The Classical Saturday Coffee Break & Prayer Revival

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Good morning boys and girls and everything in between. Before we enter the Prayer Revival just a few housekeeping matters to take care of. (Rulz for those of you in Iola)

1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate.
2) Be kind, be nice. Being Pretti good isn't good enough.
3) Running with sharp objects? Sure you can. We just won't pray for you.
4) Have a great weekend!

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AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List
Please submit any prayer requests to me, “Annie’s Stew” at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update.
Prayer Requests:
11/15 – Sponge posted an update on the “First lady”. She is doing OK from the surgery pain-wise, however it appears her compromised immune system from chemo is susceptible to viruses. She has been spiking a fever all weekend.
12/13 Update – The First lady is doing well. She is still on restrictions but things are progressing nicely. The last mammogram showed clean. They are grateful to all who have been praying for her.
1/7 Update – They send thanks for the thoughts and prayers over the past year. The latest visit with her urologist revealed blood in her urine. The Doc didn’t seem concerned, but there will be more scans of her bladder and kidneys to see if they find anything more serious.
1/14 Update – Sponge sent an update on the First Lady’s father – he passed away on 1/11. They have been busy making arrangements for the arrangements, writing the obituary, eulogy, notifying people, etc. Thank you all for the thoughts an prayers that you have been providing for a long time.
12/20 – Morgan, longtime lurker, takes tango lessons from Sebastian, whose son, Matias, is recovering from brain surgery. The MRI was read on 12/19, and the surgeons did not remove the entire tumor. Even though the biopsy indicated the tumor was benign, the boy is probably facing several rounds of chemo. Please pray for the boy’s continued recovery in El Salvador.
1/10 Update – Matias will have surgery in 2 weeks to try and remove the rest of the tumor, and then he will receive radiation therapy.
12/27 – buzzion asked for prayers for a friend named Christina. Christina has struggled with a lot, including addiction and relapse. Buzzion has not heard from Christina in a while and hopes she is okay. Please pray that Christina finds her way and knows that people love and care for her and believe in her.
1/3 Update – Christina was arrested on 1/3. Please pray for this to be a final wake-up call for her.
1/22 Update – Christina was released from jail and is staying with Buzzion. She is working through the legal troubles and she is continuing her recovery. She really appreciates the prayers, as does Buzzion.
12/27 – BlackOrchid requested prayers for a Navy Veteran uncle who has been struggling with his health the last few weeks. The root cause is undetermined, but recurrent infection/sepsis keeps sending him back to the hospital. It seems to be worsening his dementia, which makes it harder for BlackOrchid’s aunt to handle him.
1/3 Update – BlackOrchid’s uncle (her “stand-in dad” is still not doing well. He will probably need to be put in a LTC facility although they are doing everything possible to avoid this. He is 86, and at the stage where his immune system can’t fight back well.
1/24 Update – BlackOrchid’s uncle is doing much better. He is carting around an O2 canister to help him, but otherwise is doing well.
1/3 – Legally Sufficient asked for prayers for the repose of the soul of a boss, who passed away suddenly early Sunday morning. Prayers are appreciated for strength, faith, and understanding for the boss’ wife and all who loved him.
1/6 – Diogenes requested prayers for his best friend since college, who was diagnosed with cancer. Within hours or hearing this, the friend’s son, a man that Diogenes has known since he was a baby, collapsed from what appears to be a brain tumor. The prognosis isn’t hopeful. Please pray for both of these fine men.
1/23 Update – Diogenes’ best friend’s son Sean had emergency brain surgery. The labs are back and it’s not good news. He has stage 4 brain cancer. They were scheduled to meet with an oncologist on 1/26 to determine the best pathway ahead for the time he has remaining. This is just crushing news. Thanks to all the Horde for their prayers and support for this fine young man.
1/6 – Commissar of plenty and festive little hats sent prayers of thanks that it was not cancer, and asked for prayers for courage to even set a date to reverse the colostomy surgery. It was a lot to get over the first time!
1/7 - D sent an update on his wife Susan, and her battle with pancreatic cancer, as well as her recent infection. He sent his thanks to everyone for the prayers. They are helping and much appreciated. Susan’s infection finally has been healed, so she was able to resume chemo. It’s been really rough.
1/8 - Doof asked for prayers for his mother. She was hit hard by the flu. She couldn’t get out of bed the morning of 11/8 and was sent by ambulance to the hospital. She is alert and communicating but prayers are appreciated for her recovery. Prayers are also appreciated for Doof, as he absolutely despises hospitals.
1/23 Update – Mom was in the hospital for 5 nights and has been in a rehabilitation center since 1/13. Her recovery is slow but steady. Her breathing and mobility are still not back to normal. She is good spirits but wants to be home. They very much appreciate the continued prayers.
1/10 – LA Sue asked for prayers for her brother, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in September. They just learned it moved from stage 2 to stage 4. The chemo treatments and side infections from surgery have so debilitated him that he is considering stopping. Please pray for strength and that he opens his heart to God.
1/18 Update – LA Sue is taking her brother to hospice. He is fading.
1/23 Update – LA Sue’s brother passed away.
1/15 – Sharkman posted on behalf of Niederemeyer’s Dead Horse that NDH was given a prognosis of 6 months to live due to heart failure. The plan is for NDH to move into the Mayo Clinic to receive treatment and wait for a transplant.
1/17 – Emmie asked for prayers. She and her husband are on the verge of foreclosure. Their side hustle of delivery driving ended when a young driver crashed into their car and totaled it. They aren’t able to make the mortgage payments without that extra income. Their church is helping, but it’s a small church.
1/23 Update – They have a loaner/rental car that they can use until they can devise a long term solution, and have found an insurer who will cover delivery driving work. Another friend is supplying a financial cushion during the mortgage reset probationary agreement. But the underlying financial problems persist. They ask for prayers that they would conduct themselves with wisdom, discipline, diligence, prudence, and joy in God’s provision. Emmie specifically asked for prayers in her struggle with resentment and despair.
1/18 – Teresa in Fort Worth sent an update. She had surgery on 12/11, and a pump was installed that will direct medication into the hepatic artery. This will allow a much larger concentration of medication to be applied directly into her liver. This should give fewer side effects and (hopefully) shrink the tumors. It will take several months before they know if this new medication is working, but if it does, they are hoping for an extra 2-3 years before the disease progresses again.
1/19 – NR Pax requested prayers for his father, who had a stroke on 1/16. He went back to the hospital on 1/19 and was in the ICU until 1/23 due to influenza. He is in the hospital and they do not know when he will come home.
1/20 – Inogame asked for prayers. His wife and baby girl (due in February) are healthy, but some bad luck has come to their family. The business they purchased a year ago has taken an abrupt turn and they are trying to understand what is happening. They may not be able to keep their home if they cannot discover and correct the problem. This stress and what it might mean postpartum is worrying them. Thank you all for your prayers in the past.
1/20 – MkY sent an update on his wife Judy, who was diagnosed with Stage IV renal cancer last January. Despite being unable to receive her cancer drugs for 3 months while her port infection healed up, the tumors did not grow and she is feeling strong. Thanks so much for all the prayers! Last week, MkY was diagnosed with fluid on the brain. They operated the same day. They drilled two holes in his skull, inserted tubes, and had him lay flat on his back for 2 days. MkY thanks God for the modern miracles of medicine. He needs to heal quickly since he operates a small business. So far, no complications.
1/24 – NR Pax requested prayers for his father, who had a stroke on 1/16. He went back to the hospital on 1/19 and was in the ICU until 1/23 due to influenza. He is in the hospital and they do not know when he will come home.
1/24 – Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd posted some updates and requests. In the blessings department: blood glucose has continued to fall, well within normal range. BP is good. The hole where his molar used to be is coming along nicely. The youngest has jaw surgery coming up in February. This is many years in the making and should correct her bite and ease the pain in her jaw and ears. She’s not looking forward to the liquid diet, but is looking forward to the pain relief. Prayers are always appreciated, and based on what they have been through, he knows they are efficacious.
1/25 – Pawn at AoS asked for prayers after his dear friend Julia passed away. He asked for strength for himself and his family to fill a very large void in this world. He only has a couple of friends left so asks for protection for them.
1/27 – K asked for prayers for K’s neighbor Mike, whose doctor found a lump near Mike’s esophagus. Many thanks.
For submission guidelines and other relevant info, please contact Annie's Stew, who is managing the prayer list. You can contact her at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. If you see a prayer request posted in a thread comment, feel free to copy and paste it and e-mail it to Annie's Stew. She tries to keep up with the requests in the threads, but she's not here all of the time, so she may not see it unless you e-mail it to her. Please note: Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks or so unless we receive an update.
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.

