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The Chrysler building in Manhattan. Completed in 1930 and designed by William Van Alen in the Art Deco style. Edward Trumball designed the lobby murals

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Meet Dirt The Cat 🐈: Nevada Northern Railway’s Rail Cat! A Stray Feline Adopted By Railroad Shop Workers Is World-Famous

— By Nastassia Putz | November 13, 2022

Born in Nevada Northern Railway’s Cavernous Locomotive Shop, the aptly named Dirt The Cat is famous around the World for his fur stained by soot and oil and his habit of personally greeting visitors to the museum in Ely, Nevada.

One of the World’s Most Famous cats is a railroader. Dirt, his fur coat stained by a lifetime amid the soot and grease of Nevada Northern Railway’s 114-year-old engine-servicing facility, is nobody’s pet and everybody’s friend. The people-loving shop cat has an international following thanks to a series of widely shared social media posts.

His fame is even more remarkable given his humble start. In 2008, a feral cat gave birth to a litter of kittens under the railway’s rotary snowplow, which was parked on a shop track. The mother soon moved her kittens, but for some reason Dirt was left behind. Shop workers and locomotive crews noticed the abandoned kitten hiding in a floor drain in the shop and, thanks to strategically placed open cans of tuna fish, won his trust. He has lived in the shop ever since. Despite the noise, smoke, and steam, it’s the only home Dirt has ever known, and the shop workers are his family.

The railroad’s staff and volunteers are Dirt’s family and the building housing the machine shop and engine house is the only home he’s ever known.

The Nevada Northern Railway, a designated National Historic Landmark located in Ely, Nevada, prides itself on authentically recreating steam-era operations and Dirt fits that mission. After all, maintenance facilities in railroading’s early days often had a resident cat to keep mice and rats in check. But Dirt had his own ideas of his role, and decided it was his job to greet visitors to the cavernous engine house and machine shop complex he calls home. Now 15 years old and showing his age, he still manages to meet most tour groups, pose for photos, and doesn’t mind the occasional gentle scratch behind the ears.

His habit of rolling on the shop floor and sleeping on coal piles left its mark on his orange and white markings, but he is well cared-for by the railway’s staff and volunteers who make sure he has plenty of food, an electric heating pad to sleep on when winter comes, and regular veterinary care. You would expect nothing less considering Dirt’s nickname around the railroad is “King of the Shop.”

Nevada Northern shop worker pauses in mid-project to give Dirt a little attention.

The Legacy of Dirt The Railroad Cat Continues! Stories of the NNRy’s Boss Shop Cat Will Last Furever

— By Nastassia Putz | January 13, 2023

Within a few hours of announcing Dirt’s death to the public in a Facebook post on January 11, 2023, Nevada Northern Railway Museum’s page flooded with thousands of people posting their condolences and sharing their fondest memories and pictures of Dirt. From a small stray kitten found in the enginehouse to a big, tough, and dirty shop cat — proudly adopted by this National Historic Landmark— Dirt held his own among the NNRy crew for over a decade. The thousands of posts are just a mere glimpse as to what this cat means to some people. Approximately 24 hours later, 610,000 people had viewed the post with 18,500 likes, 3,100 comments, and 7,800 shares (and counting).

Unfortunately, as most animal lovers know, our four-legged companions don’t live as long as we’d like, and on January 10, 2023, a dozen or so of the NNRy crew said their final goodbyes to their furry co-worker. The end-of-life process and burial were performed with the crew, allowing them to be with Dirt on his final day. “We picked a spot, we dug a grave, we had our own in-house service, and it was just perfect,” says Con Trumball, trainmaster and museum archivist.

According to Con and Mark Bassett, NNRy president, this intense response from the public was not expected. All responses have been “overwhelmingly positive” says Mark. Other museums and preservation groups have reached out, wanting to assist with the memorial.

Dirt the railroad cat relaxing with Con Trumbull in the machine shop. NNRY

Stealing the Spotlight

The NNRy has an active enginehouse and machine shop, and people would walk into those areas often unfazed by the loud noises and work being done in front of them, and ask, “Where’s the cat?” Con explains that tours and other posts — not about Dirt — would receive the same type of reaction. Dirt had a strong following.

In the last five years, Dirt became a worldwide celebrity. However, for those who worked alongside him he was just their cat. He wasn’t the first shop cat at the museum, but there was something people loved about Dirt. People even asked Bassett to create a separate Facebook page completely dedicated to Dirt, but he refused. Dirt was an ambassador for the museum and will remain one.

The mayor of Ely, Nev., recognized Dirt as a staple in the community and when visiting the museum with a guest one day — a dentist that was not too fond of cats —said, “Oh, I don’t like cats,” when meeting Dirt, elicited a humorous response from the mayor who then said, “That cat makes more money than you.” It was true. The museum’s fund named “Dollars for Dirt” often brought in more money than any other fundraising effort they were doing at the time.

Dirt’s life was filled with many loving individuals who helped with his daily care. Searching “Dirt the Nevada Northern Cat” brings up a plethora of articles, images, and videos published over the years about this railroad celebrity. But what made Dirt so famous?

Born to Reign a Railroad

Born under a 1907-built rotary snowplow, Dirt was a runt left behind by his mother and siblings. Thanks to open cans of tuna left out at night, the kitten began to warm up to the NNRy crew. He developed a fondness for rolling in the dirt and climbing up the trains. Fur that was once white and orange became gray over time, stained by such a job — one that made him appear as if he’d been working on a locomotive and was covered in soot.

