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Carving out 12 million cubic yards of rock for a toll road eyesore?
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission wants to eliminate the Allegheny Tunnels along the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstates 70/76) through Allegheny Mountain in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The tunnels would be replaced with a massive road cut (a.k.a. ‘the Gray Cut’) that would be 250 feet deep, 1,000 feet wide and would require the excavation of 12 million cubic yards of earth and rock. That is not an engineering accomplishment, that’s a plan for a future eyesore.
Source: aol.comA recent calculation (confirmed by using Google’s gemini.ai) has shown that 12 million cubic yards of rock would fill an entire football field to the height of a bit more than 5,600 feet…more than a mile high and nearly four Empire State Buildings tall. It would also be the tallest mountain/structure in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Even a natural conical pile of this material would be approximately 1,100 feet high. Where exactly does the Turnpike Commission plan to dump all this material?
Source: created by google.gemini.aiReasons cited for the proposed Gray Cut
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has noted that the cost of upgrading the tunnels would be approximately double that of the Gray Cut. They indicate it is also needed due to anticipated future traffic, improved safety (particularly related to accidents within the tunnels), maintenance costs for the tunnels, and the current need for hazardous cargo loads to bypass the tunnels. According to the turnpike’s website, the preliminary design phase is currently ongoing and is expected to be completed in 2028. If approved for construction, actual work would begin in 2033.
Source: paturnpike.comIn regards to the cost comparison between the cut and tunnel improvements/upgrades, what never seems to be included in the calculations are the intangible benefits associated with the scenery, wildlife, ecosystems, water resources, culture, history, and lifestyles that would negatively impacted by this project.
“Look Doris, someday you’re going to find that your way of facing this realistic world just doesn’t work. And when you do, don’t overlook those lovely intangibles. You’ll discover they’re the only things that are worthwhile.”
– Fred from Miracle on 34th Street per imdb.com
In addition, many other tunnels across the nation ban hazardous materials. Exactly why is this being used as a reason to build this project here? Maybe manufacturers should be transporting such dangerous stuff on trains instead of trucks on highways? Or perhaps, it should just be an accepted cost of doing business.
Lastly, “anticipated future traffic” can be a tricky calculation. All too often, past data is used to guesstimate futures trends. In reality, unforeseen events can alter those calculations. Unforeseen events like gas prices now hovering around $4.50+ per gallon, with diesel prices running even higher. There are a litany of other things that could change the traffic dynamics – migration patterns, birthrates, car ownership rates, inflation, cyclical economic changes, war, and climate change to name a few.
If this project is being proposed just so the PA Turnpike can better compete with I-80 to the north and I-68 to the south, then that is a very poor reason to cause the extent of anticipated negative impacts listed below. It should be noted that neither I-80 nor I-68 have tunnels nor tolls. The Sideling Hill Cut west of Hancock, Maryland on I-68 is 340 feet deep and 720 feet wide. The much ballyhooed geological display at the site was closed 18 years after completion due to budget cuts. – en.wikipedia.org and mgs.md.gov
In addition, rockfall fencing needed to be added along both sides of the highway in the Sideling Hill Cut in 2023.
Anticipated negative impacts
Not only would such a massive trench leave a permanent disfiguring scar across this scenic mountainous landscape, but it would also have the following negative impacts, as noted by Citizens to Save Allegheny Mountain:
“The proposed Gray Cut would destroy critical wildlife habitats, disrupt migration patterns, and endanger species that rely on the unspoiled wilderness of the Allegheny Mountain.”“The natural springs and deep wells that provide clean water to nearby communities and are at risk of being polluted or permanently altered by the construction.”
Allegheny Tunnels – Source: savealleghenymountain.org“The project will lead to the removal of forest stand and the displacement of massive amounts of soil and sediment that can never be reestablished or replaced.”
“This irreversible destruction…will also reduce recreational opportunities and threaten traditions such as hunting and fishing opportunities, which are vital to the region’s outdoor lifestyle.”
“The proposed construction will fragment these habitats, making it difficult for wildlife to find food, shelter, and mates.”
“The Gray Cut project jeopardizes these efforts [previous and current restoration efforts along the Stonycreek River Watershed].
“Beyond the Stonycreek River, other neighboring watersheds, including the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River and the Indian Lake Watersheds, are also at risk due to the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel’s unique location at a triple watershed divide.”
“Construction activities associated with the turnpike expansion will significantly increase the risk of soil erosion and sedimentation in nearby streams and rivers.”
“The increased runoff from paved surfaces carries pollutants such as oil, heavy metals, and other toxic substances into water bodies, further impacting the health of our waterways within the Stonycreek River watershed.”
“The noise, dust, and heavy machinery involved in this large-scale construction project would disrupt the lives of local residents and visitors who cherish the peace and quiet of the mountain.”
“The project will disrupt local communities by affecting the water supply for residents who rely on wells and natural springs. The potential contamination of these water sources poses serious health risks, particularly for those who rely on them for daily use.”
“The long-term environmental and social costs far outweigh any short-term economic gains.”
Other impacts not mentioned by Citizen to Save the Allegheny Mountain on their website, include, but are not limited to:
- Increased risk of animal vehicle collisions with the loss of the mountain’s natural wildlife crossing over the turnpike. This may lead to the future need of constructing a new wildlife crossing.
- “Drivers on the proposed highway would lose the tunnel’s protection from the worst of the weather near the turnpike’s highest point, 2,600 feet above sea level, where fog, icing and high winds are frequent hazards.” – penncapital-star.com
- The potential for microclimate changes in weather patterns as a result of the cut. According to google.gemini.ai, these could include: wind-channeling through the cut; alteration to the rain shadow on the east side of the mountain; creation of a cold air sink at the bottom of the cut increasing the likelihood of fog and frost; and disruption to wind patterns along the mountainside.
- The loss of the historic highway tunnels, first built in 1940 and expanded in 1965.
Steps one can take
If you feel this proposed project should go back to the drawing board, consider other alternatives, or be scrapped for upgrading the tunnels, please consider contacting Citizens to Save the Allegheny Mountain through the following links:
The organization’s website includes a petition one can sign along with space to provide comments.
Peace!
