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  • Three-Way Summit ... I am worried

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    As well you should be.
  • Fare thee well, Dolly

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    There's almost certainly even more unreleased material. Incidentally, apparently she was a great businesswoman. She said she had observed men all her life and learned business, and she never let herself be taken advantage of, and never compromised. She said Elvis wanted to sing I Will Always Love you but she refused him cold because she wouldn't give up the publishing rights. She said her songs were like her children, and in fact she protect them and herself. I didn't realize I was such a big fan time back. I was just a fan. But I came to be big fan. Loved her personality, her music, her beauty, her humanity, and rare for me there wasn't anything I didn't like about her. RIP
  • Laughter is the best medicine

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    [image: IMG_0181.jpeg] follow me for more relationship advice…
  • It’s kind of nice…

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    Ah well, it was nice while it lasted....
  • Nice overview of various AI products

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    Good article. I knew things were progressing quickly but maybe not this quickly.
  • Ativism

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    @bernard I see what you're saying. To clarify, this pharmacy manager is a borderline sociopath. I won't go into the saga of the days long altercation we had, but, trust me, all of it was on her for a lack of professionalism. And one day, she had to be dressed down. Her behavior was that egregious. One the flip side, she's a consummate professional. Some people have a a Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde personality. Some people just do. I was actually just wanting professionalism from her today. The "human connection" was really a pleasant surprise given our history. I figured out key with her. Operate on her good side ,and the working relationship runs like clockwork. My point was more that there's not any "human connection" or warmth anywhere, for all intents and purposes. 99% of human transactions are based on the exchange of money (how could it be otherwise?). That kind of freaks me out. It just a personal idiosyncrasy of mine. I'm "reverse engineering" the problem as quickly as I can accomplish it. I've lived alone for 4 months out of 59 years.. I'm not asking anyone to feel sorry for me (certainly not) but I had a best friend in life for 38 years. Until I didn't. I'm adjusting. It's a steep learning curve You'd love (sarcasm) the famous " diva persona" of the Southern woman who talks to you as if ice wouldn't melt in her mouth why she eviscerates you to your face. Such women exist. Ask me how I know. Oh, I did tell someone off today, come to think about it. It was my Lyft driver. Both of the rear seat belts were broken. I told him people need seatbelts. I told him to have his seatbelts fixed immediately. I told him if he can afford a camera for his own protection he could afford to fix his seatbelts. Expecting people to ride without seatbelts? What? I was a total ***** from the time I got into the car until I got out of it without closing the door behind me. He claimed he didn't know. He offered to stop the car and inspect. I said just take me where I need to go and get your seatbelts fixed. He got out of the car at CVS and said he was going to inspect his seatbelts. I ignored him, opened the car door, and walked into the store. But he deserved it, in spades, taking people's money and knowingly endangering their lives. I didn't give him a review. He was off my timeline the spit second I was out his car.
  • Where was Andy?

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    It's years since i visited Fountains too. The Cathedral in Ripon is earlier, dates from the 660's and the original simple small rectangular church was built by St Wilfred. [image: 15470.jpg] [image: 15442.jpg] They found the crypt of his original 660AD church (see also photo above) which you can descend into [image: 15455.jpg] The photos hopefully show just how beautiful this cathedral is, the elegant proportions, the fitings and decorations sufficient for glory without going OTT. [image: 15445.jpg] [image: 15458.jpg] [image: 15448.jpg] Looking back to the entrance [image: 15456.jpg] Into the chancel [image: 15449.jpg] [image: 15450.jpg] The wooden seats and misericords date from 1490 [image: 15453.jpg] And a couple of side chapels [image: 15451.jpg] [image: 15444.jpg] A truly lovely building inside
  • Hegseth

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    Probably his best possible reaction to recover from the shame.
  • I had hoped that Jensen could be an exception ...

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    Aditya Chakrabortty... Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s affair must be the costliest fling in human history – and a preview of what awaits when the tech bubble bursts Billions lost and markets roiled by one man’s indiscretion. Isn’t it now clear that these tech bros are too powerful?
  • The story that never ends... 11 years old now

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    I couldn’t quite place the name u til I opened the link and saw that photo. I bet she considered that photo unflattering in 2009 and is glad it’s still circulating today.
  • Whole home backup power

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    You can buy lactose free ice cream at your local Publix.
  • Here are some houses

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    It's amazing. I don't have magazines but need to bookmark this site.
  • My grandmother's Georgian Mansion

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  • A pretty decent drawing

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    That's really nice.
  • Daniel's Music

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    Sade My friends and I loved her music. Link to video Many Saturday nights began with listening to her and drinking gin and tonics. Good times.
  • AI stole my voice and I want it back

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    Oh no. Please don't remind me about needing to repeat insipid sentences all day to "verify my identity". The best however is "prove it's really you" 30 seconds after using a fingerprint as biometric identification.
  • On this day in history

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    @AndyD said: You guys never watched Baywatch? As seen on Friends, Joey & Chandler watching the girls running along the beach. The Hof was head lifeguard. Yes. I watched it. Yes, I did know that. I was trying to forget it. Painful. Friends was no better. A show about a group of young narcissists, living a life they clearly not only could not afford, but didn't- that aspect of the narrative was like a fictional black hole. The Hawaiian guy Jason what's his name was much better in the role. And that version was just as dumb.
  • Nice interview w/ Cordelia Williams ...

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  • Harry takes his act home...where...

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    Link to video Camilla is a very strange woman. Yikes
  • Inside the fake review trade

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    Good idea. There used to be an important concept in the universe of forums- shilling. IRL,the line between shilling and not seems to have almost been erased. I don't trust social media reviews of contractors. I know that system can be gained because I got an estimate from a l. contractor from a company with a 5 star rating (that showed up on Google with the business website (Trust Pilot (?) is what Google was using) and after I got the written estimate, I knew dead to rights the man was a con artist. I doubt his manager didn't know it. Make that make sense.