Throughout his years residing on the railroad, Dirt made countless friends, from the train crew to residents to people visiting from faraway places. He knew he was famous and loved it.

Dirt the railroad cat poses with Eric Mencis for Eric’s last visit to NNRy — a lasting memory. Wesley Heinz

Eric Mencis, former NNRy guest services manager from 2016 to 2021, knew Dirt during his years of fame and was instrumental in Dirt’s notoriety. “I saw a cat with a proud attitude, a rough look, and a friendly heart,” says Eric. “He looked like he was going to come over and kick your butt if you didn’t pet him [though].” Eric became Dirt’s “agent,” posting his first candid photo on Facebook.

“What Dirt truly needed was a voice … I was his voice for many years,” says Eric. Dirt was an old railroad soul — a crew member, climbing in and around trains, and inspecting them as if he was trying to tell you how to do your job. His favorite memory, outside of his everyday caretaking of Dirt, was when he posted “We gave Dirt a Bath” on April Fool’s Day. “I spent the morning Photoshopping the whitest cat I could find into a picture of the shop and posted it online early on April 1. All the post said was “We Gave Dirt A Bath” and the world went nuts; some believed it, but some got the joke right away.”

Madison Purinton — whose husband, Lennox Purinton, is the shop foreman — knew Dirt for three years. In 2021, Madison took on the membership coordinator role for NNRy and became one of Dirt’s primary caretakers.

Lennox, who started off volunteering, knew Dirt since he was 6. One of his fondest memories was of filming Ghost Adventures at the museum, known for its haunted yard. “I was involved with the filming in the enginehouse, and during the investigation, Dirt scared the life out of the investigators when he came out from the shadows,” says Lennox.

As his official “cat wrangler,” Madison was responsible for the majority of the “Dirt & DJ” posts on Instagram/Facebook, as well as preparing him the night before to go to the vet. Even though she didn’t work there long, she and Dirt quickly became buddies. Dirt showed up for a lot of tours over the years, and never missed any of the ones she ran.

“People would only join tours in hopes of seeing him, and I remember one time, I had a group of around 40 to 50 people. We had just hit the enginehouse when he made his appearance. Sometimes he chose to follow for the whole tour, other days he’d stop in the enginehouse or at his caboose.” Well, on this tour, Dirt decided to stay in the enginehouse while Madison continued the tour. “It went from 40 to 50 people to about 15 to 20 people. Talk about stealing the spotlight!��� recalls Madison.

Dirt the railroad cat poses with Madison Purinton who is wearing the t-shirt design she drew for gift shop merchandise. “Long Live Shop Boss Dirt!” Lennox Purinton

“He knew exactly how popular he was, and he owned it!” says Madison. “It’s almost like when large groups of people saw him, he turned into a show-off and had such a big head. Then when it was me and him, he was just like any old house cat.”

The Legacy Continues

Two life-size bronze statues of Dirt will be cast. One will be put on his gravestone at his gravesite, and the other will be in the machine shop where he can continue to watch over his fellow crew members. The gravesite is easily accessible to the public for visiting. It’s on a knoll right outside of the East Ely Depot. A livestream memorial service is being planned; date and time are yet to be determined.

The Nevada Northern, as most railroads, has a long history of animals working side by side with their shop employees. From dogs to cats, they have all been loved by the crews, but none have made such a lasting impact as Dirt according to the NNRy’s Facebook post on January 12.

“Dirt’s passing is not the end of his story; it’s just the beginning. In much the same way that Chessie became a lasting symbol of the C&O, Dirt will continue to be a symbol of the NNRy, and his story will continue to be told to the thousands of visitors that will be exploring his former home.” There have already been sightings of Dirt’s ghost, according to Con.

As another official tribute to Dirt, Con had the honor of placing Dirt’s official railroad I.D. card into the archival collection. The card, food bowl, and collar will eventually be on display in the depot. Dirt also holds the honor of being formally listed in the employee roster on their archive site.

In the end, the NNRy saved a stray and gave him a good life. Eric says, “the reality of Dirt is he touched thousands of people’s lives and made them a little better for knowing and following his adventures. He was truly a special cat.”

Burial spot of Dirt outside of depot. He now rests by this tree that will soon have a gravestone and bronze statue added. Con Trumbull

Dirt The Railroad Cat Facts:

Employee Name: Dirt the Cat

Nickname(s): Boss Shop Cat and That darn cat!

Primary Jonb: Shop Cat

Division: Nevada Northern Railway

Years Worked: 2009 to 2023

Born: March 2008

Died: January 10, 2023

Hometown: Ely, Nevada

Favorite Food: Temptations (Seafood Flavored Cat Treats)

Favorite People: Al Gledhill (Master Mechanic), Mike Calchera (Track Crew), and Eric Mencis (Guest Services Manager, aka, Dirt’s Agent)

Favorite Place: Caboose

Likes: Food, People, Attention (Pets), Rolling in Dirt

Dislikes: Super Loud Noises and Dogs

Dirt Also Has His Own Merchandise

Dirt Has a Protege Named D.J. or Dirt Junior

Nevada Northern Railway

— January 11, 2023 | Facebook

It is with a very heavy heart that we report Dirt, our Boss Shop Cat, passed away yesterday. He was 15 years old, and beloved by everyone here at the railroad and around the world.

