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🌞 (I will not) Shut Up About The Sun 🌞
😎 Put your polarized UV-protective sunglasses on because this one is hella bright 😎
Stephanie Noelle Casino Esguerra
August 08, 2025
(What is this? An occasional newsletter that's 80% good news, 20% weird stuff, 100% interesting.)
🙋♀️👋 Hey, it’s August, and I know I didn’t send a newsletter last week and I’m sorry 😓 I had a tummy ache 🤕 last week so I didn’t feel like writing Mostly Good stuff because my tummy was certainly not Mostly Good, it was Mostly Bad 😩😩
Anyway, me and my gut flora 🦠️🌹 are back, baby. This week’s theme is The Sun 🌞 and all things related to enjoying the sun, because we are more than half way done with summer (😭😭😭). I thought, Hey Stephanie, let’s turn that frown upside down 🙃 and learn some good, fun facts about the huge orb that we worship for 3 months of the year and share some summer-themed good news. So here we go, let’s celebrate the baddie in the sky that gives us life 💅🌱.
What’s Good and New
In Stranger Danger news, 🇨🇦 a team of Canadian chemists 🔬🧪️have developed a stir stick that can detect if a drink has been spiked. The discreet safety tool is called Spikeless and was developed by chemists Johan and Andrew Foster and their team at University of British Columbia, in partnership with anti-violence advocate Sasha Santos. Now this is perfect for keeping parties fun (and safe) 🪅. Everyone needs to carry Spikeless with them this summer as they make the most of what’s left of patio season, and remember, NEVER accept drinks from someone unless you watch them purchase the drink for you! 👀
🌞 Solar power was the leading source of power in the European Union for the first time ever! Coal’s contribution to power was at an all time low as well, making June 2025 the first time solar overtook coal, wind, and nuclear power as the main source keeping the EU running. Now every other continent needs to follow suit, because solar power is WAY better for the environment! 🌏 Going solar significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution and water usage compared to burning 🦖🦴️ fossil fuels. 🎉 Yay Europe! Keep it going!
🏊♀️🏊 The famous River Seine in Paris has reopened to the public after a century long swim ban! Once banned due to pollution, the river is officially safe to swim in again. As of July 5th, the 🇫🇷 Seine has opened three designated swimming areas for visitors to enjoy during the hot summer months. Each swimming zone has change rooms, showers, and beach chairs to fight over, I mean enjoy. 👙 Lazy river lounging in 🥖Parisian style? Count me IN!
🌞 Mediocre Facts About The Sun 🌞
🌋 📱 Sometimes spots on the sun erupt and mess with our radio and mobile phone satellite signals. That’s how powerful these eruptions are!
⌚️It takes 8 minutes for the sun’s light to reach Earth. So the sun you’re feeling on your skin took 8 minutes to reach you, even at the speed of light (the sun is 151.72 million km from Earth, so I guess 8 minutes is pretty dang fast lol)
☀️ 🧴️ You can get sunburns easier when in higher altitudes. Why? Because the atmosphere is thinner, meaning less UV protection all around you, leading to sun damage happening faster to your skin. Fascinating!
👁😎 Did you know you can sunburn your EYEBALLS? Yea, that doesn’t sound fun. Be sure to wear a hat and UV protective sunglasses to prevent your cornea from swelling (gross) and yellowish, lumpy growths from growing on the whites of your eyes (double gross). Just take care of your eyes people, they’re irreplaceable! 👀
Meme of the Week
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Useful Stuff
It’s already August, meaning is practically autumn 🍂, meaning it’s almost Christmahannukwanzikaa🎄. Some things to think about over the next few weeks:
🚗 Beep beep, clean out your car you filthy animal! If you’re in a 4 season-climate like I am, consider cleaning out your car in the next month or 3 so it isn’t such a mess during the winter months ⛄️ (because no one wants to clean their car when it’s cold out!)
👙 Buy some swim gear while it’s on clearance during the month of August, so you’ll be ready to lounge on the River Seine next summer 😎😎😎
🎃 Prep early for Halloween! 🎭 Mow your lawn with a Michael Meyers mask on! 🕸 Let your cobwebs thicken all summer so they’re ready for October! 🍬 Throw candies at children as they trample your lawn! 🐈⬛ Hiss at your neighbor!
Ok I’ll shut up about the sun now. ☀️ 🧴 Wear your sunscreen, compliment someone’s shoes 👠🥿️👢, eat a popsicle 🍭, and wear your shades! 😎
Greasy fist bump goodbye (I just put sunscreen on),
- 💫 Steph
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