Sparky likes a car ride, so he wanted to come along to the mulch yard. It was a longer day than he’d expected.
Author: Richard Nestoff (Page 1 of 144)
The RSVP online is a big improvement. Along with the response tab, there are additional tabs for the registry, travel arrangements and the couple’s backstory.
Is it typical for a wedding invitation to offer guidance on proper attire?
Since Thursday, Sparky and I have been camping at Findley State Park. It was dismal, and Sparky was blaming me.
When I started teaching at Normandy in 1995, I was coming off of an engineering career that was mentally challenging because every project was unique and exhausting because of the long hours on site and extensive travel.
I was enthusiastic. Normandy was a great school for me because nobody was paying attention. I could do whatever I wanted, and I wanted to do so many things. I didn’t care about the time, money or effort, if something seemed like a good idea, then we did it. The mural was a good idea.
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These are the most popular movies on each major streaming platform. I don’t want to watch any of them, but if I was on a long flight, and these were my choices, I’d pick Apex. I like Charlize Theron and caves, so that’s something.
Today is the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl Disaster. Today, people know about the disaster, with many becoming familiar from the excellent miniseries Chernobyl. It has an IMDB score of 9.2 and is worth watching on HBO Max.
At the time, it was the radioactive fallout over Scandinavia that got my attention. Ten years later, I had a student who had been there.
Poor Funkenhund1, he thinks that I’m screwing with him.
Before we head home, Sparky gets a Slim Jim. That’s the deal when we go on a car ride.
Melania Trump unveils a White House replica beehive buzzing with new colonies on the South Lawn
First lady Melania Trump on Friday announced a sweet new addition to the South Lawn, expanding the White House honey program with a newly installed and fully functioning beehive modeled after the executive mansion.
The queen-worthy new hive, hand-crafted by a local Virginia artisan in the image of the White House, will add two new bee colonies to the property’s existing two.
That seems like a good idea, but it’s not going to stay pretty. Everything about bees is sticky. Melania can probably call Goddard Space Flight Center and get a new mini White House printed up. NASA has large volume 3-D printers, and they are only 6 miles away.
After our workout, my brother came by for lunch. Sparky was a charming host, so didn’t get to take his nap. At the same time, a rain storm blew in, putting Sparky on high alert. He wants to be close to people, smiles like a maniac and pants like he’s going into labor.
When the storm had passed and the visit was winding down, Sparky was wiped out. He never takes a full on, eyes closed, nap.
Poor little fella.
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool gets a blue coating as Trump tackles renovation project
In Trump’s telling, the reflection pool project is a case study in business acumen. The president said he scrapped plans to have the granite replaced, which he said was estimated to cost $301 million and would take at least three years.
The usual haters will think this is a bad idea and some judge will delay Trump’s project, but I like having a president who wants to fix some shit and has a plausible and economical way to do it.
The president went with a plan to clean the granite and lay down a new “industrial grade pool” surface for $1.5 million, he said. All told, it would take a few weeks. Trump noted it would be ready well before July 4, when the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of its independence.
Fourteen years ago, the reflecting pool got a $34 million renovation that held up for a few years before having more problems.
Trump says he’s built maybe a 100 swimming pools and has some guys. If it holds up for 20 or 30 years before it needs to be redone, that’s great.