#AlleghenyMountain #AlleghenyTunnels #construction #cut #environment #eyesore #geography #GrayCut #highways #history #Interstates #landUse #mountains #Pennsylvania #PennsylvaniaTurnpike #SaveAlleghenyMountain #scar #tollRoads #transportation #travel #trench #turnpikes -
Carving out 12 million cubic yards of rock for a toll road eyesore?
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission wants to eliminate the Allegheny Tunnels along the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstates 70/76) through Allegheny Mountain in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The tunnels would be replaced with a massive road cut (a.k.a. ‘the Gray Cut’) that would be 250 feet deep, 1,000 feet wide and would require the excavation of 12 million cubic yards of earth and rock. That is not an engineering accomplishment, that’s a plan for a future eyesore.
Source: aol.comA recent calculation (confirmed by using Google’s gemini.ai) has shown that 12 million cubic yards of rock would fill an entire football field to the height of a bit more than 5,600 feet…more than a mile high and nearly four Empire State Buildings tall. It would also be the tallest mountain/structure in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Even a natural conical pile of this material would be approximately 1,100 feet high. Where exactly does the Turnpike Commission plan to dump all this material?
Source: created by google.gemini.aiReasons cited for the proposed Gray Cut
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has noted that the cost of upgrading the tunnels would be approximately double that of the Gray Cut. They indicate it is also needed due to anticipated future traffic, improved safety (particularly related to accidents within the tunnels), maintenance costs for the tunnels, and the current need for hazardous cargo loads to bypass the tunnels. According to the turnpike’s website, the preliminary design phase is currently ongoing and is expected to be completed in 2028. If approved for construction, actual work would begin in 2033.
Source: paturnpike.comIn regards to the cost comparison between the cut and tunnel improvements/upgrades, what never seems to be included in the calculations are the intangible benefits associated with the scenery, wildlife, ecosystems, water resources, culture, history, and lifestyles that would negatively impacted by this project.
“Look Doris, someday you’re going to find that your way of facing this realistic world just doesn’t work. And when you do, don’t overlook those lovely intangibles. You’ll discover they’re the only things that are worthwhile.”
– Fred from Miracle on 34th Street per imdb.com
In addition, many other tunnels across the nation ban hazardous materials. Exactly why is this being used as a reason to build this project here? Maybe manufacturers should be transporting such dangerous stuff on trains instead of trucks on highways? Or perhaps, it should just be an accepted cost of doing business.
Lastly, “anticipated future traffic” can be a tricky calculation. All too often, past data is used to guesstimate futures trends. In reality, unforeseen events can alter those calculations. Unforeseen events like gas prices now hovering around $4.50+ per gallon, with diesel prices running even higher. There are a litany of other things that could change the traffic dynamics – migration patterns, birthrates, car ownership rates, inflation, cyclical economic changes, war, and climate change to name a few.
If this project is being proposed just so the PA Turnpike can better compete with I-80 to the north and I-68 to the south, then that is a very poor reason to cause the extent of anticipated negative impacts listed below. It should be noted that neither I-80 nor I-68 have tunnels nor tolls. The Sideling Hill Cut west of Hancock, Maryland on I-68 is 340 feet deep and 720 feet wide. The much ballyhooed geological display at the site was closed 18 years after completion due to budget cuts. – en.wikipedia.org and mgs.md.gov
In addition, rockfall fencing needed to be added along both sides of the highway in the Sideling Hill Cut in 2023.
Anticipated negative impacts
Not only would such a massive trench leave a permanent disfiguring scar across this scenic mountainous landscape, but it would also have the following negative impacts, as noted by Citizens to Save Allegheny Mountain:
“The proposed Gray Cut would destroy critical wildlife habitats, disrupt migration patterns, and endanger species that rely on the unspoiled wilderness of the Allegheny Mountain.”“The natural springs and deep wells that provide clean water to nearby communities and are at risk of being polluted or permanently altered by the construction.”
Allegheny Tunnels – Source: savealleghenymountain.org“The project will lead to the removal of forest stand and the displacement of massive amounts of soil and sediment that can never be reestablished or replaced.”
“This irreversible destruction…will also reduce recreational opportunities and threaten traditions such as hunting and fishing opportunities, which are vital to the region’s outdoor lifestyle.”
“The proposed construction will fragment these habitats, making it difficult for wildlife to find food, shelter, and mates.”
“The Gray Cut project jeopardizes these efforts [previous and current restoration efforts along the Stonycreek River Watershed].
“Beyond the Stonycreek River, other neighboring watersheds, including the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River and the Indian Lake Watersheds, are also at risk due to the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel’s unique location at a triple watershed divide.”
“Construction activities associated with the turnpike expansion will significantly increase the risk of soil erosion and sedimentation in nearby streams and rivers.”
“The increased runoff from paved surfaces carries pollutants such as oil, heavy metals, and other toxic substances into water bodies, further impacting the health of our waterways within the Stonycreek River watershed.”
“The noise, dust, and heavy machinery involved in this large-scale construction project would disrupt the lives of local residents and visitors who cherish the peace and quiet of the mountain.”
“The project will disrupt local communities by affecting the water supply for residents who rely on wells and natural springs. The potential contamination of these water sources poses serious health risks, particularly for those who rely on them for daily use.”
“The long-term environmental and social costs far outweigh any short-term economic gains.”
Other impacts not mentioned by Citizen to Save the Allegheny Mountain on their website, include, but are not limited to:
- Increased risk of animal vehicle collisions with the loss of the mountain’s natural wildlife crossing over the turnpike. This may lead to the future need of constructing a new wildlife crossing.
- “Drivers on the proposed highway would lose the tunnel’s protection from the worst of the weather near the turnpike’s highest point, 2,600 feet above sea level, where fog, icing and high winds are frequent hazards.” – penncapital-star.com
- The potential for microclimate changes in weather patterns as a result of the cut. According to google.gemini.ai, these could include: wind-channeling through the cut; alteration to the rain shadow on the east side of the mountain; creation of a cold air sink at the bottom of the cut increasing the likelihood of fog and frost; and disruption to wind patterns along the mountainside.
- The loss of the historic highway tunnels, first built in 1940 and expanded in 1965.
Steps one can take
If you feel this proposed project should go back to the drawing board, consider other alternatives, or be scrapped for upgrading the tunnels, please consider contacting Citizens to Save the Allegheny Mountain through the following links:
The organization’s website includes a petition one can sign along with space to provide comments.
