An unprepossessing group of individuals. Perhaps its just because to modern eyes those swimsuits look a lot like diapers. In the day, this photo might've been quite alluring, even without the tophats.
My wife recently spent almost 6 months confined to wheelchair, a most unusual circumstance. Early on, she pointed out an observation that I subsequently watched out for and can say her take was almost universally consistent. Younger people, those from late teens to early thirties, were alert, considerate, obliging, spatially aware and willing to offer help if it seemed useful. Older people, sixties upwards, were similarly courteous and pleasant. Our generation, fifties but extending to people who looked in their forties, were inconsiderate and obnoxious, blocking narrow pathways, unwilling to give way. They coughed over her. Sneezed over her. Reached across her if she was between them and whatever they wanted to pick up. Walked directly towards and gave no consideration to her difficulty reversing when they blocked passage. Just a thought, a bit random.
My husband was on wheels for the last few years of his life. My recollections match up with yours. Young people were great. Old people were great. Impatience seemed confined to the middle-aged.
Rapper “Nuke Bizzle”, made a popular music video about committing COVID fraud. Several weeks later, he was arrested and eventually convicted of committing COVID fraud.
Today is both national cheesesteak day and national cocktail day. What kind of cocktail pairs best with the classic Philly wiz wit?
The same question has occurred to me and I don't know the answer. It has struck me that young people get easy criticism, with terms I find offensive even though they don't apply to me: snowflake and woke the most obvious, the latter not exclusively directed at younger people, but kinda is. That whole "young people these days..." is definitely age-related. Sometimes it's good to acknowledge what's admirable in other generations/social groups, and hold a mirror to our own failings. It was amazing how consistent the observation was, even one situation when we encountered a younger person who unexpectedly blocked our path, threatening the entire theory, only to find it actually was someone our age, just dressed young. She's now using crutches, the experience holds true but at least the elevation prevents people sneezing and coughing over her.
So I opened my gmail earlier today and saw that I had an unfinished draft saved. Didn't remember abandoning anything, but gmail saves things automatically and it is nearing my busy season. Popped it open and found an email with: no addressee no subject -and- no text in the box. Basically at some point I had hit the "compose" button and done nothing, so Google saved it for me. Thanks!
"Have you noticed how beautifully peaceful it has been lately? I can't quite put my finger on it, but I feel so serene."
This can't be good: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/why-kids-aren-t-falling-in-love-with-reading/ar-AA18WDJs "There's a whole generation of kids who associate reading with assessment [AKA 'teaching to the test'] now," librarian/public school teacher Jennifer LaGarde tells the Atlantic.
When I was in a wheelchair, I found the most inconsiderate bunch were other wheelchair users. I still find that. Apparently, the most popular place to park a wheelchair is in front of the door I'm trying to get through.
Headline of the day from The Guardian: Norwegian company says TikTok data centre is limiting energy for manufacturing Ukraine ammunition https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/mar/28/energy-hungry-tiktok-data-centre-ukraine-ammunition-production-nammo-norway “We are concerned because we see our future growth is challenged by the storage of cat videos,” Morten Brandtzæg told the Financial Times.
I was listening to a news piece about asylum seekers in the UK (this is hot political topic here right now). The newsreader was talking about a minister dealing with "the ferries and barges". I heard "ferries and bhajis". I didn't think South Asian snacks were the purview of the Home Office.
It seems a bit odd, but I was talking to someone recently who works for Amazon web services, and Amazon reckon that at least 70-80% of stored data is redundant; back-ups of cat videos or pictures of a cappuccino - and how many people ever delete images or even set their phones to take small images? They use the full billion-gigapixel definition that wouldn't pixelate on a billboard to take a picture of their lunch which is viewed by a couple of mates on their 3" phone-screens, and then stored for eternity, and these data-centres use a LOT of energy. We are handing a messed up legacy to the next generation. Massively high cost for worthless data.
Oh man. I have just made a huge curry for my lunch, but NO bhajis. It won't be the same now I've read this...
It's because the gene for orange fur and the gene for black fur are both on the cat's X chromosome. If a female (xx) has one orange and one black X chromosome she gets both black and orange fur. Two oranges gets an orange cat, two blacks gets a black cat. Males only have one X chromosome, so they get orange or black, not both. Basically a male calico cat has a similar condition to someone with Down Syndrome, which presents additional health complications so they (the cats) are less likely to survive.
Headline of the Day from The Babylon Bee: Putin Immediately Surrenders After U.S. Airdrops Nashville Police Officers Into Battlefield
