Hey everyone: Please let me recommend this awesome page @SOA250 She posts always positive and sometime obscure facts about our amazing country, as we build up to our 250th anniversary!

I would like to offer to pay the salaries of TSA personnel during this funding impasse that is negatively affecting the lives of so many Americans at airports throughout the country

Bad news for Southerners. General Beauregard “Beau” Lee saw his shadow today. Punxsutawney Phil (pictured) is more famous but Beau is much more accurate - hitting better than 80% over the years. Phil was arrested in Roswell, GA. and is seeking extradition.

Want a nice distraction from the typical news cycle? Today is the final vote for the 2025 champion of fat bear week! You can vote for the next 8 hours! Fat Bear Week 2025 | VOTE explore.org/fat-bear-week

Pretty sure this guy is spawning out of that Fujiwhara hurricane combo next week.

I have two sons. One is in college and one is in high school. This man was their favorite. They are in shock. Charlie was a huge influence on them and helped to motivate them to engage in the political process. R.I.P. Charlie and praying for your young family.

In McCarthy, Alaska…deep in the heart of Wrangell–St. Elias National Park, is the historic Ma Johnson’s hotel. Down a 60-mile long gravel road and across a footbridge is this restored boarding house from the turn of the 19th century. What a gem!

Hello all. Hope that you’ve been doing well. Just got back from 3 weeks in Alaska and all I can say is Wow! We did not take a cruise. Rather we rented a Jeep for what we could drive to and took float planes elsewhere. I can’t wait to go back! (Brooks Falls in Katmai NP)

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” — Theodore Roosevelt

On July 26, 1775, the Second Continental Congress appointed Benjamin Franklin as the first Postmaster General, officially establishing the first version of the USPS. Franklin began his postal career in 1737 when he was appointed Postmaster General in Philadelphia. He later became a joint Postmaster General. During this period, he revolutionized postal delivery by surveying 1,600 miles of post roads and introducing overnight delivery. As America’s first Postmaster General, Franklin supervised mail delivery "from Falmouth in New England to Savannah in Georgia." In addition to all his inventions (bifocals, the lightning rod, and the Franklin stove) Franklin also made vast improvements to make mail delivery fast and efficient. He stepped down as Postmaster General in November 1776. #soa250

On this day 56 years ago, we walked on the Moon. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped off Apollo 11’s lunar module Eagle and onto the surface of the Moon. His words would become legendary: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” An estimated 600 million people watched it live – the largest TV audience in history at the time. Around the world, people stopped what they were doing to witness a moment once thought impossible. Armstrong was soon joined by Buzz Aldrin, and the two spent 2 hours and 15 minutes outside the spacecraft, collecting rock samples, taking photographs, and conducting experiments. They also left behind a plaque that read: “Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon, July 1969 A.D. We came in peace for all mankind.” The astronauts returned to the lunar module and, along with Michael Collins orbiting above in the command module Columbia, made it safely back to Earth. The Moon landing wasn’t just a milestone in space exploration – it was a turning point in human history. A moment that proved we could leave our planet, cross the void, and touch the unknown.

Good morning y’all! ☕️ the busiest passenger airport in the world better watch out! We coming! 👀

Good morning y'all! ☕️ Last day in the office for a while. There will be reams of paper on my desk when I return but I just don't really care! Tomorrow starts the fam trip to Alaska that we have been planning for 7 months! I'm way too excited for a guy in his 50's. Pass the Xanax!

Morning y'all. ☕️☕️☕️Good thing I have a job so I can get some sleep....

April 8th, 1974. I wasn’t quite 5 years old. But I have a vivid memory of watching this on TV with my Dad. Pretty sure he was the kid that night. He was so excited! #hammeringhank #HankAaron

On July 16th 1969, #Apollo11 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center to transport the first men – Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin – to the Moon. Walter Cronkite remarked at the time, “The dawn of this day heralded the dawning of a new age. It’s a time of exhilaration, reflection, hope, fulfillment – as a centuries’ old dream starts toward reality.” #nasa

Good morning y’all! ☕️☕️Used to see these signs near Camp Pendleton back in the 90’s. Wonder if they are still there.