And I would also like to add:

Romans 8:39
39) neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (New International Version)

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 08:00 AM

Comments

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1 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 07:44 AM (ZOv7s)

2 Amen.

Posted by: Brother Tim, still standing at January 31, 2026 07:51 AM (FIwBs)

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Just a one-time prayer request, if I may. Her Majesty and The Big Dummy are traveling to New York for Westminster on Monday.

The weather is cold, snow is likely over the weekend and she's driving an elderly car that needs to go in for servicing this morning in Virginia because of electrical issues.

Any spare thoughts you can throw their way would be appreciated. I've added appeals to St. Christopher during my daily Rosary.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 31, 2026 07:51 AM (tgvbd)

4 I love the Fatima prayer.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 31, 2026 07:51 AM (qFwJc)

5 I am always happy to pray for us. I can't do much else.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 31, 2026 07:53 AM (qFwJc)

6 Good morning again dear horde with thanks to annie and mh and you morons for praying

mh is the only COB who noods his own threads what a swell guy!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 07:54 AM (RIvkX)

7 Good Saturday morning, horde.

Prayers for all of you.

Hiya, JT!

So many grieving the loss of friends and family. May you/we all be comforted with their memories.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 31, 2026 07:57 AM (h7ZuX)

8 *hic*

Posted by: Hillary! Dark Horse Candidate 2028 at January 31, 2026 07:57 AM (+HNx/)

9 My oldest friend Bob is dying. The chemo almost killed him and the immunotherapy is not working.

He returned to the Church and received Extreme Unction. He is one of the finest men I have been blessed to know.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 31, 2026 07:58 AM (qFwJc)

10 Good morning Mis Hum and Horde

Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 07:58 AM (Ia/+0)

11 NDH update has received heart transplant and recovering from surgery in ICU. Hope to have ventilator removed and then stepdown to cardiac care unit.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 07:58 AM (RIvkX)

12 Buzzion, thank you for taking Christina into your home. I hope your friendship, combined with professional treatment, help her to overcome and heal.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 31, 2026 07:59 AM (h7ZuX)

13 Never, ever trust a Democrat. Just assume they are lying about everything:

"after the January 23 shooting by law enforcement of Alex Pretti, Senate Democrats reversed on their earlier pledge to avoid another shutdown. "

Posted by: fd at January 31, 2026 08:00 AM (vFG9F)

14 {grammie}
{TiFW}
{CoMM}
Hiya JT
Bulg asked for prayers too he is being observed for AFib

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 08:01 AM (RIvkX)

15 My BiL passes away last Sunday morning, he and sister were in their bi-season home in Florida. My niece is now there with my sister. Would appreciate prayers for them
It was a shock to me when my mom told me, he was having health issues but didn't think that would happen.

Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 08:02 AM (Ia/+0)

16 Taqiyya. How do you know they are lying?

Their lips are moving.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 31, 2026 08:02 AM (qFwJc)

17 {Her Majesty and the Big Dummy}

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 08:04 AM (RIvkX)

18 He is getting cremation so not sure when a funeral service will happen.

Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 08:04 AM (Ia/+0)

19 Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 08:02 AM (Ia/+0)
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May his memory be a blessing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 08:06 AM (RIvkX)

20 Yonder Horde

Looks like a very light snow is falling now. It's also 5 degrees.

Birds at the feeder don't care.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 31, 2026 08:07 AM (jtM2q)

21 So sorry to hear it, Skip. Blessings of comfort for your family.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 31, 2026 08:08 AM (h7ZuX)

22 The internal temperature of birds ranges from 102 to 109.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 31, 2026 08:09 AM (0KSrI)

23 22 The internal temperature of birds ranges from 102 to 109.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 31, 2026 08:09 AM (0KSrI)

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I just admire the researchers who managed to keep a thermometer stuck up their butt.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 31, 2026 08:11 AM (+HNx/)

24 My oldest friend Bob is dying. The chemo almost killed him and the immunotherapy is not working.
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A prayer for his complete and immediate healing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 08:12 AM (RIvkX)

25 I am always happy to pray for us. I can't do much else.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 31, 2026 07:53 AM (qFwJc)
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It is very important. No prayer goes unheard.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 08:13 AM (ZOv7s)

26 Good morning Mis Hum et al.

The preceding verse adds a fuller list that rounds out verse 39. I love the poetry of those two verses taken together.

Romans 8:38-39 KJV
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 08:13 AM (qgHp7)

27 "The internal temperature of birds ranges from 102 to 109."

Before or after basting?

Posted by: fd at January 31, 2026 08:14 AM (vFG9F)

28 En mi casa toman Bustelo!

Posted by: Caffeinated Carlos at January 31, 2026 08:14 AM (oftw2)

29 He returned to the Church and received Extreme Unction. He is one of the finest men I have been blessed to know.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 31, 2026 07:58 AM (qFwJc)
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God be praised!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 08:15 AM (ZOv7s)

30 Romans 8:38-39 KJV
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 08:13 AM (qgHp7)

Thank you for that. It's beautiful. I really need to open the Bible more often.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 31, 2026 08:16 AM (h7ZuX)

31 Thank you to the everyone for the prayers. My dad is out of the hospital and in the rehab section of his retirement community. The facility tried to drag things out to prevent his admission but mom is a force of rage and she will beat bureaucrats down with documentation.

He's sleeping well and his therapy will begin soon. At this time, I don't know if he'll ever go back home.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 31, 2026 08:16 AM (7xrfc)

32 I thought Scott Adams' deathbed conversion was very moving and telling in its imperfection. Here was a man who could not find faith himself, but let others lead him to it, and his profession was actually a prayer that God help him get the rest of the way there.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 08:16 AM (ZOv7s)

33 Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

St. John Bosco, pray for us.

I prayed Rosaries for the intentions, both stated and unstated, of members of the Horde.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 31, 2026 08:17 AM (pJWtt)

34 Hadrian at least she'll be able to visit the Buc-ee's near Harrisonburg.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 08:17 AM (2Ez/1)

35 Willowed (CNN staff whineing)

One area of concern was Jennings being allowed to describe undocumented immigrants as “illegal aliens,” a term that violates the network’s editorial standards, according to Status.
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Too funny

https://tinyurl.com/3wsse62s

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 31, 2026 08:18 AM (o1zkF)

36 The internal temperature of birds ranges from 102 to 109.
Posted by: Ben Had

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Is that when the little red button pops oout?
😀

Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 08:19 AM (qgHp7)

37 I thought Scott Adams' deathbed conversion was very moving and telling in its imperfection.

There were people thinking that he was just converting out of convenience. I think it was sincere but I'm not the one with the knowledge of such things.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 31, 2026 08:20 AM (7xrfc)

38 G'mornin' everyone!

Prayers, with a happy heart, for all !

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 31, 2026 08:21 AM (Cjt/F)

39 Mornin’, All. Happy Saturday.

Posted by: Bulg at January 31, 2026 08:21 AM (77rzZ)

40 Prayers for the Horde and their loved ones in need.
no on of any consequence - condolences on the impending loss of your friend.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 31, 2026 08:22 AM (IDEQi)

41 Prayers up for all the Horde's intentions. Those asked and unasked.

Posted by: olddog in mo at January 31, 2026 08:24 AM (rgA8J)

42 There were people thinking that he was just converting out of convenience. I think it was sincere but I'm not the one with the knowledge of such things.
Posted by: NR Pax at January 31, 2026 08:20 AM (7xrfc)
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"You're just converting to stay out of hell!"

"And you have a problem with that?"

I'd argue that downplaying the reality of damnation has done immense damage to society. No less than the late George Cardinal Pell said so, and deeply regretted his flirtation with universal salvation. As for its sincerity, that's up to God to sort out, but Pascal's Wager is a valid reason, which is why he came up with it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 08:24 AM (ZOv7s)

43 My wife and I entered the Church together, from very different backgrounds and - as it turned out - for very different reasons. We talked about this just yesterday. She was moved by emotion, by spiritual reasons, feeling that reason couldn't solve everything and sometimes one must rely on faith.

