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Faunascrolling--what's visiting where you are?In a nearby suburb, a critter does what it was born to do.
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Who’s decorating for the holidays?@Piano-Dad said in Who’s decorating for the holidays?:
Not me. We're out in Las Vegas preparing to welcome granddaughter Raven on New Year's Eve!
Ahem. Is there something you’d like to announce?
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"Best of" end of year listsBBC's list of 12 books to read in 2026.
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WTFer gets written up in The Guardian!That is great!!!
@adagiom - Congratulations on keeping important issues front and center, and doing something positive to change things.
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Kimmel's messageDear Britain: things are bad, but America will recover from Donald Trump. Just give us three years
When the president targeted me and my TV show, millions said no. So don’t give up on us – and always remember, we’re not all like him
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/25/jimmy-kimmel-christmas-message-trump
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Merry Christmas All@Mark said in Merry Christmas All:
I also got her a Lego F1 car modeled after the recent McLaren car. Again opened with the excitement of when she was little.
Way to go, @mark ! What a thoughtful present.
Reminds me of my dad...just before I graduated from college he asked me if there was anything I had wanted when I was a child but that I never got. I told him I had always wanted a flashlight. For whatever reason, I thought the idea of having portable light was just so cool.
On my graduation day in 1978 he gave me this:
I still have it and every time I use it, it reminds me of what a great dad he was.
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Who’s decorating for the holidays?@AndyD Thanks for the recipe! I still have potatoes from my garden. I think I'll prepare them a la Andy to go with tonight's chicken!
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Merry Christmas AllJust finished watching the King's Christmas message on BBC News.
Link to video