish. Wish me luck!

Greetings from Las Vegas, NV!

50 years ago today, Roger Staubach threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Drew Pearson in the waning seconds to beat the Minnesota Vikings in a playoff game, 17-14! Staubach later described it as a "Hail Mary." He may have been the first use of this phrase in this context.

130 years ago today, Filmmakers the Lumière brothers held the first commercial film screening at the Salon Indien du Grand Café in Paris!

RIP Brigitte Bardot apnews.com/article/fran...

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Sipping a latte at Mothership Coffee Roasters in Henderson, NV

Today I am grateful to see KÀ last night - my first Cirque du Soleil experience! #gratitude

Today I am grateful to arrive safely in Las Vegas. #gratitude

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Primatologist Dian Fossey was found murdered in Rwanda 40 years ago today!

Prohibitionist Carrie Nation smashed her first bar 125 years ago today!

I just watched "Bad Santa" for the first time in over 20 years. I had forgotten most of it. Funny movie!

Photos: The Verve Pipe in concert giard.smugmug.com/Concerts/The...

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