@Steve-Miller said in Hey Mik!: The lake is freezing over. I’m told it used to freeze solidly every year and that people could drive on it. This is the first time I’ve seen it freeze since we moved here. [image: 1736606509861-4aaf4637-25f1-4575-9e9c-5b402105a9c9-image.jpeg] My great grandfather lived on Point Pelee as a young adult in the 1920s and they used to drive on Lake Erie frequently in the winter. He used to do some small scale rum running during Prohibition, until some of the bigger fish gangster rum runners caught them and started shooting.

Great article, thanks @wtg ! We really hate those super bright lights. Our car has a low profile, so that makes us more susceptible to the SUVs and trucks as well. On the topic of safety... Americans drive too fast and the speed limits are too high. Given how fast everyone is driving, I totally get the desire for "down-road punch." If everyone slowed down, maybe that would be mitigated somewhat.... And to the other point in the article, yes, I'm afraid there is an increase in selfishness... as well as just a lack of awareness of, or interest in, one's impact on others.

These are great! That panda one looks like a sexy panda pin-in that belongs in a 1950s panda mechanic's shop.

Happy anniversary to us'n's!

I don’t want to click on the answer and find out maybe something bad about my Sudanese ancestry.

Arrrrhh, arrrrrrh, arrrrrrh. In the case of this pirates' nest, yep! Just an additional comment on the term: our real estate agent introduced me to the word when she used it after telling us about the fire sale price of the interior accoutrements. "You can have it turnkey ..."

@wtg We only had EVOO, too. Loved the brownies anyway!

Made the bean soup tonight. Too bland, so I added more salt and pepper plus some liquid smoke. Tastes pretty good with an unfussy Bordeaux and sourdough toast.

That’s a pretty cool picture!

@wtg Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool is decent! Yes, frogging is ripping because you rip-it rip-it rip-it.

Ha! I saw that earlier and told Sharon I was going to make it to serve at Sunday supper!

Steven Ford delivering the eulogy his father Gerald wrote: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/gerald-fords-son-delivers-fathers-tribute-jimmy-carter-117509397 And Jason Carter: https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/jason-carter-delivers-moving-tribute-to-his-grandfather-228881989755

Not necessarily good news, but a whole lot better than the alternative!

Oh no.

Link to video An interesting video (at least for those who find the history of technology interesting) about how Ethernet transitioned from coax to unshielded twisted pair. Big Al

I was in the thick of the massive development effort that made sure no catastrophe happened. Billions of dollars spent, but it should have been addressed over the preceding two decades.

I love vegetables and have coffee and chocolate every day, so this is good news. (The chocolate is milk chocolate, but never mind that. It's got polyphenols in it, plus a smidge of calcium and protein from the milk. I'm sure my statin will deal with the milk fat.)