Here’s Dirt’s story. In the spring of 2008, a little kitten of orange and white fur was found in the engine house by himself. The mother and any other kittens were long gone. The crew at the time would sit for hours each day with cans of tuna and soft cat food, to get the little fur ball to trust them.

When he finally came around to trusting them, Al, the railroad’s Master Mechanic, took him to the vet for a checkup, shots, and eventually he was neutered. It was live and let live. The shop guys did their thing, and the little kitten did his thing. The warmest place in the shop is in the cab of a coal-fired steam locomotive. There is coal dust everywhere. Over time, our little ball of fur started picking up some of the black coal dust, and he was named Dirtbag. As our visitors started discovering the shop’s cat, it was decided to shorten his name to Dirt.

The engine house and machine shop are very dirty, noisy environments. In addition to the locomotives and railroad cars being moved in and out. Repair work goes on all the time. Dirt got very wise, very fast, quickly figuring out where not to be when locomotives and cars were moving, or work was being performed.

He grew into a large rough-and-tough tom cat that ruled the shop and surrounding neighborhood. We saw him playing fetch with gophers and bats. Don't ask us how he got them, he just did. He hated being cleaned up, but loved being a railroader. It was not uncommon to find him rolling around in the dust outside the shop.

The shop knew he was special, and did what they could to protect him. When Angie, our superintendent, went to work in the mechanical department she became one of his caretakers. She became his nemesis, since she took him for his vet visits. She cleaned him as much as she could, which Dirt did NOT like at all. To make amends, she would sneak him turkey dinners on the holidays.

Mike Calchera, our grizzled track guy, got to scratch Dirt’s ears and would make sure he had clean warm beds, it was Al who was his favorite. Al was our master mechanic at the time, had a soft spot for Dirt. Dirt could do no wrong and was given the run of the shop and the engine house.

The arrangement of Dirt doing his thing, while the shop guys did theirs, would have stayed that way, had it not been for the keen eye of photographer extraordinaire, Steve Crise. It was during the 2018 winter photo shoot; Steve was walking through the machine shop. He happened to notice Dirt, sitting regally, in front of locomotive 40. He laid down on the machine shop floor with his camera, and grabbed the shot with Dirt posing the whole time.

It was a great photo, but there are thousands of great photos out there. What Dirt needed was a publicist, enter Eric Mencis, who was our Guest Services Manager at the time. Eric posted Steve’s photo on our Facebook page and the rest, they say, is history!

Who knew that a semi-feral cat, living at a National Historic Landmark Railroad, in the middle of the “Big Empty” of Nevada, would become so famous? We sure didn’t, but boy howdy did Dirt become famous! Google “Dirt the Nevada Northern Cat,” and stories, videos and articles pop up. Dirt has been featured in the Washington Post, Trains Magazine, and newspapers in Europe, not to mention the thousands of individual posts of our visitors that got to take his picture.

All this publicity brought people to Ely to see him, many traveling hundreds, if not thousands of miles. This stunned the staff and volunteers. After all, Dirt was just Dirt, right? Nope! Dirt was a media and social media sensation, and Dirt knew it!

As part of the experience at the Nevada Northern Railway, we offer scheduled guided tours of the machine shop and engine house. Dirt knew the schedule. He would hide away all morning long, but let the 2:30 pm tour come into the machine shop, and Dirt was there to greet them. When the tour was over, Dirt would wander off to one of his many hidey-holes until the next tour.

Dirt has fans that love him from all over the world. But we few at the Nevada Northern Railway Museum are the lucky ones. We got to love him in person. As he aged, we found a vet that loved him as much as we did. Dirt also received more care takers including Jasmine, who would be his last. He never missed a meal, or a head scratch. As he aged and slowed down, he learned to love watching shows on our phones while he was sitting in our laps. After the show, he would leave streaks of dirt on the pants of his visitors, or drool on their boots.

Dirt was one-of-kind. He was the Boss Shop Cat at the Nevada Northern Railway. Con, our Trainmaster, selected a spot on the grounds in between the Depot, and the Freight Depot in the shade of a pine to serve as his final resting place. His burial site is opposite where all our excursion trains’ locomotives sit prior to departure, and it gives a view of the yard, that in addition to the shop, was Dirt’s domain.

But be forewarned, if you’re visiting the Nevada Northern Railway Museum and you’re admiring one of our steam locomotives just prior to departure, don’t be surprised, if, out of the corner of your eye, you see a lanky old guy, holding an orange and gray cat, looking over the locomotive. The old guy will be cursing a blue streak at the crew, while the cat just looks on knowingly. If you turn to confront them, they will have disappeared. But don’t fret, that was just Al and Dirt checking out the locomotive, making sure that everything is running smoothly. After all, they don’t call us the Ghost Train of Old Ely for nothing.

We are all saddened with the passing of Dirt. He will be missed. The machine shop and engine house won’t feel the same without him. His last days were spent with the crew that loved him best. Gathering around, our crew laid him to rest while a Nevada snowstorm blew through. They shared their memories and thanked him for his service. Knowing that they were laying to rest one of their own, a part of the Nevada Northern Railway family. They will all tell you, this was one of the hardest things they have done here.

To commemorate Dirt, we will be having two life size bronzes cast of Dirt. One will serve as his gravestone, the other will be placed in the machine shop, so Dirt can continue watching over the shop. As details become available on the bronzes, we’ll keep you posted.

