@Copper said in Ian's Here.: You can still smell the tropics. We got 5-6 inches of rain, as expected, and needed. You know, that's a side benefit at times that is seldom discussed. In the Fall, things can get pretty dry down here. Now, nobody wishes a bad storm on anybody, but I've heard more than one person say on occasion, "Man, we could use a storm about now. Not a bad one, just a good rain".

Peter sez it's all good.

Not so peaceful here. D3's apartment's bathroom has a leak. So while the landlord fixes it, we're babysitting her cat, Carly. It's been over a week, and she stays, for the most part, in the spare bedroom. Carly's a sweetheart, usually. When I lie down on the couch to read, she pops up on my left shoulder and purrs away for an hour at a time. She and Boris have had words, but nothing too out of the ordinary. You can see her in the background, and Boris is guarding the door. [image: 1664633195884-img_2978-resized.jpeg] Maggie, who is terrified of EVERYTHING and hasn't left the master bedroom for almost a week, sensed that there's something new in the house. Well, today she discovered IT'S A CAT. Lots of screaming, growling and chasing ensued.

@Copper said in At the range: it's hot So did @jon-nyc

@Horace said in Wow.: @bachophile said in Wow.: so is this fringe or representative? The left-leaning among us will want everybody to believe it is representative. But I'm confident I'll continue to go through my life never personally interacting with people with these sorts of ideas rolling around their heads. Well then stay away from Trump rallies in Texas.

I got another signal last night that aapl is at a temporary bottom. Same signal I got last friday night, before last weeks precipitous drops. I am just watching people try to catch a falling knife, and getting bloodied. Myself, I have some standing orders at 135 and lower. I have the rest of my home sale money burning a hole in my account. I'll be glad to keep it in cash, should apple not continue to fall.

@LuFins-Dad said in Ever so quietly backtracking on student loan relief: @Jolly said in Ever so quietly backtracking on student loan relief: @LuFins-Dad said in Ever so quietly backtracking on student loan relief: @jon-nyc said in Ever so quietly backtracking on student loan relief: I wouldn’t be surprised if he changed it again to add an opt-out provision, which would remove standing from that Indiana plaintiff. While essentially admitting that they know this thing can’t stand up to any sort of legal challenge, so try to eliminate anybody with possible standing… I’m still not convinced that Congressional Republicans, while a minority, wouldn’t have standing to file on their own. But I’m also fairly certain they would rather have it as a campaign issue in November rather than squashing it in October and I’m not sure reversing course in January will be feasible. It's a campaign issue. And you don't have a huge frigging issue with that? I know better. The problem is the millions who swallow this crap whole. And neither you nor I are going to reach them in time. If ever.

@Axtremus said in Dominoes: She lives in your head rent free? What has she ever done to you? How kind of you keep her in your thoughts! To me? Nothing. That photo does not include me. But it's kind of you to think of me. How dare you?

@Axtremus said in The Sinema Trifecta: @Jolly said in The Sinema Trifecta: @Mik said in The Sinema Trifecta: If everyone hates you, does that mean you are doing the right thing? That's what I was thinking... Everyone hates Hitler too. Think harder. Not everyone. Think harder.

Years ago, I heard an interview with a guy who was in William's dorm. He said living with him was an insane experience...Williams was always "on".

@Axtremus said in $5,000,000: $5 million USD over two years for helping humanity through a devastating global pandemic is a bargain. There are many private sector senior executives and investment bankers who made much more while contributing way much less to the greater common good. Plus Fauci had to put with his ever so counter productive idiot boss Donald Trump while trying to save humanity. That’s also worth extra combat pay. I wish Fauci well. You can suck his dick if you want to. I think the man has his funding fingerprints all over the COVID deaths of the world.

Ma'am, please don't look directly into the sun.

Boy, those Texas realtors are….colorful.

@Aqua-Letifer said in US President trivia: @Horace said in US President trivia: @Aqua-Letifer said in US President trivia: @jon-nyc said in US President trivia: I’m going to guess John Quincy Adams. Second guess would be TR. Got it in two. It was Teddy. The poet was Edwin Arlington Robinson. Bigger than Frost at the time Frost himself was a big damn deal, and no one knows who Robinson is today. This is a crazy ass story. Link to video I've been reading Robinson's stuff over the past couple days. Guy did have some serious game. Could you post an example of something from him that philistines might appreciate? That's what's so cool. He's brilliant, but accessible. Here's one of his in his second book: Dear Friends Dear friends, reproach me not for what I do, Nor counsel me, nor pity me; nor say That I am wearing half my life away For bubble-work that only fools pursue. And if my bubbles be too small for you, Blow bigger then your own: the games we play To fill the frittered minutes of a day, Good glasses are to read the spirit through. And whoso reads may get him some shrewd skill; And some unprofitable scorn resign, To praise the very thing that he deplores; So, friends (dear friends), remember, if you will, The shame I win for singing is all mine, The gold I miss for dreaming is all yours. Nice. On the nose and autobiographical I guess.

You think they would have learned with Dingy Harry and the judges...

The religious right around here doesn't set the fuel prices that high.

@George-K said in 183 Yards: 183 yards. Nice

Think they could send me some 7.62x39? Sure could use some.

Cool. One of those guys I’m on calls with every Monday.