Too many people are assuming that all this will be fixed and back to normal. Don't count on it.

Used our Instant Pot on the slow cooker setting for the first time since I bought it, what, ten years ago? Actually worked quite well. Nothing fancy, just everyday winter comfort food. Slow cooker paprika chicken: [image: 20260115_160749.jpg] [image: 20260115_160812.jpg] I used a big can of San Marzano tomatoes that I chopped up and I cooked some orzo separately and then dumped it in just before we ate. I think some crumbled feta would be a great addition.

@jon-nyc said in "We got a Honduran here! Gotta get status!": Haven’t seen them yet, fortunately. I was in Chicago in November but didn’t see them. I’ll be in SFO and LA and Sandy Eggo next month (west coast college tours with the boy). Might see them there. College tours. Jesus I feel old.

They hustled her in the back door for her meeting with Trump, and back out without any press photo op with the orange one. And: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said she “presented” US President Donald Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal at their meeting Thursday. “I presented the president of the United States the medal, the Nobel Peace Prize,” Machado said, before launching into an anecdote about Latin American revolutionary Simón Bolívar. “I told him this,” Machado continued. “Two hundred years ago General (Marquis de) Lafayette gave Simón Bolívar a medal with George Washington’s face on it. Bolivar since then kept the medal for the rest of his life.” “Two hundred years in history, the people of Bolivar are giving back to the heir of Washington a medal, in this case the medal of the Nobel Peace Prize as a recognition for his unique commitment with our freedom.” https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-venezuela-machado-01-15-26?post-id=cmkfxvet200003b6pm6hiakj2

I wonder who made money on that one.

18F but at least it stopped snowing. Got about 8” from this storm. Just finished clearing the drive. Sun came out just now and it’s quite pretty!

@Steve-Miller said in About that Ford employee: $810K? Where do I sign up for a gig like that? The right heckle at the right time! But it’s great that he didn’t back down and his Union stood behind him, and only got a suspension.

Well, you can see this in HUD's new homelessness policy. Every expert knows shelter first is the prerequisite for success. HUD has overturned this methodology and slashed its budget request by 50%. People without housing will not be able to proceed to rehabilitation, jobs, or any meaningful change in life circumstances. They will eventually end up dead for a myriad of reasons. They will also be de facto criminals according to an executive order and jailed. It won't actually matter if they are mentally ill, drug addicts, mentally ill and addicted to drugs, or among the many people of all age groups, in all states, who can no longer afford the cost of living. .

Healthier foods cost more not less. The healthiest foods cost the most.

Wow some challenging pieces you people learn. I might add that the Chopin waltz 64/2 seems to be played quite differently by each pianist.

Thanks, both!

Happy Anniversary

Yes, nice. I especially like the respect to those awarded a US Medal of Honor; even a 4 star general salutes the holder first.

I just do a search for the title of the article. Sometimes I get lucky and there's a non-paywall version on MSN or Yahoo.

Mr wtg tried two different statins and had the muscle pain (and other side effects). He switched to an OTC product with plant sterols and stanols (Cholestoff Plus) that isn't a statin but that does reduce cholesterol very nicely. Problem solved!

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Our cat in Hawaii bonded with Not Me instantly. And when we went to sign the papers and then came to get her she was running to the enclosure's metal door to greet him and be taken home. She was nine weeks, fostered, and gentle. The other cats were literally climbing up the walls. She eventually took his side in an argument we had before leaving Hawaii. She actually blamed me for everything. A cat. It was intense. I'll either have a cat like Mik describes (Mik, what a blessing!) or I won't have any cat at all or any other pet. I'm not going through that whole responsibility/ emotional journey in the discard pile again!

I can't believe that was 19 years ago... wow