WTF-Beta

Isn’t she the one that kills puppies?

A buddy of mine has joined some of the storm-chasers on a ride-along...

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@Bernard I pretty much do what these guidelines say to, especially the part about smelling the stem end. I buy the Dulcinea cantaloupes at Costco, which are packaged two to a bag. I try to buy a bag with melons at different stages of ripeness so I don't suddenly have more ripe fruit than I can eat in a reasonable time. https://www.southernliving.com/how-to-tell-if-cantaloupe-ripe-7693521

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@Steve-Miller Yeah. Cunningham! I just don't have a big enough house--unless one is talking about house cleaning, then my house is too big! But I'd love a player piano. As it is, I have a piano, a pump organ, and a M&H Melodion.

I fed my starter a couple of days ago. It was nearish to the top of the jar I store it in but I didn't think it would be a problem. Opened the refrigerator door yesterday to an overflow situation. Thank god for glass refrigerator shelves. I mixed a batch of dough and baked today. Those yeasties were particularly active; I ended up with a larger than usual loaf. I think we're having BLTs for lunch today.

I love this tune. Link to video

A really good piece at TMP (it may be behind a paywall, I'm not sure)... Bill Moyers Saw What Was Coming

Golden retriever and bald eagle. https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/animals/bald-eagle-and-dog-form-unlikely-bond-in-backyard-of-washington-home/vi-AA1F5vqk?ocid=socialshare

Me three!

He shoulda used his Sharpie to change the forecast to what he wanted it to be. Problem solved!

Do s my Beany Babies collection count now too?

The GOP used to believe that education should be under "local control."

It does not look good for Tibet. There are two stupas and other buildings of the Tibetans Buddhists n the San Luis Valley of Colorado. Land of a Spanish land grant is given to religious groups that will build there. There is also a Zen Center, an ashram and some others. Tsoknyi Rinpoche has 18k followers on Facebook. Have seen him speak in videos. He is good.

Jesus. Brave new world.

Well one does wonder about giving any ODA to some countries. In the case of the UK... to China, Turkey, Pakistan, India, Yemen, Belarus, Iran, Afghanistan. A country affording nuclear weapons gets aid?

I retired from CPS in 2013, and I haven't kept up much. The political punishment is harsh and swift for those wanting to address these sorts of issues with simmering racial overtones involved. Layer on top of that the lack of national, state and city funding over the years for updating or replacing aging buildings has led to the current situation. The addition of charter schools with performance about the same as public schools has caused its share of student losses as well.

Seems a good thing to do. But I have never lived there so what do I know about it? I have a feeling (based on the number of products I've purchased that come with warnings specific to CA) that the state probably went overboard with its restrictions. Matt Lewis, spokesman for California YIMBY, which supports the new legislation, said a law that had initially been intended to prevent projects like new freeways from plowing through neighborhoods had over the years been “Frankensteined” into a tool to block housing development. And the act, ultimately, has harmed the environment by limiting denser housing, which reduces pollution, he said. Isn't ironic that the original legislation was signed into law by a Republican governor, and it's being rolled back by a Democratic governor.

@wtg said in I want his job: chief gelato officer CGO! That's quite the job title!