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  • Is it a requirement?

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    @AdagioM, I see your point. There's been a lot of sadism on display in the news in recent memory.
  • Siberia?

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    @Daniel. said in Siberia?: As an aside, Big Al, I'm curious to know if you think money buys the most happiness when you give it away? Yes, I do, Daniel. I think it is an idea that was ingrained in me at an early age, particularly by my father. I sometimes accompanied him when he would take a box of food to someone who was out of work or some surplus clothing or furniture to a family who had suffered a disaster. He and my mother donated to causes they believed in, even though we were far from wealthy. We lived on a dairy farm in eastern Ohio with my paternal grandparents and we never had cause to go hungry, but we didn't have a lot of cash to spend on luxuries. My sister sometimes resented some things my father did, saying that he was wasting his time and money on useless bums. Sometimes, that was probably true, but knowing that before doing something to help them wasn't always possible and only became apparent after the fact. That also made me subscribe to the old saying, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." I've been fortunate enough in my own life to seldom really be down and out, but I've had enough dry periods that I could wonder where the next dollar was coming from. I have some empathy for those who are closer to that circumstance more often. I can also appreciate how a small kindness can make a big difference in a person's day, whatever form that kindness might take. I also support a variety of civic institutions through donations and memberships because I think they enrich the community and I would be sorry to see than shrink or vanish, Many of them offered free or discounted admissions to youth and students and I think that is valuable. I know I welcomed such opportunities when I was young. Big Al
  • Welcome to America!

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    Great history. Good looking ancestors!
  • The whiff of corruption

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    This product came from a time machine that someone used to travel back to the '80's. Lol.
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    Exactly.
  • Evolution and guinea pig toes

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    That was an interesting read - thanks!
  • On a Portuguese beach

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  • Federal budget across agencies

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  • American Recorder Concertos Michala Petri

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    Interesting.
  • Chuckles

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  • Tibet

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    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.
  • The name rings a bell

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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.
  • The business of satellite internet

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  • Can't wait

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    China weighs in on the feud. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/02/a-billion-people-backing-you-china-transfixed-as-musk-turns-against-trump
  • AI doing job interviews ...

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    Jesus. Brave new world.
  • In honor of Canada Day

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    Oops, link to Reddit thread here: https://www.reddit.com/r/casualcanada/comments/qw5ukm/favourite_bannock_recipe/
  • Goodbye, USAID

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    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?
  • The 4th of July

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    I love this tune. Link to video
  • Ticks

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    @CHAS said in Ticks: Keeping the grass short helps keep tick populations down. I wonder if our grass is short enough. We mow once a week and keep it just a touch long — I mean, it doesn’t look long but the deck isn’t on the shortest setting, doing it this way is supposed to help prevent non-grass weeds…