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@dolmansaxlil said in RIP Jane Goodall: I met her when I worked at a bookstore where she was doing a signing. How cool!

I have been around enough Repubs, young and old, that talk like that, that this is no surprise. I am surprised that so many are surprised. In Utah the Republicans, during Obama's presidency did not say, "The president', They said, "The n___________ president. In my home town in Missouri I did not hear the n word as much as when I was a child, but when I did it was from the mouth of a state representative. I saw pro-nazi literature being passed around at the small town coffee shop. I have always tried to stay in the local society instead of only being around people like me to avoid the distortions in perception that come that.

RIP indeed. She always had such a good hat game! I remember this one from the Godfather!! [image: diane-keaton-the-godfather-030124-1-1fe70c83035c43628c8774e460f13a2d.jpg]

@ShiroKuro Yes, goldens are among the sweetest dogs!

Just a note, my experience with Tik Tok isn't much different than SK's. I've never used it. I have been to its home page, and my first thought was that the interface looked complicated and stupid, and I hit the back button.

Her DVDs are mostly out of stock and some are trying to sell sets that were 20 quid for 200!

Reminds me of an Amish group that experienced a similar tragedy and did a similar act.

@Steve-Miller said in Recycling Australian Pianos: Maybe their salt and pepper shakers are really big?

@CHAS said in Seattle Ultrasonics: Painless finger removal? +1

That’s fun! I have an open dish of shells on my powder room counter. They could probably use a rinse. They’re all from different trips; I can’t remember which came from where any more.

@Rontuner said in As it should be: Time for police to arrest ICE contract workers? I think this should be the norm for contractors without visible ID or warrents. Speaking of contractors, I think an additional problem is the trend for subcontracting across many areas of law enforcement — ICE yes, but also prisons, other aspects of border patrol, all of it. It seems like it’s almost completely under the radar, but for-profit anything related to law enforcement is an inherent conflict of interest and recipe for abuse. Surely that’s playing a role in what we’re seeing but with all the problems happening at once, this one seems to not get much attention.

@AndyD said in New U.S. Citizenship Test ...: Large bank balance? this, probably.

They are a tax on Americans said one U Penn economist and he added that this was Economics 101. Prices haven't gone down, BTW. The economy is ****. The prices of mobile homes in my park keep falling though by some miracle. "We" practically drove the Canadians out of the market. I can't think of any other reason for it. Beautiful, fully renovated places are going for a song. Other than this anomaly, "affordable" housing in this metro area is a joke.

I'm very glad you posted that story. It reminded me of what it was like to be young and foolish and still live to tell about it. I grew up in an area where most cars were big domestic sedans and the earliest compact cars were Chevy Corvairs and Ford Falcons. The most exotic vehicle was a Renault Dauphine that a high school friend's father owned and a VW Beetle that my high school math teacher drove. When I arrived at university in 1963, I was amazed at the number of sports cars around, especially the smaller British cars like the TR-3s, Austin Healeys, MGs, and so on. There was even a Jaguar XK-E or two. I could understand the allure of such cars. About 10 years later, when I met my wife, she was driving an Opel 1900 that she had bought in California and drove back to Pittsburgh when she decided to return east. We made some memorable road trips in that car. One of my favorites was a ride up the Blue Ridge Parkway on the cusp of spring with the trees in full leaf in the lower portions and just beginning to leaf out at higher elevations. It was like driving through almost the entire season over a couple of days. I'm also reminded of the following: There was a young man from Boston Who had a cute little Austin He had room for his ass And a gallon of gas But his balls hung out and he lost 'em. Big Al

I remember that. Seems so ancient watching the clip.

I have to agree with Trump that it was the right time to stop what was beginning (or "biginning" as Trump wrote in the Knesset visitors book ) to be a one sided stalemate. The Palestinian terrorists however have not released all the hostages, they have openly executed 'collaborators' in the streets, and are fighting with splinter group (who may be worse terrorists).

I was just thinking about them the other day. That’s was so awful,

@kluurs [image: 1760151770553-27e47c87-8ec0-418f-91ea-625162acdd97-image-resized.jpeg] https://www.shoplavana.com/cdn/shop/files/IMG-7810_1024x1024@2x.jpg?v=1719435901 I don’t know what I would do if I met a woman wearing this..

I couldn't agree with your first sentence more! I'm glad you're a fan. Cindy is too.

@Steve-Miller said in What’s cookin’ good lookin?: In an effort to eliminate doom scrolling, which was harshing my mellow, I’ve been watching YouTube cooking shows and listening to cooking podcasts. The internet will just have to get along without me. I’ve learned a lot, and I’ve especially learned that even classically trained chefs do things differently from one another. So I ask you: Apron or no? Towel hanging from apron? Bench scraper? Or scrape cutting board with knife? Blade up or blade down? Garlic in with the aromatics or just for the last minute for fear of burning? Jarlic? Frozen garlic? Countertop trash bowl when chopping? Mis en place? Clean as you go or all at once? Where do you stand? No apron. Scrape board with knife blade up. Garlic early and often. Jarlic I confess unless it’s to be consumed fresh (not cooked). Mis - yes. Re cleaning it depends on the recipe. Some recipes give you time, some don’t. If I can I do.