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Excuse me, but did anyone have "Puppy-Killer Gets Fired for Sex Jet" on their bingo card?
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...well, actually Mr. MAHA seems upset about all that sugar.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is gearing up for on iced coffee. The Big Huge ones with lots of sugar.
Look, we all know shoveling a lot of sugar is bad but seriously? Iced coffee? Aren't there more important things to worry about like MEASLES and WHOOPING COUGH?
Yeah, screw you, Kennedy. I will not give up my sweet sweet coffee. Come and take if, asshole.
Even though I don't care for iced coffee. Coffee should be strong as iron, dark as death and as sweet as love.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is gearing up for on iced coffee. The Big Huge ones with lots of sugar.
Look, we all know shoveling a lot of sugar is bad but seriously? Iced coffee? Aren't there more important things to worry about like MEASLES and WHOOPING COUGH?
Yeah, screw you, Kennedy. I will not give up my sweet sweet coffee. Come and take if, asshole.
Even though I don't care for iced coffee. Coffee should be strong as iron, dark as death and as sweet as love.
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Wednesday is my usual day for light box treatment. It's UVB and with weekly visits over a period of several months my psoriasis mostly cleared and stayed clear.
My scalp, no such luck. It scabbed and oozed and blistered and 60 percent of my hair is gone. Two types of shampoo, two courses of antibiotics - no help. I wear scarves when I go out because the sight of my scalp makes women faint, grown men cry and dogs to howl.
Yes it hurts and itches like hell. Three biopsies showed nothing scary.
So they passed me to a more experienced partner. She walked into the examination room and asked what I was here for.
I took off my scarf. Her eyes widened in horror.
After a quick overview of my treatment she excused herself for several minutes. Several long minutes. She came back with another nurse and gave me a good looking over. She took two more biopsies - not of my scalp - but other odd areas - put me on a different antibiotic and a steroid. She expressed so much concern about my condition she even gave me a little hug as she left.
I'd post pictures of my scalp but I'm afraid they're too gruesome.
I'm hoping to finally get some traction on this.
My scalp, no such luck. It scabbed and oozed and blistered and 60 percent of my hair is gone. Two types of shampoo, two courses of antibiotics - no help. I wear scarves when I go out because the sight of my scalp makes women faint, grown men cry and dogs to howl.
Yes it hurts and itches like hell. Three biopsies showed nothing scary.
So they passed me to a more experienced partner. She walked into the examination room and asked what I was here for.
I took off my scarf. Her eyes widened in horror.
After a quick overview of my treatment she excused herself for several minutes. Several long minutes. She came back with another nurse and gave me a good looking over. She took two more biopsies - not of my scalp - but other odd areas - put me on a different antibiotic and a steroid. She expressed so much concern about my condition she even gave me a little hug as she left.
I'd post pictures of my scalp but I'm afraid they're too gruesome.
I'm hoping to finally get some traction on this.
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From the Daily Mail Feb 24, 2026:
"It wasn't just the blanket left behind on a plane that got Homeland Security senior adviser Corey Lewandowski so riled up that he fired Kristi Noem's pilot.
It was, according to three DHS insiders, another item Noem left on that flight last spring: her bag.
No one knows for certain what was inside the bag - or at least no one was saying - but it was enough to stir up a hornet's nest with a firing, a rehiring, a promotion and even a medal."
Right. The Bag was so important that Lenandowski came into the cockpit in the middle of the critical climb to altitude - with the seat belt light still one - to chew out the pilot. Then they fired him after they landed. Then they realized there was no one to fly them out of the airport so they rehired him.
What's in the bag, b**ch?
If it was Important Papers and Documents of a Security Type, you DON'T make a noisy fuss about it - you send an air marshal to discretely pick up the bag and have it securely delivered back to you. You don't take off your seat belt and berate the pilot who is FLYING THE AIRCRAFT.
Oh by the way? The pilot was black. Funny about that.
And when were pilots supposed to be baggage handlers?
What's in the bag, b**ch?
"It wasn't just the blanket left behind on a plane that got Homeland Security senior adviser Corey Lewandowski so riled up that he fired Kristi Noem's pilot.
It was, according to three DHS insiders, another item Noem left on that flight last spring: her bag.
