I think my first awareness of Prague, as a beautiful destination was from the INXS video for Never Tear Us Apart. While planning our family trip, I researched the filming locations used in the video, and was able to recreate each of the scenes 38 years later.
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I was always told that I would never be any good at poetry, because of my dyslexia. So far, I've made a vase, a bowl, and two coffee mugs.

You know how, when your lights go out, you wonder if the whole block is out? Didn’t think it would be the whole Iberian peninsula.

Oh my god, Bluesky thinks I'm gay!

My New Year's resolution was to eschew obfuscation and espouse elucidation. I won't prevaricate. The effort hasn't been inconsiderable.

Darkness falls over the three main Chedi at Wat Maha That, Ayutthaya, Thailand

For a few days every February, Horsetail Falls in Yosemite catches the sunset just so (lighting the water, as the cliff face falls into shadow) and appears to be on fire.

North Gate, Angkor Thom.

I was playing around with Chat GPT, and thought I'd see what it knows about lasers (something I happen to know a lot about). At one point, it volunteered to produce a diagram for me. It came up with this curiosity. If I can find a DISTRUBITED FEFAABRSTICK MODUIATED LASER, I might make a lightsaber.

Date night stroll

Selfie @700ft, in front of the Golden Gate.

Vitamin sea and an amazing sunset in Casteldefels, Spain

OK, calm down LinkedIn, I’m pretty sure I don’t know everyone at “Retired”.

One of my better launches caught on video. Tollhouse, CA.

I asked the barista for her mildest roast. She told me my ears were ‘just average’.

“If your friends jumped off a cliff, would you?”
My friends jumped today and they didn’t tell me?!?”
Flight from 1700’ Ed Levin Park, Milpitas, CA

Hank Green's mentioned Bluesky doesn't down-rank links I thought I would try an experiment. I know how this performs on some other platforms. Here is a short paragliding video, set to relaxing music, showing how amazing it is to soar over the dunes near Monterey California.
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I'm trying to stop gorging myself on Thanksgiving leftovers. But, I don't know if I can quit cold turkey.

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