So glad to hear you have found your place to land, @daniel . Wishing you much happiness in your new home.
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Continuing to redecorate Washington DCPirro came prepared. No umbrella as far as I can tell...
The top federal prosecutor in the nation's capital carted a box full of evidence to the White House on Monday, in a bid to prove to President Trump that the damage to the Reflecting Pool was caused by shoddy construction and not by vandals, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News on Tuesday.
U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro, a staunch ally of the president, made the case in a sometimes heated private meeting in the Oval Office Monday, hours after Mr. Trump had publicly rebuked her for dropping criminal charges against Olympic canoeist David Hearn.
She was later photographed leaving the White House carting a large white box and other bags, which sources said contained all of the evidence collected from the Interior Department that exculpated Hearn and several others from criminal vandalism.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pirro-box-evidence-trump-reflecting-pool-damage/
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Victor Borge plays it straight — Clair de LuneI saw him at Ravinia in the late 1990s. It was a hot humid day and he was of course performing in the outdoor pavilion. He was sweating profusely and I was worried he would keel over mid-performance but he never missed a beat.
Borge played his first major concert in 1926
Holy cow.
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How is everyone's summer going?Think I learned the folk harp is not for me.
How about kanklės, a Baltic box zither instrument that's a popular folk instrument in Lithuania? I could pronounce you an honorary Lithuanian to make it official.
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Think twice before booking a European river cruiseHungary to shut sole nuclear plant for first time on Sunday
Record-low water levels on the Danube forced the Paks plant offline, leaving Hungary facing a potential power crunch. In neighboring Serbia, energy production at two hydroelectric plants has also been reduced.
It measured the Danube's water level in Budapest at 23 centimeters (9 inches) on Wednesday morning, well below the previous record low of 33 centimeters (13 inches) set in 2018.
https://www.dw.com/en/hungary-to-shut-sole-nuclear-plant-for-first-time-on-sunday/a-78205668
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Building data centersThe one town that wants a data center.
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Churchill, aged 6@jon-nyc He really does look like the same Churchill we recognize from his adult photos. Sans the cigar and brandy, of course.
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Three old phones (sung to the tune of "Three Blind Mice")During recent Swedish Death Cleaning (henceforth to be referred to as SDC) efforts I stumbled upon three old, cheapo cell phones that have zero trade-in value and that I have no other use for. I did a factory reset and removed the SIM card from each.
Is there anything else I need to do before I take them somewhere for recycling?
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How is everyone's summer going?It's the beginning of August and I start to sense a subtle move towards autumn. Of course the days have been shortening since late June, but I don't really pick up on that till late July/early Aug. The angle of the sun in the sky is what I notice start to take note of.
We've been plotzing along here. The garden keeps me busy and we continue our Swedish death cleaning initiative. Mr wtg is still going to physical therapy a couple of times a week. Otherwise, pretty quiet except for contractors digging up gas lines and an occasional water main break. Nothing compared to the fires, heat, and/or flooding that we see on the news just about every day.
How about you? What have you been up to this summer? Festivals? Vacations?
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Forum Issue - 2026 August 2 - FIXED -
The Bliss of a Quieter EgoWe live in a world of noisy narcissism, but you can escape the cacophony—and be happier.