No one knows for certain what was inside the bag - or at least no one was saying - but it was enough to stir up a hornet's nest with a firing, a rehiring, a promotion and even a medal."
Right. The Bag was so important that Lenandowski came into the cockpit in the middle of the critical climb to altitude - with the seat belt light still one - to chew out the pilot. Then they fired him after they landed. Then they realized there was no one to fly them out of the airport so they rehired him.
What's in the bag, b**ch?
If it was Important Papers and Documents of a Security Type, you DON'T make a noisy fuss about it - you send an air marshal to discretely pick up the bag and have it securely delivered back to you. You don't take off your seat belt and berate the pilot who is FLYING THE AIRCRAFT.
Oh by the way? The pilot was black. Funny about that.
And when were pilots supposed to be baggage handlers?
What's in the bag, b**ch?
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So... I spent a little money.
I bought a Super Snark guitar tuner. It clips onto the head stock of the guitar and can be used for both electric guitar, base and acoustic guitar. It's made tuning much easier. This is important because with my decaying physical hearing, I'm trying to train my brain to hear better. I've been working on it for several months by playing almost every day. I've noticed that my left ear hears better than the right when it comes to hearing things in tune.
I've bought a bunch of guitar straps!! My 12 string kept slipping off my knee when trying to play it so putting a strap on to keep it stable really helps. I've been having problems finding strap locks that I like locally so I may have to check online. There's these cute button ones that look like they come off of Grolsch beer bottles. They should be fine for lightweight acoustic guitars but I wouldn't trust them for my base. I still have my old strap locks which still work just fine for my Phony Fender.
They Phony Fender is getting new strings. It's about time. I've put them on but I haven't tuned it up yet. I want to give the strings time to settle. In addition, the initial stress of stringing it up the E string caused the nut to pop off. I've glued it back on and I want the glue to set overnight.
I've got a no-name short scale electric guitar that needs new strings. Also a classical guitar that needs them. I've got the strings, I just need the time to put them on. I really dislike stringing guitars - it's a pain in the neck.
The Hagstrom hollow body bass (in the picture) may need some technical help: a neck shim, maybe a new nut and complete set up. It also needs a new case. Because it's an unusual base the local shops are unable to find one that fits. I may end up building a case. I'm putting both ideas on the back burner right now.
When I started losing my hearing about a decade ago I practically gave up on music: I didn't play and I barely listened to any. I regret stopping. I have to build up my strength and my fingering all over again. Still, I think I'm making progress.
I bought a Super Snark guitar tuner. It clips onto the head stock of the guitar and can be used for both electric guitar, base and acoustic guitar. It's made tuning much easier. This is important because with my decaying physical hearing, I'm trying to train my brain to hear better. I've been working on it for several months by playing almost every day. I've noticed that my left ear hears better than the right when it comes to hearing things in tune.
I've bought a bunch of guitar straps!! My 12 string kept slipping off my knee when trying to play it so putting a strap on to keep it stable really helps. I've been having problems finding strap locks that I like locally so I may have to check online. There's these cute button ones that look like they come off of Grolsch beer bottles. They should be fine for lightweight acoustic guitars but I wouldn't trust them for my base. I still have my old strap locks which still work just fine for my Phony Fender.
They Phony Fender is getting new strings. It's about time. I've put them on but I haven't tuned it up yet. I want to give the strings time to settle. In addition, the initial stress of stringing it up the E string caused the nut to pop off. I've glued it back on and I want the glue to set overnight.
I've got a no-name short scale electric guitar that needs new strings. Also a classical guitar that needs them. I've got the strings, I just need the time to put them on. I really dislike stringing guitars - it's a pain in the neck.
The Hagstrom hollow body bass (in the picture) may need some technical help: a neck shim, maybe a new nut and complete set up. It also needs a new case. Because it's an unusual base the local shops are unable to find one that fits. I may end up building a case. I'm putting both ideas on the back burner right now.
When I started losing my hearing about a decade ago I practically gave up on music: I didn't play and I barely listened to any. I regret stopping. I have to build up my strength and my fingering all over again. Still, I think I'm making progress.
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Welcome to the Zoo Crew! An eclectic mix of posters of all sizes and shapes!
From me expect snarky political comments, nerdy posts on how great Linux is and occasional hair pulling entries on how bad my writing sucks.
Oh, and getting on in years.
Enjoy!