I am the exact opposite. Reason is what convinced me that there has to be something true at the root of Christianity, it couldn't be superstition or a hoax. The historical record was unimpeachable, which is why "Bible scholars" have to break the rules all the time to come up with reasons for doubt. It was only then that the spiritual side became apparent to me.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 08:27 AM (ZOv7s)

44 Do CNN editorial standards preclude calling American citizens “white supremacists” and “nazis”?

Illegal aliens is a legal term of art. It isn’t necessarily derogatory per se, it is a descriptor.

Immigrant has a defined meaning too - describing someone who has passed through a port of entry and has authorization to be in the country.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 31, 2026 08:29 AM (mCOJo)

45 The Chosen.

Posted by: Come and See at January 31, 2026 08:29 AM (2Ez/1)

46
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 31, 2026 08:31 AM (tljrc)

47 https://tinyurl.com/mf5suydh
Saw this on Dailytimewaster and thought of this thread
A coffee stur

Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 08:31 AM (Ia/+0)

48 I thought Scott Adams' deathbed conversion was very moving and telling in its imperfection. Here was a man who could not find faith himself, but let others lead him to it, and his profession was actually a prayer that God help him get the rest of the way there.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 08:16 AM (ZOv7s)

I had an interesting conversation with an older Catholic woman last evening. We had been chatting when she mentioned that one of her sons was an atheist.

I asked if he was a scientist or engineer. She replied that he was. I told her that he was mistakenly thinking that faith was an irrational belief: science can only deal in the material, but does not answer why we commonly recognize transcendental qualities: such as, how much does beauty weigh or what is the meaning of life.

I recommended that she give her son a book that was recently published (God, the Science, the Evidence by Michel-Yves Bollore and Olivier Bonnassies). The book presents scientific evidence so convincing that intellectually-honest atheists have had conversion experiences, and at least admit to the existence of some sort of creator God.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 31, 2026 08:32 AM (pJWtt)

49 his profession was actually a prayer that God help him get the rest of the way there.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 08:16 AM (ZOv7s)

I understand this perfectly. I call myself a doubtful believer. I'm not sure I actually believe in God, or if it's habit from growing up in church. An omnipresent, omnipotent God seems irrational to me, but nothing else seems more rational, so I go with it.

I can point to many instances in my life when I was out of answers or options. But I pray, and always in the nick of time, I had answers and options.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 31, 2026 08:33 AM (h7ZuX)

50 Was outside playing a little, still under 10 degrees and have a cup.of coffee left

Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 08:34 AM (Ia/+0)

51 I recommended that she give her son a book that was recently published (God, the Science, the Evidence by Michel-Yves Bollore and Olivier Bonnassies). The book presents scientific evidence so convincing that intellectually-honest atheists have had conversion experiences, and at least admit to the existence of some sort of creator God.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 31, 2026 08:32 AM (pJWtt)
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A turning point for me was the realization that there is more and better evidence for Christ than there is for Julius Caesar. I totally nerded out on ancient history in high school and college, reading all the Greek and Latin authors (in translation, of course) I could find. I kept seeing the same thing: "We have this one partial copy of a single text that tells us all we know about this topic."

And then I came across "Bible scholars" nit-picking inconsequential errors from the many manuscripts separated by centuries and thousands of miles to find a way to cast doubt on the reliability of scripture.

I should add that I never wanted to be Catholic. Like many other converts, I was dragged kicking and screaming into it. Weird how that happens.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 08:38 AM (ZOv7s)

52 here is the deal. If Ted Kennedy is in heaven I don't want to be there

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 31, 2026 08:38 AM (jrgJz)

53
update on Neidermeyers Dead Horse:

she had the successful heart transplant surgery on Monday, and by Thursday she was "off the ECMO machine"

as of yesterday, she was off the intubation and was coherent & communicating (she's already asking for her phone)

the plan was to move her out of the ICU "this weekend"

her daughter, Misti, is updating NDH's twitter @NeidsG (last update was yesterday afternoon)

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 31, 2026 08:39 AM (tljrc)

54 Atheism or agnosticism is one thing. Well two things maybe. Anyway, some folks have an extreme hatred of even the concept of God or creator. It seems to result in disordered thinking. For all that I’ve met plenty of bible thumpers who are as crooked as a 3 dollar bill, so ..

Posted by: Common Tater at January 31, 2026 08:39 AM (mCOJo)

55 here is the deal. If Ted Kennedy is in heaven I don't want to be there
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 31, 2026 08:38 AM (jrgJz)
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Every soul lost to Satan is a defeat. The most glorious victories are not good people getting their just reward but terrible sinners finding salvation.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 08:40 AM (ZOv7s)

56 here is the deal. If Ted Kennedy is in heaven I don't want to be there
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 31, 2026 08:38 AM (jrgJz)
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I hope you don't mean that; in your place, I would worry before placing my judgement ahead of God's

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 31, 2026 08:41 AM (QbC6G)

57 I'm back from my shave, having a last cup of black juice before heading out. Good thoughts to all.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 31, 2026 08:41 AM (wzUl9)

58 I understand this perfectly. I call myself a doubtful believer. I'm not sure I actually believe in God, or if it's habit from growing up in church. An omnipresent, omnipotent God seems irrational to me, but nothing else seems more rational, so I go with it.

I can point to many instances in my life when I was out of answers or options. But I pray, and always in the nick of time, I had answers and options.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 31, 2026 08:33 AM (h7ZuX)

Without faith in God, there is despair. I'm an engineer and am in the school-of-thought with A.H. Lloyd. Reason and science all point to Aristotle's Unmoved Prime Mover.

Furthermore, the historical evidence that Jesus of Nazareth existed is irrefutable: multiple contemporary non-Christian documents mention Him, even if to disparage his divinity. The only legitimate dispute is was He the Son of God as He and His Apostles claimed, or a mad man or a liar.

