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I don’t know about that, but whoever wrote the executive order “Defending Women Against Trans Ideology…”that came out on January 20, 2025 knew their...

Someone I follow on Instagram just took a trip to Indonesia, then Edinburgh, then York.. ending in London York is so charming and Edinburgh very...

That does sound good!

Yes. Well. I just ordered $100 worth of doll clothes from China, but we shall see how that works.

RFKjr has announced we will know the cause of autism by September. Let me relieve the suspense for ya’ll and just cut to the chase (we don’t need...

I just got, a few days ago, a painting from Europe. It came shipped by DHL and I couldn’t believe how fast it got here, I think within 10 days or...

No THE cause of expensive hammers is not minority contractors but that requirement is one of thousands that may thwart efficiency.

Oh, sure, errors and damages in procurement can cost a lot to resolve. My department spent $2.5 million annually in library acquisitions and damaged...

I was shocked when DH got rid of the two suits in his closet when we moved. Never in the 30+ years we were married did he ever wear those suits....

I have two iPad minis that are constantly on. I need to get a third one to prepare for the day when one of these older ones goes bad.

And you are forgetting the bureaucrats’ regulations that turn a $20 hammer into a $165 hammer.

I am on 8 different boards and do board business regularly. While I don’t get a lot of calls since most contacts are via email, I do get them...

No, it was a cell phone. We don’t have a landline.

Perhaps, at least your state taxes would increase. I would want any excess federal money to go to the national debt. so if there are savings, put it...

This reminds me of a scam call we got a couple of days ago. It has nothing to do with AI. DH was targeted by a “FedEx “employee who claimed they...

I have been appreciating the blessing that is our large flower bed off the back of our house, right below our deck. I didn’t envision this when...

good for you. I hope all goes well with the new job.

Anything I say as an objective observation about this whole phenomenon will seem like I’m defending it, and I’m not, but I will push forward anyway....

yep, this guy shouldn’t put himself up in front of YouTube as a talker. sorry Catherine, I just couldn’t listen, too unpolished.

Today the Supreme Court in the United Kingdom declared, unanimously, that the definition of “woman “as used in the 2010 Equality Act refers to...

Egg hunts are the best part of Easter, that and all of the pastel decor. I’m glad he enjoys them.

I haven't figured out Substack user interface. I can’t find the short list of authors I subscribe to. i can’t read comments on random...

The markets do not like instability.

it is all so ugh, this financial world stuff. I have to admit that the cartoon Roger displays in post # 255 is a bit about me.

great job! Keep at it.Those big round numbers can be so satisfying.

Springfield is such a land of strip malls. I’m surprised they have any old buildings left, but looks like they have one less. That is too bad.

so everyone is playing with their kittens, their guinea pigs, and their puppies. That sounds like a good day for everyone and happy stuff that is so...

I haven’t watched the Bannon interview clip, but I mean to do that soon.

I just had a creepy conversation with ChatGPT. Not expecting much, I asked it to tell me about a particular aspect of contemporary art I am seeing....

I enjoyed Bill Maher’s report of his visit to the White House last week. Maher famously said he would vote for Joe Biden‘s head in a jar of blue...

Oh my, I will probably have to buy and download that one as well.

Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden Harris, and the odds in the wildest campaign in history by Chris Whipple I raced through this new book, one of...

The dread of airports and crowded planes is one thing that keeps me home.

I really want at least one more overseas blow out trip. Maybe two. I have travel ennui, which is so annoying because I have time to travel and I...

Oh Lord no don’t do what we do. We have plenty of of money despite having a lot of it with a brokerage firm. You are talking about using a fee...

People sure have different tolerances of space invasion, both digital space and physical space. Our garden is open in June for Hermann’s garden...

I thought about you yesterday. Must have been chaos. What is your official source of information about tarries and etc. from the Feds? Do they...

Good for you, Miss Detective Lady! That confirms what I said about ease of identification. I haven’t tried my hand at that particular therapist,...

I’m just kidding about missing a buying opportunity. I don’t time the market mainly because I’m frozen on ideas of what I’m supposed to do. So I just...

Damn. Missed that buying opportunity. there will probably be another though in this crazy time

Years ago we visited Switzerland at a time when beets were in season. Every restaurant served shredded beet salad. And I ate it every time! Loved it.

Haha yeah that’s it!

Yes, I do remember posting something and probably multiple something’s with my name.

Reddit is a hellscape of fun. Unfortunately, for me, there too in the St. Louis sub Reddit I couldn’t keep my mouth shut about where I’ve lived and...

Stories about privacy on forums: Two other financial related forums I frequent have “journal “sections that are not indexed in Google so that...

I realize I didn’t answer your question. My life is not a “open book “because I don’t reveal super personal stuff, but other stuff I put out on the...

catherine, you are so nice. You couldn’t find me because you are not devious. Believe me, I’ve dropped enough hints over the years here that anyone...

Dh grows beets in his garden so we have some every year. I usually end up boiling them because I don’t like using the oven during summer. if you...

Anyone who wants to figure out who I am in real life, can figure it out. I have more than 23 years of posts on this website although the first 10...

Thank you for confirming my thought that it did seem they were stranded. The media sources were trying hard to create an alternate universe. And they...

Elon Musk’s space ship rescued stranded astronauts a couple of weeks ago. There wasn’t much in mainstream news about it, maybe half a day’s story. ...

It makes me anxious, very anxious, but I try to act like a grown-up. I try to be calm about it, because realistically, I’m not much personally...

The leaves have holes punched in them because they’re simulating voting punchcard holes and hanging chads from the 2000 presidential election. The...

I just got back from a flower show today. The St. Louis Daffodil Society had its show and we had to recruit DH at the last minute to fill a class....

It’s raining here, but still lots of protestors were out in suburban St. Louis. I drove through a long line of them, I would say three blocks long....

I’m feeling lighter today because I got rid of a dozen floral containers, ones someone had donated to our plant society. I made flower arrangements...

Honey, you need a dog. with us the very few bits that go bad can usually be consumed by a dog. I had a small bag of turkey that was at the back...