From me expect snarky political comments, nerdy posts on how great Linux is and occasional hair pulling entries on how bad my writing sucks.
Oh, and getting on in years.
Enjoy!
Quote from Daily Kos on 02/19/2026 about Andrew Mountbatten:
"Andrew has been arrested rather than being invited to go to a police station and be interviewed under caution. That is widely used by police rather than actually arresting someone. So this sudden arrest will have come as quite a nasty surprise to Andrew. The police can now do searches without Andrew having had any notice that they may be coming."
Does this mean that that the police can search all of 'Andrew Formerly Known as Prince' closets, bank records and online accounts and he can't do shite about it?
Do tell. Literally. 'Cause I don't want to see just a perp walk, I want a parade of pedophiles being marched off to jail.
*passes the popcorn*
"Andrew has been arrested rather than being invited to go to a police station and be interviewed under caution. That is widely used by police rather than actually arresting someone. So this sudden arrest will have come as quite a nasty surprise to Andrew. The police can now do searches without Andrew having had any notice that they may be coming."
Does this mean that that the police can search all of 'Andrew Formerly Known as Prince' closets, bank records and online accounts and he can't do shite about it?
Do tell. Literally. 'Cause I don't want to see just a perp walk, I want a parade of pedophiles being marched off to jail.
*passes the popcorn*
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Illegal Immigrant and drug abuser Elon Musk is now talking about merging SpaceX and xAI to have
DATA!
CENTERS!
IN!
SPACE!
He must be drinking from tRump's sippy cup as he's talking about a million satellites that are AI data centers. What could possibly go wrong?
Let me count the ways:
POWER - AI data centers need power, lots of it. Until we get mini nuclear power plants that will fit inside a Falcon 9 rocket he'll need solar power. Lots of it. That means HUGE solar panels. The panels alone would dwarf the satellite. It's just not practical.
HEAT - There's no air in space to radiate away heat. Getting rid of all that heat from data centers on the ground is a big problem already. Out in space where you can't connect a hose to the local water supply to cool your screaming hot processors? Difficult. Expensive. Hard.
SCALE - Data centers are large because you want to pack as many processors as close together as possible to reduce latency. Even connected by LASERS! latency between satellites (or the ground) is going to be enormous compared to having another cluster in the rack a few feet away.
UP KEEP - A memory module dies in your data center in Rack 72, Unit C? Send a geek waddling down the hall and they'll power down the rack, swap out the bad RAM and that Unit is making kiddie p0rn again in minutes. Up in SPACE? Your satellite become nonoperational. Wasted money. Space junk, which leads us to
SPACE JUNK - One wrong component gets fried and you got space junk. One virus or Windows Update brinks your satellite and you get space junk. No reboots 800 miles up. Your hardware become obsolete? Space junk. We already have so much junk orbiting the earth it's getting harder to find a clean area to place a satellite let alone a million of them. Each collision spews more space junk until all the orbits become too polluted to use. Can you say,Kessler syndrome? I knew you could. Which leads us to
POLLUTION FROM SPACE! The standard way to dispose of old satellites is send them into the Earth's atmosphere and let them burn up. Well, that may be okay once in a while, like just one or two people burning their backyard leaves... but when the whole neighborhood does it we're talking air pollution. I have no idea what vaporized aluminum (the key satellite component by weight) will do to the upper atmosphere but it probably isn't good. It may not be a problem now - so let's avoid that problem.
Another grand idea from the person who promised you Hyperloop, point to point rocket trips, the Cyber Truck and unlimited kiddie p0rn as free speech.
Go home, Elon.
DATA!
CENTERS!
IN!
SPACE!
He must be drinking from tRump's sippy cup as he's talking about a million satellites that are AI data centers. What could possibly go wrong?
Let me count the ways:
POWER - AI data centers need power, lots of it. Until we get mini nuclear power plants that will fit inside a Falcon 9 rocket he'll need solar power. Lots of it. That means HUGE solar panels. The panels alone would dwarf the satellite. It's just not practical.
HEAT - There's no air in space to radiate away heat. Getting rid of all that heat from data centers on the ground is a big problem already. Out in space where you can't connect a hose to the local water supply to cool your screaming hot processors? Difficult. Expensive. Hard.
