OT - NO POLITICS April edition - RIP Gordon Lightfoot

[Ludwig Fell Down]

A Renaissance painting!

Too funny. Me and the missus went to Paris last fall and toured the Louvre. I commented how hard life must have been in the 15th and 16th centuries, everyone looked miserable. I later got on my Twitter feed and thought, everyone will be saying the same about us in a few hundred years.

 

[EverettMike]

Too funny. Me and the missus went to Paris last fall and toured the Louvre. I commented how hard life must have been in the 15th and 16th centuries, everyone looked miserable. I later got on my Twitter feed and thought, everyone will be saying the same about us in a few hundred years.

This reminds me of something I saw/learned a few years ago. We tend to think of Victorian Era/turn of the 19th century people as really serious because of their photographs. They always always always look so stern in them. But that's because they had to sit still for so long to take them. It was simply easier not to smile for a picture and instead go with an expression lacking ay emotion.

When you see old photos of them smiling, though, they feel and look no different from us. Completely changes the image of that time period and its people.

Smiling Victorians: why it's a myth that our ancestors didn't smile for pictures

Our image of the Victorians is shaped by the photographs we see in history books – stern, austere and relentlessly severe. Yet there was a playful side to our 19th-century ancestors, and Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones has the proof. Here he introduces a selection of portraits that show the sitters doing...

www.historyextra.com

 

[Bruinaura]

I am not a dog person (who knew) but I've always loved watching the Westminster show and those dog obstacle events shows (I can't remember what they're called, it's still early in the AM),

Dog agility competitions

Lots of youtube videos. The small dogs are always cute. Border collies are incredible. And some of the blooper reels where the dog decides to go off course for... reasons.... are also funny lol

 

[LSCII]

Here's the finished product after nearly 14 hours. I ended up shredding it into pulled pork and we're going to have tacos al pastor this evening with some homemade guacamole....

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

Here's the finished product after nearly 14 hours. I ended up shredding it into pulled pork and we're going to have tacos al pastor this evening with some homemade guacamole....
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What are you feeding the town?

 

[LSCII]

What are you feeding the town?

Yeah, this one was close to 10 pounds, so there's plenty for everyone....

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

Yeah, this one was close to 10 pounds, so there's plenty for everyone....

Idk, wait til @Fenway gets word of it.

 

[DKH]

Here's the finished product after nearly 14 hours. I ended up shredding it into pulled pork and we're going to have tacos al pastor this evening with some homemade guacamole....
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Who’s Al Pastor ?

 

[LSCII]

Who’s Al Pastor ?

I’m sure he’s a player in the sim on your roster

 

[EverettMike]

Who’s Al Pastor ?

Played in 17 games over two seasons from 02-04. Had a decent shot but that was it. Was mostly veteran depth in Providence.

 

[MrKabukiman]

Wife and I are headed to Denver sans kids in late July. Besides Red Rocks, what does anyone recommend on seeing / doing while we are there (5 days)?

 

[Alicat]

I saw this story on GMA yesterday and found out tonight that Ryan is on the HF Avs board. Small world.

Video Skiers get swept up in separate avalanches while trying to help each other

Ryan McClure was making his way down to help his friend Connor Ryan when he was caught up in a second avalanche in Colorado’s King Solomon Mountain.

abcnews.go.com

What an incredible story and so glad he's on the road to recovery

Check out his post here:

OT: - The Avalounge (mod warning - No Politics)

Life is too short to work a job you hate. Whenever I’ve gotten to a point where I hate something in my job where it causes undue stress, I know it is time to move on. Hasn’t happened often, but I’ve never regretted moving on.

forums.hfboards.com

 

[Fenway]

@Alicat - WCVB didn't try to sugarcoat this mess as it involves their extended family

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

Surveillance video shows alleged road rage incident in Moultonborough; police search for vehicle

Video shows a couple gesturing to a driver to slow down. Then the driver backed up toward them, hitting a power pole and causing the man to fall down and hurt himself.

wmur.com

 

[Alicat]

@Alicat - WCVB didn't try to sugarcoat this mess as it involves their extended family

No they did not and good.

His wife is not on the eye opener this morning. AJ Burnett is doing traffic.

I was wondering when this would all come to ahead. His wife has been under siege on the Facebook comments of stories for months thanks to readers of Turtleboy..

 

[NeelyDan]

Dog agility competitions

Lots of youtube videos. The small dogs are always cute. Border collies are incredible. And some of the blooper reels where the dog decides to go off course for... reasons.... are also funny lol

My english mastiff before Chibby was named Neely, and he was even bigger - topped out at 220lbs. There's video of him somewhere doing agility competitions - you want humour? Check out an EM doing agility. I die every time, lmao

 

[Gee Wally]

Just sitting here waiting for youngest son’s commencement.
PHD has n Pharma.

Dr. Matthew

Yep, we’re proud.

 

[Ludwig Fell Down]

As you should be. That is an amazing accomplishment. Congratulations!!

 

[Alicat]

Congrats Wally!

 

[Terrier]

NBCUniversal ad chief Linda Yaccarino in talks to succeed Elon Musk as Twitter CEO

Tesla shares rose 2% on the news, as some Tesla investors had worried Musk was growing too distracted with his management of the social media company.

www.cnbc.com

 

[Kovi]

I was just at a consult in the next town over. As we are doing a walk through of the space, I notice their 3 dogs outside--I will often ask that animals be crated or put outside, it's just too distracting to try and work in the home with them there.
Anyway, the husband is there and the dog is sort of jumping on the glass slider door. He sticks his foot out...not super hard, but hard enough to tap the dog on the nose and the dog backs away.
I was like....wth just happened? I thought it was unfortunate behavior with me be a professional visiting the home.

I did eventually tell him it was fine to let the dogs in...he jumped a little to say hello, but overall not an aggressive dog at all.

 

[Ladyfan]

Just sitting here waiting for youngest son’s commencement.
PHD has n Pharma.

Dr. Matthew

Yep, we’re proud.

Congrats! You have such a nice family!

 

[shelbysdad]

Who’s Al Pastor ?

The guy who leads the local church

 

[DKH]

The guy who leads the local churchI

I had no idea it’s the opposite of Al dente relating to how you want your pasta cooked

Makes sense

 

[shelbysdad]

I had no idea it’s the opposite of Al dente relating to how you want your pasta cooked

Makes sense

Oh now you got me going again....in case you missed it first time...

Al Dente
wife - Lin Guini
Son - Mac A Roni
Daughter - Mari Nara