The Evening Blues - 9-26-24
Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 09/26/2024 - 3:00pm
Open Thread - Thurs 26 Sep 2024: History Repeats Itself - Kind Of
Submitted by Sima on Thu, 09/26/2024 - 5:00am
History Repeats Itself - Kind Of
Many, many, many years ago, like over 110 years ago, my great-grandfather was sent from England, as a Bernardo's Boy, to Canada. Why? Well...
He had been kicked out of his home when he was 13 or so by his step-father. His father was dead. He roamed the streets of London, with a lot of other kids/boys. It was fairly common. He hung out in the train stations and helped the men who worked the trains, the conductors, the cleaners, the ticket sellers, the mechanics, all of that. And one day, he and a friend decided it would be fun to take a train and 'drive' it a bit. They'd done this before, under supervision, but this time was without supervision. They got caught, rehomed to orphanages and great-granpa got sent to Canada. He was basically an indentured servant, or a slave, working on a farm in eastern Canada. He hated that servitude, so he ran away and joined up with some electricians putting up the first cross Canada electricity lines. He helped them in any way he could, basically doing menial chores, setting up camp, making dinner, cleaning and so on. They appreciated him and taught him how to be an electrician as they worked across Canada. By the time they were moving across the western, but not coastal, area of Canada (eastern BC, western Alberta), he was an electrician as well, going up the poles, putting up the lines, doing all the stuff. And that's where he met my great grandma. He was up the pole and he looked down, saw her walking down the street and decided that was HIS woman. And so she was.
Interior of a London Underground Train, 1911, from this article in Monovisions about the early days of London underground trains.
Indo-Pacific containment of China
Submitted by soryang on Wed, 09/25/2024 - 10:11pmWION: How the US is preparing for China war- Typhoon Missiles
The Evening Blues - 9-25-24
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 09/25/2024 - 3:12pm
Wednesday Mind Bender 9/25/24
Submitted by QMS on Wed, 09/25/2024 - 5:00am~
Today is national 'Open the Magic' day
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The Evening Blues - 9-24-24
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 09/24/2024 - 3:39pm
Soiled
Submitted by earthling1 on Tue, 09/24/2024 - 10:22am
Good morning all.
Still harvesting tomatoes, corn, and zucchini. But the green beans are done. Out of a 30 ft. patch ( 15 ft. bush and 15 ft. pole) we have a stuffed freezer and happy neighbors.
Waiting for the corn to finish so I can shred/chip the stalks and work them into the new compost pile.
Peace Train
Submitted by QMS on Tue, 09/24/2024 - 8:16am.
Assume the Cat was speaking of Israel here?
The Evening Blues - 9-23-24
Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 09/23/2024 - 4:29pm
The Weekly Watch
Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 09/22/2024 - 6:11am
Welcome to the Fall!
The equinox occurred this morning at 7:44 AM CT, marking the transition to Autumn. The Wheel of the Year keeps turning, bringing ... Mabon, celebrated on the autumn equinox, marks a moment of perfect equilibrium in the year, with day and night of equal length. Occurring in September, it signifies the second harvest, a time when the abundance of summer begins to wane and preparations for the coming winter months get underway. Perhaps this fall will see the fall of Ukraine and NATO, the fall of Israel, the fall of the hegemon and it's dollar, the fall of Kamala and the demoncrats? We'll stay tuned and watch the unfolding of the season.
