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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

Not only did U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino show his face in a federal courtroom Tuesday, he and a judge will be getting to know each other a lot better in the days to come. That’s because U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis said she wants to meet with the Border Patrol commander every weeknight over the next seven days, as federal agents continue their aggressive deportation campaign that’s stretched from Little Village to Lake View. Their daily meeting around 6 p.m. will give the judge a chance to speak with Bovino about the events of the day. And as they do so, Ellis will have in her back pocket a request that she fully ban the feds from using tear gas amid the immigration blitz. The judge said Tuesday that, if agents continue to deploy gas, “they’d better be able to back it up.” “And if they can’t,” she added, “then they will lose that as something they can use.” Tuesday’s hearing revealed that Bovino has no body-worn camera — nor the training to use one. Bovino admitted that fact, even after telling the judge that 99% of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents here have that technology. The judge told him to find himself a body-worn camera by Friday, noting that he probably has “an in” with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. “I’ve talked to her from time to time,” Bovino acknowledged. https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/10/28/border-patrol-gregory-bovino-federal-court

Excellent points. Luckily, we won't all need to do the same thing at the same time, so I imagine much splitting up and coming back together during the day(s) as interests - and energies diverge.

My grandmother's sister had a Cadillac her husband bought her. It was North Carolina in the mid-century. It was kind of a big deal. I remember as a child the FM radio was always tuned to an elevator music station. I remember many things about her car. The music was one of them. It seemed like a good soundtrack for riding in her car.

Delusional. He’s hoping you believe him so he has some chance of being elected to something. The Democrats have tried for ten years to exercise bare knuckle power politics. They’re just embarrassingly bad at it.

Scary. They happen in Florida.

Yet another housing problem that could be solved but won't be generally as the homeless problem extends to people into their 90's and has for many years.

Yes they may believe all of those things, but the simplicity of that message got lost by all except maybe Buttigieg who has the skill of making things understandable.

We have a tool library here in Portland. I joined it because I needed a metal detector (lost a scrimshaw stick pin in the back yard), but found my lost object myself as soon as I signed up!

I know of it, but have never had it. I'm not a fan of kombucha. I don't know how it compares to kvass/gira. I've seen the commercially prepared kvass in various international grocery stores in my area. From the article it sounds like those products are not an accurate reflection of the original product. "Gira, for all its refreshing qualities, can be a bit of a mischievous drink," Eidukevičius adds. "There's a running joke in Lithuanian households about 'gira explosions' because it ferments in closed containers where enormous pressure can build up like a bottle of Champagne. There's nothing quite like walking into a cellar and finding gira sprayed across the walls and ceiling like some kind of fizzy, rye-bread-scented geyser. It's a testament to how alive this drink is. It's a reminder that we're working with natural processes, and sometimes, those processes have a mind of their own." Mr wtg's grandparents had this happen to a batch of beer they brewed. Instead of using metal caps, they pounded a cork into each bottle and put the bottles up in the attic to "age" a bit. Hilarity ensued.

Oh, I didn't think they were going to keep it online after the performance - cool!

When the reality sink in? Will it matter?

Democracy Forward? https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/legal-group-democracy-forward-battles-120000838.html https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-progressive-legal-group-that-keeps-taking-on-trump-in-the-courts-and-winning/ar-AA1BmWYu?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=4ceeb3a8b0bd43b1947bfce2102eea59&ei=84

Meanwhile in Singapore: https://www.moh.gov.sg/newsroom/update-on-covid-19-situation- "The estimated number of COVID-19 cases in the week of 27 April to 3 May 2025 rose to 14,200 cases, compared to 11,100 cases in the previous week."

@kluurs I like the fact that they show a broom on the picture. My guess is that they use it to sweep up the pieces falling off if it!

@Axtremus explains what happened: https://wtf.coffee-room.com/topic/926/forum-appearance-change-what-and-why-it-happened

Interesting… also, what does that say about humans, that we’re more likely to be swayed by an unreliable technology prone to hallucinations than by our fellow humans….

The best way to find something is to order another. The floor in Bob's house in Tucson is cold, hard, Saltilllo tiles. House slippers are necessary. Mine are missing. Ordered a new pair. Expect the old pair to show up soon.