We live really close to the water
Aug. 10th, 2022 12:09 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
conulyI generally forget that, because the waterfront by us is all built up with warehouses and shit, and there's no beach. Which is a pity, because I've walked along there before and if there was a beach there we would have some fucking amazing views, let me tell you. You can actually see the Manhattan skyline AND the Verrazzano from there, and it's only about 10 minutes from my house at a slow amble.
But, as I said, there is no beach and so I usually forget how close we are to the water except on evenings like this, when it's hot and humid and not much of a breeze and then - whew! You can smell that air! It's like suddenly being slapped in the face with a fish. I was not expecting that when I walked the dogs tonight, but clearly I should have been.
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But, as I said, there is no beach and so I usually forget how close we are to the water except on evenings like this, when it's hot and humid and not much of a breeze and then - whew! You can smell that air! It's like suddenly being slapped in the face with a fish. I was not expecting that when I walked the dogs tonight, but clearly I should have been.
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The Female Archaeologists of the Scottish Orkneys Were Hiding in Plain Sight
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The Search for a Meaningful Clue to the Mystery of an Enslaved Ancestor
Eastern Kentucky's people looked for a fresh start after coal. Then came the floods
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The lost nuclear bombs that no one can find (WTF)
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As Russian missiles struck Ukraine, Western tech still flowed
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