Peace!
#AlleghenyMountain #AlleghenyTunnels #construction #cut #environment #eyesore #geography #GrayCut #highways #history #Interstates #landUse #mountains #Pennsylvania #PennsylvaniaTurnpike #SaveAlleghenyMountain #scar #tollRoads #transportation #travel #trench #turnpikes -
Carving out 12 million cubic yards of rock for a toll road eyesore?
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission wants to eliminate the Allegheny Tunnels along the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstates 70/76) through Allegheny Mountain in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The tunnels would be replaced with a massive road cut (a.k.a. ‘the Gray Cut’) that would be 250 feet deep, 1,000 feet wide and would require the excavation of 12 million cubic yards of earth and rock. That is not an engineering accomplishment, that’s a plan for a future eyesore.
Source: aol.comA recent calculation (confirmed by using Google’s gemini.ai) has shown that 12 million cubic yards of rock would fill an entire football field to the height of a bit more than 5,600 feet…more than a mile high and nearly four Empire State Buildings tall. It would also be the tallest mountain/structure in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Even a natural conical pile of this material would be approximately 1,100 feet high. Where exactly does the Turnpike Commission plan to dump all this material?
Source: created by google.gemini.aiReasons cited for the proposed Gray Cut
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has noted that the cost of upgrading the tunnels would be approximately double that of the Gray Cut. They indicate it is also needed due to anticipated future traffic, improved safety (particularly related to accidents within the tunnels), maintenance costs for the tunnels, and the current need for hazardous cargo loads to bypass the tunnels. According to the turnpike’s website, the preliminary design phase is currently ongoing and is expected to be completed in 2028. If approved for construction, actual work would begin in 2033.
Source: paturnpike.comIn regards to the cost comparison between the cut and tunnel improvements/upgrades, what never seems to be included in the calculations are the intangible benefits associated with the scenery, wildlife, ecosystems, water resources, culture, history, and lifestyles that would negatively impacted by this project.
“Look Doris, someday you’re going to find that your way of facing this realistic world just doesn’t work. And when you do, don’t overlook those lovely intangibles. You’ll discover they’re the only things that are worthwhile.”
– Fred from Miracle on 34th Street per imdb.com
In addition, many other tunnels across the nation ban hazardous materials. Exactly why is this being used as a reason to build this project here? Maybe manufacturers should be transporting such dangerous stuff on trains instead of trucks on highways? Or perhaps, it should just be an accepted cost of doing business.
Lastly, “anticipated future traffic” can be a tricky calculation. All too often, past data is used to guesstimate futures trends. In reality, unforeseen events can alter those calculations. Unforeseen events like gas prices now hovering around $4.50+ per gallon, with diesel prices running even higher. There are a litany of other things that could change the traffic dynamics – migration patterns, birthrates, car ownership rates, inflation, cyclical economic changes, war, and climate change to name a few.
If this project is being proposed just so the PA Turnpike can better compete with I-80 to the north and I-68 to the south, then that is a very poor reason to cause the extent of anticipated negative impacts listed below. It should be noted that neither I-80 nor I-68 have tunnels nor tolls. The Sideling Hill Cut west of Hancock, Maryland on I-68 is 340 feet deep and 720 feet wide. The much ballyhooed geological display at the site was closed 18 years after completion due to budget cuts. – en.wikipedia.org and mgs.md.gov
In addition, rockfall fencing needed to be added along both sides of the highway in the Sideling Hill Cut in 2023.
Anticipated negative impacts
Not only would such a massive trench leave a permanent disfiguring scar across this scenic mountainous landscape, but it would also have the following negative impacts, as noted by Citizens to Save Allegheny Mountain:
“The proposed Gray Cut would destroy critical wildlife habitats, disrupt migration patterns, and endanger species that rely on the unspoiled wilderness of the Allegheny Mountain.”“The natural springs and deep wells that provide clean water to nearby communities and are at risk of being polluted or permanently altered by the construction.”
Allegheny Tunnels – Source: savealleghenymountain.org“The project will lead to the removal of forest stand and the displacement of massive amounts of soil and sediment that can never be reestablished or replaced.”
“This irreversible destruction…will also reduce recreational opportunities and threaten traditions such as hunting and fishing opportunities, which are vital to the region’s outdoor lifestyle.”
“The proposed construction will fragment these habitats, making it difficult for wildlife to find food, shelter, and mates.”
“The Gray Cut project jeopardizes these efforts [previous and current restoration efforts along the Stonycreek River Watershed].
“Beyond the Stonycreek River, other neighboring watersheds, including the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River and the Indian Lake Watersheds, are also at risk due to the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel’s unique location at a triple watershed divide.”
“Construction activities associated with the turnpike expansion will significantly increase the risk of soil erosion and sedimentation in nearby streams and rivers.”
“The increased runoff from paved surfaces carries pollutants such as oil, heavy metals, and other toxic substances into water bodies, further impacting the health of our waterways within the Stonycreek River watershed.”
“The noise, dust, and heavy machinery involved in this large-scale construction project would disrupt the lives of local residents and visitors who cherish the peace and quiet of the mountain.”
“The project will disrupt local communities by affecting the water supply for residents who rely on wells and natural springs. The potential contamination of these water sources poses serious health risks, particularly for those who rely on them for daily use.”
“The long-term environmental and social costs far outweigh any short-term economic gains.”
Other impacts not mentioned by Citizen to Save the Allegheny Mountain on their website, include, but are not limited to:
- Increased risk of animal vehicle collisions with the loss of the mountain’s natural wildlife crossing over the turnpike. This may lead to the future need of constructing a new wildlife crossing.
- “Drivers on the proposed highway would lose the tunnel’s protection from the worst of the weather near the turnpike’s highest point, 2,600 feet above sea level, where fog, icing and high winds are frequent hazards.” – penncapital-star.com
- The potential for microclimate changes in weather patterns as a result of the cut. According to google.gemini.ai, these could include: wind-channeling through the cut; alteration to the rain shadow on the east side of the mountain; creation of a cold air sink at the bottom of the cut increasing the likelihood of fog and frost; and disruption to wind patterns along the mountainside.
- The loss of the historic highway tunnels, first built in 1940 and expanded in 1965.
