BORING POSTCARDS

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Comment by Mim Golub Scalin on March 26, 2020 at 8:17pm

My older sister actually lives in that condo complex. It's up in the hollywood hills near Universal Studios above a freeway. She has beautiful views of L.A. from her balcony. And deer and other wildlife come down from the hill behind her building. She sent me a stack of those old cards recently when clearing out things.

But it's still quite boring.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on March 26, 2020 at 6:48pm

RECEIVED FROM MIM -- A MAGNIFICENT COLLECTION OF BORING POSTCARDS.

THANKS MIM!

CHAPTER 1 OF MIM'S BORING POSTCARDS

1. 'The Travelers Palm in Florida'

This was sent to NJ in 1953

2. 'Roadway Scene in the Heart of the Mountains'

The card was printed in Asheville, NC -- but it doesn't say which mountains.

3. Century Park Condominiums

'Our resale record is excellent. We're familiar with the current market, and when you deal with P&M (of beverly Hills) you're assured of getting the best price for your consominium.'

4. 'John H Kerr Dam'

This one is from the US Army, Corps of Engineers. The Dam & Reservoir are in Va and NC. 'This view taken from the left bank of the Reservoir shows the upstream face of the Dam and a portion of the Reservoir..which extends 39 miles upstream of the Dam, with a meandering shoreline perimeter of 800 miles and a w ater surface of 48,900 acres'.

It's still a Boring Postcard

5. 'Approach to the New Windsor Expressway, Poquonock, Conn

Extra points for identifying the year and make of the cars on the left, and double points for the one approaching from the right.

More tomorrow, folks.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on March 20, 2020 at 3:38pm

MY DAY IN BORING POSTCARDS.....

LOCKED -DOWN, TO KEEP MYSELF BUSY I STARTED THE DAY MAKING SOME LACE.....

Then I listened to some good old fashioned vinyl records;;;;;

Then it was coffee time......

Next, I said good-bye to my nearest'n'dearest....

And then, well, I couldn't face the rest of the day so went for a swim...

(if you don't hear from me again, I haven't come back)

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on March 20, 2020 at 3:31pm

MY DAY IN BORING POSTCARDS.....

LOCKED -DOWN, TO KEEP MYSELF BUSY I STARTED THE DAY MAKING SOME LACE.....

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on March 20, 2020 at 3:22pm

JUST IN CASE WE LOOSE MAIL ART CONTACT WITH KATERINA BECAUSE OF THE VIRUS, AND SO THAT WE DON'T FORGET HER, HERE'S A (not really Boring) POSTCARD OF HER AND SOME FRIENDS DANCING. (Katerina is 3rd from the left)

Stay well, Katerina!

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on March 19, 2020 at 3:49pm

ANOTHER 3 FROM MIKEL

ANOTHER THANK YOU TO MIKEL!

1. Q. What are they all looking at? A. 'The Slope of Lok Ma Chau (China)'

2. Captain James Cook Memorial, Norfolk Island, South Pacific

[ Bali Ha'i! (from 'South Pacific')

"Most people live on a lonely island
Lost in the middle of a foggy sea
Most people long for another island
One where they know they would like to be
Bali Ha'i may call you"]

3. Fields in the suburbs of Chengtu (China)

(with water buffalos in the right foreground)

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on March 12, 2020 at 2:28pm

THREE MORE FROM MIKEL.....AND THANKS AGAIN, MIKEL

1. Combined Harvesters, China

2.  Damn

3. The Church of Vik, Streymoy, Faroe Islands

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on March 5, 2020 at 5:26pm

TWO BORING HOTEL POSTCARDS

1. The Watergate Hotel, DC;

"Overlooking the Potomac and just minutes from the White House and Kennedy Center. The Watergate is Washington's Preferred Hotel"

(I think the last sentence is a quote from Richard M Nixon; My 'Preferred Hotel' [with capitals] in Washington is the Hay Adams)

2. The Sheraton Hotel, Lima, Peru

(I could find no evidence that the 'Plumbers' were there)

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on March 4, 2020 at 9:15pm

Welcome Toni.

Do send us some Boring Postcards.

Thanks.

Val

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on March 4, 2020 at 3:53pm

BORING POSTCARDS 101: THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT

Compare and Contrast the approaches to Boredom by Peter Toohey and Eva Hoffman. Which did you find the most Boring? Why? Is such a thing as 'A Lively History of Boredom' possible?

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