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Ellis C. Whitby, PE, CSI, CDT, AIA, LEED
Senior Member
Username: ecwhitby
Post Number: 523
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 06, 2020 - 04:44 pm: |    |
Big dog does NOT want that bath
https://boingboing.net/2020/04/27/dog-does-not-want-bath.html |
Louis Medcalf, FCSI, CCS
Senior Member
Username: louis_medcalf
Post Number: 112
Registered: 11-2010
| | Posted on Monday, May 11, 2020 - 04:36 pm: | |
What the Bible says about the virus in Exodus Chapter 20: "Thou shall not covid thy neighbor's wife." |
Phil Kabza
Senior Member
Username: phil_kabza
Post Number: 661
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 - 02:52 pm: | |
For all those righteous non-social-distancing pastors: Matthew 6:6
Phil Kabza FCSI CCS AIA
SpecGuy Specifications Consultants
www.SpecGuy.com
phil@specguy.com |
Lynn Javoroski FCSI CCS LEED® AP SCIP Affiliate
Senior Member
Username: lynn_javoroski
Post Number: 2233
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 - 03:26 pm: | |
Good one! We've been reading Exodus before the israelites left Egypt and the plagues and Pharaoh's attitude are too close to home. (the murder hornets were the final blow - grin) |
Lynn Javoroski FCSI CCS LEED® AP SCIP Affiliate
Senior Member
Username: lynn_javoroski
Post Number: 2234
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 11:29 am: | |
Moderately Confused Comic Strip for May 13, 2020
https://www.gocomics.com/moderately-confused/2020/05/13?ct=v&cti=1915017 |
ken hercenberg
Senior Member
Username: khercenberg
Post Number: 1278
Registered: 12-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 11:55 am: | |
Yeah. Too bad there are so many horribly ugly condos going up all over the place. I'm learning to hate yellow painted cement board and EIFS. Much of it is already growing mold.
There's a new commercial "box" going up near me on the main drag painted splotchy black to charcoal. I may have to reroute just to avoid seeing it.
What has happened to architecture? Did I miss a memo? |
Lynn Javoroski FCSI CCS LEED® AP SCIP Affiliate
Senior Member
Username: lynn_javoroski
Post Number: 2235
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 12:34 pm: | |
There have always been crappy buildings; fortunately, many don't last. There are too many reasons for this to list here, but amazingly enough, good buildings do manage to get constructed. |
Ellis C. Whitby, PE, CSI, CDT, AIA, LEED
Senior Member
Username: ecwhitby
Post Number: 526
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 01:07 pm: | |
Lynn; The fact that many "crappy" buildings don't last is a good point, and one that goes beyond aesthetics. Contrary to the perception of some, lots of older buildings were built poorly. Shoddy construction, like shoddy design, is not new. |
John Bunzick, CCS, CCCA, LEED AP
Senior Member
Username: bunzick
Post Number: 1808
Registered: 03-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 03:21 pm: | |
I'm occasionally amused when someone sees a very old building, and comments that "buildings were made better back then" because that one structure is still standing. Of course, all the lousy buildings that were constructed at the same time have long since fallen down or been replaced. |
ken hercenberg
Senior Member
Username: khercenberg
Post Number: 1280
Registered: 12-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 04:21 pm: | |
John, unfortunately some pretty cool buildings as well.
No question that lots of good and not-so-good buildings have gone up, and down, other the years. It just seems like the vast majority of what I'm seeing are buildings I'd rather not see. The only upside is that I doubt they'll be around long. |
Nathan Woods, CSI, CCCA, LEED AP
Senior Member
Username: nwoods
Post Number: 813
Registered: 08-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 12:11 am: | |
John, when i was much younger, i made a similar observation while reading the TV Guide. I noted that more recent movies that i was familar with generally had 3 or maybe 4 stars, but all the older movies from the 50’s and forth had 5 stars. I remember telling my Dad,”It doesn’t seem fair, just because a movie is old doesn’t mean its any good”
His response was perfect, “Well, there were plenty of bad movies back then, but they only replay the good one now!” |
Ellis C. Whitby, PE, CSI, CDT, AIA, LEED
Senior Member
Username: ecwhitby
Post Number: 527
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 06:20 am: | |
Nathan: Spot on. |
Sheldon Wolfe
Senior Member
Username: sheldon_wolfe
Post Number: 1046
Registered: 01-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, May 17, 2020 - 10:42 pm: | |
Wise words from Banacek.
https://youtu.be/smDjmzL4uVE |
J. Peter Jordan
Senior Member
Username: jpjordan
Post Number: 1126
Registered: 05-2004
| | Posted on Monday, May 18, 2020 - 08:24 am: | |
And the ones "everyone" though were bad are sometimes the ones we want to see while the "good" ones sorta fade into obscurity.