Steps one can take
If you feel this proposed project should go back to the drawing board, consider other alternatives, or be scrapped for upgrading the tunnels, please consider contacting Citizens to Save the Allegheny Mountain through the following links:
The organization’s website includes a petition one can sign along with space to provide comments.
Peace!
#AlleghenyMountain #AlleghenyTunnels #construction #cut #environment #eyesore #geography #GrayCut #highways #history #Interstates #landUse #mountains #Pennsylvania #PennsylvaniaTurnpike #SaveAlleghenyMountain #scar #tollRoads #transportation #travel #trench #turnpikes -
Alexandre Ramagem é solto nos Estados Unidos, após dois dias de prisão
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Alexandre Ramagem é solto nos Estados Unidos, após dois dias de prisão
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:ablobmeltsoblove: Será que a ciência pode ajudar a curar um coração partido? As Dores do Amor – na noite de Quinta (12) para Sexta (13), às 00h20 em estreia na #RTP2 e na #RTPPlay.
Love Hurts 💔
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📢 The Conference Reader is out!
It includes #preprints of the papers presented at #CCLS2026 in Potsdam, May 28-29.📄 DOIs for individual papers:
jcls.io/site/ccls2026/📒 Download the full reader:
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Passer par #MPV au lieu de #VLC ¹ pour écouter ma playlist de MP3 d’anisongs glanés depuis plus de 20 ans peut réserver quelques surprises, notamment sur les titres les plus anciens…
“Audio --aid=1 (mp3 1ch 22050 Hz 32 kbps)”
(Oui, vous avez bien lu, mais c’est un fichier que je dois avoir récupéré en 2007)
¹ Auquel je n’ai plus retouché depuis qu’il m’a fait freeze les PC sous Arch en janvier, alors que je voulais juste lire une vidéo, avec le mode de rendu OpenGL que j’utilisais sans problème jusque-là.
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Naufrágio provocado por chuva forte deixa dois mortos em Ubatuba
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Naufrágio provocado por chuva forte deixa dois mortos em Ubatuba
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Si l'on fréquente les #mangroves des #Caraibes et de l’ #Atlantique américain, on peut éventuellement rencontrer le #crabe rouge des mangrove.
Il a dorénavant sa propre fiche sur le site.FEY Laurent, ROCHEFORT Gaël, NOËL Pierre in : #DORIS, 30/01/2026 :
Goniopsis cruentata (Latreille, 1803), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/5882#biodiversite #Arthropoda #crustacés #biodiversity #crabs #biodiversidad #Malacostraca
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The #Ireland team to face #Samoa
15. Jimmy O’Brien
14. Mack Hansen
13. Robbie Henshaw
12. Stuart McCloskey
11. Keith Earls
10. Jack Crowley
9. Conor Murray1. Cian Healy
2. Tom Stewart
3. Finlay Bealham
4. Iain Henderson (captain)
5. Tadhg Beirne
6. Ryan Baird
7. Josh van der Flier
8. Caelan DorisReplacements:
16. Rob Herring
17. Jeremy Loughman
18. Tom O’Toole
19. James Ryan
20. Peter O’Mahony
21. Craig Casey
22. Ross Byrne
23. Garry Ringrose -
De gele dovenetelplantage begint de zevenbladplantage al aardig terug te dringen. Midden in de zevenbladplantage prijkt één paarse sierui. Dorus en Dex ravotten in de achtertuin, dus straks weer teken zoeken. Dex kuiert over het pad vanuit de achtertuin. #MijnTuin #VandaagGemaakt #honden
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Princess Lilibet Meets Cinderella and Meghan Markle and Mom Doria Ragland Meet Mickey in New Photos
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die övp hetze gegen wien ist unerträglich. es geht der schreibtischtäter karl mahrer durch den brunnenmarkt und spricht mit den leuten. nichts hat er getan, er will uns nur aufhetzen! #rau #einserkastl #derStandardat
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We went for the party dinner to a restaurant in the city center, I ended up sitting right in front of Stephanie which was unexpected! She showed us some of her paintings during dinner: she is commissioned to paint murals in various places, which are quite impressive in scale.
I left around 22 with a small group, relatively early but I knew I needed sleep to handle Sunday morning. The rooms are nice and rather comfortable, although some of us told me they had forgotten how to sleep in a single bed 😂 The first session was at 10 this morning, which fortunately allowed for a good night sleep- probably my best night in months.
We started this morning with the bokken (wooden sword): the weapon we hadn't used yesterday. First some suburi (training cuts) at a fast pace, then pair work on the first and second awase (synchronisation exercises).
We then worked on two exercises that are very close to bare hands techniques: shiho nage and kote gaeshi. The footwork is the same and the handwork similar (the difference being that we are handling the sword and not touching each other, and cutting/slashing instead of throwing).
We finished with something more free-form: attacking each other alternatively while moving around and trying to maintain the distance and not leave any opening, or exploiting openings given by the partner when they attack.My training partner and I completely exhausted each other during this first hour and a half, it was a great session. After a break we put the weapons down to finish with bare hands practice. After the usual tainohenko, we did a kind of kaiten nage (but not really? probably just a kokyu ho) on katate dori, and udekime nage on kosa dori. Then, again some free-form exercises (Stephanie was probably aware of everyone's state): parrying two consecutive tsuki (chest punch) with a final face atemi, parrying random and quick attacks everywhere, and finally one of Stephanie's signature fun activities: everyone walks around and at the signal attacks the closest person who has to do the first technique that comes to mind.
We took a final picture, thanked her for the great seminar and everyone went their way home. I had to leave quickly and am realising now that I forgot to say goodbye to many people... We will likely all see each other soon anyway, for the next seminar.
I again have to go now but will post a last post with my overall impression, later today
6/n
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Ooof that was a day. I just set the fifth alarm clock of the day, to wake up before we go to the party.
Okay so this morning, we started as usual with tainohenko, kihon and kinonagare: basic exercices to learn to move under constraint and sync with the partner. Then katate dori kokyu ho, kihon and kinonagare again. Again, she spend a lot of time helping everyone on these fundamental exercices.
Then, we started kata dori shomen uchi (uke grabs the shoulder and also gives a shomen). First [I don't remember], then shiho nage ura on the same attack, then maybe something else which I already can't remember anymore [I'm dead] and I think we finished with a fun projection whose name I don't know, still on the same attack.