And don’t forget, Dirt was teaching his protégé DJ, Dirt Junior, the ins and outs of being the Boss Shop Cat. We knew this day was coming, DJ now has big paws to fill.

We will be posting stories on Dirt, and his time at the railroad in the coming days and weeks. Please feel free to post your stories in the comments for all to read.

Sincerely,

The Nevada Northern Railway Crew

Mark, Joan, Angie, Charish, John Henry, Lennox, Josh, Nick, Carlos, Mike Hughes, Con, Mike Hejny, Kurt, Gary, Ron, Bill, Kelvin, Kemper, Ellie, Jasmine, Kat, Jim, Roger, Will, Brian, Zech, Derek, and Michael Green.

— Sunday September 29, 2024

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The Unintended Gift

For me, it was interesting that the Supreme Court’s decision to give broad immunity to the President of the United States while Keri and I were in Alexandria, Virginia – George Washington’s hometown.

One of the things I re-learned about George Washington was that, in a time when national leaders held tightly on to power, George Washington declined to run a third term in office so that the great democracy experiment could grow. Washington was so popular at the time; he could have been president for as long as he wished. But, stressing the importance of the country over a single person, Washington gave up power.

As I read on why Washington declined an invitation to a third term in office, I came across his words in a letter to a man named Jonathon Trumball, then the Governor of Connecticut. Washington wrote, “The line between Parties is so clearly drawn that politicians would regard neither truth nor decency; attacking every character, without respect to persons – Public or Private, – who happen to differ from themselves in Politics."

Those words, written in 1799, are hauntingly familiar.

But I digress.

I don’t know if the ruling by the Supreme Court was legally the correct decision. I don’t know enough about Constitutional law to comment on that. But morally, I think it was the wrong decision. In a nation of laws, the majority of justices have not only lifted the office of the President above the law and made a mockery of the fundamental principle that no one is above the law, but they have also left it for future courts to decide on a case-by-case situation if a President’s actions while in office were “official” or “unofficial” and if they are covered by presidential “presumed immunity.” (Chief Justice John Roberts words.)

I never imagined a United States of America where anyone is above the law. It is a sobering thought that any President of the United States – Republican, Democratic, Independent – could commit imaginable and unimaginable crimes while in office and not be held accountable for them.

As I reflected on the Supreme Court’s decision, I have decided that they have given the American people an unintended gift.

In a time when participation in the great democracy experiment is low, and for many futile, when we have relied on institutions like the three branches of government to be the moral compass of democracy, the justices have handed the greatest responsibility back to the people.

From now on, the American people must elect a president with professional ethics and a strong moral compass. WE must elect a president with professional ethics and a strong moral compass. If the government of the United States is a government BY the PEOPLE, OF the PEOPLE and FOR the PEOPLE, then the people MUST look deep into not only the candidate, but also deep into themselves and ask if the person who wants their vote is of character, ethics and morality. Otherwise, we have given a four-year-long pass to a president who can see what she or he can get away with.

When Donald Trump first ran for president, a relative of mine said that we are not electing a pastor, we are electing a president. She was right, of course. But, implicit in her words were that policy came before ethics, morality and character. Now, we MUST look at the person as well as the policies.

Let me be clear, this is not about Donald Trump, though I believe that he has clearly shown us who he is. This is about ANY future President of the United States committing acts that, for any other person, in any other position, in any other place, would be considered a crime. The guardrail of accountability has been removed.

As followers of Jesus Christ, we must always be asking ourselves, “Where is God in this moment?” In my most recent reflections on this issue, I believe that God is waiting to see how we will handle this greater responsibility. Will we put policy before the person’s character? Will we put our own preferences above that which will benefit all people of the United States – especially the least and marginalized? Will we vote in avarice or in a way that reflects the values of God’s kingdom? If the government is to be of the people, by the people and for the people, the people now have, more than ever, the choice to move this country in a direction that honors or rejects the values of the kingdom of the God in Whom we say we trust.

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Win Cult Sci-Fi Silent Running On DVD

Academy Award nominee Bruce Dern stars in Silent Running, a sci-fi classic that journeys beyond the imagination. out now on DVD and courtesy of Fabulous Films fancy winning a copy?

Botanist Freeman Lowell (Dern) has spent eight years aboard the space freighter Valley Forge preserving the only botanical specimens left from Earth under huge geodesic domes. When he receives orders to destroy the…

[bartletforamerica]

Senator Adar: So, there he was, on his deathbed, 50 years to the day, 50 years since the signing of the Declaration, July 4th, Independence Day. There he is, on his deathbed...

Bartlet : Which one are you with now, Senator Adar? Jefferson?

Adar: Adams. But of course both of them were dying on the same 4th of July, that's what's so amazing.

Bartlet: Ahh.

Adar: 50 years since that day in Independence Hall, immortalized in Trumball's famous painting of the scene. Two great giants dying on their country's birthday, after years of friendship and feuding. [pause] As diplomats in Paris...

Bartlet: Excuse me. I'm sorry, Senator. This will only take a second. *leaves Oval Office and heads to Debbie's desk* Debbie, you were supposed to interrupt after five minutes.

Debbie: It's only been three, sir.

[pendragonquotes]

What I am going to do [...] is to tell you as little as possible, and as much as is necessary.

thomas trumball, none so blind, casebook of the black widowers, isaac asimov

[sirfrogsworth]

I took the bait again. Why do I do this to myself?

