Yep. Live there a while before you buy investment pieces. Bear in mind that the rug may - should even - become the color palate for the room or the house depending on how open it is. FB Marketplace is a great place to find used furniture.

The Oracle founder bought CBS, the largest private donor to the IDF in history. I already knew of him because he bought an entire Hawaiian island. He bought one of the neighbor islands. CBS is not news. And the attack on 60 Minutes was predictable.

@AndyD Interesting! That looks somewhat similar. The cool thing about the kendama is that one goal is to rotate around the device, so that each time, you catch the ball with a different part of it (big cup, small cup, bottom cup, spike). I'm really good a rotating between big cup and bottom cup, but less so at going back and forth between all four. Here are some photos. [image: 71OYgphbDzL._AC_SL1500_.jpg] [image: 61Y6KeYeUML._AC_SL1500_.jpg] [image: 81dl0jbTCZL._AC_SL1500_.jpg]

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@RealPlayer said: Bernard — and eventually you’ll have to subscribe to continue receiving updates for $99/year. And it takes great quality video of you and sends it to who know where without any question about a warrant. What's not to like?!

@Steve-Miller said: I wonder how much of that surge pricing goes to the drivers. Google’s AI says Uber calculates the customer fare and the driver’s pay separately — one algorithm to find the maximum for what customers are willing to pa for a ride, another separate algorithm to find the minimum for what drivers are willing to accept to provide a ride. I don’t think anyone is surprised by this. Uber also invests a lot in autonomous driving technology, so all this will become moot anyway when the customers develop enough trust in cars that drive themselves.

@Mary-Anna said: Oh, and the choir rehearses at a church right across the street from my house. I can walk out my front door five minutes before rehearsal and be there with time to spare. That's great!!

In CA there are dozens of hamburger restaurants owned by Greeks. Interesting that they all look nearly alike with nearly identical menus even though they are each individually owned. The menus include classic hamburger fare, Mexican food and always a few Greek items. Best value available for lunch on the road. My friend grew up on an Army base in Greece and speaks the language fluently. If he ordered in Greek we always got free food!

[image: 1780973240413-4e4e5198-628b-4f4f-bf8b-ddfafa7759f2-image-resized.jpeg] I posted this a few years ago to Facebook with the heading “Optical Illusions in Everyday Life” and the caption “Both internal circles are actually the same size.” It won me a “You win the internet today” prize.

Holy wow, that’s spectacular. I could totally live there if I had unlimited funds and several full time gardeners for the topiary.

@beelady That second one looks like it's right up my alley! Thanks!