After the first session we made a 15-minute break and moved on to shomen uchi irimi nage, insisting on several aspects of the form: putting uke off balance, not giving them a curved arm to not expose ourselves to a counter technique pulling on the arm. Then another irimi nage with an intermediate step where you pass behind and pull on the collar. We also saw two alternative exits from an irimi nage where uke does something unexpected, like turn around (then transform the irimi into sankyo), or wraps their arms around your waist (then wrap your arms around their neck and throw both of you on the floor: very impressive to see but difficult to reproduce!).We had lunch in the military canteen, I got my room key and went for a quick nap.
Back at 14:30 on the tatami, we did both afternoon sessions on kata 13. First alone, then by pairs, then trios (two attackers), then groups of five (four attackers at the four cardinal points).
It's time for the party!
5/n
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She gave us a taste this evening of what to expect for the weekend (the public seminar starts tomorrow morning but she was doing a special session for the inviting dojo tonight), and I am delighted: she is exactly as people have been describing her: technical, energetic and generous. She spent a lot of time going around and giving advice to every group, especially the beginners: it's relatively rare in high-level seminars such as this one!
We saw two counter-techniques of kata dori nikkyo ura: one where you go down under nikkyo and push or hook the partner's knee to make them fall, and one that I really liked, where you step out and down to grab the partner's sleeve and transform into irimi nage. Super interesting!
Looking very much forward to the seminar!
2/n
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Dernier jour ! Ce stage est passé vraiment très vite. Aujourd'hui on n'était que 6, mais notre prof a eu la sage idée de nous mettre par groupes de 3, pour nous soulager un peu 🙏
Aujourd'hui on n'a fait que des mains nues. La première heure et demie, sur ryōkata dori (saisie aux deux épaules) et muna dori (saisie au col en avant). Sur ryōkata on a fait une série de plusieurs formes de kokyu ho (je crois que ça s'appelle comme ça, de toute façon kokyu ho je crois que c'est un peu la catégorie où on met tout ce qui ne ressemble à rien d'autre) : des techniques qu'on a vues récemment en stage avec notre sensei japonais. Sur muna dori un peu la même chose : des kokyu ho, et une technique qui s'appelle jūji qui consiste à faire une croix avec les bras de uke.
Après le petit déjeuner, on est parti sur des techniques arrières, en saisie ushiro ryōkata dori (saisie des deux épaules en arrière) et iri dori (saisie du col à la nuque). Plusieurs projections, plusieurs sankyo, deux koshi nage, c'était vraiment chouette. Et on a terminé par un peu de ni nin dori (saisies simultanées par deux personnes) !
Pendant la pause on a eu une discussion très intéressante sur le contexte de notre art martial. L'aïkido, on s'en rend compte au bout d'un certain temps de pratique, ce n'est ni un sport de combat ni du self défense, même si ça peut en donner l'impression à quelqu'un d'extérieur, qui pourrait être un peu surpris de nos techniques (« ça ne marcherait jamais contre du MMA », « mais pourquoi iel se laisse faire », etc.) Au contraire, c'est un art codifié qui se pratique dans un cadre bien défini, en suivant des conventions bien précises. Dans ce cadre, c'est incroyablement efficace. Hors de ce cadre, ben ça ne l'est pas forcément mais ce n'est pas du tout le but.
Et ça, c'est parfois facile de l'oublier, même quand on a de la bouteille en aïkido. Il y a plusieurs écoles d'aïkido, qui ont chacune des conventions de travail un peu différentes. Parfois, aux rencontres inter-styles, on a l'occasion de travailler ou d'observer des pratiquants d'autres écoles et on peut être amené à se dire « ça ne ressemble à rien ce style », « si je le·a saisis comme j'ai l'habitude je le·a bloque », « si je le·a suis comme j'ai l'habitude sa manière de faire la technique ne marche plus », etc. Ben oui. Dans le cadre B, ce qu'on fait habituellement dans le cadre A ne marche plus. Il ne faut pas oublier que même si on pratique tous et toutes le même art martial, il n'y a pas qu'un seul style d'aïkido et on n'a pas besoin de se comporter entre styles comme certains pratiquants martiaux peu ouverts d'esprit peuvent se comporter avec nous 😅
Bref, je sors de ce stage ravi, c'était vraiment un super moyen d'occuper mes vacances, de réviser les bases et de voir des techniques un peu plus inhabituelles, tout ça avec un suivi très personnel que favorise beaucoup cette formule de petit groupe avec 3 heures quotidiennes. J'ai bien aimé écrire ces petits résumés sur Mastodon aussi :)
5/5 (fin)
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Quatrième jour, ça va un peu mieux physiquement.
On a lâché les jo aujourd'hui pour prendre les bokken (sabres en bois). On a commencé par travailler le happogiri (coupe dans huit directions), des deux côtés. Puis, happogiri sur le septième suburi (coupe puis piqué de l'autre côté). Une difficulté dans cette exercice est de bien différencier les positions en fin de coupe (hanmi) et en fin de piqué (hitoemi) : les positions des pieds, des hanches, des épaules et bien sûr des bras diffèrent.
On a ensuite travaillé le chassé du ken sur le septième awase, côté tori comme côté uke. Et on a terminé par enchaîner le septième awase.
Pause petit déjeuner, qui sont décidément de plus en plus longues (je ne m'en plains pas, ce n'est pas plus mal), puis reprise à mains nues, avec une séance sur le thème de kosa dori (attraper le poignet avec la main qui n'est pas en miroir). Ikkyo, nikkyo, deux formes de kote gaeshi, peut-être d'autres mais je ne sais déjà plus lesquelles (fatigue 😩), et une demi-heure de travail de groupe à enchaîner les techniques en ki no nagare, toujours sur kosa dori. On a refait ikkyo, kote gaeshi, kokyo ho, udekime nage, ikkyo nage et une autre dont je ne me souviens plus.
4/5 (suite et fin demain)
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Troisième jour, la fatigue physique commence à se faire sentir.
On a à nouveau commencé par du jo, avec quelques répétitions des happogiri à gauche et à droite pour bien les fixer, puis on a travaillé les 23 suburi un par un (frappes de base). Ils commencent à être tous un peu familiers, mais maintenant il y a un travail de longue haleine qui commence pour les perfectionner.
Enfin, on a travaillé le roku no jo à deux (un kata à six temps).