Faith is not irrational. I would argue that atheism is irrational.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 31, 2026 08:42 AM (pJWtt)

59 If Ted Kennedy is in heaven I don't want to be there

I get that but consider this: If he truly repented of his actions and begged forgiveness, he could be admitted. And Heaven is vast enough that the odds of you running into him could be as small as you want.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 31, 2026 08:43 AM (7xrfc)

60 ...how much does beauty weigh...

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Well, according to the popular culture that number has increased substantially in recent years.

Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 08:43 AM (qgHp7)

61 Atheism or agnosticism is one thing. Well two things maybe. Anyway, some folks have an extreme hatred of even the concept of God or creator. It seems to result in disordered thinking. For all that I’ve met plenty of bible thumpers who are as crooked as a 3 dollar bill, so ..
Posted by: Common Tater at January 31, 2026 08:39 AM (mCOJo)
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When they would bury the Hapsburg emperors, they would take the casket to the door of the cathedral and they would have the doors closed. The herald would knock and a voice inside would say: "Who is there?"

And the herald would reply with a bunch of his royal titles, and the response would be "I don't know him."

And then he would reply again with even more impressive titles, and the reply would be the same. Finally, the herald with just give his first name, and say "a sinner."

"You may enter."

Very cool.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 08:44 AM (ZOv7s)

62 It is colder than Hillary’s (uh sorry, I meant a witch’s) backside here in DFW this morning… brrrr

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 31, 2026 08:44 AM (xT8gx)

63 I have faith enough that God will judge and those found to be guilty will pay.

Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 08:46 AM (Ia/+0)

64 Whenever I can’t sleep, a quick prayer and I am out for the duration. Why I don’t and toss and turn instead, I don’t know. People are strange.

Posted by: Accomack at January 31, 2026 08:46 AM (S8ZfB)

65 Don't tell me I can't drink bacon. I have maple bacon-flavored coffee!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at January 31, 2026 08:47 AM (kpS4V)

66 58 I agree. Atheism is irrational.

Posted by: Bulg at January 31, 2026 08:48 AM (77rzZ)

67
"You're just converting to stay out of hell!"

It may be imperfect contrition, but it's still contrition.

I was lapsed for 30-plus years. I really wish I could say I returned to the Faith for the love of God, but it's not quite true. It was because I felt He was asking more of me than I was doing at that point. I try to persevere because He set standards that I owe it to Him to try to fulfill. But the love of God remains beyond me right now.

I pray frequently every day: on getting up, the Angelus at noon, the Rosary during the day and evening prayers before going to bed. I say the Litany of Loreto before Mass and a prayer to the Virgin Mary afterwards. They aren't empty exercises and I'm happy to do so because they set a frame for me and give Him what He deserves.

But to talk to Him personally has always been extremely difficult for me, as though He has better things to do than listen to the likes of me. I never feel fervor and I'm envious of those who do.

It makes me aware of just how damaging my time away from the Faith has been. But slowly, my conduct is improving and maybe someday I'll feel the love for Him that I should.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 31, 2026 08:48 AM (tgvbd)

68 here is the deal. If Ted Kennedy is in heaven I don't want to be there
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 31, 2026 08:38 AM (jrgJz)
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Every soul lost to Satan is a defeat. The most glorious victories are not good people getting their just reward but terrible sinners finding salvation.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 08:40 AM (ZOv7s)

Jesus Christ instructed us to "judge not." That doesn't mean that we are not to condemn bad behavior, or not give good counsel. I don't waste any time questioning God's mercy or judgement.

Did Kennedy repent of his evil acts? Perhaps. Did he perform any acts of contrition or reparation? I'm doubtful. But, the fate of Ted Kennedy's immortal soul is between him and God.

When I pray for my enemies - as Jesus taught us to do - I pray that they soften their hearts, recognize the evil that they have committed, repent and do acts of contrition, and thus save their souls.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 31, 2026 08:50 AM (pJWtt)

69 Sydney Sweeney’s beauties weigh quite a bit, I suspect.

Posted by: Bulg at January 31, 2026 08:50 AM (77rzZ)

70 Temp is hovering around freezing, wind chill of 21. I'm sitting here at home wearing my thick alpaca sweater over a shirt and with a blanket over my legs. For some reason I get cold sooner than I used to. Some mild weight loss from cutting out sugar a few years ago, I guess.

Aside from my haircut, I have to stop at the pharmacy inside Target to pick up an Rx. I hope to be back home by 10:30.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 31, 2026 08:51 AM (wzUl9)

71 Who is going to heaven and who isn’t? We humans don’t know (except regarding our own soul)…. I find the words of our Lord in John 3 both a comfort and yet full of mystery.

Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

I didn’t make any contribution to my physical birth… I can’t make any contribution to my spiritual birth. It is a miraculous act of the Spirit of God. My only contribution is belief…. What exactly that means I don’t know other than I know I believe. Everyone (even Mother Theresa… even Saint Peter!) has/had doubts

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 31, 2026 08:52 AM (xT8gx)

72 Don't tell me I can't drink bacon. I have maple bacon-flavored coffee!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at January 31, 2026

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There are maple-scented pipe tobaccos, and plenty with a hint of campfire and barbecue sauce. I wonder if there is one with bacon.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 31, 2026 08:52 AM (wzUl9)

73 Judge not as Christians. But, as citizens, we all wear the purple of Caesar.

Posted by: Accomack at January 31, 2026 08:54 AM (S8ZfB)

74 ...how much does beauty weigh...

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Well, according to the popular culture that number has increased substantially in recent years.
Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 08:43 AM (qgHp7)

Good one!

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 31, 2026 08:56 AM (wVcYX)

75 "off the ECMO machine"

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Brief primer for those who may not be familiar with it:"

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation or ECMO is a temporary means of augmenting cardiac and lung function during an interim where those functions are recovering from major dysfunction.

