First, how are my March Madness bracket picks doing? ESPN Men's: 88.3% I can't find my other results so far. 15 Craigside has been here now for 15 years. I lived next door and saw this building under construction. Opened in 2011. So late in 2013, on a lark, I decided to visit this place on a Saturday morning. I wasn't really interested in a seniors' facility, so never checked other options. During the tour, the agent indicated that there was an apartment just opened that was returned because the purchaser decided to not move in. If I were the first to pick, this is the one I would have selected because it was on the top floor with an open view of the ocean. The two adjacent towers were each on the sides, so those living there could not see mine. Gave them a $20,000 check and came in May of 2014. So, anyway, 15 Craigside hosted a 15th Anniversary dinner. Here are the residents who moved in 2011, and are still residing here. My meal. Doing t...
I just watched on HBO Max, Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare, a 2026 British-American documentary directed by James Jones and Megumi Inman, exploring the 11March2011 Fukushima nuclear accident. A gripping film. Too new to be rated by RottenTomatoes. Read my Huffington Post article on The Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami: The Aftermath . The production features Ikuo Izawa, a Tokyo Electric Power Company supervisor at the nuclear site, who deserves an Oscar for his performance. He was there from Day 1 as one of the Fukushima 50 and worked at the site until help came. From Wikipedia : There were 800 workers at the site when the tsunami struck on 11March2011. These 50 volunteered to remain to stabilize the nuclear reactors for the crucial first few days 6 am Wake up 7–8 am Meeting at the anti-seismic building 10 am Breakfast (biscuits about 30 pieces and ...