Happy birthday!

Thanks for bringing up the problems with arthritic hands. I hadn’t thought of that. Obviously if I’m going to buy LC or some other more expensive cookware I’m thinking long term. I already have some mild (what I assume is) arthritis in my hands which at times makes it hard for me to open things or to grip utensils to stir for any length of time. Heavy objects haven’t posed as much of a problem but I assume they could in the future… maybe I should rethink.

Ah Liberace!! ❤

That really is a beautiful eulogy. ♥️

Can they please buy Montana too?

The coup rolls on.

Tuesday's order provides new details on how government agencies will work with DOGE to reduce the size of the federal workforce, and calls on the heads of federal agencies to "promptly undertake preparations to initiate large-scale reductions in force." The order did not specify a range of how many workers may be affected and lose jobs.

The order also sets out new guidelines around hiring. It says each agency should hire no more than one employee for every four employees that depart. Additionally, the order calls on agency heads to consult with a "DOGE Team Lead" around hiring approvals.

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/11/nx-s1-5293504/trump-musk-doge-oval-office

Less than three weeks after its release, President Donald Trump’s memecoin has produced more losers than winners. For every dollar in trading fees the Trump crypto creators raked in, investors lost $20.

A total of 813,294 wallets holding cryptocurrency lost money through ownership of $TRUMP meme token shares in the 19 days since its launch, according to an analysis by cryptocurrency forensics company Chainalysis commissioned by the New York Times. The losses—accumulated as users either held onto shares of the coin as its value plummeted, or because they sold shares at a loss—totaled about $2 billion..

https://fortune.com/2025/02/11/trump-memecoin-traders-2-billion-dollar-loss-family-100-million-fees/

Not mentioned here is the report that Altman countered with a $9 Billion offer to buy Twitter. 😎

Thanks for this.
I've been thinking of going to Hurstwood Farm pianos near Sevenoaks and this Piano Shop in Tunbridge is only a few miles south.

@wtg He was part of the original "Free State Project" here in NH, having moved from WA. We all know how that turned out. Look up the book, "A Libertarian Walks Into A Bear".

What is this thing you call a Super Bowl?

This ad, on the other hand, looks like a complete scam.

I can't see how this will end in a positive way... I feel like the whole country is powerless to the Mump Machine....

😕

The territory has changed hands quite a lot ...

What beautiful country, @Bernard ! Reminds me of Door County, except you have mountains.

Belated birthday greetings!

You cannot fix stupid.

Oh yeah, those are soooo cute!!!!

They're so tiny!!!! ❤