#Lincoln Highway Bridge Park

[rabbitcruiser]

Clouds (No. 848)

DeWitt, IA (five pics)

Tama, IA (two pics)

Eagle Point Park, Clinton (three pics)

[roomchailimited]

The Great American Road Trip: Coast-to-Coast Adventures

The allure of the open road and the diverse landscapes of the United States make a coast-to-coast road trip the ultimate adventure for travelers. For Bangladeshi explorers, this journey offers a unique opportunity to experience the vastness and variety of America, from bustling cities and quaint towns to stunning national parks and serene coastlines.

Starting Point: New York City, New York

Begin your epic road trip in New York City, the bustling metropolis known for its iconic landmarks and vibrant culture. Stroll through Central Park, visit the Statue of Liberty, and immerse yourself in the art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Don’t miss Times Square’s dazzling lights and the diverse culinary scene that spans from street food to Michelin-starred restaurants.

Heading South: Washington, D.C., and the Blue Ridge Parkway

From New York City, drive south to Washington, D.C., the nation's capital. Explore the National Mall, home to monuments and museums such as the Lincoln Memorial and the Smithsonian Institution. After soaking in the history and culture, head towards the Blue Ridge Parkway, a scenic route that winds through the Appalachian Mountains. Enjoy the breathtaking views, hiking trails, and charming small towns along the way.

The Deep South: Nashville, Memphis, and New Orleans

Continue your journey into the heart of the Deep South. In Nashville, Tennessee, experience the birthplace of country music with visits to the Country Music Hall of Fame and live performances at the Grand Ole Opry. Next, head to Memphis, home of the blues and the legendary Graceland, Elvis Presley’s former residence.

Travel further south to New Orleans, Louisiana, a city known for its rich history, vibrant music scene, and unique cuisine. Explore the French Quarter, enjoy jazz music on Bourbon Street, and savor Creole and Cajun dishes like gumbo and beignets.

The Heartland: Texas and the Southwest

Drive west through Texas, where you can experience the distinct culture and landscapes of the Lone Star State. Visit Austin, known for its live music scene and eclectic vibe, and San Antonio, home to the historic Alamo and the beautiful River Walk.

Continue into the Southwest, stopping at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico to explore its stunning underground formations. In Arizona, the awe-inspiring Grand Canyon awaits, offering breathtaking vistas and numerous hiking opportunities.

The West Coast: California’s Pacific Highway

Head towards the Pacific Coast and drive along California’s iconic Highway 1, also known as the Pacific Coast Highway. Start in San Diego, with its beautiful beaches and vibrant nightlife. Make your way north to Los Angeles, where you can visit Hollywood, stroll along Venice Beach, and explore the Getty Center.

Further up the coast, experience the charm of Santa Barbara and the dramatic coastline of Big Sur. Finally, reach San Francisco, where you can walk across the Golden Gate Bridge, visit Alcatraz Island, and explore the diverse neighborhoods like Chinatown and Haight-Ashbury.

The Final Leg: The Pacific Northwest

Your coast-to-coast adventure concludes in the Pacific Northwest. Drive north to Portland, Oregon, known for its lush parks, coffee culture, and craft breweries. End your journey in Seattle, Washington, where you can visit the iconic Space Needle, Pike Place Market, and the beautiful surrounding areas such as Mount Rainier and the Puget Sound.

Conclusion

The Great American Road Trip is more than just a journey from coast to coast; it’s an exploration of the diverse cultural, historical, and natural landscapes that make the United States unique. For Bangladeshi travelers, this adventure offers an unforgettable experience of discovery and excitement.

Plan Your Great American Road Trip with Roomchai Limited Roomchai Limited specializes in creating customized travel packages for Bangladeshi travelers. From planning your route to booking accommodations and providing expert travel tips, Roomchai Limited ensures your coast-to-coast adventure is seamless and memorable. Embark on the ultimate American road trip with Roomchai Limited and create memories that will last a lifetime.

[originaltragedyheart-blog]

Day 1: Arrival in New York City After a long flight, I finally arrived in the bustling city of New York. The energy and excitement were palpable as soon as I stepped foot in Times Square. I checked into my hotel and decided to immerse myself in the city right away. I took a leisurely walk through Central Park, enjoying the lush greenery and iconic landmarks like Bethesda Terrace and Strawberry Fields. In the evening, I explored the vibrant neighborhoods of Lower Manhattan, visited the Statue of Liberty, and walked across the Brooklyn Bridge, taking in the breathtaking views of the city skyline.

Day 2: Exploring Washington, D.C. Today, I hopped on a train and made my way to the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. I started my day with a visit to the National Mall, where I marveled at the grandeur of the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument. The Smithsonian museums were next on my list, and I spent hours exploring the fascinating exhibits at the National Air and Space Museum, the National Museum of American History, and the National Gallery of Art. I also took a stroll along the historic streets of Georgetown and enjoyed a delicious meal at a local restaurant.

Day 3-4: San Francisco, California I flew across the country to the beautiful city of San Francisco. As soon as I arrived, I could feel the cool breeze and the vibrant atmosphere. I took a scenic drive along the iconic Golden Gate Bridge and soaked in the stunning views of the city skyline and the sparkling waters of the bay. Exploring the vibrant neighborhoods of San Francisco, such as Fisherman’s Wharf, Chinatown, and the Mission District, was a delight. I made sure to visit Alcatraz Island, where I learned about the infamous history of the former prison and enjoyed panoramic views of the city. I also indulged in delicious seafood at the renowned Fisherman’s Wharf.

Day 5-7: Road trip along the Pacific Coast Highway I embarked on an epic road trip along the Pacific Coast Highway, starting from San Francisco and making my way down to Los Angeles. The drive was breathtaking, with rugged cliffs, picturesque coastal towns, and mesmerizing ocean views at every turn. I made stops at beautiful places like Monterey, where I visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium and enjoyed fresh seafood, and Big Sur, where I marveled at the majestic beauty of the coastal landscape. I continued my journey to Santa Barbara, where I relaxed on the pristine beaches and explored the charming downtown area. Finally, I arrived in Los Angeles, where I explored the glitz and glamour of Hollywood and enjoyed the vibrant atmosphere of Venice Beach.

Day 8-10: New Orleans, Louisiana Leaving the West Coast behind, I flew to the vibrant city of New Orleans. I immersed myself in the rich cultural heritage and unique charm of the city. I explored the historic French Quarter, with its colorful buildings, lively music scene, and delicious Creole cuisine. I couldn’t resist indulging in beignets and café au lait at Café du Monde. I also took a steamboat cruise along the Mississippi River and enjoyed the vibrant nightlife on Bourbon Street, listening to jazz music in iconic venues.

Day 11-13: New York City, New York Returning to the East Coast, I spent a few more days in the captivating city of New York. I revisited some of my favorite spots, like Times Square and Central Park, and also explored new neighborhoods like Greenwich Village and Chelsea. I indulged in diverse cuisines, from food trucks to Michelin-starred restaurants. I visited world-class museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art. I also caught a Broadway show, immersing myself in the magic of live theater.

[lambourngb]

If you are still doing this, to make it through (with hearts and wrists intact)

combining the wip ask with WIP Wednesday ! Alright, so there’s two remix challenges going on right now, but I didn’t sign up for either of them because I have enormous anxiety about deadlines and I’m also kind of a control freak about my work. I do love the concept, so I decided to remix my own work.

to make it through (with hearts and wrists intact) is a remix of Last Years Wishes. It is completely the fault of @haloud who mused aloud about what if Jesse got to use the shed on Michael. You guys remember what I did to the shed in LYW right? Yeah. Poor Michael. So while Alex is waiting at the Airstream, talking to agents Ross and Rollins, this is how Michael’s day is going....

[warnings: canon divergent within 1x13, mention of Michael’s feelings for Maria, but nothing happens past the discovery of Rosa’s body in the cave ]

“Old man, you are calling me on my day off,” Michael yelled into the receiver of his cell phone speaker over the rushing sound of air after picking up the call. 

The windows were down because his AC in his truck went on the frizz again sometime during when Max had stolen-borrowed it to drive Liz home from Texas, leaving him behind to share a long awkward ride with Maria in her classic Chevy. Awkward because he had been buzzing from the encounter in the desert. He hadn’t slept with anyone in weeks, not since Alex, and that had been a ridiculous attempt for him to pine in celibacy considering just how little the other man had missed him. Some things end in a whimper.

Texas had been about hope, about maybe finding someone who was connected to him on a species level. He hadn’t realized how deeply Max’s enthusiasm had sunk into him until the fraud had been revealed and disappointment had set in. Between Alex’s brusque brush off and realizing they really were alone on this planet, Michael hadn’t thought he could feel even lower with the weight of Isobel’s salvation fully on his shoulders (and Liz’s). Then shining like a bright star in the night sky, he had found Maria. 

She had effectively chased away the touch starved ghouls that had haunted his skin that night, he could still barely believe they had dropped right to the rocky ground and scratchy blanket to fuck. It was the type of raw passion he had with- no, in that particular moment he hadn’t thought about Alex but afterwards? He couldn’t avoid the connection the next morning, particularly when she had sworn him to secrecy, and then had reinforced it when she had fully kicked him out in the cold after he had returned her repaired necklace. 

It was unfortunate for her that he was already wired to enjoy a push-pull hot-cold dynamic.

Ten years of Alex Manes meant Michael had learned to read past a blustering denial to see the real truth. She really liked him, she just didn’t want to admit it, and good god, if that wasn’t a déjà vu moment for Michael, he didn’t know what was. Maybe it was stupid to believe it would work out any better with her than it had with Alex, but with Noah dead, his m- his reason for building his ship gone, what did it hurt to try again?

