Thomaston Marks First Landing

 Unfortunately for the Thomaston, Maine town fathers Captain George Waymouth did NOT land there on June 12, 1605.  And the cross the local clergy erected there does not recall the one Waymouth planted about fifteen miles south --- at Georges Harbor, formed by AlleBenner, David, and Burnt Islands.

This is the actual spot at Allen and Benner Islands.

Flaco - RIP

 For a year after a vandal released him from the Central Park Zoo Flaco, an owl, captivated New Yorkers - especially Central Park Birders.

As a local celebrity he often graced Instagram and Twitter. Posing for photos he showed up just about everywhere, it seemed.

@marianemarco

Rescue ~Richard McBrien~ Global Solo Challenge

https://globalsolochallenge.com/william-macbrien-watatsumi-en/

Papercuts

Paschke papercuts

 https://www.designsinkart.com/library/M-PapercutMountingOptions200607.htm#:~:text=By%20far%20the%20easiest%2C%20reversible,Melinex%20516%20(photo%208).

Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now - Grammys 2024

Introduced and joined by Brandi Carlile

Fast Car - Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs at the Grammys

 Fast Car by Tracy Chapman - Grammy performance 2024 with Luke Combs.

 

https://twitter.com/i/status/1754317628661768555

Full Lyrics

You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Any place is better
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose
Maybe we'll make something
Me, myself, I got nothing to prove

You got a fast car
I got a plan to get us out of here
I been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
Won't have to drive too far
Just 'cross the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
And finally see what it means to be living

See, my old man's got a problem
He lives with the bottle, that's the way it is
He says his body's too old for working
His body's too young to look like his
My mama went off and left him
She wanted more from life than he could give
I said, somebody's got to take care of him
So I quit school and that's what I did

You got a fast car
Is it fast enough so we can fly away?
We gotta make a decision
Leave tonight or live and die this way

So I remember we were driving, driving in your car
Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I-I, had a feeling that I belonged
I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone

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