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Thread: Vespucciana-- USA 2016
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Kelly Alves
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It was suggested that I explain that Amerigo Vespucci is the 15th century cartographer from whom the word "America" comes, and if someone were in a different frame of mind we might be living in Vespucciland today. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Anyhow, what's new?
[Spelled name wrong! KA]
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Boogie
Boogie on down!
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Great title.
The year is new - of course! ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif) ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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Kelly Alves
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Well Gee Howdy Shucks, Boogie, thanks for the update! ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
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Carex
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Did anyone see the Northern Lights last night? They were supposed to be visible as far south as Northern California due to a solar storm, but I didn't find out until this morning.
We had clear skies, but with the house behind us setting off full-sized fireworks, and the cold wind, it wouldn't have been the ideal night for watching. But they don't get even as far south as 45 degrees very often.
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Kelly Alves
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I did see the moonrise last night-- gorgeous-- and noticed then that, for our area, the sky was crystal clear and the stars unusually visible. But didn't catch the Northern lights. Ah, well.
The last sunset of the year in Pacifica, CA was spectacular, and given the consistancy of beautiful sunsets in Pacifica, that is a statement to be noted. The cloud formation made it look like there was an incoming iceberg on the horizon, all jagged and linear.
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Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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Piglet
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Happy new year and new thread to all my chums to the south!
Love the thread title - absolutely inspired! ![[Overused]](graemlins/notworthy.gif)
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Graven Image
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Hello all, great title for the coming year. Rain rain rain in my neck of the map. Much needed as we are way low on the water table. Now they are speaking of floods, pumps and sandbags before the season is over. Thankfully we are high on a hill. In case I can not get to town I am prepared. I have dog food, water, gin and toilet paper. That should cover it.
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Piglet
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quote:
Originally posted by Graven Image:
... I have dog food, water, gin and toilet paper. That should cover it.
Now there's someone who's got their priorities right!
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Welease Woderwick
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I agree but don't waste the GIN on the dog!
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RuthW
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Here in SoCal the first real El Nino storm is supposed to move in Sunday evening, with two more following hard on its heels. I'm kind of excited! Real rain!
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Carex
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And already the year is off to an interesting start...
Oregon doesn't make the news all that often compared to many other states, but now a militia group has taken over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. These appear to be from outside the area, some of whom were involved in a previous standoff with authorities in Nevada. Other reports have said these are part of a Mormon splinter group and the leader is referred to as "Captain Moroni".
An interesting sidelight is the choice of terms used: why are whites occupying a federal building called a "militia", while in other circumstances (especially for non-white participants) they might be called "terrorists"?
(And the best alternative term for such groups: "Y'all-qaeda".)
So far, a lot of restraint, a bit of humor, and no particular rush to do anything. And, of course, "Malheur" means "bad luck" in French...
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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Originally posted by Carex:
(And the best alternative term for such groups: "Y'all-qaeda".)
Nice. Very nice.
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Niteowl
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It has been pouring here in Southern California yesterday and on into the night. Thunder and lightening as we'll. haven't had this much rain in years.
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Gee D
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Lots of rain here over the past few days and temperatures at D Towers have not got above 16C. Better forecast though.
It may be a whole week into the new year and this new thread, but every time I see the title, I read a combination of Vespa and Pucci. Probably treasonous to you.
Deleted identical second post for you.
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Piglet
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There were very moist-looking pictures of southern California and LA on the Weather Channel here this morning - partially-submerged cars and the whole bit. Not the sort of weather I'd really associate with your part of the world.
Hope you're all safe. ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif)
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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It's kinda one of those things where you keep gritting your teeth and muttering, "we need the rain..."
You know what's fun? Reminding a school of 30 preschoolers that " we need the rain" when they are stuck inside for a solid week.
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Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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Pigwidgeon
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I know we need it here in Arizona as well, but I'm getting really tired of the torrential downpours that California has sent over to us. A few minutes ago I discovered that I have a roof leak and ceiling damage.
![[Mad]](angryfire.gif)
I keep telling myself that the flower seeds I scattered this fall will be enjoying this -- January showers bring March flowers?
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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California sent? Honey, our mountain ranges are probably thinning it out a little for you.
( Boy am I glad I live on a hill. At least until it slides.)
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Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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RE: damage-- one of the kids at the school yesterday was organizing this ferocious dramatic play involving everyone in her " family" ( she was the "mom") going to bed and then being roused by police cars. There was also a lot of jettisoning of clothing and furniture from the "bedroom." When I asked her about it, it turned out cops had come to help out when her lower level HUD apartment had gotten swamped. (This housing development is at the bottom of a valley.)
(Unfortunately in this neighborhood there are too many reasons to panic when the cops come around.)
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Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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(When I came over to ask what she was playing, she turned her Mom voice on me: "Teacher, you need to shut up, we're sleeping!"
It was an honest mistake, she was trying to directly translate from Spanish. I gently gave her a more appropriate way to phrase her request. )
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Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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Piglet
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I sometimes wish we could sort of tilt the world, so that the water and the drought get a bit more evened out; it seems that no sooner have some places got over the winter floods than they're coping with dust storms and forest fires.
for all who have the wrong sort of weather.
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Mamacita
Lakefront liberal
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quote:
Originally posted by Piglet:
I sometimes wish we could sort of tilt the world, so that the water and the drought get a bit more evened out
I had much the same thought last summer when I took the train from San Francisco to Chicago. California was in the middle of a terrible drought, so my trip started out with parched landscapes. When we got to the Midwest, going through Nebraska and Iowa, there was flooded field after flooded field. Sad.
