Richardson City Councilmember Dan Barrios is attending a conference. He reports on Facebook, "My first fascinating breakout for the day! It was a packed room and the most popular one yet!"
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
The Boys in the Boat (2023)
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Amazon
Monday, June 17, 2024
Book: Symphony of Secrets
From Symphony of Secrets, by Brendan Slocumb:
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"It was actually happening. A piece of RED—the elusive, mysterious, impossible RED—had been found. And out of everyone on the planet, Bern himself—a poor bologna-sandwich-eating kid with a beat-up French horn—was going to actually see it. Be one of the very first people to touch it, to decipher Frederic Delaney's distinctive handwriting."
Sunday, June 16, 2024
POTD: Martyr's Cemetery
"Rabat's ancient stones,
Beside the vast, tranquil sea,
Eternal, serene."
—h/t ChatGPT
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| From 2023 09 17 Rabat |
Today's photo-of-the-day is from Rabat, Morocco. It shows Sidi Al Khattab Cemetery, also called Martyr's Cemetery. It is located next to the thousand-year-old Kasbah of Rabat. I haven't been able to find much information about the cemetery online, but visually it's incomprehensibly large and stunningly beautiful as it overlooks the ocean. As I age and contemplate being much closer to death than birth, I find myself irresistably drawn to such scenes.
Saturday, June 15, 2024
POTD: Kasbah of the Oudaias
"Ancient walls embrace,
Kasbah of the Oudaias,
Heritage preserved."
—h/t ChatGPT
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| From 2023 09 17 Rabat |
Today's photo-of-the-day is from the Kasbah of the Oudaias in Rabat, Morocco. Dating to the 10th century, "it is located on a hill at the mouth of the Bou Regreg opposite Salé, and adjacent to the Medina quarter of Rabat. It is listed, along with other sites in Rabat, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site."
Bonus photos are after the jump.
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