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mouse from merced
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The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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May 24, 2014 - 03:28pm PT
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To the ǀXam-speaking Bushmen of South Africa, Canopus and Sirius signalled the appearance of termites and flying ants. (Southern hemisphere, hot weather, y'all.)
They also believed stars had the power to cause death and misfortune, and they would pray to Sirius and Canopus in particular to impart good fortune or skill. (Good luck with the pests.)
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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May 25, 2014 - 09:11am PT
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Since I haven't a thumb on the left, it's not possible to even think of handstanding/grandstanding on Half Dome or on the beach.[Click to View YouTube Video]
Pre-sunrise this a.m.
It's supposed to reach ninety-one today and ninety-five tomorrow. I remember a Memorial Day in the (nineteen) eighties at Lake Yosemite, when I camped with a friend and his family and we froze our buns instead of toasting them, though.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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May 25, 2014 - 12:57pm PT
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zBrown, I loved the large woody object seen on another (pretty useless and, let's face it, pointless) thread.
The termites control New Jersey. The home owners there only know their days are numbered, in spite of Termite Man's best efforts.
And there's The Termite himself.
Next pest, please.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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May 25, 2014 - 01:01pm PT
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujo de la Playa
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May 25, 2014 - 02:02pm PT
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Actually makes better sense here, if it makes any sense at all.
This purports to be the world from the point of view of a termite. They don't need no stinkin' guns, flames or badges.
However, it has been asked if a termite can see - the fact is that they are blind, but the reproductive ones may have eyes and wings, but by and large they cannot see. They move to homes and are attracted to damp and wet places. They bore holes into the wood and cause a great deal of damage to the wood structure.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/1661519
http://www.kuriositas.com/2010/08/termites-eye-view-of-world.html
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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May 25, 2014 - 02:21pm PT
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hey there say, zbrown... wow, what a pic... such work, done, :))
say, i once had an old paino left at my place, from some lady that i babysat for in south texas...
the thing was neat to look at, poor lovely paino, but:
the WHOLE insides was riddle with termite work...
you'd near not believe it... whewww...
never saw anything like that... don't know it that brought termites to our small old house, or, if it was age old and done...
but the old house was falling apart on top of us, anyways...
folks that i knew, there, and their relatives, sadly never fixed stuff, :(
you know--the ol' :
family tradition...
now, long since then:
i am back to our family tradition:
see, think, study--then if wrong--try to see, think, study, and
fix in good solid, though kind, constructive ways...
and--never give up hope...
:)
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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May 26, 2014 - 12:59am PT
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A very scenic film here, one which might take up some idle time on Memorial Day, the day of the fallen warriors.
Warriors of the Steppes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFQ3FyiDMuk
Watch out for gopher holes.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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May 26, 2014 - 09:45am PT
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Sunsight on Memorial Day.
Panorama north to south.From atop the Tioga/Middle Earth.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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May 26, 2014 - 09:51am PT
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Sunsight on Memorial Day.
The Clark Range.
How this holiday will be spent.
Throw in a good nap or two.
Make time to read and relax.
It is a HOLIDAY!
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujo de la Playa
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May 26, 2014 - 10:57am PT
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say neebee, that's an interesting structure all right
This is apparently what you get when you marry a pecker and a cam
I thought it would have been something like a campecker.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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May 26, 2014 - 06:28pm PT
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neebee made me a b'day cake!
So thoughtful!
Thank you!
I didn't see that thread until this morning, BTW.
Belated wishes to Mr. Bob Dylan.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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May 26, 2014 - 06:33pm PT
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hey there say, also... here is one from the facebook share--one is in the taco post, too...
:))
tacoland cake:
*mice just multiply so fast...
well, in this case, they ADD... ;)
edit:
you know, the nice things about long-ago birthday pics, shown recent, is this:
i always wonder WHERE the birthday kids of gone to--and now, here, we can see-- mouse had gone to CLIMB through life, and to walk the streets of
merced to be that 'mouse on the street' ..,.
nice place to end up, :)
as i said, boomer would be proud... :)
you are making folks happy, mouse...
keep up the good work...
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujo de la Playa
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May 27, 2014 - 12:41pm PT
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You can't expect Beaver Board results unless
a) Your're a Beaver
b) You're bored
c) You see the BB Trademark
d) All of the above
Note that second cub almost goes over the barrier too, making baby bear number one a "cub scout"
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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May 27, 2014 - 02:47pm PT
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Next to her are Jenny Lind, a non-smoker.
On the other side is the smokin' hot Kim Novak.
Clint Eastwood's old flame, Sondra Locke, co-starred in the Gauntlet.
http://marvel.com/universe/She-Hulk
Her mamma always said, "Life is like a box of Jolly Ranchers."
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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May 28, 2014 - 03:09am PT
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Herb Caen and a glass of Instant Breakfast for breakfast and BB is off to school.
Caen's three-dot journalistic style could be called BB style...
Beaver board.
The Big Bopper.
Jiles Perry Richardson, Jr.
In May 1957, he broke the record for continuous on-air broadcasting by 8 minutes. From a remote setup in the lobby of the Jefferson Theatre in downtown Beaumont, Richardson performed for a total of five days, two hours, and eight minutes, playing 1,821 records and taking showers during 5-minute newscasts.
Richardson is credited for creating the first music video in 1958, and recorded an early example himself.
Benny Bengosgos. Benny rode with us back in the day. He is what jew call fictionale, que no? He was a Flame and his cousins were, too.
Yerz truly. Our family name is different like Smythe and Smith. B-E-R-M-I-N-G (second wind) H-A-M, with an E not an I.
I'd like a buck for every schmuck
That has no ear for a name, etc.
A couple videos of interest to this topic...to me, certainly.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
My Brother Timothy Lee B. has pigeons, like these, in fact. There are few left. Hawks are faster.
[Click to View YouTube Video]He raised many birds but it's discouraging, to say the least to let them be hawk bait.
He lives out of Jamestown across from the Grotto.
Free-falling.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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May 28, 2014 - 09:36am PT
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And Genesis 5:8 reads thus, children of Noah:
In all, Seth lived for nine hundred and twelve years; then died.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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May 28, 2014 - 09:52am PT
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[Click to View YouTube Video]
What goes "clip-clop clip-clop clip-clop BANG! clip-clop clip-clop clip-clop?"
An Amish drive-by shooting.
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