Good mother! That rain seems to be overflowing the nest. Big Al

Thanks!

There's a really nice place called Hey Nonny in "downtown" Arlington Heights that hosts some pretty good music. https://www.heynonny.com/ Our former neighbor is a member of a jazz octet that performed there a ways back. He plays bass sax, bass clarinet, and, you'll love this @Rontuner , bassoon! https://www.metropolitanjazzoctet.com/copy-of-our-team I think when they were at Hey Nonny it was with a singer named Dee Alexander. Link to video

Anybody heard of Wyatt and Ash washable rugs? Saw them pop up on Costco’s website and they seemed like they were like Ruggables. Except I think they're quite a bit cheaper..at least on Costco. Turns out they are one piece, with a non-skid backing. Of course their online marketing material talks about how much better they are than two piece washable rugs... https://www.wyattandashhome.com/

That's what I'm thinking. @Mik

Mine too. Lol. I narrowed it down to #2 and #3. I chose #2 because it seemed minimalist to me in a traditional sense, I liked the land (talk about privacy), and I liked the out buildings, including their arrangement on the property.

@wtg I miss several varieties of fruits and vegetables I ate when I was younger - Midway strawberries, Iochief sweet corn, and Sodus raspberries come immediately to mind. I still find some of my other favorites at some markets - like Rome Beauty apples. There was a Rome Beauty tree growing on the path between the house and barn on the farm where I grew up and, when they were in season, I'd pick one to eat every time I passed the tree. Big Al

Agreed, Daniel. She was singled out. Apparently she is not pleased with the mockumentary. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/30/movies/martha-stewart-netflix-documentary.html

Nice!

Nice!

We're free and clear for at least 10 days. Hurrah!

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/28/texas-shars-medicaid-special-education/ I'm glad I was in born back in the last century because the world seems to be headed in a dystopian direction. There's a line in a Madonna song (the best selling female artist of all time-- don't knock it)-- 'Its a cruel injustice to be witness to the things I see." I've witnessed a lot of events (we all have) I could have lived without and wish I could reasonably say I don't things will get worse. I know these aren't the prosperous times of the mid-century but watching this country's downhill slide and thinking about events that might come here and abroad requires more fortitude than I ever imagined.

RIP

A thread begging for cheese gags. That's a Tunworth of cheese. The thieves'll go crackers finding enough biscuits. Certain you can all do better

It’s close. I’ve seen estimates of 8%.

Makes sense to me, and completely expected.

Got to Tucson yesterday. The drive though southern Colorado and New Mexico had a lot of bright autumn colors make the drive a delight. Saw 4 carriages drawn by dark bays. One Bay was a high stepper. Saw a man and two boys. From their clothing I assumed they are Amish. Now I know what the wide shoulder lanes are for.

When I was very young I was very fascinated by the Leakey's research in Africa. My fundamentalist Mom found the books I was reading. Her reaction was rather uh.... astounding. That was the end of that.