An approximately 12-year old office boy, working for J.J. O’Brien and Sons on East 23 Street, in 1917. Another Lewis Hine photo for the National Child Labor Committee.
Just what I want my home to taste like… Cigarette smoke.
I’d hope if someone were nostalgic for the taste of my home, he’d be thinking of… I dunno… pot roast and gravy, apple pie… even just a good cup of coffee. But not Camels.
I’m talking about someone else longing for MY home, not me remembering my parents’ car…
but since you asked, no, never longing for that. Not even nostalgia could make me long for that.
My brother, sister and I would put up with a hell of a lot if we could have our dad back, even for a short time, no matter the inconveniences we’d have to put up with. I’ll bet you would too. 🙂
I don’t know about others, Arfside, but, for me, there is no nostalgia. Parents who didn’t really care for kids, they just happened and/or came along. Siblings who would try to cheat you. No, no nostalgia for that within me, and I of all people hold much other nostalgia as part of my own being.
Sad? Yes. Very sad. But this is life as it is, not The Beaver’s world.
As we age, as we walk those final miles, we forgive.
But can never forget.
What’s interesting about your comment is my brother hates my dad and thinks he was the most evil person on earth. But I don’t, and I do miss him. Yet we were both raised in the same house, pretty much the same way. And while we were never at odds with each other, we’ve also never been close since before college. Strange things happen in families.
It’s sad and interesting to see the differences between the two of you. We wisecrack back and forth almost every day, although we’re thousands of miles apart. I visit my sister in El Paso a few times a year. We’ll all get together at my brother’s house up in Maine in October. Looking forward to it. I wish Mom and Dad could be there with us, but they didn’t live forever.
Yes, Thankfully, I have.
My wife had a similar upbringing.
Together now for 54 years married, 2 daughters, one we haven’t spoken to for many years because of her drug and behaviour problems; the other, we are quite close to her, my son-in-law and now our 7-year old grandson.
Life is what you make of it.
I was the executor of my parent’s (small) estate, and I was privileged (???) to see my siblings up close and (quite) personal. Those leopards did not change their spots.
Again, rather sad. But it IS life for some. Do I long for what you have? Yes, and, No. Again, this is life. Doris Day was right…
A polar bear, at the edge of an iceberg in East Greenland…
According to several sites I trust, including the Smithsonian Magazine and The Guardian, this is a drone photo by Rhiannon Lawler, of the UK, one of the winners in the 2nd International Aerial Photographer of the Year competition.
However a photographer named Greg Purnell includes it on his website, on a page of drone photographs he took in Greenland, in 2025. Um…. say what?
Interesting thought: I didn’t think they were inconsequential, but…
If they’re inconsequential to the development of the world after they waned, then it should include the US, as other territories break off on their own, but with British influence.
The only thing I can think of is that the US was not part of the empire during Queen Victoria’s reign having become independent some 40 years before her birth.
As to the other places, no idea as they were part of the BE during her reign.
I did wonder about that sign… I’m sure it doesn’t mean what we joke about it meaning… and it’s probably referring to renting a room or maybe a bed in a shared room in a boarding house for women.
But the same question remains… It couldn’t be $3.50 a night. Women made less than men, and I know many men made $5 to $7 a week. It’s quite possible that a small or shared room was $3.50 a month, impossible as that sounds in 2026.
According to my search, this is a portrait of Henri Groulx and a rooster, taken at the Parisian Studio, Lachine, Quebec, in 1920.
A couple of sites said he was Canadian politician Henri Groulx, but if the photography studio wasn’t decades off in its dating, that would be strange, since that Groulx was born in 1888, owned a pharmacy in 1914, and would have been an incredibly young looking 32, in this photo.
I did see someone selling a photo album of a youngish Canadian organist of that name, taken in the 1930s and early 40s… Couldn’t get a close look. But a … what… 4 year old boy?… in 1920 would only be 14 in 1930… probably not him either.
So this amusing picture, to those who find smoking toddlers amusing, is probably his claim to fame.
First I just added 5 to all 3, instead of subtracting to get the number to add, which gives you (7 x 5) + 5.= 40
I like the other way better, but it does show that there are probably several ways to come up with yet different answers.
Meanwhile, I want to know why the 7 is taller than the 5.
There have been discussions about sunrises and sunsets here a few times. I would like to share a site I use for that information. It is: https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy.
