Visiting a couple of times a decade+ ago, the town seemed like paradise! Powell's… Old Wives Tales… Pittock Mansion…

Sike! Oh well.




Hey, CD—— Are the sparks seen coming in from the sides a device to make sure un-ignited propellant isn't collecting underneath the ship?

Oh, my God! It's shocking! It's incredible! I wouldn't have guessed this in a million years!

In states where cannabis is legal, the sale of snack foods has jumped!

I mean, who could have seen that coming? I haven't been this floored since Boy George came out of the closet!

Oh wait a minute, it's only a "ship" if it has smaller craft on board, right? I''l have to look it up.

Anyway, I always thought the weed people were just sluggish goofballs worthy of sarcasm, but legalization as serious benefits.

"Onboard." Sorry. Look, I'm from Indiana, we don't even have that many puddles....

Google has a one of those quick-access banner answers to this one, which I translate to mean You really ought to know this one already, as all your classmates do, including the women who still wouldn't date you even today even though their husbands have all died of natural causes:

One thing that sets a ship apart from a boat is size. According the U.S. Naval Institute, a boat, generally speaking, is small enough to be carried aboard a larger vessel, and a vessel large enough to carry a smaller one is a ship. Jan 22, 2013

Great long read by Deirdre McCloskey on happyism and problems in measure in positive psychology.

https://newrepublic.com/article/103952/happyism-deirdre-mccloskey-economics-happiness

YeahYeahYeah… Everyone says she's BrilliantBrilliantBrilliant… Even my beloved Iowahawk, who was once her student.

But I'll always have trouble taking McCloskey seriously.

The excellence of lady athletics.

"According the U.S. Naval Institute"

I can attest that a sailor may affectionately refer to his ginormous warship as a 'boat'.

As in "I've had enough of this tasty rum punch and tawdry tropical island sex, let's get back to the boat before I spend every last simoleon in my pocket".

Bubbleheads, of course, always refer to their submarine as a boat.

I'm not a worldly man; but across a number of scuba excursions both Pacific and Atlantic, I've yet to encounter the phenomenon of "tawdry tropical island sex."

And oh, how I have searched.

If you're Androidal, download Gab immediately.

Yonder.

Amy's pal Randazza is on the case.

Also, if Laura Loomer is bad news, I don't care. I'm in it for the principle of the thing.

If anyone on Gab is bad news, I don't care. I'm in it for the principle of the thing.

Good baseball:

1. Batter starts baserun as early and fast as he possibly can after slugging with strength (humility).
   
   
2. Outfield is completely attentive to diamond sitch, does his (imperfect) best.
   
   
3. 3B works with imperfect circumstances to bring home the bacon and acknowledge the outfielder.

Chicago, too.

Listen, our family is chair beauties, but in the next trip down the chute from Heaven I'm going to try to trade some of this compelling sexual allure for a little more athletic talent & interest.

(Just a smidge.)

Crid - you are correct about the sparks.

NYC outage.

Also, "Bubbleheads" ✓

NYC outage. ~ Crid at July 13, 2019 9:20 PM

Great story.