the grape escape

So, this is how they make cranberries in West Yarmouth MA.

There was a time when I had to lie about my age to buy a drink. Now I have to lie about my age to get a Covid shot.

The Economist nails it

Put the Women’s NCAA tournament final on ABC in prime time.

Jeff Bezos’ Directive for Washington Post Opinion Pages Leads to Editor David Shipley’s Exit David Shipley, The Post’s opinion editor, is resigning after trying to persuade Jeff Bezos to reconsider the new direction.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/b...
Democracy dying in darkness.

Half marathon world record shattered: Jacob Kiplimo becomes first man to break 57 minutes Kiplimo's overall pace Sunday came out to 4 minutes 19.5 seconds per mile.

New men’s half marathon record. 56:42. There are days when I can’t drive 13.1 miles in less than 57 minutes around DC.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/614... Half marathon world record shattered: Jacob Kiplimo becomes first man to break 57 minutes

True North strong and free.

Tri-Union Seafoods Issues Recall of Select Genova®, Van Camp’s®, H-E-B and Trader Joe’s® Tuna Cans Due to Clostridium Botulinum Risk Tri-Union Seafoods has made the decision to voluntarily recall select lots of canned tuna products sold under the Genova®, Van Camp’s®, H-E-B and Trader Joe’s brand names. This voluntary recall is ou...

www.fda.gov/safety/recal...
Just want to make sure everyone knows about the tuna recall.

If you live in or around DC and you’re shoveling your driveway or scraping snow off your car, and you have a neighbor who is a federal employee, shovel their driveway or scrape the snow off of their car too.

Elon Musk is a pretty lousy President. I’m glad I didn’t vote for him. Oh, wait, nobody voted for him.

Undergraduate Class of 2024 Finds Career Success After Graduation - McDonough School of Business The undergraduate Class of 2024 at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business reported exceptional employment results after graduation in May, earning an average salary of $100,733 and an av...

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Hear hear!

Crow in flight

The phrase “as the crow flies” came up in conversation today and it got me thinking, why is the crow the default bird for direct point-to-point distance? I have nothing against crows but why is the crow THAT bird?

Beach

Beach and lifeguard chair

Nantucket Sound in January.