During any open heart surgery, the heart is stopped and blood is rerouted through a heart-lung bypass machine, whihc does exactly that, it bypasses the heart AND the lungs. Oxygen and CO2 are exchanged as the blood passes by a membrane, temperature and chemical balance are regulated.

ECMO is in essence a smaller version of a bypass machine that is portable enough to operate in an ICU room, and can provide up to several days of support while the heart is recovering from an injury or in the case of a transplant, the stress of being in an Igloo ice chest for a few hours.

(cont.)

Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 08:57 AM (qgHp7)

76 You can judge all you want. We all make judgements every day. What you can't do is condemn anyone to hell.

That action belongs to G-d and him alone. Not even Jesus can do that.

"thou shall not judge" is just the first of many re-writings of the Bible to take hold.

Posted by: Just some random passer by at January 31, 2026 08:58 AM (89Sog)

77 I wonder if there is one with bacon.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

Wonder no more:

https://tinyurl.com/3jzk4p9t

Posted by: NR Pax at January 31, 2026 08:58 AM (7xrfc)

78 “ You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.”

Psalm 63:1

Posted by: Marcus T at January 31, 2026 08:58 AM (zw+xd)

79 A balmy 14 this morning with a light coating of snow, and a good day to All.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 31, 2026 08:58 AM (1lTYe)

80 But to talk to Him personally has always been extremely difficult for me, as though He has better things to do than listen to the likes of me. I never feel fervor and I'm envious of those who do.

It makes me aware of just how damaging my time away from the Faith has been. But slowly, my conduct is improving and maybe someday I'll feel the love for Him that I should.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 31, 2026 08:48 AM (tgvbd)

I'm in the same boat you are in. Mrs. Cop has a much personal relationship with God than I do.

Now, my 16 year-old grandson (the one that converted to Catholicism), that kid is imbued with the Holy Spirit and he LOVES Eucharistic Adoration. We've had more than one person in our parish ask us if we think he will eventually become a priest.

I think what helped him is that he has been going to Mass with us since he was about 6, and I had self-taught myself the Catechism and articles of faith that I was not taught in the 1970s as a child myself, so I was able to give him good instruction during his formative years.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 31, 2026 08:59 AM (pJWtt)

81 A desire to be saved is itself the sign of the Holy Spirit working in us. The 'Natural Man' has no desire for a God. We cannot even want to be saved without his intervention.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 31, 2026 08:59 AM (jc0TO)

82 I will say this: you Catholics who drop those prayer cards here and there, keep it up.

Three times in my life, when I was pondering monumental decisions, unsure how to solve a problem in my life, I have happened across these cards, prayed the prayers as instructed, and received the help I sought.

Rational, or irrational? I don't know, and I no longer care. I am grateful for the help.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 31, 2026 08:59 AM (h7ZuX)

83 The warmup is on its way, but it's still 11 here with a wind chill at zero.

It should get into the upper 20s next week. I'll break out the shorts and sandals.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:00 AM (ZOv7s)

84 Got willowed but have a video on thst Hoverbike, no way its real. No more thrust out back from looks like 2 bathroom fans.

Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 09:00 AM (Ia/+0)

85 (cont.)

ECMO can be used in several scenarios including pst-transplant, post drowning, post complex congenital heart surgery and others.

It is not, however, a permanent or sustainable technique. Longest I've seen was about two weeks. Therefore it has to serve as a delaying measure, or as we refer to it a "bridge" to something else. It can be a bridge to recovery, a bridge to transplant, or sadly in some cases a bridge to nowhere.

Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 09:02 AM (qgHp7)

86 35 right now outside, rising up by about 10 degrees by this afternoon, then dropping to 26 degrees overnight. 10 day forecast says no more sub-freezing temps expected.

My thoughts turn to when to apply pre-emergent weed killer. The timing is tricky.

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 31, 2026 09:02 AM (wVcYX)

87 A desire to be saved is itself the sign of the Holy Spirit working in us. The 'Natural Man' has no desire for a God. We cannot even want to be saved without his intervention.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 31, 2026 08:59 AM (jc0TO)
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Wisdom begins with fear of the Lord.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:03 AM (ZOv7s)

88 I love to take a long jog every Saturday morning for exercise (and enjoyment of the outdoors). But this is now the second Saturday in a row that weather prevents… last Saturday an ice storm, today it’s too cold…. For the moment. I’m somewhat stubborn so I’m gonna wait until around noon when it’s “warmed up” to 28 degrees and the wind has died down a bit and I’m gonna do my “morning” jog in the early afternoon…. Improvise, adapt, overcome — Gunny Sgt Highway

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 31, 2026 09:05 AM (xT8gx)

89 Don't tell me I can't drink bacon. I have maple bacon-flavored coffee!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at January 31, 2026 08:47 AM

Ok. But let's talk about the pants requirement on the prestigous Book Thread.

Posted by: Bob from NSA at January 31, 2026 09:05 AM (0sNs1)

90
ECMO can be used in several scenarios including pst-transplant, post drowning, post complex congenital heart surgery and others.

Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 09:02 AM

thanks, Muldoon

I didn't know what ECMO was, just that graduating off of it was a good sign

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 31, 2026 09:06 AM (tljrc)

91 I will say this: you Catholics who drop those prayer cards here and there, keep it up.

Three times in my life, when I was pondering monumental decisions, unsure how to solve a problem in my life, I have happened across these cards, prayed the prayers as instructed, and received the help I sought.

