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  1. KILO NOVEMBER

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I now live in a high-income suburb. In the post-WWII years, the town was built up (from its pre-Civil War state) by construction of brick frame ramblers. Many years back (more than 40) I had a boss who owned one of those ramblers. He marveled at the idea that houses like his (he called it a...
  2. KILO NOVEMBER

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I'm certainly no expert, but here are my observations. In large cities I know those neighborhoods where "gentrification" is now going on mostly consist of large old houses built, say, in the late 19th or early 20th century, as homes for prosperous families. Social and economic conditions...
  3. KILO NOVEMBER

    I Wear A Hat Because... Rx

    I suggest "actinic keratosis" https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/actinic-keratosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20354969
  4. KILO NOVEMBER

    “WTF’ Hats,” that are hard to believe...

    Perfect for a "sex worker's" business agent.
  5. KILO NOVEMBER

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    The Southwest is an area I have visited only once or twice, and only on business. I have read and really liked all the Tony Hillerman novels set among the Navajo in the Four Corners area, and that's how I learned of fry bread. While it may be made of fried dough, they're not called doughnuts...
  7. KILO NOVEMBER

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Bagels are boiled in water before baking, but never fried.
  8. KILO NOVEMBER

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I can confidently report that after nearly 68 years of living in the U.S.A., I have seen nothing made of fried dough which is not sweet called a "doughnut". Savory fried dough foods may exist, but they're not called "doughnuts" or "donuts". You will find empanadas anywhere there is a large...
  9. KILO NOVEMBER

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I favor something poetic in naming these teams, say, alliterative nicknames: Washington Windbags For Cleveland, following on to my Juvenal quote (that's Juvenal, not juvenile, but some may disagree) rather than "Guardians", "Custodians". Guardians have custody of their wards.
  10. KILO NOVEMBER

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    QUIS CUSTODIET IPSOS CUSTODES
  11. KILO NOVEMBER

    What's something modern you won't miss when it becomes obsolete?

    I'm tempted, but I'm waiting for the "strategic" versions.
  13. KILO NOVEMBER

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    How about the current infatuation of copper (yes, the element) in compression socks and support bandages that are prevalent on cable TV commercials recently. While it may keep the socks and bandages from retaining odors, there's no evidence that it has any healing properties. “There’s a sucker...
  14. KILO NOVEMBER

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    The opening scene from one of my favorite comedies:
  15. KILO NOVEMBER

    Deco/moderne bus stations

    I ended and started more than one ride at that station in the early '70s. Back then it was in an insalubrious neighborhood. Now the facade remains, but a new office building was built behind and above it.
  16. KILO NOVEMBER

    You know you are getting old when:

    You know you're getting old when you see "CRT" in a news headline and think, "What's the deal with cathode ray tubes these days?"
  17. KILO NOVEMBER

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    In addition to differences in pronunciation, there are different words for the same things which vary from region to region. No southerner would call his "y-fronts " "kecks". (This garnered from many, many hours of watching British police procedural shows on cable TV.)
  19. KILO NOVEMBER

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Did he get a nomination for a Darwin Award? I see that another Maine citizen won one in 2019.
  20. KILO NOVEMBER

    Do you like to watch Mystery Shows on TV?

    I like all the Morse oeuvre. I remember one scene at the end of an Endeavor episode that gave me chills. Young Morse is driving his boss's Jaguar at the end of the episode. He looks up to the rear-view mirror to adjust it and sees in the reflection John Thaw.
  21. KILO NOVEMBER

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Ever been "too big for your britches"? Tackled a job that requires "thee men and a boy"?
  22. KILO NOVEMBER

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    The best "post-cash" movie scene:
  23. KILO NOVEMBER

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Hey! What happened to the "trivial"? This thread has gone astray.

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