Scientist 1: I went diving today and stumbled across a group of sharks. I was so scared it sent a shiver down my spine.
Scientist 2: you know how yesterday we were talking about what we should call a gathering of sharks…
Now, how about the origins for a murder of crows
A group of ravens (no crows in my area) are referred to as an unkindness or a conspiracy or a treachery.
Man orders magazine on parenting, it is finally delivered 19 years late after his kids have left for college.
One of those times when I really wish that I had a drone
I got as far up the dune as I could to capture this wonderful artwork created by the young man on the right
Although his friend said “you look like an idiot” (to which he replied “I don’t care”) I told the “artist” that I liked what he’d done and “you really could’ve just stopped at nine circles”
#blankstare
“Nine Circles of Hell?” I continued “Dante’s ‘Inferno?’ No? Okay. Good job, though!” #asseenonthebeach #asseendowntheshore
An idea for a Substack post …
"Could A Music Scene Be Building In a New Castle, Delaware, Mercado?"
And it’s NOT just Latin Music, either?
Some cities have “places” where bands say “it started here”
NYC - CBGB, Max’s
Trenton - City Gardens
Philly - Khyber
DC - 9:30
Bay Area - 924 Gilman
Long Beach - Cuckoos Nest
LA - Hong Kong Café
Personally, I like to mention a pizza place in Poughkeepsie, but a supermarket in DE, somehow seems pretty cool
https://www.instagram.com/fiestafreshmarket?igsh=MWswenhtYW85bTZqOQ==
Pics from Skyfest at Fairchild today.
That’s my Dad on the right, oldest bro on the left, his son in law and his son.
My Dad retired out of the 141st
That’s a B-17. They also had a P-38 and a Canadian P-40–all flying together.
A couple of pictures that I took in Glacier National Park a few years ago. I’m not sure which one I like best.
the best part of that sand art is it gets you a nice big area that people aren’t likely to put their stuff
FAFO Swamp Edition -
Man trying to elude police in Louisiana jumps into swamp and gets attacked by alligator.
A shark attack caught on video at the local Navy base. The person is in critical condition according to news.
Crap, that was horrible. Hope he makes it.
Not sure if dreams count.
Random dream where I got in an argument with Fresh Prince of Bel Air age Will Smith as we were both trying to sell counterfeit Hal Higdon Marathon training plans. Not sure the market for knock off marathon training plans but it was a turf war.
No idea what seeded the dream. I think the last time I looked at one of his plans was like 1997 while cobbling together a training plan for my first marathon. Picking up two friends (one who I probably haven’t seen since the mid 2000s as he moved to California after college) for a gravel riding weekend. So maybe it was some sort of digging up the early 2000s.
Everything counts if you want to post it.
There IS racing/training dreams & nightmares thread
https://forum.slowtwitch.com/t/pre-race-anxiety-dreams-nightmares/
But if someone wants to post one here, go right ahead
My mom is retiring today! She teaches English Language Learners (used to be called “English as a second language, or ESL, but many students come with multiple languages… just not English, so ELL is more inclusive and notes that many students do have the richness that is multilingualism).
I got flowers on behalf of my brother and I, and delivered them to her at her school, which she liked a lot.
The florist is in the same store as a bakery; I frequent the place. The cake decorator, who I always say hi to and make conversation with for a few minutes (he is an amazing decorator and it’s fun to see what he’s working on) said “bye, sweetie!” when I left. That made me feel good. It was a very parent-ish “sweetie,” not a hit-on one.
Awesome, thanks for sharing the cool story! Happy Retirement mom!
That is so nice of you and your brother. Congratulations to your mom. I am sure she was emotional. I had my official retirement breakfast at my school on Tuesday, even though I retired in October. I thought I could make it through three of my friends/co-workers presentation in my honor without losing my composure. I was wrong.
