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Will It Happen? Ramble On

by Ken Herrera

Created on March 1, 1872, President Ulysses Grant signed S.392 into law, creating the first national park- Yellowstone.

Home to a large variety of elk, bear, wolves and other wild game, along with half of the worlds geysers including Old Faithful in Wyoming, the beauty of this national park is indeed a sight to behold. Is there however, a hidden danger that lurks beneath this majestic wonder of the world?

According to scientists, the Yellowstone super volcano has had three major eruptions with the first being 2.1 million years ago. The second occurred 1.3 million

years ago, and the third and last major eruption was 640,000 years ago that created the current caldera.

What would happen if Yellowstone were to erupt in the future? If

the eruption follows its predecessors, then the lava flow wouldn’t travel beyond the parks boundaries, according to the USGS. The problem would be the ash released by the blast. The fallout

would include short-term destruction of Midwest agriculture. Rivers and streams would be clogged with thick gray muck measuring nearly 40” in depth 321 miles away in Salt Lake City, Utah with

the ashfall extending to the east coast. Parts of Texas could receive as much as 1.811 inches of ash!

If you’re wondering if there is any evidence that Yellowstone will erupt soon, the answer is no. Yellowstone is behaving as it has for the past 140 years. Odds are very high that Yellowstone will be eruption-free for the coming centuries.

So, go ahead and plan your summer vacation. Take the scenic route to the mountains of Wyoming and breathe in the fresh air and partake in the beauty of Yellowstone National Park but don’t try to pet any buffalo!

It’s getting HOT Up In Here already. Hot weather is here and so are some great new Flicks and Series In Your Streams everywhere.

Doesn’t matter how you Stream...if it’s on your phone, your tablet, your PC or any other device, there are great shows available.

Don’t look now but DR WHO is back and he’s Black too. Thanks to DISNEY PLUS and E.T.;

“Don’t ask us why, but Disney+ is calling the upcoming season – with Sex Education’s Ncuti Gatwa as The Doctor -- season 1 of Doctor Who. On Friday, May 10, Disney+ is dropping the first two episodes of the new season. While we don’t know exactly what to expect, we do know the Doctor and his companion, Ruby Sunday, (Millie Gibson) will travel space and time in the TARDIS to save worlds in need.”

NOW, are you ready for Major News from the Breakfast World? With am ALL STAR CAST too. Thanks to NETFLIX and our friends at E.T. of course; “Written, directed and starring Jerry Seinfeld, Unfrosted tells a very embellished story of the creation of the beloved breakfast food, Pop-Tarts. Along with Seinfeld, this film is stacked with star power, including appearances from Amy Schumer, Melissa McCarthy, and so many more. Unfrosted premiered on Netflix on Friday, May 3.”

Ready for a fun Romantic Comedy? From SONY PICTURES and available on HULU come’s ALL ABOUT YOU. “Starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, Anyone But You was the highest-grossing R-rated rom-com since 2016’s Bridget Jones’s Baby and the highest-grossing live-action Shakespeare adaptation of all time. The film follows two former rivals (played by Sweeney and Powell) who hate each other but must pretend to be a couple at a destination wedding in Australia. Inevitably, sparks start to fly between them. The classic enemies-tolovers movie dropped to Netflix on April 23.

PLUS for the young and the young at heart, don’t forget KNUCKLES on PARAMOUNT.

“A hilarious, action-packed adventure, Knuckles centers around the red hedgehog, Knuckles, from the beloved Sonic the Hedgehog video games. Idris Elba voices Knuckles, who agrees to train Wade Whipple (Happy Endings’ Adam Pally) in the ways of an Echidna warrior. Things quickly get out of hand as forces try to steal Knuckles’ power. The six-episode miniseries premiered on Paramount+ April 26.”

No matter what your looking for there are a bunch of great New and Not So New Movies and series to watch that are NOW STREAMING !