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07-07-2010, 06:00 PM
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The Reforms
Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition
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This was the first (and probably most recent) entry in my 'Nonsense' Webnote, so I suppose I need not hold onto it any longer...
PHOTODOM.COM | PHOTOGRAPHER: Andy Prokh | PHOTO: The Peaches (Pictures for Child)
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07-07-2010, 07:54 PM
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Riding the Ocean Spray
Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa
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I feel like I just drove for the longest time. Yesterday afternoon I drove to Erie, PA, stayed at a nice lakefront hotel, met with an important customer today, then drove home. Round trip was only 880 miles but it felt a lot longer....eerie!
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07-07-2010, 07:59 PM
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The Reforms
Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition
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Was it enjoyable? What did you listen to; what did you eat? What were you there for; why did you not bring back souvenirs? How is it you are, feelings-wise? Exhausted? Hungry? Effervescent? Did I spell that right? Would you really know? Can you offer an insight as to where such a topic tentatively-titled "chicks + bikes" would best be seen and viewed upon by such kin as yourself? Do you have a horse in the NBA-media-hoopla? Have you ever ridden a horse? What's the horsepower, currently, under the hood of your Supra, BadNick?
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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi |
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07-07-2010, 08:37 PM
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Riding the Ocean Spray
Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa
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Thanks for asking, Jet.
I went with a fellow worker friend and yes, it was enjoyable. Last couple days here it's been over 100F outside so driving in a cool, air conditioned car is not so bad, especially since most of the way the scenery across northern Pennsylvania driving through the mountains is very nice. Until the battery got too low, we listened to my itouch since my car has a direct connection to feed its output through the quite good JBL stereo system I have in that car, my '07 RAV4. I need to get a cable that allows recharging the itouch in the car since I don't have one of those. Lately I've been copying every CD I own into my itouch and have about 7 gigs of music in there now. We listened to Jimmie Cliff's soundtrack album from "The Harder They Come"; Best of Van Morrison; Lead Zepplin IV; John Lee Hooker's "The Best of Friends" album; Ry Cooder's "Jazz" album; Blind Faith; Willie Nelson's "Across the Borderline"; Emmylou Harris' "Cowgirl's Prayer"; Crosby, Stills, and Nash; Easy Rider; Famous Blue Raincoat; Flyer from Nancy Griffith; Matthew Sweet's "Girlfriend"; Paul Simon's "Graceland"; John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman; John Prine; a couple of the "Live at the World Cafe" albums I get from WXPN; Iris Dement's "My Life"; Neil Young Unplugged; Beatles' Revolver; Enya's Shepherd Moons and Watermark; Boz Scaggs' Silk Degrees; Sade's Soldier of Love; Santana's Supernatural; Lucinda Williams' Sweet Old World; Bob Dylan's The Times They Are a Changin'; Toni Childs' Union; U2's Until the End of the World; the Cure's Wish...then ran out of power  and listened to whatever radio we could get in the mountains.I had a mediocre steak dinner last night. Three loose/wet scrambled eggs with thick sliced beefsteak tomato for breakfast, with a glass of cranberry juice and coffee. I visited General Electric, one of our good customers, who manufacture locomotives in Erie...cool factory. No souvenirs, sorry. In fact, I was exhausted when I got home since I didn't get enough sleep last night, stayed up way too late watching a car show on TV about a famous collector hunting for cars to buy and sell, with interesting facts about the specific cars involved. So what about the chicks - bikes? I have viewed such sites and enjoyed them. I have no real interest in the NBA hoopla...don't even know what the hoopla is about. Yes I have ridden a horse many times, also mules a few times. My sister used to own a horse. Ahhh, my Supra is still close to my heart...as much as a hunk of formed metal and plastic can be. My new and unique custom twin turbo setup finished as of the last couple of months is just totally awesome, surpassed all my expectations for responsiveness and power; on normal 93 octane pump gas it made 620whp which translates (with the typical 15% driveline losses of my 6 speed) to 730 hp from the motor; I'll clarify that I spray 50%/50% methanol/distilled water just ahead of the throttle body to suppress detonation, you can see the pump in the lower right where the battery used to be, now relocated to the trunk...it's quite healthy and fun, so much so that I can't imagine needing to change anything from now on. I'm sort of proud that some highly knowledgeable and respectable Supra motorheads around the world have said things like "that's the best powerband I've ever seen from a 2JZ". I hope to hit the track with it very soon to see how it feels now on a roadcourse. Here's a current photo of the underhood:  Last edited by BadNick; 07-07-2010 at 08:47 PM.. |
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07-07-2010, 09:25 PM
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The Reforms
Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition
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I was about to ask if your pump had scales, but then I realized that's the left of the photo, and decided to retract such a statement
("what? Jet doesn't know his left from his right? How can this be?"). Thanks for all the details, BadNick; I fit in whatever queries cae to mind at the time, and also happened to fit into this box I'm typing in right now, as seen below:  Here's a few examples from the "chicks & bikes" not-yet-thread, since you asked:   http://fafi.coolcats.fr/wp-content//picture-5.png (seems I need to convert those last two images from .PNG to .JPG before moving on to finalization.)
