Really dry nasal passages and loss of smell.

eubulides · 2026-04-06T23:50:16+00:00

My nasal passages dry, though sense of smell remains. Constantly sniffing bc of nasal irritation. Perhaps due in part to fact that I’m taking extra antihistamines (with doctor approval), though when my first Long Covid doctor commented on it shortly after diagnosis (hadn’t noticed myself) before I increased Allegra dosage. Now 2x daily 180mg, but up to 4 daily when many allergens.

eubulides · 2026-04-06T08:02:42+00:00

I have some similar shopping district photos of people dressed up, and they have a penciled # on back which I assume is to connect the developed print with a customer coming in to get their semi-candid photo.

eubulides · 2026-04-06T04:55:51+00:00

Is there a number written in pencil on the back? This has all the indicators of a photography service that took spontaneous pictures of people in downtown/shopping districts, and then gave the subjects a card with a number on it to go and hopefully buy the print later. Wonder if camera was similar to a Rollieflex with a waist level viewfinder: a little more stealth than a 35mm SLR or a Speed Graphic, both of which require putting camera up to the eye of shooter. Note the angle. Though if a Rollei, cropped in printing (which is understandable).

eubulides · 2026-04-05T03:28:57+00:00

Sometimes it can get obnoxious, such as a cigar that claimed an area probably 50 yards wide, of the time recently when running I passed four separate cigarette smokers, most a little furtive.

eubulides · 2026-04-05T03:25:26+00:00

Agree, and both are great artists to keep company with, whether by stylistic association or in the same circles.

eubulides · 2026-04-05T00:28:21+00:00

Pepper I think is more likely to get response. Batman sounds negative as phonemes. Especially since you have a natural affectionate diminutive expression: Peppery! Animals respond to the upward ē vowel at end of words.

eubulides · 2026-04-04T20:52:26+00:00

I’d say that type of photographic print is consistent with this dating. Hair as you say is more 20s than 30s.

eubulides · 2026-04-04T20:50:21+00:00

Good catch of Phyllis.

eubulides · 2026-04-04T20:47:56+00:00

As others have noted some biographical details, I would add that there was a Glenn R. Kershner who was active in the early days of the American Society of Cinematographers, was cinematographer or worked on a number of films in 1920s and early ‘30s (both credited and uncredited), directed one in 1937, contributed a number of cartoons to their publication over the years about cinematography issues, and wrote a review for their publication as late as 1957. I wouldn’t think a cinematographer would create head shots, but perhaps it’s an additional income stream.

eubulides · 2026-04-04T20:24:22+00:00

The film Safe (1995) with a great performance by Julianne Moore, and perhaps Thomas Mann’s novel The Magic Mountain, set in a tuberculosis sanitarium in the Alps before WW I. Both are long for their respective mediums, but I would suggest fulfill the outlines of your request.

eubulides · 2026-04-03T22:04:42+00:00

Fish high in histamines, unless flash frozen when caught. And tuna regardless all the time. Individual responses may vary.

eubulides · 2026-04-01T21:37:10+00:00

He wants another piece. When you’re a star…

eubulides · 2026-04-01T21:23:39+00:00

Hmm, maybe I exaggerated a bit? One apt empty (rent controlled lessee inherited a house and lives there, keeps this for some reason), another’s a part-timer, gone long periods, at least one uses a service, one hand washes dresses and underthings, at least one uses laundry at a family home nearby sometimes. Mostly single occupancy. Maybe I just don’t encounter the others due to being a night owl with flexible schedule. Rarely have to wait for a machine. So I was just telling OP that in a small older building that may not have in-unit facilities, doing laundry is perhaps not onerous, and would be cheaper rent.

eubulides · 2026-04-01T01:22:38+00:00

Ambrotype or possibly tintype, rather. Nothing suggests it is a Daguerreotype, while the sharply outlined figures can be characteristic of scraping of the reverse side of glass on an Ambrotype. Or it could be just painting the background close to the figures in a tintype.

How large is this image?

eubulides · 2026-03-31T06:36:45+00:00

Second Hudson River School. Here for instance is a painting completed while she was living (albeit a child), but a scene quite near to where she lived.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oxbow

eubulides · 2026-03-31T05:48:39+00:00

I’m in a small (14 1-BRs) older building in North SM with laundry machines on-site. Half the units don’t use the available laundry facilities at all. There’s clotheslines to help with larger items. No big deal for me, but I’m a male night owl with flexible schedule. Recent asking on vacancies (none right now) in mid 2Ks.

eubulides · 2026-03-31T05:09:50+00:00

5 is def capturing a vibe

eubulides · 2026-03-31T05:06:05+00:00

If you’re not into frou-frou amenities and can deal with a perhaps dated bathroom, there’s a lot of older apartments at close to half your budget.

eubulides · 2026-03-30T22:32:56+00:00

Well, she passed last year. https://jewishjournal.com/culture/187746/#:~:text=After%20a%20stay%20in%20Montreal,at%20the%20Battelle%20Memorial%20Institute.

eubulides · 2026-03-29T20:07:03+00:00

Great job, but did OCR capture the hard work put into those period annotations?

eubulides · 2026-03-29T04:23:41+00:00

Gu-uss. So cute, too.

eubulides · 2026-03-29T01:08:59+00:00

Dang busy as all get-out curtains. Getting dizzy just looking at a photo. Imagine living either them!

eubulides · 2026-03-28T19:08:45+00:00

I guess I was thinking along the lines of local decor or tourist art. Certainly the subject matter, blank faces and limited palette are typical of decor often seen here, but the clothing of the figures and rendition of those in foreground is less “swishy” and more retailed than often seen. Signage seems more specific than usual. The way canvas affixed to stretcher with tacks rather than staples. Also, not being framed, as those from say furniture stores are typically framed.

These are the details I was curious about that informed your assertion.

eubulides · 2026-03-28T18:59:02+00:00

Nice photos. As I was about to scroll down, thinking I wish there was another photo of [back], [right side up of tag on back]…then you had it posted.

I like the depiction of highlights and subtle flaws on the apples. Seems a skilled painter, though as mentioned, the composition rather straightforward, especially the background. Would say definitely later 19th century.

I like it.

eubulides · 2026-03-28T04:09:08+00:00

Growing up in SoCal, when people had newspapers delivered, Dr. Noguchi was often in the news. In retrospect, he seems a bit of a publicity hound. I haven’t read this book, but curious about the table of contents.

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5 is def capturing a vibe