@Horace said in Sri Lanka unrest: This sort of real world example could be learned from. But alas, MMT experts are impervious to evidence, numbers, logic, and common sense. They do not learn.

@Renauda said in Florida Man Friday: ay, you’re not a Rangers fan are you? LOL. I'm a fanemy of a team that deserves it much more!

Very cool.

Sad that this is the current example of the person best thought to be the leader of the US. Ouch!

Funny how they are all starting straight up. Wonder what is going through their mind

Defund the police.

"Scromiting." You know, I just can't read the title of this thread without thinking of the Jim Carrey interview that @jon-nyc posted the other day.

I’m telling you, these old codgers can still swim!

@Axtremus said in Unclear on the concept.: @Aqua-Letifer said in Unclear on the concept.: Ride any lately? IIRC, my last bicycle ride was in last December. The bike had no hand-operated breaks. Instead it had this weird mechanism where to peddle slightly backwards to stop the bike. :man-shrugging: Bro that's a back stop and it's on every kid's bike. Do you mean December 1967?

paywall

@Axtremus said in lost car keys: Maybe you’d wish that Sen. Warren might support legislation that standardize car keys/fobs now? I wouldn't back that bitch in a Del Rio dog fight.

@jon-nyc said in She who would be president...: @Jolly said in She who would be president...: @jon-nyc said in She who would be president...: It’s hard to know what your specific claim is given your colorful metaphor. You mean none of them could happen? There was only the character and patriotism of a few people that stopped it from happening in 2020. Both of which are being purged from the Trump party. You mean they wouldn’t put an end to democracy in practice? Of course any of those examples would. You give me the power to decide which texas, PA, and FL country results are legit and I’ll deliver the President I want. You mean like the Dems flipped the Rove counties? I don’t understand your reference. I'm too lazy to look them up, but Rove has a short list of counties that are highly predictive of who wins the Presidential race. When he called it a night on the night of the election, Trump had won all but two of them. IIRC, it's the first time in the last half-century or so that has happened, where the winner of those counties was not elected President.. It's just another one of those things which just didn't quite pass the sniff test. There were several others. Which is why, if the Dems had any sense, they would bally-hoo election reform more than the GOP, instead of trying to let illegals vote. Clouded elections are no good for anybody.

Yes.

Exterior does not have to be kiln-dried lumber, so a pallet shingle wall would meet code. Wonder about the wood roof shingles? If not, and you had access to pallets, I've seen some very pretty floors made out of pallet wood.

@Mik said in Bond and Lynch: That's my kind of dinner. Fresh walleye and salad? Yum. I will have to look up Dorothy Lynch dressing. It's almost like visiting Minnesoooooota. You can picture yourself in Grandma's kitchen, having dinner at the table with her. The walls have paneling with gold and yellow flowers. The recipe box is red and hand painted. On the wall next to the table is a painting of an old barn next to a country dirt road and tree. Grandma painted all these items, and she developed her own folksy style that was very sweet.

Took the leftover medium-rare steak, and sliced about half of it into about ¼" thick pieces. Warmed it in the oven (not cooked, just warmed). Put it on top of a garden salad with blue cheese dressing. Yum. I have enough for tomorrow's lunch as well. Tomorrow I won't forget to crumble some actual blue cheese on it as well.

Today, their ratings would have kept them on for a half-dozen years.

@George-K said in "Plant-based": @taiwan_girl said in "Plant-based": Had very low expectations, but it actually was pretty good. Did not taste like a hamburger, but was tasty for what it was. I've had similar experiences. They're not "bad," but they're certainly not meat. Made gumbo last night with shrimp, chicken, and plant-based sausage. So I think I've effectively pissed off everybody.

Business class on the LSL from Boston to Albany. [image: 1657371241429-screen-shot-2022-07-09-at-7.52.46-am-copy.jpg] Albany Station. [image: 1657371258417-img_4518-copy.jpg]