SCALE - Data centers are large because you want to pack as many processors as close together as possible to reduce latency. Even connected by LASERS! latency between satellites (or the ground) is going to be enormous compared to having another cluster in the rack a few feet away.
UP KEEP - A memory module dies in your data center in Rack 72, Unit C? Send a geek waddling down the hall and they'll power down the rack, swap out the bad RAM and that Unit is making kiddie p0rn again in minutes. Up in SPACE? Your satellite become nonoperational. Wasted money. Space junk, which leads us to
SPACE JUNK - One wrong component gets fried and you got space junk. One virus or Windows Update brinks your satellite and you get space junk. No reboots 800 miles up. Your hardware become obsolete? Space junk. We already have so much junk orbiting the earth it's getting harder to find a clean area to place a satellite let alone a million of them. Each collision spews more space junk until all the orbits become too polluted to use. Can you say,Kessler syndrome? I knew you could. Which leads us to
POLLUTION FROM SPACE! The standard way to dispose of old satellites is send them into the Earth's atmosphere and let them burn up. Well, that may be okay once in a while, like just one or two people burning their backyard leaves... but when the whole neighborhood does it we're talking air pollution. I have no idea what vaporized aluminum (the key satellite component by weight) will do to the upper atmosphere but it probably isn't good. It may not be a problem now - so let's avoid that problem.
Another grand idea from the person who promised you Hyperloop, point to point rocket trips, the Cyber Truck and unlimited kiddie p0rn as free speech.
Go home, Elon.
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The snow is light and fluffy but there's a metric butt load of it. We got the cars dug out and part of the driveway done - now we're taking a rest and getting some food.
The plows have been out but nothing's moving. We'll be okay as long as we have power and high speed internet.
I'm glad I did a full White Emergency shopping: bread, (oat) milk, eggs, facial tissues and toilet paper. We have frozen and canned goods and a fair amount of coffee.
Stay warm, stay safe.
The plows have been out but nothing's moving. We'll be okay as long as we have power and high speed internet.
I'm glad I did a full White Emergency shopping: bread, (oat) milk, eggs, facial tissues and toilet paper. We have frozen and canned goods and a fair amount of coffee.
Stay warm, stay safe.
My electric blanket died! Oh the pain, the pain.
I still have my electric mattress pad in the closet but at the moment I'm not sure I really want to bother ripping apart my bed and remaking it right now.
Maybe tomorrow. I'm sure I'll survive the night.
I still have my electric mattress pad in the closet but at the moment I'm not sure I really want to bother ripping apart my bed and remaking it right now.
Maybe tomorrow. I'm sure I'll survive the night.
The case of Renee Good is a perfect example of ICE bullying people.
Was she blocking traffic? Absolutely. What did the ICE agent yell at her? Not "Move the car lady" which would have cleared the blockage but "Get out of the car!"
This would have left the car in the middle of the street while they arrested her. Then they'd have to either move it themselves or call a tow truck - which would have taken even more time. This would have taken time and manpower (it's always men, isn't it?) away from whatever mission ICE was on.
The ICE agents could have recorded her license plate, photographed her and had her move... and arrested her later at their leisure - but no. They needed to bully her by arresting her right then and there further disrupting whatever assignment them were on. The point was not law enforcement - but dominance. Suppression of dissent. Renee was trying to leave when she was shot. The video shows the cop pulling out his gun as he circled the car - as he was getting in front of it. The video shows her canting her wheels to avoid him when he shot her.
Rene Good. ICE Evil.
Was she blocking traffic? Absolutely. What did the ICE agent yell at her? Not "Move the car lady" which would have cleared the blockage but "Get out of the car!"
This would have left the car in the middle of the street while they arrested her. Then they'd have to either move it themselves or call a tow truck - which would have taken even more time. This would have taken time and manpower (it's always men, isn't it?) away from whatever mission ICE was on.
The ICE agents could have recorded her license plate, photographed her and had her move... and arrested her later at their leisure - but no. They needed to bully her by arresting her right then and there further disrupting whatever assignment them were on. The point was not law enforcement - but dominance. Suppression of dissent. Renee was trying to leave when she was shot. The video shows the cop pulling out his gun as he circled the car - as he was getting in front of it. The video shows her canting her wheels to avoid him when he shot her.
Rene Good. ICE Evil.
