Fascinating read. Thanks.

Wanna see some heads explode? I have agreed with about five separate things Randy Paul has said over the past week or so... https://bsky.app/profile/dhfeldman.bsky.social/post/3lphxauk5ec25

When Earth's environment gets bad enough, escape with SpaceX rockets.

I didn't read it yet, but the quoted section should come as no surprise. This is no different from how he has acted his whole life when it comes to rules, laws, deals or morals.

Scary. They happen in Florida.

Yes; and Yes. Though the cynic in me whispers it's so nice that some bugger will only nick it. I've considered very similar leather duffels in the sale at John Lewis for £300. Helly Hanson do one called the Offshore, practical, waterproof, for a mere 120 quid, but being bright red plastic I guess it's the squeezy-plastic-bottle-of-jelly equivalent. Mik, I see Welches come in jam jars so it's off my list

Link to video This video is better. Great song.

@rustyfingers lovely! That’s deep pink is very pretty ! Mr SK said he’ll prune it after the flowering season is done, so we’ll see how it does.

Meanwhile in Singapore: https://www.moh.gov.sg/newsroom/update-on-covid-19-situation- "The estimated number of COVID-19 cases in the week of 27 April to 3 May 2025 rose to 14,200 cases, compared to 11,100 cases in the previous week."

Surely got to be somewhat tongue in cheek

I found a nice hard cover copy of Julia Child's "Julia's Kitchen Wisdom" 'Essential Techniques and Recipes from a Lifetime of Cooking' at the thrift shop last week. It's a very useful little book.

CPB changes it's bylaws to bypass the orange one. . . https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5303820-corporation-for-public-broadcasting-donald-trump-firings/

Link to video Clearly, imho.

My Ukrainian student and I did a review of how to pronounce beer-bear-bare. She was pronouncing "bear" more like "beer". Hilarity ensued.

Happy Birthday!