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The recommendation I went by when living at 7000 ft (2331 m) in Flagstaff with 5-10% humidity was 1 ounce of water for every 2 lbs of body weight. When I checked my 3 dogs' total water consumption for a day, they came very close to that number. If they were drinking that amount naturally, I figured it was pretty good advice.
Some opera gives me coughing spasms
it's good not be be named Mimi anyway
edit. recording today. hairdresser in a couple hours, then knock this one out of the park
I don't sing, not even opera
much
I do sing, sometimes, arias from The Magic Flute for the dog
and try and pick out the melody on bass
He probably had a compass app on that phone too.For the eclipse in 2017, Mrs. Winslow and I road-tripped to a city along its path, and took up a post on top of a public parking deck. We'd done our homework on the event, and had our bearings as to which way to point ourselves when the time came.
As we were waiting for the event, a slightly younger guy came wandering up the deck. He would look at his phone, then look at the sky, then at his phone, then at the sky, etc. After a few minutes of wandering around like this, he noticed we didn't seem as puzzled as he was, and wandered over in our direction.
"You guys here for the eclipse?"" he asked.
"Yep, just waiting for it," I replied.
"Cool..." he said. Then after a moment, showing me his phone's screen, he continued: "I've got an app that can tell me where the Sun will be."
I took my compass out of my shirt pocket, and said, "Yeah, me too."
His face fell, as if he his phone had suddenly become somewhat less special. He looked down at it, then turned and walked away quietly, heading back down the deck. We didn't see him the rest of the day.
The Sun and Moon, on the other hand, met right where we expected them to be.
Oops! "To Tell The Truth". One o' them thar shows.
I do understand that some folks can become disoriented in cities, particularly downtown among tall buildings (as we were). The variable, obviously, is where along its arc the Sun will be at the time of an eclipse. But that's just one number; If you know where the east/west line is, and how many degrees are in a circle, well... duh. That wasn't the only funny moment that day.
He probably did!
I do understand that some folks can become disoriented in cities, particularly downtown among tall buildings (as we were). The variable, obviously, is where along its arc the Sun will be at the time of an eclipse. But that's just one number; If you know where the east/west line is, and how many degrees are in a circle, well... duh. That wasn't the only funny moment that day.
Later on, around 11:00 AM, a woman emerged from the office building attached to the parking deck, and set out a folding chair around the corner of the building, facing east. Again, this was ~11:00 AM. The Sun was already well into its climb.
She ambled back over to us, smiled, and spoke: "Y'all here for the eclipse?"
"Yes," I said. "I take it that's what the chair is for?"
"Uh-huh."
"The view might be a little better over this way," I offered.
"A guy in our office says it'll be over there," she said, pointing to the eastern horizon.
Maintaining a diplomatic tack, I said, "Well... that's where the Sun was... earlier this morning." Then, glancing up by way of a hint, I added, "I don't think it's going to go back down that way today."
She thought about that for a few seconds, then went and got her chair, and moved it over next to us. Eventually, several other people from her office came outside, and figured those nerdy strangers over in the corner must know something, so they set up their folding chairs around us too.
Sure enough... guess where the Sun was?
He probably did!
You did get to see the eclipse, though?Some folks live in the clouds full-time.
That method is fun!
Thanks for asking. I took turmeric for the swelling and put it on ice, and the inflammation was a lot better by bedtime. It's just a little sore and bruised a the injection site now.
There is. It's cotton. You stick it in your ears; works a treat!
Good. Don't push it though. Some years ago, when I was doubling sax in a group I was part of, I (attempted to) play some before the novocaine from a dental procedure wore off. I couldn't figure out the warm salty taste in my mouth...
. Bit into my lip.
Good. Don't push it though. Some years ago, when I was doubling sax in a group I was part of, I (attempted to) play some before the novocaine from a dental procedure wore off. I couldn't figure out the warm salty taste in my mouth...