His healed hand curled around the grip on the steering wheel with a shiver of disorientation at the new flexibility, but he pushed it down to concentrate on that meager bubble of hope of what was ahead for him. Maria. Normalcy. When he had offered to leave her alone at the gala, she had refused to take him up on it. That's the problem, I never do. 

It had felt good to hear that, that he was wanted, even as he heard the conflict in her voice over what she desired versus what she thought she deserved to have. That was also painfully familiar to Michael as well.

Caulfield had seeped into his skin, three layers deep in the worst type of burn. That brief moment of his mother, wrapping around his mind with her love and sorrow and hope, and then she was gone. The screaming, that he had heard from outside the chain link fence, suddenly disappeared as the explosion moved outward in a shockwave. For a few minutes he had stood on solid ground in that prison, for the first time since a sweet boy had returned his kiss at seventeen under a galaxy of plastic foam planets, and then it was over. His mother was gone, and in her stead, he had Alex telling him that -

Michael forcefully pushed that thought away and returned his attention back to the cranky drawl of Walt Sanders, “I know kid, but I’m already out with the wrecker in the other ass-end direction, so I need you to go help this cry baby who can’t change a flat. Help me make some money, so I can afford to keep your ass employed.” 

“Fine, tell me the location, but this is holiday pay, not overtime.”

“Yeah, yeah,” Sanders muttered, before rattling off the mile marker and the highway. “It’s a Lincoln sedan, black. Probably some old geezer out on a drive to church who ran into trouble.”

“You calling someone else a geezer is funny to me, I hope you know that,” Michael replied, hitting his turn signal to make a left to pick up the state road. It wasn’t as if he had a planned time to see Maria, the lunch hour and official opening of the bar was still an hour away. A little delay that made him some extra cash was doable. 

“Shut the hell up kid, and get going,” Sanders griped good-naturedly, before hanging up on Michael. 

The sun was bright overhead, the storm from the night before having washed the land and sky clean of clouds. Across the pavement ahead, the heat and the brightness, cast a mirage of dark shimmering water that creeped just out of reach as he drove toward his new destination. His mind ticked over the set of priorities ahead, to make a little money with a tire change, then to drop in on Maria to make his case, and finally, he knew he needed to swing by Isobel’s to check on her in the aftermath of Noah’s betrayal. Somewhere in all of that, he knew he would need to make it home to see Alex for that promised talk, but there was plenty of time for that because Alex rarely came by during the day to see him.

“I’m still fighting his battles, not mine.”

Michael flexed his hands on the steering wheel again and pushed down the heaviness in his heart that accompanied thinking about Alex. Ten long years of waiting and wanting him. If Michael cared to count up all of the trips to Roswell that Alex had made on leave, the two weeks together after the class reunion that frankly felt like a hallucination to Michael, all of those hours spent together would add up to a month. A month that stretched out over ten years, 520 weeks, or 3,650 days.

Counting the distance to the nearest star was in light years, but when it came to counting the distance between the stash of wedding rings he had purchased for Alex over the years and what he had been actually allowed to have with Alex, well, that was a calculation beyond the redshift spectrum. It would take energy to transverse that distance one more time, and Michael had nothing left inside to fuel that journey. He couldn’t afford to be lost in the black again, not with Isobel in free-fall from Noah’s years of manipulations, not with the prospect of telling Liz they had found Rosa’s body on the horizon. It was just too hard to believe that this time, with Alex calling him family, with Alex throwing back the closest declaration to love that he had ever made, actually meant he was ready to move toward Michael and work to cut the distance between them on his own.

It was better to head forward in a new direction, than to look back like Max had said. Besides, every other time he had failed to be enough of a reason to help Alex bridge his own chasm between what he wanted and what he had allowed himself to have. What could have changed? Caulfield had just cemented the complications for them both. 

A dark shadow in the distance, parked just off the road caught Michael’s attention. He glanced down at the odometer to mark the mileage and started to ease up on the gas. That must be the motorist Sanders had fielded a call from earlier, he realized. The ‘old geezer’ in the black Lincoln with a flat tire. He glanced in the rearview mirror to check for traffic but the road behind him was devoid of other vehicles. 

Michael hit the turn signal and hazard lights on his truck, turning briefly to the side to check that he had some spare water bottles for the customer and his toolbox within reach and then turned onto the shoulder of the highway. Mentally he was already five steps ahead of himself as he stepped out of the truck to approach the car, thinking about the size of socket to fit over the lug nuts for the Lincoln’s wheels, whether his torque wrench was even in his box, or if he would have to camouflage his telekinetic efforts to change out the tire, that it took a moment to realize the tires on the Lincoln were whole and unharmed on the driver’s side.

Puzzled, Michael slowed his approach, and started toward the passenger side of the car. The windows were rolled up and dark, the tint was straddling the threshold of legal for New Mexico. There was still no sign of defect in the tires, he noticed as he was halfway around the passenger fender. Faulty tire gauge, he mused before he noticed the engine was rumbling almost inaudibly. Fucking hybrid, which meant whatever issue it had been definitely beyond the parts available at Sanders.

It was a little odd that the driver hadn’t stepped out to greet Michael, but not terribly unusual when it came to elderly customers who seemed to have a healthy paranoia about everyone they encountered. Still, Michael pasted a smile on his face and tapped on the window. 

The automatic window slipped downward in an expensive whisper, but it wasn’t a helpless old man on his way to church at the wheel. 

Jesse Manes smiled at Michael flashing his teeth, “Surprise.” Before Michael could do more than step backward, Jesse lifted a large gun-shaped object and fired. Yellow particulate matter exploded into the air, enveloping Michael completely. Pulling his arm to his mouth to attempt to block the pollen, did little good as he felt the sedating effects almost immediately.

He coughed into the open air, scrambling back toward his truck on weak legs as he tried to clear his lungs of the fast-acting poison. Behind him, he heard the car door open, and the crunch of boots on the loose gravel from the road’s shoulder as Jesse approached him. Though his powers were gone and his strength was waning fast, Michael had never backed down from a fight in life.

Certainly, not a fight for his life.

Swinging with all of his might, he hurled his heavy toolbox at Jesse blindly. There was a thump and a curse, but the footsteps kept coming. Animal-like terror set in as Michael crawled now on his knees toward the cab of his truck. He had to move, he had to live, he wasn’t going to die here on the side of the damn road- Suddenly a black boot came down on his hand, pinning him place and lighting up a fierce agony of pain in its wake.

“I like the fight, Guerin, I do,” Jesse remarked with a quiet menace. “Shall I make this hand match your other-” 

It was on the tip of Michael’s tongue to point out the obvious, but then Jesse saw it for himself. His left hand, healed and pristine, clutching at the hot blacktop surface. 

“I see.” He barked out a laugh that chilled Michael. “I knew it. I knew you weren’t the only one in Roswell. I thought about killing you right here you know, but now, you might finally serve a purpose in your useless life. You thought you could use my son in your perverted schemes? Well now it’s your turn to be bait.” 

Michael’s vision was already fading into blindness with the pollen taking hold, but he managed to spit out between numb lips, “Go fuck yourself.”

“Not today. You’re the one who is fucked.” A hand grabbed a tight hold of Michael’s hair, wrenching him backward, and then it was merciful darkness. 

*** 

[route22ny]

Widening the Raritan River bridge between New Brunswick and Highland Park, New Jersey as seen in an undated photo, probably the 1920s, from the University of Michigan online Lincoln Highway archive; photo is lightly edited.  Traffic in north Jersey...already pretty bad.

[rabbitcruiser]

Day 20 in Iowa: Tama and wetlands

[roomchailimited]

Road Trip USA: A Bangladeshi’s Journey Across America

Embarking on a road trip across the United States is an adventure that promises diverse landscapes, vibrant cities, and a rich cultural tapestry. For travelers from Bangladesh, this journey offers a unique perspective on America's vastness and diversity. From the bustling streets of New York to the serene beaches of California, this road trip is an unforgettable experience.

Planning Your American Road Trip

Choosing the right travel agency is the first step to ensuring a smooth journey. Roomchai Limited, along with competitors like Obokash and ShareTrip, provides comprehensive services including flight bookings, car rentals, accommodation, and visa assistance. These agencies are instrumental in helping Bangladeshi travelers prepare for their road trip across the USA.

Start by booking a flight from Dhaka to a major US city such as New York or Los Angeles. Roomchai Limited can help find the best deals and flight routes. Upon arrival, renting a car is essential for the road trip. Opt for a reliable car rental service that offers a wide range of vehicles. Securing a US visa is another critical step, and travel agencies like Roomchai Limited provide guidance throughout the application process, ensuring all documentation and interview preparations are in order.

East Coast Adventures: New York to Washington, D.C.

Begin your journey in New York City, the epitome of urban excitement. Explore iconic landmarks such as Times Square, Central Park, and the Statue of Liberty. Enjoy the city’s diverse culinary scene, from street food to fine dining, reflecting its multicultural population.

Drive to Philadelphia, a city steeped in history and culture. Visit the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Don’t miss a chance to enjoy a classic Philly cheesesteak. Continue to Washington, D.C., where history and politics take center stage. Tour the Capitol Building, the White House, and the Smithsonian museums. Explore the city’s monuments and memorials, such as the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument.

Middle America: Discovering the Heartland

Head west to Chicago, known for its impressive architecture and vibrant arts scene. Visit Millennium Park, the Art Institute of Chicago, and Navy Pier. Try the city’s famous deep-dish pizza and take a stroll along the Chicago Riverwalk.

Drive along the historic Route 66, which stretches from Chicago to Los Angeles. This legendary highway offers a nostalgic journey through small towns, quirky roadside attractions, and stunning landscapes. Make stops at notable sites like the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and Cadillac Ranch in Texas.

