What has Trump done for you lately? Gave George Santos a Get Out of Jail Free card. Asked for $230 million of taxpayer dollars for himself. Tore down the East Wing of the White House. Will the greatness never end???

Hey @Steve-Miller ! I've got a novel sourdough recipe for you: Sourdough Soba Noodles Japanese soba noodles are delicious and nutrient rich. They’re made with buckwheat, which contains all nine essential amino acids, meaning buckwheat is a complete protein. A common flour ratio for soba noodles is 80:20 buckwheat flour to all purpose wheat flour. This small amount of gluten in from the wheat is enough to make the dough manageable, and in the case of our recipe, the all purpose flour comes in the form of sourdough starter, adding flavor complexity and digestibility. Our instructions do include baker’s percentages in case you’d rather not use sourdough starter, and the recipe is written for four small servings (or two large), allowing a beginner to finish the entire process relatively quickly and without needing an extra long rolling pin or special knife. https://breadtopia.com/sourdough-soba-noodles/?utm_content

"I will be withdrawing myself from Thursday's HSGAC hearing to lead the Office of Special Counsel because unfortunately I do not have enough Republican votes at this time," Ingrassia posted in an online message. "I appreciate the overwhelming support that I have received throughout the process and will continue to serve President Trump and the administration to Make America Great Again!" https://www.npr.org/2025/10/21/nx-s1-5581714/paul-ingrassia-nomination-withdrawal

Imagine having a budget of 1.7 million to hire an architectural firm to buy whatever kind of lot/ land and steer all of your budget into something you could think of as your dream house. It wouldn't take me a minute to decide to do that instead of buying some AI looking monstrosity.

I have spray bottles with various amounts of rubbing alcohol/ water, vinegar/ water, and Dawn/ water. Other than that I buy products with any chemical you can think of except ammonia. I buy fragrance free laundry soap--same brands, just the "free and clear" versions. I don't like the smell of industrial perfumes. Other habits? I don't know. I think people are creatures of habit so probably so!

Needless and disgusting.

@Bernard said in Bosendorfer at Costco!: Klimt Bosendorfer. Whoa! How did it sound? Was it gorgeous? Also, that sounds like a lovely event!

The siding is redwood. You can't tell now but it is mid-century modern. In 1973 when the summer cottage on the site was demolished and the house was built the roof was completely flat. The sloping roofs you see now were a later addition.

My mother once said in the prosperous times they were always creating federal holidays. The prosperous times she referred to are a distant memory. Date to eat? Wouldn't you have to keep your agenda to yourself? That seems all kinds of awkward and messed up.

said in [Jane Goodall's post mortem message to the world] Like talking to her. (post/18388): Jane Goodall's beautiful last words now available (here on Netflix) - recorded before her death, in an interview only prepared on condition it only be made public after she was no longer physically present. So valuable and helpful. https://www.netflix.com/watch/82053197?trackId=2597

It’s been nice knowing you, Doug!

Ooh, thanks for this, I'll listen tomorrow. it's suddenly very fall-like here.

Thank you, Nina. I bought Clorox discs and 3 bottles of a Clorox spray that kills MRSA and even COVID. I sprayed down the bathroom, opened the back door, and didn't come back until it dried. We don't share dishes. We don't wash each other's clothes. I try to stay away from him and after today I'll try even harder.

I thought it said iconic floods! Chicago is one of the world's great cities. There's no two ways about it.

I'm very glad you posted that story. It reminded me of what it was like to be young and foolish and still live to tell about it. I grew up in an area where most cars were big domestic sedans and the earliest compact cars were Chevy Corvairs and Ford Falcons. The most exotic vehicle was a Renault Dauphine that a high school friend's father owned and a VW Beetle that my high school math teacher drove. When I arrived at university in 1963, I was amazed at the number of sports cars around, especially the smaller British cars like the TR-3s, Austin Healeys, MGs, and so on. There was even a Jaguar XK-E or two. I could understand the allure of such cars. About 10 years later, when I met my wife, she was driving an Opel 1900 that she had bought in California and drove back to Pittsburgh when she decided to return east. We made some memorable road trips in that car. One of my favorites was a ride up the Blue Ridge Parkway on the cusp of spring with the trees in full leaf in the lower portions and just beginning to leaf out at higher elevations. It was like driving through almost the entire season over a couple of days. I'm also reminded of the following: There was a young man from Boston Who had a cute little Austin He had room for his ass And a gallon of gas But his balls hung out and he lost 'em. Big Al

@Daniel said in The hidden world of First Wap: So Bernard, do you have a house phone and no cellphone? I have a cell phone but it's off 99% of the time. I pay roughly $5/mo. so it's available for travel emergencies, or when I need to receive a code for 2-factor authentication. I find cell phones awkward, too small, too noisy, and too complex. But even my home phone is rarely used. I'm so not a phone person. The one in our house when I was growing up was unavailable when we were children, and as teenagers could be used to confirm meetup times, but not for general chin wagging. I use my camera for taking pictures and my video camera for videos. I own no other electronics. That would make a cellphone a reasonable option.