Puis, pause petit déjeuner, un peu plus longue que d'habitude (certainement du fait de la fatigue), et une heure et demie de travail à mains nues.
On a commencé par ikkyo et nikkyo sur kata dori (saisie à l'épaule), puis on est passé sur une saisie à l'épaule à laquelle on ajoute un shomen, pour faire plusieurs techniques dont koshi nage et kokyu ho.
Enfin, un quart d'heure de travail en groupe où une personne faisait passer tout le monde sur des attaques dynamiques (j'adore ce genre de moments : c'est rythmé quand on est tori, et c'est généralement sur des techniques à projection donc je m'amuse en général beaucoup sur les ukemi quand je suis uke).
3/5 (suite demain)
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Alors, aujourd'hui (hier) on a recommencé par une bonne heure et quart de jo, et les awase qu'on n'avait pas travaillé hier : une variante du deuxième où l'on ouvre d'un côté mais on pare de l'autre, l'awase haya gaeshi et celui en gedan où l'on chasse le jo de l'autre en retournant rapidement le sien (c'est pas facile).
Mon prof me faisait remarquer que j'avais de plus en plus tendance à raidir les épaules alors qu'il faut les décontracter, il faut que je fasse attention à ne pas laisser cette mauvaise habitude s'installer.Puis on a dû laisser la grande salle à un cours de kinomichi et on s'est repliés dans la petite, avec une surface de tapis minuscule. Là un des challenges a été de ne pas se projeter les uns sur les autres.
Le thème de la session à mains nues était la saisie morote dori (à deux mains sur l'avant-bras). On a commencé par un tas de formes différentes de kokyu ho : la forme classique, une forme où l'on maintient l'avant bras coude vers le haut, une où on le tire vers le bas, une où l'on contrôle l'épaule par une rotation du bras (j'ai trouvé celle-ci particulièrement technique et difficile).
On a terminé avec kote gaeshi et shiho nage, toujours sur morote dori, puis quand on a pu réintégrer la grande salle on a vu quelques formes des mêmes techniques en ki no nagare (départ dynamique).2/5 (suite demain)
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Donc, toute cette semaine je suis un stage d'aïkido, donné chez nous par notre professeur principal.
Aujourd'hui on était 8 : 6 ceintures noires et 2 ceintures blanches. Six étaient du dojo, une personne venait de Fontainebleau et une autre de Metz.
On a commencé à 9 heures avec une séance de jo (bâton moyen), pendant laquelle on a travaillé des piqués dans les 8 directions (pas facile de les faire dans le bon ordre), et les premiers awase du jo (des enchaînements élémentaires qu'on travaille pour développer la synchronisation entre partenaires : ouverture, attaque, parade) : vers le ventre, vers le dos, vers le genou.
Un peu après 10 heures on s'est rassemblé autour d'un petit déjeuner, et 20 minutes plus tard on a repris à mains nues jusqu'à midi et demie. On a commencé par des techniques en suwariwaza (à genoux) sur kata dori (saisie à l'épaule). Puis on est passé debout pour une série de techniques sur une saisie au poignet (katate dori) : ikkyo omote et ura, kote gaeshi, nikkyo ura, shiho nage omote et ura, et irimi nage en forme ue.
1/5 (suite demain)
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A selection of material about Ukraine 2022 in French.
[Ukraine] Comment en est-on arrivé là ? Résumé des raisons du conflit. (NON CENSURÉ)
#^https://youtu.be/CS3t1dfPfFM
#lang_fr #Raison #conflit #Ukraine #Russie #histoire
Témoignages des Ukrainiens libéré dans le Donbass. Aout 2022 Part 24
#^https://odysee.com/@GrenobleDebout:2/Part-24:2?r=AAWwPdJRVoB88PZYL2PwYCaM3AKRfqv7
Témoignages des Ukrainiens libéré dans le Donbass. Aout 2022 Part 23 :
#^https://odysee.com/@sarah.markus:f/Temoignages_ukrainiens_liberes_dans_Donbass_Aout_2022_Partie_23:0
Témoignages des Ukrainiens libéré dans le Donbass. Aout 2022 Part 22
#^https://youtu.be/lnzKtpi2Q64
Témoignages des Ukrainiens libéré dans le Donbass. Aout 2022 Part 21
#^https://youtu.be/tO18e1UkmQE
Témoignages des Ukrainiens libéré dans le Donbass. Juillet 2022 / Part 20
#^https://youtu.be/PmybCTwa3_g
Témoignages des Ukrainiens libéré dans le Donbass. Juillet 2022 / Part 19
#^https://youtu.be/sLtfa1kV19k
Témoignages des Ukrainiens libéré dans le Donbass. Juillet 2022 / Part 18
#^https://youtu.be/xhvi-emDTjc
Témoignages des Ukrainiens libéré dans le Donbass. Juin 2022 / Part 16
#^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLRB-YDKbBw
Témoignages des Ukrainiens libéré dans le Donbass. Avril et Juin 2022 / Part 14
#^https://youtu.be/JOIngtu2KDg
Témoignages des Ukrainiens libéré dans le Donbass. Avril et Juin 2022 / Part 14
#^https://youtu.be/JOIngtu2KDg
#Ukraine #guerre #Donbass #témoignage #libéré
Des jeunes Ukrainiens ayant transmis des coordonnées pour une frappe meurtière sont confronté à la réalité. Juillet 2022
#^https://odysee.com/@GrenobleDebout:2/Brilevka----323:5?r=AAWwPdJRVoB88PZYL2PwYCaM3AKRfqv7
#Ukraine #guerre #jeunes #transmis #coordonnées #cible #frappe #meurtière #smartphone
La centrale nucléaire de Zaporojié, " il ne faut pas avoir fait des études supérieures ni avoir des connaissances techniques pour voir d’où arrivent les missiles." 08.22
#^https://odysee.com/@GrenobleDebout:2/4544:3?r=AAWwPdJRVoB88PZYL2PwYCaM3AKRfqv7