Southwest Explorations: From Deserts to Cities

Venture into Arizona to witness the awe-inspiring Grand Canyon. This natural wonder offers hiking, breathtaking viewpoints, and unforgettable sunsets. Continue to Las Vegas, the entertainment capital of the world, where you can experience the vibrant nightlife, casinos, and dazzling shows.

In New Mexico, explore the rich cultural heritage of Santa Fe and Albuquerque. Enjoy the unique blend of Native American, Hispanic, and Anglo cultures. Sample local cuisine and shop for traditional crafts.

West Coast Wonders: From Los Angeles to Seattle

Arrive in Los Angeles, a city known for its glitz and glamour. Visit Hollywood, Santa Monica Pier, and the Getty Center. Take a scenic drive along the Pacific Coast Highway to San Francisco, where you can explore the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, and Fisherman's Wharf.

Head north to Seattle, a city surrounded by natural beauty. Visit the iconic Space Needle, Pike Place Market, and the Museum of Pop Culture. Enjoy the vibrant coffee culture and take a ferry ride to explore nearby islands.

Practical Tips for Bangladeshi Travelers

Understanding currency and money matters is essential. The US dollar is the currency, and credit cards are widely accepted. It's advisable to carry some cash for small purchases and tips. Language won’t be a barrier as English is spoken everywhere, but learning a few basic phrases can be helpful. Safety and etiquette tips include being aware of your surroundings, following local laws, and respecting cultural differences.

Conclusion

A road trip across the USA is a journey filled with endless possibilities, from urban excitement to natural wonders. For Bangladeshi travelers, this adventure offers an opportunity to explore new cultures, meet diverse people, and create lasting memories. Choosing the right travel agency, like Roomchai Limited, ensures a smooth and enjoyable journey, turning the dream of traversing America into a reality.

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You literally asked for this directly

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Should be 69 of those 😚

I hate you so much. You monster. I only expressed that I was surprised and you did this to me. I didn't ask for this.

Nonetheless....

🌻 - there is a bug in the kitchen and I am now too scared to go in there.

🌻 - Harper is trying to protect me but she is frankly useless.

🌻 - it's not like a big bug but it is definitely not small.

🌻 - I saw moth put a flower before each of these and thought it was neat. So I am now doing it.

🌻 - the person who sent me this sends a "Daily dose of disappointment" in a group chat we are in. Except it is not daily. It's whenever she has one.

🌻 - Kool Aid originated in Nebraska.

🌻 - The Omaha zoo has both the largest indoor desert as well as the largest indoor rainforest. The rainforest is my favorite.

🌻 - there is a rope bridge in there though that used to scare me a lot.

🌻 - nebraska also apparently originated the reuben sandwich which is gross.

🌻 - the Ogalala aquifer is the largest underground water supply in the US.

🌻 - the 911 system originated in Lincoln so that's kinda cool.

🌻 - the largest Woolly Mammath fossil is from Nebraska. If I remember correctly it's the one in Morrill Hall. His name is Archie and I will die for him.

🌻 - speaking of Archie, he was found on a farm by chickens. The farmer got confused at why the chickens were pecking at something, went to look, found big bones and called an archeologist.

🌻 - okay the bug is still a problem but I now have you to save me when it shows it's little fucking face again.

🌻 - the word Nebraska comes from the Oto word meaning flat water.

🌻 - hell yeah we going back to nebraska facts. Next is that the goldrod is the state flower. Flower is kinda pretty but the paper color by the same name is stupid.

🌻 - blue agate is the state gem and I vibe with that. Agate is cool as fuck.

🌻 - UNL's weight room is supposedly the largest in the country at 3/4ths of an acre (32.6k sqft)

🌻 - the Nebraska capitol had a 9.8 million budget, came in under budget, was paid for by the time it finished construction.

🌻 - I think the capitol looks weird but I am also desensitized to it but objectively it is really cool.

🌻 - cliff notes was founded in Nebraska.

🌻 - unfortunately when the UNL stadium is seated to capacity it technically becomes the 3rd most populated place in the state..... It's also really loud.... And I hate it.

🌻 - Arbor day comes from Nebraska. Which is cool because trees.

🌻 - the Scotts Bluff National Museum has a section of the oregon trail wagon roadbed that you can hike. The museum itself is also kinda cool so I suggest it if you ever are in the area.

🌻 - I wish to kill you, kathryn.

🌻 - more Nebraska facts I hear you cry! No problem! Nebraska has Car Henge! So if you ever want to get the vibe of Stonehenge except stupid and made of antique cars in a field in the middle of fucking nowhere you're in luck.

🌻 - Runzas are the official state food and I hate it. Runza makes decent chicken strips but Runzas are gross. Yes handover that cabbage meat bread 🤢

🌻 - Nebraska has a navy apparently. I know this but I cant tell you what the fuck they do since we are like the most landlocked state in the country.

🌻 - That one president, Gerald Ford, born in Nebraska. That's kinda neat. (I know nothing else about this man or his presidency except he is the only one not nationally elected.)

🌻 - Fred Astaire, Marlon Brando, and Johnny Carson (I think, or he just went to UNL, the media arts building is named after him) are all from Nebraska.

🌻 - getting sick of nebraska facts? Suffer. Nebraska has more miles of river than any other state, which is weird because we were called the great American desert.

🌻 - apparently the Nebraska state insect is the honeybee!!! 🐝

🌻 - the Niobrara river is apparently really good for canoeing and has like 90 waterfalls.

🌻 - I am running low on nebraska facts.

🌻 - there is a park/reserve just outside Lincoln that has some bison in it. Do not fuck with bison. They will wreck your shit.

🌻 - I don't know if he is still alive but there used to be a bald eagle in the same park that only had one wing. (Actually I think he was missing half of one but still)

🌻 - the cottonwood tree is awful and on a bad year can look like a light snow if too many trees are nearby.

🌻 - the ashfall fossil beds are where you can go to see an active archeology site with the fossils of tons of animals killed by a volcano 12 million years ago.

🌻 - Nebraska has a unicameral. Which is basically instead of a state house and state senate we have one legislative body that is elected on a non-partisan ticket.

🌻 - it is illegal to fish whales in Nebraska. Once again we are completely land locked and there are no whales but.. its still illegal.

🌻 - I am dying here. Kathryn I will punch you.

🌻 - Morrill Hall also has elephant hall which is the main hall right when you pass the entry desk. It has like 15 (?) fossils in it and apparently it's the largest collection of elephant fossils on display.

🌻 - speaking of Morrill Hall, it only displays about 1% of it's collection. The rest is stored at Nebraska Hall nearby.

🌻 - I think the cranes in North Platte are lame.

🌻 - nebraska furniture mart in Omaha is apparently the largest in the country. Which I can believe. I went to the discount part and it was a giant warehouse. I don't know what the actual sale floor is like.

🌻 - cherry county is bigger than Connecticut.

🌻 - O street (highway 6) is the longest straight main street

🌻 - Nebraska has a testicle festival. It's probably exactly what you think it is. Too many fried cow balls is what it is.

🌻 - there is a really cool church between Lincoln and omaha called the Holy Family Shrine. Its got massive arches and is mostly glass. Im not catholic so it's not really a religious thing but a bitch can appreciate some cool architecture.

🌻 - the Hall brothers who made Hallmark (card company) are from Nebraska.

🌻 - UNL's Love library has a Shakespeare Folio. Its in the Special Collections and Archives' vault. I want to see it so bad and one of the archivists told me she would show me it next time they opened the vault but then corona... :(

🌻 - UNL's library also has like 5 million+ physical items in it's collections.

🌻 - the serial killer Charles Starkweather is buried in Wyuka in Lincoln.

🌻 - Kearney, NE is dead center geographically between Boston and San Francisco.

🌻 - 92% of the state is farmland/ranches.

🌻 - if you have made it this far I am sorry.

🌻 - Nearly every fun facts about nebraska page has mentioned that the food stuffs Spam is manufactured in Fremont. So I'll mention out of peer pressure.

🌻 - the bug is still in the kitchen. Kathryn has foresaken me. I may perish in the night.

🌻 - 10 more. There is a roller skating museum in Lincoln. It's at 48th and South streets. Has largest collection of historical roller skates.

🌻 - Larry the Cable Guy I'd from Nebraska and he has recorded narrations for some exhibits in the Lincoln children's zoo. Or he used to it's been awhile.

🌻 - going back to UNL stuffs. Morrill Hall is a pretty cool museum and you should definitely go there. If only to say hi to Archie.

🌻 - the bronze Archie that is outside the museum is currently sporting a fashionable face mask set both over his trunk and his actual mouth.

🌻 - there are a couple dino fossils in that museum and if you step over the barrier and onto the decorative rocks an alarm will go off. And staff will be pissed because now they have to tell at you.

🌻 - said museum also has a lot of cool rocks on the third floor.

🌻 - and the bottom floor has like a hall of nebraska animals where you can hit buttons to listen to animal sounds.

🌻 - aaand a room with a plesiosaur embedded in the floor which is really cool.

🌻 - there is also a cool museum in Nebraska called the SAC. Which is the museum for Strategic Air Command. It has a lot of planes and some stuff from moon missions and air force stuff. When I was little some oil from the big plane in the entrance leaked onto a pillow I had when I was sleeping under it on a trip.

🌻 - nebraska is better than iowa but nebraska kinda sucks too so it's not like it matters truthfully.

🌻 - Nebraska has a lot of weather like giant hailstones and tornadoes but Lincoln doesn't get much because it is in a geographic dent so weather tends to weaken over the city. Which is lame. I want lots of snow.

And there we are folks. 69 fucking facts. 58 of which are about Nebraska purely out of spite. I counted.

I am now off to murder my roommate.

