That makes sense. I've studied the British royal family for decades. I always put what I hear through through the filter of my own knowledge. This topic is one of my hobbies. I'm such a nerd. 🤪 And there really is a world of actual investigative reporters, researchers, and other very serious people people who cover this institution and family. I promise.

@andyd This reminds me. "Gifting" is actually a word that is one of my pet peeves. Yes, a lot of people like this word, and so many people use it that it's English today. Yes, most of us here use it. I know. But I'm not sure how long it will last, or in other words, I don't think it will last. I give it 10 years. But who knows. Anyway... You give a gift. So what this word means after you take it apart and put it together again is: You gift a gift. On a different note, one of my best critics said of my English the following: "Educated speech has an unusual robotic quality." I concluded that this person had a limited intelligence, poor social awareness, and a lack of social experience. I guess I had the option of thinking "FU" but it was such a unique and amusing comment.

persistence

You need to download the Zoom app to your phone. Did they send you a Zoom meeting link? If you tap it, it should open in Zoom. (Your people won’t be there yet, but you can see if it works.)

Go into your account(lowest left icon on main page), edit profile, edit profile again, change picture

@kluurs said: 4.79 - not sure who I displeased. You never know when you close a door a little too hard. Rachel always does that as a matter of habit. I’ll bet her rating is relatively bad.

@Mik BTW don't get me wrong, I'm very happy for you that yours was funded. Any studies getting funded in this admin should be celebrated. But there is (was) a vetting process in place. Trump just ignored it, the way he ignores everything and just does what he wants. So I wouldn't call that winnowing.

5-4-3-2-1, but I have big paws. And a thumb that bends outward more than usual (don’t know what that’s called).

Link to video

Newport, RI Chateau-sur-Mer Link to video I've noticed many of these Gilded Age mansions in Newport had dark interiors. I like that. I think it's beautiful and elegant. Darkness is a rare commodity when sunlight is so relentless imho.

Speaking of art, I received some more of my late mother's photographs today. So this was the 4th USPS box of 4 with photographs my cousin found after my father passed. It was joyous! My mother passed in 2014 and so much went missing. But today there was something I wanted a lot. It's a black and white photograph of my mother and me by my first Dr who was a photographer. I had this photograph framed for my mother a long time ago. I would have been maybe 4 and she would have been about 23. Man I need to learn to post pictures.

I was beginning to wonder what a girl had to do to get arrested.

What could possibly go wrong?

Well, that's ironic. I was taught to use vinegar and newspapers, iirc. I think the paper was meant to be abrasive. I still use vinegar. I use it with paper towels.

@Bernard that sounds like a great approach!!

hauteur-> haughty Same root word