Monday, May 13, 2019

Stone Walling


We're interested in putting in a stone wall so we can widen our driveway a little.  
I like the rounded stones best, but these are nice too.  

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  1. You use such stones as you have, listener; where I grew up there were extensive dry stone walls made of the irregularly rounded volcanic bombs that littered the countryside; they were not as stable as the sort of dry stone walls in the photo above--which resemble walls that have lasted centuries in England.

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    1. listener-- here [Click] are typical dry stone walls from the area where I grew up—except for the first photo. Just as in New England, the stones were gathered from the fields to enable cultivation; but since the ground doesn’t freeze, new ones don’t come to the surface every Spring.

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  2. Navy Seal's lawyers received emails from prosecution with embedded tracking software [Click] Reminds me of juvenile behavior I encountered in the same jurisdiction; because of it I decided I would never again provide services for them, although the defense attorneys were outstanding.

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    1. One of the peculiarities of courts martial is that when the defense needs an expert, the prosecution finds and pays for same. Another is that even in criminal cases there is complete mutual discovery. And their pretrial hearings are incredibly comprehensive. When trial begins, there should be no surprises for either side.

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    2. And the quality of the military juries is IMO considerably better than civilian juries.

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  3. Alan--you are not alone, however it looks. Thank you for the steady. . . xox

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    1. [Waves] There is so much bad news today...

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  4. Just doing a bit of brainstorming…trying to recall which countries Trump has started trade wars with. Canada, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, China, and the European Union come immediately to mind; then there are economic/trade sanctions against Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea and Iran. I expect there are some I have overlooked. Oh yes—India and Turkey.

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  5. I liked the way you used quotes in Sunday's postings, Alan!

    Very pretty stone walls over your way. We've decided to stay with an all-gray stone wall, as it will look more like it grew there. New England has centuries old stone walls all over the place. But our yard is sandy, not stoney. So we'll have to purchase some glacial rub.

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    1. Those old lava bombs typically have a lot of lichens on them. Very little in the way of layered metamorphic rocks out here; I notice them every once in a while in your photos, listener. I will see if I can find a photo of Mt. St. Helena, which I believe to be the source of those fence stones... Here’s a pretty good one. [Click] View is from the east, about 50 miles away. It is extinct, but there are still hot springs in the (very) general vicinity. Actually it isn't where I did most of my growing up, but where we moved after I completed tenth grade.

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    2. Here's another quotation for you, listener; this one from George Bernard Shaw: I frequently quote myself; it adds spice to my conversation."

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  6. Judge's copy of Lady Chatterley's Lover temporarily barred from leaving UK [Click] I recall the story of an expert testifying for the defense being asked if there was anyone he would not permit to read the book, to which he replied in the affirmative. When asked who that was, he replied “My gamekeeper.”

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