(jk but you should expect to be quizzed)

[budsofboston]

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COOP'S BAR & GRILLE, 520-530 WASHINGTON ST., QUINCY

6-11 VARIETY, 466 LOWELL ST., METHUEN

A & B PACKAGE, 161 PELHAM ST., METHUEN

A & P SPINNERS MKT.& LIQ., 2 W. PRESCOTT ST., WESTFORD

A PLUS MINI MARKET, 150 PELHAM ST., METHUEN

ACTON WINE & SPIRIT, 305 MAIN ST., ACTON

AL PRIME ENERGY, 2083 BRIDGE ST., DRACUT

ALEXANDER'S WINE, 755 GALLIVAN BLVD., DORCHESTER

ALL STAR LIQUOR MART, 1220 CHESTNUT ST., NEWTON

ALLSTON WINE SHOP, 1065 COMMONWEALTH AVE., ALLSTON

AL'S BOTTLED LIQUOR, 226 WEST BROADWAY, SOUTH BOSTON

ANDOVER LIQUORS, 209 NO. MAIN ST., ANDOVER

ANDREW SQUARE LIQUOR MART, 605 DORCHESTER AVE., SOUTH BOSTON

ANTHONY'S LIQUORS, 269 SPRING ST., MEDFORD

ARSENAL STREET LIQUOR, 111 ARSENAL ST., WATERTOWN

ASHMONT MARKET, 630 ADAMS ST., DORCHESTER

ATLAS MEDFORD, 156 MYSTIC AVE., MEDFORD

AYER PACKAGE STORE, 48 MAIN ST., AYER

AYER SHOP' N SAVE, 22 FITCHBURG RD., AYER

BACON’S LIQUOR FRAMINGHAM, 624 WAVERLY ST., FRAMINGHAM

BACON'S LIQUOR HUDSON, 234 WASHINGTON ST., HUDSON

BAYSTATE LIQUORS, 345 MAIN ST., READING

BLANCHARDS ALLSTON, 103 HARVARD AVE., ALLSTON

BLANCHARDS REVERE, 286 AMERICAN LEGION HWY., REVERE

BLANCHARDS 418 LAGRANGE ST., WEST ROXBURY

BOSTON ROAD MARKET & LIQUOR, 871 BOSTON ROAD, GROTON

BRIGHTON GOURMET & CELLAR, 569 WASHINGTON ST., BRIGHTON

BROADWAY CONVENIENCE, 14 BROADWAY ROAD, DRACUT

BURTONS LIQUOR, 355 WASHINGTON ST., NEWTON

BUSCEMI'S CONVENIENCE, 275 COX ST., HUDSON

CAPITOL LIQUORS, 500 BOSTON POST RD., MARLBOROUGH

CENTRE LIQUORS, 391 CENTRE ST., JAMAICA PLAIN

CHELMSFORD ST. QUICK MART, 299 CHELMSFORD ST., LOWELL

CHE'S BEER & WINE, 300 ELIOT ST., ASHLAND

CHOICE MART, 181 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., BOSTON

CLOCKTOWN PACKAGE STORE, 68 UNION ST., ASHLAND

COLONIAL SPIRITS, 87 GREAT RD., ACTON

COPELAND PACKAGE STORE, 273 COPELAND ST., QUINCY

DANNY'S LIQUOR, 474 BOSTON POST RD., SUDBURY

DORCHESTER SUPREME, 540 GALLIVAN BLDV., DORCHESTER

DORGANS PACKAGE STORE, 664 EAST BROADWAY, SOUTH BOSTON

DRACUT TOWN VARIETY, 1734 LAKEVIEW AVE., DRACUT

DRUM HILL LIQUOR MART, 83 PARKHURST RD., CHELMSFORD

DYER LIQUORS, 40 MT AUBURN ST., WATERTOWN

EAGLE LIQUORS, 936 DORCHESTER AVE., DORCHESTER

EAST WOBURN PACKAGE STORE, 287 MONTVALE AVE., WOBURN

EASTGATE - NO. READING, 20 MAIN ST., NO. READING

EASTGATE LIQUOR STORE, 211 LOWELL ST., WILMINGTON

EXCEL PACKAGE, 613 MERRIMACK ST., LOWELL

FIELDS STATION LIQUORS, 500 GENEVA AVE., DORCHESTER

FLINTS MARKET & LIQUORS, 150 WESTFORD ROAD, TYNGSBORO

FUENTES LIQUOR, 680 PARKER ST., ROXBURY

GEORGIO’S LIQUORS, 480 BOSTON ROAD, BILLERICA

GORDON'S LIQUOR, 591 MOODY ST., WALTHAM

GORDON’S LIQUOR, 894 MAIN ST. WALTHAM

HANCOCK TOBACCO, 1500 HANCOCK ST., QUINCY

HIGHLAND’S LIQUORS, 12 BRIDGE ST., LOWELL

HUNTINGTON MARKET, 1795 COMMONWEALTH AVE., BRIGHTON

HUNTINGTON WINE & SPIRITS, 301 HUNTINGTON AVE., BOSTON

JAY'S MART, 1266 LAKEVIEW AVE., DRACUT

JAY'S WINE & SPIRITS, 77 COMMERCIAL ST., MALDEN

JERRY'S LIQUORS, 329 SOMERVILLE AVE., SOMERVILLE

KAPPY'S LIQUORS, 10 REVERE BEACH PARKWAY, MEDFORD

LAKEVIEW PACKAGE STORE, 49 STEWART ST., DRACUT

7-11, 1217 MAMMOTH RD., DRACUT

LINCOLN LIQUORS, 1 NICHOLAS RD., FRAMINGHAM

LINCOLN LIQUORS, 199 BOSTON ROAD, BILLERICA

LINCOLN LIQUORS, 170 GREAT RD., BEDFORD

LINCOLN LIQUORS, 10 MAIN ST., TEWKSBURY

LIQUOR AISLE, 99 CHARLES ST., MALDEN

LIQUOR JUNCTION, 14A MCGRATH HWY., SOMERVILLE

LIQUOR JUNCTION WOBURN, 345 WASHINGTON ST., WOBURN

LIQUOR SHACK. 815 LAKEVIEW AVE., LOWELL

LIQUOR SHOP, 1201 BRIDGE ST., LOWELL

SAV-MOR SPIRITS 48 BROADWAY, MALDEN

LUCKY'S LIQUORS, 66 NEWBURY AVE., QUINCY

LYNNWAY LIQUORS, 702 LYNNWAY, LYNN

MACKIE'S ALL IN ONE, 391 TEXTILE AVE., DRACUT

MANNING'S LIQUORS, 427 BRIDGE ST., LOWELL

MARKET ST. MARKET, 95 MARKET ST., LOWELL

MARLBORO WINE & SPIRITS, 44 BOSTON POST RD., MARLBOROUGH

MB SPIRITS, 120 MARKET PLACE DRIVE, WALTHAM

MCALOON'S PACKAGE, 531 CHICKERING ROAD, NO. ANDOVER

MCCARTHY BROTHERS, 9 MOULTON ST., CHARLESTOWN

MERRIMACK LIQUORS, 439 MERRIMACK AVE., DRACUT

METHUEN PACKAGE STORE, 462 LOWELL ST., METHUEN

MISSION HILL LIQUORS, 1623 TREMONT ST., ROXBURY

MUDDY RIVER CONVENIENCE, 197 MERRIMACK AVE., DRACUT

MULDOON LIQUORS, 312 PLEASANT ST., DRACUT

NABNASSET LIQUORS, 31 NABANSSET ST., WESTFORD

NATICK WINE & SPIRITS, 7 WATSON ST., NATICK

NATIONAL WINE & LIQUOR, 101 FALLS BLVD., QUINCY

NAVY YARD LIQUORS, 3 HAMPSON ST., DRACUT

NEEDHAM WINE & SPIRITS, 1257 HIGHLAND AVE., NEEDHAM

OAKDALE LIQUORS, 1900 MAIN ST., TEWKSBURY

O'BRIEN'S PACKAGE STORE, 420 FRANKLIN ST., FRAMINGHAM

ONE STOP LIQUORS, 265 MAIN ST., NO. READING

ONE STOP LIQUORS LITTLETON, 340 CONSTITUTION AVE., LITTLETON

PEMBERTON FRUIT MARKET, 2225 MASS AVE., CAMBRIDGE

PLAZA LIQUORS, 222D EAST MAIN ST., MARLBOROUGH

PLAZA LIQUORS, 182 HAVERHILL ST., METHUEN

PRESIDENTIAL DISCOUNT LIQUORS, 25 SCAMMELL ST., QUINCY

PUMPSY'S LIQUORS, 271 HIGHLAND AVE., MALDEN

QUALITY MART, 21 MASS AVE., BOSTON

QUICK 6 OF WEYMOUTH, 321 BRIDGE ST., NORTH WEYMOUTH

RESERVOIR WINE & SPIRITS, 1922 BEACON ST., BRIGHTON

REX LIQUORS, 68 MAMMOTH RD., LOWELL

RICKY'S LIQUORS, 212 MAIN ST., READING

ROSTRON'S PACKAGE STORE, 471 BROADWAY, METHUEN

ROTARY LIQUORS, 295 OLD COLONY AVE., SOUTH BOSTON

RUSSELL'S CONVENIENCE, 193 MAIN ST., MAYNARD

S & L LIQUORS, 4 SALEM ST., WOBURN

SAV-MOR DISCOUNT LIQUORS, 15-17 MCGRATH HIGHWAY, SOMERVILLE

SHIRLEY PACKAGE STORE, 217 GREAT RD., SHIRLEY

EXCHANGE, HANSCOM AFB, BEDFORD

SIMMONS LIQUORS, 210 CAMBRIDGE ST., BOSTON

SMITTY'S LIQUORS, 1091 MAIN ST., TEWKSBURY

SOUTHIE LIQUOR, 399-401 WEST BROADWAY, SOUTH BOSTON

SPERRY'S, 17 EAST MAIN ST., MARLBOROUGH

SQUARE LIQUORS, 13 HIGH ST., READING

SUN CITY VARIETY, 240 LAKEVIEW AVE., TYNGSBORO

SUPREME LIQUORS, 598 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., CAMBRIDGE

