Sablebrush Leaves Burbank, Hollywood Teeters: Coincidence????
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Jesse, it sounds like a good move. As my Dutch brother-in-law says, sometimes a change is as good as a rest. Just culling possessions cleanses the soul.
Not that you are out in the country, but being there is probably a little more accessible to nature, in whatever dose you choose, than is Burbank.
On the subject of Barbie, when I was a teenager, my neighbors with six kids asked if I'd babysit so they could go out together. I didn't want to be the teenage guy who babysat, but I figured I could do this once.
The kids were sweet, but they did sneak down from their bedrooms once the parents were gone as I was trying to watch TV. I gently herded them back upstairs. Along the way they picked up a Barbie doll as their bedtime companion. Since six of them couldn't all have Barbie, they popped apart her limbs and passed them around. There was no sense they were dismembering her, just sharing her company.
That got them to sleep, and when the folks got home, they were all asleep in bed, and I was watching TV.
Not that you are out in the country, but being there is probably a little more accessible to nature, in whatever dose you choose, than is Burbank.
On the subject of Barbie, when I was a teenager, my neighbors with six kids asked if I'd babysit so they could go out together. I didn't want to be the teenage guy who babysat, but I figured I could do this once.
The kids were sweet, but they did sneak down from their bedrooms once the parents were gone as I was trying to watch TV. I gently herded them back upstairs. Along the way they picked up a Barbie doll as their bedtime companion. Since six of them couldn't all have Barbie, they popped apart her limbs and passed them around. There was no sense they were dismembering her, just sharing her company.
That got them to sleep, and when the folks got home, they were all asleep in bed, and I was watching TV.
Where I am is pretty rural. Drive a mile or so in several directions and it's pretty much farms and vineyards. Medford is about 13 miles away, and they have a mall, big box stores, and, apparently from the signs along the 5, "gentlemen's" clubs. Compared to the SFV, the density is almost nonexistent. It is surprising to me to see deer relaxing by my rear porch when I go out to tae out the trash. They pretty much wander happily through the town.
Maybe it's because they frequent those gentlemen's clubs in Medford a lot. 13 miles is nothing for a deer.
Jesse, that sounds really nice. We had a deer in the yard last week. We've seen them around for years but have never knowingly had a visitor. It seemed to be a yearling doe who hadn't quite grown into her waggly ears yet. Later out on a walk, I saw a similar doe crossing the street in front of me and going up into a yard. As I walked by, a car made her look up, but she didn't run away, and I communed with her for a while, both of us calm. Then I waved and went on my way.
The one who visited the yard we named Daisy, in case she comes back.
It sounds like there could be some good walks in the area in some sort of park or public land. Don't rile the residents who might get territorial.
Maybe a bird feeder would bring in some interesting guests.
The one who visited the yard we named Daisy, in case she comes back.
It sounds like there could be some good walks in the area in some sort of park or public land. Don't rile the residents who might get territorial.
Maybe a bird feeder would bring in some interesting guests.
Lithia Park, which was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, designer of NYC's Central Park, is a beautiful place for a walk or to do a bit of photography.
Rural is great! I'm really pleased for you. And, you now will get winter which grand. If you've never seen those giant farm sprinklers with the water frozen long, graceful arcs you are in for a treat. I always marvel when I see them. The only complaints I've heard from long time residents of your area is the taxes they pay somehow don't seem to make it back in the way of services. But, they mostly agree that the low population density is good for what ails you. Enjoy!
Oh, you'll no doubt revel in the morning and evening work traffic.
Oh, you'll no doubt revel in the morning and evening work traffic.
Hi Sable. I'm sorry I don't understand your question, what exactly do you mean?
Well with the way tobacco works if they change the recipe a little bit it's a new thing. The most common accusation is this blend is that blend but with a smaller percentage of PG. Technically that's a different recipe and technically a different blend. Wait till you find out there are only something like three stories they just change the details a bit and yet some industry still stifle that level of creativity.
Ah, an Olmsted park nearby. You can't beat that. In N.C., he designed the grounds of the Biltmore mansion in Asheville which are vast. My wife and I have recently read books both by and about him. He more or less invented the profession of landscape architecture. I guess you can never improve on nature per se, but he comes close.
Moving from the density of city back to rural was a beautiful and healthy thing for me...
Olmsted is great. He may be the first in the US, but I bet a small hoard of British Gardners would offer up names of Brits that did the landscape architecture in addition to other tasks related to gardening.
The Oregon Supreme Court has held that nude dancing is protected free expression under the state constitution. Hence, the proliferation of strip clubs in Oregon. I wrote an amicus brief in that case and like to think that I contributed to the cause.
As you probably know, you are near a trio of very good pipe makers: Silver Gray, Brad Pohlmann, and Jerry Crawford. I think Jerry is sinfully underrated.
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Certainly Olmsted didn't invent gardens, but he moved it to an even grander scale in response to the natural flora of North America and its needs to bring back nature to urban areas and country estates.
Gardens go back to Babylon, ancient Egypt, ancient China and Japan, and everywhere else.
Gardens go back to Babylon, ancient Egypt, ancient China and Japan, and everywhere else.
Digital projection saves several million dollars per film vs film prints, and while the quality isn't as good, the difference is pretty much invisible to the average viewer. The long term issue is that digital media isn't archival. It needs to be renewed periodically before the media it's stored on corrupts. Given studios' record on preservation, I expect a lot of material will disappear in the future.
It's no different than it was with film. An estimated 75% of all films made in the silent era are lost and the percentage of lost films in the sound era that were filmed on nitrate stock has had a similar percentage of loss. Studios didn't see a need to preserve films once they had finished their release run.
As for the attitude of studio heads, they don't care if people become unemployed, they prefer to put on the squeeze. Moreover, the various streaming services have refused to back up their claims regarding cash flow problems by showing their books.
Writers simply want equal pay for equal work.
Since I lived a half a block from the Warners lot, I got both an eyeful and an earful of all of the ruckus. I'll do one more season of HQ then probably retire out and look for something new to do. Sitting on the porch is fine for after a days activity, but it's not a life for me.
I'm happy for you, Jesse.
My move from Austin, about 1+ million people to Knoxville, just under 200k people has been an adjustment, but I feel less stress in my life. Escaping the extreme heat has helped me considerably, as well.
The cost, diversity, culture, dining. Mostly overcome with a bit of effort and creativity, which I feel I have more to spare now.
My move from Austin, about 1+ million people to Knoxville, just under 200k people has been an adjustment, but I feel less stress in my life. Escaping the extreme heat has helped me considerably, as well.
The cost, diversity, culture, dining. Mostly overcome with a bit of effort and creativity, which I feel I have more to spare now.
Have a cigar brother that started at 20th Century when he was a kid (he's like almost 70 now) he worked in the projector room where they would show dailies and special screenings for executives, the talent, etc., he went from switching giant reels to pushing a button on a computer, he said he preferred pushing the button, less of a pain in the ass.
He did tell me a story about his first day not threading a reel correctly and it pilled up on the floor lol.
Have a lot of Hollywood cigar buddies with one of the core areas being LA. If i don't agree with or like a movie i don't see it, simple as that, i wish no ill on the working class stiffs that are in the middle.
He did tell me a story about his first day not threading a reel correctly and it pilled up on the floor lol.
Have a lot of Hollywood cigar buddies with one of the core areas being LA. If i don't agree with or like a movie i don't see it, simple as that, i wish no ill on the working class stiffs that are in the middle.