My plans to hike the Tongariro Alpine Crossing were derailed by two days of rain and high winds, so we made a plan B: the Tama lakes track, which has somewhat less exposure but still gets up over 1400m. We’re lucky we didn’t try Tongariro given how tough the conditions were at Tama lakes – driving snow and winds on the ridge. But we were rewarded with good views and improving weather on the return trip. #hiking
#EroticMusings 25: Does your erotica ever explore chronic or terminal health?
I plan to write a short series focused on that topic - Namalenia is suffering from a progressing illness that picks up speed as she ages and Rhaise is suffering from a chronical condition after literally falling off an airship, almost drowning and barely surviving the ordeal. They meet on the island where …
5 most disappointing Dallas Cowboys players entering Week 16 https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/5-most-disappointing-dallas-cowboys-players-nfl-week-16
Back in 2023, I made a Twitter thread on how to switch to a low-cost, open-source #FOSS platform for newsletters called #Listmonk following #Mailchimp's changes to their free plan:
I am currently sitting in the Helsinki Library Oodi, and the plane that should take me from Helsinki to Copenhagen and Zurich (yes, the same plane) hasn't left Munich yet, it's delayed 1.5 hours. And it still needs to fly to Copenhagen and then Helsinki!
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I think I'll get another book... #airtravel
Coast Guard pilot fired then immediately reinstated because he didn’t move DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s personal blankie from one plane to the next plane.
#USCG #CoastGuard #DHS
A US military tanker aircraft almost collided with a civilian plane near the island of Curaçao. The JetBlue plane, flying from Curaçao to New York, had to take evasive action and narrowly avoided a mid-air collision with the military aircraft, which had turned its transponder off. Irresponsible.
After surveillance backlash
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety
Following mounting pressure and a questionable Super Bowl ad,
the Amazon-owned company walked back its plan to integrate with the controversial
law-enforcement technology company.
https://www.theverge.co…
Trump's Midterm Redistricting Master Plan Is Falling Short (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trumps-midterm-redistricting-master-plan-is-falling-short-868ce156
http://www.memeorandum.com/260207/p2#a260207p2
Looks like the German Luftwaffe Airbus 15 04 just did a touch and go at Stuttgart Airport #adsbexchange