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from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fulton_J._Sheen_NYWTS.jpg Jan. 1, 2026 see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_J._Sheen Fred Palumbo, World Telegram staff photographer / Fulton J. Sheen, Roman Catholic Bishop and early television preacher, on a set for one of his regular television programs / 1952 / Source: Library of Congress. New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c23461

from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Convallaria_majalis_-_K%C3%B6hler%E2%80%93s_Medizinal-Pflanzen-045.jpg Jan. 7, 2026 see https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/BCP/Convallaria_majalis "Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen", Franz Eugen Köhler (1897)

from https://gardens.si.edu/gardens/pioneering-plants-at-the-national-museum-of-natural-history/ Jan. 7, 2026 Violmsyan's photo: Lily of the valley in Yerevan, Armenia. (May 10, 2020) from https://gardens.si.edu/gardens/pioneering-plants-at-the-national-museum-of-natural-history/ and see https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lily_of_the_valley_in_Yerevan_01.jpg

from Wanda Gag's "Millions of Cats" (1928) https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbc0001.2023juv21571/?sp=36&r=-0.258,0,1.516,0.708,0 Image 36 Library of Congress (January 20, 2026) see https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbc0001.2023juv21571/?st=gallery

from https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Alice's_Adventures_in_Wonderland_(1866)/Chapter_8#128 Jan. 20, 2026 John Tenniel's "Executioner argues with King about cutting off Cheshire Cat's head", from "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", Lewis Carroll. (1865, republished 1866)

January 20, 2026 afternoon - city crew checking sewer

January 22, 2026 4:30 p.m. / 22:30 UTC it's cold outside.

from https://www.arcamax.com/thefunnies/mallardfillmore/s-3969229 January 22, 2026 see https://www.arcamax.com/thefunnies/mallardfillmore/

from https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/activists-who-protested-at-st-paul-church-are-released-from-custody-at-judges-order Jan. 24, 2026 "Activists who protested at St. Paul church are released from custody at judge's order" / Izzy Canizares, BringMeTheNews (January 24, 2026)(Updated:2 hours agoOriginal:3 hours ago) "...A group of protesters led by Levy Armstrong interrupted a service at the church, which was chosen because one of its pastors also serves as a local Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director at a time Minnesota is the subject of an aggressive immigration crackdown by the Trump administration...."

from https://www.loc.gov/resource/ppmsca.28660/ Jan. 24, 2026 "Charity Begins at Home", Louis Dalrymple, Created / Published N.Y. : Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1898 December 28.

from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Young_America%27s_dilemma_-_Dalrymple._LCCN2010651418.jpg January 24, 2025 "Young America's Dilemma", Louis Dalrymple published: J. Ottmann Lith. Co., Puck Bldg., N.Y. Illus. in: Puck, v. 49, no. 1267 (1901 June 12), centerfold... see https://www.loc.gov/item/2010651418/

from https://www.loc.gov/resource/ds.16265/ January 25, 2026 "Welcome to All", lithograph by J. Keppler, illustration in Puck (April 28, 1880)

from https://www.loc.gov/item/2010644174 January 26, 2026 "This tub has no bottom to stand on " Thomas Nast Harper's Weekly June 5, 1875 see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammany_Hall

from https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/File:Alice_par_John_Tenniel_04.png January 26, 2026, see https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Alice%27s_Adventures_in_Wonderland_(1866)/Chapter_1 John Tenniel's 'Drink Me' illustration for "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", Lewis Carroll. (1866)

from Google News https://news.google.com/home?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en 9:50 a.m. CST Friday January 30, 2026 13:50 UTC

from https://archive.org/details/alicesadventur00carr/mode/2up "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", Lewis Carroll, Macmillan and Co., London (1866) / Library of Congress / Collection: gettysburgcollege; americana, Gettysburg College, Musselman Library, Special Collections ; Dalziel Brothers, engraver

January 27, 2026 903 sewer work

January 28, 2026 903 sewer work

from https://www.weather.gov/index.php/fsd/20260121-wind-snow-fsdcwa Feb. 6, 2026 "Summary of January 20-21, 2026 Strong Wind and Snow Event" Sioux Falls, SD, Weather Forecast Office

from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Puck112188c.jpg Feb. 9, 2026 "The Evil Spirits of the Modern Day Press". Puck US magazine 1888; Nasty little printer's devils spew forth from the Hoe press in this Puck cartoon of Nov. 21, 1888. see https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Violence_in_media https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puck_(%D0%B6%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB)

