@AndyD No, I'm pretty sure that the back part is her house. Yeah, it looks pretty iffy and I wonder what it's like in the winter! The weather there would be pretty much the same as here, hovering around 0F many days in wintertime. Maybe it's all patched up and insulated but can't see that.

All behind paywalls. But I did read an article at ms.now about ME's party executive director's comments. IMO, it's too heavy handed and they could shoot themselves in the foot. “Unfortunately, Graham Platner’s team has repeatedly reached out to us in an attempt to put their thumb on the scale of what this process looks like. We have repeatedly reiterated to Graham Platner’s team that they have no role in determining our next Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, nor in determining what this process looks like. “We have also reiterated that Graham Platner must drop out of this race, so that Democrats in Maine can focus on defeating Susan Collins this November. "They have no role", "Platner must drop out". First off, Platner does not need to drop out. It is entirely his prerogative. "They have no role" is confrontational and entirely the wrong approach in this delicate situation. I am on the side of having the voters decide, but they can't just brush Platner aside, he has leverage. They need tact, and should try to work with him while emphasizing that the voters should have a say. To say he has no role is not good, it's antagonistic.

A bit of controversy but tbh some Egyptian team officials just got over excited. VAR worked. Caught the Egytpians committing fouls. Why do they continue to do it knowing they are on numerous cameras? Stupidity. Argentina clearly won the game.

Actually, Abraham Lincoln just called me to say that he's doing well after the theater incident

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@RealPlayer I don't think it's unusual. Engineers figure it out. But what I've read is that the developers of this construction have racked up several violations and have deviated from agreed upon plans. Don't take my word for it though.

What happened to comedies? Has the world become too grim?

My wife and I took a bike tour through Vermont circa 1977, mostly up Rt. 100, with an organized tour group. Then we continued by ourselves through New Hampshire and Maine. Those were the days…ah, youth! Vermont was really beautiful.

maybe safer, too?

Hey @mark ! How did you guys survive the storms?

These two stopped by and took a nap in our yard. [image: 1783335575723-img_3134.jpeg] [image: 1783335575760-img_3128.jpeg]

We shouldn’t accept his framing. You don’t put a 747 in a library in downtown Miami which will probably be a hotel and casino anyway. He wants to keep the 747 for his personal use. That’s how it should be framed.

@wtg said: in retrospect maybe it would have been better for him to get re-elected in 2020. He wouldn't have had four extra years to plan this out, and the next four after that to execute the plan. ugh, I never thought of it that way, but this is probably right.

Yup - similar to stuff with back and other injuries. Gentle, but specific movements can aid recovery. I've moved away from Ibuprofen and all other such drugs.

Movie recommendation: Alpha (2026) directed by Shiv Rawail (original audio in Hindi). Link to video It’s of the “super soldier serum that inexplicably only works on specific individual” genre. Very entertaining! Lots of action, lots of excitement, very good production, likely the best of Bollywood I’ve seen in a long time. Yeah it’s got lots of big plot holes like virtually every movie in this genre, but it also have enough plot twist to make it not totally stupid, and just enough interpersonal relationship stuff to give it some “heart.” I usually like superhero movies, yet I like this Alpha film more than Supergirl (2026). Heck, I even like it more than Minions and Monsters and Toy Story 5. Highly recommended.

We don’t swim off our local beaches either, in general. Although there is a group called Swimmers of Anarchy who brave the waters in all temperatures.

Talked to an NIH doc in a gay bar in Memphis. He said it was spread by the "most intimate form of sex". That was big news at the time. Was dating a cardiologist friend of his.