I remember reading about a 19th-Century passenger steamer that was approaching the International Date Line near midnight at the very end of the year, and maneuvered into exactly that spot at the exact time. I think it was further complicated by leap year--and everyone on the ship lost an entire day! [My memory may be somewhat faulty after so many years-- certainly more than fifty.] ---Alan
listener: thanks for the link. "Running for office" doesn't explicitly say that you have to be a registered member of a given party to seek that party's nomination. This leads me to assume Sinema will probably seek the Democratic nomination, although she has not currently filed a Statement of Interest for either primary or general election.
This led me to calculate when Penny and I met. What I clearly remember is our marriage on December 18, 1965, and we met at the start of the previous school year so that would have been 1964.
Oh, how lovely! Bill, I was just turning 9 when you and Penny met. My little sister was born that same month. 8 years later, I met Wil. Two years later we were newly married. Amazing how long ago all of that was. Yet many of the memories are are still so clear.
How Putin’s War And Small Islands Are Accelerating The Global Shift To Clean Energy [Click] I had been thinking that the response to Putin’s War does not augur well for petroleum exports in general, and those from Russia particularly. Having proven itself an unreliable provider Russia cannot reasonably expect that its petroleum exports will ever recover. ----Alan
There are reports of flooding at several places [north of us] along Highway 99, one of the most heavily traveled north-south freeways in California. Cars stalled in the water, some swept away, Highway Patrol says to use Interstate 5. ----Alan
Nice fireworks. Pretty photo. Happy New Year, everybody!
Puddle and Listener, thank you so much for taking my rant seriously and going to all that trouble. Actually, as I drank my cocoa and calmed down, it occurred to me that a particular Billboard award (that I myself had never heard of before) was too parochial for an international web site and so would not make a good quiz question. Instead, I've come up with a question that, though I wouldn't be able to answer it without the answer in front of me, I'm confident Fun Trivia players in general will be able to answer.
Must begin taking my evening primrose oil again. The surgeon had me stop it before surgery and during recovery and, of course, when I saw him last month it totally slipped my mind to ask about it. Surely, though, enough time has passed. And I really need it. Also, at some point, need to ask the GP about increasing the anxiety prescription. For now though, evening primrose will surely suffice...if I can remember to take it.
No, just lots of water and inadequate maintenance. The levees that were breached were damaged five years ago and not properly rebuilt-- why bother during a drought, right? ---Alan
Aftershocks, particularly if numerous, can cause extensive and obvious damage to buildings weakened by the initial quake. The greater worry is that the first quake is the precursor of a stronger one. Old balloon-frame houses were often not fastened to their foundations--and the foundations were often weak to boot, made of brick. Also the old houses did not have the sort of metal connectors used in modern carpentry, or the sheet goods (plywood etc.) that strengthen modern houses. People joke about them being held up by the termites. Wood has historically been inexpensive out here, and some old houses were built with studs long enough to go from the bottom plate to the top of the second story (20 feet?). ---Alan
🎉 East Coast and Central Time say HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 🎊
ReplyDeleteHang in there, Alan! The new year is coming!!
Emergency landing strands Sydney-bound passengers on Pacific island – never to see midnight on New Year’s Eve [Click] “Travellers on flight from Los Angeles treated to an idyllic, if brief and unexpected Pacific holiday, but with a twist”
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I remember reading about a 19th-Century passenger steamer that was approaching the International Date Line near midnight at the very end of the year, and maneuvered into exactly that spot at the exact time. I think it was further complicated by leap year--and everyone on the ship lost an entire day! [My memory may be somewhat faulty after so many years-- certainly more than fifty.]
Delete---Alan
AI-assisted plagiarism? ChatGPT bot says it has an answer for that [Click]
ReplyDelete---Alan
🎉 Mountain Time has made it into 2023! 🎊
ReplyDeleteComing soon to you, Alan!
listener: thanks for the link. "Running for office" doesn't explicitly say that you have to be a registered member of a given party to seek that party's nomination. This leads me to assume Sinema will probably seek the Democratic nomination, although she has not currently filed a Statement of Interest for either primary or general election.
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DeleteDefinitely one to watch.
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ReplyDelete🎉 Pacific Time has made it into 2023! 🎊
Welcome to the New Year, Alan!
'Tis an ugly number. Spouse suggests we call it 1963, the year we met. :)
ReplyDeleteHAPPY Year 60!
