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That's a very good question! First step would be to keep Trump away from government.....

Glad to hear Mrs Ron and Mr WTG are bother doing better! @wtg said in At the hospital: The big guys like IBJI and ATI seem to have their therapists working with multiple people at the same time. We didn’t think that was optimal. That’s how it was when I was doing PT for my plantar fasciitis, one PTist was taking care of several people, and each time you went, you might or might not have the same person. At the time I remember thinking if my problem were anything more serious, I wouldn’t like that set up, so I can’t imagine doing it like that after a TKR. Meanwhile, my superwoman neighbor had her knee done a week ago tomorrow and said she drove for the first time yesterday. That means she’s not taking any pain meds. This is her second TKR, and she said she didn’t take pain meds the first time around. She has amazing recuperative powers…. Wow!!

@Axtremus My thoughts exactly.

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Excellent!

That woman becomes a part of the piano. She sits and is simply fabulous, what touch. My old piano teacher was a bit like her, you'd never guess this kindly 80 year old had such talent. She'd sit and suddenly become a concert pianist. Suddenly I was reminded of Barenboim materclassing Lang Lang

Wow!

@ShiroKuro totally agree. Read the profile of him in last week's New Yorker. Truly frightening.

We are watching Shogun, very slowly!

@wtg said in Tornado!: Frozen pipes aren't an issue if you shut off the water supply, and even better, drain the syst I thought about doing that one time when we were away, and at this point I don't remember the details, but I decided I didn't want to do that. I think it was because of the water heater? Although now we have a new water heater... @wtg said in Tornado!: for you, is a non-functioning sump pump really a disaster? Probably not, but when you're not at home, you don't know what you don't know. And we had some water problems in our last house, so we're a little gun shy, as it were. The other thing motivator for getting some kind of generator is just being without electricity for an extended time (when you'e home), and of course worrying about the indoor climate for the piano. But I will probably drag my feet so much that we do nothing for a good long while!

@DeweyLOU Thank you for sharing this! It’s tempting to say something like “my work isn’t as important as yours” as a way to excuse myself from taking the risk. But: @DeweyLOU said in What do I do with this?: Capitulation is what they're counting on. If we aren't all willing to take a stand, even in the face of potential risk, they'll have already won. This is a powerful message, one I don’t take lightly.

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

Thanks. So he talked to ex-hostages and knows first hand what happened, what they suffered, and what one US citizen is still enduring.

There were people laughing about it. I can find the clips. It became, "a thing." I'm staring death down in the face right now so I won't go looking for them. Maybe one day people will stop underestimating me by thinking I don't have reasons for what I post, and that I can't back up what I say. But it's been decades now. I won't hold my breath. There was a metaphor used in the old days, at the OCR, at TNCR, and here, expressed in the form of a question-- "Is this the hill you want to die on?" I will die on the hill of objecting to Israel's occupation, genocide, and aggression, and I won't feel badly about it for a split second.

@DougG

I've been reading it from my daughter's subscription. Notices appear that her sub expires in 3 days. Looks like she's not renewing.

Zone 6 is where I am and I find it anything but easy to deal with. Winter hammers pretty much everything but grass.

Thanks for all the info WTG I'll go take a photo later and share it. I think this bush probably needed to have been.. I don't know, pruned? It's top heavy and thin on the bottom half, which isn't great. And I think the blooms are going to be white, at least initially. We'll see, I may warm to it.

@Rontuner said in Help me re-learn how to park: I'm a bit under 6'4" and always test out the back seats Smart! I am about 5'4" and Mr SK is 5'6" on a good day, so our needs are a little different!

We only have one black spatula. I’m sure it’s worth no more than 99 cents. I will not mind chucking it and buying a non-black one for 99 cents.