Tybee
Senior Member

Sorry, Rogar, it looks like you said what I was trying to say, only you said it a lot more clearly and a lot better!

Yes, they are destroying everything they can, as fast as they can. Interestingly, the probationary status seems different in the fed system a lot...

Here is another thing I read that prompted this thread--note, RIF'ed is not the same as the mass probationary firings: "The entirety of the...

This is one of the emails I received that prompted me to start this thread: At times like these, Native students need your support and advocacy more...

Stay safe, IL. We had big gusts of wind on Friday and lost power for 24 hours. Today was sunny and 55. Still have a foot and a half of snow on the...

Tip # 2, make your tidiest garden be in an area that is fenced in, so that your dogs can be out there with you. This is why my backyard gardens look...

Oh my gosh I love David Austin roses! The idea that they might be stalking me and trying to sell me roses is really attractive.

Wonderful, happystuff, enjoy!

So glad you got rid of one of the teeth!

Very happening case right now: gov.uscourts.dcd.277463.45.1.pdf (courtlistener.com)

I don't know; one time I had that problem and went on Paypal and it was listing the old address, and I changed it, but it sounds like you already had...

Thanks!

Yes, there's a lot of that going around, "I've got mine."

I read today that they scrubbed photos of the Enola Gay off of the DOD website because of the name.

All I have done so far is to change my allocation so that I only have about 20% in stocks. I have looked into how to open a bank account in Canada,...

I have never until this past couple of weeks felt that I had to watch what I said in a classroom or a curriculum to avoid being reported on a DOE...

Interesting reading from someone who just retired from SSA about DOGE: Ex. J - Flick Decl..pdf (courtlistener.com)

Spring sunshine and time on the boat is coming!!

I am so sorry, TMS! Those are hard decisions you have to make. I hope they can get you out of the discomfort caused by this chemo treatment fast.

Thanks, Rosa!

It will be quick and heal within a couple of days--we've all had ours done and it was one sleepy day and then a few days of pain and all better...

Under His Eye.

Here's another story about word banning, this time from a university reacting to Trump's threat to remove their funding if they did not remove DEI...

I agree, early morning, there is already a huge chilling effect. NYT had a story about the list of words now forbidden: ‘Chilling’: NYT reveals...

Thanks, happy, getting followup MRIs hopefully next week, had to cancel last week due to snow.

Not so much boycotting but definitely cutting back, due to concerns about where this economy is going. It must have been noted by Amazon because...

I am right with you, Siouz. I have had massive knee issues for over two years now and it's pretty much made me housebound, which means I am not...

I never liked them either until I found this Chicken Marbella recipe, and now I when I cook it, I snack on the leftover brussel sprouts, they're that...

Chicken Marbella in a dutch oven with chicken breasts, potatoes we grew, portobello mushrooms, capers, red wine vinegar sauce, and trash lettuce!

Here's another story about it. Trump plans to revoke legal status for hundreds of thousands Ukrainians who fled Russian invasion (msn.com) It...

Thanks, Rob, that sounds like a good fit. I was interested in Costa Rica til I looked at a map and realized how far away it was!

I was horrified to learn that Trump is revoking legal status to 240,000 Ukranian immigrants: Trump plans to revoke legal status of Ukrainians who...

Actually, under your argument, only some unauthorized immigrants are criminals. To enter illegally is considered a crime. If they entered legally...

It being Shrove Tuesday, we had plattar with lingonberries this morning and that will be the big meal of the day.

Wow, I am astounded. Good luck to you.

It really sounds like you are defending the wholesale firings, which I find really hard to understand. The firings are just the first step, as the...

Here's a post from Reddit yesterday from someone inside SSA: PREFACE: I am not speaking to the veracity of the information in the instagram post,...

I buried my parents' old painkillers in the dirt on their farm.

I got an email back yesterday from Senator Angus King in response to my email. He writes: "Dear ____, I completely agree—the actions of...

Unable to sleep because of the Martin O'Malley statement about social security. Here's today's nightmare: Ford doubles down on threat to cut off...

Way to go, Vermont!

Yes, I know a few. My best friend from college's godmother was a princess.

It looks great, Rosa, and I love the tile on the floor!

I have only done the first one. Have made half a sock. Have not set up desk. Had to reschedule MRIs that were supposed to be yesterday due to...

I used to go to estate sales in Michigan and buy things like aluminum foil rolls for a quarter. The open bottles of things were too creepy.

The beauty of being retired is you can set your own schedule, and go where you want to when you want to.

Sorry, I am becoming obsessed with this topic-- I asked "Why do people believe in heaven?" and they gave a five item list, and gave their sources...

I am trying to ask it "loaded" values-based questions that it should not be able to answer based on the fact it is non-human and has no feelings....

Interesting, indeed. I noticed on ChatGPT when I asked a question it flagged, it would show up in red. Red-flagged the question, literally. It...

With medications, I would just go by the expiration dates.

That guy is Marjorie Taylor Greene's boyfriend, a right wing "journalist" of some kind.

It has also told me it does not have a conscience or feelings because it is not human, and that it has been constructed with "ethical principles." ...

I've been working AI today and when I asked this question: Did D__ T__ r___ E Jean C____ it gave me the following answer: Want to talk about...

Rob, I was wondering why you are leaning towards Ecuador and not Mexico or Austria. Or Canada?

I am not retiring, but if I were, I think I would go to a fabric store and buy fabric for a new quilt, and go to a bookstore and have lunch!

Maybe a road trip to look at houses?

One thing I did a few years after my dad died was to divide up the books he had as a kid and send them to grandchildren in the family, so each got...