Techwright

Really sorry to hear the artist didn't deliver on the quality of the statue. I always hate hearing that after a community invests so much into its creation. I recall a story where a Lucille Ball statue was considered hideous and not representative of the actress at all. Shame. If this Chadwick Boseman statue becomes a reality, though we have a lot of great statues by various artists in the region, I'm kind of hoping they pick local artist, Doug Young, with whom I am acquainted. You can see some of his regional sculptures on his web homepage linked below. When Doug created the very popular Shoeless Joe Jackson statue for Joe's hometown, Doug invited the public to join him in physically carving the clay model that would be used, creating a very real connection for the public. I think it would be great for the citizen of Anderson to have a similar participation in any statue of Boseman. https://dougyoungstudios.com/

1st gen video gamer. (unless you count mainframe games like Bertie the Brain, Spacewar! or the first Star Trek game) Played the Pong coin-op cocktail table game in Spring 1974, and the Magnavox Odyssey console at a kid's club I attended. 1st kid on the block to own an Atari 2600, which I still have with about 40 games, and it still works (though not currently hooked up). mid-range of y'all at 53. AARP thinks I'm old, though.

Only if they'll promise us that we'll someday have an option to swap our our MM ninjas with sushi-eating penguin ninjas...with attitude.

Maybe a bit too geeky. Like Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels as the Lone Ranger & Tonto, Chad may forever be associated with the Black Panther, true. But though it may be his biggest box office and splashiest part, he's also known for other inspirational roles, like playing the role of real-life inspiration Jackie Robinson in "42". Perhaps a skilled sculptor can find the way to capture his acting wardrobes placed around his likeness.

It's just a few weeks until the leaves start turning. Should be spectacular.

That's really quite marvelous!

The regional news, not surprisingly, has Chadwick front and center. Among the topics the news discussed, was this gem from his life when "Black Panther" premiered: AmStar Cinemas, the same theater Boseman rented out to allow for underprivileged Anderson area children to watch a free screening of Black Panther, says it is currently working on a plan to show old films featuring Boseman, and donate the admissions to charity. What a great "pay it forward" gesture! His hometown of Anderson is holding a tribute event this Thursday, and several have expressed an interest in placing a statue of him in the center of downtown.

Like my pizzas, I can never have just two ingredients. I'm off to figure out if I can make a cheerleading, cowboy, spaceman zombie.

You know, I think it could work like a energy/energy blaster: shotgun for (limited) range, axe instead of power punching for melee.

Maybe ask Elon Musk? If he's willing to sell flamethrowers, then...

Just finished Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and I'm already having withdrawals. I've begun re-watch all 7 seasons and it's proving very re-watchable. There's so many nuanced foreshadowings and subtle references that are now better understood. I also love how they chose to create a solid ending for another Marvel TV series as well. Those who've seen season 7 know to what I'm referring. I'm really grateful they were given the green light for the last two seasons and didn't end with season 5, as had been anticipated.

Mine's nothing so spectacular as what y'all have, though I've had a few in the past. I picked my current background for the serenity it gives me. I took the photo in August 2019 at Cataloochee Valley Overlook, Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the North Carolina side, not far from where I'd gone to photograph a herd of wild elk in the valley alongside Rough Fork Creek. Since their reintroduction to the area, the elk have been wildly popular and cherished by the regional community. I love my home region! Map info on the Overlook spot: https://goo.gl/maps/PutWbjCJmcK3oHeTA

Actually, the Doc Thrax look reminds me of how much I want belted, tunic-length tops as an option.

I love a good chocolate mint on my hotel pillow. If I find one strangely and unexpectedly on my home pillow, well, that's when I grab the shotgun axe...um, call the police.

I'm all for the free mints. The other, not so much.

When I learned how long he'd been battling it, I was stunned. Consider how many grueling hours he put into fight and other action sequences, both training and filming. Sure, the mask allowed stunt men to double for him, but things like the fight scene at the waterfall required his effort. Chad was born and grew up in Anderson, SC not 30 miles from where I was born and grew up, close enough for me to consider him the "hometown hero". He played basketball on a Youth Basketball of America team alongside future NFL player Shaun Ellis (NY Jets/NE Patriots). He attended T.L. Hanna high school, which means he would have known T.L. Hanna's other legend, James Robert "Radio" Kennedy, who was a presence at the school for decades. Radio's life story was made into the movie "Radio" (2003) starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Ed Harris. Because of Chad's hometown, I'd had hopes of meeting him one day, and just comparing notes regarding our mutual "home turf". Sadly, that will never be the case now.

Your creativity is really great Dacy! 👍 Unfortunately, it also reminds me how desperately base building could benefit from an expansion in the fonts category.

Then you start feeling aches and pains, you don't move as fast, gain weight easier, probably need glasses...wait, we are talking birthdays, yes?

I suppose Deja View was taken as well?

Pretty sure that was called the "Corrupted Blood Incident". Fortunately, subscription numbers had not reached their peak yet, so the planet survived.

Sorry, forgot to answer this one. I doubled back to check, and no, that doesn't fit either, as seen below. I appreciate the suggestion, however. Interestingly enough, when I checked this particular menu, a gold dot had disappeared. It had previously been on Night Ward, where I have several untapped contacts, and a few minutes later, its not there. This makes me think the gold dots represent something happening real-time. I considered previously that it might be events, like a Rikti invasion, but I've not been able to definitively answer that yet, though it looks like a "no" on that too. Perhaps its a combo of real-time things, like Rikti invasions plus giant monsters events? I've also wondered if somehow its tied into the LFG tool, maybe identifying recruiter locations, though I admit I'm grasping at straws for that answer.

Thanks all for the feedback. Much appreciated. Missions were one of the prominent possibilities I'd considered, but, as you can see from the pic below, it doesn't really match up. Tips are something I'd not taken into account (thanks for that DoctorDitko), but they also don't seem to match up. Since one cannot see their location until accepted, I did accept one, which was in Talos. When I went back to the train/portal lists, Talos was not among the gold dot group (nor had it been previously. This character currently only has 4 gold dots, and 1 mission with 6 tip missions, and they're just not matching up. All contacts had been turned in as well. I did consider the possibility of detective contact bank missions, and I did have one detective waiting to speak with me, but again, he's in a spot that doesn't have a gold dot. Likewise, I wondered if gold dots represented Giant Monster locations currently active, but that's a bust, too. Any refinement of the missions/tip mission idea that might make it fully work, or perhaps another explanation?

Dual Pistols with extreme sports and no one has suggested Double Dare? If that's taken, you could always tweak it Double Dareya, Double Dog Dare(ya), etc.

Gaming technical reasons aside for not having many kids in the city, one must really ask: what caring parent would NOT try to get their kids out of this particular city, or at least to a safe suburb not seen in-game? I mean, I ask all the time why there's still ADULT people living in a city where they're likely to be killed or worse by Clockwork, Vahz, CoT, Banished Pantheon, and Trolls running loose en masse. I'm not even counting every superpowered thug gang, super paramilitary group, and alien invader. Shoot I'm not even considering an "ordinary" street gang like the Warriors. This place is crazy! Who'd let their kid live in the city let alone walk the streets?

This has been annoying me for a while. What are these gold dots at transportation hub menus? I don't even know what to call them, so looking them up has been a challenge. I don't recall them from my time in the original game, though they may have been there, and I don't recall a discussion of them in Homecoming. I keep thinking I have them figured out, then something disrupts the pattern. I'm just wondering if I'm missing out on some good gameplay as a result.