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ART:

Literary art and Christmas substitute…Dickens

In Michael Barber’s recent book: The True Meaning of Christmas He says…”Let us return for a moment to Dickens’ famous story about Scrooge. When Fred explains to his miserly uncle why Christmas is so special, he begins with a key statement. Before talking abut Christmas as a kind and charitable season, Scrooge’s nephew makes a vitally important observation. He says that “veneration” is to be given to Christmas “because of its sacred name and origin” (emphasis added). Dickens is subtle but his meaning is unmistakable. For Fred (and for Dickens), Christmas is sacred because, as its name reveals, it is about Christ.”

Thought we would try the tree outside on the lanai this year

VAN GOGH IMMERSION EXHIBIT: During STL visit

I have some short videos but could not get them to load into the blog, so contact me and I will text to you.

Important…

STL Visit:

We went to STL to see our grandson and friends, these are a few of the places we touched…

Missouri Botanical hosted a COLD glow in the dark around their grounds.

DROVE OVER TO MIZZOU TO SEE A FRIEND

In this rental,

And witnessed my first “Let’s Go Brandon” window decal…

It’s the blue sticker in the lower left.

St. Mary’s HS stuff:

Now playing for SLU and usually leading D-1 in assists

STL ART MUSEUM:

Interesting to me, he also does very LARGE pure abstract works.

Chrome Tree

View of the basin from the “front Porch”

Drawing, from WSJ:

MUSIC:

Remember Ace’s How Long ?

LINK to a live studio update

Was this about her? Or the breakup of the band? Or the fans saying bye-bye?

FLORIDA:

Someone got a new Lambo for Christmas…

HUMOR:

Snowflake said he was “just kidding” in follow-up letter to the editor at WSJ

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Babylon Bee headlines, see their site for full parody article

I FOUND THIS INTERESTING:

He’s blaming on a former President.

Mary’s November 25 message at Medjugorje: “Dear children!

I am with you in this time of mercy and I am calling all of you to be carriers of peace and love in this world where, through me, little children, God is calling you to be prayer and love, and an expression of Heaven here on earth.

May your hearts be filled with joy and faith in God; that, little children, you may have complete trust in His holy will. That is why I am with you, because He, the Most High, is sending me among you to encourage you to the hope; and you will be peacemakers in this peaceless world.

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Climate Change update:

Therefore, climate change is burning up California 😳

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Can F-1 beat Indy Car? There is a discussion on YouTube. In Brief…it depends. On F-1 track yes, on oval no as Indy wheels are cambered to turn left and only left, and the corners of the cars are weighted to help them corner at high speeds. You know, all of the bodies and chassis are identical only the engines differ, you can choose Chevy or Honda. I was surprised to hear that they are under 3 liter, but twin turbo.

F-1, all cars are different, how much do you want to spend? No fluted underplates as in Indy. They need to turn left and right, use the strait away to their advantage. Climb and drop. Their engines are under 2 liter😳 I doubt if any drivers are over 6’, they lay in position (I had a diagram in an earlier blog), they can see the tops of their wheels and hood. The brake peddle is almost a fixed plate - you could press to maybe 20% effectiveness.

Both sets of drivers are going over 220 mph - think about that, probably 2x as fast as YOU have ever driven or ridden in a car. Meanwhile, they are shifting, braking, listening to the pit, watching gauges, AND their are, say, 29 other drivers trying to cut you off, beat you in the race. You are managing fuel and tire wear. You have to hit your pt space perfectly.

So, F-1 can go about 14 mph faster on the strait, probably could not beat an Indy car on an oval track.

I found this part amazingly; F-1 has to go fast All Of The Time or the engine and systems shut down. G-forces on your head and body are like that of a fighter jet. It fatigues you. Think about your car…it probably idles at 800, definitely no more than 1,000 RPMs. Think about your red line when you want to shift - maybe 3,000 - 5,000 RPMs. Formula-1: put on your earplugs = idle 8,000RPMs, before you accelerate out of the pit; Red line…18,000 RPMs. 😳

Great link for YouTube video on Can you drive an F-1? Presenter is dorky but some great videos and explanation. Link to the Video. MUST see