I love these Republicans who find their moral center and their spine only once they've committed to leaving politics ... If Tillis finally understands the danger, he needs to to find a way to convince Murkowski, Collins, and possibly McConnell, Curtis, and Young to temporarily caucus with Democrats. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/12/republican-sen-thom-tillis-vows-to-block-trumps-fed-nominees-following-powell-probe.html

@Daniel Love cornbread! If you’re looking for an easy first baking project cornbread might be it. A box of Jiffy cornbread mix costs very little and is very easy to mix up. Turns out decent as well. Bread pudding is another simple dish and it’s difficult to mess up. Might be a nice project to get you through those frigid Florida winters!

@Bernard said in New Year, new music? Ambitions?: I should try to get some Bach in my regimen, I do love his music. I do too. The other thing about Bach, and the reason why I want to try to have him be a regular part of what I'm working on, is that I find it's like exercising, if I do it regularly. not only do I enjoy it, but it makes the other parts of my life easier because my body works better.

To be fair a comment regarding Denmark increasing Nato security that Trump made, was extremely funny "They added one more dog sled"

First we take away their healthcare…

Same here.

[image: 1768137907361-20260111_132242-resized.jpg] If you haven't already read this absolute gem of a book, it takes only 10 minutes and it is deliciously funny, from the Title page on.

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"He just keeps blowing things up"

Finally. On Tuesday, a Lake Tahoe-based non-profit called Bear League stepped in to help Johnson by shooting at the bear with paintball guns, which drove it from under the house. “I couldn’t believe it was so fast,” Johnson told KTLA. “These guys went in, they crawled in behind him and, boom, he was out.” The bear tried to come back two days later but was met with a deterrent – an electrified mat that covered the crawl space’s entrance, according to KTLA. Johnson added that since the bear’s removal, he’s been able to assess the damage it left, which includes a ruptured gas line. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/09/bear-under-california-home-evicted

I have a couple email addresses, but I don’t use them with their interface. They come to my Outlook or iOS mailboxes. But I suppose I have to go in and tell them I don’t want them to use AI to “assist” me?

@Axtremus said in What’s more weird?: I wonder what the American Enterprise Institute or the Heritage Foundation or the Chamber of Commerce think of this. Heritage would say "Gee your ass is yummy, Mr President". AEI and CoC would pan it politely.

The Calphalon will probably be my choice. I like stainless steel and it's not coated with non-stick chemicals. There’s also the safety factor. Just have to mention it because this silly argument appears in almost every article about induction stove tops. Over millenia, human kind has learned to cook with open fire and has learned that it's hot and therefore one doesn't reach across an open flame or place one's hands on a hot stove top. Of the burns I've ever experienced while cooking, they were all the result of a hot pan, not a hot stove. Sure, induction stove tops don't get hot therefore they are safer in that regard, but it's not that big a deal.