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  • For our piano buffs

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    @Big_Al I can't remember what I did exactly, but I read about it and got advice from people on PW. In the end it was super easy, and I didn't do anything special to protect the parts outside of the logo. It may be because this is a Yamaha, and the finish is probably as indestructible as you can get for a piano. ??
  • The widening inequality gap

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    Well, what I read and listen to (stuff about real estate and about the economy in general) seems to all be pointing to a consensus that we're about to hit something like the 2008 situation but structurally different and even worse. I hope I can buy real estate soon because frankly it's so low here now I don't care if it goes lower. I was paying my rent today and Mr. Monopoly the owner was at the office. He was very friendly because he remembered meeting me when he got parked his car on the road and got out of it a few months ago, and I was likewise. It's all fun and games until the land you live on gets sold to private equity.
  • For our train buffs

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    Big_AlB
    It's scheduled to pass through my area on July 11th. I'll certainly make an attempt to see it if the trackside crowds aren't too enormous. Big Al
  • Laughter is the best medicine

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    wtgW
    Q: What do you call a lazy kangaroo? A: A pouch potato.
  • Reshaping the snack aisle

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    Oh, and I decided to be a team player, sign the papers, and move on with life. I also reconciled with my cousin and SIL this morning. It's not a perfect world. My father certainly never said any such thing. It's time for me to move forward.
  • Let's show some love for a billionaire

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    Always been a big fan of his.
  • For Jodi

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  • The probate is pretty much done

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  • From Jimmy Kimmel

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    Love it!
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    This country was founded on Enlightenment principles. But good luck arguing with a Christian nationalist. Smashing your head against a concrete wall would be a better use of your time. They believe in a metaphysical power, as the professor said, and they also believe that their point of view constitutes absolute truth. They are theocratic and their metaphysical views contain some very strange ideas. All of this would be fine, if they understood that their religious beliefs were their private concern. But, no. They feel perfectly justified in trying to create a world in which an apocalypse would happen. I live in a Evangelical Christian neighborhood. Let's just say that hell will freeze over before I'll be inviting any of them to my home. I guess I'm beyond the culture shock, and there are good and bad people in any group, but, in general, what I have encountered is appalling to me. YMMV.
  • Piloting planes is getting a lot more interesting

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    Well, into every life a little rain must fall. Pilots do an amazing job, every day. They're awesome. My guess is that they'll handle this like the professionals we know then to be. Pilots? Respect!
  • A Ukrainian journalist reflects on 20 years of covering the US

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    D
    Welcome to the club.
  • Ilinois Accountability Commission

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    It will be a report. I'm all for that. I'm afraid it will affect nothing, though.
  • Roger Bannister gives a thumbs up

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    D
    I know!
  • Bloomscrolling--what's in bloom where you are?

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    You are way ahead of us, wtg. We are at the daffodil stage. [image: 1777584615875-4302.jpg] [image: 1777584624164-4303.jpg] [image: 1777584637880-4304.jpg]
  • AI 'superlearners'

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  • Carillon Bell Tower

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    I should not play anything that loud. I might be tarred and feathered.
  • For our buff buffs

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    @AndyD That is Jon. The speedo matches his blue shoes.
  • Surgeon general

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  • Father-daughter business

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