Uma Thurman
Everyone knows who Uma Thurman is, but few people are aware that she was born in Boston and raised in Amherst. Thurman's father is one of the country's pre-eminent Buddhist scholars and, when she was a child, the Dalai Lama sometimes visited her house!
Connie Britton
Britton lived in Boston until she was seven, when her family relocated to Virginia. She is famous for her performances in "Friday Night Lights" and "Nashville."
Photos from yesterday's visit to the former Carson City Mint:
The Medallion being minted today is new one and it honors "Native Son" Samuel Clemens a/k/a Mark Twain who adopted that pen name when he wrote for a Carson City Newspaper. Coincidentally a mural of Mark Twain was just completed this past week on the side wall of the Nevada State Museum which includes the original Carson City Mint Building.
The new Mark Twain Medallion was just issued in conjunction with The Inaugural Mark Twain Days Festival in Carson City which was just held last week. Next Saturday will be the last Saturday for minting the Mark Twain Medallion.
Along with viewing several of the Nevada State Museums non-numismatic offerings including this one relating to Ranching in Nevada with a photo taken at a location within walking distance of the Fort Halleck Ranch on w:hich their Great Grandfather grew up:
@1northcoin Thanks for a great travelogue. I feel like I just went on vacation.
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I’m VERY happy to say I have finally purchased the 70th Anniversary Edition 2023 Corvette stingray convertible. It has the Z51 performance package and zips pretty good.
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I’m VERY happy to say I have finally purchased the 70th Anniversary Edition 2023 Corvette stingray convertible. It has the Z51 performance package and zips pretty good.
Conan O'Brien
O'Brien worked on "The Simpsons" and "SNL," before becoming the host of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien." He was born in Boston and later attended Harvard.
There are two types of squirrels that predominantly habitat the Lake Tahoe basin. One is a tree squirrel known as the Douglas Squirrel or Chickaree. The other is a ground squirrel known as the Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel which is the one pictured in my photo. It belongs to a larger group of Sierra Ground Squirrels.
There are two types of squirrels that predominantly habitat the Lake Tahoe basin. One is a tree squirrel known as the Douglas Squirrel or Chickaree. The other is a ground squirrel known as the Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel which is the one pictured in my photo. It belongs to a larger group of Sierra Ground Squirrels.
Looks a little more intelligent than our Grey Squirrels here in Boston
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A couple of cool pieces of estate jewelry I got this week. Both are 18K. Cool additions to the precious metals collection.
The bracelet is truly top quality.
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Are they still in business?
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Convict Lake
Table I just refinished and repaired...
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The history of Convict Lake is very interesting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convict_Lake
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It is located in 1968.
But you can't get there from here.
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Uma Thurman
Everyone knows who Uma Thurman is, but few people are aware that she was born in Boston and raised in Amherst. Thurman's father is one of the country's pre-eminent Buddhist scholars and, when she was a child, the Dalai Lama sometimes visited her house!
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Connie Britton
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Photos from yesterday's visit to the former Carson City Mint:
The Medallion being minted today is new one and it honors "Native Son" Samuel Clemens a/k/a Mark Twain who adopted that pen name when he wrote for a Carson City Newspaper. Coincidentally a mural of Mark Twain was just completed this past week on the side wall of the Nevada State Museum which includes the original Carson City Mint Building.
The new Mark Twain Medallion was just issued in conjunction with The Inaugural Mark Twain Days Festival in Carson City which was just held last week. Next Saturday will be the last Saturday for minting the Mark Twain Medallion.
A followup visit today with added progeny:
Along with viewing several of the Nevada State Museums non-numismatic offerings including this one relating to Ranching in Nevada with a photo taken at a location within walking distance of the Fort Halleck Ranch on w:hich their Great Grandfather grew up:
@1northcoin Thanks for a great travelogue. I feel like I just went on vacation.
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John Slattery
Bostonian John Slattery worked as a successful character actor for years before he landed his role on "Mad Men."
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I have to say the ony reason I watched The Brady Bunch was to see Marsha.
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Lisa Edelstein
Edelstein has worked on shows such as "Ally McBeal" and "The West Wing," she is most famous for her role on "House."
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I don't think I could run on this road
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Spring begins to arrive this morning along Lake Tahoe's East Shore Trail below the still snow covered mountains:
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Leonard Nimoy
Nimoy grew up in Boston, where his father owned a barber shop.
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What kind of squirrel is that @1northcoin ?
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Congrats! Excellent car!
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Conan O'Brien
O'Brien worked on "The Simpsons" and "SNL," before becoming the host of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien." He was born in Boston and later attended Harvard.
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There are two types of squirrels that predominantly habitat the Lake Tahoe basin. One is a tree squirrel known as the Douglas Squirrel or Chickaree. The other is a ground squirrel known as the Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel which is the one pictured in my photo. It belongs to a larger group of Sierra Ground Squirrels.
Looks a little more intelligent than our Grey Squirrels here in Boston
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