Pieces of ‘fireball’ meteor that exploded over Mississippi are being found, NASA says

NOLA.com ^ | 2 May 2022 | MARK PRICE

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Meteorites are not ‘flaming rocks of doom,' NASA says

The “bright fireball” was traveling at 35,000 mph when it exploded at 8:03 a.m. with the “energy equivalent of 3 tons of TNT,” according to NASA Meteor Watch, the agency's project that tracks fireball activity.

“Existing law states that any meteorites belong to the owner of the property on which they fell; out of respect for the privacy of those in the area, we will not disclose the locations of these finds,”

And finding anything of value is likely harder than you think.

“The pieces from this object were way too small to leave a crater. Unlike what you see in the movies, meteorites are not ‘flaming rocks of doom’ that blast holes in the ground. In fact, you can pick one up right after it hits ground. So no smoking rocks in small craters.”

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Good morning. Yesterday, we picked up some science materials from a family with three adult labs and two lab puppies that they were fostering for a lab rescue group. They were all very cute and friendly.

[Monkey Face]

I’m behind at 158 games!

I hate when I get five lines done and still don’t know the answer... Or have a choice to make between two or ten.

[Monkey Face]

Looks good!!

I like it when I have good company!

[Monkey Face]

One of the families in the ward fosters German shepherds, but it’s a little bit more dog that I have room for at the moment. Though if I were to get a dog, it would most likely be a German shepherd. Though that’s not about to happen, now.

[Allegra]

Labs really are friendly, people-loving dogs.

My high school BFF and her husband had a couple of littermates they raised from pups. Such sweeties they were!

[Monkey Face]

They never seem to grow up, though, until suddenly, they’re old dogs who can break your leg when they wag their tails!

[Tax-chick]

A big dog needs a big house/apartment and a big yard.

Back from church. We had a reception to welcome our new Deacon. It was very nice.

[Monkey Face]

Indeed. And small dogs are usually yappers, and I’m not into that. So, no dog.

That’s very nice about the new Deacon! I’m sure he felt welcomed.

I’m heading for bed because I want to TRY to get a few more hours of sleep than I got last night. Laundry day is linens, so it will be an ugly morning.

Here’s hoping your night is good with no pillow-stealing cats!

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The mighty hunter!

Hey, y'all! Have a blessed week.

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Thank you! I hope you have a good week as well.

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Wishing you a good night, too!

[Silentgypsy]

Thank you. Sweet dreams, ladies....

[Silentgypsy]

Thank you. Sweet dreams, ladies....

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Four for me, also, but I had to let this one stew overnight.
It’s a foreign word, so I used it as my fourth guess only as a last resort, and — voilà!

I guessed this 5-letter word in 4/6 tries.

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛
⬛🟩🟨⬛🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Can you guess this word?
https://wordlegame.org?challenge=dG9xdWU

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Jonesing for Pookie’s toons

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And it’s a Monday, too!

Wordle 429 4/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜
🟨🟨🟩🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Congratulations!

[Monkey Face]

Is Pookie on vacation?

[Monkey Face]

Thanks!

Now I’m going to take a nap!