jon, it was "a big deal" grocery in the Hudson Valley and its big competitor was Grand Union. I remember housewives like my mom shopping when their husbands were at work; and I remember the cashiers being women whose husbands were the major earners for their households. We live in a different world today. I worked the night shift. I cleaned the entire butchers' area and then stocked shelves. My best friend since I was 3 (this being the summer) got me the job and we had the same shifts. My favorite part was actually driving the country roads between Poughquag and Arthursburg. I memorized the route almost immediately. My 58 year old brain would be like: what am I doing in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night with no pay phone? Lol.

I’ve tried them. Not really worth the price. Lump is best.

My living room will have a farmhouse table smack in the center of the rectangular floorspace. I've had years to plan it. It will be a dining table, drafting table, puzzle table, and desk. The surface will be wood, no press board, no tile, and smooth. Along the outside might be ancillary pieces of furniture for storage, and a comfortable chair and ottoman. This chair will have a small table with its own light fixture. I'd like to have a bookshelf. The kitchens are not large enough for functional dining room tables. The dining room/ dining room table in my parents' house was the center of the life of the house. I want the same thing.

That would probably not fit my budget!

@DougG We were waiting for you to do it. Lol.

LOL Could have been better worded.

I did my time with psycho child men. Maybe a Hawaiian adventure had its compensations? Sometimes, when the up sides and the down sides of a decision are all large, it's hard to know how to feel about it. Seeing that night sky on a regular basis must have been amazing.

@wtg interesting, thanks for the link, gonna go read it now…

@Steve-Miller said in I found the perfect house: Sweet! Lot looks a bit It tight for $10 mil? Location location location but yes; an eyewatering £1.66mil/bedroom

Comedy grackle from my Birdfy feeder this morning. I think these need a caption. [image: IMG-3877.jpg] [image: IMG-3878.jpg] [image: IMG-3879.jpg]

That is very silly!

Mercifully, it was 84 today. Finally, a break!

I cut my own own hair. Why not? I'm practically bald and I look like a chia pet every 2nd or 3rd day if I don't cut it. I can't go to a barber every three days I'm sure I save money but have to take meticulous care of the "appliances." They aren't inexpensive. Maintaining them isn't free, either. Unfortunately, they run on lithium batteries, and this makes them disposable after about a year. The head to the head shaver is expensive and might last six months. Last time I had to take care of this the head shaver was going to die and the low end replacement was only 2x the price of the head, so I just bought a new head shaver. Shaving is easily my most expensive grooming expense.

Just think, today's students will be perfectly prepared to work in today's Health and Human Services Department.

@wtg said in Why flamingos are weird eaters: "Flamingos are doing everything wrong I disagree, they make super wrapping paper [image: 1748683869989-20250531_102940-resized.jpg]

Yes congrats, love the photos.

Link to video