ErnieW
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Post by ErnieW on Oct 13, 2023 18:31:19 GMT -8
I don't know how many here are old enough to know the Whole Earth Catalog but it has been digitized.
For something that is over 40 years old a lot of it holds up well. The prices are definitely dated.
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Post by Travis on Oct 13, 2023 19:12:46 GMT -8
I don't know how many here are old enough to know the Whole Earth Catalog That would include me. It was quite popular among my counterculture friends in the early 1970s when I was in college.
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Post by reuben on Oct 14, 2023 8:59:41 GMT -8
Yeah, I remember my dad getting it in the 70s. Surprised the heck outta me, but I guess he did it for the gardening info. There were some relatively erotic stories in the margins.
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Post by BigLoad on Nov 8, 2023 18:57:38 GMT -8
I saw something pretty far out of the ordinary today. Especially at this time of year, the county highways are often lined with pickup trucks as people are off in the fields and woods, hunting. This afternoon, as I rounded a curve with a hobby farm bordering a marsh, I saw three guys in crisp, new blaze orange outfits, marching their shotguns through the cornstalks, barely 50 yards from the road. As the corner continued, I passed the gate where their vehicle was parked. It was a recent-vintage Rolls Royce.
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Post by reuben on Nov 9, 2023 2:13:01 GMT -8
It's hard to imagine loading a deer into the boot of a Rolls Royce.
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Post by BigLoad on Nov 9, 2023 7:15:55 GMT -8
It's hard to imagine loading a deer into the boot of a Rolls Royce. That was one of my first thoughts. Then I thought pheasant, but most game birds are out of season. However, that parcel is adjacent to a billionaire's (private) commercial hunting preserve, so bird hunting is legal there if those acres are part of the preserve. They may instead belong to a neighboring ultra-wealthy owner who could have done a similar thing.
On a related note, the property of the bigger landowner includes the house where Benton McKaye hatched the Appalachian Trail notion and where many important meetings were held regarding its foundation. The current owner holds an annual charity hike on the grounds that draws thousands of people.
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Dec 1, 2023 5:21:30 GMT -8
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Post by balzaccom on Dec 1, 2023 6:02:01 GMT -8
More like Seurat, or, later, Pissarro...
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Dec 1, 2023 7:49:50 GMT -8
More like Seurat, or, later, Pissarro... But that doesn't rhyme.
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Post by ErnieW on Dec 6, 2023 5:13:52 GMT -8
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Post by swmtnbackpacker on Jan 11, 2024 15:35:35 GMT -8
A all-woman boat crew in a race called the World’s Tough Row (Atlantic - rowing from the Canary Is to the Caribbean) patched their boat partly with a champagne bottle after attacking merlin (fish, not wizard) punched some holes into it. www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-67891534So these boats-rafts look fairly specialized. Never thought that would be a thing. There’s also a Pacific race from California to Hawaii. Here’s a 1-minute video. Wonder if there is a slow division for those wanting to fish, grill said fish, and drink rum? (oh yeah, a little rowing too!) Asking for a friend…
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Feb 13, 2024 14:06:03 GMT -8
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Post by ErnieW on Mar 10, 2024 16:08:46 GMT -8
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Post by ErnieW on Mar 16, 2024 9:34:51 GMT -8
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Post by reuben on Mar 16, 2024 12:14:43 GMT -8
I feel sad for both animals.
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