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From The Register:
"At the end of last year, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued five of the largest TV companies, accusing them of excessive and deceptive surveillance of their customers."
If you didn't know by now, smart TVs with their internet connections are spying on you. Microphones and cameras are listening and watching AND the sets can take screen shots of whatever you're watching. Streaming? They're watching. DVDs? Watching. Off air? Watching.
It's 1984 Big Brother watching. That's why I got my new-to-me TV from the local Goodwill that does NOT connect to the internet. It's just kind of shocking that a champion for privacy is coming from a Texas Republican.
Oh, wait. They're just worried that China is harvesting the data - not red blooded American corporations shoving ads in your face. Never mind.
"At the end of last year, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued five of the largest TV companies, accusing them of excessive and deceptive surveillance of their customers."
If you didn't know by now, smart TVs with their internet connections are spying on you. Microphones and cameras are listening and watching AND the sets can take screen shots of whatever you're watching. Streaming? They're watching. DVDs? Watching. Off air? Watching.
It's 1984 Big Brother watching. That's why I got my new-to-me TV from the local Goodwill that does NOT connect to the internet. It's just kind of shocking that a champion for privacy is coming from a Texas Republican.
Oh, wait. They're just worried that China is harvesting the data - not red blooded American corporations shoving ads in your face. Never mind.
I'm a bit of a plane nut so I've been watching the F-35 fighter jet since it was rolled out in 2000.
Let's say I'm not impressed.
On paper it's a marvel. Speed, stealth, horizontal and vertical take off - this plane does it all!
On paper. In real live, I've seen figures of between 30 to 50 percent operational. That means 50 to 70 percent are hanger queens. There's the software updates, the mechanical fixes, the spare parts shortages - the list goes on and on.
Then there's the pilot shortages, the mechanic shortages the worker shortages (and so expensive!).
Let's talk about how expensive the F-35 is. The costs keep going up up up - oh my.
let's revisit that software. Proprietary. Locked down. Inflexible. Expensive.
Cold weather performance? Eh... I don't think they want to talk about that.
The Gripen? Already flying and certified. Built in Sweden for cold weather, short runways, easy maintenance. Can be built in Canada and be ready in 3 years. That means it can be flying with Canadian pilots sooner than the already ordered F-35s can be delivered.
I'm going to chance a historical comparison from World War 2:
The German Tiger Tank was on paper a better tank than the American Sherman*. The Tiger has a better gun, better armor, superior optics. Its gun was designed to kill tanks which it was really good at. In the real world it was tricky to build, guzzled gasoline, broke down frequently and needed intricate and difficult to make spare parts. Field repairs? Unlikely. It also needed highly trained crews to operate.
The American Sherman used less gas and was easy to repair with interchangeable parts. It could be built fast and training was quick. It was designed to move fast, support infantry and blow shit up which it excelled at.
Sure, a Tiger could face down four or five Sherman tanks without a problem. The next day there will be four or five more Sherman tanks with another made from the ruins of the ones from the day before. And they'll be fully loaded and full tanks of gas. The Tiger will be running on fumes.
Logistics matter.
Let's talk environment. On the flat, hard Russian plains the Tiger ruled. in the frozen forests and narrow roads of the Arden... not so much. It was heavy and could get bogged down in the snow or mud. Narrow roads limited its range and mobility. It suffered in the cold. Of course, the whole German offensive relied on seizing the fuel deposits of the Allies. The Allies, with the Undersea pipelines and the Red Ball express had fuel to burn and they did burn it instead of letting it fall into German hands. After the Battle of Bulge Tiger tanks were often found fully intact... and out of fuel.
Logistics matter.
Like the Tiger, the F-35 is the best on paper and in the right environment. After 25 years it's still in development. The Gripen is ready NOW and is designed to work in the Great White North.
And you won't have to bother with old fuss and diapers tRump.
Choose wisely, eh?
*Yes, the early Sherman tanks in North Africa were shit: their ammunition was stored poorly. Changes where made to isolate the ammo and protect it from blowing up: something the Russians still haven't learned..
Let's say I'm not impressed.
On paper it's a marvel. Speed, stealth, horizontal and vertical take off - this plane does it all!
On paper. In real live, I've seen figures of between 30 to 50 percent operational. That means 50 to 70 percent are hanger queens. There's the software updates, the mechanical fixes, the spare parts shortages - the list goes on and on.
