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1 hour ago, TMoney said:

I found a website, openstreetmap.org, that has most (but not all) of the stairs, lanes, paths, and public rights of way marked. A lot of them are not on google maps or Apple Maps. This is so cool!

A lot of these paths are barely marked and you could walk/drive right by them without knowing they were there. 

I've been plotting out interesting walks while I've been stuck on conference calls and double checking that the paths are actually there on google maps street view.

Some fun looking routes in southern marin that I hope to do.

Corte Madera Stair Tour:

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Sausalito Stair Tour:

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Mill Valley Stair Tour:

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Thanks for the site - it looks like a aggregator of all city level GIS site data. And agreed, it has the paths that I know are there that google doesn't. - cool. 

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23 hours ago, swt61 said:

 

Today's project is outdoor railing caps for three decks on a project that's just about done. 

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These will set atop 2" wide metal railings. The grooves I milled to 2 3/4" wide, to also accommodate LED light strips that will shine down on the deck.

Took a few pics today, to better understand the project. The extra space in the dado underneath is where the LED light strips will be mounted.

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This is one of three decks receiving the same treatment. 

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On 5/11/2023 at 6:46 PM, TMoney said:

I found a website, openstreetmap.org, that has most (but not all) of the stairs, lanes, paths, and public rights of way marked. A lot of them are not on google maps or Apple Maps. This is so cool!

A lot of these paths are barely marked and you could walk/drive right by them without knowing they were there. 

I've been plotting out interesting walks while I've been stuck on conference calls and double checking that the paths are actually there on google maps street view.

Some fun looking routes in southern marin that I hope to do.

Corte Madera Stair Tour:

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Sausalito Stair Tour:

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Mill Valley Stair Tour:

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So map out some hearts for valentine's day, a turkey for thanksgiving, a smiley face just 'cause, and a penis if you're 13.

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5 minutes ago, Dusty Chalk said:

So map out some hearts for valentine's day, a turkey for thanksgiving, a smiley face just 'cause, and a penis if you're 13.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS_drawing 

With a bike.

 https://www.instagram.com/wallygpx/

13 / Naval Aviator, and a jet.

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2019/05/14/the-navys-probe-into-sky-penis

 

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10 hours ago, Dusty Chalk said:

Not today, but yesterday:  had an interview with a hiring manager, it's a really good fit both ways.  They called me back THE SAME DAY to set up an (actually) in-person interview, which means they will probably move forward with an offer.

I am excite.

Congrats!

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23 hours ago, Grahame said:

Any cocaine present?

I just assumed it was common knowledge that Grizzlies prefer cocaine, while Black bears are heavy into meth. Polar bears like to chill, so heroin is more their bag.

Oh, and Pandas smoke opium of course. 

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Actually two days ago. Went to see a play at Chichester, in the tiny Minerva theatre https://www.preevue.com/projects/minerva-theatre . The play was called 4000 miles, and we really went to see it because it has Eileen Atkins in it. A titan of theatre and movies.

She was splendid, but looked a bit old (the character was of an old woman).

It was only when we got home and checked: 88. Still treading the boards at 88! Hell she started as a professional leading actor in 1953 -  three years before I was born.

This is she - courtesy of Wikipedia  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eileen_Atkins

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I seem to making a habit of posting about theatre trips! Went to the National Theatre in London to see The Motive and the Cue.

This was about the staging of Hamlet on Broadway in 1964, starring Richard Burton and directed by John Gielgud. It was really about the way the two clashed during 25 days of rehearsals - Gielgud's interpretation was very mannered and formal (he performed Hamlet 500 times!), and Burton's was fiery and emotional. They eventually found mutual respect.

Directed by Sam Mendez, and starring Mark Gatiss as Gielgud, Tuppence Middleton as Liz Taylor and Johnny Flynn superbly as Burton.

https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/the-motive-and-the-cue/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Gatiss

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuppence_Middleton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Flynn

What is interesting is that Flynn is the same age as Burton was in 1964, and Gatiss at 56 is almost the same age as Gielgud, who was 60 in '64. Likewise Middleton - Liz Taylor was 32 and Middleton is 36. So the ages of the main characters were very true to life.

If you want to see what the Broadway play with Burton was like, YouTube is your friend  

 

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Burton died at the age of 58 from a cerebral haemorrhage, the cause been a life of chain smoking and a gargantuan amount of booze. I've read his diaries, and at one stage he congratulates himself for cutting down - from three bottles of vodka a day to just one. It is a wonder he lasted to 58.  

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He cut down on the booze in his later years. His last stage play, Private Lives, he did stone cold sober. He says in his diaries that it was the scariest thing he has ever done - everything you have ever seen Burton in, movies, plays etc he was boozed up just enough to overcome stage fright, without losing the ability to act.

Acting: pretending to be someone else, for money.

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