Dam.
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You said it.
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I’m old enough that I remember Letterman on morning television. I don’t remeber this, however.
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Really cool.
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i was floored, being raised christian, having read a bunch of the bible for confirmation in the church, that - not noticing until college, reading in a mythology class - there are two completely different creation stories. almost back to back.
i guess? people just get to choose whichever one suits the moment - like so many of the “lessons” from thar old book
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My rabbi was mentored by the translator who had translated the version of the Torah used by the Reform Jewish movement. The way it works is that there were two myths going around. Rather than choose one version, the authors recorded both. There are several places in the Torah where this happens, like the two 10 commandments.
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There was a quite long period when you couldn’t get an issue of Keyboard magazine without some mention of Ciani. She is/was very well-respected in the synth community.
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I remember the issue with her on the cover. I have it in a box somewhere.
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So, getting back to the St. Francis Dam.
The fictional Argentinian dam featured in the Temptress is being engineered by the male lead, played by Antonio Moreno. At the end of the second act, the dam is dynamited by an oily villain with the curious name “Manos Duras,” leading to a major flood.
All this is spooky because: a, the St. Francis Dam did fail a couple years later causing a major floor, and b, there was a lot of dynamiting going on around the LA waterworks at that time.
Make of it what you will.
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HA! My boss, an Navy weapons guy from a US cruiser of the 80s, gets right indignant about the technology export restrictions being abandoned.
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Nostalgia for Lost Futures
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I went to Wrigley once. Did not know about the trough urinals until I stepped into the men’s room, but personally, I was like “YES”. There’s no waiting involved at all. The instant there is an open space, you get to pee–and unless it’s the 7th inning stretch or something, that time is basically the moment you set foot in the door.
One of the best dives in Knoxville, the Longbranch Saloon on the campus strip, had a similar philosophy. along one wall of the men’s room, there was a bathtub mounted at waist height. I always appreciated that.
As an Atlantan, I may end up going to Mercedes Benz stadium one of these days, but haven’t yet, so no comment there.
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The best bathrooms in a sports facility were at Milwaukee County Stadium.
They were not luxurious. My memory of them is that they were grey and industrial. But they were huge. With plenty of air. They were two stories high with plenty of natural light streaming in.
Imagine any mid-century factory. Like that. Bare-bones but able to do its necessary function without a lot trouble.
The worst bathrooms I ever saw were at the King Dome. They were small windowless rooms with a trough against the wall. It was kind of like being in prison, but with more drunk people.
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I saw a sink like that in a restaurant bathroom, and wondered how many guys used that by mistake.
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