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Thanks for the tips, @Rontuner . I think the iron I bought is faulty. It would melt a little solder and then completely fail to melt any more, even with the solder pressed against the iron.

DONE

Of course! D'oh

@Mary-Anna Yes, it took a few months to completely recover but all is well now. I'm interested in how COVID (the disease and/or the vaccine) affects our bodies, especially in light of my own reaction to the vaccine. When I saw the results of this admittedly early study it just brought home once again how complex and how individual our responses are to various pathogens and treatments (vaccines, medications, etc.). The tofu remark was a bit tongue-in-cheek, but I did wonder if there might come a day when someone could front load with tofu (probably in a pill rather than a stir fry) before getting a COVID vaccine, so they could get the benefits of the vaccine without possible negative effects..

@Bernard I think he's claiming that it was carrying oil to Iran, defying sanctions. He claims a lot of things but I don't believe much of any of it.

I'm voting with wtg.

Morbid.

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Link to video I admire people who have this kind of sartorial skill! I have almost none. I had what I called- "my middle class uniform" in high school. Jeans, two-button polo shirts, and sneakers. I naturally happened on sartorial glory once in my life. I was 21 and wore 501 Levi's and white t-shirts (t-shirt optional except in class and at parties). I had the body for it. Someone said I had no style. One of my best friends retorted-he has the style of James Dean. And I did. I didn't plan it. It never happened before and will never happen again! Today I work on my wardrobe as a never ending project with the goal of having a functional one and one that is as nice as possible with a heavy emphasis on elementary skills, e.g... colors that match, colored t-shirts I only wear at home, a set of the same t-shirts washed carefully and put away for going out, etc. I bought a belt that was too big and don't own a single pair of long pants. That's on my list. I don't move up in price point (although I've figured out how) because I am constantly replacing clothes that wear out and adding basic necessities. It's like having a hobby. Maybe I'll get better at it. But my reaction to a tie let alone a corset would be- are trying to trying to strangle me and suffocate me to death?! This man is phenomenal. So are the men who dress in period costume 24/7. Not me but ultra-talented.

Very famous house. Nice to see that no one has messed with it.

Yahoo!

I have had chives in a big pot on my deck for ten years. They come back every year without fail!

@bernard It's Neo-Gothic. I love Neo-Gothic.

Finally, a Peace Prize. Trump wins his peace prize from Fifa – any chance of a VAR review? At a gaudy and gauche World Cup draw, Gianni Infantino went all out to flatter the world’s most precious ego https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/05/trump-peace-prize-fifa-world-cup

Stephanie and Philip (Chateau Diaries) went to see it at Christie's and included footage in today's video. For anyone so interested. Link to video

@Daniel said in Black Friday deals 2025: Why are we celebrating Christmas when it's not even Thanksgiving? It's irritating! [image: 1764523167554-img_4152.jpeg]

The prints are beautiful! Senior theses are printed on one page with its opposite left blank, as well. Lol.

Yes, but it wouldn't take many to resign for the Democrats to take the House, even before the election, according to some reporter or another. Maybe they are shocked, and offended. Maybe. They are human beings, of whatever description. Maybe they feel a little bit like many people feel today. Maybe.

No direct contact, but I do "see" him on Facebook fairly regularly

My dad works for a motorcycle dealership that used to be a licensed HD dealer. The dealership has been around since the 60s. However, a few years ago HD pulled their dealership license because they gave a dealership to a big shiny new showroom that was closer to a small city and right off the highway so easier to get to. The dealership my dad works for is back of beyond, and definitely isn’t shiny and new. But they do have a great reputation and sell bikes to customers from literally all over the world. So now they sell used HD that they buy from people all over North America. The business is still doing well, it’s just changed the business model a bit. However, I know that this idea of closing down small shops that have been around forever but who don’t have the big fancy glassed in showrooms hasn’t only hit the shop near us. It’s been a common practise over the past decade or so. Maybe it isn’t working out as well as they’d like?