Don’t get me wrong I would have never wished to be a civil engineer in my life if I could have been. My Grandmother would have paid for it but I heard the stress was too high.
They are beautiful
In the middle of the Ozark Mountains Christmas Day 2018
In case anybody is wondering the picture didn’t spread far enough there were 12
I don’t know. … Maybe it depends on where you are. We have been in this location for about 20 years and the worst storms were about 10 years ago here. I’ve lived other places in my many years, and I recall storms happening throughout my life. … It does seem like the news media in recent years tend to overstate the magnitude of storms. Maybe, that is how they try to get more readers or listeners.
It sure does depend on where you are. In my lifetime in Florida, the worst years were 2004/2005 when we were hit by Huricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jean all in one year. Then in 2005 it was Dennis, Katrina, and Wilma.
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Since then we have been pretty quiet.
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The way Hurricane Irma was described in the media when it was approaching Florida was nearly criminal. If we ever get together again, I could tell you some interesting stories about Irma.
Yes, I was telling TF my favorite album and then my favorite song, not necessarily on that album. I really think The Doors hit their peak on the LA Woman album, even though the song LA Woman is not my favorite.
“The End” was the song that really got me onto The Doors.
One late night, probably 1:00 a.m., I was driving part of a 400 mile stretch. I found the station KOMA from Oklahoma City, and I heard The End for the first time. I was hooked.
A college friend and I used to play Doors songs on twin keyboards. I should have been studying.
TF, since we’re talking music and not RRs, I have one more comment, and then I’ll be quiet.
I have always been a Beach Boys fan, even in my unfortunate hippie years. I still love to sing along with any Beach Boys song on the radio.
I was amazed to hear that the Beatles’ album, “Sgt. Pepper’s…” was inspired by the Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds” album. Many people believe the Beatles’ “Pepper” album was their best, and those same people don’t give Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys the credit they deserve.
As orignally conceived, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was supposed to include Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields.
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I heard an interview with Paul McCartney once where he said he drew on Beach Boys influences when writing Penny Lane. I did not know that about the entire Sgt. Pepper album.
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After I heard that interview, and listened to Penny Lane, you really sort of can hear a Beach Boys song embedded in there.
Flo, give the gang and I a [B] please and Dirk half dog treat.
Boy 4 days can blow by fast when you are semi retired.
Only real thing I got done was fixing a leaky bathroom fauct. What took me so long was I could not get the plastic cap off the handel? I did the other one say 6 to 8 years ago and don’t remember it being a problem? I have been messing with this for a month on and off, manily off.
So today I said the heck with this and used a small drill bit to drill the plastic cap off. Drill Bit pulled the sucker right off and did not destroy it. Ok,it has a small hole but you have to look for it. After that it took me maybe 5 minutes for replacing the warsher. Funny not to hearing the drip, drip, drip.
Dirk Pip was very Loving toward me today. After breakfest him and I watched DYI TV for 2 hours. Well the battery pack for the drill was dead so I had the time to kill anyway.
Tonight I walked him another quarter mile not because I had to, but I wanted to. Both him and I need the exercise. Maybe be Monday before work I will walk him around the neighborhood.
The diesel ran great to tonight and Dirk say’s Woof, Woof Ken
I was just sitting down here and my Queen brought me a splash of Glenlivet! She said it cost way more than the Glenfiddich and I think it is much smoother and I like it better.
The Canucks dispatched the Wild 4-1 and then we did a quick 7 km with he dogs coming in with the dark. There was a movie/TV set going up for tomorrow, not sure what it was for.
I regret getting sucked into the anti-China loco thread, while I am no fan of the country I feel they unfairly singled out, nuff said.
Maybe the reason I am easily rattled today is my Sister and her flip flops of convenience. Her nephew is 48 and just came out of the closet about being gay. When he was a young teenager I suspected he was gay and told my sister so. When he grew up he moved away and I said it was so he could pursue his life without the rath of his family. She denied it all and use to be a gay hater. Well now everything is peachy keen with him coming out which is good. Too bad she couldn’t have done that along with his family before he had to move away.
Ed, I may take you up on the Fixing the Royal Hudson thread. All that gear on the sides makes me think twice about tackling the job. I guess it is just more parts to send to Rapido when the time comes.[(-D]
Counterbalance_crop by Edmund, on Flickr
Hudson_drive by Edmund, on Flickr
AEM7 937 at Davis Tower by Edmund, on Flickr
