Saturday, March 8, 2025

Locator: 48474ARCHIVES.

Tag: Intuitive Machines lunar landing

Measles: link to Red Book Online Outbreaks.

• in the full year, 2024: 285 total cases in the US
• 40% of cases hospitalized
• so far, calendar year, 2025: 222 cases
• 17% of cases hospitalized

Measles: from March 21, 2024 -- last year --

Measles, 2025 US epidemic:

• Texas: 
• January, 2025: current epidemic broke out, 
• centered in Mennonite community in West Texas
• February 24th report: 124 cases to date
• March 4th report: 159 cases
• March 8th report: 230 cases; 
• second death but whether "due" to measles is being investigated
  

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For The Archives

Stories I may or may not get back to:

• Elaine Chao
• The Kennedy Center
• ChargePoint
• Hamas
  
• WTI: price, observations 
• 1986 - 1999: little volatility, $20
• 2001 - 2001: huge surge, from $20 to $140
• 2008 - 2024: huge volatility; from a high of $140; to a low of $35
• 2025: going into the Trump era, could re-set to $60, possibly lower
  
• Texas measles, now US measles
• Portland, Oregon's craft beers 
• Apple's new chips.
• Apple's iPhone 16e. 
• James Bond; new owner for the franchise.
  
• construction dollars, California vs Texas, link here.
  
• NASCAR: Phoenix this weekend; today's race, soon to begin (posted March 8, 2025, 3:36 p.m. CT)
• lunar lander dead
  

March Madness: link here.

• selection: next Sunday, March 16
• it begins, Tuesday, March 18

American Airlines: a shout-out to my favorite airline.

DFW: a shout-out to my favorite international airport.

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The Book Page

Arrived today: Chronological Life Application Study Bible. Published October 1, 2012. Regularly priced, $59.99; on sale, off 44%, for $33.49.

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The Sports Page

Sophia's soccer team won their opener, 1 - 0 in harsh conditions.  

Sophia has turned the corner with regard to her soccer skills. One of two goalies, each play a full half.