Alex at his job. https://www.facebook.com/reel/25639239872383774

The NRA dips its toe into the water. https://x.com/NRA/status/2015227627464728661

Popped out to shovel off the deck outside the back door. The snow is light as air! A shovelful of snow weighs nothing. I can handle this flavor of winter.

Congratulations! It was so stressful waiting for Rob’s permanent residency when we went through that whole process years ago. He got his citizenship a couple years ago, and it is such a weight off of our minds to have the whole thing done!

I was thinking that. His heart rate is probably half that of the average person watching him. He’s made out of different stuff than the rest of us.

I think there's enough toxic chemicals that won't go away it's safe to say they're forever. Could we filter all the toxic chemicals in the air, land, and sea, or even come close? We're as likely to colonize Mars. I've seen the plastic in the Pacific wash up on some beached on Hawaii Island uncontrollably. This is to say nothing of nuclear waste. I'm sorry but we live in a toxic planet and we'll die on it too.

I have been a YouTube Premium subscriber for a few years. It costs me closer to $25 a month. So your $9.99 is more likely a promotional discount price. Best thing about YouTube Premium is that you watch things ad-free (some movies are still ad-supported, but they are few and I usually don't care about them). Also, if watching on a smartphone or a tablet, you can download and watch offline, and programs that you only need to listen and not watch actively, a Premium subscription allows you to keep the program playing while your smartphone or tablet's screen is off or in screen locked mode (e.g., very good for audio books on YouTube). Also, for certain programs that go slow, you can play at faster playback speeds (up to 3x) to save time (or at least not spend too much time on the boring parts).

Speaking of which, You Know Who's car. Mercedes 770K. You can see it at 4:53. Apparently it took him seven tries to get what what he wanted. I'm betting it was worth the wait to him since he didn't pay for any of them. This is a super-impressive car on its merits with an unfortunate history, IMHO. Link to video

US President Donald Trump says that the US military used a mysterious new weapons system dubbed the “Discombobulator” during the operation to capture then-Venezuelan president Nicholas Maduro in Caracas earlier this month, Trump tells the New York Post. “The Discombobulator. I’m not allowed to talk about it,” Trump says. According to Trump, the weapon “made [Venezuela’s] equipment not work,” suggesting that the system was used to disrupt the Venezuelan air defense and radar systems, allowing US forces to carry out the raid with near-impunity. “They never got their rockets off. They had Russian and Chinese rockets, and they never got one off. We came in, they pressed buttons and nothing worked. They were all set for us,” Trump tells the US news outlet.. It gets worse…., https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/trump-says-us-forces-used-discombobulator-energy-weapon-during-venezuela-raid/

Made this tonight. Oregon Pinot for the sauce, outstanding. https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/pork-chop-au-poivre-red-wine-shallot-sauce

@Steve-Miller said in Ok, I'd humbly like to ask...: @dolmansaxlil On your recommendation I used convert image for a long time and it worked great! But it doesn’t work anymore and I can’t figure out why. Any ideas? I’m glad it was working for you! Mine still works well - maybe delete the shortcut and try adding it again from my link above? Just going to post an image here as a double check that all is well… [image: 1769295769505-img_1626.jpeg]

@bernard I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for Schumer and Jeffries to stand on principle either. They keep folding. Why would they stop now? I used to write letters and call the offices of people in Congress, governors, and people in state legislatures. In all honesty, the only result I got from it that had any good outcome or any pleasant result was a heartfelt reply from a Florida State Senator after I thanked him for his vote on making my alma mater an independent part of the State system. I once expressed my dissatisfaction with a bigoted statement Hawaii Governor Lingle made by leaving a voicemail. I wrote to my alumni association about advisory votes they took several times. Each and every time they voted for the benefit of their careers instead of what would be the right thing to do for the College, its values, or any values. I excommunicated them, and to have a "vote" in their metric of % of alumni who give $1 or more, I ignored them. They sent me mail for a few years asking for $1 saying why it was important to them. We paid a lot of attention to data in those days. It might sound petty but it was the only action I could take. I won't have anything to do with them. They are unforgiven. Good luck. After everything I wrote, please don't think I intend this as sarcasm. I don't.

Satire FTW.

I don't know about moving, but my niece is an experienced tech. She's on the south side of Cleveland.

[image: 626x0w.webp] Used the recipe for bagels from the author's website, the Clever Carrot. https://www.theclevercarrot.com/ Got the book out from the library and the other recipes look excellent. Trying not to buy cookbooks, but I might have to get this one.