POTD: Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park

"A table stands still.
Warning sign keeps it open.
White rhinos nearby."

— h/t ChatGPT

From 2023 10 23 South Africa - Part 2

Today's photo-of-the-day is from the Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park in eastern South Africa. It was the first of many national parks we toured in southern Africa. It's the oldest nature reserve in Africa. "Thanks to conservation efforts, the park now has one of the largest populations of white rhinoceros in the world, although this population remains severely threatened by the poaching of hundreds of rhinos every year in the park."

The photo was taken at a picnic area in the park. The warning sign is probably what keeps the picnic table open. Click for a bonus photo closeup of another warning sign.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)

Rotten Tomatoes

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005): Married couple keep a secret from each other: each is a hired assassin. When they find out, each feels the need to assassinate the other. The premise is silly, but it's fun if you don't take it too seriously. The chemistry between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie is real. B-

Netflix

#VeryTardyReview

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (TV 2024)

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Mr. & Mrs. Smith (TV 2024): Two new assassins are paired, fall in love, but begin to distrust each other. Different from the 2005 movie in that these two are unsuited for each other in every way, not just that they want to kill each other. Also, they are bad assassins. B-

Prime

Council Recap: Competing Views of Development

Part 2 of an important topic.
Part 1: "Council Recap: Comp Plan Update"

In the August 12, 2024, review of progress on the City of Richardson's update of its Comprehensive Plan, City Manager Don Magner and Mayor Bob Dubey laid out competing models of how development works in Richardson. Neither view was laid out in detail. I'm not sure either person has given the matter enough thought to do that. I'm not sure either one even sees the conflict between the two models. Going by what little they did say, conflict there is, and both models should raise warning flags.

Council Recap: Comp Plan Update

On August 12, 2024, the Richardson City Council and City Plan Commission (CPC) received an update on the development of a new Comprehensive Plan for the City. The emphasis was on land use with focus on allowed secondary uses, missing middle housing, and identified redevelopment zones. City staff plan to finish the Comp Plan and present it to the City Council for adoption in December, 2024.

My hopes for this update to the Comp Plan, the first since 2009, have steadily fallen during the year-long effort to produce it. Here's why.