Word of the day: MASKENTROTTEL (German) - someone who wears a face mask below their nose, literally ‘mask idiot’.

If an election in New Mexico is tied, the two candidates play a single hand of poker as a tiebreaker.

It is against US federal law to correspond with a pirate.

According to the UK Deed Poll Service, every week at least one person requests ‘Danger’ as a middle name.

Paper planes are older than planes, so they were originally known as paper darts. (Image from 1882).

I love libraries. Books are comforting to own but the libraries that offer the knowledge in them free to everyone is one of the things we got right.

After watching the uproar when they tried to build an asphalt plant near Flat Rock I can only imagine the community meeting if your town was where the nuclear bombs needed to be detonated…

Yeah… I retweeted this but it was no big deal

I sincerely doubt my Canadian relatives are in any way responsible for this but then again I can’t say they aren’t. Getting a lot of “We’d LOVE to have you visit if not for that darn travel ban.”

In 2021, 😭 became the world’s most used emoji. Previously, 😂 had spent years in the top spot.

This is what happens when the delta variant hits a country with a 5% vaccination rate. Getting vaccinated keeps us on track to return to normal.

COVID-19 Dashboard June 30, 2021 There have been zero (0) new positive cases of COVID-19 since June 23, 2021. There are currently zero (0) direct contacts under home quarantine. 13,996 COVID-19 Vaccine shots have been given.

A CDC study shows mRNA #COVID19 vaccines reduce risk of infection by 91%. If you are vaccinated & still get COVID-19, there are other benefits of vaccination, like fewer sick days & reduced risk of symptoms like fever or chills. More: bit.ly/3hK1YCL.

Good advice that I assumed everyone would not need to be reminded about…

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COVID-19 Dashboard July 7, 2021 There have been six (6) new positive cases of COVID-19 since June 30, 2021. There are currently three (3) direct contacts under home quarantine. 14,054 COVID-19 Vaccine shots have been given.

Getting a free COVID-19 vaccine 👉 a powerful step our community can take. The more of us who choose to take this step 👉 the more of our culture, people, and loved ones we can protect. #EBCIStrongerTogether

Taking my first flight since the start of the pandemic…

Want another reason to get your Covid booster? Studies show long-haul COVID-19 afflicts 1 in 4 COVID-19 patients, regardless of severity health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlines…

Re-watching Dr. Who this weekend and marveling at the writing: Doctor: You need to start trusting me. Amy: But you don’t always tell me the truth. Doctor: If I always told you the truth I wouldn’t need you to trust me.