Free Museum Days

 

Norton Museum of Art, Saturday, May 18   Free Admission, 11 am - 5 pm    Take a Closer Look, Talk on the work by Keith Haring, "Julia"   May 21, 1 pm & May 24, 6 pm

Free Admission presented by Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation and Damon and Katherine Mezzacappa  Experience what the international art community is buzzing about the new $100 million Norman Foster by this world renown architect expansion is all about.. Get inspired and expand your knowledge of 20th-century contemporary masters,  attend a free talk on the work of Keith Haring by Norton Museum staff on Tuesday, May 21 or May 24th.

Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens Delray Beach   Saturday, May 18, 10 am - 5 pm

Spring is in bloom, do not miss a visit to the Japanese Gardens. Join with your friends to Indulge an ancient Japanese tea ceremony "The Way of Tea; Sado Tea Demonstration, Sat. May 18; 12pm; 1:30 pm & 3 pm.  Plan to dine at the Pan-Asian inspired museum's  Cornell Cafe.

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Scammers May Be Using DNA Testing to Defraud Medicare and Steal Identities

State authorities warn that DNA testers have targeted poor neighborhoods and senior communities.

Authorities in several states are warning about an alleged scam in which people visit senior-living communities and low-income neighborhoods, offering to perform DNA tests and collecting information from people in government health programs.  The alleged DNA-testing scams appear to be a new twist on an old tactic, in which people are tricked into giving away personal information or participating in medical services they don’t need. Perpetrators of such schemes can bill the government for unneeded medical tests and procedures, or use the information they collect — such as Medicare and Medicaid identification data — to commit identity theft and fraud.

more https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-17/scam-dna-tests-may-be-new-target-for-health-fraud-states-warn

Let's dance

Remarkable photo, as far as we know there are none of these bugs in CV.

SIngle use plastic free pledge WPB

Fishing and ..

April events thx to FloridaRambler.com   License-free freshwater fishing.April 6-7 Got a fishing pole ? Bring it out this weekend, when you don't need a license for freshwater fishing in Florida.   Sebring Soda Festival, April 6-7, Sebring Celebration of craft sodas with opportunities to sample hundreds of flavors from around the country.     Delray Affair, April 12-14, 2019, Delray Beach The Delray Affair fills 12 palm-tree-lined downtown city blocks with art, crafts, music and family fun. This event is celebrating 55 years and boasts that it is the largest arts and craft festival in the Southeast United States. Florida Rambler story on things to do in Delray Beach   Venice Shark Tooth Festival, April 12-14, 2019, Venice This multifaceted festival celebrates Venice as the "Shark's Tooth Capital of the World" because of the millions of shark teeth that wash up on its beaches. There’s art, music, kids activities and prehistoric fossils on display and for sale. Florida Rambler story on Venice Shark's Tooth Festival   Fairchild Gardens Spring Garden Festival & Annual Spring Plant Sale, April 13-14, 2019, Miami One of the world's great botanical gardens adds local foods and vendors for this popular event.   Pompano Beach Seafood Festival, April 26-28, 2019, Pompano Beach This city has completed a beautiful makeover of its beachfront area, including the addition of a stunning parking garage. It creates a perfect beach setting for a festival with three stages of music

Remember Vietnam

Find your way home .. in WPB

Did you remember, what?

Daylight Savings Time

Sunday, March 10 at 2:00 a.m. marks the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. Remember to set your clocks forward one hour.

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Politically Correct

I think sports fans will get a kick out of this letter written to the Chicago Tribune.... Enjoy!

No matter which side you are on in the matter of renaming the Washington Redskins, this is funny. This guy is hilarious...

Here is an e-mail sent to Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune after an article he published concerning a name change for the Washington Redskins.
 
Dear Mr. Page:  I agree with our Native American population.

I am highly insulted by the racially charged name of the Washington Redskins. One might argue that to name a professional football team after Native Americans would exalt them as fine warriors, but nay, nay. We must be careful not to offend, and in the spirit of political correctness and courtesy, we must move forward.
 
