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What did you have or plan to have as Valentine’s Day meal?

Mine was grocery store sushi (tuna and salmon combo) in a heart shaped container.

Go with #1.
The interiors are all done.
But #1 seems to be the better location.
Being close to a decent grocery store (that presumably also has a pharmacy) is an advantage that will get bigger as you get older.

@ShiroKuro try this link.

Thank for sharing!
You still trucking?

Looking forward to Skynet or Matrix, whichever comes first.
Rooting for Matrix between the two, seems like the gentler option.

The difference, I suppose, is that the therapists know your insurer is going to pay them.

Very nice!

How long can you keep the homemade croutons? Days? Weeks? Months?

Stephen Colbert's deliberate on-screen smugness and bombast notwithstanding, I have always found the segments he does with his wife Evie, usually around Valentine's Day, to be sweet and heartwarming. As Colbert's show is set for cancellation this year, this is most likely the last segment they will do together, and in my opinion the best one yet. Enjoy!

Hhmmm ... maybe drop the bloodline requirement and let the people choose a new king/queen? It's still monarchy, the monarch still stays monarch for life. Just that when there appears to be no good successor within the bloodline, let the people choose the next monarch from a broader candidate pool not limited by bloodline.

Vertical screen "short dramas" from China.
Often of low production value.
Mostly predictable.
Usually very contrived plots.
Yet oddly satisfying for guilty pleasure.

Yes, freakin awesome!

So ... the New START formally ends today.
What would you suggest for breakfast as I contemplate life after New START and reflect on the cast characters who may or may not be negotiating whatever it is that may or may not replace New START?

A book reviewer's critique of that court opinion:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/02/03/books/judge-ruling-liam-conejo-ramos-analysis.html?unlocked_article_code=1.JVA.gVEf.y6_-0GkMeA2s

@Daniel said in Some jokes landed with a thud, and the room fell silent repeatedly.:

Why does he try so hard?

He wants to be liked, probably.
Many people want the same, supposedly.

No picture taking until you press the shutter button. Just don't press the shutter button and the camera app makes your phone function like a mirror.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2026/02/01/melania-trump-documentary-movie-box-office-opening/88417769007/

"Melania," the controversial documentary featuring first lady Melania Trump, surprised at the box office, notching a $7 million opening weekend, according to estimates released Sunday, Feb. 1, by Amazon MGM Studios.

What's next? HP telling the world the Cray Supercomputer business is picking up again?