This hecking nerd really made me pull out Douglas Trumball trivia? UGH.

From the very beginning when he told me frame interpolation wasn’t comparable to 60 fps (even though it is) his only objective seemed to be to prove me wrong. To make me seem like I didn’t know what I was talking about. 

He could have talked about why he likes HFR. What aspects he feels make it better. He could advocate for it without trying to tell me my experience is invalid and that my knowledge is inferior. And if he told me what he liked about HFR, I would not have invalidated his experience. We could have had a discussion about the pros and cons. I would have enjoyed that. 

But I feel like he is trying to tell me I only dislike sauerkraut because I’m eating it wrong--even though you just shove it in your mouth and chew. I use my eyeballs to see 60 fps. They go “eww.” Why do I have to justify it beyond that?

It’s like he thinks if he proves he knows more about HFR that will somehow change what I feel when I see it.  

I don’t know why I can’t just walk away. Even after I walked away I couldn’t walk away. I knew this was going to be the result. It’s just that I don’t like bullies and because of the abuse I had in grade school, now that I’m adult I feel compelled to defend myself. I never did when I was a kid and I regretted that. But now I can’t stop defending myself in these exchanges. I get all riled up and anxious 

The frustrating part is he knows damn well why some people don’t care for HFR--which he refuses to even acknowledge. Cinematographers and directors, many smarter about this stuff than this dude and myself put together, have discussed the shortcomings at length. They know the technology very well and choose not to pursue it. I’ve seen James Cameron and Steve Yedlin say it would only hurt the storytelling. It is NOT because a good enough movie hasn’t been made with it. 

And it wasn’t a cost thing either. Yes, HFR is much more expensive, and only a few privileged directors have it as an option. But theaters would try all kinds of weird new technologies in the hopes of getting an edge. In the 60s they tried “Cinerama”--an early predecessor to IMAX screens that showed movies in extremely wide formats on humongous curved screens that take up the entire field of view of the audience. 

The movies made in this format had to use three cameras locked together with three wide angle lenses and expose onto three strips of film side by side. Three projectors displayed a merged, 146 degree image to create a gigantic, expansive final projection. 

Brand new theaters were even built to house the larger screens. They spent a ton of money trying to bring this experience to the market. Probably much more than upgrading to faster projectors would cost. 

But it was met with limited success. The gimmick just didn’t have legs. They literally couldn’t do closeups when filming and it ended up feeling impersonal and distant. It felt like that dinner scene at the banquet table in Burton’s Batman. Everyone just felt far away from each other. 

The actors also had line of site problems. The widening effect made it look like no one was making eye contact so the actors had to look at predetermined spots to fake eye contact. It didn’t always help. The wide angle had the same issue as GoPros and distorted heavily on the sides so any time a human was in that area it looked very unflattering.  

Don’t get me wrong, there were some very cool aspects to it. They had these amazing shots of vistas taken from helicopters. They had large action set pieces that made you feel like you were in the center of it all. 

There were plenty of amazing sights filling your entire field of view and delighting your eyeballs. But the effect made storytelling more difficult. And in the end, it’s all about the story. 

The point is, theater chains are willing to go to great expense if they think a new experience might attract audiences. But back in the 70s & 80s, Douglas Trumball was unable to convince anyone that HFR added anything. He only had a few experiments that showed some people had more intense heart rates watching footage at higher frame rates. But he couldn’t prove Showscan significantly improved storytelling or people’s experiences. 

And many directors at the time felt as I do--that it looks... weird. 

People could have made HFR in the past. People could be making HFR movies right now. But it hasn’t happened. There have been two movies. TWO. There are no other movies in production planning to use HFR. 

If it were truly a better experience, I think more people would be using it.

I’m sorry for this long post about something most of you probably don’t care much about. I just needed to vent and I wasn’t able to say all that was in my brain in those tiny tweets. 

But maybe that thing about Cinerama was neat to learn about. I dunno.

I just want to talk about nerdy things without always having to go on the defensive from the start. I know I really need to learn how to let things go. I don’t have to respond to every jerk. Sometimes it helps to respond ONCE. That can feel cathartic. But whenever I keep going back and forth I always regret it. 

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Fortnight of Books: 2019

Day 9:

Favorite non-romance relationship:

I really liked the relationships between Tom Brown and Harry East as well as between Tom Brown and Jack Hardy in Tom Brown at Oxford by Thomas Hughes. Also, the quartet from @lover-of-the-starkindler‘s Lutherburg.

Best non-fiction book:

Over a third of the books I read this year were non-fiction, with a good ‘nother half-dozen or so slightly or moderately fictionalized based on real people and accounts. SO, on that score, noteworthy ones not mentioned elsewhere are: The Boys who Challenged Hitler by Phillip Hoose and Knud Pederson (schoolboy resistance in Denmark), The Boy on the Wooden Box by Leon Leyson (a young boy surviving the Holocaust, including through working for Schindler), The Road from Home by David Kherdian (his mother surviving the Armenian Genocide), Letters from the Pacific by Russell Cartwright Stroup (WWII Chaplain), Wahenee: An Indian Girl’s Story by Wahenee and Gilbert L. Wilson (Hidasta, I think, life during the mid-nineteenth century), Stateside Soldier by Aileen Kilgore Henderson (WAC serving stateside during WWII), American Agent by Mark Gayn and John Caldwell (an US intelligence agent returns to his childhood home in China during WWII), Homecoming by Joseph Wechsberg (an US soldier returns to Czechoslovakia at the end of WWII to look for family), The Raft by Robert Trumball and Harold Dixon (three US airmen shot down over the Pacific try to survive on an emergency liferaft), and C. S. Lewis & Mere Christianity: the Crisis that Created a Classic by Paul McCusker (the story behind the BBC broadcasts that led to Mere Christianity).

