I’m a member of the bought-and-never-read club.

I’d wear that! Sapphire is my birthstone.

@AdagioM yikes, glad they were able to land!

It’s a very Friday the 13th day, isn’t it? Ground stop, tanker vs riverboat…

@Bernard said: I remember when I learned how to spin wool. I was started on a drop spindle and would take my breaks in the conference room to practice. My yarn kept breaking and the spindle would fall to floor. This is why it’s called a DROP spindle, right? I have 3 of them, one Turkish (Jenkins), one top whorl (Kundert?), and one tiny Turkish spindle (also Jenkins) that I’ve never used. I had one more, but I gave it to a friend who wanted to learn to spin. I know you use a wheel, so cool. I don’t want a wheel because it would take away from knitting/design time. But I spun once on a Pocket Wheel, and I loved it.

@wtg said: Boebert is out. BWAHAHAHAHA Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., a conservative firebrand who was caught up in several headline-grabbing controversies during her six years in Congress, has been defeated by Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher, NBC News projects. Laubacher is a retired Navy rear admiral and Afghanistan war veteran who served on the National Security Council in the Biden administration. “Integrity matters. Character matters. Truth matters, and public service should always be about what you can do for other people, not what you do for yourself,” Laubacher told supporters on election night, according to The Colorado Sun. “Those things were worth fighting for when we started.” https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/rep-lauren-boebert-conservative-firebrand-colorado-loses-race-re-elect-rcna607652 I don't think I want to say what I'm thinking but good riddance.

As well you should be.

@Mik said: Daniel, your life just keeps getting better. That’s great. Fluff n fold is what I use traveling. The ones in NYC are great. Mik, Thanks. I used to use a Chinese Laundromat in New Orleans that picked up and delivered. Sometimes. Amazing service. Of course I should have been taking my laundry to a Laundromat every time, but I admit it. There were many times in my youth when I chose adventure over practicality. Not anymore.

There's almost certainly even more unreleased material. Incidentally, apparently she was a great businesswoman. She said she had observed men all her life and learned business, and she never let herself be taken advantage of, and never compromised. She said Elvis wanted to sing I Will Always Love you but she refused him cold because she wouldn't give up the publishing rights. She said her songs were like her children, and in fact she protect them and herself. I didn't realize I was such a big fan time back. I was just a fan. But I came to be big fan. Loved her personality, her music, her beauty, her humanity, and rare for me there wasn't anything I didn't like about her. RIP

@Daniel said: Please clarify? How was your floride use related to your acid reflux if at all? Acid reflux —> acid “overflows” back up to your mouth in your sleep —> acid soaking some of your back teeth —> wears down the enamel of those teeth —> fluoride helps your keep more of your enamel in that situation

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Ah well, it was nice while it lasted....

@jon-nyc said: @Daniel said: It's no indictment of Islam, unless you would you'd like to throw all organized religions into the same category. Deal. (As I said before, whattaboutism rarely works with me, since the presumption that I hold the counter example sacred in any way is almost always false) Agree 100%. Given a chance, all of them would institute a government run by their cult and the rules said cult. Our founders were quite clear on the subject of separation of religion and state. America is in no way a "christian nation". That a good portion of our population thinks it is, makes me want to puke.

Good article. I knew things were progressing quickly but maybe not this quickly.

@bernard I see what you're saying. To clarify, this pharmacy manager is a borderline sociopath. I won't go into the saga of the days long altercation we had, but, trust me, all of it was on her for a lack of professionalism. And one day, she had to be dressed down. Her behavior was that egregious. One the flip side, she's a consummate professional. Some people have a a Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde personality. Some people just do. I was actually just wanting professionalism from her today. The "human connection" was really a pleasant surprise given our history. I figured out key with her. Operate on her good side ,and the working relationship runs like clockwork. My point was more that there's not any "human connection" or warmth anywhere, for all intents and purposes. 99% of human transactions are based on the exchange of money (how could it be otherwise?). That kind of freaks me out. It just a personal idiosyncrasy of mine. I'm "reverse engineering" the problem as quickly as I can accomplish it. I've lived alone for 4 months out of 59 years.. I'm not asking anyone to feel sorry for me (certainly not) but I had a best friend in life for 38 years. Until I didn't. I'm adjusting. It's a steep learning curve You'd love (sarcasm) the famous " diva persona" of the Southern woman who talks to you as if ice wouldn't melt in her mouth why she eviscerates you to your face. Such women exist. Ask me how I know. Oh, I did tell someone off today, come to think about it. It was my Lyft driver. Both of the rear seat belts were broken. I told him people need seatbelts. I told him to have his seatbelts fixed immediately. I told him if he can afford a camera for his own protection he could afford to fix his seatbelts. Expecting people to ride without seatbelts? What? I was a total ***** from the time I got into the car until I got out of it without closing the door behind me. He claimed he didn't know. He offered to stop the car and inspect. I said just take me where I need to go and get your seatbelts fixed. He got out of the car at CVS and said he was going to inspect his seatbelts. I ignored him, opened the car door, and walked into the store. But he deserved it, in spades, taking people's money and knowingly endangering their lives. I didn't give him a review. He was off my timeline the spit second I was out his car.

It's years since i visited Fountains too. The Cathedral is earlier, dates from the 660's and the original simple small rectangular church was built by St Wilfred. [image: 15470.jpg] [image: 15442.jpg] They found the crypt of his original 660AD church (see also photo above) which you can descend into [image: 15455.jpg] The photos hopefully show just how beautiful this cathedral is, the elegant proportions, the fitings and decorations sufficient for glory without going OTT. [image: 15445.jpg] [image: 15458.jpg] [image: 15448.jpg] Looking back to the entrance [image: 15456.jpg] Into the chancel [image: 15449.jpg] [image: 15450.jpg] The wooden seats and misericords date from 1490 [image: 15453.jpg] And a couple of side chapels [image: 15451.jpg] [image: 15444.jpg] A truly lovely building inside

Probably his best possible reaction to recover from the shame.