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It occurred to me that the problem with doing nothing is not knowing when you’re finished.
Truth
Sylvester Maxwell, aka Max, who is the law in these here parts,
Plum Island, a very top secret biological research site
https://www.epa.gov/research-states/epa-research-partner-support-story-facilitating-closure-plum-island-animal-disease
Plum Island is officially a Department of Agriculture installation,
potato fields
Potatoes were treated with Temik as a pesticide. It started showing up in the wells and potatoes started to fade away and vineyards started appearing.
The hamlet after Peconic is Southold, which is also the name of the whole township.
free weekly newspaper
Probably the North Fork Free Enterprise!
There was a little rocking, but I guess that can’t be helped on the water, which is basically liquid and nowhere near as reliable as blacktop.
That’s what’s wrong with the Drake Passage;-)
“Deer are incredibly strong swimmers, and they’ve been known to swim to Plum from Orient and even Gardiners Island, and Shelter Island, which is seven miles away. We discourage deer from taking up residence or even visiting Plum Island.”
about ten miles of beach
Stony Brook
https://www.stonybrook.edu/
there’s a nuclear reactor in New London.
https://www.dominionenergy.com/
Do you know the difference between an introverted biologist and an extroverted biologist?” “No.” “An extroverted biologist looks at your shoes when he talks to you.”
I’ve heard this joke about Engineers.
OSHA-type signs, as follows: Biohazard, Radioactive, Chemical Waste, High Voltage, Poison Hazard, and finally, Untreated Human Waste.
the island of Dr. Moreau?”
A really good book. Also, The Daughter of Dr. Moreau.
There was a saying that in Manhattan the present was so strong, it obscured the past. But here, the past was so strong, it obscured the present.
Custer Institute.
Custer Institute and Observatory is Long Island's oldest public observatory - open from 7 pm to midnight on Saturdays!
https://www.custerobservatory.org/
Claudio’s Restaurant in Greenport.
Family favorite for 60+ years…
Claudio’s was busy for a weeknight, and we sat at the bar and had a drink while a table was readied. As I said, this is an old place, built in 1830, and claims to be the oldest restaurant in America that has been run continuously by the same family—the Claudios, since 1870.
Not any more…
https://archive.northforker.com/2018/03/after-148-years-claudios-in-greenport-has-sold/