Then there's the pilot shortages, the mechanic shortages the worker shortages (and so expensive!).
Let's talk about how expensive the F-35 is. The costs keep going up up up - oh my.
let's revisit that software. Proprietary. Locked down. Inflexible. Expensive.
Cold weather performance? Eh... I don't think they want to talk about that.
The Gripen? Already flying and certified. Built in Sweden for cold weather, short runways, easy maintenance. Can be built in Canada and be ready in 3 years. That means it can be flying with Canadian pilots sooner than the already ordered F-35s can be delivered.
I'm going to chance a historical comparison from World War 2:
The German Tiger Tank was on paper a better tank than the American Sherman*. The Tiger has a better gun, better armor, superior optics. Its gun was designed to kill tanks which it was really good at. In the real world it was tricky to build, guzzled gasoline, broke down frequently and needed intricate and difficult to make spare parts. Field repairs? Unlikely. It also needed highly trained crews to operate.
The American Sherman used less gas and was easy to repair with interchangeable parts. It could be built fast and training was quick. It was designed to move fast, support infantry and blow shit up which it excelled at.
Sure, a Tiger could face down four or five Sherman tanks without a problem. The next day there will be four or five more Sherman tanks with another made from the ruins of the ones from the day before. And they'll be fully loaded and full tanks of gas. The Tiger will be running on fumes.
Logistics matter.
Let's talk environment. On the flat, hard Russian plains the Tiger ruled. in the frozen forests and narrow roads of the Arden... not so much. It was heavy and could get bogged down in the snow or mud. Narrow roads limited its range and mobility. It suffered in the cold. Of course, the whole German offensive relied on seizing the fuel deposits of the Allies. The Allies, with the Undersea pipelines and the Red Ball express had fuel to burn and they did burn it instead of letting it fall into German hands. After the Battle of Bulge Tiger tanks were often found fully intact... and out of fuel.
Logistics matter.
Like the Tiger, the F-35 is the best on paper and in the right environment. After 25 years it's still in development. The Gripen is ready NOW and is designed to work in the Great White North.
And you won't have to bother with old fuss and diapers tRump.
Choose wisely, eh?
*Yes, the early Sherman tanks in North Africa were shit: their ammunition was stored poorly. Changes where made to isolate the ammo and protect it from blowing up: something the Russians still haven't learned..
Fortunately, the snow was light and fluffy and not too deep so I got out my Big Floor Broom and started in on clearing the driveway. I'm half way done when I hear the sputtering sound of a snow blower being started next door. I'd finished the driveway when my neighbor (actually her boyfriend) got the engine going and started in on the sidewalk. I did some other clean up as he did his and my sidewalks. He paused at our driveway and I thanked him. He pointed to the walk way leading up to our front porch and said he'd do that. I chuckled and replied, "Sure go for it. I don't want to interrupt a Boy with his Toy.
He grinned and replied, "Got that right." I left him to be all masculine and went inside to do laundry.
He grinned and replied, "Got that right." I left him to be all masculine and went inside to do laundry.
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Australian man takes down an active shooter with his BARE HANDS!
Good Guy needs no gun.
While Australia has few mass attacks with guns because they got rid of most of them and strictly reduced the availability of the rest, we in the good old U S of A get to experience a bumper crop of gun related violence.
Damn.
Australian man takes down an active shooter with his BARE HANDS!
Good Guy needs no gun.
While Australia has few mass attacks with guns because they got rid of most of them and strictly reduced the availability of the rest, we in the good old U S of A get to experience a bumper crop of gun related violence.
Damn.
When I was still working I seemed to always have a natural wake up time of around 5 AM. This was annoying because my alarm was set for 6 and it would take me half an hour to resettle and maybe get a little snooze time.
In retirement I seem to still have that wake up at 5. Now I just get some breakfast (oatmeal!) and cozy back into bed until around 8:30. This is working for me.
And just as a reminder to you all:
Epstein files, Epstein files, Epstein files.
His victims can't forget and neither should we.
In retirement I seem to still have that wake up at 5. Now I just get some breakfast (oatmeal!) and cozy back into bed until around 8:30. This is working for me.
And just as a reminder to you all:
Epstein files, Epstein files, Epstein files.
His victims can't forget and neither should we.
