Thread reminded me of this excellent book on all things eggy: [image: 1778392047558-screenshot_20260510-064625_duckduckgo.jpg] https://www.amazon.co.uk/Egg-Culinary-Exploration-Versatile-Ingredient/dp/1909342858/ref=asc_df_1909342858?tag=bingshoppinga-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80539433193525&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=m&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=133612&hvtargid=pla-4584138903240765&psc=1&msclkid=7c1adc2b38861293cd1ab62b210a88c9

Update. The good news is that the Rhododendron buds and flowers survived last night's freezing temps. I don't know about the Lilac because the buds are still quite small, only time will tell. Fingers crossed.

I have pulled the first tick off me already this spring. But I have a hunch that it may not be as bad this year for us, seeing how we did not have as much snow as usual, and we hovered around 0F for many days. Fingers crossed.

In Georgia… https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/08/georgia-data-centers-water-00909988

That's nice.

I didn't take Latin. That's funny.

Shout out to Tampa.

Here we go again.

The thing with San Marzano tomatoes is not the variety but the location - the volcanic soils around Vesuvius. If they weren't grown there the designation is pretty meaningless. I use Cento San Marzano tomatoes regularly and find them a fine product. Many chefs agree. This lawsuit strikes me as just a competitor trying to tarnish the frontrunner.

Could be great. What is the catch?

A bit surprising that people still buy greeting cards. Last one I bought was about a year ago. I bought one single card using reward points at a local drug store. Not sure what I will or want to do if/when I get to 85 years of age. Anyone here who has crossed that threshold want to suggest something?

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I guess because I've been to Disney in Orlando about twenty times, and in LA twice, I'm not understanding what the big deal is about going, why people pay so much money, or where theyre getting it in this economy.

We’re still down. AFAICT many other places are as well. Hopefully it all comes back online with nothing missing… It has been very disruptive, to say the least!!

Piano virtuoso with a great sense of humor: Link to video

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@bernard And for a reason!

Well, HR departments have legal ways to effectively blacklist what would seemingly otherwise be excellent job prospects with the effect being many people can't even get called in for interview and have no way to tell themselves the reason why. You don't need AI to mess up your job prospects, although I don't doubt it does it's fair share of damage.