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June 9, 2021
How Did I Come Up With Five?
The view along Commonwealth Avenue from Packard's Corner in Allston towards the Prudential in the Back Bay, Kodachrome, 2001.
BU Bridge, Agfa Scala black & white slide film.
Zakim Bridge when it was opened for pedestrian visitors before opening for traffic, Kodachrome, 2002.
Mrs. Sarah Clap, deceased 1826, in Dorchester North Burying Ground (Boston), Kodachrome, 1990.
Flowering succulent, Kodachrome, 1989.
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An Osteopath Explains
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Brilliant!
ORBITS: Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) asks whether the Forest Service or the BLM can alter the orbit of the moon or the Earth in order to fight climate change during a House Natural Resources hearing pic.twitter.com/yYiOyi2cMZ
— Forbes (@Forbes) June 8, 2021
Anyone familiar with the federal government should know that the Earth's orbit falls under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclamation, not the Forest Service! Sheesh!
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June 8, 2021
Some More Slides
Griffith Observatory, Kodachrome, 1995. This was after completing the California AIDS Ride from San Francisco. My first time in L.A.
This is on the return bike ride I did with Michael from L.A. back to San Francisco on our own. Kodachrome, 1995. This is probably on our first day, which was (IIRC) from Sherman Oaks to Ojai.
The Boston Public Garden, Kodachrome, 1989.
A family plot, but I have no recollection of which cemetery. Kodachrome, 1989.
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That Pharmacist
That Wisconsin pharmacist who destroyed 500 doses of Moderna COVID vaccine has been sentenced to three years in federal prison. After that he will serve three years of supervised release.
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"Martini Time"
Kodachrome, 1955, photographer and subject unidentified.
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June 7, 2021
Hawaii, and then Boston
Kilauea lighthouse on Kauai, Kodachrome, 1986.
A Massachusetts State office building in Boston, Kodachrome, 1986.
"The Berkeley" at Berkeley and Boylston in Boston, Kodachrome, 1989.
On the left, Five Hundred Boylston is reflected in the John Hancock Tower; on the right, Boston Public Library, Old South Church and Trinity Church surrounding Copley Square. Kodachrome, 1989.
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June 6, 2021
Sony Picturephone From 1988
It could send low resolution, black and white still images over regular phone lines.
Filed under Technology | permalink | June 6, 2021 at 08:48 PM | Comments (0)
This Is Satisfying
A Twitter triptych of a male Karen in San Francisco getting his comeuppance. The delivery worker helpfully includes the Karen's home address. If the harassing man is the owner, then he bought that place just five months ago for $2,900,000. I'd be curious to know where he lived before. Living in San Francisco may be a big cultural shift for him.
[UPDATE: I see on other websites that people have uncovered the harasser's name and claim he moved to San Francisco from Alabama.]
Someone has helpfully turned the three tweets into one video:
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June 5, 2021
Cambridge and Boston
A view from Alewife Station on the Red Line in Cambridge. Shot around 1990 or so. That's Boston in the distance.
Early construction of what was to become One Financial Center in Boston. When it started (1982?) they were calling it the Dewey Square Tower, since that's where it was, right across Atlantic Avenue from South Station. At the time I lived in South Boston and my daily walk to work at 100 Summer Street (which you can see standing above this in the background) took me right by this. I was looking forward to photographing the entire construction process over a long period of time. I was so disappointed when it developed into the soulless, ugly thing that stands there today.
First Baptist Church in Cambridge, Mass.
The Federal Reserve Building in Boston.
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June 4, 2021
Variety
Brookline Public Library, Kodachrome, 1990.
Brooklyn Bridge, 1985.
1985.
The Liberty Tower in Lower Manhattan, 1985.
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June 3, 2021
Revenue Sources For The City Of Desert Hot Springs
This came from a graphic presented at the June 2, 2021, city council meeting.
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June 2, 2021
"Residents of California, Alabama, and Texas don't qualify"
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Jewish Woman From New Jersey Who Lives In Oakland Vents Her Homophobia In Sacramento
Actually, it was a bunch of white women, but the Jewish woman from New Jersey took the time to explain her level of entitlement. Not sure why they thought this would go over well in Sacramento. They should've tried Bakersfield.
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June 1, 2021
Three Bostons and a Houston
Boston University Law School (among other things), Agfachrome, 1984.
TC Energy Center in Houston, Kodachrome, 1989.
Looking out from the entryway at 530 Atlantic Avenue in Boston, Kodachrome, 1989.
20 Pinckney Street on Beacon Hill, Kodachrome, 1982. This was the home of Louisa May Alcott and her family from 1852 to 1855.
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