SUPREME LIQUORS, 615 HANCOCK ST., QUINCY

SUNNYS LIQUOR, 123 MAIN ST., PEPPERELL

SUNNYSIDE PACKAGE, 7 POND ST., ASHLAND

TARGET, MYSTIC VIEW ROAD, EVERETT

TARGET, 550 ARSENAL ST., WATERTOWN

TARGET, 564 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., CAMBRIDGE

TARGET, 1345 BOYLSTON ST., BOSTON

TARGET 210 BALLARDVALE ST., WILMINGTON

THE DAILY MARKET, 110 SAVIN HILL, DORCHESTER

THE HUB, 604 EAST BROADWAY, SOUTH BOSTON

THE LIQUOR JUNCTION, 1 GENERAL WAY, READING

THE WINE PRESS, 1022-1024 BEACON ST., BROOKLINE

THE WINE VAULT, 2 FAIRBANKS ST., FRAMINGHAM

TIPSY'S LIQUORS, 739 PARKER ST., ROXBURY

TOTAL WINE & MORE, 321 SPEEN ST., NATICK

TOTAL WINE & MORE, 1 MYSTIC VIEW ROAD, EVERETT

TOTAL WINE & MORE, 34 CAMBRIDGE ST., BURLINGTON

TOWN LINE LIQUORS, 1524 VFW PARKWAY, WEST ROXBURY

TRAFFIC CIRCLE LIQUORS, 2 LITTLETON RD., AYER

TURNPIKE MARKET & LIQUOR, 509 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BILLERICA

TYNGSBOROUGH LIQUORS, 24 MIDDLESEX ROAD, TYNGSBORO

UNIVERSITY CONVENIENCE, 102 UNIVERSITY AVE., LOWELL

UPPER FALLS BEVERAGE, 150 NEEDHAM ST., NEWTON

VAHEY'S LIQUOR STORE, 405 MAIN ST., WATERTOWN

VALLEY LIQUORS, 291D MERRIMACK ST., METHUEN

VINEYARD, 63 PARK ST., AYER

WEGMAN’S, 53 3RD AVE., BURLINGTON

WEGMAN'S, 200 BOYLSTON ST., NEWTON

WEGMAN'S, 3850 MYSTIC VALLEY PARKWAY, MEDFORD

WEGMAN’S, 1245 WORCESTER ST., NATICK

WESTFORD WINE & SPIRITS, 9 CORNERSTONE SQ., WESTFORD

WILMINGTON PLAZA WINE & SPIRITS, 252 MAIN ST., WILMINGTON

WINE BASKET AND SPIRITS, 1441 COMMONWEALTH AVE., BRIGHTON

WINE RACK, 210 BOSTON RD., CHELMSFORD

WOLLASTON WINE, 54-60 BEALE ST., QUINCY

WOODY’S LIQUORS, 1035 SARATOGA ST., EAST BOSTON

[covid19worldnews]

COVID-19 Daily Update 11-2-2020

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of 10:00 a.m., November 2, 2020, there have been 792,475 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 25,235 total cases and 458 deaths.

DHHR has confirmed the death of a 71-year old female from Grant County. “We are deeply saddened by this news, a loss to both the family and our state,” said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary.

CASES PER COUNTY: Barbour (188), Berkeley (1,709), Boone (415), Braxton (76), Brooke (253), Cabell (1,559), Calhoun (36), Clay (65), Doddridge (72), Fayette (799), Gilmer (65), Grant (200), Greenbrier (215), Hampshire (146), Hancock (244), Hardy (109), Harrison (688), Jackson (420), Jefferson (634), Kanawha (3,894), Lewis (115), Lincoln (268), Logan (805), Marion (425), Marshall (451), Mason (183), McDowell (132), Mercer (816), Mineral (250), Mingo (669), Monongalia (2,378), Monroe (267), Morgan (161), Nicholas (193), Ohio (649), Pendleton (79), Pleasants (36), Pocahontas (73), Preston (227), Putnam (1,001), Raleigh (880), Randolph (431), Ritchie (56), Roane (115), Summers (142), Taylor (174), Tucker (67), Tyler (58), Upshur (279), Wayne (630), Webster (38), Wetzel (232), Wirt (56), Wood (748), Wyoming (364).

Please note that delays may be experienced with the reporting of information from the local health department to DHHR. As case surveillance continues at the local health department level, it may reveal that those tested in a certain county may not be a resident of that county, or even the state as an individual in question may have crossed the state border to be tested. Such is the case of Greenbrier and Roane counties in this report.

Please visit the dashboard located at www.coronavirus.wv.gov for more information.

Free COVID-19 testing is available today in Berkeley, Braxton, Cabell, Doddridge, Fayette, Hampshire, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Marshall, Mineral, Mingo, Monroe, Morgan, Ohio, Ritchie, Roane, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Wetzel, Wood, and Wyoming counties.

Berkeley/Morgan Counties, November 2, 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Hedgesville High School, 109 Ridge Road N., Hedgesville, WV AND 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Musselman High School, 126 Excellence Way, Inwood, WV AND 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Spring Mills High School, 409 Campus Drive, Martinsburg, WV

Braxton County, November 2, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM, WV National Guard Armory, 1072 State Street, Gassaway, WV AND 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Burnsville Volunteer Fire Department, 237A Kanawha Avenue, Burnsville, WV

Cabell County, November 2, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Cabell County Health Department, 703 Seventh Avenue, Huntington, WV (flu shots offered)

Doddridge County, November 2, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Ritchie Regional Health Center, West Union Location, 190 Marie Street, West Union, WV

Fayette County, November 2, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, J.W. and Hazel Ruby WV Welcome Center, 55 Hazel Ruby Lane, Mt. Hope, WV

Hampshire County, November 2, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Slanesville Ruritan, 6458 Bloomery Pike, Augusta, WV

Harrison County, November 2, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Harrison County Health Department, 330 West Main Street, Clarksburg, WV (by appointment; call 304-623-9308)

Jackson County, November 2, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Jackson County Health Department, 504 South Church Street, Ripley, WV AND 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM, Sandyville Senior Center, 29 Gilmore Drive, Sandyville, WV AND 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Ravenswood Senior Center, 511 Washington Street, Ravenswood, WV

Jefferson County, November 2, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Page Jackson Elementary School, 370 Page-Jackson School Road, Charles Town, WV AND 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Shepherd University, 301 N. King Street, Shepherdstown, WV AND 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Sam Michaels Park, 235 Sam Michael’s Lane, Harpers Ferry, WV

Kanawha County, November 2, 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM, Kingdom Life Church, 405 First Avenue South, Nitro, WV (flu shots available)

Lincoln County, November 2, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Lincoln County Health Department, 8008 Court Avenue, Hamlin, WV (Walk-in testing)

Logan County, November 2, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Man Fire Department, 110 North Bridge Street, Man, WV AND 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Cora Volunteer Fire Department, 28 Aldrich Branch Road, Logan, WV

Marshall County, November 2, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Marshall County Fairgrounds, 714 Myrtle Avenue, Moundsville, WV, *enter from 12th Street AND 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Limestone Volunteer Fire Department, 216 US Route 250, Moundsville, WV AND 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Sandhill Elementary School, 169 Sandhill Road, Dallas, WV

Mineral County, November 2, 1:00 PM– 5:00 PM, Mineral County Health Department, 541 Harley O Staggers Dr, Keyser, WV AND 2:00 PM– 6:00 PM, Mineral County Fairgrounds, Route 28, Fort Ashby, WV AND 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Mineral County Airport, 165 Terminal Loop, Wiley Ford, WV

Mingo County, November 2, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Williamson Health & Wellness, 173 East 2nd Avenue, Williamson, WV (under the tent) AND 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Delorme Bible Church, 1876 Route 49, Edgarton, WV AND 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Beach Creek Volunteer Fire Department, 4198 Beach Creek, Matewan, WV AND 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Chattaroy Volunteer Fire Department, 1 Firefighter Lane, Williamson, WV

Monroe County, November 2, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Monroe County Health Department, 200 Health Center Drive, Union, WV

Morgan County, November 2, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Warm Springs Middle School, 271 Warm Springs Way, Berkeley Springs, WV

Ohio County, November 2, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Valley Grove Volunteer Fire Department, 355 Fire House Lane, Valley Grove, WV AND 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, West Liberty Volunteer Fire Department, 1333 Van Meter Way, West Liberty, WV AND 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Wheeling Island Fire Department, 11 North Wabash Street, Wheeling, WV

Ritchie County, November 2, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Ritchie Regional Health Center, 135 South Penn Avenue, Harrisville, WV

Roane County, November 2, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Roane County Family Health Care, 146 Williams Drive, Spencer, WV (flu shots offered)

Taylor County, November 2, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM, First Baptist Church of Grafton, 2034 Webster Pike (US Rt. 119 South), Grafton, WV

Tyler County, November 2, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Sistersville Volunteer Fire Department, 121 Maple Avenue, Sistersville, WV AND 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Wetzel-Tyler Health Department, 425 S. 4th Avenue, Paden City, WV AND 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Tyler County Senior Center, 504 Cherry Street, Middlebourne, WV

