THE GOLDMAN STATE

THE GOLDMAN STATE




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It’s Never Too Early To Make Plans To View the April 2024 Eclipse

It’s Never Too Early To Make Plans To View the April 2024 Eclipse

Being the planner I am (pause for laughs), I find that in looking ahead to 2024, I’m already behind. According to various media reports, it’s even now too late to book a room for viewing the total solar eclipse, currently slated for April 8. The management (this would be God) reserves the right to make last-minute changes.

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A sea change for electric cars?

A sea change for electric cars?

Item: “Two electric vehicles caught fire after being submerged in saltwater churned up by the storm (Hurricane Idalia),” reports CBS News. “Firefighters in Palm Harbor, Florida, cited the incidents, both of which involved Teslas, in warning owners that their rechargeable car batteries could combust if exposed to saltwater.

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Sneaking a Peek at Peaks

Sneaking a Peek at Peaks

A provocative headline in a recent issue of The Wall Street Journal asked, “When Do We Peak Mentally and Physically?” Since I was reading it at 7:30 a.m. while brewing a pot of coffee, meaning I had yet to consume any, I knew the answer: “Not now.”

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All for Drones, and Drones for All!

All for Drones, and Drones for All!

My new goal in life is to qualify for a Part 107 FAA pilot’s license. It won’t allow me to fly a plane, you’ll be relieved to learn, but will allow me to sing “Send In The Drones,” the song my beloved Stephen Sondheim might have written had he spent more time with lifeguards in the Hamptons before he passed two years ago at the age of 91.

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