mcfrank0.bsky.social
Retired from 45 years of clinical and IS/IT in healthcare.
Studied Electrical Engineering/Computer Science at Northwestern University
Exploring a path not professionally taken: Music (already a trained singer)
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Thank you.
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I did the same thing when a former partner moved out: I replaced some of his furniture with the exact same pieces, despite some major hassles.
Sometimes comforting requires a different discomfort.
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I have met the Karen's and they are us...
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@chriswarcraft.bsky.social I agree with the sentiment, but prosecuted by whom? The Trump DOJ?
Impeachment is the only possible path for prosecution.
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Who is coming to save "The Wheel of Time"?
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Common sense is often not sensible, and common knowledge contains a lot of pure fiction.
My usual reaction to "Everybody knows..." is "Do they?".
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A can of worms I'm not qualified enough to open: our common imagery of fairy tale characters and places (especially royalty and castles) is basically a Victorian invention. Disney just paid it forward.
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...When seated, my feet were level with the head of the person in the next row.
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Not mentioned in the Wikipedia article: during construction the roof remained open for a year to allow the wood of the floor above the acoustic chamber to season.
*The rake of the top gallery was so steep that I was afraid that if I tripped I would tumble off...
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Apparently, my opinion is no longer shared.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy...
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I saw a variety of performances there, including ELO (with Suzy Quatro as opener) and Don McLean (Yes, "American Pie", but also a sing along of the canon version of "By the Waters of Babylon").
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Personally, I've always thought the Academy of Music had incredible acoustics (in high school I watched a modern dance performance from the topmost gallery* and clearly heard the squeak of the barefoot dancers upon the stage flooring above the live music).
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Ages ago (the 1990s), I played with colorizing digital still frames, and, even farther back in time (the 1970's) using water color markers on b/w 8 X 10 prints. I found that, yes, subtlety and transparency were the ticket.
Well, except for Lucy's hair from the Vitameatavegimen skit.
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Source:
www.eschatonblog.com/2025/06/but-...