https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/relationships/my-mothers-love-affair-with-her-dog-5623aa2c? It Was Crazy to Buy My Aging Mother a Puppy. It Was Also Brilliant. When we get old, the human world often turns away, but a dog is steadfast. Anne Roiphe and her five-year-old maltipoo, Ajax, in their apartment in New York City on March 27. By Katie Roiphe | Photographs by Sarah Blesener for The Wall … Continue reading What having a pet means to an elderly owner
Extremely active 2024 Atlantic hurricane season predicted
Note the National Weather Service won't make its prediction until May yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/04/forecasters-predict-an-extremely-active-2024-atlantic-hurricane-season/? Forecasters predict an extremely active 2024 Atlantic hurricane season Colorado State University’s hurricane forecasting team is calling for a near-record active season with 23 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and five major hurricanes. by JEFF MASTERS, APRIL 4, 2024 Visible satellite image with lightning overlaid … Continue reading Extremely active 2024 Atlantic hurricane season predicted
15 Uplifting nature books to read this spring
http://www.bookbub.com/blog/uplifting-nature-books-to-read-this-spring? [go to the article online to save any of these to BookBub's wishlist -- if you do, it will notify you when they're on sale] 15 Uplifting Nature Books to Read This Spring By G.G. Andrew, April 04, 2024 With the weather getting warmer in many places, it’s the perfect time to get outdoors — … Continue reading 15 Uplifting nature books to read this spring
Books to read this spring (2024)
http://www.bookbub.com/blog/books-readers-love-spring-2024? [go to the article online to save any of these to BookBub's wishlist -- if you do, it will notify you when they're on sale] 21 Books Our Readers Are Loving This Spring By BookBub April 05, 2024 Save any books that interest you from this article to your BookBub wishlist and we’ll notify you … Continue reading Books to read this spring (2024)
Which fast-food cheeseburgers are best?
http://www.aol.com/only-fast-food-cheeseburger-ever-090000541.html The Only Fast-Food Cheeseburger You Should Ever Eat by WILDER SHAW April 3, 2024 at 5:00 AM Andrei Kravtsov/istockphoto Cheeseburger Paradise — Or Not If there's one guilty pleasure food that reigns supreme, it is undoubtedly the fast-food cheeseburger. Chances are high that if you've chosen to eat one, you're not worried about what's … Continue reading Which fast-food cheeseburgers are best?
Kindle software getting an update
goodereader.com/blog/kindle/the-new-kindle-update-has-a-sleep-timer-for-the-lock-screen The new Kindle Update has a sleep timer for the lock screen 3 April 2024 By Michael Kozlowski 3 Comments Amazon has released the 5.16.8 update for the 11th and 10th-generation Kindle e-readers, including the Oasis. There is a new sleep timer; users can set how long a Kindle waits before going to the lock screen from … Continue reading Kindle software getting an update
How cats used humans to conquer the world
https://apple.news/A_awhj2KSSuusG-8WbGq9GQ How Cats Used Humans to Conquer the World Ancient DNA from 209 cats over 9,000 years tell the story of their dispersal.By Sarah Zhang All mine (Grigorita Ko / Shutterstock) JUNE 19, 2017 Sometime around the invention of agriculture, the cats came crawling. It was mice and rats, probably, that attracted the wild felines. The rats … Continue reading How cats used humans to conquer the world
Times not to ask for $100 bills at the bank
finance.yahoo.com/news/m-bank-teller-3-times-170019553.html I’m a Bank Teller: 3 Times You Should Never Ask For $100 Bills at the Bank Andrew Lisa Wed, Apr 3, 2024, 1:00 PM EDT burakpekakcan / iStock.com According to data intelligence firm SAS Analytics, $100 bills account for 34% of paper currency in circulation in the U.S. and 82% of its value. Check … Continue reading Times not to ask for $100 bills at the bank
Switching from iPhone to Android is easy — the aftermath stings
http://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/technology/personaltech/iphone-android-ios-apple.html Switching From iPhone to Android Is Easy. It’s the Aftermath That Stings. Even if you manage to ditch your iPhone, Apple’s hooks are still there. Credit...Ariel Davis By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s lead consumer technology writer and the author of Tech Fix, a column about the social implications of the tech … Continue reading Switching from iPhone to Android is easy — the aftermath stings
Vegetables are losing their nutrients — what can be done
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/28/vegetables-losing-nutrients-biofortification Vegetables are losing their nutrients. Can the decline be reversed? A process called biofortification puts nutrients directly into seeds and could reduce global hunger, but it’s not a magic bullet Supported by About this content Miranda LiptonThu 28 Mar 2024 11.13 EDTShare In 2004, Donald Davis and fellow scientists at the University of Texas … Continue reading Vegetables are losing their nutrients — what can be done
Apple Health app can talk to your blood pressure monitor
9to5mac.com/2024/04/01/apple-health-blood-pressure-monitor/ Expand your Apple Health data with these smart blood pressure monitors [Updated] Chance Miller | Apr 1 2024 - 1:21 pm PT Over the years, Apple has vastly expanded the Health app on iPhone with ways toa\ track weight, fitness, and much more. Earlier this year, we broke down the best smart scales for syncing weight with an … Continue reading Apple Health app can talk to your blood pressure monitor
Winter disappearing before our eyes — check how northern lake ice is vanishing
http://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/03/22/lake-ice-out-midwest-northeast-climate/ [click thru to see the dates and additional data for the photos] These lakes are usually still frozen over. See how they look now. From Minnesota to Maine, ice is already gone from many lakes, earlier than ever witnessed By Scott Dance and Simon Ducroquet March 22, 2024 at 8:55 a.m. EDT Lakes from Minnesota to Maine … Continue reading Winter disappearing before our eyes — check how northern lake ice is vanishing
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