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Heros Newfoundland Will there be a buffet?

Gander, Operation Yellow Ribbon, and Jiggs’ Dinner

Gander is a town located in the northeastern part of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, approximately 40 km (25 mi) south of Gander Bay, 100 km (62 mi) south of Twillingate and 90 km (56 mi) east of Grand Falls-Windsor. … When the U.S. closed its airspace after […]

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Canada Engineering England Scholarship/Erudition TechnoBLOTT Will there be a buffet?

The Godfather of Artificial Intelligence

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two pioneers of artificial intelligence — John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton — won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for helping create the building blocks of machine learning that is revolutionizing the way we work and live but also creates new threats for humanity. Hinton, who is known as the godfather of […]

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Heros Hopeful Songs on Dismal Days Lasting Love Music Will there be a buffet?

Wedding Song (There Is Love)

“Wedding Song (There Is Love)” is a title of a 1971 hit single by Paul Stookey: the song—which Stookey credits to divine inspiration – has since been recorded by many singers (with versions by Petula Clark and Mary MacGregor returning it to the Billboard Hot 100)—and remains a popular choice for performance at weddings. Wikipedia […]

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Baltic States Collapse of Democracy/Civilization/etc. Poland Will there be a buffet?

The Suwalki Gap

This may seem obscure, but it makes me nervous. There are some very serious people worrying about this. Russia, with their insatiable greed and lust for power, has their eye on the Baltic states (Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia). Many fear that Russia’s original plan was to use Ukraine (their 3-day special military operation) as a […]

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Adventures of the Elders Food Meaning of Life Texas Will there be a buffet?

Chicken Fried Bacon Pilgrimage

Once upon a time, long ago but not too long ago, Elder UC#3, UC#4-SU, Sally T. Intern, UC#2 and I met up at Sodolak’s Original Country Inn in Snook, Texas. The quest: a pilgrimage to the origin of Chicken Fried Bacon. Our get-together was in August of 2011, during a serious Texas drought. We both […]

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Adventures of the Elders Engineering russia Texas Will there be a buffet?

Rudder Tower / Sbisa / Commies

On his birthday, UC#3 shared with us his admiration for monolithic concrete structures. We had brunch at Rudder Tower. They had some dining room set up at the top floor – was a fave for parental units when they visited. I will note Rudder Tower at A&M and the Stalin Seven Sister Towers are widely […]

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Heros Massachusetts Scholarship/Erudition Will there be a buffet?

Saints and Strangers: The Mayflower Voyage

Q: If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?A: Pilgrims As we were crafting the tale of Babusia Bott, the first Bott to come to America, we weren’t able to find much (i.e. any) information about her twine-constructed sailing vessels (because it’s not real). However, we can assume that her voyage had […]

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Animal Kingdom Iceland Will there be a buffet?

Fish, et. al

Fish Farming Fish farming or pisciculture involves commercial breeding of fish, most often for food, in fish tanks or artificial enclosures such as fish ponds. Worldwide, the most important fish species produced in fish farming are carp, catfish, salmon and tilapia. While fish farming is practised worldwide, China alone provides 62% of the world’s farmed […]

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Australia Turkey Will there be a buffet?

Underground Cities

Derinkuyu Getting There Street View of the Underground City Early WLBOTT Presence in Derinkuyu The Underground World of Coober Pedy Climate Getting There Will There Be a Buffet? Glad you asked! Thanks to the Comfort Inn Coober Pedy Facebook page, we can enjoy a virtual underground buffet. The Underground City of A Boy and His […]

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Alberta Food Will there be a buffet?

Varenyky / Perogies / Вареники: A Deep Dive

The Stream of Consciousness 6/5/2024 7:24 AM Gentle people – as we traverse the northern prairie on our way to the largest ball of twine, we need to stop at Wall Drug in SD to see the 80’ brontosaurus. We can discuss whether we go to nearby Mount Rushmore to see it before Trump gets […]