Good news on his progress and that his mental acuity is pretty darn good. It’s a marathon. How are you holding up? I’m always concerned with the caregivers.

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So Canvas is back online for many schools — but not mine! They are saying they won’t bring it back until they finish some third-party verification that it’s safe. I mean, that’s certainly the smart thing to do, but everything is in limbo in the meantime. Not only finals, but I’m teaching a summer session class, which starts on Tuesday and it’s all hilt in since Canvas…

There's a country in Asia that eats them fertilized, put into the ground, and left to rot. I would starve to death first.

Update. The good news is that the Rhododendron buds and flowers survived last night's freezing temps. I don't know about the Lilac because the buds are still quite small, only time will tell. Fingers crossed.

I have pulled the first tick off me already this spring. But I have a hunch that it may not be as bad this year for us, seeing how we did not have as much snow as usual, and we hovered around 0F for many days. Fingers crossed.

In Georgia… https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/08/georgia-data-centers-water-00909988

That's nice.

Shout out to Tampa.

Here we go again.

The thing with San Marzano tomatoes is not the variety but the location - the volcanic soils around Vesuvius. If they weren't grown there the designation is pretty meaningless. I use Cento San Marzano tomatoes regularly and find them a fine product. Many chefs agree. This lawsuit strikes me as just a competitor trying to tarnish the frontrunner.

Could be great. What is the catch?

A bit surprising that people still buy greeting cards. Last one I bought was about a year ago. I bought one single card using reward points at a local drug store. Not sure what I will or want to do if/when I get to 85 years of age. Anyone here who has crossed that threshold want to suggest something?

I guess because I've been to Disney in Orlando about twenty times, and in LA twice, I'm not understanding what the big deal is about going, why people pay so much money, or where theyre getting it in this economy.

Piano virtuoso with a great sense of humor: Link to video

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