#central #nucléaire #Zaporojié #missile #Ukraine #guerre
Donbass Insider, L’Ukraine pendant l’URSS, après les deux Maïdans, et futur de la RPD Le 21.07.2022
#^https://odysee.com/@GrenobleDebout:2/Donbass-Insider%2C-L'Ukraine-pendant-l'URSS%2C-après-les-deux-Maïdans%2C-et-futur-de-la-RPD-Le-21.07.2022:3?r=AAWwPdJRVoB88PZYL2PwYCaM3AKRfqv7
#Donbass #Insider #Ukraine #URSS #Maïdans #RPD #Histoire
Adrien Bocquet, témoigne sur RT des crimes de guerres Ukrainiens. Le 29.07.22
#^https://youtu.be/LzEkc28KvPo
#Adrien #Bocquet #témoignage #RT #crime #guerre #Ukraine
Des soldats Ukrainien prisonnier ou non, témoignent. Juin 2022
#^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KXf0uOyN_Q&t=30s
#Ukraine #guerre #Donbass #témoignage #libéré #soldat #prisonnier
Graham Phillips, sanctionné par Londres pour avoir dénoncer les crimes nazi en Ukraine. 01.08.22
#^https://youtu.be/8degAaybMs8
#Graham #Phillips #sanction #Londres #dénoncer #crime #nazi #Ukraine
Alina Lipp, appel les Européens à stopper les livraisons d’arme au nazi. 09.07.22
#^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od2ugI4de94
#Alina #Lipp #appel #Europe #Stopper #livraison #arme #nazi
Témoignages des Ukrainiens libéré dans Marioupol. Juillet 2022 / Part 5/5
#^https://youtu.be/vDJlcQlRbyo
Témoignages des Ukrainiens libéré dans Marioupol. Mai 2022 / Part 3
#^https://youtu.be/1olGUdG8L2Y
Témoignages des Ukrainiens libéré dans Marioupol. Mai 2022 / Part 2
#^https://youtu.be/zy2LrR3AKzk
Témoignages des Ukrainiens libéré dans Marioupol. Avril 2022 / Part 1
#^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iikLm5mV7wo
#Ukraine #guerre #Donbass #Marioupol #Témoignage #libéré
PR at War. Zelensky poses for Vogue as Ukraine loses towns to Russia
#^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM72TWJHSsU
Don’t forget to read the comments.
#ukraine #zelensky #war #public-relations #vogue #clown #media #propaganda
L’Ukraine de Zelensky
https://odysee.com/@GrenobleDebout:2/L'Ukraine-de-Zelensky:b?r=AAWwPdJRVoB88PZYL2PwYCaM3AKRfqv7
#Ukraine #Zelensky
Donbass, 8 ans de terreur !!
#^https://odysee.com/@GrenobleDebout:2/IMG_5496:a?r=AAWwPdJRVoB88PZYL2PwYCaM3AKRfqv7
#Donbass #Ukraine #guerre
Alina Lipp, sa maman obligé de fuir l’Allemagne suite à la clôture de ces comptes bancaires ainsi que des menaces. Aout 2022
#^https://odysee.com/@GrenobleDebout:2/AlinaLipp:f
#Alina #Lipp #maman #obligé #fuir #Allemagne #clôture #compte #bancaire #menace
Germany Labels Journalist 'Criminal' And Seizes Her Bank Accounts For Reporting From Ukraine
#^https://kanekoa.substack.com/p/germany-labels-journalist-criminal
They closed her YouTube channel, blocked her PayPal account, and sentenced her to three years in prison without trial for interviewing Ukrainian citizens in the Donbas.
Donbass Insider, Larissa décrit les pressions,la corruption du SBU et sa fuite de Kharkov. Part 3/3
#^https://youtu.be/4NHorhR18HA
L’interview étant très longue, nous l’avons coupée en trois parties.
1/3 - #^https://odysee.com/@donbassinsider:b/larissa1-fr-20072022:9?r=AAWwPdJRVoB88PZYL2PwYCaM3AKRfqv7
2/3 - #^https://odysee.com/@donbassinsider:b/larissa2-fr-20072022:4?r=AAWwPdJRVoB88PZYL2PwYCaM3AKRfqv7
#Donbass #Insider #Larissa #témoignage #pression #corruption #SBU #Kharkov #justice #ukrainienne #fuite #Donetsk.
Donbass Insider, Larissa nous décrit la vie à Kharkov avant et après le Maïdan. 08.22 Part 1/3
#^https://youtu.be/q_T46PJQg3k
#Donbass #Insider #Larissa #vie #Kharkov #avant #après #Maïdan
Des soldats Ukrainien prisonnier ou non, témoignent. Juillet 2022 Part 2
#^https://youtu.be/jZQJk1uGOTo
#soldat #Ukraine #témoignage #prisonnier
Des enfants Ukrainien endoctriné par l’idéologie nazi de Bandera !
#^https://youtu.be/zeT2Loknhxg
#Ukraine #guerre #endoctrinement #enfant #idéologie #nazi #Bandera
L’Ukraine est un cheval de Troie américain. Pourquoi en avons-nous besoin dans l’UE ?“Le président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky a multiplié les critiques et exigences à l’égard des Européens, utilisant parfois des mots forts pour témoigner de son mécontentement et obtenir satisfaction. Le président ukrainien est même allé jusqu’à attribuer à certains anciens leaders européens une part de responsabilité dans l’invasion menée par la Russie. Il n’a cependant pas exprimé de telles critiques à l’égard des États-Unis. Ce tropisme américain dont fait preuve le dirigeant ukrainien est une des raisons pour lesquelles il appartient aux Européens de ne pas confondre vitesse et précipitation quant à une potentielle intégration de l’Ukraine dans l’Union européenne. L’émotion provoquée par la guerre ne doit pas occulter les règles mises en place par l’Union Européenne, ni empêcher les responsables politiques européens de mener leur propre politique.”
L’analyse de Pascal Boniface.
#^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug5DxWEcvqI
Je vous rappelle que les dirigeants de l’Allemagne et de la France étaient les garants de l’application des accords de Minsk, que l’Ukraine ignore depuis sept ans. Je tiens également à rappeler que les représentants de l’Allemagne et de la France étaient les garants de la signature de l’accord de paix entre le président ukrainien Ianoukovitch et les manifestants en février 2014.