It asks for your location (zip code is accurate enough) and will provide the times for the sun and moon rise and set times for where you live. It is very informative.
How clean is the air where you live? Airnow.gov is where you’ll find the map and locations of monitors for where you live. It’s also pretty good. It turns out there’s a monitor just a few hundred feet from my house at the High School.
I use that site all the time, without the backslash “astronomy”… And yeah, it’s great
They have complete charts and graphs of everything you’d want to know about… well… time… and … um…. dates.
There’s a page that shows you the times, not only of sunrise and sunset, for your location, but three stages each of twilight and dawn, and also represents them pictorially, with a slider, so you can watch it change as you change the date.
Daylight savings time, equinoxes, solstices…. world maps with time zones. It answers all those questions.
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I couldn’t help but yawn with him (or her).
Oh! I thought she was practicing her scales… She has a lesson at 11am with her vocal coach.
They probably play a variety of sirens to see if she can match their tenor.
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In the circle of life, the bear wins this time.
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Working his way up the ladder.
An approximately 12-year old office boy, working for J.J. O’Brien and Sons on East 23 Street, in 1917. Another Lewis Hine photo for the National Child Labor Committee.
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Just what I want my home to taste like… Cigarette smoke.
I’d hope if someone were nostalgic for the taste of my home, he’d be thinking of… I dunno… pot roast and gravy, apple pie… even just a good cup of coffee. But not Camels.
I thought a taste of home for you would be sitting in a hot car with lots of nasty cigar smoke. Longing for / not longing for that?
I’m talking about someone else longing for MY home, not me remembering my parents’ car…
but since you asked, no, never longing for that. Not even nostalgia could make me long for that.
My brother, sister and I would put up with a hell of a lot if we could have our dad back, even for a short time, no matter the inconveniences we’d have to put up with. I’ll bet you would too. 🙂
I don’t know about others, Arfside, but, for me, there is no nostalgia. Parents who didn’t really care for kids, they just happened and/or came along. Siblings who would try to cheat you. No, no nostalgia for that within me, and I of all people hold much other nostalgia as part of my own being.
Sad? Yes. Very sad. But this is life as it is, not The Beaver’s world.
As we age, as we walk those final miles, we forgive.
But can never forget.
What’s interesting about your comment is my brother hates my dad and thinks he was the most evil person on earth. But I don’t, and I do miss him. Yet we were both raised in the same house, pretty much the same way. And while we were never at odds with each other, we’ve also never been close since before college. Strange things happen in families.
It’s sad and interesting to see the differences between the two of you. We wisecrack back and forth almost every day, although we’re thousands of miles apart. I visit my sister in El Paso a few times a year. We’ll all get together at my brother’s house up in Maine in October. Looking forward to it. I wish Mom and Dad could be there with us, but they didn’t live forever.
I hope you found other people in your life to give you the closeness that we still have as a family.
Yes, Thankfully, I have.
My wife had a similar upbringing.
Together now for 54 years married, 2 daughters, one we haven’t spoken to for many years because of her drug and behaviour problems; the other, we are quite close to her, my son-in-law and now our 7-year old grandson.
Life is what you make of it.
I was the executor of my parent’s (small) estate, and I was privileged (???) to see my siblings up close and (quite) personal. Those leopards did not change their spots.
Again, rather sad. But it IS life for some. Do I long for what you have? Yes, and, No. Again, this is life. Doris Day was right…
Not a subject to which I could give a public, pat answer.
My father was a difficult man… an Air Force officer in WWII, later colonel, with a vile temper and no brakes.
He was very bright, and liked a joke; I still quote him…
But I couldn’t wait to leave home for college at 17, if that’s a clue.
We made our peace, eventually…. starting probably in his 70s and more so when he had Alzheimer’s in his 80s.
By then, I appreciated that he treated me the same as his biological two, kept a roof over our heads, food in the pantry
My sister and I get along, by phone and email, but we joke that it’s because we live 1000 miles apart and haven’t seen in other for years.
My brother and I were learning to be closer…. but he ruined it by passing away in 2008.
Nostalgia is difficult.
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A polar bear, at the edge of an iceberg in East Greenland…
According to several sites I trust, including the Smithsonian Magazine and The Guardian, this is a drone photo by Rhiannon Lawler, of the UK, one of the winners in the 2nd International Aerial Photographer of the Year competition.
