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  • Search for the unknown photographer

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    Terrific article that makes me want to see the whole collection.
  • Back from Detroit

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    @Mik said in Back from Detroit: Jim's was still excellent in 2010. I'm glad to hear that. Big Al
  • The Department of Government Efficiency

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    @Steve-Miller said in The Department of Government Efficiency: I find it amusing that there are two people in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency.
  • What would you do if someone you cared about had a serious drug problem?

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    @AdagioM We own a mobile home together in a well established, very nice, and very well managed mobile home park. Our mobile home is estimated to be worth over $200,000 by Zillow, and even though I think this figure is ridiculous, we bought it five years ago and prices have gone into the stratosphere since the pandemic. The title is recorded in such a way that we'd both have to agree to a sale or one of us could sue the other, the asset would be held by the court, then sold off with the proceeds being divided between us according to terms decided by the court, in a process that would take a year. I have no interest in either option. It's true that his behavior often amounts to what my indomitable late sister once described as a kind of metaphorical predation. It's just he lacks the intellect that would be required to overcome my instinct for survival and ability to defend myself. He has never been able to beat me in a fight. The best example of this dynamic is he put my name on the title conjoined with "or." Maybe a year later he just announced that he wanted me to leave meaning move out. I asked him if I could stay. He said yes. He did the same thing a few months later. I ignored him. He did it a third time and I took his name off the title. He, his mother, and his sister panicked. I told him I'd add his name to the title conjoined with "and" and that he would pay the fees involved. That is exactly what happened. He can do whatever he wants but I will remain adamant about not giving up what I have achieved after the instability and humiliation of being "just a renter" as they used to derisively say in Hawaii, especially given the astronomical cost of rent in this state. We don't own the land so we.have to pay a pretty much nominal monthly rent. A 2 bedroom apartment would rent for twice the price. He was the love of my life but became extremely narcissistic, arrogant, and entitled after loosing his last job in Hawaii and then spending the night screaming and crying. He was still loving then but over a period of weeks he withdrew into his thoughts and feelings to a pathological degree. The worst part of it is he's much too intelligent to not know that these drugs are weakening his body and shortening his life.
  • We need this at WTF

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    Lol!
  • Piano updates

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    @CHAS said in Piano updates: You are my hero. Aww thank you! What a kind thing to say! My mind leaves the room whenever I touch a musical instrument in the company of other people. Yeah me too though!
  • Beekeepers. And appliance store.

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    @wtg said in Beekeepers. And appliance store.: @Big_Al Gift link! don't know if it will ask for you to sign up, or if you can just read... I was able to read the gift link. Thanks! That looks like a business I'd like to patronize if it was in my area. That styrofoam recycling operation is ingenious. Big Al
  • The Appalachian Trail -- 2190 Miles, 14 States, 41 Days

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    Wow, makes my right knee and left foot hurt to read that.
  • AI talks people out of..

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    Interesting… also, what does that say about humans, that we’re more likely to be swayed by an unreliable technology prone to hallucinations than by our fellow humans….
  • Say a prayer for/offer good thoughts to

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    @ChatGPT don't quit your day job....
  • Take Advantage of the Algorithm! (Citi Bike Edition)

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    Brilliant!
  • Conveyor belt road

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    Big_AlB
    @Steve-Miller said in Conveyor belt road: Reminds me of Robert Heinlein’s story “The Roads Must Roll.” Exactly what I thought of when I saw this story. I suspect you and I had a similar taste in literature when we were young. Big Al
  • We need raw awe

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    @Big_Al I had exactly the same thought! But I thought it was worth posting anyway....some habits will be hard to break....
  • Order

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    @RealPlayer - Bringing order to the yard here....lots of leaf raking.... As always, working outside is very grounding.
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    Well, I’m not sure I want to go looking to see what that site is!
  • Nancy Drew

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    I remember my brother giving me a book when I was in 2nd grade - Toby Tyler. I was disappointed when i saw the book as I was hoping for a toy - but then I read the book and thoroughly enjoyed it. Books became friends. I remember reading a study where reading to children is one of the most important things a parent can do for a child. It's good that your teacher got you hooked.
  • Stem cell treatment restores vision

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    I was diagnosed with Fuchs dystrophy in both eyes when I sought treatment for cataracts and received corneal transplants which successfully treated my condition. I'm always interested in new research regarding the eyes, both for myself and for some loved ones. Big Al
  • Shades of Sarah Palin

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    I think they meant rogue.
  • Reports from the heartland

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    Perhaps we need apet thread?
  • How to dismantle the press, Putin master class

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    @Steve-Miller said in How to dismantle the press, Putin master class: @wtg It would not be difficult to find 5 liars at Mar a Lago and they think it makes Trump look good. That's my take.