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[Christopher Anderson]

 

[Christopher Anderson]

 

[Christopher Anderson]

Rocky, we've talked about this before. After college, I was a weekly newspaper editor, sports editor, promotions and circulation director, radio advertising account executive, radio advertising sales director, daily newspaper county correspondent, daily paper special sections editor, daily paper magazine division managing editor, then a research writer for the office of marketing and communications at a university – in that order.

Most fun job overall – radio advertising sales director, during the go-go days of radio. What was not to like? Company car, free resort trips, lunches and dinners by just signing the check, great money ... it was a VERY nice ride while it lasted.

Now, I am a has-been – another fantastic position that I highly recommend!

Here's me in the good ole days accepting a Virginia Association of Broadcasters award for Community Service when I was a radio sales director. We put together a subdivision, builder and other businesses to construct and sell a home with all profits going to endow a housing rehabilitation effort for the poor. Lots of fun! The endowment still exists today.

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Ah. Those broadcasting days. Been in the tech end for 40 years. Those 80's and 90's were lots of fun. Except you sales guys were all over the place! And had all the fun!!! And were miserly with spending $$ that would improve the signal!

 

[ChuckD]

But first we need to get there first. and that is about 2 years away.

Not gonna happen!

I’m not saying we can’t or shouldn’t go to mars. It’s just that the history of these endeavors is that they take far far longer than even the best estimates (the first moon landing excluded). They have concepts but so many pieces need to come together yet.

 

[jswordy]

Ah. Those broadcasting days. Been in the tech end for 40 years. Those 80's and 90's were lots of fun. Except you sales guys were all over the place! And had all the fun!!! And were miserly with spending $$ that would improve the signal!

That was the golden age of radio! I had more fun in that job than anything I have ever done. That's where I learned that you get well very cared for when you are bringing in the revenue.

 

[bstnh1]

Not gonna happen!

I’m not saying we can’t or shouldn’t go to mars. It’s just that the history of these endeavors is that they take far far longer than even the best estimates (the first moon landing excluded). They have concepts but so many pieces need to come together yet.

Yep! We landed on the moon in 1969 - 55 years ago, And still no one is living there - no base camp has been built - don't even hear it being mentioned anymore. I suspect Mars will be the same deal.

 

[bstnh1]

Scientists say these are a couple of the earliest humans as we now know them. Some of our earliest ancestors.

 

[back2it]

Scientists say these are a couple of the earliest humans as we now know them. Some of our earliest ancestors.

The one on the right is definately a winemaker!

 

[bearpaw8491]

The one on the right is definately a winemaker!

I'll bet he's punching down the cap with that stick!

 

[jswordy]

Yep! We landed on the moon in 1969 - 55 years ago, And still no one is living there - no base camp has been built - don't even hear it being mentioned anymore. I suspect Mars will be the same deal.

BUT... We have left our buirned our cars on the moon already, so that's progress! And we've left our junk on Mars, so we're off to a good start!

Seriously, I live near a NASA town and now that China has mentioned plans to put a base on the moon, we already are hearing new and innovative ways to spend our tax money.

 

[jswordy]

Yesterday was our anniversary so we took a short drive to Athens, AL, to The Salty Cod English Pub to eat and to UG White Mercantile for some browsing.

The Salty Cod's owner told us the buildings had collapsed roofs and were in sad shape when they started redoing them 2 years ago. It has been open a year, and even has snugs, at right! It is a pub, butcher shop, bakery and gelato shop all rolled into one.




Thsi is called Bubble & Squeak... Grilled bubble and squeak cake, Atlantic salmon, Irish cured bacon and spinach cake glazed with a shrimp, tomato and fennel cream sauce. Delicious!



Lamb Shepherd's Pie... also delish!


UG White...



Haven't seen these for years...They had the bubble gum cigars, too.



The store is decorated with old advertising that made me gawk... Up front is an old red, very large Coke box that still cools... I talked a bit with the owner about it.

 

[ibglowin]

Drone shot. Black Mesa and the Rio Grande.

 

[Boatboy24]

Yesterday was our anniversary so we took a short drive to Athens, AL, to The Salty Cod English Pub to eat and to UG White Mercantile for some browsing.

The Salty Cod's owner told us the buildings had collapsed roofs and were in sad shape when they started redoing them 2 years ago. It has been open a year, and even has snugs, at right! It is a pub, butcher shop, bakery and gelato shop all rolled into one.

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Thsi is called Bubble & Squeak... Grilled bubble and squeak cake, Atlantic salmon, Irish cured bacon and spinach cake glazed with a shrimp, tomato and fennel cream sauce. Delicious!

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Lamb Shepherd's Pie... also delish!
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UG White...

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Haven't seen these for years...They had the bubble gum cigars, too.

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The store is decorated with old advertising that made me gawk... Up front is an old red, very large Coke box that still cools... I talked a bit with the owner about it.

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Happy anniversary!

 

[Kraffty]

I haven't made time to shoot any nighttime photos this year but caught a glimpse of the comet a couple of nights ago and thought I better dig out my camera. This is from last night. The comet is high enough to view over the mountains. Should be a little higher tonight and might be able to capture it over Mingus mountain from my front yard.

 

[back2it]

In my youth, I used to frequent bars such as "The Piston Broke" and the "Whopit Inn" here in the UK No photos left but it did happen

 

[Kraffty]

Last shot of the comet from my driveway looking west last night. I actually could not spot this by naked eye and had to use an app to find it. The sensor in the camera is much more sensitive to light and brought out the comet and the stars nicely. Already looking forward to the next one in early november if it pans out.

 

[jswordy]

Report from the Southern countryside: They've been working all day to get the cotton crop baled across the road. The bales are the pink-wrapped items in the pic. I always admired the guy who said, "Let's make a cotton picker with a hay baler on the back!" Genius. A much better way to do it than the way they did it before, with less waste. Still, cotton is the "dirtiest" of crops, using far more pesticides and fertilizer than any other, and contaminating groundwater - like my well. They kill it for harvest using chemicals that are precursors to Agent Orange. The pesticides are MSDS labeled as killers and frequently create a zone around the field where most bugs, small mammals and birds cannot survive. But, you know, money rules! Then, they market it as a "natural fiber." Can't blame 'em... Grain prices are low this year, and this is how our extractive economy works. A farmer has to survive somehow.

 

[Rice_Guy]

Our local garden center



And my favorite, a reflecting pool

 

[bstnh1]

Squishing the little yellow capsule..... Am I the only one who remembers this???

 

[mikewatkins727]

Oh yeah, I was a little tyke then but I do remember Mom squeezing the little bag.