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
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Why can't they build a gigantic network of pipelines between flood-prone and drought-prone sections of the country?
Answer: Because there's no money in moving water -- just oil.
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jedijudy
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From Saturday evening until yesterday evening, I had two inches of rain here. Saturday, there was also a tornado near Daughter-Unit's home. Lots of damage, but fortunately no serious injuries. This is not our typical January weather.
As I was traveling a local rural road this morning, it looked more July-ish in the landscape. Fields and forests with standing water everywhere, some quite deep.
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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POWERBALL!!!!
Anybody else not win it last night?
I just bought a car today, opting to trade in the Little Dodge Neon that Could. I am now the owner of a Hyundai Accent.
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Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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Huia
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I thought of you Kelly when I saw how much it was. Better luck next time.
Huia
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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I certainly am rich in friends.
Anyway, I figure I would be one of those people who would drop dead of a heart attack once I found out I'd won.
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Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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basso
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Dropping dead on the spot might be an improvement on the fate of some of the earlier winners.
I bought a couple of tickets, and had the thought that a lot of local people know me.
Anyway, I didn't win.
Congrats on the car, Kel!
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Piglet
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It seems to me that with that kind of money, you could go off and start your own new country.
Health to drive your new car, Kelly! ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Pigwidgeon
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quote:
Originally posted by Kelly Alves:
Anyway, I figure I would be one of those people who would drop dead of a heart attack once I found out I'd won.
Like Ned Devine?
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Graven Image
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Did not buy a ticket. I could honestly say I would not want to win. It would be to much trouble at this stage of life. Happy getting by on my retirement check. On second thought a full time house keeper would be nice.
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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In other news, have the rest of you been following the popular ascencion of Miss Edith Childs? Facebook and Twitter is blowing up over her.
I can provide a link later, right now I am on iPad.
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Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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Me! I'm joining the rest of the non-winners!! I only bought a ticket because D-U asked me to. I am not lucky.
However, D-U is lucky in the important things. We've had two tornadoes this week, one was close to her home and the one yesterday was very, very close to where she works. They lost power at home and work, but were unharmed.
This is much, much better than winning a lottery, IMHO.
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Mamacita
Lakefront liberal
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quote:
Originally posted by Kelly Alves:
In other news, have the rest of you been following the popular ascencion of Miss Edith Childs? Facebook and Twitter is blowing up over her.
I can provide a link later, right now I am on iPad.
I'd love to see some, Kelly. I caught one blog essay about this grand old woman's very elegant attire for the State of the Union address. It was hilarious, especially because of the contrast with Kim Davis, who arrived looking like she just got off a fundamentalist Mormon compound in the Nevada desert.
(That's probably a little mean-spirited for AS. Mea culpa.)
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Kelly Alves
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Ooh, you should have seen how they flamed that poor women on Awesomely Luvvie's blog. They didn't just do the dozens on her, they did a dozen dozens.
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Barnabas Aus
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Kelly Alves wrote:
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I just bought a car today, opting to trade in the Little Dodge Neon that Could. I am now the owner of a Hyundai Accent.
Kelly, Mrs BA has owned three Hyundais, being two Elantras and now an Accent, which is currently on loan to our son after his car's engine blew up. I also owned an Elantra LaVita MPV. All of them were great value, and did not miss a beat in thousands of miles of travel.
What colour did you choose? Mrs BA has sunflower yellow, as she says she can then find it in the mall parking lot.
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Dorrie
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Apologies if I'm posting in the wrong place--I'm new to this. My mom, Moo, asked me to let her fellow US Ship of Fools friends know that she has been in the hospital but is now out (in a rehabilitation facility) and hopes to make a full recovery. She had pneumonia and severe sepsis that landed her in the hospital; she's now working to regain the strength she lost in her illness so she can get back to her normal routine. I know she would appreciate your prayers, although she won't be online here until she gets home in a few weeks.
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Kelly Alves
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Thank you for letting us know! Get better, Moo!
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Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
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Welease Woderwick
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Yes indeed - holding you in the Light, Moo.
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Piglet
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for healing for Moo.
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Healing for Moo and comfort for Dorrie and Moo's family and friends.
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Mamacita
Lakefront liberal
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Welcome, Dorrie! Thank you for letting us know about your mother. Be assured of my prayers for Moo, and for her family as well.
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Prayers of a speedy recovery for Moo.
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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For Moo, healing and strength!
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Salicional
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Here's hoping all the shipmates on the East Coast are managing to stay warm and dry -- looks like quite the doozy of a storm blowing your way today!
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Brenda Clough
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It is blizzing here hard, the wind blowing the snow around so that it drifts. About 2 feet deep in the front yard. I took the tray from the bird feeder in last night, to keep it from filling up with snow. This morning the birds were tapping on the glass -- where's breakfast, Mom? So I put it out again and they're steadily coming.
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JB
Independent Thinker
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Originally posted by Salicional:
Here's hoping all the shipmates on the East Coast are managing to stay warm and dry
Agreed
Motherboard and I escaped from Washington on Thursday, after experiencing the Wednesday night flurry that had us driving at 5mph. We have a bet for $5 on 12" - she was believing the forecasts.
While we were there Motherboard set up a mini-meet, contacting four shipmates met on previous visits. Suddenly I notice more DC names; we should have announced the plan and tried for a crowd. Maybe next trip, whenever that is.
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Pigwidgeon
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quote:
Originally posted by Brenda Clough:
This morning the birds were tapping on the glass -- where's breakfast, Mom? So I put it out again and they're steadily coming.
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