I love having cats, but they don't usually travel well, and that matters at this point in life. Hubby has also made it clear he doesn't want a cat right now, maybe not ever again. Frogs have made their way into our family, despite his anti-pet position. They've won him over, perhaps only because they are the lesser of the other pets he can imagine me raising. They travel easily, too. They're not as cuddley as the kitties, but they have their charms. Lately, they call for attention by trilling. They like to trill to hubby's voice, too. It must be a guy thing, because it's the male frogs that trill. It amuses me when hubby's on a call for work and the frogs decide to talk, too. We sometimes have four or five of them that trill together.

@mainermikebrown That's excellent, Mike. I agree that volunteer work can be some of our best experiences. True story. As part of a high school class, I participated in a music group that performed weekly (and weakly) at what was called the State Hospital in the city where I then lived. Lo and behold, my own great-grandfather was there. Some sort of family rift had occurred long before I was even born, and I had never gotten to know him. I would stay to visit with him, then ride home on my motorcycle. Even after the class ended, I'd go see him every week. The only thing I regret is not rolling my cycle into the facility for him to see it. He was so amused by the idea that I had my own, and that I rode it to come visit him. I did that until just a few days before he died. I had no idea what the family rift was about, nor did I care. We were separate from that mess, and enjoyed seeing each other. He was quite a character.

@doctor-phibes said in Puzzle time - Narratives at a crossroad: It seems to me that what she did would be akin to a surgeon making a blunder and killing a patient. What happens in this situation? I would suspect that manslaughter is out of the equation. But then, we don't have media stories 24/7 about how surgeons hate black people. What if sturgeons hated black people? Probably no better way to get back at them than presenting their eggs as supposedly "fine fare". Ridiculous.

Plane and jet accidents do occur, even nowadays. They always will. However, flying in planes and jets are very safe.

He'd have been better just asking it, rather than going with all the theatrics, because what you notice is the the theatrics, and not Fauci's unwillingness to commit.

@copper That is such a wonderful picture, Copper. I hope you've had an enlarged copy made to display at your house.

Sounds kind of "fishy". I am not sure how individual stocks work, but something is not right. It is almost if I formed a company and then had my relatives in Taiwan "buy" the shares. Then they would "sell" them, and another relative would "buy" them at an higher price, continuing to increase the value of the company. Is that how it would work?

I'm glad it's spring. I'm not a winter person anymore like I used to be when I was 13 years old.

@mainermikebrown said in Remember Chocolate Lingerie?: 1981 is a little before my time. Bet you know the Number 1: https://m. Link to video

The MSM will never take on this letter. It’s too bad because you are pissing in the wind if you think for a moment there will be a retort. It will be snuffed and ignored. I’ll be people don’t even know how to rebuff and if they wanted to would pray someone would do it for them. Someone here prove me wrong.

Houses aren’t cheap, y’know.

I would support it, but now that Gaetz is in, further buy-in might be problematic.

@george-k said in Dear Google Maps: @jon-nyc said in Dear Google Maps: Truth be told I don't use any map app very often these days. Nor do I. The only reason I use any of them is to determine what's the fastest route to my destination (which I already know how to get to) and to show me traffic backups, etc. Even for known short drives it is good to be diverted in case of an accident, road closure or construction. I’ve regretted not turning it on at least three times.

Does that go back to Invision days? Or even earlier?

@loki said in Hey Brenda.... it's not just Minnesooota!: Well, that's the news from Brenda’s house, where all the toads are strong, all the frogs are good looking, and all the tadpoles are above average. That's the post of the day week month.

Don't worry, Horace, I can't bug you too much more wth questions. My laptop is nearly out of power and I haven't got a power cord with me here on the porch. LOL

https://www.foxnews.com/science/first-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-florida-keys Florida Keys to see release of first genetically modified mosquitoes

@doctor-phibes said in COVID breakthrough cases: @horace said in COVID breakthrough cases: @doctor-phibes said in COVID breakthrough cases: @horace said in COVID breakthrough cases: @copper said in COVID breakthrough cases: So much for any hope of reasonable limits. Emotional thinkers -> one death -> outlaw that proximal cause These people shouldn't be trust with social policy, but by definition, they always are. It's not really emotional thinking, it's CYA thinking. I work in public safety, I know how it operates. There's always a fear that for every tip, there's an associated iceberg. The area tends to attract people who suffer from an abundance of caution. I certainly agree it's CYA at its executive level. But it's all supported ultimately by the culture. This is a very litigious culture, which also explains quite a bit about how people think The media stories aren't interested in how litigious we are.

Canadians have so much blood on their hands.