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Is the title of this thread a sneaky way of asking me how old I am?

I've said it before and probably many times but I believe Ukraine has been losing this war for a long time.

@Steve-Miller said in Using flooring material as chair mat??: ou might consider the ultimate - remove a section of carpet and install either tile or wood flooring in the cutout. Oh no, absolutely not!!! We'll stick with the path of least resistance -- i.e., leaving the flooring as is!!

That is an excellent picture of you! I'm glad the two of you had a good time!

I missed this announcement from a few months ago. Vaccine experts are perplexed by a project the Trump administration has launched to develop a universal flu vaccine, which has long been a goal, though an elusive one, in medical research. Dubbed Generation Gold Standard, the project is aimed at creating a flu shot that doesn't have to be updated every year to match the latest strains of the virus. The project also aims to produce a vaccine that could protect people against other respiratory viruses that could cause a pandemic, such as bird flu and coronaviruses. "Generation Gold Standard is a paradigm shift," said National Institutes of Heath Director Jay Bhattacharya in a statement announcing the project. "It extends vaccine protection beyond strain-specific limits and prepares for flu viral threats — not just today's, but tomorrow's as well — using traditional vaccine technology brought into the 21st century." The announcement surprised vaccine researchers, given the anti-vaccine stance of health officials like Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "I'm glad to see that this administration is still wanting to invest in developing next-generation influenza vaccines or respiratory vaccines in general," says Ted Ross, director of Global Vaccine Development at the Cleveland Clinic. An old vaccine technology back in the spotlight But Ross and other outside vaccine experts are mystified by many aspects of Generation Gold Standard. https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/05/13/nx-s1-5384934/trump-universal-flu-vaccine There was this assessment in Science: https://www.science.org/content/article/gold-standard-or-appalling-hhs-s-500-million-vaccine-bet-inactivated-viruses-puzzles

@Steve-Miller Ditto

All very beautiful!

@Steve-Miller said in Almost hit head on: I like trucks more than most people, but what would you even do with such a thing? That vehicle has a modification package. The whole thing looks like *****. (Edit: Andy mentioned it.) I'm glad you weren't injured, Bernard and Andy! I haven't driven very often in 15 years. I'm going to have to approach it very carefully.

Awwww.....what a sweetie!!

@Steve-Miller said in Fermented foods: I’ve never heard of a pickling weight. Now I want one. DIY: https://www.farmcurious.com/blogs/farmcurious/58156485-diy-fermenting-weights

Nice. The tradition continues.

jon, I contacted company, told them their package was a week late, that I didn't want this package, and that I want the same product in black. Their customer service skills were great.

Every day for the next week below 90 as low as 83 as high as 88 a single day. Lots of rain. It definitely feels like the climate has changed somewhat. I'd have to say after this month long heat wave with no rain and no wind, the fact it was a dry heat only made it worse.

@Axtremus Interesting link. Most of those chains are owned by private equity firms who are dismantling each company and stripping it for parts. Our MAGAT government is doing the same thing with the country. Coincidence?

@wtg Niel Harrison, Windmills of Your Mind

@Bootsy Thank you!!

Yes on lists. I usually use my phone so I always have it. I have done that with trash bags. How sanitary does trash have to be? I wear cargo shorts (90% of the time year round) three or four days in a row but only because I work out in them. Otherwise a week would be possible. T-shirts generally only get one day. Button down shirts can be worn two or three times depending on what I do in them and whether i hang them up. if they don't feel fresh in the wash they go. Socks and underwear one day only. I don't usually make my own cleaner, except for the shower door. just a little vinegar solution.

I want this platinum bracelet. https://7879.co/products/forte-chain-bracelet?variant=45074201182385&metal=platinum Notice the links are oval and the top and bottom of each link is flat. This is my favorite style of chain. Notice it has a lobster claw clasp and Is 4 mm. The 7.5" platinum bracelet is around $1,700 with the discount code. I don't know why I have experience taste. The 18 kt gold one is $3,000 before the discount. People seem to want gold badly these days give the economic system is thought to be under threat by many people for multiple reasons. I don't know how close to market price per weight these pieces might be. I haven't looked at it. I think it's something of a gimmick.

Copy Copy? We have nothing like that if it's what I think. You have to have your own office, know someone you trust, or go to the library. We had Kinkos back in the day in Tampa. Why did those businesses go away? I don't know.