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Region: Texas

Little thranduil

Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen of Texas!

Today is:
National Queso Day
https://nationaltoday.com/national-queso-day/

National Punch Day
https://nationaltoday.com/national-punch-day/

National Pepperoni Pizza Day
https://nationaltoday.com/national-pepperoni-pizza-day/

National String Cheese Day
https://nationaltoday.com/national-string-cheese-day/

Quotes of the Day:
Mae Jemison:
Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination.

Helen Keller:
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.

Music of the Day:

Caroline Jones - Rise (Official Music Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqlwKBrrMXk

On This Day In History:
1519 Spanish expedition led by Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan sets off on the 1st successful circumnavigation of the globe (Magellan killed on route)
1990 Both East and West Germany ratify reunification
2001 In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, US President George W. Bush declares a "war on terror"
2011 The United States ends its "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time.
2019 Students from 185 countries stage the world's largest-ever protest on climate change culminating in Manhattan rally led by Greta Thunberg
2019 Batman Day - 80th anniversary of the first Batman comic
2019 The MOSAiC expedition, the greatest Arctic research expedition ever, sets sail from Norway, aims to stay trapped in ice for a year to study climate change
2019 Researchers for SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) propose that aliens may have bugged earths co-orbitals (nearby orbiting rocks) in "The Astronomical Journal"

Democrats can't give immigrants a citizenship pathway in new spending bill, Senate parliamentarian rules
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/09/19/democrats-citizenship-pathway-senate-immigrants-spending-bill-parliamentarian/8415419002/

Pfizer-BioNTech say low dose of its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for kids 5-11
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/09/20/kids-covid-vaccine-pfizer-biontech-low-dose-safe-study/8413595002/

The moments that inspired us (and made us cringe) at the 2021 Emmys
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/09/20/emmys-best-and-worst-moments-seth-rogen-conan-obrien/8414883002/

Elon Musk taunts President Biden with 'sleeping' tweet after SpaceX completes mission
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2021/09/20/elon-musk-taunts-biden-over-spacex-mission-sleeping-tweet/8416901002/

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Sci-Fi Series "ATROPA" Episode 7 | DUST | Season Finale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YQaH1JkmBA

Is Texas Becoming The New California?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpHRFr3rk6E

How Brands Like Domino's Profit From School Lunch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DqdDfiHFQE

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Texas BINGO – New Round!
Round 22: Texas Lizards BINGO

There are many Texas Lizards That Are Native to the Lone Star State. We should play BINGO with some of our Texas Lizards!

Instructions:

1. Go to https://osric.com/bingo-card-generator/ to generate your own BINGO card based on these settings:

Bingo Card Basics:
Card Title: Texas Lizards BINGO
Word List (separated by commas):

Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis),
Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei),
Crevice Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus poinsettii),
Texas Alligator Lizard (Gerrhonotus infernalis),
Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus),
Eastern Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris),
Reticulate Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus reticulatus),
Long-nosed Leopard Lizard (Gambelia wislizenii),
Texas Banded Gecko (Coleonyx brevis),
Reticulated Gecko (Coleonyx reticulatus),
Lesser Earless Lizard (Holbrookia maculata),
Keeled Earless Lizard (Holbrookia propinqua),
Greater Earless Lizard (Cophosaurus texanus),
Spot-tailed Earless Lizard (Holbrookia lacerata),
Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum),
Greater Short-horned Lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi),
Round-tailed Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma modestum),
Common Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana),
Ornate Tree Lizard (Urosaurus ornatus),
Great Plains Skink (Plestiodon obsoletus),
Mesquite Lizard (Sceloporus grammicus),
Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus),
Prairie Skink (Plestiodon septentrionalis),
Laredo Striped Whiptail (Aspidoscelis laredoensis),
New Mexico Whiptail (Aspidoscelis neomexicana),

Free Space:
Include a free space?:
No
Free Space Text: Not applicable, leave blank.
Free Space Description: Not applicable.
Free Space Placement: The default setting is center but do not bother with it as it is not applicable.

Card Size:

Number of Squares Wide: 5
Number of Squares Tall: 5

Printing Options:
Number of cards to create:
1

Press the "Generate Bingo Cards" Button. Take a screenshot of the card and save it onto your computer. We will be using Microsoft Paint to strike out the locations on the card as they are called out.

This is a sample of an acceptable BINGO card for this game:
https://i.imgur.com/nTuOAFX.png

2. From now on until the end of the game, I will announce a Texas Lizard for you to strike out each day.

Rules: Your goal is to cover 5 lines of those squares in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal row. Each of the 5 lines corresponds to a letter in the word BINGO. When you have a BINGO, then you have won the game.

This is a sample of an acceptable winning card:
https://i.imgur.com/30X4nzB.png

To start the game, today's Texas Lizard to strike off is: Ornate Tree Lizard (Urosaurus ornatus),

3. The first person to complete their card should upload it to imgur.com or any other image hosting site and post this message on our Texas RMB: BINGO! and a link to your completed card that you have uploaded to the image hosting site.

Good luck and have an absolutely fantastic, healthy and safe day everyone!

Your Buddy Verner

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