Data Report

I sympathize with your situation. I do not live in an area prone to flooding. My main concern are snowstorms, icy conditions and (thankfully uncommon) hurricanes. However, with climate change, anything is possible; That's the whole point of climate change.

SUMMARY - Flash floods on July 3rd in the state of Texas has killed at least 20 people with more reported missing. At least 25 centimeters (10 inches) of rain poured down overnight in central Kerr County, causing flash flooding of the Guadalupe River.

NOTE - Flash flooding... Climate Change... How the state of Texas tends to vote... Must resist...

LINK - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/multiple-deaths-reported-in-texas-rescue-efforts-underway-as-flash-flooding-threatens-communities

ARTIST - Simon, Paul (full name: Simon, Paul Fredrick)

TYPE - Singer

DATES CANCELLED - June 28 & 29, 2025

SPECIFICS FOR CANCELLATION - “Regretfully, Paul Simon must cancel two shows tonight June 28 and tomorrow night June 29 – at Philadelphia’s Academy of Music,” reads a statement on his social media. “Paul has been struggling with chronic and intense back pain. Today it became unmanageable and demands immediate attention... Unfortunately we have to cancel these shows at this time, as we don’t have the ability to reschedule them... However, we are hopeful after this minor surgical procedure, which has been scheduled in the next few days, Paul will be able to complete the tour as well as look into returning to make up these dates.”

LINK - https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/paul-simon-cancels-two-shows-back-pain-surgery-1235375018/

Concerning "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," it would depend upon the wording of the fable in determining if the boy could be considered a prophet.

However, it is mindful that, the more generic a prediction is, the less useful it shall be. Take, for instance, the occurrence of earthquakes. Earthquakes happen every day across the planet. I could make the prediction, "An earthquake of some magnitude shall strike the earth tomorrow," and be entirely accurate. However, that prediction would be of little use. The same could be said of volcanic activity or automobile accidents or any sort of generic calamity.

Whenever a claim is made, the claim must be specific and have some type of evidence to back up the claim. When scientists and politicians raised concerns that the volcano "Mount St. Helens" might erupt in 1980, they were only as precise as the data would allow. Volcanic activity does not always precede eruptions but volcanic activity is often associated with eruptions and this fact needed to be conveyed so that the potentially-affected populace had an adequate chance of remaining safe.

SUMMARY - There has been an official update from the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) concerning The Great Texas Measles Outbreak of 2025.

There is currently no change to the statistics. The number of infected stands at 750 people. Please refer to the June 17, 2025 update for more specific statistics.

The next official update will be next Tuesday (June 31, 2025).

LINK - https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/measles-outbreak-2025

NOTE - They are merely re-using the link address and updating the information; Therefore, the data on the page will change with each new update.

I routinely go to a flea market every weekend and, at the latest one, was mildly surprised (and happy) to see that more than five people (besides myself, of course) were wearing masks! Granted, I always know of one or two that will wear masks but seeing so many other people (I'd say it was 6-8 people although I could have double-counted a person or two and that's why I wrote "more than five") wear masks really gave me hope. One other person even wore an N95 mask.

Anyway, I just wanted to write that there is still a small contingent of us still wearing masks (for good reason!) and, maybe, our numbers are growing...

SUMMARY - In the daily Data Report videos, you are reminded to stay hydrated. Now there is a program through the Steam app that will help remind you to remain hydrated. Watertime, programmed by Eduard Georgiev, installs on your computer and reminds you to hydrate.

NOTE - I am in no way connected to this program; I merely found it and thought that it would be helpful to those who would desire to stay hydrated beyond the reminders received through the daily Data Report videos. As with every single program that you download onto your computer... Buyer Beware.

LINK - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3056770/Watertime/

SUMMARY - There has been an official update from the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) concerning The Great Texas Measles Outbreak of 2025. There are 742 cases of measles in Texas, with Gaines county remaining in 1st place (411), followed by Terry county in 2nd (60). El Paso is in 3rd place with (57) and Lubbock (53) continues to be in 4th place. Dawson remains in 5th at (27). Lamar pulls ahead to capture 6th place with (21) while Yoakum now falls to 7th place with (20).

The next official update will be Friday (June 6, 2025).

LINK - https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/measles-outbreak-2025

NOTE - They are merely re-using the link address and updating the information; Therefore, the data on the page will change with each new update.