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The Jacobite Risings ( 1688 - 1750′s ) 

What were the Jacobite risings? 

The Jacobite risings were a series of rebellions, uprisings and battles  by the Scottish, welsh and Irish clans against the British. The primary aim was to get the catholic  Stuart king James II and his descents (he was the last British catholic king) onto the British throne after The Stuart King Charles I was excecuted in 1649.

The main events: 

the Glorious Revolution 1688:  The glorious revolution was the overthrow of King James II of England by a union of English parliamentarians lead by the Dutch William III,  prince of Orange. The Revolution permanently ended any chance of Catholicism becoming re-established in England. For British Catholics its effects were disastrous both socially and politically: For over a century Catholics were denied the right to vote and sit in the Westminster Parliament; they were also denied commissions in the army, and the monarch was forbidden to be Catholic or to marry a Catholic, this latter prohibition remaining in force until 2015. 

The WIlliamite war in Ireland 1688 - 1691:  This was a conflict between the Jacobites ( Supporters of king James II of England and Ireland VII of Scotland) and WIlliamites ( supporters of William of Orange)  This war was about who would become monarch of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. The war was a direct consequence of the ‘Glorious Revolution’ James was supported by the mostly Catholic "Jacobites" in Ireland and hoped to use the country as a base to regain his Three Kingdoms. He was given military support by France to this end. For this reason, the war became part of a wider European conflict known as the Nine Years' War. Unfortunately by 1690 King James II had fled Ireland after the battle of the Boyne. At the battle of Aughrim in 1691 the Irish Jacobites were defeated, William of Orange had successfully destroyed the Jacobites in Ireland and further uprisings would be confined to England and Scotland.

Jacobite assaination plot 1696: One John Charnock who had served in the Jacobite cavalry at the battle of the Boyne and a group of Jacobites in England initially planned to kidnap William II and Mary II in 1694 and take them to France. However there  were Mixed messages from James II. This confused the issue, and nothing had been done by April 1695, when William left the country. Sir John Fenwick was one of the inner circle informing James II of English affairs. The death of Queen Mary at the end of 1694 revived their interest in direct action in England, and finance from France arrived by April 1695. Fenwick, however, was opposed to the schemes proposed by Charnock and his group. Meeting in May with Sir John Friend and others, he sent Charnock to France to move a plan for a massive invasion, instead. In June Fenwick was involved in Jacobite rioting and was arrested. Sir George Barclay was sent to act as his deputy in commanding forces supposed to co-ordinate with an invasion force under the Duke of Berwick. Barclay assessed the plan as hopeless, shunned Fenwick, and went back to the original idea of "kidnapping" William. The plot was foiled by William Trumball secretary of state for the Northern department.

Jacobite rising of 1715: The rising of 1715 was the attempt of James Francis Edward Stewart to regain the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland. After his father King James II was exiled to France. This rising failed and many of the Jacobites taken prison were tried for treason and excecuted. James fled back to France and then Italy where he lived out the rest of his life.

The Jacobite rising of 1745: Charles James Stuart the eldest son of James Francis Edward Stewart attempted to regain the crown for his father and himself. The Jacobitea were greatly outnumbered by English government forces. After the Jacobite defeat at the battle of Culloden Charles fled to Rome in defeat where he died defeated and bitter. The Jacobite cause didn’t completely disappear after 1745 but measures were put in place that ceased it’s threats to the Protestant crown. The pope refusing to acknowledge Charles as king of England Scotland and Ireland also contributed to the weakening of the Jacobites.

Key historical figures:

William III or William of Orange ( 1650 - 1702 )

William  was the Dutch prince of orange he was staunchly Protestant and conservative. When king James II and VII was deposed  from the throne after the glorious revolution William arrived in Britain and supported by influential protestant British politicians took the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland in 1689 with wife Mary II his first cousin and daughter of James II.

James II of England and Ireland VII of Scotland ( 1633 - 1701)

James was the second Stuart monarch on the throne since the excecution of his father Charles I however he only reigned from 1685 - 1688. The glorious revolution of 1688 had him deposed from the throne he escaped with his life to France sponsored by his cousin and ally Louis XIV. He attempted to regain the throne but after the defeat of the jacobites at the battle of the Boyne in 1691 he returned to France where he lived for the rest of his life. he was the last Catholic King of England.

James Francis Edward Stuart ( 1688 - 1766) 

When his protestant half sister Anne of Great Britain died in 1714 without an heir the throne passed over 50 close catholic relatives including James. As a result the house of Stuart died with Anne and the German and Protestant  house of Hanover began with George I. Naturally James Francis believed he was was the rightful king of Britain and started a Jacobite uprising in 1715. He unfortunately failed and  returned to France. 

Charles Edward Stuart ( 1720 - 1788 ) 

Also known as Bonny prince Charlie, Charles Edward lead the Jacobite Rising of 1745 and was the last Stuart to make a claim to the British throne. Despite the support from the highland clans both catholic and Protestant he  was defeated at the battle of Culloden by George II and his army. The Stuart claim to the throne truely ended with him.

