He believed the lie that inflicting damage was related to saving money or decreasing the deficit. Another tool used and discarded.

Piano delivery day. How exciting!

Miserable

Yes by law I can choose any shop I want

https://www.worldofbooks.com/cdn/shop/files/0316118400.jpg?v=1718655970&width=493 Good stuff here. If you look up an ingredient you’ll find a list of other ingredients that go well with it. Classic combinations are highlighted and there will be commentary from chefs and such. It’s geeky but I really like it!

Historian Heather Cox Richardson started her Letters from an American substack specifically with history scholars of the future in mind. https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/

I can't imagine why an imaginary currency needs so much energy.

Today, rattle bush, aka blue wild indigo, aka Baptisia Australia. Native in Eastern US but not New England. [image: IMG-3853.jpg]

I scrolled through the pictures and couldn't make head or tail of what I was looking at. Without a floor plan or an aerial view, I have no idea how the various areas connect. I saw what looked like two different kitchens. I'm not sure what local prices are, but it looks like a lot of square footage and acreage for the asking price. Big Al

I love cheese, but I think I'd rather purchase mine from the cheesemonger than risk my life to procure it. Big Al

@RichL hi! I think maybe we both went on a Steinway tour back in the day

@Bernard said in Ready for a $249 bird feeder?: I don't need a $60/year subscription to watch the birds in my yard. I have a field guide for bird identification and it's never wrong and won't expire. I’m with you Bernard, I am so sick of the subscription model for everything! It just sucks money out of your wallet, mostly for things you don’t need. I can understand the appeal of a fancy bird feeder camera, we see some birds in our back yard that I’d love to have photos of, like the eastern blue bird (I believe) which is so pretty with it’s blue and orange coloring. But a triple digit bird cam is not for me.

Can you imagine writing a few hundred years ago to your Aunt at 7th house north of The Swan Inn Great Snoring Norfolk However probably worked well as everyone knew their neighbours. Sorry you missed out on the house. It did seem to have a lot of spotlights in rooms away from those expansive windows, which suggested low ceilings and darker areas. And Bernard makes a good point about window/wall ratios.

They had Janet's favorite chardonnay for half the price here in Ohio. It was worth the trip just for that. Saved $500.

@Steve-Miller said in Memorial Day: He’s getting worse. Hard to believe, isn't it? No impulse control. No sense of propriety. Beyond that...why he thinks negotiating strategies that worked in real estate deals and that made him popular on The Apprentice are the way to go when it comes to domestic and foreign policy is totally baffling. What's with the tariffs on/off/on/off? Canada as 51st state? H seems to be accomplishing little besides pissing off our allies and wreaking economic havoc. The immigration havoc. The attacks on his perceived enemies, of which there seems to be an endless number. And the never-ending grift. Memecoins, gifts of planes from foreign countries he once denigrated, expedited project approvals for TrumpCo in various countries.. The Biden Crime Family was nothing compared to this guy. But of course it's ok, because Speaker Johnson says Trump is doing everything out in the open. Worst part is that this time around there are no guard rails in place, no one with any sense to rein him in. He thinks he knows everything, he's never wrong (it's someone else's fault), and he thinks he's omnipotent. It's a terrifying combination.