Wednesday, 6 April 2022
We drove far enough north today that we found pears in bloom, rather lushly decorative among these old (for the Midwest) buildings…
…not far from the Uh-Hi-Uh river.
Fun fact: although many boundaries that follow rivers track the middle of the river, or what was at one time the middle, somehow, that’s not so for the Ohio River. Indeed, the state of Ohio, The Guru (aka Mr Ohio) says, doesn’t “have” any of its namesake river.
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
This is not charming, although I do find it interesting, mostly, I guess, in the lineup of blue trashcans and the double row of meters. And, then there’re the liberated cables and wires. I’m rather glad I don’t have an apartment in this complex, I must admit.
Tuesday, 29 March 2022
Probably along with twenty-seven or eighty-four (or more?) other television stations around the USA, one of our local affiliates’ weather team is using a new (to them) hot phrase for select days ahead with a worrisome prediction. They call them First Alert days. And now that they’ve been using this marketing model for a few weeks, I noticed that the promotional phrase has been turned into a verb, as in: “I’m First Alerting Thursday.” Evolution in front of our very ears.
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
The movie equipment and orange cones were in the alley and hardware parking lot. I don’t know if they were also over by the green house, as I didn’t walk that way. Is this confusing? All the equipment was parked, and no one was around it, so the only conclusion I could come to: no movie work on this half-rainy day. [But, were they shooting in one of the bars? Or? I didn’t walk that way either, so: unknown.]
Thursday, 17 March 2022
I thought a year ago that new construction in our general area would die down. How wrong I was. Here’s what I call the empty tooth socket stage.
And here is the new underway. I heard four nail guns busy simultaneously.
And even the casserole heat-and-eat place is getting an upgrade…and while that’s underway, they have a temporary parking lot freezer (with its own generator). Yes, the lot is very desnivel (Spanish for un-level).
Sunday, 27 February 2022
🇺🇦 Ukraine’s flag colors seem very similar to those of the UnivMichigan. Ukraine strong azure: #0066cc; UMich blue #00274C. Ukraine yellow: #ffcc00; UMich maize: #FFCB05. [All websafe.]
Wednesday, 23 February 2022
We “did” culture today. [Better in person.]
Detail of MRO’s dress.
BHO.
Great hands. And the mini-hands show almost 4:30. PM, I assume.
Sunday, 20 February 2022
Nice colors in the sunrise sky. I looked the other way, and saw the moon, too, but it wasn’t photogenic (roofs).
Channel flipping brought us a few minutes of a replay of the closing ceremonies. I know that was supposed to be a stylized snowflake, but it looked more like a star in a Christmas play to me. I’m sure the Chinese officials did not expect a Christian interpretation. Did they use international focus groups?
Friday, 18 February 2022
On That Corner, the materials left from yesterday were sidelined today…and neater and more out of the way than late yesterday.
Meanwhile, two blocks away, a crew had been here last week painting the front of a house, and I thought the shoot was over the next day. However, I was wrong, and it seemed a full staff was here today. Movie or advertisement? Dunno. A safely dressed traffic-person was busy helping all the delivery vehicles. The minute I was there, I could see FedEx, Brown, and Prime, plus civilian vehicles. A typical Friday-afternoon crush here at this well-used residential cut-through.
Saturday, 12 February 2022
And all you taxpayers out there. We received our government nasal swab covid tests.