Upshur County, November 2, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Hodgesville Elementary School, 918 Teter Road, Buckhannon, WV AND 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Buckhannon Upshur High School, 270 BU Way, Buckhannon, WV AND 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Banks District Volunteer Fire Department, 206 Rock Cave Road, Rock Cave, WV

Wayne County, November 2, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Wayne County Health Department, 217 Kenova Avenue, Wayne, WV, Pre-registration: wv.getmycovidresult.com AND 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Prichard Volunteer Fire Department, 1255 Round Bottom Road, Prichard, WV AND 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Kenova Police Department, 1501 Pine Street, Kenova, WV

Wetzel County, November 2, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM, Wetzel County 4H Grounds, 1821 Mountaineer Drive, New Martinsville, WV AND 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM, Hundred High School, 3490 Horney Highway, Hundred, WV AND 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Valley High School, 4 Lumber Jack Lane, Pine Grove, WV

Wood County, November 2, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Church of Christ Latter Day Saints, 2515 Capital Drive, Parkersburg, WV AND 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Parking Lot by Blennerhassett Hotel, 315 Market Street, Parkersburg, WV AND 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, South Parkersburg Baptist Church, 1655 Blizzard Drive, Parkersburg, WV

Wyoming County, November 2, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Old Board of Education, 19 Park Street, Pineville, WV AND 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Herndon Consolidated School, Route 10, Bud, WV AND 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Huff Consolidated Schools, 374 Lizard Creek Road, Hanover, WV 

For more testing locations, please visit https://dhhr.wv.gov/COVID-19/pages/testing.aspx. New sites are added every day.

https://www.covid19snews.com/2020/11/02/covid-19-daily-update-11-2-2020/

[thatswhatisee]

Remember, Remember - Chapter 2

Since Mulder is color blind in one episode only, I'm choosing to ignore this tidbit of information. Now he can appreciate Scully's gorgeous red hair. You're welcome, Mulder.

This chapter has been checked by Hemingway Editor and Grammarly. No Betas were ‘harmed’ in the making of this installment.

A big thank you to @mulderwantstobelieve, @frangipanidownunder, @greycoupons, @if-the-seascatchfire, and @baronessblixen for coming to the rescue when the English language got me and bit me in the butt. I hope there are no other bites left unnoticed by my Portuguese-native-speaker brain.

As always, feedback is much appreciated and cherished. It feeds the muse. Chapter 1 can be found here or at AO3.

 xXxXxXx

Chapter 2

 I drive my car as fast as I can to Scully’s place, hoping that no officer tries to stop me for speeding. The last thing I need right now is to waste time being pulled over and having to flash my badge. The streetlamps wash over me, wave after wave of dark and light. Buildings and a few vehicles buzz by me in a blur, as I change lanes and outpace slower drivers.

 A chill runs down my spine as I wonder what I might find when I get to her place. Will I find her blood smeared on a piece of furniture along with some of her red hair again? Will this be the time I will find her lifeless body lying on the floor?

 I halt at a red light, tires screeching. Fingers drum the steering wheel and I move my head from side to side to look at the intersection. I ease the car forward, inch by inch, and take advantage of the lighter flow of cars to run the red light.

 A black sedan behind me does the same trick.

I keep looking at the rearview mirror and the road ahead of me alternately. The car is there. It is always there on my tail. My hands sweat.

 As I enter George Washington Memorial Parkway, darkness surrounds me and I can only count on my headlights to show me the way. Fewer cars can be seen on the road, so I press the gas pedal further.

 The black sedan behind me does the same thing.

 I try to think of a way to mislead my pursuer, but all my ideas will slow me down and that I can not allow. I just keep driving and, even though the AC is on, the sweat drips down my body. One of my hands searches my hip holster to feel the cold of my gun. A sigh escapes my nose and I return the hand to the wheel again.

 After a few miles, I use the left lane to merge to Washington Boulevard, and the black sedan follows suit. My heart races faster, the mouth gets dry and I have to wipe the sweat out of my forehead. I grip the steering wheel as I keep driving around the Memorial Circle, instead of taking the right to the Arlington Memorial Bridge. The sedan, this time, continues onto Memorial Avenue making me release a deep breath and regain the circulation on my fingers.

 One more turn in the roundabout and I proceed to the original route, grieving those precious minutes lost to my paranoia. The Potomac River flows under me through the stone-arch bridge in an almost mockery. On both sides of the road, tall streetlights run by me. They lead me to Valor and Sacrifice, but The Arts of War are soon left behind in a blur of bronze.

 I pass by the Lincoln Memorial, hoping to be a savior as well, but to the reunion of Scully and her mother. The reunion of Scully to her future. I must save her one more time and balance out the endangerer plate on this scale of my role in our former alliance. 

 I finally reach the short buildings of Georgetown. My cell phone goes off and I fumble to answer it without losing control of the car.

 “Mulder, where are you?” Asks Langly on the other end of the line.

 “I’m getting to Scully’s place.”

 “Don't bother. Come to our office.”

 “I need to check if she is all right! Or at least if there is evidence that can help me find her!”

 “She's never made it home, Mulder. We’ve got something to show you. Come quick.”

 My cell phone falls. My hands turn the wheel fully to the left and the car skids to another lane, facing the direction where I came from. Squealing the tires, I drive off towards the Gunmen’s office.

  “We managed to hack some CCTV systems and we found footage from a camera near your place. It's from early this morning,” Langly says, as he turns on the computer screen for my inspection. “Take a look”.

 I sit on the chair in front of the screen and he presses the play button. In the grainy, black and white image, I recognize Scully crossing the street towards her car. She had parked some blocks away from my building and is now grabbing the car keys from her pockets. A white van halts next to her and a pair of arms tries to grab her from behind. Her elbow pounds the man’s chest. Then her knuckles find his nose. The man falls down to the ground and Scully tries to reach for her gun. A second man leaves the van and encircles her arm and neck in a chokehold, preventing her movements. She kicks his shin. His free hand places a white cloth on her face, making her movements slow down to a sudden stop. The guy on the floor stands up and grabs her feet. They place her torpid body inside the van, then get in the vehicle as it speeds off.

 “Where was this van headed?” I ask.

 “We’ve lost it after it reached Jefferson Davis Highway.”

 The one that leads people to the airport among other places. A cold wave washes over me from head to toe as I realize that by now she could be in Timbuktu.

 “Were you able to do your technological tricks and identify the plate?” I ask.

 They shake their heads with eyes cast downward. I pick up my phone and dial Skinner. I explain the situation and ask for an APB for a vehicle matching the description from the one on the video. I pace the room running my hands on my hair frantically. There has to be something that the Gunmen’s untrained eyes could not catch. That's why I ask them to rewind the footage.

 “Mulder, we have watched all these videos over and over while…”

 “Rewind the damn footage, please!” I interrupt Frohike.

 And they do it. Over and over again. After the fifth try, they teach me how to rewind it myself and leave me alone with the computer. I watch it one more time. Then another. And another. I try to burn it inside my mind. After almost an hour watching those same minutes, my eyes are the ones that seem on fire. I thump the desk, stand up and start to pace the room again. Think, Mulder. Think!

 “Mulder, you need to calm down and think straight. You will find her! You always do.” Says Byers.

 “It’s different this time!” I grab the clipping from the newspaper I had found this morning by my front door and show them. I had been keeping it in my jeans pocket since then.

 “‘Doctor accused of pedophilia found dead’? What does this have anything to do with Scully?” Asks Frohike.

 “This is the man who gave me the directions to all the clues in this case. He was murdered because he was feeding me information. Because we got too close to unveiling everything. First, he was discredited and then killed. Now they got Scully! They are targeting everybody who had aided me in exposing them!”

    I book myself the next flight to Dallas and rent another car as I arrive there. I thank my eidetic memory as I try to drive the same roads that had taken me and Scully to the domes and the cornfield. The scenery around me looks different, though; the colors are more vivid as the sun is getting high in the sky this time. The air conditioner can barely keep up with the heat from the desert outside.

 My eyes burn and I'm not sure if it's from not blinking enough or the dry air around me, but I focus solely on the drive ahead. One more time I reach the intersection at the end of the road. Without a second thought, I drive forward leaving a trail of dust behind me. Finding the train tracks, I follow it down, stop by the same hill and climb it.

 As I reach the top, my chest tightens and I shake my head in denial. I can’t believe my eyes. Instead of domes and cornfields, all I see now are flames, burning everything down.

 I fall down to my knees and weep.

  I fly back to DC. There's just nothing left for me to do. No leads, no double agent informants to point me where to go. Nothing.

 My eyes burn even more and now all the muscles in my body complain. That's what almost sixteen hours driving, and seven hours in airplanes can do to you. I drag my sorry, dehydrated ass out of the disembarking area. To my surprise, though, Skinner is waiting for me.

 “Where the hell have you been, Mulder?”

 I have no energy left, so I just keep walking as if he had never been there. If he follows me or not I don’t notice. And honestly, I don’t care. With every step, a deep breath to try and keep the tears out of my eyes.

 My arm is pulled. Skinner is demanding to know of my whereabouts and I see red. I make a lunge at him but am easily subdued by his alertness. He drags me out of the airport and into his car. Then everything is black.

 “Mulder! Wake up, Mulder! We’re here!”

 “Where is here?” I ask without bothering to open my eyes.

 “Your place.”

 I look out the window and notice night has fallen again. Another lost day. I must be too dry to shed tears, but my blood boils. Time was pivotal in disappearance cases. Didn't he know that?!

 “Why did you bring me here?! I need to find her!” I try to leave the car, but Skinner has still to unlock it.

 “You are not going anywhere, Mulder!”

 “They took Scully because I got too close to the truth. I need to find her, damn it! She is danger!” I jingle the lock to the door to no avail. “Unlock the fucking door!" I shout.