J. Peter Jordan, FCSI, AIA, CCS, LEED AP, SCIP
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Lynn Javoroski FCSI CCS LEED® AP SCIP Affiliate
Senior Member
Username: lynn_javoroski
Post Number: 2238
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Monday, May 18, 2020 - 11:32 am: | |
How many times is "Tremors" on TV? And how many times do you wind up watching it instead of scrolling on? |
Ellis C. Whitby, PE, CSI, CDT, AIA, LEED
Senior Member
Username: ecwhitby
Post Number: 528
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Monday, May 18, 2020 - 11:42 am: | |
Lynn;
That's an awfully personal question. Is nothing to be private anymore?
I'm sure that everyone here is only reading and watching the classics. ;-) |
Lynn Javoroski FCSI CCS LEED® AP SCIP Affiliate
Senior Member
Username: lynn_javoroski
Post Number: 2239
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Monday, May 18, 2020 - 11:53 am: | |
Can we classify it as a classic by now? (I'm re-reading "Dune", by the way. I couldn't find our copy of "Foundation" - both classics!) |
Louis Medcalf, FCSI, CCS
Senior Member
Username: louis_medcalf
Post Number: 115
Registered: 11-2010
| | Posted on Monday, May 18, 2020 - 02:39 pm: | |
I originally read Dune in high school in the early 60's when it was serialized in Analog. I've lost count how many times I've re-read it--and my 5 sons! |
Ellis C. Whitby, PE, CSI, CDT, AIA, LEED
Senior Member
Username: ecwhitby
Post Number: 529
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Monday, May 18, 2020 - 02:43 pm: | |
RE "Tremors": a "Classic"? Maybe a "Cult" B-Movie, but "Classic"?
Re: Dune. That is a Classic. I liked the sequels and prequels much less. In fact, I think the quality dropped the father you get from the 1st. I disliked the movie a lot, and was disappointed in the BBC version. I hope the new movie is good.
I have all the original Foundation Books. I have read the spin-off done by the Three B's. All OK. |
Louis Medcalf, FCSI, CCS
Senior Member
Username: louis_medcalf
Post Number: 116
Registered: 11-2010
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - 02:25 pm: | |
Emphyrio by Jack Vance, a true stylist, is a classic to me that I re-read from time to time. |
Lynn Javoroski FCSI CCS LEED® AP SCIP Affiliate
Senior Member
Username: lynn_javoroski
Post Number: 2240
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - 03:36 pm: | |
"Dune" readers: The first time I read "Dune", I *think* I recall, a somewhat long description of how the Guild spacers were able to move the spacecraft through space using mental facilities enhanced by spice. But that hasn't been in the books the last time(s) I've read "Dune". Did I imagine that? Did I read it somewhere else? Do you remember it or not? |
Dan Helphrey
Senior Member
Username: dbhelphrey
Post Number: 55
Registered: 12-2018
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - 05:10 pm: | |
Lynn, it's definitely in there somewhere, but perhaps it's not spelled out in detail until one of the sequels? It's been a very long time since I've read it myself. |
Dan Helphrey
Senior Member
Username: dbhelphrey
Post Number: 56
Registered: 12-2018
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - 05:15 pm: | |
Ellis,
Tremors is most certainly a classic. |
Lynn Javoroski FCSI CCS LEED® AP SCIP Affiliate
Senior Member
Username: lynn_javoroski
Post Number: 2241
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - 05:46 pm: | |
Dan, thank you for helping save what's left of my sanity. Now I just have to find the passage! |
Dan Helphrey
Senior Member
Username: dbhelphrey
Post Number: 57
Registered: 12-2018
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - 06:12 pm: | |
Random anecdote inspired by this discussion: Back in the mid- late-80s when cable TV was still newer, I once went through the TV Guide and figured out that by changing to the right channels at the right times, one could watch Gilligan's Island reruns 24/7. |
Ellis C. Whitby, PE, CSI, CDT, AIA, LEED
Senior Member
Username: ecwhitby
Post Number: 530
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 07:54 am: | |
Dan; Regarding Tremors. The question, of course, is classic what?
;-) |
Nathan Woods, CSI, CCCA, LEED AP
Senior Member
Username: nwoods
Post Number: 817
Registered: 08-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 04:53 pm: | |
LOL, Dan, I have a story about Gilligan's Island.
My father is an on-air metorologist (now retired). When i was young, say 5 or 6 years old, lightning hit our house in Michigan and zapped our old Curtis Mathis TV set. I was watching TV right when it happened. A black and white episode of Gilligan's Island. It killed the TV with a flash. About 6 years later, the General Manager of the TV station came over for dinner, and was shocked to learn that my Mom and I had rarely ever watched my dad on TV, because we didn't have a TV. I grew up outdoors, and never missed it. Well, he made a big fuss and ordered us a new console set. This was maybe around 1981. He came over when it was delivered and with a flurish, turned it on... to the exact same episode of Gilligan's Island. I remember simply walking away and my Mom turning it off with much spluttering from the GM. In all that time, we missed nothing. I still don't watch TV. However, Youtube takes hours from me each week, LOL |
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