@chas +1

Have fun! I’d love to do that.

Udder Bull****? It is a common practice to tie burlap bags to a cable and secure it high on a pole and to the ground. The bags are soaked with and insect repellent. The cows use it to scratch what itches. The insect repellent helps keeps the flies away.

That is great. Dysarthria hit an uncle. He went from an intelligent man to a sick and troubled man overnight.

@Mik said in The bluebirds of happiness: We know they are around, but only see them once a year or less, usually in very cold weather. I've never seen one in real life.

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Agreed.

People have a hard time admitting animals are sentient let alone intelligent.

We have friends in Holland,MI - not far from that pileup. They said not much snow today, but crazy blowing and hard to see!

This was on ATK today. We are not big beef eaters but we may make an exception to try this. Link to video https://wskg.org/arts/2020-05-28/americas-test-kitchen-beef-top-loin-roast-with-potatoes-ep-2017

Interesting piece about how some foods we eat enhance the nutritional value of others. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260116-black-pepper-and-olive-oil-the-ingredients-that-super-charge-the-nutrients-you-get-from-food

I know what he should do! Investigate the BIS! I mean why stop now? How absurd.

Now think about how many will get AI to generate a synopsis for that MIT report so they can get the salient points quickly, and how much energy that will use.

@Big_Al said in Hunting a house in Helena: This article made me think of a forum member. Me, too. As did this BBC article about the ten most sustainable US towns and why they're worth a visit. Missoula was one of them. https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20260115-10-of-the-uss-most-sustainable-small-towns Popular place, that state.