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New Dwarf Planet Discovered Far Beyond Pluto's Orbit
space.com ^ | 07/11/2016

Posted on 07/12/2016 8:03:24 AM PDT by BenLurkin

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To: Covenantor; Monkey Face

This person, for those of a genealogical bent. It looks as if he was a New York-born descendant of Dutch settlers.

Antheunis “Tunis” Hood I

Also Known As: “Thomas Tunis Hood”
Birthdate: between February 22, 1719 and February 22, 1718
Birthplace: Kingston, Ulster County, New York, Colonial America
Death: Died May 12, 1797 in Mint Hill, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States

Place of Burial:
Augusta (Now Rockingham), VA, USA

Immediate Family:

Son of Jan Hood and Rachel Hoed
Husband of Elizabeth Hood
Father of Elizabeth Hood; Phoebe Harrison; Rachel Hood; Mary Hood; Tunis Hood, II and 4 others
Brother of Johannes Hood; Cathrina Hood; Gerritjen Hood; Rebekka Hood; Jacob Hood and 1 other


361 posted on 07/16/2016 9:58:49 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Do not call conspiracy all that this people call conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear.")
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That’s a small Asian boy sitting on a goat. You don’t see that every day.

...on a goat with bright green panties and what appears to be lace frou-frou.

Usually small asian boys are photographed astride water buffalos shouting, " You National Geographic, take me picture", to every passing tourist with a six pack of cameras and gear around his neck.

362 posted on 07/16/2016 10:00:18 AM PDT by Covenantor (Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern. " Chesterton)
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To: Tax-chick; Covenantor; Monkey Face

Elvis’s maternal grandmother, Minnie Mae Hood (b. 1888) was descended from our local Mr. Hood.


363 posted on 07/16/2016 10:02:42 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Do not call conspiracy all that this people call conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear.")
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a goat with bright green panties and what appears to be lace frou-frou

I wasn't sure what to say about that.

364 posted on 07/16/2016 10:03:25 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Do not call conspiracy all that this people call conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear.")
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To: Tax-chick; Monkey Face; Covenantor; null and void
"The adult men decided, after about a half hour of shoveling, that it wasn’t much fun, so they took up a collection and rented a power-trencher."

So the smart move was in drafting people with resources to the task, so that they could decide among themselves that there was a more efficient way to accomplish it.

Had the adult men been tasked to merely observe and be safety monitors, their resources could likely have been squandered on a surreptitious beer-run rather than a trencher.

Ingenious task-management is a sign of a good leader.

365 posted on 07/16/2016 10:10:04 AM PDT by NicknamedBob (If you can't do something well, you won't do anything good.)
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Had the adult men been tasked to merely observe and be safety monitors ...

... the job would have taken forever, and the troop is leaving for summer camp tomorrow. As it is, the water pipe is laid and buried, just needs to be connected to the city water at one end and to a faucet at the other. (The father of the youth running the project is a plumber.) And the shed will be finished today: the adult men were debating a door, which apparently hadn't occurred to them earlier, when I left.

366 posted on 07/16/2016 10:16:28 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Do not call conspiracy all that this people call conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear.")
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To: NicknamedBob; Tax-chick; Monkey Face; null and void

Somewhere along the story line I lost track of the Eagle Scout candidate who I thought was honchoing the endeaver. What happened to him?


367 posted on 07/16/2016 10:22:17 AM PDT by Covenantor (Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern. " Chesterton)
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>>>>> GAH! So I took the I-95 home to avoid the traffic cones and lumps in the road. <<<<

I was not informed about 1-95 being moved (extended?) to Utah. Or Nevada either, for that matter.

This may be a gamble...but I think the other poster was on to something...
it does sound like an area 51 situation.

If 6 Was 9

368 posted on 07/16/2016 10:22:19 AM PDT by 7MMmag ( Greetings from Mad Mohamed' ---Aloha Fubar!--- (now submit to me and my posse, or die!))
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To: Covenantor

He was working on the shed. And other stuff, I guess. And his sister brought lunch for the crew.


369 posted on 07/16/2016 10:42:07 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Do not call conspiracy all that this people call conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear.")
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I’m sure there are 95’s across the country. This one is actually I-515, but before the freeway, it was I-93-95, with the 93 splitting off to *shudder* Searchlight, and 95 going to Reno, and eventually meeting up with the 91, which is found in some places; since modernization occurred, it’s the I-15.

