The New Coffee Room

Even at church, everybody plays with a click.

Good for wound dressings, too.

Jewish custom of the day was a quick (within hours) burial or entombment... If you had little or no money, they'd do a direct ground burial. Jesus was prepped for burial and placed in a tomb that belonged to Joseph of Arimathea. Custom was to anoint the body with oils and spices, and wrap in a cloth. A lot of tombs had kokhim or carved ledges where the body would be placed. After a year, the tomb would be unsealed and the bones put in a box, which was then stored within the tomb.

On a bit more serious note...

@Mik said in A massive blind taste test fed people real and vegan meats. It revealed something surprising.:

Trying to make plant matter look, taste and feel like meat is, imo, a fool's errand. Plants can be made quite delicious and satisfying all on their own, and I'm always looking for things like that, especially in pastas, rice bowls, etc. Just focus on making it so one does not miss meat.

John Wilkes Booth smiled.

@Mik said in How a Small School Competes in an NIL World:

I knew NIL was a bad idea.

The kid at Tennessee is getting third round NFL money.

https://babylonbee.com/news/american-hostages-in-gaza-disguise-themselves-as-ms-13-gang-members-so-democrats-will-fight-to-bring-them-home

When $8M ain't enough...

https://san.com/cc/tennessees-qb-breakup-embodies-new-nil-issues-in-college-athletics/

When the trade talks start to happen, I don't think tariffs will be the only thing discussed. I think trade barriers are also going to be thrown into the mix.

There's two countries I'm really interested in - China and Russia. I think Trump is going to try to corral trade with China. Not cut off, modify. And I think he's gong to try to drive the price of energy low enough that Russia will have trouble waging war at their current pace.

I believe some of LuFinn's family or friends used to work there. Perhaps he'll weigh in on what all they made...

Stay fit...

https://paddybarrett.substack.com/p/the-best-way-to-prevent-dementia

Streamlining for mission critical...

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/how-pete-hegseth-is-streamlining-the-pentagon

132 seconds...

https://nypost.com/2025/04/18/opinion/chinas-aggressive-export-strategy-has-shattered-the-u-s-glass-industry/

Then I'm sure that if Harvard is the unsurpassed leader in medical and science research, they can attract all the private funds they need, should they choose to forgo Federal monies.

And you can die tonight, in firey flames from a mass coronal ejection.

That was a look long before Mar-al-lago.

Nah, I cleaned the A/C fins, did some plant watering and push-mowed the dog's yard. Gonna go mow on the rider for about an hour, then I've got other stuff to do.

Hi, Jon.

Fuck you.

Then let's keep the productivity where it's at and start cutting workers until we meet budget!