@RealPlayer said: As for the Chopin etudes, I find that most of the contemporary music I play doesn’t utilize the resources of the piano that Chopin and others do: different shadings and colorings that require subtle pedaling changes and careful blending in runs and differing textures. Ahh, so the Chopin is chosen to help you make a better selection? That's interesting! You should start a thread about your piano search, I would love to hear how it goes, what you're trying etc.

@AdagioM said: I have to choose my knitting carefully for a subtitled show. Usually I flick my attention back and forth if it’s in English, but having to read at someone else’s pace is hard! Oh yeah, subtitles don't go well with knitting... I don't know if there's a dubbed version.

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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.

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Can't currently trust info from the government nor the controlled media... Glad to see real news from other sources.