Rational, or irrational? I don't know, and I no longer care. I am grateful for the help.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 31, 2026 08:59 AM (h7ZuX)

During my reversion back to the Catholic Church, I had come across an old prayer book published in the 1950s. One of the prayers was along the lines of, "Jesus how can I serve you and the Church?" I $h!t you not, I heard a voice answer me!

I was alone in the house, and the answer was completely unexpected but has brought me to taking a much more active role in my parish.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 31, 2026 09:06 AM (pJWtt)

92 I'm a lily of the field. God is my gardener.

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 31, 2026 09:07 AM (wVcYX)

93 Rational, or irrational? I don't know, and I no longer care. I am grateful for the help.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 31, 2026 08:59 AM (h7ZuX)
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"In my experience, there's no such thing as luck." A fun line delivered by Sir Alec Guinness who was a Catholic convert. He first gave it serious consideration when playing a priest and filming in France and a little boy, thinking he was a real priest, just walked up to him and talked to him while holding his hand. The level of trust amazed him.

He began dropping into churches, praying from time to time, and when his son became ill, he made a vow to convert while praying for his son, who was healed, and who also was raised in the Church.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:07 AM (ZOv7s)

94 Oh, one more thing. ECMO does not have to be total bypass. It can be used to only partially offload the heart and can be gradually weaned off as cardiac function improves, as in NDH's case. In other words, partial heart-lung bypass rather than total.

Thus endeth today's lesson.

Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 09:08 AM (qgHp7)

95 Wolfus, it looks like the current temperature in Owensboro is 13 degrees, but feels like 1 degree.
So there's that.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 09:09 AM (2Ez/1)

96 I wonder if there is one with bacon.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
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Wonder no more:

https://tinyurl.com/3jzk4p9t
Posted by: NR Pax at January 31, 2026

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Thanks, NR! I think I've actually seen it in person at my local pipe/cigar shop.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 31, 2026 09:09 AM (wzUl9)

97 Muldoon — Your patients are very fortunate to have you! Excellent doctors are hard to find these days in my experience

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 31, 2026 09:12 AM (xT8gx)

98 My thoughts turn to when to apply pre-emergent weed killer. The timing is tricky.
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 31, 2026 09:02 AM

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When you see the forsythia blooming.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 09:12 AM (2Ez/1)

99 Wolfus, it looks like the current temperature in Owensboro is 13 degrees, but feels like 1 degree.
So there's that.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026

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When I move, I will either need to buy a treadmill or join a gym. It'd be difficult to work out in that, and I certainly can't laze around all winter.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 31, 2026 09:12 AM (wzUl9)

100 My plan is to retire and become a nomad for five years.
I'll chase 70 degree weather.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 09:14 AM (2Ez/1)

101 I love to take a long jog every Saturday morning for exercise (and enjoyment of the outdoors). But this is now the second Saturday in a row that weather prevents… last Saturday an ice storm, today it’s too cold…. For the moment. I’m somewhat stubborn so I’m gonna wait until around noon when it’s “warmed up” to 28 degrees and the wind has died down a bit and I’m gonna do my “morning” jog in the early afternoon…. Improvise, adapt, overcome — Gunny Sgt Highway
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 31, 2026

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I've had to shift my workouts this last ten days to the afternoons. I don't like it much. Too much traffic on the streets leading to the walking trail. When I go at five or six am, there are very few cars.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 31, 2026 09:15 AM (wzUl9)

102 Winter is meant for lazing around.

Posted by: Bulg at January 31, 2026 09:15 AM (77rzZ)

103 My thoughts turn to when to apply pre-emergent weed killer. The timing is tricky.
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 31, 2026 09:02 AM (wVcYX)
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Ever heard of Ralph Snodsmith? He used to have a radio garden show years ago. Anyway, the only thing I remember him saying, repeatedly, was to "Get your pre-emergent crab grass control down before the blossoms fall from the forsythia."

I don't know why I remember that or why I even listened to his show. I lived in Manhattan at the time.

Posted by: IrishEi at January 31, 2026 09:16 AM (3ImbR)

104 Government shutdown includes Department of Defense just as we may be about to liberate Iran. Coincidence?

Posted by: Rip N Read at January 31, 2026 09:16 AM (fr4zq)

105 Bulg how you holding up?

Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 09:17 AM (Ia/+0)

106 I'm rather intolerant of black-pilling these days, and it's a combination of faith and gratitude for the super-abundance of blessings we are currently seeing. Honestly, Ace could (and maybe should) do a week of nothing but good news, because it's out there.

I saw that we surpassed Japan for steel production for the first time in 32 years. What!? I was told by every economist that immutable laws prevented a revival of American industry. Learn to code and all that. Wages are starting to rise and rents starting to fall. As winter loosens its grip, yard work and construction crews are going to have more and better paid citizen employees.

This boom is only getting started and it's going to be the biggest thing in 40 years.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:18 AM (ZOv7s)

107 But to talk to Him personally has always been extremely difficult for me, as though He has better things to do than listen to the likes of me. I never feel fervor and I'm envious of those who do.
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Hashem knows every blade of grass and every grain of sand. You think hashem doesn't know you, the pinnacle of Creation?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 09:18 AM (RIvkX)

108 ...how much does beauty weigh...

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Well, according to the popular culture that number has increased substantially in recent years.
Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 08:43 AM (qgHp7)

Heh. Nice.

Who knew a concept with no calories could be so fattening?

Posted by: naturalfake at January 31, 2026 09:18 AM (iJfKG)

109 Prayers for all the Horde in need

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 31, 2026 09:18 AM (Frj3y)

110 Learn to coal.

Posted by: West Virginia Employment Commission at January 31, 2026 09:19 AM (2Ez/1)

111 105 OK, Skip. Just sitting here on the couch, counting down to 1546 when I can take this contraption off (the heart monitor thingy).

