“The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.” ― Carl Sandburg

Solar Eclipse: On April 8, 2024, a historical total solar eclipse will traverse parts of the United States, attracting widespread attention and prompting a surge in travel to areas within the eclipse's path of totality. How much travel?

Michael Zeiler, an expert solar eclipse cartographer likened it to "50 simultaneous Super Bowls across the nation," making it the biggest travel event in 2024.

The path of totality, the path where the total eclipse creates its complete shadow, covers 12 states from Texas to Maine including some small sections of Tennessee and Michigan.

If you want to travel to these states to see it last minute, it’s probably going to be hard to find a place to stay but nothing like a little adventure for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Tech: The solar eclipse isn’t just of interest to the masses. Science is taking an interest too.

During the solar eclipse, NASA plans to “launch three Black Brant IX sounding rockets during a launch window that opens April 8 at 2:40 p.m.“

Why, you may ask? To study how the Earth’s upper atmosphere responds to sunlight being dimmed over part of it.

But they’re not the only agency running tests that day. CERN also plans to turn on the Large Hadron Collider on April 8th as well to “discover subatomic particles that exist inside atoms.“

As to why they’ve decided to turn on this machine to simulate the conditions of a moment after the Big Bang on the same day of the solar eclipse, they haven’t explicitly said.

But there’s some definite science behind this date since they only turn on the machine one month out of the year.

Investments Worth Watching 

Teaching resilience to our kids is a tough recipe to get right. But best friends Kelly Oriard, a therapist, and Callie Christensen, a special-ed teacher, came together to create something to help tackle that.

Slumberkins helps kids with emotional learning using cuddly creatures that are each matched with an affirmation and therapeutic technique to promote a positive skill.

They have managed to raise $21.6 million in funding throughout 5 investing rounds and are growing quite well.

💪 What they do: Slumberkins offers a collection of cozy creatures crafted to foster positive connections.

📅 Founded: 2015

🤑 Funding: $21.6 million

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When We Were Birds

In the ancestral home nestled between the urban landscape and lush rainforest, Yejide faces the imminent passing of her mother, who entrusts her with a profound legacy: the responsibility to guide souls to the afterlife, a duty passed down through generations of St Bernard women. Yet, burdened by years of her mother's neglect and bitterness, Yejide seeks an escape.

Meanwhile, Darwin, raised in the countryside under the guidance of his devout Rastafarian mother, adheres strictly to the religious prohibition against engaging with death. However, when forced to take up grave digging to support himself and his mother, he must forsake his upbringing. Stripped of his dreadlocks and his former life, Darwin ventures into a city pulsating with both opportunity and peril.

Their paths converge within the vast confines of Fidelis, an ancient cemetery teeming with restless spirits, where Yejide and Darwin confront their intertwined destinies and confront the forces of fate that bind them.

😋 MMM, Yummy! 

Spring means fresh greens and bright, colorful plates to the dinner table. With delicious foods coming into season, there are a bunch of new dinner recipes to give a try.

• Pineapple Korean Chicken Thighs

• Chicken Caesar Salad Pizza

• Family Falafel with Tahini Yogurt

• Spicy Sichuan Pork Noodles