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machines can be fooled
Browsing the Strombotne.com Google search query log shows “how old is lenord decarario” [sp] returning this site with a #4 page rank. Even better: “cogsley cogs” is number one! Can’t imagine that folks would be getting definitive answers to these topics from this layman.
26.2 with Donna The National Marathon to Fight Breast Cancer
The 26.2 with Donna Dede Marathon was streamed LIVE on a webcast so it was thrilling to watch and listen as my sweetheart began a 1/2 Marathon on Jacksonville Beach.
Also thrilling that I could track her progress as the athletes were wearing RFID chipped ankle bracelets. When the race was started they ran across an RFID wire stretched over the road. The wire powers the device with a high frequency signal picked up at the antenna which transponds its unique serial number. Everyone’s time is tracked by running past the wire. At strategic choke points they passed a different wire which marked time. Using T and D formulae one can derive ET, Pace, and ETA statistics. I’m streaming tears and cheers of joy for her!
… data at the 7 mile marker
Wichita
Sunday morning grey mid February had the Chisholm Nature Trail to myself ‘cept for this rusty water fowl on the creek — must of stayed too long.
home movies
Dad Harrison was an early adopter. Action photography for the hobbyist did not become mainstream until years following. This clip is part of an archive that was originally captured on 8 mm filmstrip. At some point these films were copy | transferred to VHS cassette tape. This media is now obsolete as well. Using an analog to digital converter his films can be passed on to the next generation, preserving his effort. A music track has been dubbed with artistic license but if you wish to sample the original goods you can mute the audio. In those days the viewers at home in the living room would supply laughter and narration (if they weren’t already asleep).
The automobile (at 1:45) appears to be a postwar Oldsmobile Torpedo 2 door sedan circa 1946.
Refreshment
Adventured a taste sip from the hotel lobby urn containing sliced cucumbers and unknown greens. Swamp back water? No, tasted like one would imagine a cucumber flavored drink. The other choice, next to, was a more conventional citrus. Sliced orange, lime, and lemon. That one, however, tasted like a bad mixed cocktail. Needed a cucumber chaser after that sample.
lunch spot
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at a fine Indian buffet restaurant but unsure about the fluid contents of their fountain… |
Street Cafe
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Still Life on Le Jeune Rd |
ANTONOV Design Bureau
Greetings Comrades!
Road warrior business
Some locations these things are free for the taking. Other times you ’bout have to fight the agent for one.