It's a lot, but the sandwiches are huge. NYC is the only place I've been where the sandwiches are usually big enough for 2-3 people.
It's also one of the cheaper cities to eat as a tourist. No need for restaurants, just grab a sandwich that lasts all day. Or cheap street food, or something from a hole in the wall. I love it there.
I started learning a little about music theory. I've been interested for a while, but always thought I wouldn't be able to understand it. But it's doable, a little at a time.
And I've been going outside more. I spend too much time in front of the computer. It's nice to have fresh air and read, listen to music, or just take in the surroundings.
And the newer threads (from the last 1-2 years) often just aren't that helpful. Lots of people who don't know what they're talking about, or comment just to say they have the same problem.
I can usually get a helpful answer by trying a couple search engines or just fighting with Google, but it takes longer than it should sometimes.
Good posture also helps you breathe better, which can help you feel more energized and concentrate better. Your diaphragm doesn't work right when you sit hunched over, so your breath gets more shallow.
If you ever need to talk a lot for work or some other reason, good posture is essential so your voice sounds good and doesn't get tired too easily.
And it helps strengthen your core, which is good for balance and other things.
I like his earlier stuff when I'm in the mood for psychological horror. Carrie, The Shining, Cujo, Pet Sematary, The Green Mile.
The Dark Tower wasn't for me. I agree with the other person who thought it was a slog.
Lisey's Story is OK. I like the idea of it, but it's taking me a while to finish it.
The Mr. Mercedes trilogy is a nice, fluffy read if you like detective stories.
And wealthy or well-connected. If you're poor, you don't necessarily have much of a chance.
The link is a long read, but interesting. The story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas in 2004 for supposedly setting a fire that killed his three kids.
In December, 2004, questions about the scientific evidence in the Willingham case began to surface. Maurice Possley and Steve Mills, of the Chicago Tribune, had published an investigative series on flaws in forensic science; upon learning of Hurst’s report, Possley and Mills asked three fire experts, including John Lentini, to examine the original investigation. The experts concurred with Hurst’s report. Nearly two years later, the Innocence Project commissioned Lentini and three other top fire investigators to conduct an independent review of the arson evidence in the Willingham case. The panel concluded that “each and every one” of the indicators of arson had been “scientifically proven to be invalid.”
Beautiful! What city is that near? And do you know if the mountains are always that red?
Some kids have died at camps like this. The link is the story of a 16 year old who died in Arizona in 1994.
He had to hike for miles a day and sleep with no blanket or sleeping bag in temperatures below freezing. He had no food for 11 days out of 20, partly as a punishment for being sick.
He complained about being sick for weeks - stomach pain, falling down, hallucinations. On the day he died, it took him an hour to crawl 20 feet to the fire. He died from an infection from a perforated ulcer. The staff were standing around making fun of him when he collapsed for the last time.
The owners of the camp pleaded guilty to negligent homicide. One of the counselors was convicted of felony neglect.
Earlier this year, a 12 year old suffocated to death at a wilderness camp in North Carolina. His death was found to be a homicide.
Fascinating! So oxygen from the air (or wherever) + hydrogen from food = water.
Plants can make their own food, and birds can make their own water :)
That's what I thought too, but bones are about 1/3 protein with a lot of fat and minerals. Kind of like tonkotsu broth.
They also store well. If the vultures find more than they need, they'll keep the extra bones in a storage place really high up. The fat content drops a lot when the bones dry out, but the protein is still there.
The downside is bones don't have a lot of water, so bearded vultures need a source of fresh water in their territory.
Bearded vultures are pretty neat too. They pretty much only eat bones. They can eat surprisingly big chunks whole. Or if the bone is too big, they drop it onto a rock to break it up.
And they're very peaceful, because they know no one is going to fight them for the bones.
Here you go. Courtesy of Courthouse News.