@CHAS said in Happy Halloween!:

Going to see jazz singer Samara Joy.

I saw her here in Pittsburgh a few months ago. I'm pretty sure you enjoyed the show.

We haven't had trick-or-treaters at our house for a number of years since the children who lived on our little road grew up. We're the last house on a dead end and pickings are slim so no children come around from other neighborhoods anymore.

Big Al

@Steve-Miller said in How to dismantle the press, Putin master class:

@wtg

It would not be difficult to find 5 liars at Mar a Lago and they think it makes Trump look good.

That's my take.

@Steve-Miller said in Whatcha doin' for Turkey Day?:

@Mik What are your thoughts on Coopers Hawk? They just opened one near us and we want to try it.

Interesting food, not crazy about the wines. One would think since that is their schtick they'd do something special. Last couple times have been for lunch, so iced tea, no wine. Friends brough their Lux sparkler over a few weeks ago. meh. Sweet and uninteresting.

The wines may have gotten better, it's been two or three years since I tried them. Again, the food is good.

I'm here too. (Amanda)

Where are the emoticons and special features (like URL)?

I can't even figure out what my password is as it's generated by auto-fill. Guess I registered earlier and forgot it...(going to check password minder!).

There's a row of icons at the top of the page after WTF Beta. If you hover over them it will pop up a description of what it is.

I use the clock ("Recent") to take me to the page of current topics that lists the most recent posts, pretty much the same as the other WTF>

I also use the one that looks like a person's head and shoulders ("Users"). If you click on Users it will take you to a list of people who are registered, and once you're there you can click on Online to see who is logged in. It's equivalent to the Member List on the other site.

Thanks for sharing that Jodi, it sounds sort of mixed but manageable.

@Jodi said in Alzheimer’s/dementia and finances:

Care taking jobs don’t pay that well.

Yep, this is one part of the problem. The cost to the residents/patients is another...

It’s pretty depressing for the rest of us.

I can only imagine. I'm sorry!

@DougG
The previous name does have a certain ring to it.

@wtg said in The doorbell rang:

Or it was a distraction ruse, something that happens in our area quite often. One guy comes to the door and engages the homeowner, especially seniors (I think I qualify), usually trying to get them to the back of the house and away from the front door. An accomplice gets in the house and steals property.

I’ve heard about this happening more in this area as well. 😞

Once we move, I wonder if we’ll be more vulnerable to that kind of thing, mostly bc it’s a nicer house. Our rental house is pretty nice on the inside (mostly) but the outside is so drab and in need of various tweaks and repairs , I can’t imagine it would be much of a draw for that kind of crime.

@Big_Al Thanks for linking to that Brookings piece.

@CHAS said in Good news for the geezers among us:

That is great. Now they need to find a way to make geezers as active as the youngsters in another activity which will not be named.

Don’t they already have targeted pharmacology for unnamed activities?

(Mik beat me too it)

@Axtremus Have seen "bikes" on the Tucson bike trails that use a motion like an elliptical machine for propulsion. They passed me, which does not mean they are fast.

There are many miles of bike trails here. One trail goes over the pass to Vail. A company takes tourists to the top of the pass so they can zoom down. It is a nice climb.
The Katy trail in Missouri was started when I was a student. It draws people from around the world.

The article points out that Walz’ recipe is a lot like Walz - solidly midwestern but at the same time rather sophisticated. No canned mushroom soup - you make a Bechamel, thickened with a roux.

I like that description.

@wtg no, after all our discussions here! I decided that he's in business for himself, he sets his rates... I hope that's ok. (Let's see if he comes back... 🙏
I did give him some cherry ginger ale after he finished. 😅

@Rontuner thanks for all your PMS and support!! Now that I'm done yelling, I wrote a longer report, here: https://wtf.coffee-room.com/topic/209/piano-tuning-report

@CHAS 😀😀😀

Toyota's breakthrough battery 620miles? 482?
https://electrek.co/2023/11/21/toyotas-long-range-solid-state-ev-batteries-limited/

Ax, thank you! I completely forgot the organ! (apologies to Bach and organists everywhere!)

Here are the posts with the instructions:

https://wtf.coffee-room.com/topic/180/possible-issue-with-edit-screen?_=1723587587075

More discussion:

https://well-temperedforum.groupee.net/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/9130004433/m/3473961997?r=3473961997#3473961997

aaaccckkk! My epipens are too old. Thanks for the info.

Wow! 15! Don't blink, or he will be off to college!

For Wtf as an element, I am thinking the atomic weight may correspond to the number of members we have.
The atomic number is harder to choose -- who should we consider "positive"?