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No. I moved into a place that had about 10,000 sq. yards of mostly 6 inch tall pine and maple sapling, wild grape. dog fennel, briars and Japanese stilt grass interwoven with Japanese wisteria that also climbed all the surrounding trees. Out of sheer boredom, I decided to turn it into a bird and butterfly garden with all native perennials without using power tools. I've had mixed success but enough that I'm not giving up.

I could actually try to learn what I'm supposed to but I've done the rest of my life by whim so it's too late to stop now.
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I applaud you!

I’d love to see what you’re doing and I’ll bring tools and a willingness to kill invasive plants.

I’m on a gravel road well west of you (based on your posts, I think you’re on or about Hatch Road); but, in Orange County. I spend a good bit of time and energy each year killing bamboo grass and Russian olive bushes.
 
Yeah ,I'm on the short side of Hatch Road. Not too much to see yet. I have had about 30 Virginia bluebells come up and there is a little stuff showing signs of budding but a fair amount of what I've planted won't do much until next year. Native perennials are tradeoffs. Harder to make fast progress but they don't take much care.
 
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Link: Using a ‘Tiny Bit of Math’ May Improve Your Heart Health, Study Suggests ‘A Tiny Bit of Math’ Might Improve Your Heart Health, Study Suggests

In the linked article, the ratio of average heart rate to number of steps taken is used as a predictor of heart health. But the NY Times article uses both "average heart rate" and "average resting heart rate." I figure it has to be "average resting heart rate" because the device used in the study does not have a "average heart rate" metric. Can anyone whose knows more about this, my estimate about 99% of the board, inform me which metric was used in the cited study, "average" or "average resting"?
 
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Walking #RiversidePark in NYC is a thing I do often. While out with Prince and Maxie I’ve circled The General Ulysses S. Grant National Memorial approximately 1,642 times over the last few years. One of the things to view at Grant's Tomb is the "Rolling Bench." Here's that story: "The Rolling Bench (1972–1974). A 400-foot mosaic bench, The Rolling Bench was described as the largest public arts project in the country when it was built between 1972 and 1974 by City Arts Workshop, the organization that would later become CITYarts, Inc. The Rolling Bench was designed by a group of artists and youth, and the work on the bench was led by Chilean-born New York artist Pedro Silva and the architect Phillip Danzig.

The benches were not universally popular and there was much debate over whether or not to destroy or move the benches, citing architectural conflict between the neoclassical tomb and the modern, colorful bench. In 1997, the benches were nearly removed by the Park Service as part of the 100th anniversary renovations of Grant's Tomb. The Park Service cut out a small section of the benches and lifted it a few inches to assess how difficult it would be to move them. However, The Rolling Bench was not removed and was restored in 2008 with the help of one of the original artists and many of the original volunteers, together with a group of young artists. It is also a current restoration project undertaken by CITYarts as of summer 2021." CITYarts, Inc. - Wikipedia.

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Learned a new way to split open a cheap hose nozzle. I went to hook up my hose for the first time since fall, turned it on and was greeted with water spraying. Apparently, while I unscrewed the hose , I didn't drain it and the nozzle was downhill. The water collected in it, froze, and popped the seams. Makes perfect sense but it sure never crossed my mind.
 
1. Search Google using the Question: "Is Miami south of Mexico City?"

2. The A.I. answer is: "Yes, Miami is south of Mexico City."

3. There is a YouTube video titled something like "Geography Facts Everyone Gets Wrong" that makes the same assertion.

4. The Tropic of Cancer is located at 23.5 degrees north. Miami is located north of the Tropic of Cancer. Mexico City is located south of the Tropic of Cancer.

5. Miami is located at latitude 25.76 degrees north. Mexico City is located at latitude 19.43 degrees north.

6. Can someone explain to me how Miami can be south of Mexico City?

ETA - 7. Is this some sort of "Trump Fact" that we will have to recite to avoid being rounded up by INS and sent to a Salvadoran prison?
 
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Which of the 50 states is the furtherest north, south, east, and west?


Because its Aleutian Islands span across the 180th meridian, Alaska is technically the easternmost state as well as the westernmost. It is also the most northern state.
Hawaii is the most southern state in the United States
 
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Which of the 50 states is the furtherest north, south, east, and west?


Because its Aleutian Islands span across the 180th meridian, Alaska is technically the easternmost state as well as the westernmost. It is also the most northern state.
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I have to digest this for a while...........
 
UNCatTech said:
Which of the 50 states is the furtherest north, south, east, and west?


Because its Aleutian Islands span across the 180th meridian, Alaska is technically the easternmost state as well as the westernmost. It is also the most northern state.
Hawaii is the most southern state in the United States
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But, according to the National Weather Service, a Nor'easter is a "storm along the East Coast of North America, so called because the winds over the coastal area are typically from the northeast."
Link: What is a Nor'easter?
So, if Nor'easters are restricted to the East Coast of North America, then how can Alaska be the furthest North or East?
 
Ok, this might be the ultimate example of lazy recruiter work.

I received a LinkedIn message from a recruiter.

He obviously didn't take the time to actually read the job position.

You see, I'm the hiring manager for the job posting that he sent me asking if I am interested. Yes, I'm interested in finding a good candidate, not taking the job myself. 😁
 
I just planted all 33 of the 25 bare root Indian Pinks I ordered. Most those guys seem like they'd rather throw 4-5 extra in on an order like that to make up for a small or damaged one. Works with me.

Only about another 150 to go over the next couple of weeks. My seed experiment was an absolute fiasco so far so I'm pursuing an alternate approach.
 
I put mine out mid March. We had so many at the end of last year that I think were migrating through that I thought we might get some of them coming back. I don't know if it's the first we had or not because I've spent so much time in the back on the garden. The feeder is where I can see it from my computer desk.
 
My mother remembers every perceived slight from her entire life, every negative. I sometimes wonder if anything positive has ever happened to her.

And, it seems that I got that gene to some extent. I hate it, so I work to be positive. Which is harder since the country elected a shit stain.
 
Ok, who deleted our new friend, while i was doing my best to make him feel welcome.

Yes, being out of work gives me time for my true passion, laughing.

I have beautiful wonderful hair, is the best hair. Big strong men approach me with tears in their eyes, wanting to praise and admire my hair.

It's a wonderful thing, you wouldn't understand the beauty that is my life.
 
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