@RealPlayer That's fine... as long as 6 feet ... isn't followed by ... under!

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Since I started making my own, I'm just not interested in store bought. Very difficult to find good store-bought that doesn't break the bank and isn't full of fillers, or air, or excess sweetness. On the other hand I still have a soft spot for soft-serve, a real summer treat. Vanilla. That's what I think ice cream should be. If I want to add the flavor of chocolate: chocolate sauce. Butterscotch? Butterscotch sauce. Strawberry? Strawberries. I don't like cookie pieces or dough in my ice cream and if I did I'd sprinkle cookie chips. I guess when it comes to certain foods, I like mine basic. It's easy enough to jeuje it up at serving time. Not that I'd ever pass up ice cream, no matter what!

Antiquities FTW.

It's times like this that I fantasize about being a Catholic.

They see it (randomly we're told), it's not their land, and it's a nature reserve, so they decide to claim it like Old World conquerers, and do God knows what with it.

@AndyD Well done. Thank you

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On the A1 close to Stamford this morning, I drove between two lavender fields in full purple bloom. Quite lovely.

We were going to be in Copenhagen until Tuesday. Maybe it is just as well that Bob was ill.

Also the plates (and cutlery) used. Pewter was for the landed gentry and proudly listed in Wills if they had any! Silver (& gold?) for royalty. Most folk used crockery of some form, or a wooden trencher.

@AdagioM cool!! Let me know what you think as you get going! (I need to watch a few more episodes myself …

Noticed something was amiss when I turned into the apartment complex in my student days. Did not realize what was missing until I turned on the evening news. The house on the corner was gone due to a gas leak. No one was home.

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@jon-nyc said: I have a feeling they’ll imagine a presidential candidate should also be this way too. A presidential race is an entirely different matter and that's not what I've been addressing. Personally, I can imagine a charismatic DSA candidate that would appeal to a broad spectrum of the electorate, but we all know that's not going to be 2028. The Dem candidate for 2028 needs to welcome the progressive flank of the party and be friends with them. Biden was--and in some areas too much so--so we know it can be done. And whoever they are, I hope they ignore Carville.

Interesting. Kiddo2 thought about majoring in philosophy, but ultimately chose computer science. Graduated in 2015. Has seen a lot change in the industry over the last 11 years.

@DougG I’m not sure you’re old enough to be menopausal. You may be peri-menopausal, at best.