 “Mulder, listen to me!” Skinner barks and that stops me in my tracks. “You’re not going anywhere! You are not thinking straight. You’re just committing amateur errors and putting yourself in danger.” He sighs and softens his voice “You are not doing Scully any favors with such behavior. Get some rest and let the FBI handle this.”

 “One more thing.” Skinner adds “Why did Scully come to your place around 8:20 p.m and only left in the early hours of the following morning?”

 “That’s none of your business.”

 “It is if you are breaking the FBI's fraternization policy.”

 “We are not.” No lie in that statement, as she was not my partner anymore. “What does it matter anyway, she’s moving to Salt Lake City.”

 “Listen, we will find her. Get some rest and get ready for your OPR session tomorrow. I know the timing is the worst, but there’s nothing we can do about it. And it's your job at stake here.”

 “Why are you doing this?”

 “You saved my ass once. I owe you one and this is the least I can do. Good night, Mulder.”

 The lock clicks and I am out of the car. Skinner drives away as I get upstairs and pass out on my couch once again.

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Trans-Continental Motor Convoy crossing the Continental Divide  (NAID: 86733688 and 86733684)

Summer Road Trip: Across the Great Divide and into the Badlands

By Amy Behringer & Amy Edwards  | The Unwritten Record 

We’ve been offline since saying goodbye to Seattle on Thursday, busy exploring the mountains and high desert of the Northwest, then dropping South to Yellowstone National Park. Fans of the Unwritten Record may recall posts featuring Yellowstone from across Special Media, including Yellowstone in Kodacolor , Still Photography for Yellowstone’s Birthday, and Master Plans of the National Parks.

Today we’re planning to cross the Continental Divide, from which all waters flow West to the Pacific or East to the Atlantic. We are looking for the pass crossed by the First Transcontinental Motor Convoy one hundred years ago, in August 1919.  This mighty convoy of 81 Army vehicles had set out from Washington, D.C. a month earlier on a road trip following the Lincoln Highway to San Francisco. Their goals: to test how American roads and bridges would hold up if a force were mobilized in the United States, and to gauge the performance of their fleet, which included Mack trucks, a G.M.C. ambulance, Harley-Davidson motorcycles, and a Trailmobile kitchen. Footage and photos from the journey can be found among the Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer in Record Group 111. The Signal Corps original shot list accompanies the footage and a daily log is also available.

Read more of this story at The Unwritten Record

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Yes, his autograph is part of my character Actor autograph collection. I found this extensive biography online.

Lionel Jay Stander (January 11, 1908 – November 30, 1994) was an American actor in films, radio, theater, and television.

Lionel Stander was born in The Bronx, New York, to Russian-Jewish immigrants, the first of three children.

According to newspaper interviews with Stander, as a teenager, he appeared in the silent film MEN OF STEEL (1926), perhaps as an extra, since he is not listed in the credits.

During his one year at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he appeared in the student productions The Muse of the Unpublished Writer, and The Muse and the Movies: A Comedy of Greenwich Village.

Stander's acting career began in 1928, as Cop and First Fairy in Him by E. E. Cummings, at the Provincetown Playhouse. He claimed that he got the roles because one of them required shooting craps, which he did well, and a friend in the company volunteered him. He appeared in a series of short-lived plays through the early 1930s, including The House Beautiful, which Dorothy Parker famously derided as "the play lousy".

In 1932, Stander landed his first credited film role in the Warner-Vitaphone short feature IN THE DOUGH (1932), with Fatty Arbuckle and Shemp Howard. He made several other shorts, the last being THE OLD GREY MAYOR (1935) with Bob Hope in 1935. That same year, he was cast in a feature, Ben Hecht's THE SCOUNDREL (1935), with Noël Coward. He moved to Hollywood and signed a contract with Columbia Pictures. Stander was in a string of films over the next three years, appearing most notably in Frank Capra's MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (1936) with Gary Cooper, MEET NERO WOLFE (1936) playing Archie Goodwin, THE LEAGUE OF FRIGHTENED MEN (1937), and A STAR IS BORN (1937) with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March.

Stander's distinctive rumbling voice, tough-guy demeanor, and talent with accents made him a popular radio actor. In the 1930s and 1940s, he was on The Eddie Cantor Show, Bing Crosby's KMH show, the Lux Radio Theater production of A Star Is Born, The Fred Allen Show, the Mayor of the Town series with Lionel Barrymore and Agnes Moorehead, Kraft Music Hall on NBC, Stage Door Canteen on CBS, the Lincoln Highway Radio Show on NBC, and The Jack Paar Show, among others.

In 1941, he starred in a short-lived radio show called The Life of Riley on CBS, no relation to the radio, film, and television character later made famous by William Bendix. Stander played the role of Spider Schultz in both Harold Lloyd's film THE MILKY WAY (1936) and its remake ten years later, THE KID FROM BROOKLYN (1946), starring Danny Kaye. He was a regular on Danny Kaye's zany comedy-variety radio show on CBS (1946–1947), playing himself as "just the elevator operator" amidst the antics of Kaye, future Our Miss Brooks star Eve Arden, and bandleader Harry James.

Also during the 1940s, he played several characters on The Woody Woodpecker and Andy Panda animated theatrical shorts, produced by Walter Lantz. For Woody Woodpecker, he provided the voice of Buzz Buzzard, but was blacklisted from the Lantz studio in 1951 and was replaced by Dal McKennon.

Strongly liberal and pro-labor, Stander espoused a variety of social and political causes and was a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild. At a SAG meeting held during a 1937 studio technicians' strike, he told the assemblage of 2000 members: "With the eyes of the whole world on this meeting, will it not give the Guild a black eye if its members continue to cross picket lines?" (The NYT reported: "Cheers mingled with boos greeted the question.") Stander also supported the Conference of Studio Unions in its fight against the Mob-influenced International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). Also in 1937, Ivan F. Cox, a deposed officer of the San Francisco longshoremen's union, sued Stander and a host of others, including union leader Harry Bridges, actors Fredric March, Franchot Tone, Mary Astor, James Cagney, Jean Muir, and director William Dieterle. The charge, according to Time magazine, was "conspiring to propagate Communism on the Pacific Coast, causing Mr. Cox to lose his job".

In 1938, Columbia Pictures head Harry Cohn allegedly called Stander "a Red son of a bitch" and threatened a US$100,000 fine against any studio that renewed his contract. Despite critical acclaim for his performances, Stander's film work dropped off drastically. After appearing in 15 films in 1935 and 1936, he was in only six in 1937 and 1938. This was followed by just six films from 1939 through 1943, none made by major studios, the most notable being GUADALCANAL DIARY (1943).

Stander was among the first group of Hollywood actors to be subpoenaed before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1940 for supposed Communist activities. At a grand jury hearing in Los Angeles in August 1940—the transcript of which was shortly released to the press—John R. Leech, the self-described former "chief functionary" of the Communist Party in Los Angeles, named Stander as a CP member, along with more than 15 other Hollywood notables, including Franchot Tone, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Clifford Odets, and Budd Schulberg. Stander subsequently forced himself into the grand jury hearing, and the district attorney cleared him of the allegations.

Stander appeared in no films between 1944 and 1945. Then, with HUAC's attention focused elsewhere due to World War II, he played in a number of mostly second-rate pictures from independent studios through the late 1940s. These include Ben Hecht's SPECTER OF THE ROSE (1946); the Preston Sturges comedy THE SIN OF HAROLD DIDDLEBOCK (1947) with Harold Lloyd; and TROUBLE MAKERS (1948) with The Bowery Boys. One classic emerged from this period of his career, the Preston Sturges comedy UNFAITHFULLY YOURS (1948) with Rex Harrison.

In 1947, HUAC turned its attention once again to Hollywood. That October, Howard Rushmore, who had belonged to the CPUSA in the 1930s and written film reviews for the Daily Worker, testified that writer John Howard Lawson, whom he named as a Communist, had "referred to Lionel Stander as a perfect example of how a Communist should not act in Hollywood." Stander was again blacklisted from films, though he played on TV, radio, and in the theater.

In March 1951, actor Larry Parks, after pleading with HUAC investigators not to force him to "crawl through the mud" as an informer, named several people as Communists in a "closed-door session", which made the newspapers two days later. He testified that he knew Stander, but did not recall attending any CP meetings with him.

At a HUAC hearing in April 1951, actor Marc Lawrence named Stander as a member of his Hollywood Communist "cell", along with screenwriter Lester Cole and screenwriter Gordon Kahn. Lawrence testified that Stander "was the guy who introduced me to the party line", and that Stander said that by joining the CP, he would "get to know the dames more" — which Lawrence, who did not enjoy film-star looks, thought a good idea. Upon hearing of this, Stander shot off a telegram to HUAC chair John S. Wood, calling Lawrence's testimony that he was a Communist "ridiculous" and asked to appear before the Committee, so he could swear to that under oath. The telegram concluded: "I respectfully request an opportunity to appear before you at your earliest possible convenience. Be assured of my cooperation." Two days later, Stander sued Lawrence for $500,000 for slander. Lawrence left the country ("fled", according to Stander) for Europe.

After that, Stander was blacklisted from TV and radio. He continued to act in theater roles and played Ludlow Lowell in the 1952-53 revival of Pal Joey on Broadway and on tour.

Two years passed before Stander was issued the requested subpoena. Finally, in May 1953, he testified at a HUAC hearing in New York, where he made front-page headlines nationwide by being uproariously uncooperative, memorialized in the Eric Bentley play, Are You Now or Have You Ever Been. The New York Times headline was "Stander Lectures House Red Inquiry." In a dig at bandleader Artie Shaw, who had tearfully claimed in a Committee hearing that he had been "duped" by the Communist Party, Stander testified,

"I am not a dupe, or a dope, or a moe, or a schmoe...I was absolutely conscious of what I was doing, and I am not ashamed of anything I said in public or private."