However a photographer named Greg Purnell includes it on his website, on a page of drone photographs he took in Greenland, in 2025. Um…. say what?
Maybe they work together?
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The odd thing to me is that the map doesn’t include England, Wales, Scotland, & Ireland.
Interesting thought: I didn’t think they were inconsequential, but…
If they’re inconsequential to the development of the world after they waned, then it should include the US, as other territories break off on their own, but with British influence.
I didn’t know whether this is just a certain moment in time… But yes… this seems incomplete.
The British empire did at some point include the US…
And what about Belize, and Hong Kong, the Falklands, and other places not showing here?
The southern African region that’s red on the map seems to leave out the former Rhodesia… but I’d have to compare maps.
Maybe it’s AI.
The only thing I can think of is that the US was not part of the empire during Queen Victoria’s reign having become independent some 40 years before her birth.
As to the other places, no idea as they were part of the BE during her reign.
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Wow. The women were really cheap back then.
That was my first thought… made me laugh when I saw it.
Per hour? Per day? Per year? We could be talking about a real wage gap here.
I’ll take two
This is Broad St, in NYC, 1905.
I did wonder about that sign… I’m sure it doesn’t mean what we joke about it meaning… and it’s probably referring to renting a room or maybe a bed in a shared room in a boarding house for women.
But the same question remains… It couldn’t be $3.50 a night. Women made less than men, and I know many men made $5 to $7 a week. It’s quite possible that a small or shared room was $3.50 a month, impossible as that sounds in 2026.
Ps… @Nighthawks… Sorry, I mean to trim the top.
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What a cutie pie!
Sorry, can’t help noticing…Either it’s cold, or she’s excited to be dancing.
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People probably thought this was cute at the time.
My dad gave me a drag of his cigarette when I was about 4 or 5. I just about coughed myself to death. He thought it was really funny. Arrrr.
My big brother (9 years) did the same with me some time when I was in single digits. Same result. Thankfully, he quit, and is still walking around.
According to my search, this is a portrait of Henri Groulx and a rooster, taken at the Parisian Studio, Lachine, Quebec, in 1920.
A couple of sites said he was Canadian politician Henri Groulx, but if the photography studio wasn’t decades off in its dating, that would be strange, since that Groulx was born in 1888, owned a pharmacy in 1914, and would have been an incredibly young looking 32, in this photo.
I did see someone selling a photo album of a youngish Canadian organist of that name, taken in the 1930s and early 40s… Couldn’t get a close look. But a … what… 4 year old boy?… in 1920 would only be 14 in 1930… probably not him either.
So this amusing picture, to those who find smoking toddlers amusing, is probably his claim to fame.
Looks like a Munchkin.
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I’ve kayaked near it, but still haven’t taken the tour. I think it’s about time.
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It doesn’t matter who’s out there. Go Dodgers!
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How does the water come down at Lodore?
https://internetpoem.com/robert-southey/the-cataract-of-lodore-poem/
Now I have to go pee.
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8 x 3 + (8-3) = 24 + 5 = 29
7 x 5 + (7 – 5) = 35 + 2 = 37
You have it!
Yes, I did it that way (same answer)….
I like the other way better, but it does show that there are probably several ways to come up with yet different answers.
Meanwhile, I want to know why the 7 is taller than the 5.
That’s what I got too, Susan.
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Each is just a wrinkle in time, as we all are.
There have been discussions about sunrises and sunsets here a few times. I would like to share a site I use for that information. It is: https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy.
It asks for your location (zip code is accurate enough) and will provide the times for the sun and moon rise and set times for where you live. It is very informative.
How clean is the air where you live? Airnow.gov is where you’ll find the map and locations of monitors for where you live. It’s also pretty good. It turns out there’s a monitor just a few hundred feet from my house at the High School.
I use that site all the time, without the backslash “astronomy”… And yeah, it’s great
They have complete charts and graphs of everything you’d want to know about… well… time… and … um…. dates.
There’s a page that shows you the times, not only of sunrise and sunset, for your location, but three stages each of twilight and dawn, and also represents them pictorially, with a slider, so you can watch it change as you change the date.
Daylight savings time, equinoxes, solstices…. world maps with time zones. It answers all those questions.
I’ve had it bookmarked for years.
Thanks for posting that site.
A wall with a story to tell.
It would be interesting to follow the changes that happened to it over (apparently) many years.
Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae).
Merry merry king of the bushes, he… ♪♪