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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi |
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07-08-2010, 04:41 PM
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The Reforms
Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition
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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi |
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07-08-2010, 06:36 PM
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The Reforms
Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition
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A few years ago, a mother and father decided they needed a break, so they wanted to head out for a night on the town. They called their most trusted babysitter. When the babysitter arrived, the two children were already fast asleep in bed. So the babysitter just got to sit around and make sure everything was okay with the children. Later that night, the babysitter got bored and went to watch TV, but she couldn’t watch it downstairs because they did not have cable downstairs (the parents didn’t want children watching too much garbage).
So, she called them and asked them if she could watch cable in the parent’s room. Of course, the parents said it was okay, but the babysitter had one final request…she asked if she could cover up the clown statue outside the bedroom window with a blanket or cloth, at the very least close the blinds, because it made her nervous. The phone line was silent for a moment, and the father who was talking to the babysitter at the time said, “Take the children and get out of the house…we will call the police. We do not have a clown statue.” The police found all three of the house occupants dead within three minutes of the call. No clown statue was ever found.  (I'm not sure what the above pic has to do with the story, other than it's creepy, and was attached to the story. Hire a better search engine and teach it to search for 'clown'.)
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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi |
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07-08-2010, 07:14 PM
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The Reforms
Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition
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 Thursday, July 8, 2010 -- A bird rests on a street sign as waters from the Rio Grande continue to rise in Laredo, Texas. The river continues to rise due to recent heavy rains and water releases. --(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi |
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07-08-2010, 07:25 PM
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Riding the Ocean Spray
Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa
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reminds me of that cowboy song I like so much, Red River Valley
From this valley they say you are going. We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile, For they say you are taking the sunshine That has brightened our pathway a while. So come sit by my side if you love me. Do not hasten to bid me adieu. Just remember the Red River Valley, And the one that has loved you so true. |
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07-08-2010, 07:30 PM
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The Reforms
Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition
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cowboys are much better compatriots than clowns, I hear.
Perhaps I should spread forth this message (elsewhere). Last one for the nite:  The HMS Bounty, left, and USS Niagara sail the waters of Lake Erie off Cleveland Wednesday, July 7, 2010. Eleven sailing ships will be in the city for the annual tall ships festival. --(AP Photo/Mark Duncan) - - - post-script: tell me, if I were to curate a topic on surfboards and wicked waves, would you come running? (it'll probably never happen, but if I happen to find a source for it - then, yeah, totally, brother)
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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi |
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07-09-2010, 06:06 PM
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The Reforms
Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition
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coincidence monster sighting..!
I meant to post this yesterday, but I was too tired and too late to the party, so I let it roll over.. just in time, I say (to tangentially be relevant again)  A statue of a deer is silhouetted against storm clouds and a rainbow as a thunderstorm passes through southeast Colorado near Trinidad, on Wednesday, July 7, 2010. --(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi |
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07-09-2010, 07:39 PM
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The Reforms
Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition
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When you hear 'thunder', do you just think of the sound of the 'crack' and 'booms'?
When you hear 'lightning', do you only picture the stems and ziggings of coarsing electricity, making its touchdown upon earth? Then why we do have thunderbolts and lightning bolts? What's the difference, bolt-wise? Is one blue (lightning) and one golden (thunder)? These are the questions that classic English Literature have instilled in my wrought mind.
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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi |
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07-10-2010, 12:47 PM
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still, wondering.
Location: South Minneapolis, somewhere near the gorgeous gorge
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oKAY, win again;
you know I'm haikuing as fast as I can. p.s. The mirth inherent .......in the myths that we cling to .......ought to be clung to.
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07-11-2010, 12:41 PM
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The Reforms
Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition
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for BadNick:
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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi |
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07-11-2010, 03:01 PM
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The Reforms
Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition
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Yeah, I like umbrellas also.
 secret code or Flag of Upper Volta I should contribute to that topic about umbrellas more, considering, but I think only three people only ever visit it, and I put much too much effort into every single one of my posts here that I'd rather not add my own flair and methodical nature to someone's else's topic, especially one who abhors my complete and citable ways. Nevertheless, I'm still building a study queue of posts into my "Umbrella" note, as you can see here: Umbrella click to show And also, future posts go into my "Ribaldry Umbrella" note, sub-category under my "Random Nudity" endeavor, as follows: R I B A L D R Y U M B R E L L A click to show
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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi |
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07-11-2010, 03:05 PM
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The Reforms
Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition
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Seems I added more than just umbrellas into that last hidden note... sorry. I need to update the borders I have between my themes and my randomness.
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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi |
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