New daughter is having her bridal shower at the Spud domicile today. It looks like the house puked Hawaiian kitsch. Whadya gonna do? She deserves a happy day.
Links?
Maybe best not to have another melt down.
He can’t even find a Democrat donor to loan him a plane.
Everybody was Tai Chi walking!
And then there’s the other 51st state.
Oopies. Dude didn’t cover his tracks very well.
Another take. Iran has been at war with us for 47 years.
Okay, that’s it for me. Iran is dominating the news cycle today. I’m hiding on the patio, about to pour myself a tall one. Peace out, Glibbies.
We’ve always been at war with Iran.
Well yeah, they declared it in 1979 and stuck to it since.
And have consistently committed acts of war (albeit mainly through proxies more recently) ever since. My take: When someone shouts “Death to America”, believe them.
You going over there?
Non seq much?
Of all days to decide to have a news free morning, I chose this morning.
Imagine my surprise.
Honestly you could catch up in about 10 minutes.
Our national dick is still deeply imbedded in the Middle East, same as it ever was.
It’s a four way gang bang at this point.
Nonintervention is a wildly popular policy position, and most presidential contenders campaign on it during the election season (Trump, Bush the Younger, Obama…. yada yada…. Woodrow “He Kept Us out of War” Wilson), and yet it’s never delivered. I guess it’s too tempting to fix this ooonnneee vexing little international problem through superior firepower, that they just can’t leave it alone.
When you have an arsenal of hammers …
Pox on both Houses and the Executive but I aint crying over it.
I’ll lose no sleep over it.
Yeppers
https://www.egglandsbest.com/product/meat-lovers-omelets
For the record, these don’t suck.
Top with extra shredded cheese and hot sauce.
But I was planning to have steak tonight.
Steak is tomorrow. Strips were on sale this week at $8.99/lb.
Well thats annoying. Seems the 2 big chain grocery stores here only have the “3 Cheese” variant.
Is it me, or am I just cheap enough to make my own omelets?
Yeah this product never occurred to me but hell I’ll give it a try. I am just that lazy.
Unless you’re a prepper, and dont work from home, its sometimes worth it to pay for the convenience.
Heat em’ in the office. Or as is often my case- the job trailer.
Ah, the “senior citizen” size. I saw that for the first time at the other supermarket here, the one that isn’t my usual supermarket. Now I make sure to pick up one or two whenever I find myself there because that size is perfect.
If you are aged but not a citizen would that make you a ‘señor citizen?’
Mary Kitchen is just a Hormel subsidiary.
And if you’re cooking at home, its adequate hash. Make sure you give it time to get crispy.
The best corned beef hash I ever had was at some restaurant in Brooklyn- cant remember the name, but I could walk you there. Somewhere near Union Street and 6th avenue.
However, when Im in the (216) Slyman’s Deli is the spot.
(I think Neph will agree)
…I dont really care for rye bread, but theirs is really good
The worst corned beef hash I ever had was in Manhattan a couple years ago – the diners there are all seriously hit or miss now (mostly miss). Let’s just say they are not run in the classic manner any more, but rather by indifferent staff who largely don’t speak English and don’t give a shit about food.
His decision is risky, but it carries the moral fortitude of being indisputably on the right side of history.
JFC, bad enough when the left gives us that shit.
Re: the LA super:
They want to put one of the short bus kids in charge? Might be an improvement. 🤷
The shortest. Looks like a Smart Car.
They tend to be honest.
I swear I’ve seen a few Trek-i-verse episodes where the good guys sticking their dick into conflicts they don’t understand and moreover have no business sticking their dick into did not end well.
“We’re carrying dozens of antimatter warheads – and I don’t get paid for bringing them home.”
Redshirts hardest hit.
As long as the officers make it back ok everything is fine.
“As little as I can…”
“Forget about it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.”
Those hulu dolls smack of cultural appropriation.
Put a grinning demon face on them and call the Lahulu Dolls.
Ohhhh
NPR is probably upset at the NYT writing the most NPR article before they could think of it.
And now my feed is full of Tai Chi adds.
Random comment for the dead thread about material prices. My structural steel prices are down from a year ago. I just got a quote for fiberglass walkway grating which was also down from last year. The rubber products I have made in Seattle have been the same for the last two years.
The biggest price increases I’ve seen are for programmable logic controllers and other electrical control panel components.
I need to check my iron supplier bill.
My welding wire has held stable for almost two years now.
One product dropped last year.
I switched from Haskins to Farwest a couple of years ago for steel. I still use Haskins for laser and oxy cuts for production runs.
Our local welding store was bought out by Airgas so I’ll see what happens to wire pricing.
Non-ferrous metals are through the roof along with precious metals. Iron is actually the odd one out, not sure why.
Plastics are nuts too.
Maybe there is still enough US steel production to offset import costs? About half the steel I buy is US rolled.
I have two and a half options in lewiston.
Gateway for the best assortment, cutting and breaking ( I’ve been going back and forth on a part they have tried to make four times now. ) pacific for steel of limited supply and Bromling if they are open for what supply they may have.
I don’t buy much so I’m not buying direct from any of the distributers.
On the wire I buy direct from Hobart and Stoody.
@Anti: In the stainless world, the two most expensive ingredients are nickel and chrome (alloy dependent- sometimes ferroniobium is a spice). Watch the prices in those markets and you’ll get an idea why.
Break #2 ending. Thankfully, freedom in an hour 45.
Yeeesh. Am gonna try to get transferred to in the normal store this weekend, amid looking for long-term work.
Double yeeesh.
Ya know, when I worked at Kroger I never took my breaks….
Ugh:
Hyperion author Dan Simmons dies from stroke at 77
https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/02/hyperion-author-dan-simmons-dies-from-stroke-at-77/
I really enjoyed Ilium and Olympos when I read them a few years ago. I read Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion more recently and they were good, but I haven’t read Endymion or Rise of Endymion yet.
I’m missing one book of that series and should get it. I hate being shy a book before I read a series. I’m a little off like that.
RIP
I enjoyed the latter four but never was able to wrap my head around Ilium.
“Biden flies commercial from Reagan National Airport and winds up stuck in delays like everyone else
…where was his SS detail in that photo-op?
Hiw detail knows nobody is going to bother was a senile dotard ex-president.
Gotta love AI
Whats at the top? He loved Adderall ?
It clearly says ‘Adernall’
Not sure who this Ihat was who was poosing adernall.