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Fifty years ago, the television show united children’s education, puppetry and songs. Pop stars have been singing the Muppets’ tunes (and vice versa) ever since. How ‘Sesame Street’ Started a Musical Revolution https://nyti.ms/2U37pAt

Natsumi Japanese restaurant. On Times Square and only 2 dollar signs which was shocking but then perhaps unsurprisingly the food was below average. Xi’an Fine Foods. Consistently excellent. I still enjoyed my #9 Pork Zha Jiang noodles. The noodles are definitely on the thicker side, I wish they were thinner. But the ground pork in its spicy sauce was outstanding....

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/08/18/nasty-new-scam-alert-for-anyone-using-google-alexa-or-siri-to-make-calls/#5eb539505e65 “The Better Business Bureau warns that even seemingly legitimate, familiar businesses can be drawn into this voice assistant scam. “You need the phone number for a company, so you ask your home’s smart device to find and dial it for you. But when the company’s ‘representative’ answers— it turns out the ‘representative’ isn’t from the company at all.” If...

And then after you watch the horsey movies in my last post, you’ve gotta see The Mustang. Powerful performances.

This is just down the street from our hotel. I’m not so interested in climbing 49 flights of stairs then operating without a railing. You might be different….https://expertvagabond.com/abandoned-skyscraper-bangkok/

Pancakes – 9 out of 10 says Ms S Breakfast Burrito – 6/10. Bland, needed hot sauce and more salt. Tortilla was good.Coffee cake with walnuts – good Sausage scramble – meh One day I will figure out why WordPress won’t upload my pix…

– Make a reservation, even for 9pm – Most options seem nonspicy, but flavors are authentic. Might not be a Mothers Day pick – Seattle-casual dining… Come as you are in your $60 tshirt I thought the fish was an odd choice for the Siam lettuce cups, but the jicama and groundnut would have been overwhelmed by the texture of...

Breakfast at Seven Diner, on the back patio overlooking the Cedar River. Stare St the flyfishers and believe momentarily that you could do that. Seven Diner 22607 SE 216th Way, Maple Valley, WA 98038 (425) 432-4795 https://goo.gl/maps/xLUZ9xzJktv6pzXy6 Descend into the Cedar River canyon at the Green River Gorge Resort ($5 to hike down the stairs). Allow 1 hr minimum. Wear...

“Last year, Microsoft, along with Google and Facebook, joined 50 countries in signing on to a similar call by French President Emmanuel Macron — the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace — to end “malicious cyber activities in peacetime.” Notably absent from the signatories were the world’s most aggressive cyberactors: China, Iran, Israel, North Korea, Russia — and...

Thinking about a Memorial day jaunt to Yosemite? Bring your ice climbing gear https://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-sierra-winter-snow-storm-20190515-story.html

Article from 2 years ago but still relevant. California housing looks cheap in comparison to some Chinese Cities: $25.5 Billion Invested into California by China since 2000. “Foreign money has been a key ingredient in propping up home values in many cities across the United States. There is no doubt about this. If you look at places like Irvine, many...

https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/05/09/yosemite-deep-snow-cleared-famed-road-opens-friday/amp/ Every year, crews driving huge snow plows with whirring metal rotary blades remove snow that buries the fabled route seven feet deep or more. This year, they had more than usual. On April 1, the snowpack was 176 percent of normal in the park. Two years ago, after the wet winter of 2017 that broke California’s five-year drought and...

We heard about taxis not using meters in Bangkok so Grab (Uber like service in Thailand) seemed to be the best way to take the uncertainty out of the ride. You know your fare upfront regardless of whether it’s Grab Car, Grab Taxi, Grab SUV. The app is easy to use. The allowed pickup points are clearly marked. The drivers...