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  • Tanking poll numbers

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    Link to video
  • NY Times recipes — read the comments!

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  • Iran (Disclaimer-- the war, not the country)

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    Daniel said: I grew up in a military family two miles from an Air Force base. Take out the runways. Take out the tower. What have you. Don't forget military bases aren't countries. They are very small in terms of land area. Americans have been fleeing to hotels from military bases for some time. Link to video
  • Don’t let the door…

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    More changes at DOJ, including Cindy's former division. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/white-house-shake-up-more-leadership-roles-justice-department/
  • Gas prices

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    on the other hand, I went to the grocery store this morning and every variety of eggs they sold were available for $.98 a dozen. I believe that is lower than last year…
  • Anyone watching the Artemis II launch?

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    Why didn't it occur to me until today that Artemis was Apollo's twin... Photo titled "Hello, World" [image: d3a93f70-2fb0-11f1-9885-91ba338bedfd.jpg.webp] More here: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8jzr423p9o
  • For the aging in place crowd...

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    @AndyD said: Wet room, so practical, where the whole bathroom floor is waterproofed for a shower A single story house about a block away from us was up for sale in the summer of 2024. The sellers had a child in a wheelchair and had created a wet room. We actually went to the open house and looked at the property but didn't actively pursue purchasing it. There was a bidding war, as seniors in our area are looking for a house just like it. Missed opportunity. Oh, well.
  • What are you reading?

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    In London last weekend I got these in an Oxfam bookshop [image: 1775327464700-20260329_163100-resized.jpg] Today I trawled for charity shops in a nearby town and spent a colossal £5.50 for these (six are really nice, including on watercolour for MrsA, an interesting flower ID by month they flower, the one with Harold King is a Folio Society from 1973 on the Bayeux Tapestry with complete photography, Shining Sands will be my first read though) [image: 1775327804972-20260404_190444-resized.jpg]
  • Andy, I said the prices were low

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    That would be difficult but not impossible.
  • What is a "sigma male" or "sigma female"?

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  • Spend, spend, spend

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    This was announced months ago. It's one of the unreal aspects of the US now.
  • Florida elderly held against their will in nursing homes akin to prisons

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  • Trump studiously ignored

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    The handwriting was on the wall when he let Musk stand behind the desk with his child running around with diarrhea of the mouth. Some predicted the office wouldn't recover. It didn't.
  • James P. Johnson plays “The Gypsy Blues”

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    @bernard I'm assuming you mean the room. I love musicians. Thanks.
  • The wtgs could use your long distance support

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    @CHAS said: Glad you got a ramp in what seems to be a short time. Claude recommended two manufacturers whose products seem to be of higher quality, Prairie Valley Industries (PVI) and EZ-Access. I ordered this portable ramp from Home Depot, one of the EZ-Access models. Figured if it didn't work out, it's an easy return to a store. I got two of the 4' portable suitcase style with a non-skid surface. Each one weights around 20 lbs, so super easy to set up/take down. https://www.homedepot.com/p/EZ-ACCESS-SUITCASE-3-ft-Singlefold-Portable-Aluminum-Wheelchair-Ramp-with-Applied-Surface-SUITCASE-SFAS03/206270445
  • RIP Jonathan the tortoise

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    Glad to hear he’s still around!
  • They're dropping like flies...

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  • Faunascrolling--what's visiting where you are?

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    We have urban coyotes in our neighborhood. This one was in our back yard a couple weeks ago. It’s on its way out the side gate. [image: 1775163967793-img_2604.jpeg]
  • The “veni, vidi, vici” speech tonight

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    @amanda Too funny!