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Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Charlottesville, Va for the 19 days of the Baha’i Fast

From the US Naval Observatory

It’s bothered me for a while that while the equinox means that the day is exactly 12 hours long, the day is a few minutes longer than 12 hours on the equinox. The only explanation I have come up with so far is that the elevation accounts for the extra minutes. If I were at sea level the day would be 12 hours long on the equinox.

In Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Jeff Lavezzo

4th grader 1: “When I grow up I’m going to be a real live physician” (this was funnier because the three of them couldn’t remember what physician meant)

4th grader 2: [grabbing 4th grader 1's belly] “Ha! Got your small intestine!”

4th grader 3: [sniffing at 4th grader 1]
4th grader 1: “Why are you sniffing me?”
4th grader 3: “Because I’m a real live dog detective!”

I read some news from my friend Mona via Facebook today. She’s on break from University of Cape Town, visiting her family in Malawi where she found a new item on the menu of roadside vendors. It’s called the “Obama”. Apparently it’s a fist-sized fried sweet bread.

it’s more like a sweet doughnut [than plain bread]. Traders sell them on the side of the road and shout “ObamaObamaObama” to get sales!

Here’s a pic of an opened-up Obama:

Mona knows as well as you or I that donuts are sweet so this treat is definitely not part of the President’s health plan!

In Charlottesville, Virginia
Jeff