Speaking of which, You Know Who's car. Mercedes 770K. You can see it at 4:53. Apparently it took him seven tries to get what what he wanted. I'm betting it was worth the wait to him since he didn't pay for any of them. This is a super-impressive car on its merits with an unfortunate history, IMHO. Link to video

US President Donald Trump says that the US military used a mysterious new weapons system dubbed the “Discombobulator” during the operation to capture then-Venezuelan president Nicholas Maduro in Caracas earlier this month, Trump tells the New York Post. “The Discombobulator. I’m not allowed to talk about it,” Trump says. According to Trump, the weapon “made [Venezuela’s] equipment not work,” suggesting that the system was used to disrupt the Venezuelan air defense and radar systems, allowing US forces to carry out the raid with near-impunity. “They never got their rockets off. They had Russian and Chinese rockets, and they never got one off. We came in, they pressed buttons and nothing worked. They were all set for us,” Trump tells the US news outlet.. It gets worse…., https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/trump-says-us-forces-used-discombobulator-energy-weapon-during-venezuela-raid/

Made this tonight. Oregon Pinot for the sauce, outstanding. https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/pork-chop-au-poivre-red-wine-shallot-sauce

@Steve-Miller said in Ok, I'd humbly like to ask...: @dolmansaxlil On your recommendation I used convert image for a long time and it worked great! But it doesn’t work anymore and I can’t figure out why. Any ideas? I’m glad it was working for you! Mine still works well - maybe delete the shortcut and try adding it again from my link above? Just going to post an image here as a double check that all is well… [image: 1769295769505-img_1626.jpeg]

@bernard I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for Schumer and Jeffries to stand on principle either. They keep folding. Why would they stop now? I used to write letters and call the offices of people in Congress, governors, and people in state legislatures. In all honesty, the only result I got from it that had any good outcome or any pleasant result was a heartfelt reply from a Florida State Senator after I thanked him for his vote on making my alma mater an independent part of the State system. I once expressed my dissatisfaction with a bigoted statement Hawaii Governor Lingle made by leaving a voicemail. I wrote to my alumni association about advisory votes they took several times. Each and every time they voted for the benefit of their careers instead of what would be the right thing to do for the College, its values, or any values. I excommunicated them, and to have a "vote" in their metric of % of alumni who give $1 or more, I ignored them. They sent me mail for a few years asking for $1 saying why it was important to them. We paid a lot of attention to data in those days. It might sound petty but it was the only action I could take. I won't have anything to do with them. They are unforgiven. Good luck. After everything I wrote, please don't think I intend this as sarcasm. I don't.

Satire FTW.

I don't know about moving, but my niece is an experienced tech. She's on the south side of Cleveland.

[image: 626x0w.webp] Used the recipe for bagels from the author's website, the Clever Carrot. https://www.theclevercarrot.com/ Got the book out from the library and the other recipes look excellent. Trying not to buy cookbooks, but I might have to get this one.

@Bernard said in In Minneapolis: Cool! I love the line of salt buyers. Link to video From the comments: Holy Moly I'm trapped in the house with a FOX News watcher right now and FOX is losing their damn minds over these peaceful protests so they must be effective.

Interesting, thanks

Link to video They say evil is banal but I would add it's amazingly stupid.

Steve, I sent this listing to my sister-in-law and we had a chat about it. Her reflex reaction was negative and she didn't change her mind. She just really didn't like the idea. I chose her to be the trustee of my Trust. I'm very grateful she agreed. We've sorted a few decisions. The car is sorted (17k price point used Hyundai Accent, approx. 40k miles, almost showroom condition), a substantial investment account in my name-- that in addition can be used to pay expenses of the car and home both in my name, not the Trust's on the advice of my attorney, and we've agreed I will buy a home in a cash sale. We pretty much agree on everything. We're mindful these monies are to last for my lifetime. She told me to remember I chose her because she's practical. Well, that's part of it. She's very accomplished and responsible. So, she all but ruled it out, didn't like the idea, and didn't like the price. We're going to revisit it after the storm and after I read wtg's links and research Florida's current laws. She likes the idea of the mobile home I want to buy. I like it too. It was my idea. Nothing's perfect. Land lease parks are transitioning from family to corporate ownership all over the country. They hike the rents substantially and have separated out certain things that used to be included in lot rent (water, waste removal) and added them as fees. I think I could weather the storm. There are many who can't. There are many people already who are elderly and managing to keep their homes but can't afford everything they need and have to choose what to do without. I'm leary of condos in Florida. Believe me. I live here and I hear about it. I haven't ruled them out. Living in an apartment is much nicer than living in a mobile home. In a perfect world, I'd my an old stock concrete block house but they're risen to astronomical prices. The bottom line is it's a blessing to be have options.

Damn, Jon! It’s been that long! It’s incredible, really, and I’m so glad it’s working out for you!

@wtg Good advice. This miserable backwater requires that I call the county - CALL! - before each and every election to request a mail in ballot. We’re doomed.

@Lisa said in Question for SK (and anyone else who'd like to chime in): something he could do after work, from home Maybe he can find an online tutor?

For those who suffered through the shingles vaccine, some good news. Last April I wrote a Ground Truths entitled “The Shingles Vaccine and Reduction of Dementia.” At the time many were unaware of this unanticipated relationship based on 2 large natural experiments. Two new studies this week have advanced our understanding about the potential biological impact of the Shingles vaccine, independent of its effects for preventing Shingles or direct action vs. herpes zoster virus and reinforced its protection from dementia, ~80% of which is attributable to Alzheimer’s disease. In this post I won’t get into the details of what I previously wrote (please link back for more perspective), but instead devote the text to the new findings. https://erictopol.substack.com/p/spotlight-on-the-shingles-vaccineagain?publication_id=587835&post_id=185215801&isFreemail=true&r=1v8sh2&triedRedirect=true Topol's earlier post: https://erictopol.substack.com/p/the-shingles-vaccine-and-reduction