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It's been more than a bad week. I'd hate to live around DC these days. I can't say more.
All I can say is that.....it has been and continues to be distressing in any number of ways. The impact on this area has been -- well, stunning, for want of a better word.
All I will say is that there should have been a wake up call years ago. 😶
I do wish all of you a blessed and calm weekend.
I do wish all of you a blessed and calm weekend.
When I lived in Philadelphia, I would travel around DC, taking U.S. 1 to Bel Air and I-695 west until I got into Virginia.
The only time I went into DC itself for the day, we avoided traffic by parking in the Metro lot near the motel and rode into the city. That was the least problematic. I can drive New York City but DC? Noooooo!
I used to drive in DC, a long, long time ago, but these days I either ride with someone else and let them have the hassle of driving or (more commonly) take Metro. Actually, it's been rather a while now since I've been downtown at all.....
Absolutely NO WAY would I ever, nor have I ever, driven in NYC. Take Amtrak up there, then get a cab to wherever I am staying. I did drive to Long Island from here a few times, though, but my husband usually did most of the driving there, since he was from Long Island and knew his way around a whole lot better than I did. When we wanted to go into the city we'd take a train in. Much easier, no worries about parking and all that.
I've also driven to Philadelphia a few times, and once I took Amtrak there, too. I liked Philly -- an interesting city!
Had a good choir concert tonight! I thought we all sounded great. I got to see all the other choirs, too. One of the other ones performed an Indian classical-inspired piece. The alto solo at the end of the piece was something else. She perfectly imitated the bowed string instrument that's often used in that tradition (ashamed I don't know what it's called). I don't know how you do that with your voice, but it gave me chills. At first, I had no idea who/what was playing that melody, because it was an a cappella piece, before I realized someone was singing it. Rarely do I ever have a physical or emotional response to music, but WOW!
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The real tournament-level city to drive is San Francisco. I swear that it was designed by an earthquake.
When I wanted to photograph at the Marin County side of the Golden Gate Bridge, I'd have to take the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge into San Fran, go a number of ridiculous blocks to get to the other bridge. Without navigation, it would not have made sense.
The first time I drove in NYC, I was in the wrong lane and took the Holland Tunnel. I drove past the twin towers of the World Trade Center. I drove up Park Avenue and around Central Park. I'd seen 42nd and Broadway at some point. I got on the Triborough Bridge and made me way to Queensborough and dropped off my computer. Later, as I was leaving, I swear that I tried every bridge and tunnel back and forth into Manhattan, arriving just in time for rush hour traffic at the Lincoln Tunnel where everyone was honking their horns. 😁
We used to have a system of road tunnels under Sydney that each had one fixed entry point and one fixed exit point. You go in here and come out there. Simple.
Now, they have linked them all together, and the intersections move around like the staircases in Hogwarts. You go in here, and who knows where you come out, till you come out somewhere, which is the wrong place, and you have to turn around somewhere and go back in again, and each time there is a toll of several dollars, varying on the time of day, distance driven, phase of the moon, star sign of your car and a mysterious, ever-changing variable.
To help with this, car navigation systems think that they are on the street above the bit of tunnel you are in, and keep on screeching at you "Turn Around!!! Wrong Way!!! That Way Lies Death!!!" until you come out somewhere and the satnav can see the satellite. Then it gets all confused and says "You can't get there from here."
I avoid driving in, through, around or anywhere near the bl**dy city.
That sounds maddening. That would take a toll on anyone.
During the early days of navigation, I remember Tom Tom telling me to "Make a U-turn" even if I was facing the correct direction. I often made the U-turn and then, another right away. Navigation systems are so interesting that I'm glad I've never had to fly a plane.
Just found out there won't be any raises this year in our ministry. I am livid. Even if I were to get a 3% raise, that's not actually a raise, it wouldn't even compensate for inflation here in Canada.
I think what makes me more angry is the extra load of work that just got dumped on me. All for what? Moving forward I will be acting my wage. I'm not going to burn myself out just so I can make the same amount of money I did last year despite having more certifications and experience.
I think what makes me more angry is the extra load of work that just got dumped on me. All for what? Moving forward I will be acting my wage. I'm not going to burn myself out just so I can make the same amount of money I did last year despite having more certifications and experience.
Amen to that...big new changes challenges and opportunities on the horizon for me.
I can relate. That was us last year. No raise and a 25% increase in workload (at least) as we bought another company but only retained one member of staff. Even a small pay rise this year won't offset last years pay cut, let alone this years. Of course there is no guarantee we will get one this year!
Congratulations on 20 laps around Sol
. As you continue making laps, your “lens of life” will continue to grow and change.Enjoy every moment, live life large.
As you know I’m a father with 23/21/19 year old children.
Best.
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All your kids are college students, right? Your youngest one is the same age as me.My 3 adult kids over for weekend. We’ve binged a few episodes of this.
We’re all laughing together!
Red head boy USA marine, MTU spring break for son.
I recently came across another hilarious Apple video. Kudos to @WilliApple ,another young Apple YouTuber and developer, for creating this awesome parody of the recently released iPhone 16e.
Here’s the link to the video:
All the facts presented in the video above are accurate. Yes, it’s true that people who are upgrading from an older iPhone and prefer USB-C and Apple’s intelligence would likely want the 16e. However, if you’re looking for an iPhone that truly offers the iPhone experience and incorporates Apple intelligence without the pro features, I recommend getting the regular iPhone 16. Or why not just go the extra mile for the 15 pro or 16 pro for pro features?
Obviously, I have heard of Gene Hackman (and had watched a number of movies where he was very impressive), and am sorry to learn of his death, but I must confess that I had never ever even heard of the other two people whose deaths have been mentioned here over the past few days, namely, Michele Trachtenberg, and Roberta Flack.
The US and Europe really are two very different worlds, culturally, and - as is becoming increasingly clear - in many other ways, as well.
The US and Europe really are two very different worlds, culturally, and - as is becoming increasingly clear - in many other ways, as well.
That really surprises me that you haven't heard of Roberta Flack! Maybe you've heard her songs but didn't pay attention to who the singer was? I am pretty sure that she was famous around the world, not just in the United States.
I'd say anybody who likes Carole King/Tapestry or Aretha Franklin's mellow tracks from her initial Atlantic Records releases will like Flack's early work and anybody who likes "smooth R&B" or "Quiet Storm" music, such as Luther Vandross, Peabo Bryson, or Lisa Fischer, will like Flack's later work.
My path to Flack was through Donny Hathaway. Donny Hathaway/Live is an amazing album so once I found out he wrote and recorded with Flack, I had to check her out.
An interesting fact about Flack is she was a classically trained pianist and in a famous story, won second place in a piano competition with a Scarlatti piece. Flack felt she should have won but believed the judges couldn't handle a Black person playing Scarlatti!
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It’s my first .. our family name ..
Rose-n-ski . A unique bonding experience.
Rose-n-ski . A unique bonding experience.
Bad Pun! Naughty Pun! Go and stand in the corner...
2003-2008 I was the manager for a OE auto R&D genuine accessory department , these were ones we developed with suppliers.
With auto Navi in its infancy then we developed interface with supplier to display their product output on our dash screen. Garmin, Tom Tom, others. Garmin was overall “best” compared to others , we partnered with them for a while, I lost track of them after I took new assignment.