For what it’s worth, I couldn’t get my computer to cooperate with Youtube to watch the SOTU; but I really enjoyed the transcript.
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Restoration work on a famous Etruscan tomb uncovered a completely untouched burial site right next to it. By “untouched” I mean grave robbers hadn’t got to it.
Why do we need to breathe?
Archaeologists think a copper dagger found by somebody looking for World War I & II artifacts in a forest in Poland might be as much as 4000 years old.
The Drake Passage — between the southern tip of South America and the northernmost part of Antarctica.
Archaeologists have discovered bread about 8,600 years old at Çatalhöyük, a Neolithic settlement in central Turkey.
How time works. One theory, anyway.
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My first actual PT appointment went reasonably well. I’ve had to cut my canes down a few inches — apparently, the instructions that came with aren’t particularly accurate.
I had a followup with my PCP as well. She’s pleased with my progress — it’s not much yet, but a distinct improvement over how I was in January.
My granddaughter came over and helped me find my little handsaw the other day. I didn’t want to have to buy a new one, and losing track of it was one of the hazards of having the grandkids help with my DIY projects. Granted, I’m pretty sure I’m the one who put it where we found it; but the offspring do make for large distractions at the best of times. I needed it to cut my canes down.
I think the last bit of my inheritance will be settled soon. Budgeting has been a headache when I don’t know exactly how much money I’m going to have. I do appreciate my pension and SSA — my living expenses are solidly covered — but there are things I want to do that I can’t yet, and it’s unsettling to not have any estimate of when I’ll be able to.
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Love you guys!