Delivered to the food bank. It's not much, but if others do the same, it adds up. These shishitos were surprisingly aromatic when gathered together.
Judy Lee
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From FiftyPlusOne today: "As of 6:00 AM Eastern on Monday, August 3, 2026, the model gives Democrats an 85% chance of winning the majority of seats in the House, and a 55% chance of winning control of the Senate ..." blog.fiftyplusone.news/p/election-f...
Election forecast: Democrats strongly favored to take House, Senate tilts Democratic
Our brand-new election forecast for the 2026 congressional midterms puts Democrats at equal odds to take control of both chambers
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happy "There Will Come Soft Rains" day to all who celebrate
Adam Rawnsley@arawnsley.bsky.social · yesterdayToday, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.
If you have vintage hobby gear, contact someone younger who shares that interest NOW and ask if they are willing to be a consignee in the event something happens to you. Then let your heirs know. My son would have no idea what to do with knitting machines, but I know someone 3 hrs away who would.
The thing about re-reading a book, or re-watching a movie or a TV show long after you watched it the first time ... You're not wasting your time. You're revisiting something you enjoyed, but with new eyes and a changed understanding. You will pick up themes and messages you missed on first pass.
This is my 2016 Excel formula for days to the midterm elections: =DATEDIF(TODAY(),"11/3/2026","d") Current value: 93.
Trump could have just left the reflecting pool alone. He could have left Iran alone. He could have left tariffs alone. He could have left the DOJ alone. He could have left the military alone. He could have left so many people living peacefully. He's brought this on himself, and on the GOP.
I've recently been reminded of 1971's "The Trojan Women." A themed paperback was also released. Check out that cast.
About the East Wing and bunker...I think that Trump's enablers want an impregnable command center, but that Trump envisions a posh underground lair, like obscenely rich villains had in the movies of his youth. We've seen it in the Oval Office and jet: all gilt, and he must have a lair to suit.(1/2)
There are a number of posters here who share artwork; some classic, but some obscure, and some new. I love seeing those posts and I want to thank you all.
Based solely on who opposes him, Fauci is a great man.
I hate AI, but I'd tolerate AI Jimothy videos, because gawkers with cameras are going to hound that creature to death.
Damn, this is spot-on and vivid. Well done, Michael P. Ramirez.
Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 7d agoFilm you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
I decided that, if I want to watch "The Odyssey" at the closest IMAX, I should do that. I'm glad I did. I won't post a review here, but my other interests have turned into grinds, and it was good to take a break.
This visitor stopped by and did not ring the doorbell. She did just stop by for lunch.
I'm supposed to believe the First Amendment is celebrated by our free press, and I'm also supposed to ignore that political journalists appear to be too frightened to defend their colleagues slandered in front of their faces by the sitting president at a black tie dinner.
If you want to hear a bit of Radiohead performed on a ukulele, here you go.Also a bit of a tribute to Sam Neill (see first comment for description). youtube.com/shorts/z7xbP...
'House of Cards' Ukulele Edition
YouTube video by HenneSongs
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A thought: If you don't read a lot, it's easy for AI to make you think you're reading something truthful. But if you read a lot, you know how humans write. You see red flags much faster. I'm afraid that we readers are going to be the visionaries in a world of the blind, ignored and scorned.
A bear was electrocuted today because he climbed a power pole and then was afraid to come down because people surrounded the pole to gawk and take photos and video. Please, just leave Jimothy alone. He was doing fine until we aimed cameras at him.
This pathway has some promising implications. "A new nonprofit wants to streamline gene therapy for diseases often avoided by pharmaceutical companies — making treatment more like a routine procedure than a bespoke drug." #free #gift #unlocked www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/h...
‘Too Rare to Care’? A New Center for Rare Diseases Hopes to Change That (Gift Article)
A new nonprofit wants to streamline gene therapy for diseases often avoided by pharmaceutical companies — making treatment more like a routine procedure than a bespoke drug.
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I miss when technology was exciting. Google was cool, search worked, information felt wildly, wonderfully accessible. Amazon was a wonderland of book discovery. The Kindle is a marvel! And now it's all the rancid sadism of dull men.
Pennsylvania has launched an on-line dashboard to share information with the public about measles cases being tracked. Note that there are four tabs on the bottom, to view by age, geography, and vaccines administered. www.pa.gov/agencies/hea...
Measles
Measles is a disease that spreads easily from person to person and can make you sick. People who are not vaccinated are at the highest risk. The best protection against measles is vaccination. DOH is ...
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I wanted to make a summer top for my adult daughter. She prefers cap-style tees with a continuous shoulder (no seam). Fortunately, she's slender enough that I was able to work from a tracing of a preferred tee and calculate the full width to fit on 198 needles. (1/2) #machineknitting #knitting
i first met sam neill in the late 80's on the set of jeremy brett's sherlock holmes. i think it was manchester studios. he and jeremy were pals. i was moving a light wi'out gloves cause i'm a tosser. i burned my hand. yelled "FUCK!" jeremy came right over, sam (who was visiting) in tow. (1/4)