what to name stuff and beach musings
One thing I really dislike about our government, is the way that everything that is built from battleships, bridges, highways, airports and currency is named after politicians. They used to name navy ships after cities and virtues. In the 60s this seems to have changed over to presidents, and congressmen.
I know that France (since the 70s) uses scientists, musicians, philosophers, artists, architects on their paper money, while the US uses past presidents (with one exception).
If we could change this, what would you like to re-christen our money, airports, bridges, freeways to? Does the person have to be dead? or how long in the past do they have to be?
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Last weekend, I was up in Manchester (on the north California coast near Mendocino) one of those places where the elevation is 110 feet and the population of the local hamlet is around 250. The grocery store doubles as a hardware store (need a 20 gallon propane tank?) and the highest priced booze in the locked case is $29 for a mason jar full of moonshine. You should be mindful of wandering deer and stray cows as you drive the foggy roads. I drove 30 miles at 8am on a Sunday morning and only saw 4 cars. The kind of place where many houses get very spotty cell-phone coverage, and there's a very self-reliant streak in the population. There are lots of small cabins, empty coves and hidden views that call to me there. On a clear night I'm sure you can see the stars without the blur of city lights. It makes men miss being near the sea. The better part of it was being up there with friends, and I can let my boy run amok in the seashore and enjoy the place in the same way I would have at the same age. There was rum, there was early morning abalone, there were some board games, and friends to share it all with.
I would write a book if I could live there.
I know that France (since the 70s) uses scientists, musicians, philosophers, artists, architects on their paper money, while the US uses past presidents (with one exception).
If we could change this, what would you like to re-christen our money, airports, bridges, freeways to? Does the person have to be dead? or how long in the past do they have to be?
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Last weekend, I was up in Manchester (on the north California coast near Mendocino) one of those places where the elevation is 110 feet and the population of the local hamlet is around 250. The grocery store doubles as a hardware store (need a 20 gallon propane tank?) and the highest priced booze in the locked case is $29 for a mason jar full of moonshine. You should be mindful of wandering deer and stray cows as you drive the foggy roads. I drove 30 miles at 8am on a Sunday morning and only saw 4 cars. The kind of place where many houses get very spotty cell-phone coverage, and there's a very self-reliant streak in the population. There are lots of small cabins, empty coves and hidden views that call to me there. On a clear night I'm sure you can see the stars without the blur of city lights. It makes men miss being near the sea. The better part of it was being up there with friends, and I can let my boy run amok in the seashore and enjoy the place in the same way I would have at the same age. There was rum, there was early morning abalone, there were some board games, and friends to share it all with.
I would write a book if I could live there.