Egrets, I've had a few...(musings and some pics)

[globaleagle]

This STAR WARS visual timeline compared to real world years is blowing my mind

Twitter user Rik Villanueva of the Jammed Transmissions Star Wars podcast posted this, and it's absolutely blowing my mind. In other words: the Star Wars saga (or at least, the…

boingboing.net

 

[Woodsie]

 

[globaleagle]

I find this stat...disturbing

Canada has had: (M1.5 or greater)​

• 0 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
• 8 earthquakes in the past 7 days
• 25 earthquakes in the past 30 days
• 327 earthquakes in the past 365 days

The largest earthquake in Canada:​

• this week: 2.7 in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada
• this month: 4.3 in Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, Canada
• this year: 4.7 in Tofino, British Columbia, Canada

Today's Earthquakes in Canada

Quakes Near Canada Now, Today, and Recently. See if there was there an earthquake just now in Canada

earthquaketrack.com

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Aw quit squawking, does 4.7 even cause any damage?
Try living in a bushfire zone!
At least we've had a cool and damp summer so far, couldn't bear another like last year!

 

[globaleagle]

Just to "live the double" - we live in one as well...!

But loving the fact it's cool and damp for you guys, the last couple of years have been tragic.

 

[Woodsie]

I find this stat...disturbing

Canada has had: (M1.5 or greater)​

• 0 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
• 8 earthquakes in the past 7 days
• 25 earthquakes in the past 30 days
• 327 earthquakes in the past 365 days

The largest earthquake in Canada:​

• this week: 2.7 in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada
• this month: 4.3 in Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, Canada
• this year: 4.7 in Tofino, British Columbia, Canada

Today's Earthquakes in Canada

Quakes Near Canada Now, Today, and Recently. See if there was there an earthquake just now in Canada

earthquaketrack.com

Then I suggest you don't google lightning strikes ...

 

[manly al]

I find this stat...disturbing

Canada has had: (M1.5 or greater)​

• 0 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
• 8 earthquakes in the past 7 days
• 25 earthquakes in the past 30 days
• 327 earthquakes in the past 365 days

The largest earthquake in Canada:​

• this week: 2.7 in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada
• this month: 4.3 in Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, Canada
• this year: 4.7 in Tofino, British Columbia, Canada

Today's Earthquakes in Canada

Quakes Near Canada Now, Today, and Recently. See if there was there an earthquake just now in Canada

earthquaketrack.com

Guess that means that the Earth is still moving for you , good to hear

 

[globaleagle]

Guess that means that the Earth is still moving for you , good to hear

If Canada is 'a rocking, don't bother 'a knocking!

 

[globaleagle]

Fun fact:

We all know that a mausoleum is an elaborate above ground tomb, but the word actually comes from an "inhabitant" of one of the "seven wonders of the ancient world."

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or Tomb of "King" Mausolus.

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Mausolus was a ruler of Caria.

Mausolus - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Good morning!

 

[Woodsie]

Fun fact:

We all know that a mausoleum is an elaborate above ground tomb, but the word actually comes from an "inhabitant" of one of the "seven wonders of the ancient world."

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or Tomb of "King" Mausolus.

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Mausolus was a ruler of Caria.

Mausolus - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Good morning!

Was it built in the dead centre of the town? ...

 

[globaleagle]

Was it built in the dead centre of the town? ...

No, it was built overlooking the Gulf of Kerme (the ceramic gulf, or gulf of Cos) and was....

wait a moment......

 

[globaleagle]

Oiseaux is 'birds' in French and not ONE letter is pronounced how it should be...

and there is SEVEN of them!!

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Oiseaux is 'birds' in French and not ONE letter is pronounced how it should be...

and there is SEVEN of them!!

'Are', not 'is'.

 

[Woodsie]

'Are', not 'is'.

And is the capital O necessary ? I realise it is the beginning of a sentence ... but

 

[globaleagle]

'Are', not 'is'.

It's French, of course it's "is".... sheesh

And is the capital O necessary ? I realise it is the beginning of a sentence ... but

Yes. Heathen!

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

It's French, of course it's "is".... sheesh


Yes. Heathen!

Well true, so technically you should have said, 'Well zere eez Seven of them. Bonjour!'

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

And is the capital O necessary ? I realise it is the beginning of a sentence ... but

No not necessary these days, in fact the only remaining grammar rule that is necessary is that you can't end a sentence with 'but'!

 

[globaleagle]

Sigh...

None of this has anything to do with my post.

Sheesh!

Remember when we were taught to angle the address when writing a letter?

I thought the change to straight down (left margin) was a super big change!


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assassin (n.)

1530s (in Anglo-Latin from mid-13c.), via medieval French and Italian Assissini, Assassini, from Arabic hashīshīn (12c.), an Arabic nickname, variously explained, for the Nizari Ismaili sect in the Middle East during the Crusades, plural of hashishiyy, from the source of hashish (q.v.).

 

[globaleagle]

Just got an email from my Aust family saying they just received my Christmas cards that I deliberately posted early (Nov 15th) to give them plenty of time to arrive before Christmas....lol

Two friggen months! Well done Canada and Australia post!

 

[globaleagle]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.............................