Claude keeps telling me I should have someone look at the dryer, that it's probably a roller, idler, or belt fix and could be repaired. Abt charges $199 for a home diagnostics visit, will refund half toward purchase price of new if you decide not to do repair. Problem is they are backed up till end of October for appointments. A neighbor has used a local repair guy; I could try him, likely could be here much sooner.

I’m actually in Tampa (Dunedin) for our ‘other’ bike ride fundraiser. It rained the whole time but it was in the 70s out so much nicer than when it rains at the Cape ride and it’s 50 out. [image: 56dcff27-6418-4bd8-806c-873e973b3ee3.jpeg]

Jerk

@Bernard said: This is nothing more than cleaning--no polishing, etc. Elbow grease is the best kind of polish!! It looks great! I vote for patching rather than replacing btw. (but I know nothing about these things...)

@Daniel said: "Life was not meant for stasis". Indeed!! Or a PT favorite: Motion is lotion. And one more, this one from a poster at PT: If you do not make time for your wellness, You will be forced to make time for your illness.

Link to video This is a typical day for me but in a less lighter hearted way of course. What has to be done? Is it a business day? What can't be done before 9 or after 5? What appointments have to be kept? What office work has to get done? Is someone coming? If so, when? It doesn't stop. This happened to me just yesterday. Chose a clothes washer at Home Depot. Planned on it for a week. Might have ordered it today. No. I had to put all the necessary information in my phone. I had to do it yesterday. So I attempt it and it's only at this point I read every word on the product page (aka "fine print"). Haul away and installation are not available for this item. I can't haul away my clothes washer. I don't know how to do anything with plumbing. So I said FI. I'll think about this another day. And Thursday I edited an extensive list of financial notes that only existed on paper and accidentally threw it away. I had worked on it for 3 days. At this point I've used the time and energy I had allotted for the task. But of course now I have to start over. Yeah, I got nowhere Thursday and Friday. I did get a few projects done with the house last week had taken days and weeks of planning including logistics of course. I did lots of deep cleaning and many garbage hauls. But that kind of thing doesn't get the bills paid. This is humor but the truth in it can be so frustrating at least to me. Wish I had an Audi but will settle for a random shower. BFN.

Clowns are supposed to be funny. The country is in a sad state.

@mark I was never a dancer either. Just wasn't. I don't know why. Dance was the foundation of Madonna's work in music videos and concerts (and I guess still is but she's got a lot of injuries). She went to Martha Graham's school. Martha Graham named her Madame X. Hence, Madame X, her last great album. I wish I could sing! Not pop music. Classical music and church music.

Thank you jon! We would have liked to have one this year and I am not completely 100% sure we won't, but it will more likely be some time next year.

Dave is always good. I remember a column he wrote on dating. Sent a copy to a friend - and the next thing I knew it was being faxed all around the country.

That may be what is called a "shirt-sleeve" relative. Marjoe Gortner reminded me of the creepy guy who insisted upon showing me a gospel music technique that used chords. I was too busy looking for an exit to learn anything.

Not to sound morbid. No, nothing morbid here.

Waves are measured from the water level up, not from down in the trough. 15 feet is big. Was in 8 foot waves in a 36 sailboat in the Gulf of ah, you know, that Gulf down there. Thought I might die. Didn't.

Lol.

Very little information about the band is to be found. It seems to be the only recording available by the original City of London Brass. The band was made up of students from the London Music Colleges and other London educational institutions, so had youthful, talented, semi-pro players. Formed in 1971 and lasted maybe only 4 years. Guessing it depended on their conductor, Geoffrey Brand who died recently at the age of 97, and was an influential and inspirational band/trumpet man over decades.

@shirokuro Thanks!

Pirro must have gotten hold of the report and that's why she dropped the charges against the Olympic guy. She dropped the charges on August 4th; report is dated the 6th. The blue coating applied to the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool this summer failed in at least 85 places because of errors in the renovation, including the premature refilling of the basin before the liner had fully dried, according to an inspection report obtained by The Washington Post. The Aug. 6 report, commissioned by the contractor that did the work, documents far more damage than has been previously reported. President Donald Trump has generally attributed the damage to vandals, but the report makes no mention of vandalism to the liner and blames the problems on the use of improper materials and a rush to complete the job. The administration wanted the project finished in time for the celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary. The 75-page “failure analysis” by Atlantic Coating Inspection includes scores of photos documenting the liner’s deficiencies — ranging in severity and including blisters, peeling and cracks — and identifies their likely causes. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/reflecting-pool-liner-failed-in-85-places-after-flawed-renovation-inspection-found/ar-AA2edde0 tl;dr - The report notes a ton of reasons the paint peeled; none of them involved vandalism. There was also a lot more damage than previously reported. The Delusional One gets the last word: Last Tuesday, as the repairs were nearing completion, Trump told reporters that the latest fixes would make the pool “as vandal-proof as you can get.”

Link to video This isn't AI. It isn't "fake". I said some of these people are serious people. Paula is a former diplomat. Her work is impeccable, even if I think her long form videos ramble on. She needs an editor. But, yes, this is what it looks like when the admiration a nation has for a person implodes.