Spelled The Way It Sounds

Project Hail Mary // Incorrect quotes 3/?

Bonus:

I took the cargo ops class at school but my teacher explained that it doesn't give a certification and I'd only be okay for ship's crane and the school forklifts. she said I could take an online exam and get my cert. I paid 60 bucks.

I'm googling and I'm seeing a lot of resources saying that the online programs cover the classroom part of the exam but not the in person practical aspect.

29 CFR 1910.178 (l)(2)(ii)

The child stared distantly at the landscape for a while and then said, “I’ve got new socks.”

YES?

“You can look, if you like.” A grubby foot was extended for inspection.

WELL, WELL. FANCY THAT. NEW SOCKS.

“My mum knitted them out of sheep.”

MY WORD.

I HOPE that he also felt what Windle Poons did, "great relief, and general optimism, and a feeling that on the whole everything could have been much worse."

But my real question is:

Polish folks LARPing as Americans, some photographs of (by Maciej Margielski)

More phots here.

So may I present my own casting choice for Odysseus:

Absolutely not

You know who would try that shit?

Is this the face of a man who would defy the very gods to get home to his wife?

You know who would defy the gods just to show he could get away with it?

A rain garden is a shallow planted depression designed to hold water until it soaks into the soil. A key feature of eco-friendly landscape design, rain gardens—also known as bio-infiltration basins—are gaining credibility and converts as an important solution to stormwater runoff and pollution. Here we’ll show you how to make a rain garden fit handsomely into a landscape and still fulfill all of its environmental functions.

Refer to the list of links below to guide you through calculating garden depth, garden size, placement, and plant selection.

University of Nebraska NebGuide 1 – Rain Garden Design for Homeowners

University of Nebraska NebGuide 2 – Plant Selection for Rain Gardens in Nebraska

University of Nebraska NebGuide 3 – Installing Rain Gardens in Your Yard

Backyard Farmer Video – Rain Gardens and Rain Barrels

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/waste-management/sewage/stormwater_planning_guidebook_for_bc.pdf

I was watching Starships, as you do, and had the thought that surely someone must have made a similar style fanvid for horses.

Many fruitless searches later, I found myself here.

There's many floating around and not all are made equal. These are horse related charities that either focus on welfare or using horses for community service.

Horses of Gilli

A rescue and social support group that helps working horses and their owners in Indonesia

The Compton Cowboys

A group of urban farmers and cowboys based in Compton who use horses and urban farming to uplift inner city communities.

Sacred Way Sanctuary

An organization run by a number of indigenous tribes with the goal of preserving heritage breeds.

Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue

Takes in at risk draft horses (either from seizures, surrenders, or high risk auction horses *not from kill buyers*) rehabs them and puts them up for adoption

The Humble Horse