The Isolated Blurt Thread XXXV: It's Only Castles Burning

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Tarte Tatin done as a cheese cake ?
I suppose there is a possibility...
Lots of fiddling with proportions.
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that was an interesting google. I forgot that people actually bake real cheesecake instead of making the icebox desert that comes in a mix
 
When I say cheesecake, I mean cream cheese.

Watching "Flushed Away" on American
I recognized the Wallace and Gromit faces, right away.
All my favorite voices from PBS!

Ian McKellen seems to be enjoying his job.


He knows his over the top, he does.
 
I just saw that. Thought I'd done a Dead Zone and been in a coma for 4 years.

1) he needs the money and by "campaigning" he can amass it legally

2) when "campaigning" he can control who is there, who is given tickets, as President he doesn't get that much control.
 


It blew like bloody fucking hell. We never shook out the second reef. That kind of constant wind can make people crazy. It was a relief to get out of it.

We spent one night anchored at an island with a population of 192. I should have checked to see if they have webbed feet and six toes. Yes, they've got electricity and four automobiles but the fact of the matter is that they're not that far from the Stone Age.

It's amazing to see the colossal differences between standards of living from island to island and wonder what societal/cultural characteristics led to such wildly different outcomes.





 
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Fata, beware of American NOVA program from PBS

Computer maths/ math may try to make you jump out of your skin.

Shiver up my spine, how the creation expresses the essence of eight legged horror.

"Nature is a relentless folder."

NOVA
The Origami Revolution
The ancient art of paper folding is sparking scientific advances, affecting drug development and future NASA space missions. Discover how the art of origami is reshaping the world around us as scientists uncover the power of folding.
 

Going through customs and immigration in Miami is always vile. There's nothing I detest more than being packed in a crowd and being forced to endure long lines with the dregs of humanity.

Ugh.

 

Going through customs and immigration in Miami is always vile. There's nothing I detest more than being packed in a crowd and being forced to endure long lines with the dregs of humanity.

Ugh.


No GOES card?
 
it only took a week to get the not-at-all-the-playground to a second page. that's gotta be like a record or something.

*cough*
 

Going through customs and immigration in Miami is always vile. There's nothing I detest more than being packed in a crowd and being forced to endure long lines with the dregs of humanity.

Ugh.


You think Miami is bad, try Atlanta. Absolutely horrible.
 

I ran 2 miles on a beach on Wednesday. My damn calves are still sore.

After two weeks on a sailboat, I gotta go for a run.


 



This is an unusual and fascinating photograph of Roger Federer. Virtually every photograph you will ever see of Federer hitting a tennis ball will show him looking intently at the ball. He's notorious for his intense focus on the ball (which is a critical and too frequently forgotten necessity). During an Australian Open match a commentator noted that Federer has the extraordinary ability to take his eye off the ball whilst serving to check to see if the receiver is guessing on the intended location of the serve by "cheating" to one side or the other. Receivers (particularly on a second serve) will frequently move in an effort to improve the likelihood of receiving the serve on their favored side. Federer's ability to take this glance is an amazing subtlety and one that I had not previously been aware of.

http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2017/01/29/gettyimages-632973912-9e4f773445068eb79df24ff668ae00f8f976e2fd-s800-c85.jpg



 
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