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The Coffee Shop – The Coca Cola carillon at Stone Mountain, GA
The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. The Coca Cola company had a special carillon built especially for the 1964 World’s Fair in New York. The instrument has a staggering 762 bells. … Continue reading
Posted in Georgia, Music, Sculpture
Tagged carillon, Coca Cola, Coke, Mable Sharp, Stone Mountain
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The Coffee Shop -It’s tornado season, time to flirt with death?
The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. Having been raised mostly in the south, I am no stranger to the destructive power of tornadoes and hurricanes. Many of my younger years … Continue reading
Morning Open Thread – Depostion nightmare
Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day. I have participated in several hundred depositions over the past 40+ years. Sometimes as a witness, and sometimes as an observer/consultant. If one stays in … Continue reading
Morning Open Thread – Drones, the new UFOs
Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day. It would be hard to guess if one tries to follow TV news, but other things actually occur in the world besides election primaries. British … Continue reading
Posted in Breaking News, Christianity, England, Equal Rights, Homosexual Rights, Mental Health, State Government, Tennessee, Weird News
Tagged Drones, LGBT, UFO
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Morning Open Thread – Mississippi Pot Roast; the recipe that ate the internet.
Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day. The Mississippi Pot Roast has been called the dish that ate the internet. It is probably the easiest pot roast recipe I have ever seen. … Continue reading
Morning Open Thread – Do NOT park illegally in this city.
Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day. If you are ever visiting Vladimir, Russia, be careful where you park. They take illegal parking seriously. Video below the fold was recorded last February … Continue reading
Morning Open Thread – Flying over evil with a drone
Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day. The growing hobby of quadricopters, when mixed with high definition video cameras, has opened doors to places, people and things we could only imagine before. … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Documentrary Films, Genocide, Germany, History, Holocaust, Nazis, Photography, World War II
Tagged Auschwitz
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Morning Open Thread – Tickle the dragon’s tail or leave it alone?
Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day, hobby and fun things, what you did on your vacation, and your local weather phenomena. Sometimes the unanswered question of the day has no answer. … Continue reading
Posted in England, environment, History, US Military, World War II
Tagged Liberty Ships, Merchant Marine, SS Richard Montgomery
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Morning Open Thread – Ball Watch Explorers; or, what have you done with your life?
Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day, hobby and fun things, what you did on your vacation, and your local weather phenomena. There will be several hosts, each host being responsible … Continue reading
Morning Open Thread – Rescuing historical photos from WWII
Today is the first day of a new feature series on Flowers for Socrates. Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day, hobby and fun things, what you did on your vacation, and … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, US Military, World War II
Tagged Art, Historical photos, Morning Open Thread, MOT, Rescued Film Project
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