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Book Pre-Review: Ghosts of Trumball Mansion

[swforester]

Deluca Case, wife of Trumball Humphrey. Simsbury CT 2018

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                                                                  MARCH    2022

THE RIB PAGE

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In a rare note of a real class act these days: It seems the Kansas City Chiefs fans sent $ in $13 increments to the favorite charity of Bills QB Doug Trumball after the Chiefs beat the Bills.

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The Super Bowl seemed to go well until the end when the Bengals lost. The halftime show seemed to be well received. The performers including Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and Eminem  (who gave us a kneel.) were spot on but the set up seemed to cut out some of the audience.  ** Aaron Rodgers was given the MVP award at the BFL Honors.** Snoop Dogg has been accused of sexual assault.** The best commercials to me were ads for the next Jordan Peele movie, Nope and the new Jurassic Park. OK, the Jones ad with Tommy Lee and Leslie was pretty awesome.** Jim Gaffigan put it best when talking about the Super Bowl. He realized it is the most American of institutions because of the spectacle of gluttony and consumerism. So true!** Mike McDaniel will coach for Miami.

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There are stories that Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley have split but they were spotted together again this week. Friends say they are talking and trying to work it out while he is in off season.

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The Blacklist will do season 10.

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I think the new Jurassic Park film could bring us all together again. I mean, the old guard and the newer crew of actors could show us all how to get along. Everybody loves dinosaurs, we can all agree on that. Be there June 10!!

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Are we ready for the Buster Keaton books?? 2 have just cam eout, Byster Keaton by James Curtis and Camera Man from Dana Stevens.

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Russian Doll is back and with Annie Murphy!!!

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The Bachelor: Live on Stage? What? The Courtship on NBC is described as a Bridgerton inspired dating show. What the Fuck is happening??

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The SAG Awards came right at the end of the month. Michael Keaton was in the bathroom when he won for Dope. Didn’t that happen to Christine Lahti or Christine Pickles?? I always get them mixed up. Helen Mirren took home the Lifetime Achievement honor, so fab but worse dressed?? I could not take my eyes off of that shoulder art. It was distracting. Succession won best ensemble which is true justice. What a fabulous show!! The Roy boys were lookin good!! Cate Blanchet was amazing. The place was dazzling on its fashion. The designers have been busy and are ready to bowl us over. Other best dressed to me were Tony Goldwyn, Maggie Gyllenhal, Lady Gaga, Saniyya Sidney, winners Jessica Chastain, Jung Ho-Yeon,  Jean Smart and Selma Hayek.

Katy Perry is taking on Vegas.

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A court has revoked oil and gas leases on millions of acres in the gulf of Mexico, stating in part ,“The Biden administration didn’t take climate change into account.”

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C’mon.. Return free filing please… Do we really need the middleman??

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Former Dolphin coach, Brian Flores has sued the NFL, the Dolphins, the Giants and the Broncos over racist hiring practices.** Jets player, Brandin Echols got a little flack in January for asking Tom Brady for his autograph.

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We have a new Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson!

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The Queen has Covid.

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Days alert: The drought is over!! With the Olympics done, Days will be back where they belong. Go USA!! We took home 8 gold medals!**Are they bringing Chloe’s sister into the mix? The talk is that Nancy and Craig may have daughter, Joy to deal with along with everything else.** Clyde is back!! More please!! **

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Carnival Cruises lost $10 billion and thousands were laid off or furloughed.  CEO Arnold Donald got a 19% raise to $13.2 mil.

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Pete Holmes is coming to CBS with How We Roll.

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Well, Russia has gone and done it by invading Ukraine. Sanctions seem a good idea but why not sanctions on Putin himself??  It’s true that places like Italy and Germany depend on Russia and don’t want to pull the trigger on S.W.I.F.T. but it may have to be done.** Russia’s stock market has lost about 50% of its value.** Trump, of course praised Putin as did Tulsi Gabbard. **Trump’s Truth Social seems all fucked up already.

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Why are Clarence Thomas and wife Virginia not locked up? We now know that Virginia served on the advisory board of Turning Point USA who supplied buses for the rally goers on Jan.6. She also worked with Bannon to make the group, Groundswell. She also serves on the board of Council for National Policy who asked Republicans to challenge the 2020 election results.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. was inducted into the Nascar Hall of Fame with Mike Stefanik.  Dale is also bringing us High Rock Vodka from Sugarlands Distillery. Naturally the spirit is 88 proof as a nod to his old number. It has been released in Florida for a trial run and will go nationwide in April.

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Anthony Edwards and Mare Winningham eloped last year. Wow, what a sweet Mckean/ O’Toole kind of couple.

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Wendy Williams has been ill but insists it has nothing to do with her mental state. Her bank is trying to check into her competency.

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Koala’s are on the endangered species list.

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Chevy Chase has had some health issues and is on his 3rd incarnation of looks. I mean, you can always tell it is him but he has looked very different from young man to mid -career to now.

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It is disturbing how many celebs are shilling for the gambling sites.

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Viacom CBS is changing its corporate name to Paramount.

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Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto will come back for another go at Star Trek!

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Danny Trejo and Jessica Tuck will star in The Shift.

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Life does not get better than seeing Richard Thomas in Ozark. And, they simply must give Julia Garner another Emmy. OMG!!!What a fucking season it is, so far!!!!

