I knew I wasn't going to have a long life.
Sorry, but I don't know anyone who has worked a lot of wildland fire who can imagine how you'd do what we did in clean clothing and respirators.
I think instead of throwing endless money at all this administration, maybe pay really well, staff really well, and cycle people through shorter career paths, shorter shifts, and into a good retirement instead of all this bs as if you can go into burning and burned areas staying clean and breathing clean air.
The job is literally all about being able to endure this exact stuff through physical and mental strength... it's maddening to exist in a public discourse that seems to consistently misunderstand the job at the most fundamental levels.
James Robison
What Joyce Carol Oates wrote to Elon Musk on Twitter. I am told it rattled him. I love it.
“So curious that such a wealthy man never posts anything that indicates that he enjoys or is even aware of what virtually everyone appreciates – scenes from nature, pet dog or cat, praise for a movie, music, a book (but doubt that he reads); pride in a friend’s or relative’s accomplishment; condolences for someone who has died; pleasure in sports, acclaim for a favorite team; references to history. In fact he seems totally uneducated, uncultured. The poorest persons on Twitter may have access to more beauty & meaning in life than the ‘most wealthy person in the world.’”
@Okie_Rancher@ndnok the worst ones were just designed to work for shorter cabover trucks and 48' trailers...
those spaces are still in service for much longer trucks and 53' trailers, it's a problem.
The solution is usually a drop yard and a yard truck, but whatever.
@KarlousM true, I started driving around when I was 13.
I used to drink 6 beers before work when I was 17, then go wash dishes all evening or move furniture all day.
Moved across the country, slept in my truck, made a new life at 18 🤷♂️
We did grow up early.
This is the kind of stuff old men make for their grandkids and the kids don’t know what to make of it cause it’s not high-speed, low-drag fun
Then 30 years later, they look back and realize what a good man Grandpa was
To everyone who helped bring the Obama Presidential Center to life, thank you. Michelle and I are so grateful for all your dedication and hard work over the years.
I got a little teary-eyed tonight thinking about my mother-in-law, Marian Robinson.
Quick edit showing some of the intense moments today while documenting 8 tornadoes in northern Illinois into Indiana. Massive shoutout to @skydrama for nailing the forecast in the warm sector. Hands down the craziest tornado outbreak I've ever documented.
Full video will be released in the near future on the @thestormreel YouTube page.
#ilwx #inwx #tornado #outbreak
@BradGalli a thing about rehab is you may end up with rehab objectives that have you throwing pitches that aren't strategic.
It's not necessarily an indication a pitcher is incapable of being effective.
A lot of the assessment depends on strategic/rehab stuff that isn't public.