from https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/ppmsca.27682/ Feb. 9, 2026 The Political Janus. Offset photomechanical print by Frank A. Nankivell, November 9, 1910 see

from https://www.loc.gov/resource/ppmsca.28562/ Feb. 9, 2026 The greatest department store on earth; - and every day a bargain day / J.S. Pughe. digital file from original print - Pughe, J. S. (John S.) N.Y. : Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1899 November 29.(Punch)

from https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/ss:3293805 PJM_1097_01.jpg see https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/ss:3293805 Feb. 10, 2026 Rapid Transit to Sheol - Where We Are All Going According to the Reverend Dr. Morgan Dix / A satirical map of the road to Hell from Puck Magazine in 1888. / Puck Magazine, March 28, 1888. Joseph Ferdinand Keppler see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Dix see https://strangeco.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-great-trinity-church-hoax-or-dix.html AND SEE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pall_Mall_Gazette https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mugwumps FOR 1800s CONTEXT

from https://www.loc.gov/item/93515921/ Feb. 10, 2026 "The Birth of Old Glory" / from painting by Moran. This image from c 1917 depicts what is presumed to be Betsy Ross and two children presenting the "Betsy Ross flag" to George Washington and three other men. The image is a version of a painting entitled "The Birth of Old Glory" by Percy Moran, from the Library of Congress (lower left corner: "Copyright 1917, the T. D. M. Co., Red Oak, Iowa, U.S.A.") LOC paraphrase Murphy, Thos. D. (Thomas Dowler), 1866-1928, copyright claimant / Percy Moran 1862-1935, artist SEE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsy_Ross https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RossBetsy.jpg

from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Congress_voting_independence.jpg Feb. 10, 2026 "Congress Voting Independence" "A depiction of the Second Continental Congress voting on the United States Declaration of Independence" SEE https://www.nga.gov/artworks/183200-congress-voting-independence SEE https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_Voting_Independence

from https://www.loc.gov/item/2002719536/ Feb. 10, 2026 Jean Leon Gerome Ferris' "Betsy Ross, 1777". Cleveland, Ohio : The Foundation Press, Inc., ca July 28, 1932 see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_(publisher) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Leon_Gerome_Ferris

from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:America250_logo.svg July 3, 2026 see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Semiquincentennial

from https://www.scottcountymn.gov/402/SHIP-Healthy-Communities > SHIP Healthy Communities > New Fitness Court and Edible Landscapes add to Scenic Heights Park Feb. 11, 2026 Scott County, MN

from https://conservancy.umn.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/26137922-3c94-4d8b-b1ec-0ffef176f361/content Feb. 11, 2026 Clematis, J. R. Gilbert, Arboretum Review, Agriculture Extension Service, University of Minnesota, University Digital Conservancy (1973)

from https://tours.pocketsights.com/media/517/aacdd0f585b34cc7b83410be21ee606b_medium.jpg Feb. 17, 2026 old Moorhead, Minnesota power plant - see, on PocketSights: "Old Moorhead Power Plant"
Moorhead, Minnesota 56560, United States
Created By: North Dakota State University
https://pocketsights.com/tours/place/Old-Moorhead-Power-Plant-6437:867 includes list of sources - "This point of interest is part of the tour: Moorhead Historic Preservation Walking Tour"

from https://archive.org/details/throughlooking00carr/page/12/mode/2up Feb. 24, 2026 "Through the looking glass, and what Alice found there", Lewis Carroll, Macmillan and Co., London (1872) / Internet Archive / Collection: gettysburgcollege; americana, Gettysburg College, Musselman Library, Special Collections ; Dalziel Brothers, engraver

from https://archive.org/details/throughlooking00carr/page/102/mode/2up Feb. 24, 2026 "Through the looking glass, and what Alice found there", Lewis Carroll, Macmillan and Co., London (1872) / Internet Archive / Collection: gettysburgcollege; americana, Gettysburg College, Musselman Library, Special Collections ; Dalziel Brothers, engraver

from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steinway_%26_Sons_concert_grand_piano,_model_D-274,_manufactured_at_Steinway%27s_factory_in_Hamburg,_Germany.png March 5, 2026 "More details Steinway & Sons concert grand piano in high polish polyester finish, model D-274 (length: 274 cm / 107.9 in, width: 156 cm / 61.4 in, weight: approx. 480 kg / 1056 lb), manufactured at Steinway's factory in Hamburg, Germany." see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steinway_%26_Sons

from https://johnhartstudios.com/bc/2026/02/ March 5, 2026

from https://www.weather.gov/ March 14, 2026  2:35 p.m. DST / 16:35 UTC

from https://drloihjournal.blogspot.com/2018/11/central-park-gardens-amusement-park-rockford-illinois-1921-1942.html March 24, 2026 "Central Park Gardens Amusement Park, Rockford, Illinois. (1921-1942) - aka: Auburn Kiddieland, Rockford, Illinois." - unknown photographer "...The wooden roller coaster at Central Park Gardens was designed by John A. Miller and built by Harry C. Baker in 1921. The Giant Coaster was named the 'Jack Rabbit' and then changed to the 'Thriller.'..."

