Night Owls?…..Chat Away

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You all don’t seem to believe in sleep so okay then….chat, chat, chat. 😀

It’s Gardening Time!

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AP: The first lady on Thursday planted lettuce and other crops in her garden on the South Lawn of the White House, with an assist from schoolchildren from Washington, D.C., and several school districts around the country. Two varieties of wheat were planted for the first time: club wheat and bread wheat.

Other crops now growing in the garden are spinach, kale, Swiss chard, endive, potatoes, radishes, garlic, fennel, broccoli, cauliflower, collard greens and herbs, along with raspberries, blueberries, strawberries and an apple tree. The first lady personally planted rows of wheat, spinach and kale, with help from a few students. Other students planted the remaining crops, with an assist from White House staff members. Also helping were military veterans in training for careers in sustainable agriculture.

The garden so far has produced more than 3,000 pounds of food. The White House gives some away to a local soup kitchen.

Read more here

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Rest in peace, Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert (June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013)

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A must read: Ebert’s brief, important, touching oped on Aurora nytimes.com/2012/07/21/opi…

— jessica testa (@jtes) April 4, 2013

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As he preached, cherish the children:

White House, April 4

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Roger Ebert, a warrior every step of the way: twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/…

— TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) April 4, 2013

Chat away

Next month, @glaad will announce their “I Got bin Laden” award, although their leaked press release ruins surprise twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/…

— TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) April 4, 2013

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Rise and Shine……

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Walter Cronkite had almost finished broadcasting the “CBS Evening News” when he received word of Martin Luther King’s assassination. His report detailed the shooting and the nation’s reaction to the tragedy.

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Just after MLK murder 45 years ago, unpublished LIFE pic of personal contents of his still-open briefcase:

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Women’s History Month at the White House

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Women’s History Month Foreign Policy Panel discussion

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White House Hangout: The Maker Movement

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White House innovation advisor Tom Kalil joins a Google+ Hangout to discuss the Maker Movement with leading innovators and Makers from around the country

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Earlier this month, President Obama met with 40 of the Nation’s top scientists and engineers—discoverers of new drug candidates to treat common cancers; inventors of tools to help surgeons in the operating room; developers of complex algorithms that can help robots navigate; and more. All of these innovators were finalists in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search competition, and all of them are in still in high school.

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Chelsea Clinton: If women matched mens’ employment rates in America, the GDP would rise by 5%

Getting to the STEM of gender equality

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President Obama discuss the importance of Passover and is hosting an Easter prayer Breakfast on Friday