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We are very, very sad in our household. Such a great voice, and a wonderful songwriter, too. Do you know about the tribute concerts at the Ryman that happened last weekend? The Mavericks past and present with special guests. Raul was supposed to be there, but ended up in the hospital a day or two before. You can watch the concerts on nugs.net as a pay per view through the end of the month. We bought both, but we’ve only watched half of the first one so far. Excellent music.

Capitalism is the worst form of economic organization. Except for all the rest that have ever been tried. This is probably a good messaging bill for the Dems though.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2025/dec/10/parents-react-to-australias-under-16s-social-media-ban-interactive It's only been two days, so polling so soon seems a bit ridiculous. But anyway, there are some interesting responses. The one comment that stood out to me: They (and I) would rather see regulation of the social media companies than the children. Yeah, this. I think it's a shame that they had to include Youtube in the mix. There is so much really, really good stuff on YT. IMO, YT should be responsible for ensuring a safe platform so that everyone can enjoy its real benefits. I can't comment on snapchat or instagram because I've never used them. It seems to be 'profits at all costs' for these companies. If they'd taken their responsibility seriously to begin with, perhaps a ban would never have been necessary.

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

@kluurs said in It appeared in the feed at another site: HOAs frequently have rules about the number and placement of Dougs within the community. probably because they’re so rare and valuable. No one wants to be Doug-less.

I love watching that guy. Thanks for the link!

Blogger who talks woodburning cookstoves: https://woodcookstovecooking.blogspot.com/2021/03/great-majestic-ranges.html Not a Majestic but very cool looking: [image: IMG_0573.JPG]

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

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.

@AndyD The one you chose is beautiful, Grade II as you know, and more manageable I would imagine than your 1st link. The 1st link is mind boggling. Grade I and that price?! I'll take the Georgian mansion in your other post. I love them as I'm sure you've noticed by now.

@Daniel

Like this one. https://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/kitchen-sink-cookies/ Or maybe just salt like this one: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1019152-salted-chocolate-chunk-shortbread-cookies?smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share Or this one https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/salty-sweet-butter-pecan-cookies-recipe

They did something right.

@Piano-Dad That's what I've heard too.

Check out NJ. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/us/politics/latino-voters-new-jersey.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1U8.3k6_.6xwphnf-_S_V&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

He went and was photographed kissing the ring of the son of George Soros. Publicly available photograph. Any time I have invested emotion in a politician it has been a fool's errand. Never got on this train. Never going to have to get off. Marginally better than most but billionaires and status quo forces aligned against change point to gridlock. My 2 cents. At least he understands many of his voters were in fact Jewish and he presumably understands the difference between Judaism and Zionism.

Spectacular! The designs are different than others I’ve seen, not that I’ve seen many. Lighter, softer, more delicate, subdued colors. My guess is the styles run in cycles and it’s been a while since I’ve been to a flower show of any kind. Nice castle, too!

Harry, Meghan, Archie, Lilibet, Eugenie, and Beatrice to lose their titles when William becomes King. You heard it here first. Or not.