@Steve-Miller said: Is there a WB Mason store near you? They do seem to be in FL, but they are footnoted. *Locations in this state serve as distribution for Masonville headquartered customers only Same for mt state. what does it mean? https://www.wbmason.com/aboutus/locations/florida.html

Yikes.

When I was visiting a friend in Berkeley, she warned me against leaving a smartphone or iPad in her car, even if the car is locked. There were a lot of electronics thefts from cars. I wonder if a Bluetooth signal is what tells a thief there’s a device inside.

In CA there are dozens of hamburger restaurants owned by Greeks. Interesting that they all look nearly alike with nearly identical menus even though they are each individually owned. The menus include classic hamburger fare, Mexican food and always a few Greek items. Best value available for lunch on the road. My friend grew up on an Army base in Greece and speaks the language fluently. If he ordered in Greek we always got free food!

@Bernard I like the recorder. Have never spent the time needed to learn it. We go to early music events in Tucson. Plan to take my fiddle to the weekly gathering at the local senior center for folk instruments.

@Mary-Anna said: @ShiroKuro, I have two quilts my grandmother made. They're too fragile to use now, but they meant a lot to my mother, because her mother died when she was two, and the quilts are almost the only memento of her that Mama had. It's really extraordinary to hold something made by someone who's been gone so long and think of them cutting the fabric, stitching it together, and doing all the creative work it takes to complete a big project. I feel the same way working with my father’s tools.

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[image: 1780973240413-4e4e5198-628b-4f4f-bf8b-ddfafa7759f2-image-resized.jpeg] I posted this a few years ago to Facebook with the heading “Optical Illusions in Everyday Life” and the caption “Both internal circles are actually the same size.” It won me a “You win the internet today” prize.

Holy wow, that’s spectacular. I could totally live there if I had unlimited funds and several full time gardeners for the topiary.

@beelady That second one looks like it's right up my alley! Thanks!

@Axtremus I scanned a few pages just to get a feel for what's in that bill. Very interesting and a good reference. Thanks for posting it!

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@AdagioM said: I sold my digital piano several years ago. Roland FP something or other. I like the way sound runs through me from my acoustic piano way better. Same! When we moved from Japan back to the U.S., for a long time (7 years?) a digital was all I had (apartment life). After I finished grad school, I kept the digital even though I had two different uprights (not at the same time), both were kind of crummy, but I always played the acoustic pianos, even though they were not the greatest instruments. But when I bought my grand, I finally sold the digital. I knew I would never play it.

@AndyD Beautiful stuff!

Link to video Just read Netanyahu's letter about it. Who the hell is he?!