DeleteJust think, in a hundred years they'll have 2123...everybody dance. LOL
This led me to calculate when Penny and I met. What I clearly remember is our marriage on December 18, 1965, and we met at the start of the previous school year so that would have been 1964.
DeleteOh, how lovely! Bill, I was just turning 9 when you and Penny met. My little sister was born that same month. 8 years later, I met Wil. Two years later we were newly married. Amazing how long ago all of that was. Yet many of the memories are are still so clear.
Delete10AM here, and a beautiful, sunny day. We shall take our constitutional today, surely.
ReplyDelete---Alan
Sunny here too! Just about to top 40ºF.
DeleteApproaching noon here, reported temperature 49F.
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Our high today was 51ºF ... at midnight on New Year's Eve! Nutty!
DeleteOyster shells being used to build new reefs off Louisiana coast
ReplyDeleteCzechoslovakia: Czechs and Slovaks mark 30 years since Velvet Divorce [Click]
ReplyDelete^^^ Alan
DeleteThe peoples and administrative divisions of the Austro-Hungarian Empire boggle my mind.
DeleteYou're not alone.
DeleteHow Putin’s War And Small Islands Are Accelerating The Global Shift To Clean Energy [Click] I had been thinking that the response to Putin’s War does not augur well for petroleum exports in general, and those from Russia particularly. Having proven itself an unreliable provider Russia cannot reasonably expect that its petroleum exports will ever recover.
ReplyDelete----Alan
There are reports of flooding at several places [north of us] along Highway 99, one of the most heavily traveled north-south freeways in California. Cars stalled in the water, some swept away, Highway Patrol says to use Interstate 5.
ReplyDelete----Alan
Danish Military Intelligence: Drug-induced Megalomania May Have Influenced Putin to Invade Ukraine [Click] Simiarly, much of Hitler’s behavior has been attributed to syphilis; but it is both unproven and beside the point.
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It is hazardous to ascribe actions that we do not like to madness. [Click]
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It comes of attempting to make sense of the nonsensical. However, that can come from anything that clouds judgment, from mental illness to avarice.
DeleteNice fireworks. Pretty photo. Happy New Year, everybody!
ReplyDeletePuddle and Listener, thank you so much for taking my rant seriously and going to all that trouble. Actually, as I drank my cocoa and calmed down, it occurred to me that a particular Billboard award (that I myself had never heard of before) was too parochial for an international web site and so would not make a good quiz question. Instead, I've come up with a question that, though I wouldn't be able to answer it without the answer in front of me, I'm confident Fun Trivia players in general will be able to answer.
Must begin taking my evening primrose oil again. The surgeon had me stop it before surgery and during recovery and, of course, when I saw him last month it totally slipped my mind to ask about it. Surely, though, enough time has passed. And I really need it. Also, at some point, need to ask the GP about increasing the anxiety prescription. For now though, evening primrose will surely suffice...if I can remember to take it.
Happy to play!!
DeleteRemember to take your Evening Primrose, Cat. 🌺 (We're your Village.)
Up near Sacramento inadequately maintained levees broke, flooding Highway 99. [Click]
ReplyDeleteAnd here are some videos from the San Francisco Bay Area. [Click] News flash: automobiles are not boats.
Hereabouts I doubt we will have much flooding, except for a small, poor and low-lying town that floods regularly.
Could the levees breaking have anything to do with the recent quakes? Just wondering where the related fault line goes.
DeleteNo, just lots of water and inadequate maintenance. The levees that were breached were damaged five years ago and not properly rebuilt-- why bother during a drought, right?
Delete---Alan
5.4 earthquake near Rio Dell causes more damage in community hit with a 6.2 quake on Dec 20th
ReplyDeleteAftershocks, particularly if numerous, can cause extensive and obvious damage to buildings weakened by the initial quake. The greater worry is that the first quake is the precursor of a stronger one. Old balloon-frame houses were often not fastened to their foundations--and the foundations were often weak to boot, made of brick. Also the old houses did not have the sort of metal connectors used in modern carpentry, or the sheet goods (plywood etc.) that strengthen modern houses. People joke about them being held up by the termites. Wood has historically been inexpensive out here, and some old houses were built with studs long enough to go from the bottom plate to the top of the second story (20 feet?).
Delete---Alan