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Weather: Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms and showers in the evening, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Today at a Glance:
The Palm Coast City Council meets in workshop at 9 a.m. at City Hall. For agendas, minutes, and audio access to the meetings, go here. For meeting agendas, audio and video, go here.
The Community Traffic Safety Team led by Flagler County Commissioner Andy Dance meets at 9 a.m. in the third-floor Commissioner Conference Room at the Government Services Building, 1769 East Moody Boulevard, Bunnell. You may also join virtually by computer, mobile app or room device. Click here to join the meeting. Meeting ID: 276 236 998 121 Passcode: CyEKoW [Download Teams | Join on the web]
The Flagler County School Board meets at 3 p.m. in workshop to go over the items on its upcoming school board meeting two weeks hence. The board meets in the training room on the third floor of the Government Services Building, 1769 East Moody Boulevard, Bunnell. Board meeting documents are available here.
The Flagler County Planning Board meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Government Services Building, 1769 East Moody Boulevard, Bunnell. See board documents, including agendas and background materials, here. Watch the meeting or past meetings here.
The Flagler Beach Library Book Club meets at 5 p.m. at the library, 315 South Seventh Street, Flagler Beach.
The St. Johns River Water Management District Governing Board holds its regular monthly meeting at its Palatka headquarters. The public is invited to attend and to offer in-person comment on Board agenda items. Note: meeting start times vary from month to month. Check here to verify the time. A livestream will also be available for members of the public to observe the meeting online. Governing Board Room, 4049 Reid St., Palatka. Click this link to access the streaming broadcast. The live video feed begins approximately five minutes before the scheduled meeting time. Meeting agendas are available online here.
Random Acts of Insanity Standup Comedy, 8 p.m. at Cinematique Theater, 242 South Beach Street, Daytona Beach. General admission is $8.50. Every Tuesday and on the first Saturday of every month the Random Acts of Insanity Comedy Improv Troupe specializes in performing fast-paced improvised comedy.
| In Coming Days: July 16: Identity Theft/Scams/Fraud Workshop at Flagler Woman’s Club, 10 a.m. at the clubhouse, 1524 S Central Ave, Flagler Beach. The Flagler Woman’s Club invites you to join us for a workshop on Preventing Identity Theft, Scams and Fraud. Cmdr. Frank Lutz of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office will present. Please call Mary at 386-569-7813 to reserve your spot. |
Notably: Just this line from Michel Houellebecq, the (great, fantastic, horrible, repugnant: take your pick) French writer, from his Paris Review interview in 2010: “One thing I don’t share is this American obsession with large breasts. That, I must admit, leaves me cold. But a two-car garage?”
—P.T.
Now this: Michel Houellebecq Q&A
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July 2024
Tuesday, Jul 09
Palm Coast City Council Workshop
Tuesday, Jul 09
Community Traffic Safety Team Meeting
Third Floor Conference Room, Government Services Building
Tuesday, Jul 09
St. Johns River Water Management District Meeting
St. Johns River Water Management District
Tuesday, Jul 09
Flagler County School Board Workshop: Agenda Items
Government Services Building
Tuesday, Jul 09
Flagler Beach Library Book Club
315 South 7th Street, Flagler Beach
Tuesday, Jul 09
Flagler County Planning Board Meeting
Tuesday, Jul 09
Random Acts of Insanity Standup Comedy
Cinematique of Daytona Beach
Wednesday, Jul 10
Public Safety Coordinating Council Meeting
Emergency Operations Center
Wednesday, Jul 10
Separation Chat: Open Discussion
Wednesday, Jul 10
The Circle of Light A Course in Miracles Study Group
Wednesday, Jul 10
Weekly Chess Club for Teens, Ages 9-18, at the Flagler County Public Library
Flagler County Public Library
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People often say that the English are very cold fish, very reserved, that they have a way of looking at things – even tragedy – with a sense of irony. There’s some truth in it; it’s pretty stupid of them, though. Humor won’t save you; it doesn’t really do anything at all. You can look at life ironically for years, maybe decades; there are people who seem to go through most of their lives seeing the funny side, but in the end, life always breaks your heart. Doesn’t matter how brave you are, how reserved, or how much you’ve developed a sense of humor, you still end up with your heart broken. That’s when you stop laughing. In the end there’s just the cold, the silence and the loneliness. In the end, there’s only death.
–From Michel Houellebecq’s The Elementary Particles (1998).
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