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And why has the trend of hosts standing reached everywhere?? It used t be that a few talking heads were not relaxed and comfy behind their desks anymore. I hated it so I never thought it would become a thing. Now sports hosts, newscasters et al are awkwardly standing there as they pontificate. Please let them sit if they want to.

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Megan thee Stallion, Nathan Lane, Megan Mullally and Bowen Yang will star in the musical, Fucking Identical Twins.

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Atlanta will start its 3rd season on March 24. The 4th will be their last.

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Be in NY on March 10 for Love Rocks NYC with Keith Richards and the X-pensive winos, Mavis Staples, Debbie Harry, Jimmy Vivino and many more. Will Lee is musical director and band leader.

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Brad Pitt has sued Angelina Jolie over their winery.

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Dave Chappelle is producing 4 new comedy specials for Netflix.

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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel will end with season 5.

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Stranger Things will end with season 5.

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Leverage :Redemption producer, Electric Entertainment is being sued by Tim Hutton. Hutton is being accused of sexual assault due to a rape allegation in 1983.

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Late Show exec Chris Licht will be CNN’s next President.** Colbert  held a zoom meeting for employees at the Late Show. Apparently Licht at his usual weekly staff meeting and didn’t mention that he was leaving and the story leaked out.

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Word is Spielberg is working on a film about Steve Mcqueen’s Frank Bullitt.

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3 paleontologists have started a debate with their belief that T Rex should be sorted into 3 different body types and species.  They also note the different teeth and thigh bone sizes. They state that the difference is subtle but there like the difference between a lion and a tiger. Of course, others disagree.

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Killing Eve is back for the fourth and last season.

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It was so great to see Conan on SNL!!!!!

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Fox is developing Bloom County as an animated series. Berkeley Breathed will co-write and executive produce.

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I don’t quite get it. I know that the people at the top don’t want to give employees anything and can use this understaffing ruse to trick us into thinking bad service is ok.  But, I hear more and more about people deciding not to visit certain places because they are going into near complete self- service. It worked with gas stations so I suppose it will take hold everywhere. Most Red Robin’s and CVS’s seem to be void of much help. Some people are challenged when it comes to technology. The poor often can’t afford phones or computers when they need to access things from home.

Why does religious fervor always turn into fear and paranoia?.. Rib note: After I wrote this, I found myself reading Rickie Lee Jones book, Last Chance Texaco (it is friggin awesome by the way) and she wrote a line something like, ‘cruelty led to fear which led to paranoia.’  Both statements make perfect sense . I know people who have lived that.** I can’t wait for the movie about Rickie Lee except that I could not think of a person unique enough to play her. I thought perhaps she could pick the actress, much like Loretta Lynn did. She sure got it right!! After more thinking, I wonder if Alice Wetterlund could play Ms. Jones?? I think that could work!!

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The Washington football team is now The Commanders.

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The Oscar noms are out. The Best film nominations are: Power of the Dog, Belfast, West Side Story, King Richard, Dune, Licorice Pizza, Don’t Look Up, Nightmare Alley, Drive My Car and CODA. Being the Ricardo’s wasn’t on the list but it sure scooped up the acting noms with Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem ad J.K. Simmons.  I wasn’t terribly excited about the rest but I will be routing for Jane Campion. The supporting acting categories seem to me the hardest to pick with Judi Dench, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons and Kodi Smit-Mcphee.** They say we may have 3 hosts lie perhaps, Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes.

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Matthew Perry has a new book, Friends, lovers and the big terrible thing.

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Willie Nelson is cancelling shows all over the place.

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I hope Putin get the hell out of Ukraine. Don’t forget that Trump withheld millions from Ukraine to try to get dirt on Biden. It never ends for them.  And wouldn’t you know that Sean Penn is there as all this has been unfolding. He is always in the thick of it, isn’t he?? Go Sean!!

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I keep reading about the Pam and Tommy series and the way Tommy talks to his penis. They take this from the book that Tommy Lee wrote where he mentions this. Journalists seem to go on about this “new” idea. Didn’t Seinfeld do a similar thing years ago on his show??

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The Bob Odenkirk book, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama is here!!!!!

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Cory Booker and Rosario Dawson have split.

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Inventing Anna has a hell of a cast with Jeff Perry, Anna Chlumsky, Jennifer Esposito, Laverne Cox and of course, Julia Garner.** Hooray for Ozark: 4 billion minutes of viewing time for Jan. 24-30. It is only the 4th time it has happened in the U.S.

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Jamie Foxx and Will Ferrell will star in ‘Strays.’

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Could it be that the far right Trump type madness could have finally taken a slow but sure turn. A few Senators have called out the Jan. 6 thugs, finally .Sarah Palin’s case against the NY Times was thrown out.  People surrounding the Trump family have been quitting. Has it begun??

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Trevor Noah will host the White House Correspondent’s dinner. It is nice to have that getting back to normal.

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Amy Poehler will bring us Lucy and Desi, a documentary.

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The Sandy Hook families have announced they have won a $73 mil settlement over the Remington Bushmaster. The court found that the combat weapon was improperly marketed to civilians.

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Downton Abbey will be here on May 20!

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Trailers for the new Elvis movie are out.

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  R.I.P, Esteban Jones, Beegie Adair, Jimmy Johnson, Betty Davis, Ivan Reitman, Gabriel Bach, Lindsey Pearlman, Donny Davis, Ian McDonald, Frank Pesce, Ned Eisenberg, Gary Brooker and Ralph Ahn.