You can. It doesn’t resolve 100/0 upon death but pays out at the odds just prior to death. So it sort of depends on how the death happened. If he were to become visibly more frail over time the odds would increase, this if you bought earlier you’d gain.

Hmmmmmmmmm, if the walls could talk!!!!!!! 555

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-auction-oil-gas-drilling-rights-alaskas-cook-inlet-2026-03-04/ Oil and gas drillers failed to show up at the Trump administration's ​sale of more than 1 million acres (404,686 hectares) in ‌Alaska's Cook Inlet on Wednesday, declining to submit even a single bid. The sale was the first of six Alaska offshore oil and gas auctions mandated through ​2032 by U.S. President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill ​Act, which he signed into law last year. Trump has ⁠sought to expand domestic oil and gas resources, including in ​Alaska where production has been in decline for decades. Drilling in ​the Arctic and Alaska is a high-risk endeavor, involving decades of work and billions of dollars of investment. Officials from the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management had ​planned to read bids via a livestream on the agency's ​website beginning at 10 a.m. Alaska time (1900 GMT). Bids were due a day ‌earlier, ⁠on March 3. Instead, BOEM's sale website was updated to reflect the lack of bids. "At this time, no bids have been received," BOEM wrote. "In accordance with OBBBA, we will continue to hold leasing opportunities ​for Cook Inlet ​so that industry ⁠has a regular, predictable federal leasing schedule that ensures we achieve President Trump's American Energy Dominance ​Agenda."

And miss out on the fascinating detail?

Will wait for final confirmation by watching who will give Trump his gold medal.

https://x.com/ryansaavedra/status/2030816599033151863?s=46

Yeah brain fog I suppose! I did wake up the next day with a cold (still have it) so maybe it was an early symptom.

That’s right.

Yeah, when it first came out - 32 years ago.

@Mik said in Last Bachelor night: Should have let me know. i would have popped over for a pint and hooked you up with the best restaurants! Wife has family there and I worked out of there for a few years so we're quite familiar. Damn, I never even thought of that. If we go again I'll let you know.

Could be a good idea.

My guess andrea-b is some sort of bot or AI something or other. And as far as Shat goes for a guy that can't act he has had a fabulous career as an actor. Good for him.

My guess is that it was windy, and he was afraid of his comb over going up and over! (One time I was in the States, and it was at a sporting event, and the announcer said to "remover your hats" as the national song was played and they brought in the flag.)

That's a good story and a fine development.

Op 9 #1 - is beautiful. I remember hearing Barenboim play it as an encore years ago.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/us/politics/lindsey-halligan-investigation-florida-bar.html The actions of Ms. Halligan, who as a U.S. attorney brought criminal cases against President Trump’s enemies, are under review by the organization that licensed her to practice law. Lindsey Halligan, the former U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia who brought criminal cases against President Trump’s enemies over the objections of career prosecutors, is under investigation by Florida’s bar association, according to a letter the organization sent last month. The letter was addressed to the executive director of the nonprofit organization Campaign for Accountability, which had filed complaints in Florida and Virginia about Ms. Halligan’s actions. It noted that it had been closely monitoring reprimands Ms. Halligan had received from judges. “We already have an investigation pending,” the bar association said in its letter to the group. Ms. Halligan, who left the U.S. attorney’s office in January, was included on the letter, indicating that she was aware of the investigation.

The Atlantic released an article yesterday morning about how Trump's aides said he's going to announce his support for Cornyn and ask (Paxton) to drop out. Until then the thought (and my Kalshi bet!) was that Paxton would win in a run-off since he'd suck up most of the 3rd candidate (Hunt)'s voters. Paxton is like Trump... scandals, impeached I think, maybe a felony or two, election sore loser and fraud believer... if Paxton were to beat Cornyn in the runoff, there's a higher chance the democrat Talarico could win, so the GOP would have to spend even more to win the seat, vs a cheaper and better odds win if it's Cornyn. Trump doesn't like to align with losers... at least not on purpose.

Awesome!! Happy Birthday!!!!

@Mik said in Seems Keith Olbermann doesn't like anybody.: True enough. Must be a miserable existence. I've said it before, but the difference between being miserable and being depressed is that nobody enjoys being depressed.