…. A triply landlocked state refers to a landlocked state that is encircled by three states on either side from the nearest gulf, bay, or ocean. A majority of the landlocked states in the U.S are singly and doubly landlocked. However, one US state is triply landlocked….
From worldatlas.com. Canadian provinces were considered to be a state.
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Adml. B. B. Boo
I got that as the obvious definition. But as I posted, it does not appear to be true that Nebraska is unique in that regard. I guess Minnesota-Ontario-Hudson Bay rules out Iowa, but what gulf, bay or ocean can you reach from Illinois? Is there some arcane sense in which it “borders” Michigan on the lake?
Illinois
Kentucky
Virginia
Oh, you’re right. D’oh.
Chuck Woolery? Can we get more random than that? Says Wikipedia:
On July 12, 2020, Woolery tweeted conspiracy theories that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, doctors, the media, and Democratic Party were lying about the COVID-19 pandemic. Then-president Donald Trump retweeted Woolery’s claims.[17][18] The following day, Woolery tweeted that his son had tested positive for the virus and that the “COVID-19 pandemic is real”. His Twitter account was later made private, before being made public again later.[19][20]
WTF?
And for anybody who missed it:
More new music was purchased on vinyl than on CD’s last year – and of course both were a drop in the bucket compared to streaming.
I remember vinyl outselling CDs around 10 or 15 years ago. But at the time it wasn’t because vinyl was so popular. It was because CDs were so unpopular. Due to downloadable music.
Nowadays, though, there seems to be a resurgence in vinyl. I’m not sure why.
Me either, maybe it’s because there is satisfaction in having a tangible collection?
The album cover art?
A couple years ago I saw some teens with these Instax cameras. They’re like Polaroids, but updated a little maybe. I guess it’s 70s nostalgia or something.
Mrs. L and I have several dozen albums. I think they want like $30 for a new LP, don’t they? Wonder if ours would be worth anything…
There’s definitely a hipster chic element to the popularity of vinyl bit CD’s are still so much easier and versatile. I’m 100% in the streaming camp but if that wasn’t an option I’d certainly utilize CD’s. Vinyl is limited to your home, CD’s are portable.
I’m sure there are ways to rip an album from vinyl to an mp3 and then transfer it to a phone so the music is now portable. (I’m assuming. I’m not a tech person at all). But in that scenario you’re still beholden to the audio peculiarities that’s extant in vinyl.
Excuse me, Admiral Boo, but there a couple of related interesting facts which remain outstanding here (if I may be nosey).
Admiral how? And why? (Or maybe that should be Why? and How?)
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I would agree with you that CDs are much easier and versatile - right up until the point where stupid, stupid, stupidly stupid case breaks or falls apart. Who the hell designed that? Particularly when there is a perfectly good template to use in the form of the DVD box.
I’m so with you, @Wallaby. I’ve always said that the CD jewel case is the worst design in design history. It consists mostly just of predetermined breaking points. And though there have been many better alternatives, the jewel case still is the predominant CD case after forty years.
Yes. A jewel box will break if you look at it crossly.
The two parts of the word helicopter are not ‘heli’ and ‘copter’, but ‘helico’ (spiral) and ‘pter’ (with wings, as in pterodactyl).
I think we had that one.
I served as the Chair of Nebraska’s Mental Health Planning Council for 10 years, as well as other disability rights volunteer advocacy nationally and regionally. So, for rabble-rousing for mental health rights and teaching advocacy leadership academies. When I retired someone nominated me to the Governor’s office for recognition. You get a fancy proclamation, suitable for framing. Have no idea where mine is.
@BippityBoppityBoo, I think that’s very cool. Congratulations.
However, I hope you don’t mind if we don’t take your seafaring advice seriously. Mental health, sure. But shipboard instructions, maybe not.
It absolutely is cool. Well done Admiral Boo!
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