#ukraine #zelensky #UE
Les accusations de viol contre les troupes russes en Ukraine étaient fausses
#^https://lesakerfrancophone.fr/les-accusations-de-viol-contre-les-troupes-russes-en-ukraine-etaient-fausses
#^https://diasp.org/posts/21246408
La secrète et longue histoire de la montée des nazis en Ukraine" la future première dame d’Ukraine…eut des relations très serrées avec d’anciens nazis, notamment le lieutenant-colonel allemand Théodore Oberlander (1905-1998), ancien officier du bataillon Nachtigall, nazi avéré…Dans la même fibre, les collaborateurs de l’Allemagne nazie furent réhabilités (Bandera, Choukhevytch, 2007-2010), puis bientôt désignés comme « héros de l’Ukraine ». Elle s’impliqua elle-même dans le révisionnisme historique en supportant le mythe ukrainien de l’Holodomor…[son mari] N’ayant pas commencé la moindre réforme dans son pays, sauf sur le plan idéologique, abandonnant son peuple dans un pays sclérosé, malade et divisé…il devait subir une dantesque défaite électorale…La réponse américaine ne devait pas tarder en 2013-2014 : « la Révolution de la dignité, l’Euromaïdan »…"
#^https://histoireetsociete.com/2022/05/20/la-nazification-de-lukraine-et-plus-generalement-linstallation-de-sympathisants-vient-de-loin/
#^https://diasp.org/posts/21193311
#Ukraine #USA #Russie #Ioutchenko #Maidan #corruption #nazis #Ukronazis #Impérialisme #actu #guerrenucléaire
Reuter censure les civils ukrainiens.
Vous avez peut être vu cette femme , mais Reuter à coupé la fin de l’interview.
Ce que vous n’avez pas entendu sur nos médias.Journaliste : Maintenant, où préfèreriez-vous aller, en Ukraine ou en Russie ?
Natalia Usmanova : En Russie, pas en Ukraine. En fait je ne sais même pas si je peux le dire. Franchement, on a peur. On ne sait pas ce qu’on peut dire ou pas.
Journaliste : Vous pouvez dire tout ce que vous voulez.
Natalia Usmanova : Franchement,** je ne veux pas aller en Ukraine**. Je ne veux pas aller en Ukraine. Notre famille a décidé à l’unanimité qu’on ne veut pas aller en Ukraine. Mais si on décide de revenir, alors ce sera seulement à Marioupol, c’est-à-dire en République populaire de Donetsk, pas en Ukraine. En tant que citoyenne de l’Ukraine, je dois dire que ce pays en tant qu’Etat est mort à mes yeux.** L’Etat et les politiciens et touts ceux qui nous ont infligé tout cela**. Ils n’ont pas résolu ce conflit de manière pacifique dès le début. Et j’ai une question :** pourquoi les gens ont-ils été retenus de force dans la ville ?** Dès que les tirs ont commencé,** le maire a été le premier à quitter la ville**. Il a évacué la ville alors que les citoyens étaient coincés. L’armée ukrainienne a tout simplement interdit aux civils de partir, même les enfants, les personnes âgées et les malades. Je veux demander pourquoi, dans quel but ils ont fait ça ?
#^https://youtu.be/xEPi5da7vB4
#conflit #ukraine #russie #guerre
#^https://diasp.org/posts/21148690
A l’ #ONU, la #Russie démontre les crimes de #guerre #ukrainiens et les falsifications des #médias occidentaux
#^https://lecridespeuples.fr/2022/05/08/a-lonu-la-russie-demontre-les-crimes-de-guerre-ukrainiens-et-les-falsifications-des-medias-occidentaux/
#Ukraine #UE #États-Unis
#^https://diasp.org/posts/21148525“Depuis l’entrée en vigueur de la loi sur la vente des terres agricoles il y a exactement un an, trois grandes corporations transnationales états-uniennes ont acquis pratiquement un tiers des terres cultivables ukrainiennes. Selon la « Australian national review » les états-uniens posséderaient désormais 17 millions des 62 millions d’hectares de l’Ukraine (superficie totale du pays) ; 28% de l’Ukraine serait donc américaine !”
Se faire du blé en Ukraine - … #^https://www.librairie-tropiques.fr/2022/08/se-faire-du-ble-en-ukraine.html
#ukraine #blé #agriculture #usa
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Just got home from Concord Art Works. Wednesday nights are art together nights where you bring whatever you're working on and create art together, which is neat cuz I get to - well, first off, just get out of the house. My God, I'm such a hermit. And actually meet other people. And it was fun. And I'm feeling pretty good about myself. And I get home, look in the mirror and think... wow, how did I never notice that the text on this shirt looks so weird? In fact... Wait. I'm looking at it in the mirror but somehow it looks as if it's not at all reversed. That's weird. Right?
my shirt has been on inside-out the entire night. 😬
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Quand nous taguons #biodiversite à propos des fiches #DORIS sur la vie aquatique (dans sa grande acception et pour tous les #animaux ou #végétaux qui sont, au moins à un moment de leur vie, inféodés à l'eau, c'est pas du vent ! (sauf quand il s'agit de piafs).
Voila les 4 dernières fiches publiées...
#BiologieSubquatique #ffessm #cnebs #vulgarisation #GrandPublic #FormateursBio #Fbx
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Moving my son into his dorms at University of #Tennessee #Knoxville (#UTK).
Process has been... Surprisingly well organized! Much better than moving my daughter in just 3 years ago.
Probably lucky we got one of the first load-in times and got here about 20 minutes ago early and they let us start.
Now he and my wife are just getting things "right" so I'm sitting here oeaced TF out. 🤣
4 more years of financial ruin and I can focus on getting a saving account! 🤣
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Moving my son into his dorms at University of #Tennessee #Knoxville (#UTK).
Process has been... Surprisingly well organized! Much better than moving my daughter in just 3 years ago.
Probably lucky we got one of the first load-in times and got here about 20 minutes ago early and they let us start.
Now he and my wife are just getting things "right" so I'm sitting here oeaced TF out. 🤣
4 more years of financial ruin and I can focus on getting a saving account! 🤣
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Moving my son into his dorms at University of #Tennessee #Knoxville (#UTK).
Process has been... Surprisingly well organized! Much better than moving my daughter in just 3 years ago.
Probably lucky we got one of the first load-in times and got here about 20 minutes ago early and they let us start.
Now he and my wife are just getting things "right" so I'm sitting here oeaced TF out. 🤣
4 more years of financial ruin and I can focus on getting a saving account! 🤣
