Had a few friends over for pizza and cards last night, it was fun. The sun's out today and I think I'll clean out my closet and do a clothes drop-off to Salvation Army. Grateful for the simple things today. Have a great day, Gutter Friends!
2 Iconic Life Remembrances:
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), known as the "King of Rock and Roll", was an American singer and actor who revolutionized music and culture in the 1950s. His energetic performances and fusion of blues, country, R&B, and gospel ignited rock and roll's rise to mainstream popularity. Presley's talent, charisma, and good humor made him beloved by millions, and his global fame continues nearly 50 years after his death.
PS - Elvis is not dead, he just went home - K
David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie was an English singer, songwriter and actor. He was a figure in popular music for over five decades, regarded by critics and musicians as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, his music and stagecraft significantly influencing popular music. During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at 140 million worldwide, ...
‘Maduro Now Polling As Most Popular Democrat’ - BB 🐝
Yep, he kind of fits right in there doesn’t he?
https://babylonbee.com/news/maduro-now-polling-as-most-popular-democrat
A bit of Physical Science History
French physicist Léon Foucault publicly demonstrated the Earth's rotation on its axis in 1851 using his famous pendulum, a feat commemorated annually on January 8th (Earth's Rotation Day), providing simple, direct, visual proof of Earth's spin by showing the pendulum's swing plane appear to shift as the planet rotated beneath it.
Key Details of Foucault's Experiment:
@ The Setup (1851): Foucault suspended a heavy pendulum (a brass ball on a long wire) from the ceiling of his home in Paris.
@ The Observation: The pendulum swung back and forth, but over time, its swing plane seemed to rotate relative to the floor.
@ The Conclusion: The pendulum's plane of oscillation remained constant, but the Earth rotated underneath it, proving the planet's rotation.
@ Further Demonstration: He later moved the experiment to the Paris Observatory and then, famously, from the dome of the Panthéon, using a longer pendulum to make the effect more dramatic.
This experiment ...
