@wtg Nice! I've done a lot of this stuff lately. I've done the back perimeter with solar motion sensor stake lights. That needed to be done. I'm refining their positioning to know what gets tripped when, and what "line" of light they draw where. I've decided two places (one inside, one outside) need wall mounted solar motion sensor lights. That's is a different layer of complexity for me since I'm not handy. I have a few solar powered outdoor lights for decoration. More lights at some point. Congrats!

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@jon-nyc said: @CHAS said: When will the next one start? heh Within 6 years. Maybe even this year. (Bond markets are already nervous) But in 2032 or before Congress will have to change the law to cover social security shortfalls out of the general budget. If the dollar crash hasn’t happened by then it will certainly happen then. @ Both, I have no knowledge or experience to offer for my opinion, but, yes; I agree with this. I've thought the same thing since at least 1/1/2026. It's worrisome.

@AndyD OMG. So beautiful, it's hard to resist being drawn in. That Phragmipedium is stunning!

But not surprising.

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2 minutes later... / French accent Just kidding! Oh, I'm sure he's had courtesy calls/ other diplomatic interactions with many of the royal houses starting with you know which one EU state or not.

@realplayer Do you have a particular shoulder bag design in mind? Am I correct you're looking for a shoulder bag?

@realplayer Makes sense. Btw, I looked at a stainless, insulated French press. Impressive. It was selling for 1/3 more than the coffee pot fwiw.

@CHAS said: A smoking section in a restaurant is much like a peeing section in a swimming pool. Are you trying to tell us the whole restaurant is a smoking section??

@CHAS Actually, they came down early on Friday afternoon because the winds hit 40 mph. What a bunch of wimps/

huh? Thought it was Spanish, but Basque. It is neither.

Don't know much about Rosh Hashanah, but I like challah.

Have donated. Maybe it was a month ago, I noticed Paxton had raised over 9 million, Talarico had over 31 million. Hope that 31 is enough to put Talarico over the top in Texas.

Sabalenka was a bit of a brat and sore loser. I don't respect that.

@jon-nyc said: Not surprised. A round trip flight to Europe is like getting a chest xray or two. I remember when I was getting a lot of imaging done before transplant. When I asked about the amount of radiation I was getting a doctor put it in terms of equivalent flights and that gave me perspective. It made me realize imaging was safer than I thought and/or flying was more dangerous @jon-nyc You do a lot of imaging and flying, no? You have to live your life. That's my bottom line this topic. My brother has Stage IV bone cancer. He had six days of radiation out of seven days at one of the NY hospitals. That must have been brutal. I wish I knew the organs where it's spread. He doesn't want to to talk about it. His right. I used to worry about radiation but short of avoiding power stations and transmission lines IDK anymore. My best friend in HS became a flight attendant. Well, I hope he's OK.

I’m not baking much any more, but a new local pizzeria is making a sourdough crust, so I think a visit is required.