When in Rome
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re: Lonesome Dove is unbearable. I get no joy from this conclusion.
Posted by When in Rome on 11/21/25 at 10:47 am to Pettifogger
quote:Go on...I haven't seen the mini series yet.
Still can’t believe they scratched the perfect closing line for the mini series
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re: Lonesome Dove is unbearable. I get no joy from this conclusion.
Posted by When in Rome on 11/20/25 at 7:21 pm to DmitriKaramazov
quote:This is a good take
I loved Lonesome Dove. Wonderful story with memorable characters and several tense scenes that have stayed with me long after I finished the novel. By the way, I loved Blood Meridian as well
re: 59% of wetlands could be open for development in Louisiana under new EPA proposal
Posted by When in Rome on 11/20/25 at 2:10 pm to kingbob
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POTUS on WOTUS at SCOTUS
re: 59% of wetlands could be open for development in Louisiana under new EPA proposal
Posted by When in Rome on 11/20/25 at 1:38 pm to member12
quote:I wonder what POTUS thinks about WOTUS. If it becomes contentious with certain environmental groups, could WOTUS be decided by SCOTUS?
The public will have 45 days to submit a comment on the proposed WOTUS rules once they are officially published in the Federal Register on Thursday. The EPA will then consider whether any comment warrants revisions in the proposed regulations, which would be incorporated into the final version. The Trump administration has not laid out a timeline for putting the new rules into effect.
re: UPS plane crashes in Louisville?
Posted by When in Rome on 11/20/25 at 10:43 am to forkedintheroad
re: Lonesome Dove is unbearable. I get no joy from this conclusion.
Posted by When in Rome on 11/19/25 at 3:56 pm to shinerfan
I equally disagree with both you and the OP
re: Lonesome Dove Saga - Read in published order or in chronological order?
Posted by When in Rome on 11/19/25 at 6:17 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
100%! It was so good! I couldn’t put it down. I am tempted to read the other books in the series simply because I’d love to “spend more time with” the characters, despite the fact that they may be disappointing stories compared to LD. Idk!
re: Lonesome Dove Saga - Read in published order or in chronological order?
Posted by When in Rome on 11/18/25 at 7:14 pm to The Godfather
I finished Lonesome Dove today. It was a triumph! :bow: now to figure out my next book…
re: Lonesome Dove is unbearable. I get no joy from this conclusion.
Posted by When in Rome on 11/18/25 at 6:59 pm to Earnest_P
I wish July Johnson had grown as a person over the course of the story, after having endured so much. He just kind of…stayed the same. That’s nitpicky though. I loved the story overall.
re: Lonesome Dove is unbearable. I get no joy from this conclusion.
Posted by When in Rome on 11/18/25 at 5:37 pm to SidetrackSilvera
I am chuckling because I finished reading Lonesome Dove today and came to this board to start a thread about how much I enjoyed it.
Like you, I came to read it after Cormac McCarthy left me thirsty for more post Blood Meridian and Border trilogy. I think they just have two different styles. I think they each accomplished different goals and made me think about different things.
Like you, I came to read it after Cormac McCarthy left me thirsty for more post Blood Meridian and Border trilogy. I think they just have two different styles. I think they each accomplished different goals and made me think about different things.
re: do you drive with your right hand or left hand?
Posted by When in Rome on 11/17/25 at 4:47 pm to ThuperThumpin
quote:Mine did until I got my new car...it has a knob. Now I don't know what to do with my hands.
My right hand still rests on or near the transmission shift
re: UPS plane crashes in Louisville?
Posted by When in Rome on 11/15/25 at 9:47 am to forkedintheroad
That makes sense.
re: UPS plane crashes in Louisville?
Posted by When in Rome on 11/15/25 at 9:28 am to Auburn1968
This is so interesting. If it was just a maintenance issue, would they be grounding all of these airplanes?
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FAA EXTENDS MD-11 GROUNDING TO DC-10 FAMILY AFTER ENGINE DETACHMENT INCIDENT
The FAA has expanded Emergency AD 2025-23-51—originally issued on November 8, 2025 for all MD-11 and MD-11F aircraft—to now include multiple MD-10 and DC-10 variants, citing shared engine-pylon structures.
This action follows a serious accident in which the left-hand engine and pylon detached during takeoff. The root cause is still under investigation, but the FAA warns the unsafe condition could lead to loss of continued safe flight and landing.
The grounding now covers:
• MD-11 / MD-11F
• MD-10-10F / MD-10-30F
• DC-10-10, -10F, -15, -30, -30F (incl. KC-10A & KDC-10), DC-10-40, DC-10-40F
All affected aircraft are prohibited from further flight until inspections and corrective actions are completed using an FAA-approved method.
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Posted by When in Rome on 11/12/25 at 6:02 pm to Mike da Tigah
60s are perfect
re: Dreams and reactions during them or meaning behind them if reoccurring
Posted by When in Rome on 11/9/25 at 9:31 pm to travelgamer
I wish I was one of those people who didn’t remember their dreams.
re: How old are you in your own self reflection and does it match reality?
Posted by When in Rome on 11/9/25 at 11:14 am to real turf fan
quote:I always wonder that when I see really old people walking around. Do they notice it suddenly? Or is there a sort of gradual realization/acceptance? Presumably if you were 40 and then woke up 80 you'd notice the stark difference, but maybe since it happens over time you are just already used to it?
A time will come when you look in the mirror and wonder who that old person is.
re: UPS plane crashes in Louisville?
Posted by When in Rome on 11/8/25 at 5:25 pm to When in Rome
The FAA has just issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive for MD-11 aircraft requiring aircraft inspections and any applicable corrective actions before further flight.
re: Why is it socially acceptable to be “terrible with names”?
Posted by When in Rome on 11/8/25 at 9:34 am to philly444
Usually I forget names because for the first 1-2 minutes of meeting someone new, I am nervous and am hoping to make a good impression. I sort of black out. lol. It's the opposite of not caring...I care too much and become a ball of anxiety before I ease into the conversation. Then I can retain the rest of it just fine. I would like to improve my name-remembering skills. I guess I just need to go into a conversation knowing it's my goal.
I wouldn't assume that the person who forgot your name doesn't care.
I wouldn't assume that the person who forgot your name doesn't care.
re: UPS plane crashes in Louisville?
Posted by When in Rome on 11/8/25 at 9:30 am to BHM
I was just reading about the "impossible landing" of flight UA 232 last week (before this crash). I know there is no relation to this crash, but the engine breaking up and severing all hydraulics (and the fact that it was a DC-10, predecessor to MD-11) sort of made me think the crash may be of interest to people following along in this thread. It is a crazy story and such an impressive piloting feat. The whole wikipedia page is worth a read.
Impossible Landing
Impossible Landing
re: UPS plane crashes in Louisville?
Posted by When in Rome on 11/7/25 at 6:28 pm to 777Tiger
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