Canyon Road in Santa Fe was loaded with great art galleries at one time. Was there maybe 10 years ago. A gallery that was pushing art by a young girl who was doing bland copies of Picasso's style. They were using a hard sell. Much of what was there is gone. I recall being wary of my wallet because I would see things I wanted. There are two good ones left from what I recall. I now go to Tubac, Az. when I want to look at art. It is near Tucson and is good for lunch and a look around.

I had never heard of the one hand thing either. I have a similar thought about dividing what's important from what not so much. So- wallet, phone, and keys. I have one of those rubber things to hang glasses around your neck. I need to stop thinking of them as being in the same category. I'm near sighted but I could function without them if I had to and replacing them is easy. I lost 2 phones in a short amount of time. It freaked me out. To set up a new phone with the same number took me an hour on the phone (my neighbor's) the 1st time, and 3 hours on the phone at Best Buy the 2nd time. The 3 hours was with no break, although the call randomly disconnected after an hour; then the 2nd call took 2 hours. The 1st "agent" failed. The 2nd succeed. I have a feeling it's because it was a side job- he was studying electrical engineering. Even he only made it work at the last minute. Hence, the need to stand there forb 2 hours.

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@Bernard it comes with its own plastic scoop, but I don’t use it; it looks like it doesn’t hold enough coffee. I use about the same amount as I do for pour over. That’s 1-1/2 standard coffee scoops of whole beans, and then I grind them. It yields what I guess is a 6-8 oz. cup. I am not going to go down the rabbit hole of gram scales and lab equipment, as some do. The difference is a French press requires a coarse grind and 4-min. brewing time, and you get an oilier, richer body. Aeropress is med.-fine grind and 1-2 min. brew time, thinner body.

Well, I don't know how weird I am but I'm a nerd for sure. Lamps. '50's lucite table lamp. Keeper. Left here. '70's porcelain base table lamp. Keeper. Left here. '80's solid resin base in shape of tree branches with "carved" scene of mother American White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) 🤪 feeding baby. Keeper. Left here. I wouldn't pay $1 for it at a garage sale but it's functional. My lamps. This was a project. 2 small, matching ceramic lamps with mid-century design (I guess it's supposed to be like a woven basket, pineapple shaped, shade narrower at top than at bottom, takes (and I use- this was the point) incandescent bulbs with not many lumens. 🤪 Shades are tan. 1 small ceramic (advertised- in fact it's resin) lamp that's same size and also uses incandescent bulb. Mid-century design- geometric. Looks like a jar with pattern of vertical lines. Pale- medium and unique orange color. Shade is not tapered. Shade is white. Desk lamp with small round base, metal to bend to point the light. Also incandescent. I'm trying to get the rest of the bulbs in my light fixtures replaced with LED. Most of the fixtures are banks of lights in "boxes" on ceiling covered by plastic grates in the kitchen and large bathroom. So the grates have to be taken apart and cleaned to replace bulbs. They aren't readily accessible. The minute the grates are moved dirt will start falling everywhere, the grates will be greasy, and they're too big to be cleaned inside. So 2 projects in 1. Oh, and I bought a $19.99 tall lamp from Walmart and tried to assemble it. So dumb of me to waste $19.99 on a tall lamp. $19.99 tall lamp? I got the rods screwed together except the last one. It sits in a corner of my living room with the top most rid and actual light fixture hanging toward the floor waiting to be taken to the dumpsters. I'd like a nice (enough) tall lamp for the living room. The living room is a pretty vast space with no ceiling fixture and no wiring for one. Maybe I'll attach a chandelier (from Murano- j/k) from the ceiling with an extension cord. Yes, I like this idea. There are 2 clamshell storm shutters outside the 2 living room windows. They're open. I'm having them shut, for storms but mainly for privacy. I have two in the big bedroom. They're shut. Some light gets in but nobody can see in at any angle. In fact, I could take the excuses for curtains that are there now and take them away. They're going anyway. It course I'll replace with something basic. Lamps, yes. The real logistical challenge for me is keeping track of bulbs. I still don't know what I have installed, everything I have stored, and what bulb where is ready to say good bye.

Good. Thanks. Will look for the new stuff.

I was on another Delta flight to LGA this morning , no such announcement this time.

The view from here. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/prime-minister-mark-carney-says-u-s-is-trying-to-break-canada-as-alberta-votes-on-separation-path

@Steve-Miller Link to video

At present, these are the closest to perfect-for-me shoes that I've found (I add a heel lift) but they need a slightly larger toe box). Made by Dansko [image: alt text] I have three pair, and right now, the black seems to be sold out, hopefully that doesn't mean they're going to stop making them...

Thanks, @steve-miller ! I didn't watch the whole freezer video yet, just the beginning....but....we have an upright freezer that's in the basement. A very undemanding environment. Had a chest freezer years ago and gave it away to a friend. I know chest freezers are much more efficient and run like tanks, but not having to unload twenty things to get to the bottom where the one you want is located is the huge advantage for us and why we switched to uprights. We had a manual defrost upright and got tired of the whole defrosting thing so replaced our old upright with a frost free. Have been really happy with it in terms of function. Reliability, not so much. The one that died is 4 1/2 years old. Abt does extended warranties. A five year costs $175. If the thing craps out again, it's cost me $175 to use it for five years. Oh, and the warranty lets you claim $200 of lost food. I hate the concept of throwaway appliances but try to make up for it in other ways. We drive our cars for 20 years! Thanks for the info on the dryers. Between you and Claude, you've convinced me it's worth having it looked at before buying new. We do indeed have a local guy, George's Appliance CPR. Turns out he started out at Abt. My neighbor has used him and said he's great and reasonably priced. I got his number and texted him. We'll see what he says! Thanks much. Will keep you posted!

That’s really pretty veneer! Is it the same on the top? If it is you may be able to use a piece from the top to patch the sides. If not, and you elect to replace a panel, you might be able to use a piece from one side to patch the other. Have you ever messed with grain matching using special paintbrushes and markers and such? That grain pattern will be tough to blend but it’s kind of fun to do and veneer is pretty cheap.

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@jon-nyc Welcome to Pinellas County! I'm glad the weather was good for you! Need I say awesome work and poster of you!

@jon-nyc said: Facebook served me this ad which made me think of you. [image: IMG_4777.jpeg] Ha! This is great!! We have a little plinth with figures in our typical player colours that we change out to show who won the last game.

Clowns are supposed to be funny. The country is in a sad state.

@mark I was never a dancer either. Just wasn't. I don't know why. Dance was the foundation of Madonna's work in music videos and concerts (and I guess still is but she's got a lot of injuries). She went to Martha Graham's school. Martha Graham named her Madame X. Hence, Madame X, her last great album. I wish I could sing! Not pop music. Classical music and church music.

Thank you jon! We would have liked to have one this year and I am not completely 100% sure we won't, but it will more likely be some time next year.