from  https://drloihjournal.blogspot.com/2018/11/central-park-gardens-amusement-park-rockford-illinois-1921-1942.html March 24, 2026 "Central Park Gardens Amusement Park, Rockford, Illinois. (1921-1942) - aka: Auburn Kiddieland, Rockford, Illinois." - unknown photographer "...The wooden roller coaster at Central Park Gardens was designed by John A. Miller and built by Harry C. Baker in 1921. The Giant Coaster was named the 'Jack Rabbit' and then changed to the 'Thriller.'..."

(2013)

from https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/OfbyldOfbyld:Osterpostkarte._Arthur_Thiele_(1919)_zwerg_bemalt_ostereier.jpg SEE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Thiele SEE An Easter postcard depicting the Easter Bunny https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Easter#Symbolism_of_Easter_eggs (March 30, 2026)

from https://racingnelliebly.com/strange_times/quirky-victorian-easter-cards March 30, 2026

from https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/02/02/artemis-ii-wet-dress-rehearsal-crew-module-hatch-preparations-and-closure/ (Feb. 3, 2026) "A full Moon is seen shining over NASA's SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft in the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026, at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. / NASA/Sam Lott"

from https://www.nasa.gov/general/nasas-commercial-partners-make-progress-on-low-earth-orbit-projects/ (March 31, 2026) "The Milky Way pictured from the International Space Station in a long-duration photograph / Credits: NASA" (Nov 25, 2024)

from https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/artemis-ii-map-2/ (March 31, 2026) "Trajectory for Artemis II, NASA's first flight with crew aboard SLS, Orion to pave the way for long-term return to the Moon, missions to Mars" (Jan 27, 2023)

from NASA's Artemis II Live Mission Coverage (Official Broadcast) https://www.youtube.com/live/m3kR2KK8TEs?si=drwA6O5wUgH_HjBL April 8, 2026, 10:19 a.m. CDT on https://www.youtube.com/@NASA SEM Science Evaluation Room at Johnson Space Center Houston TX see https://science.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/meet-nasas-new-artemis-ii-science-officers/

from https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/art002e009290/art002e009290~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1280&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint April 9, 2026 "art002e009290 (April 6, 2026) – Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman peers out the window of the Orion spacecraft just as his first lunar observation period of the day begins. Throughout the course of the sixth day of the mission, Wiseman and his crewmates took turns at the windows, capturing images and video of the Moon, along with recorded observations. The astronauts are members of the science team, and the data they collect will shape the future of lunar science." see https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/amf-art002e009290/

from https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/art002e009290/art002e009290~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1280&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint April 9, 2026 detail

from https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/04/09/artemis-ii-flight-day-9-crew-prepares-to-come-home/ April 9, 2026 "Infographic featuring the Artemis II Orion lofted entry sequence. This graphic was presented by Artemis II Flight Director Rick Henfling during the mission status briefing to the media and public on April 8, 2026 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. / NASA"

from https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/04/09/artemis-ii-flight-day-9-crew-prepares-to-come-home/ April 9, 2026 "Ground track map displaying the Artemis II Orion parachute sequence. This graphic was presented by Artemis II Flight Director Rick Henfling during the mission status briefing to the media and public on April 8, 2026 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. / NASA"

from https://www.youtube.com/live/m3kR2KK8TEs?si=lDR0c-yVlgyRiVic 6:10 p.m. CDT April 9. 2026 - packing up, getting ready for tomorrow's return see https://www.youtube.com/@NASA

from https://www.youtube.com/@NASA April 10, 2026 (morning)

from https://www.youtube.com/@NASA April 10, 2026 (morning, ca. 11:15 a.m. CDT - preparing for course correction burn)

from https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20210018835/downloads/EDL_Aero_Bibb_final_Redacted.pdf "Aerodynamic Modeling for EDL Briefing to Summer Students and the NESC Academy (July 21, 2021) Karen Bibb"April 10, 2026 - EDL Aerodynamics

from https://www.youtube.com/@NASA April 10, 2026 (6:02. CDT 23:02 UTC - approaching Earth)

