Just saw Gordon Woods' obit in the NYT, which reminded me of another seminar with John Agresto on the American Revolution. Woods' early work was a central pillar of that course. One of the big issues was whether the colonial separation was a radical "Revolution" in thinking or a conservative rebellion to restore and preserve existing liberties. Woods was on the radical side, and his framework was used by Ken Burns in his most recent work on the Revolution. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/books/gordon-s-wood-dead.html And now, back to 60 Minutes!

@AndyD said: @Mark [image: 1781039157567-beatlesboxset-resized.jpg] Guessing you didn't find that mint Beatles Set on the floor of a thrift shop; and there'd be little change out of two grand. I have a friend who has gone down the rabbit hole of very best hi-fi gear, but he has bought everthing pre-loved. Hence my reference to the price of cables, even used off evilbay. But considering the pianos we have... Thing with balls is they are cheap and readily available [image: 1781079116705-20260610_085515-resized.jpg] A few, spot the cheap doggy bouncers, while the 9 purples are my practice set. 🤪 The Beatles boxset was actually quite a bit under two grand. It was $1,200 cash out the door at a local record shop. Which, for 14 pristine, incredible sounding LPs really isn't "that bad" How many of those colored orbs can you keep in the air at once?

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@RealPlayer said: Bernard — and eventually you’ll have to subscribe to continue receiving updates for $99/year. And it takes great quality video of you and sends it to who know where without any question about a warrant. What's not to like?!

Daniel, it sounds like you’re really moving forward toward a peaceful, blissfully uncomplicated life. That’s great.

@Steve-Miller said: I wonder how much of that surge pricing goes to the drivers. Google’s AI says Uber calculates the customer fare and the driver’s pay separately — one algorithm to find the maximum for what customers are willing to pa for a ride, another separate algorithm to find the minimum for what drivers are willing to accept to provide a ride. I don’t think anyone is surprised by this. Uber also invests a lot in autonomous driving technology, so all this will become moot anyway when the customers develop enough trust in cars that drive themselves.

@Mary-Anna said: Oh, and the choir rehearses at a church right across the street from my house. I can walk out my front door five minutes before rehearsal and be there with time to spare. That's great!!

In CA there are dozens of hamburger restaurants owned by Greeks. Interesting that they all look nearly alike with nearly identical menus even though they are each individually owned. The menus include classic hamburger fare, Mexican food and always a few Greek items. Best value available for lunch on the road. My friend grew up on an Army base in Greece and speaks the language fluently. If he ordered in Greek we always got free food!

[image: 1780973240413-4e4e5198-628b-4f4f-bf8b-ddfafa7759f2-image-resized.jpeg] I posted this a few years ago to Facebook with the heading “Optical Illusions in Everyday Life” and the caption “Both internal circles are actually the same size.” It won me a “You win the internet today” prize.

Holy wow, that’s spectacular. I could totally live there if I had unlimited funds and several full time gardeners for the topiary.

@beelady That second one looks like it's right up my alley! Thanks!

@Axtremus I scanned a few pages just to get a feel for what's in that bill. Very interesting and a good reference. Thanks for posting it!