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Poem about Mac the Cat (inspired by me, written by ChatGPT)
Mac the cat, so ginger and old,
Sits atop the fence, quiet and bold.
In Munich town, his home and place,
He watches the world with gentle grace.
Though he cannot meow anymore,
His spirit shines, like never before.
For Mac is calm and friendly too,
And always happy to see me and you.
With each pat and stroke of his fur,
We feel his warmth, so soft and pure.
And though he cannot speak a word,
His eyes and purrs make us assured.
Assured that in this world so fast,
There's still some peace that's meant to last.
And Mac the cat, with his friendly ways,
Shows us the joy in simpler days.
So here's to Mac, the old ginger cat,
May his days be long and full of that
Warmth and love he brings each day,
To brighten up our human way.
I feel almost compelled to take about 100 pictures of "Big Mac", the Mackinac Bridge, every time I go "Up North". The 5 mile long bridge is an engineering marvel. The roadbed at midpoint is about 200 feet (61 m) above the water, and the water at that point is 295 feet (90m) deep. When it was completed in 1957, it was the world's longest suspension bridge.
The bridge connects the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan. Previous to it's construction, ferry boats were used to cross the Straits of Mackinac.
Note: Mackinac Bridge and Mackinaw City, although spelled differently are both pronounced "Mack-in-aw".
Explore #106 on 7-25-2016
The Cranbrries - Linger
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Kspj3OO0s
(Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm-mm, mm-mm)
(Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm-mm, mm, mm)
(Mm, hm-mm)
If you, if you could return
Don't let it burn, don't let it fade
I'm sure, I'm not being rude
But it's just your attitude
It's tearing me apart
Is ruining everything
I swore, I swore I would be true
And honey, so did you
So why were you holding her hand?
Is that the way we stand?
Were you lying all the time?
Was it just a game to you?
But I'm in so deep
You know I'm such a fool for you
You got me wrapped around your finger
Do you have to let it linger?
Do you have to, do you have to, do you have to let it linger?
Oh, I thought the world of you
I thought nothing could go wrong
But I was wrong, I was wrong
If you, if you could get by
Trying not to lie
Things wouldn't be so confused
And I wouldn't feel so used
But you always really knew
I just wanna be with you
And I'm in so deep
You know I'm such a fool for you
You got me wrapped around your finger
Do you have to let it linger?
Do you have to, do you have to, do you have to let it linger?
And I'm in so deep
You know I'm such a fool for you
You got me wrapped around your finger?
Do you have to let it linger?
Do you have to, do you have to, do you have to let it linger?
You know I'm such a fool for you
You got me wrapped around your finger
Do you have to let it linger?
Do you have to, do you have to, do you have to let it linger?
(Ooh, ah-ah, ah)
(Ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh, ooh, ah)
(Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)
The temperature was already a balmy 87 degrees when I started my short walk into Bushey Point at Leesylvania State Park early on a summer morning. The air, as it has been all of the month of July, was already thick and heavy by the time the early morning northbound parade began on the RF&P. I135, stacks from Suffolk to Chicago, almost always has the power from I136 when it gets spun. Knowing this train would have 2 MACs, and a fresh leader, it was a nice easy decision on what train to chase this day. The bridge over Powell's creek is easily the best vantage point for good power on morning northbounds, and despite having shot many trains here through the years, still my favorite spot to sip coffee and watch em roll by. Being as busy as the RF&P is, it's tough getting everything north in the VRE rush hour windows. Somehow, BD manages to make it happen, and 135 rolled through at track speed with a hot train en route to Cumberland from Acca Yard for their crew change.
Southbound LG1 slows to a stop at Caneyville to meet its counterpart loaded train on a sunny winter day.
DoodlewashMarch2026 prompts: 22-Pasta, 31-Macaw. This is ‘Mac’aw & Cheese pasta.
Did you know that macaws have a highly flexible tongue supported by a bone, allowing them to use it almost like a hand?
Sharpie Pen & Da Vinci Sketching Stuff Watercolor on Stonehenge Aqua.
@legionpaper @davincipaints #DaVinciMoment #sketchingstuff @sharpie
#DoodlewashMarch2026 #WorldWatercolorGroup
A retired trio of former BN 1994 built first production SD70MACs are at Bessemer, Alabama waiting for the ferry move to Birmingham Rail & Locomotive on a dreary April 18, 2020 morning. This group of MACs last operated in late 2014.
Genisis - Shipwrecked
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yD46_3JXmg
I'm a million miles from anywhere, where can I be?
Somewhere out on the ocean
Just take a look on the horizon, what can you see?
There's nothing there for me
I feel shipwrecked
I might as well be shipwrecked
I'm helpless and alone driftin' out to sea
I can't believe what you said to me
Even standing on the corner of a busy city street
I still feel so lonely
Why just say you want to be with me
But the next day say you don't
I'm shipwrecked
I might as well be shipwrecked
I'm helpless and alone driftin' out to sea
I can't believe what you said to me
Without you I feel shipwrecked
But I can't let it show
A million miles away from anywhere
Ohh, ohh, ohh
Is it my imagination
Or is it gettin' darker, are the waves gettin' higher
I'm a million miles from anywhere
A million miles from anything I know
You know, that's why I'm shipwrecked
I might as well be shipwrecked
I'm helpless and alone driftin' out to sea
I can't believe what you said to me
You know, that's why I'm shipwrecked
Shipwrecked
Losing my direction
Please come and rescue me
Shipwrecked
Shipwrecked
Shipwrecked
A freshly overhauled SD70MAC leads another older MAC on I13518, the double track train from Portsmouth. They're seen here at the S-curve near the Crystal City VRE station.
The architecture should promote a triple encounter between: people, work and landscape. [Oscar Niemeyer]
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A arquitetura deve promover um tríplice encontro entre: pessoas, obra e paisagem.
A trio of BNSF SD70MAC's meet at the north end of the siding at Loveland, Colorado, on May 31, 2019. This is along BNSF's Front Range Subdivision between Denver and Cheyenne.
CSX Q17627 heads north through Slaters Lane with a pair of SD70MACs, one each representing the newest and oldest orders on the CSX roster. These single stack intermodals still run up the RF&P and EMD power is again becoming more common here, but this afternoon northbound move is a thing of the past. The equivalent I032 today will generally pass at the crack of dawn.
In what was a very odd move, a pair of BNSF SD70MACs, still in BN "Executive" colors, lead loaded CSX coal train N910 down into the Thornapple River valley. This train of Powder River coal, which was destined for Consumer's JH Campbell plant in West Olive, would normally run up the Grand Rapids sub to Holland and continue north to West Olive. The details are fuzzy to me now, but I believe the train was re-routed "the long way" via Toledo and Plymouth because of a derailment on the NS near Porter, IN where the GR sub connects to the NS Chicago district. I want to say this was the only time I ever saw this happen. Also, I absolutely loved those cream and green MACs with the classic BNSF logo on the nose!
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