Great look for the Sec. of Defense. /s

You guys never watched Baywatch? As seen on Friends, Joey & Chandler watching the girls running along the beach. The Hof was head lifeguard.

We had one every year in my parents house in the 60's & 70's; they were simple cardboard christmas designs, a chocolate under every window-flap with a bigger one on the 25th. I continued the tradition for our kids.

More from inside the administration. https://www.axios.com/2026/11/11/bessent-lutnick-megaspeed-nvidia-china-chips

I have found it to be very useful. It helped me parse Mr wtg's rapidly evolving and complex medical situation earlier this year; I could never have figured out on my own what it did for me in seconds.

Glad to see her hate catching up with her.

@adagiom Are they friendly spirits?

Schwinn

Link to video Camilla is a very strange woman. Yikes

Good idea. There used to be an important concept in the universe of forums- shilling. IRL,the line between shilling and not seems to have almost been erased. I don't trust social media reviews of contractors. I know that system can be gained because I got an estimate from a l. contractor from a company with a 5 star rating (that showed up on Google with the business website (Trust Pilot (?) is what Google was using) and after I got the written estimate, I knew dead to rights the man was a con artist. I doubt his manager didn't know it. Make that make sense.

@wtg said: Happy Diwali! We used to love going to the lunch buffet at our favorite Indian restaurant on Diwali. The buffet was always expanded to include even more items, and the restaurant was always super busy. Fun times! I've been to Indian restaurants in NYC, and I just don't like Indian food. More for you!

my therapist is trying to get me to stop obsessing about Thanksgiving leftovers. He wants me to quit cold turkey…

I just watched an engineer's video about the deliberate destruction of copper land lines It's a fait accompli. After it happens, instead a working, reliable connection to authorities, first responders, the fire department, etc., when e.g. a hurricane hits, you'll have your cellphone signal. Except for the fact that you won't. Ice cream? They can take the lactose out of milk. Why in the name of all things holy don't they take it out of ice cream?

It's on its way! I have to be home for delivery. As much as I want a flagship phone, I'm getting my entire list for less than many of them cost. The washing machine transaction will probably not happen until Saturday or after Saturday but I have the shop vac for the washer. It's also for the air intake duct. I finally took that apart to measure the filter and inspect everything. The filter was unrecognizable. It was a mass of dirt. I could only see the cardboard frame. I threw it away. I'm surprised any air could pass through it. PSA, not that I expect anyone here would, but know that if you buy a vacation home, it might (of course not always but probably for most homes) need spring cleaning from top to bottom, have electrical hazards like burning lights split into two pieces, and an air filter that could have been replaced for less than $10, but wasn't, all with no rhyme or reason. I moved here on or about August 7. I'll be doing these projects for a good 6 more months from now.

@RealPlayer said: I remembered a couple…I was too young to go shopping but still remember some brands. Another one you don’t see any more…Sunshine Hydrox cookies. They were direct competition for Oreos. I thought they had a deeper chocolate flavor. And at least one dissertation has been written on the intricate design embossed into the chocolate wafers. Tangent, but your post reminded me of the signs and symbols around us every day. I have a theory that most of them hide in plain sight. My favorite company logo growing up was the logo for Eastern Airlines. I remember National's, and Piedmont's. Nation was Eastern's main competitor for NY to Tampa, and Piedmont was a Charlotte based airline, where my grandmother's family including my great grandmother, my grandmother's sister and brother, and my mother cousins lived. So it makes sense. I knew the badge of every vehicle marque by the time I was 5. Domestic and foreign if it had been imported after the war. I could tell the name of every make and model of car and truck on the road at a glance. It sounds like a brag. That's not the way I mean it. My favorites were Ford, VW, and Honda. I have a wooden ruler. I bought it 10 years ago. The brand is Westcott ("Since 1892"). Well, it took me until a few days ago to realize "Westcott" has an arrow running through it. It tiny. It starts before the W and crosses the E. I don't know why this kind of thing intriques me.