An excerpt from that statement was engraved in stone for "The First Amendment Blacklist Memorial" by Jenny Holzer at the University of Southern California.

Other notable statements during Stander's 1953 HUAC testimony:

- "[Testifying before HUAC] is like the Spanish Inquisition. You may not be burned, but you can't help coming away from a little singed."

- "I don't know about the overthrow of the government. This committee has been investigating 15 years so far, and hasn't found one act of violence."

- "I know of a group of fanatics who are desperately trying to undermine the Constitution of the United States by depriving artists and others of life, liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness without due process of law ... I can tell names and cite instances and I am one of the first victims of it. And if you are interested in that and also a group of ex-fascists and America-Firsters and anti-Semites, people who hate everybody including Negroes, minority groups and most likely themselves ... and these people are engaged in a conspiracy outside all the legal processes to undermine the very fundamental American concepts upon which our entire system of democracy exists."

- "...I don't want to be responsible for a whole stable of informers, stool pigeons, and psychopaths and ex-political heretics, who come in here beating their breast and say, 'I am awfully sorry; I didn't know what I was doing. Please--I want absolution; get me back into pictures.'"

- "My estimation of this committee is that this committee arrogates judicial and punitive powers which it does not possess."

Stander was blacklisted from the late 1940s until 1965; perhaps the longest period.

After that, Stander's acting career went into a free fall. He worked as a stockbroker on Wall Street, a journeyman stage actor, a corporate spokesman—even a New Orleans Mardi Gras king. He didn't return to Broadway until 1961 (and then only briefly in a flop) and to film in 1963, in the low-budget THE MOVING FINGER (although he did provide, uncredited, the voice-over narration for the 1961 noir thriller BLAST OF SILENCE.)

Life improved for Stander when he moved to London in 1964 to act in Bertolt Brecht's Saint Joan of the Stockyards, directed by Tony Richardson, for whom he'd acted on Broadway, along with Christopher Plummer, in a 1963 production of Brecht's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. In 1965, he was featured in the film PROMISE HER ANYTHING. That same year Richardson cast him in the black comedy about the funeral industry, THE LOVED ONE, based on the novel by Evelyn Waugh, with an all-star cast including Jonathan Winters, Robert Morse, Liberace, Rod Steiger, Paul Williams, and many others. In 1966, Roman Polanski cast Stander in his only starring role, as the thug Dickie in CUL-DE-SAC, opposite Françoise Dorléac and Donald Pleasence.

Stander stayed in Europe and eventually settled in Rome, where he appeared in many spaghetti Westerns, most notably playing a bartender named Max in Sergio Leone's ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST. He played the role of the villainous mob boss in Fernando Di Leo's 1972 poliziottescho thriller CALIBER 9. In Rome he connected with Robert Wagner, who cast him in an episode of It Takes a Thief that was shot there. Stander's few English-language films in the 1970s include THE GANG THAT COULDN'T SHOOT STRAIGHT (1971) with Robert De Niro and Jerry Orbach, Martin Scorsese's NEW YORK, NEW YORK (1977), which also starred De Niro and Liza Minnelli, and Steven Spielberg's 1941 (1979).

Stander played a supporting role in the TV film Revenge Is My Destiny with Chris Robinson. He played a lounge comic modeled after the real-life Las Vegas comic Joe E. Lewis, who used to begin his act by announcing "Post Time" as he sipped his ever-present drink.

After 15 years abroad, Stander moved back to the U.S. for the role he is now most famous for: Max, the loyal butler, cook, and chauffeur to the wealthy, amateur detectives played by Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers on the 1979–1984 television series Hart to Hart (and a subsequent series of Hart to Hart made-for-television films). In 1983, Stander won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film.

In 1986, he became the voice of Kup in THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE. In 1991 he was a guest star in the television series Dream On, playing Uncle Pat in the episode "Toby or Not Toby". His final theatrical film role was as a dying hospital patient in THE LAST GOOD TIME (1994), with Armin Mueller-Stahl and Olivia d'Abo, directed by Bob Balaban.

Stander was married six times, the first time in 1932 and the last in 1972. All but the last marriage ended in divorce. He fathered six daughters (one wife had no children, one had twins).

Stander died of lung cancer in Los Angeles, California, in 1994 at age 86. He was buried in Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

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A visit to the George Westinghouse Bridge.  I parked on the east side and walked out along the sidewalk that runs along the bridge’s south side.  Just over the railing was the Turtle Creek valley and the RIDC Keystone Commons development on reclaimed brownfields once occupied by Westinghouse industrial buildings.

Since the Lincoln Highway no longer carries the bulk of east-west traffic, it was possible to hop the concrete barrier and safely walk across the four lanes to view sights to the north.  A rail yard and various tracks dominated the foreground along the creek, with the renowned Edgar Thomson Works of US Steel slightly to the northeast in the Braddock area.

Photos from September 15, 2019

Source:  route22ny

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Day 212: Wednesday July 31, 2019 - “Coastal Closure”

I like closing my circles.

My favorite road to drive in all of the US is Highway 1 up the coast of California.  An impossible place from a different time where the goal isnt speed but ingenuity as the road clutches to the cliff side where ocean and land collide.  To one side, the conveyor belt of the Pacific changing hues with the clouds - blue, grey, black, purple.  Like a mood ring, the scenery constantly changing.  On the other side, the coastal hills, holding back the sea water and civilization, simultaneously.   Totally cut off from the real world, this is the one place where driving for the sake of driving is pure.  This was my third ramble down “Big Sur” and this one with a purpose.  The first time, in 2014, almost five years to the day, I came here almost out of gas, dropping in on the middle and heading north as part of the finale of The Grand Ramble.   Two years ago I came back with the intent of closing that loop as I drive up from the South side and SLO only to find a major landslide had closed the road south of where I needed to connect.   This left 10-15 miles of lonely pavement undone.   That short beautiful stretch of rolling lefts and rights above the waves, had been on my mind.   A bright patch of road un-run, with miles markers called, that just had to done.   So when wortk brought me back to the Central Coast today I rented a car and staked out.  To my luck?  they were all out of the economy go-kart Id rented - “would you like a Dodge Charger instead?”   Oh would I?!   Hell yes!  So I drove in Mo-town style- imported from Detroit, to enjoy the fruits of California roads.   Got myself a good Triple D lunch at Aldo’s Harbor in Santa Cruz (a full stew of Cioppino blew me away), then battled the choked up traffic between there and Monterrey, before I could finally cut loose and let those ponies run.  Windows down, radio off, eye wide open.  Put it in D.  I was off.

It took about 2.5 hours of driving to finally make it down to the un-run spot, south of LimeKiln State Park where the majestic overhang tunnel lent itself to being somewhere special.  To that point, itd all been exactly as I remembered - odd how vivid the road was in memory, five years after Id last run it.  I stopped for pictures where I could - drawn by either the road, the ocean, the clouds, the cliffs, the color, and most often a combination of all of it. Places where the bridges stretched the gaps, wild dill grew up and blocked the view, and where sea lions barked at passersby.  Had to dodge tourists and slowpokes, but was happy to do so in my sports car.  I sure felt fancy - best driving of 2019 so far?  Far and away.

The new road didn’t disappoint - I saw some awesome overlooks, the obvious places where the landslide had hit (massive!), and some new places like “Pacific Valley” that contrasted other parts of the drive to that point.   When I hit the turnaround from 2 years ago, I gladly turned around...the best part of this mission?  When completed, I got to turn around and drive it again in the other direction!!  On a stretch of road where every turn and bend provided something new to awww at, an out and back trail lent no complications.   I rolled back up to Santa Cruz through Salinas, getting away from the cloud bank and taking in the pink sunset in Steinbeck country. Back in Santa Cruz, I walked over from my boardwalk motel and took in the historic Beachfront, sat in the sand and ate In-N-Out burger, reflecting on the day’s great drive over the carnival sounds.  The reason this was such an important check - so important to close this particular circle?  By collecting these 10-15 miles of blue highway, I’ve now run the coastal highways from Ensenada to North Vancouver.  No asterisk or small gap caused by a landslide.  Got that whole stretch colored in.  Mexico to Canada through the best parts of that Pacific wall - California, Oregon, Washington.  From Rialto to Redwoods, Lincoln City to San Diego, Big Sur to Long Beach sand.   A heroic place, loved and sought after by heros before our own time.  A magical place, up and down. And Im pleased to know it - all of it.  My itinerant heroes would be proud.

Song: John Craigie - I Am California

Quote: “No bitter complaints about society whatever from this grand and ideal man who really loves me moreover as if I deserve it, but I'm bursting to explain everything to him, not even Big Sur but the past several years, but there's no chance with everybody yakking--And in fact I can see in Cody's eyes that he can see in my own eyes the regret we both feel that recently we haven't had chances to talk whatever, like we used to do driving across America and back in the old road days, too many people now want to talk to us and tell us their stories, we've been hemmed in and surrounded and outnumbered--The circle's closed in on the old heroes of the night--” ― Jack Kerouac

[route22ny]

A visit to the George Westinghouse Bridge.  I parked on the east side and walked out along the sidewalk that runs along the bridge’s south side.  Just over the railing was the Turtle Creek valley and the RIDC Keystone Commons development on reclaimed brownfields once occupied by Westinghouse industrial buildings. 

Since the Lincoln Highway no longer carries the bulk of east-west traffic, it was possible to hop the concrete barrier and safely walk across the four lanes to view sights to the north.  A rail yard and various tracks dominated the foreground along the creek, with the renowned Edgar Thomson Works of US Steel slightly to the northeast in the Braddock area.

Photos from September 15, 2019