@jon-nyc Beautiful pieces. I especially like the g minor.

@CHAS That's the one.

Ine Eriksen Søreide, Norway’s former defense minister and a member of the center-right Conservative Party, agreed with Ulstein. “Even though Trump has now received the medal, it does not mean that he has received the Peace Prize,” Søreide said. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/16/trump-machado-norway-.html

No doubt the current political situation is causing a lot of that in the US.

Think I coughed something up over that. LOL

@CHAS said in What could possibly go wrong?: Too many people are assuming that all this will be fixed and back to normal. Don't count on it. It's the younger generations for which I despair.

According to Scott Ritter, it won't happen because Iran has the weaponry to take out both Israel and any American bases if it should decide, and apparently it's had it with decades of unprovoked Israeli and American hostility. Yes, it's true. Trump has already been urged to and has pulled back on his unrealistic plans. We set up a regime in Iran. We changed the same said one. We want to do it a third time. It wouldn't be so easy this time. It probably wouldn't even be possible. The propaganda being spread in the Western media now is only war mongering BS. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Ritter

Used our Instant Pot on the slow cooker setting for the first time since I bought it, what, ten years ago? Actually worked quite well. Nothing fancy, just everyday winter comfort food. Slow cooker paprika chicken: [image: 20260115_160749.jpg] [image: 20260115_160812.jpg] I used a big can of San Marzano tomatoes that I chopped up and I cooked some orzo separately and then dumped it in just before we ate. I think some crumbled feta would be a great addition. edit: I forgot to stir in the sour cream at the end.....but it was still pretty good!

@jon-nyc said in "We got a Honduran here! Gotta get status!": Haven’t seen them yet, fortunately. I was in Chicago in November but didn’t see them. I’ll be in SFO and LA and Sandy Eggo next month (west coast college tours with the boy). Might see them there. College tours. Jesus I feel old.

I wonder who made money on that one.

18F but at least it stopped snowing. Got about 8” from this storm. Just finished clearing the drive. Sun came out just now and it’s quite pretty!

@Steve-Miller said in About that Ford employee: $810K? Where do I sign up for a gig like that? The right heckle at the right time! But it’s great that he didn’t back down and his Union stood behind him, and only got a suspension.

Well, you can see this in HUD's new homelessness policy. Every expert knows shelter first is the prerequisite for success. HUD has overturned this methodology and slashed its budget request by 50%. People without housing will not be able to proceed to rehabilitation, jobs, or any meaningful change in life circumstances. They will eventually end up dead for a myriad of reasons. They will also be de facto criminals according to an executive order and jailed. It won't actually matter if they are mentally ill, drug addicts, mentally ill and addicted to drugs, or among the many people of all age groups, in all states, who can no longer afford the cost of living. .

Thanks, both!

Happy Anniversary

Yes, nice. I especially like the respect to those awarded a US Medal of Honor; even a 4 star general salutes the holder first.

I just do a search for the title of the article. Sometimes I get lucky and there's a non-paywall version on MSN or Yahoo.

Mr wtg tried two different statins and had the muscle pain (and other side effects). He switched to an OTC product with plant sterols and stanols (Cholestoff Plus) that isn't a statin but that does reduce cholesterol very nicely. Problem solved!