Let's ditch the Kansas City Chiefs, the Atlanta Braves and the Cleveland Indians.  If your shorts are in a wad because of the reference the name Redskins makes to skin color, then we need to get rid of the Cleveland Browns.
 
The Carolina Panthers obviously were named to keep the memory of militant Blacks from the 60's alive. Gone. It's offensive to us white folk.
 
The New York Yankees offend the Southern population. Do you see a team named for the Confederacy? No! There is no room for any reference to that tragic war that cost this country so many young men's lives.

I am also offended by the blatant references to the Catholic religion among our sports team names. Totally inappropriate to have the New Orleans Saints, the Los Angeles Angels or the San Diego Padres.

Then there are the team names that glorify criminals who raped and pillaged.We are talking about the horrible Oakland Raiders, the Minnesota Vikings, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Pittsburgh Pirates!

 

Now, let us address those teams that clearly send the wrong message to our children. The San Diego Chargers promote irresponsible fighting or even spending habits. Wrong message to our children.
The New York Giants and the San Francisco Giants promote obesity, a growing childhood epidemic. Wrong message to our children.

The Cincinnati Reds promote downers/barbiturates.  Wrong message to our children.
The Milwaukee Brewers.  Well that goes without saying.  Wrong message to our children.  

the rest is REDACTED :-)

Forget the Nursing Home

Check into a Holiday Inn, thx to J Karp
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6743907/Man-says-hell-spend-golden-years-Holiday-Inn-not-nursing-home.html

ABB Customer Service

'As of 2/22, fewer than half of Century Village unit owners have signed up for Atlantic Broadband cable television service. With only three months left until our contract with Comcast ends, unit owners are urged to contact ABB Customer Service and make appointments for installation of new equipment. Appointments can be made by emailing Danny Gonzalez, ABB Customer Service Manager for Century Village, at egonzalez1@atlanticbb.com'. LCAM

Several neighbors have found this number very easy 844-489-7509 to set up service.

Its loquat time

American bravery recognized by thousands in UK

I went to school in Sheffield, impressive to see the memories.

A touching event in Sheffield, UK this week.  In 1944 an american B17 bomber plane crashed in Endcliffe Park with the loss of all 10 flight crew. The plane had been on a raid  to Denmark but had been severely damaged by Nazi enemy fighters and had limped back to the UK.  It had hoped to get back to its base in Suffolk  but eventually had to descend through the clouds and found itself  100 miles adrift, over Sheffield.  The park has a large grassy area but in coming down the crew realised that there were children playing there so they tried waving to the children for them to move. The children thought the waving was just for them and they waved back. Eventually, the pilot put the plane into an embankment at one side of the park and all crew perished.

 In 1959 a small memorial was built on the site of the crash and for many years one man (Tony Faulds-- who was one of the children at the time of the crash) has tended it, particularly because of guilt feelings he had. A couple of months ago Tony started to raise the wish that the 75th anniversary of the crash should be marked by a fly-past  and gradually this gained momentum, with the UK-based american airforces  agreeing. This took place and was impressive. Thousands of people turned out to watch it and it dominated BBC TV news broadcasting at the time.

The flypast concluded with a pack of 4  F15 fighters flying in formation with one  climbing vertically and doing a complete roll.

A search on Google looking for the event in Sheffield/Endcliffe Park/ flyover should find info if you want to look further and see video. The plane was named  Mi Amigo.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1090758/sheffield-flypast-mapped-where-to-see-raf-75-anniversary-flypast-Mi-Amigo

About your neighboors from Montréal in the NYT

The New York Times published an interesting and funny paper about the French from France in Montréal. It can help some to know your neighboors better. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/19/world/canada/montreal-quebec-french-in-canada.html

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Giant African Land snail hotline number

Giant African Land Snail hotline number  1-888-397-1517  still mostly Miami and Broward.

AMR new look

AMR Meeting, Wed, Feb 20, 1-3pm Classroom C, Clubhouse, w/Snax!