It must be really expensive to maintain for so few users.

@ShiroKuro That's really lovely, SK. Nice flowing playing. Nice piece.

Not for me.

If I wonder if it all explains Trump's absence from his son's wedding?

Here. I'll do it. Link to video QED

@wtg said: @AndyD said: the crush of the unwashed hoards We go to a warehouse that is five minutes from our house, but there are a couple of others within 15 minutes or so that we go to occasionally because they do carry different products than our store does. Each warehouse has its own personality. The one in the town where rich people live is our least favorite. The members and the employees all seem to have the same sour attitude and it's pretty unpleasant to shop there. People fight over parking spaces and the employees look haggard and are rude to customers. There's another one in a middle class suburb where there are a lot of Indians and Pakistanis, and where we can get a wider variety of the food products from those countries. It's insanely busy but everyone is really nice. The third one is in an area that is multi-ethnic, with lots of Southeast Asians and that is near a suburb that has a large Jewish population. They have the best selection of foods I'm not likely to see anywhere else. The place is crazy busy, too, and has the feeling of a market. But in a fun way. Bottom line: The rich people are entitled snobs and make everyone else miserable. That's an understatement. This is interesting. Every Costco here has the same inventory.

Olive trees have mean nasty pollen. Some people leave the Tucson area before the pollen season begins (including me).

Also, I read the link. Impressive. The only thing I found to note is- 'you can sign anonymously'. Well no, not really. Oh, one more Ellison story. He's on tape saying everyone should be video recorded at all times in all places in all homes in all rooms... He said people will behave if they know they are being watched this way. Here's the part that's even more bizarre- (quoting) "Nobody will see it without a court order".

Another Borge this time comping with superb violinist https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1ceneXcAQr/

@dougg Interesting. Good news. @andyd Speaking of diesel it crossed the 6 USD mark now moving toward 7 USD.

I manage a charity FB page requiring admin approval. Amazing how many spammers try to get in

I lived in France and never noticed I was doing it wrong.

wtg said: Yea, this is a statin that I had never heard of, pitavastatin. And this is the generic, not a brand name. Not sure why it costs more than other statins. Mr wtg tried several of the others (simvastatin, atorvastatin) many years ago and couldn't deal with the side effects. The cardiologist said this one seems to have fewer side effects and he thought it was worth a try. After three months on the lowest dose of pitavastatin, Mr wtg's total cholesterol is down to 135. His LDL dropped to 79 from a high of 122. The original goal was to get his LDL down below 70, but when we talked to the cardiologist a few days ago after the lipid panel came back, he said the most recently issued guideline (for someone like Mr wtg who has had a stroke already) is an LDL of 55. Talk about moving the goalposts! This statin has been way more effective with no side effects for Mr wtg. The max dose is 4 mg; he's increasing from 1 mg to 2. Hopefully that will do the trick.

OTOH, maybe you should just eat your cheese...and ice cream.... https://www.npr.org/2026/07/13/nx-s1-5884664/zeke-emanuel-optimize-health-long-life

Bit of colour still with an Iceland poppy and rose suddenly showing again. Apples and pairs are amazing this year:[image: 11632.jpg] [image: 11633.jpg] [image: 11634.jpg] [image: 11636.jpg] [image: 11637.jpg] [image: 11663.jpg]

“The Last International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) Problem AI Could Not Solve” Link to video

I love the Brooks Falls Bears and when I taught grade 1/2 we would vote in Fat Bear Week. I even have a board game called Katmai which features the bears of Brooks Falls!

Link to video Lilibet's surrogate found in a Colorado. Harry has in fact not proven his paternity. Can he? I saw this coming before the marriage ceremony. What a dumpster fire.

@CHAS said: Stranger @chas @steve-miller @all Try Eva Cassidy's rendition Live at Blues Alley if you haven't. It's my favorite recording of W S. Correction, No. It was not performed there. It was studio recorded for an album and the compilation album Songbird is the easy place to find it. Whoa. At this point I'll link to it. Link to video Back to scheduled program.