DAILY PRAYER: Holy Family of Nazareth, please grant that our families will be places of communion and prayer, authentic schools of the Gospel and small domestic churches. Make us more mindful of the sacredness and inviolability of the family, and its beauty in God’s plan. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, graciously hear our prayer. Amen.
BIRD FLU: Last March, bird flu was found in a baby goat living on a farm where an outbreak had recently been detected in poultry. This was the first confirmed case of the virus jumping from birds to mammals on a U.S. farm. Thankfully, research to date has shown mammals don’t spread the virus to others.
By April, bird flu had spread to Texas and infected a cattle farmer, marking only the second time a human in the U.S. has contracted the disease. Fortunately, he suffered nothing worse than eye inflammation (conjunctivitis).
By December, bird flu had spread to 16 states, with more cattle farmers catching the bug. Five zoo animals died from bird flu outside Phoenix, one animal died at a zoo in Seattle, and California’s Gov. Newsom had declared a state emergency.
In a Washington state wildlife sanctuary, 20 big cats tragically died. The sanctuary said that big cats “are particularly vulnerable to this virus, which can cause subtle initial symptoms but progress rapidly, often resulting in death within 24 hours due to pneumonia-like conditions.”
HYPOCRITES: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HeO31hyCB_E and marvel at all the college students who were stumped by their double standards. CLICK https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1873022846785736971 for an oldie, but goodie.
GRAMMY NOTES: My new goal is to get my blog written and posted before noon. I got up at 10:30 this morning and I’m reading jokes and memes on Facebook. ::yawn::
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WordPress is apparently using Central Standard Time. On my clock, I got this up with one minute to spare! 🙂
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