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He was one of the best musicians no one has ever heard of. I've often thought he could have been more well known, if he hadn't gotten tied up with the Allman Brothers. Of course who would pass on an opportunity to play with the Allman Brothers, even if it meant being lost in the glory of such a...

I read that there was a harbor pilot in charge, which used to be standard protocol, and probably still is, but when the ship loses power, a pilot wouldn't be any more useful than the regular helmsman. Also, with a ship that large that hits what looks like a relatively delicate bridge pier, it...

I was surprised to hear that tug boats are no longer used to nudge large ships in and out of harbors, an apparent cost saving measure. Would that have helped in this situation? I don't know.

That does look like the middle of nowhere (my kind of place). When I did that three day drive to see the total eclipse, I found what I thought was the exact center of the zone of totality. I may have gained myself another 60 seconds of enchantment. I'm not sure, but I wanted to make sure I was...

I don't know when the change began. I put it somewhere in the 80s.

Thanks for the heads up. I'm only in the 50% band in Virginia and it's predicted to be 37% showers. If the weatherman was only as good as the astronomers, but I'll be watching. I took a three day trip to catch the last eclipse in it's totality. It was a 10 minute experience that I will never...

I don't think that's going to gain them much global support.

I was born during the war, and there weren't many of us. When the war was over all the men and women got back together and made up for lost time. In my elementary school in Chicago, there were 22 of us in our 8th grade graduation, but the 7th graders that year required two separate classes...

Another interesting read on this artifact comes from J. R. Cole from the National Center for Science Education. He writes: @Skeptoid Media, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit

That defies everything we "know" about humans and their ancestors.

Ordinarily, I'm up for deep discussions, but right now, I'm empty and kind of enjoying it.

Some of my inlaws were nice, but after my divorce, contact with them was gone. However, I still maintain a friendship with my ex after almost 30 years. Just talked to her on the phone last week.

They were a rage for a very short time. As far as I can tell they were a fashion. Women's fashions come and go in the blink of an eye. But men have kept returning to the same format my entire life. OK we had narrow ties, followed by wide lapels, and then back to normal lapels, but you had to...

I take my chocolate in the form of Oreo cookies, so I'm OK.