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Prospect Park Ablaze and Memage
Nov. 9th, 2024 05:46 pmProspect Park, Brooklyn, New York was on fire this morning. I woke up at 3 AM, and my apartment smelled of smoke (like leaves or trees burning). I thought it was New Jersey. Nope, Prospect Park. Brush Fire. Took out 2 acres at NevermindMeadow Ravine. (I don't know where that is in the park, just that it was nearby. I live about two miles from the Park.
There were two apparently. One that burned all during the night on Friday, and a Second One today before the Mayor banned all grilling in the park for the foreseeable future. (It's November - they shouldn't be grilling in November anyhow.) We're in a drought. The trees are still full of leaves. And rain has not fallen since September. And there still isn't any in the forecast.
I posted on Twitter:
"Prospect Park is on Fire. Rafael is barrelling towards Texas. A blizzard is barrelling towards Denver. Prospect Park is on fire, apartment smelled of smoke. NJ on fire. Rafael is barreling towards Texas. Blizzard is barreling to Denver. Climate change. Also Mother Nature is pissed off at America."
Some evil marketing bots responded (they are either marketing bots or nitwits..) ( Read more... )
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Memage
12. What’s the best view out of a window of your home? Care to share a photo?
My Living Room window...everything else looks out on walls.
13. Gold or silver jewellery – do you have a preference?
Not really? I tend towards gold because silver tarnishes quickly, but I like the color silver better.
At any rate - I don't like to wear jewelry (it gets in my way and irritates my skin), and rarely wear it - so...
14. In 2006 Daniel Craig became the 7th actor to play James Bond in Casino Royale. Who is your favourite James Bond actor (if you have one?)?
Tie between Daniel Craig and Scean Connery. I liked the more lethal version, but I also read the books. In the books - Bond is a lot like Daniel Craig and Connery - moves like a big cat, and is a killer. I sensed that lethal energy with those two actors, no one else.
15. What’s the first thing you do when you walk through the door after a day out of the house?
Put down my bag and go to the bathroom. Sometimes it is drop the bag and rush to the bathroom.
16. In 1974 ABBA began their first tour of Europe outside of Sweden. What is the first song you think of when you think of ABBA?
Dancing Queen - it always comes into my head first. I blame grocery stores, discos, radios, and elevators for that.
17. Today, in 1798, a five-day New England blizzard began that covered thousands of houses and killed hundreds of people. What’s the deepest snow you’ve ever experienced in one continuous snowfall?
I don't know. I lived in Pennsylvania, New York, Kansas, and Colorado. They kind of all had serious snowfalls. I think the last one I remember was back in January or February of 2021? I remember that was a huge snowfall and being relieved I didn't have to go to work. Usually when it happens it shuts down the city. This one - was during the pandemic - so the city was kind of already shut down for the most part. People swore they saw a Mountain Lion during it. (Unlikely - probably a bocat or big dog.)
There were two apparently. One that burned all during the night on Friday, and a Second One today before the Mayor banned all grilling in the park for the foreseeable future. (It's November - they shouldn't be grilling in November anyhow.) We're in a drought. The trees are still full of leaves. And rain has not fallen since September. And there still isn't any in the forecast.
I posted on Twitter:
"Prospect Park is on Fire. Rafael is barrelling towards Texas. A blizzard is barrelling towards Denver. Prospect Park is on fire, apartment smelled of smoke. NJ on fire. Rafael is barreling towards Texas. Blizzard is barreling to Denver. Climate change. Also Mother Nature is pissed off at America."
Some evil marketing bots responded (they are either marketing bots or nitwits..) ( Read more... )
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Memage
12. What’s the best view out of a window of your home? Care to share a photo?
My Living Room window...everything else looks out on walls.
13. Gold or silver jewellery – do you have a preference?
Not really? I tend towards gold because silver tarnishes quickly, but I like the color silver better.
At any rate - I don't like to wear jewelry (it gets in my way and irritates my skin), and rarely wear it - so...
14. In 2006 Daniel Craig became the 7th actor to play James Bond in Casino Royale. Who is your favourite James Bond actor (if you have one?)?
Tie between Daniel Craig and Scean Connery. I liked the more lethal version, but I also read the books. In the books - Bond is a lot like Daniel Craig and Connery - moves like a big cat, and is a killer. I sensed that lethal energy with those two actors, no one else.
15. What’s the first thing you do when you walk through the door after a day out of the house?
Put down my bag and go to the bathroom. Sometimes it is drop the bag and rush to the bathroom.
16. In 1974 ABBA began their first tour of Europe outside of Sweden. What is the first song you think of when you think of ABBA?
Dancing Queen - it always comes into my head first. I blame grocery stores, discos, radios, and elevators for that.
17. Today, in 1798, a five-day New England blizzard began that covered thousands of houses and killed hundreds of people. What’s the deepest snow you’ve ever experienced in one continuous snowfall?
I don't know. I lived in Pennsylvania, New York, Kansas, and Colorado. They kind of all had serious snowfalls. I think the last one I remember was back in January or February of 2021? I remember that was a huge snowfall and being relieved I didn't have to go to work. Usually when it happens it shuts down the city. This one - was during the pandemic - so the city was kind of already shut down for the most part. People swore they saw a Mountain Lion during it. (Unlikely - probably a bocat or big dog.)