from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jesus_Trump.jpg April 15, 2026 "Description English: On April 12, 2026, at 9:49 PM ET, President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image depicting himself as Jesus Christ. Several news organizations reported on the image, like the BBC, the New York Times, Al Jazeera and Reuters.
Date 12 April 2026
Source Donald Trump (2026-04-12). Truth Details. Truth Social. Archived from the original on 2026-04-13.
Author Artificial intelligence"see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_and_religion#After_2020

from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_le_Brun,_The_Expressions.jpg May 1, 2026 see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Le_Brun#Le_Brun's_work_and_legacy "Study of the expressions - Baroque age -" - - "Charles le Brun, The Expressions, from the Trait é des Passions (Traité des Passions?) [Treatise on the Passions]"

from https://www.physio-pedia.com/images/1/1b/Diagnostic_and_statistical_manual_of_mental_disorders_DSM-5_(_PDFDrive.com_).pdf May 7, 2026

from https://mqc-comic.blogspot.com/ and https://www.blogger.com/profile/03796317915330760325 May 7, 2026 - Mary Quite Contrary banner and Brigid avatar

from https://www.columbiamagazine.org/news-culture/interviews-profiles/2026/04/faith-hope-and-mental-health/ April 8, 2026 Smileus / iStock / Getty Images Plus, via Columbia Magazine

from memorial service card February 2, 2002, scanned May 19. 2026

from Google Street View Barrett Voigt July 2016 see https://www.google.com/maps/place/Minnesota+State+University+Moorhead/@46.8671238,-96.7590948,575m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x52c8c92fc6851009:0x42dc19e1c934ca72!8m2!3d46.8671238!4d-96.7565199!16zL20vMDJ4dzBf May 26, 2026 MSUM campus looking toward MacLean Hall

from https://www.loc.gov/item/2007682527/ May 26, 2026 "Main stack room, New York Public Library. View in center of seventh tier, showing stack columns supporting steel beams and terra cotta arch floor of main reading room overhead (fig. 115) Created / Published 1915." (From the book "Library planning, bookstacks and shelving, with contributions from the architects' and librarians' points of view". Illustrated. / Snead & Co. Iron Works. Jersey City, N.J. : The Snead & Company Iron Works, c1915, p. 79.)

from https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=45.745218&lon=-94.948122 National Weather Service: Sauk Centre MN current conditions July 25, 2026 Wed.

from https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water-land-climate/current-air-quality-conditions Minnesota Pollution Control Agency / Current air quality conditions July 15, 2026 Thursday

from https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-tallest-nutcracker-record-874bdb9df6a4e6e576ffd7c6d977176a "A Minnesota town now boasts the world’s tallest nutcracker" caption: "People gather for the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Verne the Patriot in Luverne, Minn., Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Sarah Raza)" "LUVERNE, Minn. (AP) — Crossing the open farmland of southwestern Minnesota, you’ll encounter an otherworldly sight: a massive head with a beard, mustache and red-striped top hat looming over the horizon. Pull into the small town of Luverne and the figure — a nearly 66-foot (20-meter) tall nutcracker, decked out like Uncle Sam — comes into full view...." Sarah Raza Updated 12:55 PM CDT, July 21, 2026 photo(s) by Sarah Raza (article includes video)

"I Voted" photo Aug. 13, 2026

August 20, 2026 8:07-8 p.m. sunset!!

from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tank_landing_ship_technical_diagram_1959.png Aug. 26, 2026 see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_Ship,_Tank (Technical drawing of a U.S. Navy World War II-tank landing ship ("LST"). (1959) Source U.S. Navy All Hands magazine September 1959, pp. 32-33. / Author: USN / Permission (Reusing this file): "All photographs published in ALL HANDS are official Department of Defense photographs unless otherwise designated.")

from https://loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/images/vc136.jpg Sept. 10, 2026 see https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/jefffed.html https://loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/jefffed.html#136 "The Providential Detection" depicts Jefferson attempting to destroy the Constitution / "In this cartoon, Thomas Jefferson kneels before the altar of Gallic despotism as God and an American eagle attempt to prevent him from destroying the United States Constitution. He is depicted as about to fling a document labeled “Constitution & Independence U.S.A.” into the fire fed by the flames of radical writings. Jefferson's alleged attack on George Washington and John Adams in the form of a letter to Philip Mazzei falls from Jefferson's pocket. Jefferson is supported by Satan, the writings of Thomas Paine, and the French philosophers." / Bookmark this item: //www.loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/jefffed.html#136

Sept. 23, 2026