And I went through Area 51 before it was anything but a road through the desert on the way north.

The I-15/91 goes into Utah.

And now, I’ve thoroughly confused myself, so thus ends today’s travel history.


370 posted on 07/16/2016 10:55:07 AM PDT by Monkey Face (I am not an early bird or a night owl. I am some form of permanently exhausted pigeon. FB)
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*whew* :wiping brow: That was hard work, trying to keep up with all that. My brain is pretty compromised by lack of sleep last night, so nothing is making much sense to me.

I think I need to go buy more ice cream and chocolate syrup. The little cups hold 100 calories and a tablespoon of syrup is perfect — 25 calories. But said purchase will have to wait. What I have left, I will use for the car wash on Monday.


371 posted on 07/16/2016 10:58:31 AM PDT by Monkey Face (I am not an early bird or a night owl. I am some form of permanently exhausted pigeon. FB)
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Yep, pretty exhausting! The second load of laundry is on. I’d like to have a nap, but I can’t put Kathleen to bed because Pat and James are supposed to be packing for camp, so I guess I’ll just hang in until 8:30 or so.


372 posted on 07/16/2016 11:10:21 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Do not call conspiracy all that this people call conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear.")
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I plan to be asleep long before 2030, and that’s the truth! I’m trying to find something to do to keep me awake until 1400.

I’d go to Wally’s, but all I want is salad. Can’t. Truck needs the bird droppings washed off.

Actually, I like to go someplace that has an excellent salad bar. Then, I’d make a salad to go and come home to eat it. And I have the perfect dressing (Litehouse Ranch,) plus enough white wine left to make a really good meal!


373 posted on 07/16/2016 11:26:59 AM PDT by Monkey Face (I am not an early bird or a night owl. I am some form of permanently exhausted pigeon. FB)
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and lumps in the road.

BLM protesters?

374 posted on 07/16/2016 11:40:30 AM PDT by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
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I wish! I’d put that Tracker into 4X4 and plow through.

(Sure I would.)


375 posted on 07/16/2016 11:48:51 AM PDT by Monkey Face (I am not an early bird or a night owl. I am some form of permanently exhausted pigeon. FB)
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You can do that at Harris Teeter, but you don’t have those.


376 posted on 07/16/2016 12:18:42 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("Do not call conspiracy all that this people call conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear.")
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I put the National Review cruise on the calendar. That way, even though I can’t go on it and drink with Jonah and Kevin, I’ll remember to drink at home and read their blogs.


377 posted on 07/16/2016 12:23:00 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("Do not call conspiracy all that this people call conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear.")
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It may have been (I'm not certain) US 95 (not -- Interstate 95).

Ah, that must be it. I'm remembering now, driving North-South on US 95 along the California/Arizona border.

But I-15 (Interstate 15) was never Interstate 95 (I-95).

Or, we could go back to the area 51 influence, if you'd like. :^0

It does explain a lot of things...


378 posted on 07/16/2016 12:52:19 PM PDT by 7MMmag ( Greetings from Mad Mohamed' ---Aloha Fubar!--- (now submit to me and my posse, or die!))
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"And now, I’ve thoroughly confused myself, so thus ends today’s travel history."

'Face, I know I-95, premier drug corridor to New York City, and favorite of tobacco smugglers as well.

It traverses our sleepy bedroom communities here in Maryland like a double-barrelled rapier. It is not a friend of mine.

Your dubious divided highway is no I-95.

379 posted on 07/16/2016 1:17:31 PM PDT by NicknamedBob (If you can't do something well, you won't do anything good.)
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A lot of interstates ‘nominally’ follow and in some places replace old US routes. For examples (in general, not entirely exact), Interstate 95 nominally follows US 1. Interstate 80 nominally follows US 6 west of Pennsylvania (PA and east does not have a real close US6 clone in the Interstate system - especially going to Cape Cod ;-) Interstate 75 nominally follows what was US 25 - Dixie Highway...

I’m sure that out west there are other examples, but other than Houston - Galveston and around Denver I’ve never driven out there (and I flew into both places.) My year going to college in St. Paul doesn’t exactly count because the Eisenhower Interstate System was basically still in its infancy then.

I bet there is an Interstate equivalent/replacement for good ol’ US Route 66. It probably wouldn’t make for a good TV series though...

(Now to shorten about an acre and a half of Advanced Grass Substitute. ;-)


380 posted on 07/16/2016 1:24:14 PM PDT by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
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