Book Review: The Lincoln Highway

From The Lincoln Highway, by Amor Towles:

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"Billy went back to the front pocket of his backpack and took out something that looked like a pamphlet. When he unfolded it on the table, Emmett could see it was a road map of the United States from a Phillips 66. Cutting all the way across the middle of the map was a roadway that had been scored by Billy in black ink. In the western half of the country, the names of nine towns along the route had been circled.
—This is the Lincoln Highway, explained Billy, pointing to the long black line. It was invented in 1912 and was named for Abraham Lincoln and was the very first road to stretch from one end of America to the other."

The Fall Guy (2024)

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The Fall Guy (2024): Love story. Crime story. Mostly a star vehicle for Ryan Gosling with a plot full of stunts and blowing things up. It's not very good at any of these things. Emily Blunt gets short-changed. C+

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The Worst Places to Eat In RIchardson Last Month

The City of Richardson is rightly regarded as having some of the best, most diverse, dining options in north Texas ("Eat & Drink"). Feeling a bit like "Opposite Man," I thought I'd offer a list of the ten worst places to eat in Richardson last month. It's based on the City of Richardson's Health Department Restaurant Scores for last month. That is, each month features a different list.

POTD: Iceberg from Upsala Glacier

"Floating ice so vast,
A shard of Upsala's might,
Drifting blue and white."
— h/t ChatGPT

From 2024 03 14 Argentina Patagonia

Today's photo-of-the-day is of an iceberg from Upsala Glacier in Argentine Patagonia. Another tourist vessel is present for scale. Imagine the size of the glacier that the iceberg broke off from further up the fjord.

POTD: Perito Moreno Glacier

"Wide wall of blue ice,
Holding tourists' awed gaze.
Waiting for loud cracks."
— h/t ChatGPT

From 2023 03 14 Argentina Patagonia

Today's photo-of-the-day is of Perito Moreno Glacier in the Patagonia region of Argentina. It's also my favorite glacier. It's a particularly stable glacier, at least along its leading edge, thanks to the geography of the fjord which forms a bottleneck that the glacier catches on as it advances. At that point is a boardwalk for tourists, making this one of world's most accessible glaciers for viewing. Stand and watch for a while and you'll be treated to occasional calving of large chunks of ice.