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As Christmas Day is almost over it's time to start assembling the ingredients for Hoppin John. "Hoppin' John is one of those classic Southern dishes that come with as many versions, stories, and flavors as there are cooks. At its core, however, Hopp…
Belatedly, Best to all!
This has been extremely hectic. Took the wife to an ER on 12/17, they diagnosed gallbladder infection and she was not released until 12/24 (Christmas miracle). Due to blood infection we have been at the infusion center each…
Me too! I go there, and "whine", "what was I thinking? This is a madhouse". Ours gets super busy, as the area has been on a robust growth trajectory for two decades. And it is the only one nearby.
I have only been ice-fishing once. It was on the mighty Mississippi at its widest point. More lake like than anything. My friend, who lived in the area, Southwest WI, had a homemade ice-fishing tent on a sled. It was cold and miserable and boring. T…
Oh wow, some things that didn't exactly work out there! These are reasons to "ignore" the self-annointed "expert" who has created his own venue to spread unsolicited "advice".
Great find @a2z Really puts a fine point on the pencil, because as we…
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Comments: Donald J. Trump has implemented a 'divide and conquer' strategy to pit 'us against them.'
It's a classic authoritarian maneuver executed by a narcissistic, feeble-minded man who clings to power.
Donald J. Trump, however, will be humil…
Don't forget, "I'm rubber, your glue". It's a classic!
Man wasn't that economy that Biden created awesome? After the time it took to fix the previous administration's screw ups, we had two consecutive years of +25% S&P gains. And quarterly GDP …
Not a good week or time here either. "Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Cal.), in June, was manhandled, thrown to the ground, and hustled out of the room when he simply tried to question Homeland Security Department Secretary Kristi Noem about federal immigratio…
"In one sense, I almost feel sorry for him."
I feel really sorry for his immediate family.
Oh, how they must suffer!
Unless, somehow, there are ALL exactly the same, via genetics or modeling. Then, they deserve each other.
I guess it needs to be said - again, for the slooow wildebeest. I’ll say it like Trump, in ALL CAPS. Maybe that resonates? POTUS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL GOOD THINGS THAT MIGHT HAPPEN IN THIS ECONOMY!!!!!
Everyone: repeat after me.
Wow, a 9yo piece from PK?
What else you got?
You are one weak arguer sometimes.
Plus, diminish any source that he doesn't 'approve of'. Literally, only seeking opinions he embraces. Close-mindedness. Then grasp all the things maga is known f…
@FD1000, trump fires the statisticians, then shuts down the government, and suddenly the number looks good coming out of the government. That’s not leadership, that’s fraud with a press release.
Nailed it! And succinct.
A quick highlight of the relevant points, from my POV:
My comment: Since no one knows what is going on with this data, anyone attempting to take credit, or attribute it to current policy (tariffs specifically) is not to be trusted and certainly co…
Thanks @Old_Joe I was hoping that someone would post an interpretation, no time for me much this last week due to unexpected circumstances.
To be clear, I wouldn't accept a press release from any party, POTUS or politician ever, as truth or gospe…
If the data is seemingly good, it is trumpeted. The bad data? Buried, dismissed, ignored, let the gaslighting commence. @JD_co Yes, this economy has been resilient for several years. Note that the markets are not exactly rejoicing here.
There are …
The question is that if what they are doing is defensible, why did they going to extreme efforts to keep it from the public? Why not bleat about how necessary and good it is.
CBS = Conservative Broadcast System
I never watch network television or…
Employment stagnation, diminishing wage increases and higher inflation only serve to make the middle class weaker. Trumpeting that they raked in $200 billion in new taxes in less than a year is not the flex they want it to be, either.
If you look up the definition of internet troll, you see this guys pic.
He just throws out MAGA propaganda, knowing full well that nobody here is falling for it. However, as far as taking the bait, a number of posters here seem to love it.
It's …
I was on vacation.
That’s where you should have stayed.
We were better off without you.
I can confirm that this information is 100% accurate.
Some have to stay and complain constantly, no matter what and be blind when their party brought us the wo…
@DrVenture We're having a bit of thread drift, but it is your thread.
A very nice 'RIDE' indeed. I'm pleased that you drive the car, too.
The very best modern day tv ad, and for a GT-500. Even our daughter enjoyed the ad. She had traveled, with …
Yes, on the Chevelle, love it, and a color that I might choose myself. I am a car guy. I still do my own work (and modifications), even on new cars. Though, as I drive less, those repairs and maintenance tasks are far less necessary.
I own two per…
If Trump had left that system in place, he would have gotten credit for a booming economy as the investments made under Biden took hold."
"Instead, he undermined that government with dramatic layoffs and undermined that economy with tariffs, contin…
As I have posted in this thread both my wife and I enjoy the Packers. But, not over the hometown Bears. Last night's game was incredible. I went to perform a small chore, right after the Bears made that field goal at the end of the 4th. Came back, a…
Catchy theme music: "Simon & Simon."
I was a big fan of this show back in the day! Back when they actually wrote theme songs for shows. I recall one of the brothers drove an "IROC-Z".
One might assume that @FD1000 could be the one voice who "consistently presents perspectives from the other side to maintain balance and encourage genuine debate."
I do encourage FD1000 to participate in a genuine debate regarding this very importan…
... My most memorable moment of this song was driving my really cool, 1966 SS Chevelle, with all of the high performance goodies for speed. Winter in Michigan, 1966; driving a back road to a friends home. No other cars and light; but steady snow bei…
Apparently he can unilaterally rename anything that flits across his attention span. I'm going to suggest that he rename the already renamed Gulf of America to The Gulf of Trump. Surprised he didn't think of that himself.
While we're at it how abou…
Of course. Dick Biondi is Chicago legend. We were absolutely listening to the exact same broadcasts around that time frame. I would have been listening starting around 1965/1966 and beyond, until FM got a foothold in the 1970's. I was 6 or 7 then, b…
