White House basketball team adds fifth player to starting lineup.

Posted on September 9, 2022 by On the North River

 

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I feel the need to see it again!

Posted on September 8, 2022 by On the North River

Wow: Top Gun: Maverick Was the Number One Film in America This Labor Day Weekend

—Ace

Bear in mind, it started its run on streaming this past week.

So there’s no reason to see it in the theaters… except you sort of have to see it in the theaters. It’s one of the few movies that really justifies the bother of going to the theater.

It’s the first movie in history to win both the Memorial Day weekend and the the Labor Day weekend — it has made huge money the whole summer long.

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AVE ATQUE VALE: God Save the Queen!

Posted on September 8, 2022 by On the North River

The meaning of AVE ATQUE VALE is hail and farewell : I salute you, and goodbye —used especially in a eulogy to a hero.

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Bunch of stuff.

Posted on September 6, 2022 by On the North River

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Sleeping in your self-driving Tesla.

Posted on September 6, 2022 by On the North River

Saint Peter taps you on the shoulder, “Time to wake up son”.

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End of Summer edition.

Posted on September 5, 2022 by On the North River

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Labor Day and May Day.

Posted on September 5, 2022 by On the North River

Americans often do things a little differently from the rest of the world. We measure differently (imperial vs. metric), write the date differently (month-day-year vs. day-month-year) and fill our cups with enormous amounts of ice (a less cost-effective but undeniably more enjoyable way to consume beverages).

We also celebrate workers and the labor movement on a completely different day from most of the rest of the world: Labor Day vs. May Day. That is particularly strange considering both days started right here in the United States. So how did one spread elsewhere while the other became a federal holiday here?

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Can’t even drown your sorrows.

Posted on September 4, 2022 by On the North River

UK pubs must hike pint prices to £20 each or face closure this winter, expert warns

Running costs for pubs are set to increase by 500-600%, putting a huge number at risk of closure, says Tom Stainer, chief executive of real ale campaign group CAMRA

Coming here soon?

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USS Texas.

Posted on September 3, 2022 by On the North River

Battleship Texas USS Texas BB35 Arrives in Galveston Texas After Move From La Porte TX Drone Video

110 years old.  Fought in both World Wars.

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Something different.

Posted on September 3, 2022 by On the North River

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