Ooops...you have hurricanes and @Jodi has frost. Hard to keep track of what's going on where! :man-shrugging:

She loved it! I'll have to catch up now...

What, like the poor creature should have to WALK uptown?

It's funny. I basically don't drink alcohol anymore because it knocks me on my arse. But these recipes and pics sound so very tasty.... https://punchdrink.com/articles/ultimate-best-classic-cocktail-recipes-old-fashioned-negroni-margarita/?utm_placement=newsletter

As an aside, SK, you were right! I've never seen forum software that was this sophisticated, and functioned this seemlessly!

An alleged Iranian connection was pushed by Netenyahu when he gave his speech to Congress. I'm 99% sure but I could be wrong. I'll post the quote or tape if I can find it. Thanks, wtg. Moving on to thread #2.

Zone 6 is where I am and I find it anything but easy to deal with. Winter hammers pretty much everything but grass.

First attempt in PA: https://wtf.coffee-room.com/topic/260/trump-rushed-off-stage-at-pa-rally?_=1727099819664 The second attempt on the golf course: https://wtf.coffee-room.com/topic/556/ryan-routh

A growing effort backed by Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, to switch Nebraska's electoral process to winner-take-all hit a major snag on Monday after a key state lawmaker said he wouldn't support such a change before the November election. State Sen. Mike McDonnell, one of the key Republicans holdouts GOP Gov. Jim Pillen was looking to for support to break a likely filibuster, said in a statement that he would not vote to change electoral process before then. Instead, McDonnell said he believed the legislature should take up the issue in next year's legislative session, which tentatively starts the first week of January 2025. "In recent weeks, a conversation around whether to change how we allocate our electoral college votes has returned to the forefront," McDonnell said. "I respect the desire of some of my colleagues to have this discussion, and I have taken time to listen carefully to Nebraskans and national leaders on both sides of the issue. After deep consideration, it is clear to me that right now, 43 days from Election Day, is not the moment to make this change." https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/key-nebraska-republican-opposes-trump-effort-change-states/story?id=113937433

Florida never recovered from Bush vs Gore. There's a reason why it had to be stolen. Republicans did nothing but consolidate power since that event. It was a Democratic state when I was in HS. Bob Graham was the governor. It's hard to believe now but it's true.

@Jodi said in David Hicken (piano composer): That balance piece is beautiful. Also, very, very easy. And fun to play! I bought Jacob LaVallee's complete set of PDFs with the intention of using them for sight reading practice, but I have so many things on my practice menu right now that I haven't started that yet. You can see his scores here, he shows the first page as well. https://jacob-lavallee-sheet-music.sellfy.store/

I saw this headline this morning, and full disclosure, I haven't read it yet, but my first reaction was that this seems like an over the top reaction, and that there ought to be other ways to address national security concerns.... Prolly should read about it now...

I haven't read about mandatory voting, so I'm sure there are persuasive arguments on both sides, but my main reaction is, yes, make it mandatory.

Damn. I really wanted them to shut down the government right before the election.

@wtg Ordered.