Ringtone inspired piano works: Link to video

I certainly won't exclude Yamaha. I won't exclude American made pianos. I won't lie though. I'm very interested in German piano brands.

I happen to be very good at speling. 🤪 Not really. English spelling is difficult I think due to the variety of its various origins.

️ the video. He refuses to kiss the princess because or ostensibly because he doesn't have consent. That's great! This reminds me that for the human species, it's the females, not the males, who standout for rare beauty and for extraordinary presentation, generally. The WWI era, for instance, had "great beauties." There are still "great beauties" even though this term is anachronistic. Elizabeth Taylor was a great beauty. Diana, Princess of Wales was one. I've always said that handsome men and pretty boys (a term of art meant to describe only males over the age of consent, to be clear) are a dime a dozen.

Thomas Wenski, Archbishop of Miami, said the federal government abruptly ended a more than six-decade relationship with Catholic Charities in Miami, calling it “baffling” to shutter a program the government would be “hard-pressed to replicate at the level of competence and excellence that Catholic Charities has achieved.” The canceled contract was worth $11 million, the Miami Herald reported. Emily G. Hillard, the Department of Health and Human Services press secretary, claimed to the Miami Herald the partnership was terminated because the number of unaccompanied children under the charity’s care is “significantly lower” under the Trump administration compared to the Biden administration. The Office of Refugee Resettlement, an HHS office that had a contract with Catholic Charities, is “closing and consolidating unused facilities as the Trump Administration continues efforts to stop illegal entry and the smuggling and trafficking of unaccompanied alien children,” Hillard said. https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2026/04/16/trump-pulls-funding-for-catholic-charity-that-helps-migrant-children-amid-clash-with-pope/

Trump's gestapo again.

I recently bought an Oneida setting for four, of a minimalist style, not overly-heavy, of their best alloy. I try to limit myself to having one place setting out of the box. It's paired with one Corelle soup/ salad bowl (bigger than a cereal bowl) and two full size plates. I have a set of eight clear regular sized glasses, ridges for your fingers to fit, too thin glass, just heavy enough bottom. I'm bring all of it with me when I move and use it until I can replace it. The Oneida isn't the quality it used to be. The Corelle is a bright white color I don't like to look at for more than a few minutes. I like the fact it's light but not the fact it's thin. I'll find a set of flatware, probably vintage Oneida. I want porcelain plates. I don't want Fiesta-type tableware because of the weight. I don't want Corelle. The glass is perfect but needs to be better quality. People of all ages have been collecting vintage flatware, dishes, etc. for as long as I can remember. It's not a hobby of mine, but it's fun looking if you need something.

"Trickle down economics" was proved to be a hoax a very, very long time ago now. Yet it happened when the term was coined, ans has been happening ever since. Even the sometimes vaunted (although less so now) Obama administration engaged in it. As to cuts-- they can't be "sold." They don't sell. It has to be something like bait and switch, distract, or outright lie. This why it is said that austerity is "imposed." Yes, exactly. Social Security, Medicare, etc. are overwhelmingly popular. It seems the politicians have chosen a death by a thousand cuts (sic) approach to attempting to kill them.

I don't know there was a French part of Missouri.

Suicides and bankruptcies around my farmland. The three farm operators leasing my land are hanging on so far. Two of them owe money on land they have bought.