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  • Knee pain? Just walk it off.

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  • Word association thread

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  • Op 72. No 1.

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    Thank you jon! We would have liked to have one this year and I am not completely 100% sure we won't, but it will more likely be some time next year.
  • There goes Scaramucci's record

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    It calculates to this: 1 Zacharia = .45 Scaramucci's
  • Election Season Dave Barry

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    Dave is always good. I remember a column he wrote on dating. Sent a copy to a friend - and the next thing I knew it was being faxed all around the country.
  • Marjoe Gortner, the “boy preacher”, 1944-2026

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    That may be what is called a "shirt-sleeve" relative. Marjoe Gortner reminded me of the creepy guy who insisted upon showing me a gospel music technique that used chords. I was too busy looking for an exit to learn anything.
  • Hegseth

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    Not to sound morbid. No, nothing morbid here.
  • Surf’s up!

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    Waves are measured from the water level up, not from down in the trough. 15 feet is big. Was in 8 foot waves in a 36 sailboat in the Gulf of ah, you know, that Gulf down there. Thought I might die. Didn't.
  • Daniel's Music

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    It's a primal thing with us, I think. Dancing around the campfire, roasting a mammoth and beating on logs. Paleo rave.
  • Another one for Dol

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    Lol.
  • Music is wonderful

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    Very little information about the band is to be found. It seems to be the only recording available by the original City of London Brass. The band was made up of students from the London Music Colleges and other London educational institutions, so had youthful, talented, semi-pro players. Formed in 1971 and lasted maybe only 4 years. Guessing it depended on their conductor, Geoffrey Brand who died recently at the age of 97, and was an influential and inspirational band/trumpet man over decades.
  • Can someone who knows Zoom...

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    @shirokuro Thanks!
  • Laughter is the best medicine

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  • Continuing to redecorate Washington DC

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    Pirro must have gotten hold of the report and that's why she dropped the charges against the Olympic guy. She dropped the charges on August 4th; report is dated the 6th. The blue coating applied to the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool this summer failed in at least 85 places because of errors in the renovation, including the premature refilling of the basin before the liner had fully dried, according to an inspection report obtained by The Washington Post. The Aug. 6 report, commissioned by the contractor that did the work, documents far more damage than has been previously reported. President Donald Trump has generally attributed the damage to vandals, but the report makes no mention of vandalism to the liner and blames the problems on the use of improper materials and a rush to complete the job. The administration wanted the project finished in time for the celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary. The 75-page “failure analysis” by Atlantic Coating Inspection includes scores of photos documenting the liner’s deficiencies — ranging in severity and including blisters, peeling and cracks — and identifies their likely causes. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/reflecting-pool-liner-failed-in-85-places-after-flawed-renovation-inspection-found/ar-AA2edde0 tl;dr - The report notes a ton of reasons the paint peeled; none of them involved vandalism. There was also a lot more damage than previously reported. The Delusional One gets the last word: Last Tuesday, as the repairs were nearing completion, Trump told reporters that the latest fixes would make the pool “as vandal-proof as you can get.”
  • Harry takes his act home...where...

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    Link to video This isn't AI. It isn't "fake". I said some of these people are serious people. Paula is a former diplomat. Her work is impeccable, even if I think her long form videos ramble on. She needs an editor. But, yes, this is what it looks like when the admiration a nation has for a person implodes.
  • Bloomscrolling--what's in bloom where you are?

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    [image: 13842.jpg] Cyclamen and violas
  • Rosecliff Mansion, Newport

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    Marble House, Newport Link to video Caim to fame- childhood home of Consuelo Vanderbilt, Her Grace The Dutchess of Marlborough. Doesn't do it for me at all, not the exterior, not the interior. Narrator attributes it as an homage to the Petit Trianon. https://www.chateauversailles.fr/decouvrir/domaine/domaine-trianon/petit-trianon In any case, everything the Petite Trianon is- Marble House is the opposite, imho.
  • PSA: Your phone charger block can burn down your house

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    I've decided I'll leave my current (sic) one plugged in when I'm at home and awake. I've rearranged what is plugged in to what power strips and extension cords also.
  • Goodbye, Landlines

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    @jon-nyc Ok, circling back. Please see- Nanazi Retro Phone Handset,Wired Plug-in Vintage Phone with Microphone, Anti-radiation, Wired Phone Accessory with Volume Control, Compatible with iPhone and Android Phones, Type-C Interface ...at Walmart's site.