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shrxhky420
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Went to Paul Simon last night. We left a little early and happen to catch a 10 minute firework display from the A's stadium.
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JohnGlennsGarden
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Killer. He is one of the few left that I would pay that crazy price for. I prefer local music or small venue stuff, but I would pay for a chair for Paul.
shrxhky420
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Oh, well then, it gets a little better. Tickets were free. Mamashark won them on the radio. We've gone to a few over the last few years, for free. Next free show, E.L.O.
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JohnGlennsGarden
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japanese bamboo. This plant sits kinda hidden from view and was desperately in need of water. 
BarnBuster
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Wasn't sure where to put this, either here or the Veteran's thread. Figured it was a horse a piece.
American soldiers paying tribute to all the horses that lost their life in World War I. This was taken in 1918.
One estimate places the total number of horses killed during the four years of warfare at nearly 8 million. Countless mules and donkeys also died. Records show that on one single day during the Battle of Verdun an estimated 7000 horses died on both the Allied and German sides due to long-range shelling including 97 killed by a single shot from a French naval gun. Other animals proved their usefulness as well: Dogs became messengers, sentries, rescuers, and small beasts of burden. Pigeons acted as messenger carriers, and even (experimentally) as aerial reconnaissance platforms.
During the later part of the war, the Germans had lost most of their horses and had to dismount their cavalry. In 1918, the Germans launched a massive offensive that broke thru the British and French lines but didn’t have any cavalry to exploit it where as the British had several divisions to plug the holes in the line. Some historians believe horses were instrumental in the ultimate Allied victory.
During the conflict the British Army deployed more than a million horses and mules and practically depleted their equine population. There weren't enough horses in Britain to meet demand, so over 1,000 horses a week were shipped from North America, where there was a plentiful supply of half-wild horses on the open plains.
"War Horse" is a 2011 Spielberg movie worth watching.
http://www.dailypress.com/features/history/dp-nws-world-war-i-war-horses-1-20141129-story.html
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tangerinegreen555
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cannabineer
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That one cloud looks like a polar bear lying on its back, looking up and drinking a beer from the bottle ... nice
jerryb73
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The bear spots the bear..
Grandpapy
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It wasn't obvious at first but I see it now!
jerryb73
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Me too. Cuz we are not bears..
