The Englert, the Astro across the street, and… the Iowa (?) closer to the ICPL now… moved away in 1978, and remember reading that last comic and remembering all of those places.

High-sided letterboxes are a win here.

Missed it by THAT much…

It’s in Anaheim in 2027.

I agree with you, David, and that’s a different conversation.

Oh, that’s poorly written. I will bring this to the attention of the people who could change the language. Would changing “opt-in” to “opt-out” be appropriate?

If your kid (or you!) grew up with “Blue’s Clues,” you knew them from “The Planet Song.”

“Well, the Sun’s a hot star, and Mercury’s hot, too…”

I wasn’t in a position to make the Simpsons meme… but that’s exactly what I was thinking.

“…the worst attorney general in history… so far!”

It’s either a Cooper’s Hawk or a Sharp-shinned Hawk; the differences are subtle. Probably the former; it’s larger and the tail looks like a Cooper’s Hawk.

Next time: “Wait, Pixar did commercials? For orange juice?”

You and me both, Jim.

Wave at Kemper Freeman if you see him, will ya?

You beat me to it…

@gregdoucette.bsky.social $10.00.

Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer-winning author who turned unlikely subjects into bestsellers, dies aged 80 Writer looked to topics such as computer engineering and life in a nursing home to produce richly researched books

When I was embarking on my first book of narrative non-fiction, I wrote
a proposal for publishers that cited three examples of the form that I thought beautiful and flawless. Two were "Soul of A New Machine" and "Among School Children." Tracy Kidder was a gentle, graceful master of the form.

In my mind, they’re all still little kids; S turns 26 in a couple of weeks and drops off my health insurance. How time flies…

Congratulations!!!

Go find the original version of Pixar’s “Knick Knack,” and compare it to the sanitized version.

Who got married?

That’s a reasonable next step.

Have you reached out to the program chair?

Early models had terrible issues with brake balancing; the rear end would swing around under heavy braking. That’s how mine (a Pontiac Phoenix) was totaled - no injuries but a wild ride in the rain.

When we turn on the shower, our cat will run into the bathroom, put her head in the opening to the shower (a sliding glass door, not fully closed for her benefit!), and then, when (probably) a single drop of water hits her head, she shakes her head and runs off. Every single time.

Don’t forget to get your free battery every month!

Congratulations!

May his memory be a blessing, Jon.

Google Maps was amazing at directions in Tokyo, down to “…ride in this train car, because it’s closer to this exit…”

Jeez, not a twin bill? Were I on that neighborhood I’d have a hard time deciding (and yes, I’ve seen you two on a twin bill, many years ago - what a great show).

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