Think about it. We should be living in the golden age of UFO sightings. Every sentient person is walking around with a cell phone that doubles as a camera—a camera that can instantly duplicate a photograph to a technically unlimited number of recipients, including news outlets who are more than happy to post unsolicited material these days in lieu of paying actual reporters. And where is Big Foot?
Conspicuous by Their Absence
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168 responses to “Conspicuous by Their Absence”
Ghost,
What is the significance of the 6″ regarding the tactical boots? I am going to go out on a limb and rule out stiletto heels. 😉
These boots have 6″ tops, as opposed to ones with 8″ tops (which I also have) that come further up the calf of your leg. I got El Fantasma (ask Lady Mindy) to test the stiletto heels version, but he said they were hell to maneuver in when on muddy or rocky terrain. 🙂
TR, good guess. Ghost, do you know something that we don’t? Of course, as previously noted, I don’t have a single gun. Janis, with that door hanging in mid air, you seem to be in the Twilight Zone. If you get on a train you can join us here in Willoughby. Jeans, a t-shirt and slip-on canvas shoes.
The shirt is lime green and the shoes are navy blue. I guess that I need to change into my green ones.
Ghost, were you at the House of Chong last night? That’s where we ate. We were there at about five o’clock.
OF NOW. emb
http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/webcam/oldFaithfulStreaming.html
Early bird special, Jerry? 🙂
No, I dined in a different (not altered) state last night. Last time I had Asian food in PNS was at Tu-Do Vietnamese Restaurant. I’ve also eaten at the nearby Pho Golden Palace & Vietnamese Restaurant, which a friend in the area tells me now serves better pho. New Yorker Deli & Pizzeria is another favorite stop when I’m in town.
I know that when seconds count, the police are only minutes away.
If my eyes did not deceive me, the bald eagles at Berry College in Georgia have an egg! When mom – I assume – moved to the side, there was certainly an oval of white color right where she(?) had been sitting.
Check it out.
The House of Chong was built in 1961 and hasn’t been painted since then, but it has the best Chinese in town. We ate lunch today of leftovers and haven’t finished yet.
Have driven new truck. Love the color and interior, drives great.
Got cell phone synced to Blue Tooh. I have stations like Margaritaville on sound system. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitude came on along with Boat Drinks. Worse than Hal.
I think Mark and Ghost can fit in here, even at same time. Got crew cab. Big head and leg room.
Yep, Jackie, with a crew cab, all you need now is a crew.
If you don’t mind saying, what is that color you love?
Caribou brown, super crew with 40 60 split seating front and back. No leather or butt heaters. Didn’t get the King Ranch. Got Oklahoma edition. Has lots of goodies.
S. IL: Neat photos. Peace, emb
http://www.cacherivernaturefest.com/
emb
My brother had a classmate @BSC cir. ’63 that did go outside for 4 months.
Used the tunnels to get to all his classes.
He was from FL or AL as I recall.
Neat photos – yes
That was –did NOT go out side —
It is not HAL but the fingers that fail.
JJ where is that “edit” button 🙂
Mark in TT
Sn1gg3ring implys way more sarcasm than snickering.
OB, Mark: Bet the problem is that it has the N-word in. Let’s see: Yesterday Molly Brown was snig gering at me. Peace, emb
emb, By George, I think he’s got it! So the word police who programmed the software won’t accept a legitimate word because it contains an illegitimate one?
I have a similar problem with an anagram game on my computer. Not with my language, but because my mental dictionary contains more words than theirs.
emb, the tunnel story sounds like the Alvin York VA hospital in Murfreesboro, TN. It has enclosed passages connecting the main buildings and most directions on-site start “go down these stairs” or “take the elevator to the ground floor”.
You can see them in this photo, just look for the long narrow gray roofs between buildings: https://www.google.com/maps/@35.9142045,-86.3785665,439m/data=!3m1!1e3
Does Rex Harrison say “By George, I think she’s got it!” in My Fair Lady, or just, “I think she’s got it!”? Anyway, thank you. emb
‘So the word police who programmed the software won’t accept a legitimate word because it contains an illegitimate one?’ Perhaps they neglected to program such as to avoid that. Seems to me some 4-ltr. words are embedded in longer words, but none come to my sleepy mind at the moment. emb
Here in the village we ran into an embedded word several years ago: Saturday.
If you talk about covered walkways you have to look at the
Minneapolis Skyway system. Here is a map:
http://www.skywaymyway.com/
This one is not so detailed
http://www.skywaydirectory.com/minneapolis-skyway.php
On the first one click on the end of a line and it will tell you about that building