I'd add that my friends wife has barely used it so far, because it's so nice their son has taken to cooking everything

[image: 1764299045930-plant.png]

@DougG said in Happy Thanksgiving - What's your story?: Where to start? I got up at 8 AM, made myself a coffee and drove off to the gym . It was surprisingly crowded with a mixture of kind of scary-looking motorcycle gang types and elderly retired geezers. Weird- I don’t think of myself as a motorcycle gang type…. I actually went to the gym twice today. For a quick 45m at 7 when it opened then I had to leave so I came back around 9. At 9 it was as busy as it gets. Normal crowd.

@Daniel Your story of the trike accident really shook me. It’s a miracle you came through it so well, thanks to your gymnastics training. I should learn how to fall since I’ve had two serious bike accidents — i.e. resulting in broken bones. Anyway, if the chain falls off a front chain wheel — this is assuming the bike has a rear derailleur, but maybe it works on others too — you position your stick-tool above the lower run of the chain and drag it forward and around the chain wheel (counterclockwise). The stick keeps your hand away from the chain wheel teeth that could pinch you. The spring in the derailleur allows slack in the chain that facilitates this maneuver. I’ve often wanted to show this trick to some poor kid whose chain had fallen off and dreaded a long walk home.

Historic object obviously. Hopefully it will go to a museum.

The prints are beautiful! Senior theses are printed on one page with its opposite left blank, as well. Lol.

4,200 people disappeared by ICE Link to video

@AndyD said in About that White House ballroom and the East Wing: Corporate Trump I'm afraid. His taste appears to be extreme 'new money'. I guess you had to be there but in '80's New York there were a group of new money families who were venerated to the nth degree. Reagan came into office and the country was inundated with the myth of getting what you earned no matter who you were or how you started. And, likewise, being to blame for any lack of opportunity or misfortune you might suffer. None of these families lasted very long as others have in the past. Note Trump's multiple bankruptcies. Of course, Trump got nowhere on his own merits. He grew up in an upper-middle class neighborhood in Queens. You can hear his Queens accent, but any notion of class clearly went over his head.

@jon-nyc thank you!!

I like "Magtard", Jon.. It need to be widely applied.

Harry, Meghan, Archie, Lilibet, Eugenie, and Beatrice to lose their titles when William becomes King. You heard it here first. Or not.

Yes, but it wouldn't take many to resign for the Democrats to take the House, even before the election, according to some reporter or another. Maybe they are shocked, and offended. Maybe. They are human beings, of whatever description. Maybe they feel a little bit like many people feel today. Maybe.

Link to video I admire people who have this kind of sartorial skill! I have almost none. I had what I called- "my middle class uniform" in high school. Jeans, two-button polo shirts, and sneakers. I naturally happened on sartorial glory once in my life. I was 21 and wore 501 Levi's and white t-shirts (t-shirt optional except in class and at parties). I had the body for it. Someone said I had no style. One of my best friends retorted-he has the style of James Dean. And I did. I didn't plan it. It never happened before and will never happen again! Today I work on my wardrobe as a never ending project with the goal of having a functional one and one that is as nice as possible with a heavy emphasis on elementary skills, e.g... colors that match, colored t-shirts I only wear at home, a set of the same t-shirts washed carefully and put away for going out, etc. I bought a belt that was too big and don't own a single pair of long pants. That's on my list. I don't move up in price point (although I've figured out how) because I am constantly replacing clothes that wear out and adding basic necessities. It's like having a hobby. Maybe I'll get better at it. But my reaction to a tie let alone a corset would be- are trying to trying to strangle me and suffocate me to death?! This man is phenomenal. So are the men who dress in period costume 24/7. Not me but ultra-talented.

said in ‘Shit for fucking poor people’: There was also this recipe for a chicken dish that looked pretty good: https://www.campbells.com/recipes/one-skillet-greek-chicken-with-orzo/ Could whip up some homemade tomato soup and give it a try.... Made it for lunch. It was very good. I didn't use the Campbell's tomato soup, but instead used up some stewed tomatoes, pasta sauce, the last of our fresh homegrown tomatoes and a tablespoon of tomato powder (great stuff!) Also the last of a box of fresh spinach that needed to be used. Definitely cleaned out the refrigerator. It was delicious!

My humble opinion. The best outcome would be peace achieved by recognizing Russia is a great power whether we like it or not, and has been hegemonic in this region for centuries. It will not tolerate another NATO nation on its border, not to mention the agreements we have reneged on regarding Russia, the fact we withdrew from the nuclear weapons framework, and the fact the regime in Ukraine is a proxy, illegitimate and corrupt. Ceasefire. Treaty. Like any other war ever. This bloodbath is achieving continual death and suffering while a very small group of people reap huge profits. Enough.

No direct contact, but I do "see" him on Facebook fairly regularly

‘It’s terrifying.’ Wyoming leads country with highest jump in Obamacare costs For a 60-year-old Wyoming resident earning $63K a year, the average monthly ACA premium costs are increasing by 421%. https://wyofile.com/its-terrifying-wyoming-leads-country-with-highest-jump-in-obamacare-costs/

Very famous house. Nice to see that no one has messed with it.