President @NewLantern Partners. Former @Microsoft @WhiteHouse @WPP. Passion for STEM, rural America, wordcraft, and a good ditty. Made in Tenn. #Vols#IU
The space program in the 1960s inspired thousands of young kids across the US to dream big, including this 5-year-old from small town TN who never wanted to take off his astronaut sweatshirt. Thank you @NASA for your impact on generations. #OneGiantLeap#Apollo50th#STEM
NASA just shared this insane new shot of the Grand Canyon from space 💥
From orbit, the Grand Canyon still looks immense—a vast, winding scar sliced into the Colorado Plateau by the Colorado River over roughly 5–6 million years. Stretching 277 miles long, up to 18 miles wide, and more than a mile deep, its layered walls and dramatic depth remain unmistakable even from hundreds of miles above Earth.
Yet the view is also a quiet reminder of scale: what feels monumental to us on the ground shrinks into a single, striking detail when seen against the full curve of the planet.
19 Oct 1781: Representatives of Lord #Cornwallis hand over his sword and formally surrender to George Washington’s representative at the Battle of Yorktown, virtually ending the U.S #Revolutionary War against the #British. #History#OTD#ad https://t.co/tuILVvxLYv
Over 24 hours later, I’m still shaking my head over this fiasco. This is professional football where coaches and quarterbacks get paid a lot of money to not make high school level mistakes.
What's a favorite John Prine song of yours? 🎶
Remembering John Edward Prine today, often referred to as "the Mark Twain of Songwriting," the country-folk musician was born in Maywood, Illinois, on October 10, 1946. Prine started playing guitar at 14 years old. After becoming Kris Kristofferson's opening act in the late 60s, Prine released his debut album in 1971, which peaked at #55 on the Billboard 200. John Prine released 18 studio albums, received 4 Grammys, and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2019. John Prine died from complications of COVID on April 7, 2020.
#OTD in 1927, Babe Ruth broke his own 1921 home run record by hitting number 60. The blow came in the 8th inning off of lefty Tom Zachary and landed in the right-field stands, barely fair. Here’s my painting of him at the Polo Grounds in 1920, his first year in NY pinstripes.