AFTR's Daily Commute

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 4:57 am

Day and Night:

Time-Slice photos of iconic landmarks - CNN.com

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Sep 07, 2014 1:44 pm

Lego Art:

35 amazing Lego sculptures on MSN Photos

Post by **LarsMac** » Sun Sep 07, 2014 8:00 pm

along-for-the-ride;1463938 wrote: Lego Art:

35 amazing Lego sculptures on MSN Photos

My first thought was, "That's some amazing stuff."

My second, "Some folks got Waaay too much time on their hands."

AnneBoleyn · Post by **AnneBoleyn** » Mon Sep 08, 2014 7:08 am

LarsMac;1463950 wrote: My first thought was, "That's some amazing stuff."

My second, "Some folks got Waaay too much time on their hands."

Do artists have too much time on their hands? That's art, just in a lego medium.

Post by **LarsMac** » Mon Sep 08, 2014 7:29 am

AnneBoleyn;1463954 wrote: Do artists have too much time on their hands? That's art, just in a lego medium.

Most of the artists I know, do. That is how they become artists.

It's hard to be an artist when you are too busy.

FourPart · Post by **FourPart** » Mon Sep 08, 2014 9:02 am

Dunno about waaaayy too much time. What about waaaayy too much Lego.

I've often thought about the prospect of building houses with Lego (or similar). It would make building far simpler & quicker. The bricks themselves could be pre-insulated. Plus when they're finished with they'd be reusable. On top of that you could get them in all different colours.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Sep 08, 2014 5:09 pm

FourPart · Post by **FourPart** » Tue Sep 09, 2014 1:13 am

I remember that when I was a kid I didn't have Lego, I had Montini, which was much the same as Lego & was even interchangeable with Lego, being exactly the same size. The difference, however, was that the material was more of a softer silicon type plastic - much the same as with the dangly car air freshener thingies. The odd thing is that I've not been able to find any mention of it online.

As for my suggestion about using Lego to build houses, while searching for info on Montini, I found this - it looks like Israel have nicked my idea.

Lego-shaped bricks could help build houses 80% faster | Mail Online

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Sep 09, 2014 2:51 pm

September songs

FourPart · Post by **FourPart** » Tue Sep 09, 2014 3:05 pm

Neinth Month...

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Wed Sep 10, 2014 3:36 pm

Ouch, FourPart........................:wah:

Dear Abby: Upon going into a public womenâ€™s restroom where the doors of the stalls are closed, what is the polite way to check if someone is in a stall? Should I try to open the door or look under to see if there are feet?

Gotta Go in California

Dear Gotta: The time-honored, foolproof method is to check if there are feet. Itâ€™s less disruptive than pushing on the door, which might startle an occupant.

Duh!

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 3:17 pm

I'm remembering today..................

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AnneBoleyn · Post by **AnneBoleyn** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 3:46 pm

Yes, what a wonderful world this would be. We can start a Peace Train, we could join our hearts and minds with all those who live peace & maybe...................

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 4:31 pm

AnneBoleyn;1464096 wrote: Yes, what a wonderful world this would be. We can start a Peace Train, we could join our hearts and minds with all those who live peace & maybe...................

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Sep 13, 2014 6:20 am

FourPart · Post by **FourPart** » Sat Sep 13, 2014 6:26 am

I couldn't believe that was the Bee Gees.

I noticed the light reflecting of his cufflinks had a rather interesting effect.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 6:54 am

I was fortunate enough to ride on two riverboats. One when I was twelve, on the Potomac River. Another about 20 years ago on the Savannah River. Just "rolling down the river".

Post by **LarsMac** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 10:01 am

We moved to LA region just after Disneyland opened. I still remember that riverboat ride, and several other events. Disneyland was an amazing place back then

FourPart · Post by **FourPart** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 10:30 am

I can't help feeling it's a pity that the Riverboats have become no more than a Tourist Attraction. Inevitable, of course, but a pity nonetheless.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 1:39 pm

Just for laughs.............

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 2:23 pm

Anybody remember this old show? I was a little girl and had a crush on Darren. lol

FourPart · Post by **FourPart** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 2:13 am

That looks more like James Garner to me. Do you think there might be some sort of family connection?

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 2:03 pm

FourPart;1464380 wrote: That looks more like James Garner to me. Do you think there might be some sort of family connection?

Nope....no family connection. Both good lookin' guys.

Here's some real family connections, though. FYI

http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Not-So-Fa ... id=4133014

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 4:19 pm

The Boat and The River

On the deserted riverbank

lay the painted boat

his youth glistening in the half baked noon,

the river wide beckoned him to taste her depth,

skim her stretch and see her other side.

The boat was raring to go

riding the wide river's tide

masts high up full steam

to wherever she would carry him.

At each call of the river

his oars rended a soulful cry,

the river echoed him back

holding into her his futile longing

her waves wreathing in agony on the shore

if that could fetch him to her embrace.

The half baked noon

dull empty unchanging

knew

there wasn't a way he could ever launch into her....

the painted boat on the painted river!

Pradip Chattopadhyay

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 5:10 pm

Grab that bucket...................

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 3:45 pm

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 9:29 am

;):wah:

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 1:43 pm

7 fabulous steamboats around the United States - CNN.com

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 2:57 pm

Allure of vintage theme parks - CNN.com

The photos were taken last July at Santaland, a small amusement park in North Carolina. Our most memorable visit was when had the whole park to ourselves. We felt like kids again.

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FourPart · Post by **FourPart** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 4:11 pm

While you're in NC if you get the chance to go to a Clefhangers' concert, it'll be well worth it.

