@RealPlayer 6 to 7 feet will get you a great piano! Is the loudness bothering you when you play with your current piano, or are you just worried about neighbors?

@AndyD btw do you always count like this, recording the number of times you play a piece? Or are you just doing that for this piece?

very cool stuff!

@AdagioM cool!! Let me know what you think as you get going! (I need to watch a few more episodes myself …

a-hole

Trump’s Board of Peace plans to grant itself sweeping immunity, documents show Draft resolution seeks to shield board members and security forces from potential prosecution for work in Gaza https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jun/27/board-of-peace-legal-immunity-un

Noticed something was amiss when I turned into the apartment complex in my student days. Did not realize what was missing until I turned on the evening news. The house on the corner was gone due to a gas leak. No one was home.

Glad he can get out and around more! Progress.

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It hit a June record of 37.3 degrees in Suffolk here today

@jon-nyc said: I have a feeling they’ll imagine a presidential candidate should also be this way too. A presidential race is an entirely different matter and that's not what I've been addressing. Personally, I can imagine a charismatic DSA candidate that would appeal to a broad spectrum of the electorate, but we all know that's not going to be 2028. The Dem candidate for 2028 needs to welcome the progressive flank of the party and be friends with them. Biden was--and in some areas too much so--so we know it can be done. And whoever they are, I hope they ignore Carville.

Interesting. Kiddo2 thought about majoring in philosophy, but ultimately chose computer science. Graduated in 2015. Has seen a lot change in the industry over the last 11 years.

@DougG I’m not sure you’re old enough to be menopausal. You may be peri-menopausal, at best.

She should sell perfume. Name it Tulsi. The bottle could have her head twist off with her signature gray streaks. I'm not serious. I'm just joking. She's something of a mystery. She's always been somewhat of one. My time isn't that valuable except to me but even I don't have the energy to fall down this rabbit hole now.

@Bernard That’s a beautiful vine, and those flowers are sweet.

The Norwegians are taking over. Link to video Link to video Link to video Link to video

@jon-nyc I could read the article , but I could not find the link to the gofundme page.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1bdxHVSW6w/ Poetic look back at the Cameron - Johnson era, with very wry grin.