From the Washington Post:
"Trump’s desire to go big with the project has put him at odds with architect James McCrery II, who has counseled restraint over concerns the planned 90,000-square-foot addition could dwarf the 55,000-square-foot mansion"
That's the point. He must overshadow everything. Everything he builds must be bigger and better and more glamorous that anything before him.
At the same time he tends to cut corner and stiff contractors so that what he actually builds will be shoddy and wrecking ball ready. He's all facade and no foundation. He can't even get his bronze to look right.
"Trump’s desire to go big with the project has put him at odds with architect James McCrery II, who has counseled restraint over concerns the planned 90,000-square-foot addition could dwarf the 55,000-square-foot mansion"
That's the point. He must overshadow everything. Everything he builds must be bigger and better and more glamorous that anything before him.
At the same time he tends to cut corner and stiff contractors so that what he actually builds will be shoddy and wrecking ball ready. He's all facade and no foundation. He can't even get his bronze to look right.
After adding another huge can of kidney beans and a few hours of slow cooking the burn is down to heat so it isn't inedible. Putting on top of a burger was good and paired with some cornbread was actually pretty good. I'll have another helping for supper
This episode has made me realize something about my previous batches of chili - they had flavor and spice but just seemed bland. What I was missing was heat - the kind you get from hot peppers. I didn't add any cumin or chili powder to this batch because there was so much heat. So my next batch will have the sweet peppers and a few (just a few!) more aggressive peppers to add heat along with the cumin and chili powder.
And I made a huge pot so lots of it has ended up in the freezer. Yeah, I'll have Hot Stuff for months to come. It should go great with brown rice.
Know Your Peppers!
This episode has made me realize something about my previous batches of chili - they had flavor and spice but just seemed bland. What I was missing was heat - the kind you get from hot peppers. I didn't add any cumin or chili powder to this batch because there was so much heat. So my next batch will have the sweet peppers and a few (just a few!) more aggressive peppers to add heat along with the cumin and chili powder.
And I made a huge pot so lots of it has ended up in the freezer. Yeah, I'll have Hot Stuff for months to come. It should go great with brown rice.
Know Your Peppers!
Back when I was still at work someone left a plastic bag of peppers in the give-away table. I was hankering to make some chili and snagged them at the end of the day. They were small orange and red peppers - about a dozen each. Knowing the locals I thought they might be a variety of sweet Italian peppers. I eventually tossed the bag in the freezer to make chili (with lots of beans) another day.
That day was today. Yeah, I was hoping that I'd make a nice spicy batch this time.
I've handled green, red and yellow sweet peppers without issue. I've even cut up Jalapeño peppers without an issue - but I got half way through cutting up these guys and my fingers started burning. OMG. Hand washing did little to stop the burn. I could only stand to wash in cold water. I ended up using only a quarter of the peppers in the chili. I washed my hands again and again, soaked my hands in oat milk (it was cold so it helped) and then applying aloe. It's been about 3 hours since I chopped up the peppers and my finger don't burn but they hurt.
I did an internet search and I think they were Habanero and or cherry peppers. The chili smells scorching. I'm just letting it simmer right now. I think tomorrow I'll go get a few more cans of beans to dilate the chili a bit more.
Learned my lesson - always identify your peppers before cooking. Feel free to laugh at my silly mistake.
I just hope the chili's not too spicy. I like a good chili but not if it burns both ways.
That day was today. Yeah, I was hoping that I'd make a nice spicy batch this time.
I've handled green, red and yellow sweet peppers without issue. I've even cut up Jalapeño peppers without an issue - but I got half way through cutting up these guys and my fingers started burning. OMG. Hand washing did little to stop the burn. I could only stand to wash in cold water. I ended up using only a quarter of the peppers in the chili. I washed my hands again and again, soaked my hands in oat milk (it was cold so it helped) and then applying aloe. It's been about 3 hours since I chopped up the peppers and my finger don't burn but they hurt.
I did an internet search and I think they were Habanero and or cherry peppers. The chili smells scorching. I'm just letting it simmer right now. I think tomorrow I'll go get a few more cans of beans to dilate the chili a bit more.
Learned my lesson - always identify your peppers before cooking. Feel free to laugh at my silly mistake.
I just hope the chili's not too spicy. I like a good chili but not if it burns both ways.