The Clefhangers are a group of students from UNC who put on concerts in order to raise funds to finance University Scholarships. They are excellent & I've had the privilege to sing with them a couple of times while they've been on tour over here.

Wandrin · Post by **Wandrin** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 9:08 am

On my list of places to visit on my next trip to NC is is the Land of Oz park. It is pretty much abandoned now, with a once per year convention and people renting out Dorothy's house for weddings and parties, but you can still pay to go walk around the old park. It's on Beech Mountain.

Abandoned Wizard Of Oz Amusement Park Reopens Once A Year For 'Autumn At Oz' (PHOTOS)

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:05 pm

Thanks for the input!

Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.

~George Eliot

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 1:33 pm

along-for-the-ride;1465005 wrote: Thanks for the input!

Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.

~George Eliot

Celebrating fall foliage around the U.S. - CNN.com

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Sep 27, 2014 4:51 am

Just some interesting photos from Georgia:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014 ... -well&_r=0

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 7:07 am

Would you ride in one of these?

MSN Entertainment -

Post by **kentro** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 6:35 am

We all are having a family trip too Thailand , after a long time we will spend some time together

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 2:24 pm

kentro;1465281 wrote: We all are having a family trip too Thailand , after a long time we will spend some time together

I hope you have a wonderful time, kentro....and take lots of photos.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 2:25 pm

Just after the death of the flowers,

And before they are buried in snow,

There comes a festival season,

When nature is all aglowâ€”

Aglow with a mystical spendour

That rivals the brightness of spring,

Aglow with a beauty more tender

Than aught which fair summer could bring....

~Emeline B. Smith, "Indian Summer"

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 3:28 pm

Hubby and I are leaving tomorrow morning for our "Autumn Quest" vacation. Maybe we will see a little bit of color...a kiss of autumn in the mountains. We are looking forward to it.

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 4:44 pm

Back from our "Autumn Quest" vacation with these photos I had taken of the scenery...

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Oct 12, 2014 7:55 am

Fun on a rainy day in Pigeon Forge,Tenn. Us riding the 200 feet tall Ferris Wheel.

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Oct 13, 2014 5:17 pm

Native Americans' Day in United States

Click on the female image below:

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:00 pm

Me....................at seventeen.

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Wandrin · Post by **Wandrin** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 8:58 pm

Have you driven or ridden the Cherohala Skyway yet? How about the Natchez Trace Parkway?

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Wed Oct 15, 2014 2:02 pm

Wandrin;1466166 wrote: Have you driven or ridden the Cherohala Skyway yet? How about the Natchez Trace Parkway?

No, I haven't, Wandrin. Where are they located?

Wandrin · Post by **Wandrin** » Wed Oct 15, 2014 3:44 pm

along-for-the-ride;1466215 wrote: No, I haven't, Wandrin. Where are they located?

The Cherahala Skyway is short (43 miles) and runs from Robbinsville, NC to Tellico, TN. It runs through National Forest land. It has a similar feel to the BRP. The Cherohala Skyway

The Natchez Trace Parkway runs from Natchez, Miss to Nashville, TN (about 450 miles). In addition to being gorgeous, there is a lot of history there since it follows the route of an old foot path that was used before the Europeans arrived. It is also gorgeous. It's not high in the mountains but the road has that same feel.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 3:06 pm

What the dying really regret - CNN.com

Interesting article.

People who are dying face that reality every day.

So they talk about their favorite memories of their bodies. About how the apples they stole from the orchard on the way home from school tasted, and how their legs and lungs burned as they ran away. The feel of the water the first time they went skinny-dipping. The smell of their babies' heads. The breeze on their skin the first time they made love outside.

And dancing. I've heard so many stories about dancing: USO dances during World War II; shagging at South Carolina beach houses; long, exuberant nights dancing at roadhouses and discos and barns. I can't count the number of times people -- more men than women -- have closed their eyes and said, "If I had only known, I would have danced more."

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 5:22 am

Just some more random photos from our vacation:

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Oct 19, 2014 6:23 am

DEAR ABBY: I am a retired widow, crippled with rheumatoid arthritis. Every October, I start dreading Halloween, which I consider to be a legal form of extortion.

Living on Social Security, I really don't want to waste money for candy. Also, it is difficult for me to get up and down every five minutes to hand out candy. Too many of the "children" are 16- to 19-year-old males.

I have tried keeping the lights off and "hiding" in my bedroom, but I wake the next morning to find toilet paper in my trees and shrubbery. Once, my front door had been sprayed "Stingy Old Witch." The police said they couldn't act because I didn't see who did it. Of course, even if I had seen them, they probably would have been in a costume. Do you have any suggestions? -- GROUCHY GRANDMA IN AUSTIN, TEXAS

DEAR GRANDMA: Yes. Because what you've done hasn't worked, buy a large bag of inexpensive candy -- they are often for sale at this time of year -- and when the "extortionists" knock on your door, pay up. Because your physical condition makes it difficult for you to get up and down, enlist the help of a relative or neighbor to help you dole it out, or leave the bowl outside by your door and put a sign saying "take one."

Since when has become mandatory to give out candy on Halloween? Hubby and I live out in the country and seldom get trick-or-treaters at our home. We usually have a stash of candy...just in case.

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 2:50 pm

Hubby and I go to flea markets while we are on vacation in the Smokies. At one, we bought the complete set of Ken Burn's Civil War series for $10. It is VHS format, and we do have A VHS player along with our DVD player. I remember this series for the haunting images, the poignant words, and this beautiful music:

Have you ever seen the series? If you haven't, catch it on Youtube.