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> The Apostles' Fast, also called the Fast of the Holy Apostles, the Fast of Peter and Paul, or sometimes St. Peter's Fast, or sometimes, The Fast of Rafik,[1] is a fast observed by Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Christians. The fast begins on the second Monday after Pentecost (the day after All Saints' Sunday) and continues until the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul on June 29, according to the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar.

About the work (music): https://infogalactic.com/info/Messe_de_la_Pentecôte
 
Possible recording: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=DoouENffQCs

> He distributed his corn, or the price for which he sold it, among the poor immediately after the harvest. When a certain person endeavored to persuade him to keep it some months, that he might sell it at a better price, he answered, "I know not whether I shall be then alive to give it." Another time the same person said to him, "I have gained a fifth by keeping my corn." "But I," replied the Saint, "a hundredfold by giving it immediately away." -Butler's Lives of Saints
 
(On a search, I found he is also named "Ivo of Kermartin")

> National Bike Month is a celebration of cycling held every May in the United States. It is sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists and celebrated in communities from coast-to-coast. Established in 1956, National Bike Month is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling and to encourage more folks to giving bicycling a try.[1]
 
> As part of National Bike Month, National Bike to Work Week is usually held the third week of May, with Bike to Work Day being on that Friday.

Likewise, should such loans be required to be interest-free?
 
Is this an age-related issue, as many young people were fraudulently led to take on unnecessary loans?
 
(Personal disclosure: I have no student debt, but think this indirectly impacts me whether in dating people with debt or friends, or simply as living in a society with people who are harmed by unnecessary and excessive debts)

I saw a vid pop up about how this distro could be the "end of distro hopping", by which I think they have a simple installer and can run lots of software
 
(Ubuntu based currently, moving to Debian eventually as a base)

> St. Gregory Nazianzen: "We must overcome our enemies ... by gentleness; win them over by forbearance. Let them be punished by their own conscience, not by our wrath." -Butler's Lives of Saints

via r/datahoarder

I've heard of this idea before, but it popped up on the radar again, it's a "common military exercise" since ancient times, and a good form of exercise for lots of people: https://infogalactic.com/info/Loaded_march
 
Walking is thought to be a good cardio exercise for just about anybody; all this does it add a backpack with some weight to the equation, which turns it in to a lifting exercise and increases the amount of exercise you get per step versus walking with no backpack.
 
Any thoughts on rucking, or backpacking, or such related exercises?

Did anyone snag anything good?
 
I might swing by a local store to check the aftermath

curious about people's thoughts on this
 
not sure if it works or not, and the science of how it works is unclear if it does work. The idea is that it takes electricity or something from the air and this helps plants to grow?

> Culdesac designs, builds, and manages walkable communities.
 
> Culdesac is a real estate developer and property manager. We build neighborhoods that embrace community, open space, and mobility. We offer residential units at a variety of price points integrated with local retail, commercial uses, and open space for nature and public plazas.
 
> Our communities prioritize biking, walking, and transit over cars and parking. We partner with leading mobility companies to deliver convenient and affordable transportation services. This creates a vibrant urban lifestyle without the need for a private vehicle.

National Symbols: https://infogalactic.com/info/National_symbols_of_the_United_States
 
State Flags: https://www.50states.com/flag/
 
State Trees: https://www.50states.com/tree/
 
State Flowers: https://www.50states.com/flower.htm
 
State Mammals: https://infogalactic.com/info/List_of_U.S._state_mammals
 
State Birds: https://infogalactic.com/info/List_of_U.S._state_birds
 
Some things to memorize, there's more facts on the tab on 50states.com

Anyone like cold showers?
 
Some possible benefits of cold showers:
 
increased alertness, stronger immune system, boosted mood, reduced pain, and so on
 
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325725

https://infogalactic.com/info/Pi_Day
 
inb4 flame war but tbh I kinda like tau better (Tau Day is June 28th): https://tauday.com/

"There is more required nowadays to make a single wise man than formerly to make Seven Sages, and more is needed nowadays to deal with a single person than was required with a whole people in former times." -Balthasar Gracian in "The Art of Worldly Wisdom" (writing in 1600s)

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2021/september/now-everyone-can-build-battery-free-electronic-devices/
 
Example implementing principles: ENGAGE - the battery-free gaming console https://github.com/tudssl/engage

https://www.openculture.com/faq:
 
> Open Culture brings together high-quality cultural & educational media for the worldwide lifelong learning community. Web 2.0 has given us great amounts of intelligent audio and video. It’s all free. It’s all enriching. But it’s also scattered across the web, and not easy to find. Our whole mission is to centralize this content, curate it, and give you access to this high quality content whenever and wherever you want it.
 
Courses, movies, ebooks, audiobooks, etc.

A day for raising awareness of the presence of technology in so many people's lives and which encourages people to "unplug" when they can (maybe by going outside and doing something in nature?)

This topic interests me for helping those who have visual impairment or blindness, as well as being prepared for the possibility of having such a condition when older myself, as well as the interesting experience of computing blindfolded.
 
Any better distros you'd recommend for blind computer usage?