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Yes, sorry, I finally got a decent photo of an unusual berd and I forgotted to identify him. He's a great blue heron, and there's a whole breeding area about a mile from the house. The trees they use are set well back from the paved Greenway, but we will see herons on the river fairly often. That's ...

Speaking of music, it's starting to look like we're going to have at least 15, maybe 20 or so people to sing Eternal Father at the church. My father was famous for singing off-key in church, he couldn't carry a tune in a bucket, so he compensated by singing LOUD . It was a family joke for his whole ...

We don't know our own ancient history, but we do know that for whatever reason, music is an important part of being human. When we finally reach the stars, if we ever do, our music will be something we can really be proud of.

Good to know, I could use that.

point.jpg . This one is from 1945, a very weird photo of my dad. "Point" means West Point - he scored the highest entrance scores at both the Naval Academy and West Point in 1945. He's holding his ear so his brains don't leak out. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it. I don't know where...

six_years_old.jpg . Believe it or not, he's six years old in the photo, living at the Naval Academy. His dad was "popular" because he was head of the Electrical Engineering department. Keep in mind, there was no Electronics Engineering department back in 1934. Electrical Engineering was t...

Is there any reason for that?

andersweinstein wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2024 6:22 pm Shad Riley continues to deliver:

Trump Transcripts (Searchable PDF): 5/2/24

Thanks for the transcript links.

+1

You put it in Crazy Trumpers.

Wow.

I take metformin. Maybe that's why I never got the virus any symptoms.

Yeah, it makes no sense. A Bronze Star is a hell of a tribute to the courage and action of the owner. Why would anyone need to claim a second one (which it seems highly improbable that anyone could earn two)? If he wasn't in combat, how the heck did he get a Bronze Star? Oh, Wikipedia says it's &quo...

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Plus, the cord keeps you from losing the board. I use a cord on my boogie board, but it's a wrist strap.

A berd, I haz one. This bad boy is the boss of the whole section of the river. The guys out there scoffed. Have you seen the bald eagles flying up and down the river?

We have, but he's way bigger than they are.

Anyway ...
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How or why the Neanderthals and Denisovans disappeared about 40,000 years ago is the subject of speculation.

Sadly, I think we were very, very mean to them, to the point where we wiped them from the face of the planet.

Wow.

Oh, I have a few regrets. And I'm still glad my mom passed 20 years ago, which gave me the chance to rebuild my relationship with my dad. My wife was a huge influence on that, too also. When my mom died, my boys were 6 and 3, and she was diehard determined that they were going to spend a lot of time...

Please, nobody tell these people that visible light consists of electromagnetic radiation. Otherwise, they will fear sunshine.

Corrosive stories like this come out after a death. It will be impossible for you to do this, but those of us that love and respect you have to tell you from personal experience "let it go". Oh, absolutely, Bill. I'm just telling them because they are a little interesting and strange. The...

Here's another painful memory, but it shows my relationship with my parents. My best friend Stan was admitted to dental school, but he didn't have the money. He knew my parents had some money, and he floated the idea of borrowing from them. But I told him that if I had anything to do with asking, th...

Yes, well ... he did still have me arrested by the police twice before I graduated high school. For many years, he and I had a really rough relationship. I couldn't count the number of times we yelled at each other, most recently around 2010 or so. I loved him, and I respected him, but we didn't get...