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Something for Thursday

Here’s something genuinely fascinating: a representation of the constituent stars of Orion, if one was able to take a journey all the way around the constellation.

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Happy Birthday Billy Shakes

Today is the generally-observed “birthday” of William Shakespeare. The actual date he entered the world is not known, but April 26, 1564 is the best we have: that was his baptismal date. As babies typically weren’t baptized right at birth, … Continue reading

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Tuesday Tones

It’s a very busy week, so as is customary around here when it’s like that, here’s some Franz von Suppe. Enjoy!

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It’s FAB!

Via Roger comes this Sunday Stealing prompt, which is easy enough I may resurrect it every so often! Here’s how it goes: F.A.B. F. Film: What movie or tv show are you watching?  A. Audio: What are you listening to? B. … Continue reading

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Bloody big ship!

I had a nice photo walk down by the Outer Harbor this morning. The inner canals and harbor inlets are still full of ice, but the main ship canal and Lake Erie itself are open. I saw this ship heading … Continue reading

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Something that was supposed to be for Thursday but some stuff happened and the problem persisted into Friday but now it’s Saturday and I think the problem is fixed, so….

The problem was that my Samsung Galaxy earbuds suddenly stopped producing audio with my Samsung laptop. They would connect and I could use the tapping motions to make videos stop and start, but the sound refused to come through the … Continue reading

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Something not for Thursday….

Apologies, folks, but I experienced some annoying audio issues with my computer this evening, so Something For Thursday will be delayed until tomorrow. Tech: I love it when it works and I want to strangle it when it doesn’t!

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Spring in the Woods (supposedly)

The other day I went to Chestnut Ridge on what was the first sunny Sunday morning in what felt like months. Of course, being a typical Western New York spring, it was a cold morning and nothing at all is … Continue reading

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Tuesday Tones

Some pieces of music, like Beethoven’s Fifth or the William Tell Overture, become so overplayed as to become virtual cliche. The same can be said of Mozart’s Serenade #13 in G Major for strings, which is better known for the title … Continue reading

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“What’s the meanings of this?!” –Squirrely Dan, LETTERKENNY

A startling development from yesterday morning: Yes, that is the Sun, rising in the east like it is maintained is still the protocol for this sort of thing, behind Casa Jaquandor, and its rising is visible and not obscured by … Continue reading

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