Posted by: Bulg at January 31, 2026 09:20 AM (77rzZ)

112 I've had to shift my workouts this last ten days to the afternoons. I don't like it much. Too much traffic on the streets leading to the walking trail. When I go at five or six am, there are very few cars.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 31, 2026 09:15 AM (wzUl9)

Yes, early morning is my preference. Fewer people and more peaceful

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 31, 2026 09:20 AM (xT8gx)

113 Don't tell me I can't drink bacon. I have maple bacon-flavored coffee!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at January 31, 2026 08:47 AM

Hmmm. Maybe those who like butter in their coffee could try bacon fat instead.

Sounds awful to me, but I'm picky that way.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 31, 2026 09:20 AM (h7ZuX)

114 Winter is meant for lazing around.
Posted by: Bulg at January 31, 2026 09:15 AM (77rzZ)
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I do not expect to gain any ground with winter workouts, just try to limit losses until I get get outside again. There is absolutely no good reason to try running or even serious walking with ice on the sidewalk. I knew that when I was in my 20s and it's doubly true now.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:20 AM (ZOv7s)

115 Posted by: LinusVanPelt

******

Thanks for the kind words. I was a bit of a throwback and could not in good faith function in an Obamacare world. I retired from practice in 2019 and although I miss some aspects, have no regrets.

Just this past week I saw a local news story about a 9 year old boy doing a fundraiser for Make-A-Wish. Turns out he is a boy that was referred to me within hours of birth, with hypoplastic left hear syndrome. I vividly remember making the diagnosis and sitting down with the family to inform them of what would come. Three heart surgeries and later a transplant (after I retired) here he was. A nice memory.

Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 09:20 AM (qgHp7)

116 When you see the forsythia blooming.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 09:12 AM (2Ez/1)

Ever heard of Ralph Snodsmith? He used to have a radio garden show years ago. Anyway, the only thing I remember him saying, repeatedly, was to "Get your pre-emergent crab grass control down before the blossoms fall from the forsythia."

I don't know why I remember that or why I even listened to his show. I lived in Manhattan at the time.
Posted by: IrishEi at January 31, 2026 09:16 AM (3ImbR)

Thanks, both of you. Just one question. What is a forsythia?

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 31, 2026 09:20 AM (wVcYX)

117 Good morning MisHum, Horde

Posted by: callsign claymore at January 31, 2026 09:21 AM (sVV4J)

118 Learn to coal.
Posted by: West Virginia Employment Commission at January 31, 2026 09:19 AM (2Ez/1)
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How come no one worried about gender imbalances in coal mining or the crab fleets?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:21 AM (ZOv7s)

119 I put ghee in my coffee.
I'm a gheezer.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 09:21 AM (2Ez/1)

120 My son puts honey in his coffee.

Posted by: Bulg at January 31, 2026 09:22 AM (77rzZ)

121 *Thanks, both of you. Just one question. What is a forsythia?*

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I'm sitting right here.

Posted by: Al Gore's Amazing Internet at January 31, 2026 09:23 AM (2Ez/1)

122 I put ghee in my coffee.
I'm a gheezer.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 09:21 AM (2Ez/1)
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I started using heavy whipping cream and I like it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:23 AM (ZOv7s)

123 A balmy 20 degrees here in DFW, enjoying my HEB pecan coffee.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 31, 2026 09:24 AM (0U5gm)

124 Bacon-flavored Spam seems a bit of overkill.

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 31, 2026 09:24 AM (wVcYX)

125 Hey it's up to 6° here. When I posted on Pixy's thread I was 0°. Got down to -8 here in the MidHudson last night

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 31, 2026 09:25 AM (IDEQi)

126 Bacon-flavored Spam seems a bit of overkill.
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 31, 2026 09:24 AM (wVcYX)
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One could just fry it in bacon grease.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:25 AM (ZOv7s)

127 Don't knock it 'till you've fried it.
In honey butter.

Posted by: Spam at January 31, 2026 09:26 AM (2Ez/1)

128 Good morning good people. Prayers for all Hordian intentions - those requested and those known but to God.

Prayers please for our Grand Knight Paul - he has a constellation of cardiac issues and has been taken to his childhood home in Memphis by his sister to die.

Continued prayers are also asked for our great nation and all those who work for the ideals that we strive for.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 31, 2026 09:26 AM (cYBz/)

129 Oh, re ECMO, for those in Rio Linda:

Air goes in and out, blood goes round and round, and oxygen is good.

Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 09:27 AM (qgHp7)

130 Forsythia:

https://tinyurl.com/3w7k2y92

Posted by: IrishEi at January 31, 2026 09:28 AM (3ImbR)

131 Thanks, both of you. Just one question. What is a forsythia?
Posted by: Count de Monet

$20. Same as in town.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 31, 2026 09:28 AM (cYBz/)

132 The UN is running out of money. Anyway...

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 31, 2026 09:29 AM (IDEQi)

133 Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 09:20 AM (qgHp7)

You got the same satisfaction from your work as did(does) my dad. He was a pastor for many years (still preaches and visits at hospitals part time) and it’s amazing to me how many lives he touched… people he runs into etc

I went into engineering and it’s had its own rewards but less significant I think… maybe if I had a do over I might’ve been a pastor. No do overs though. I’m content, but do occasionally think of Frost’s “road not taken”

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 31, 2026 09:29 AM (xT8gx)

134 So much loss and suffering in this world. Thank God He is in control, and that while this is difficult, and sometimes feels impossible, we know that this life is temporary and short. Eternity is forever.
May all those who are suffering, or have loved ones suffering/dying, know the peace of God, even in the small things. May He comfort them and hold them close.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at January 31, 2026 09:30 AM (nz1sK)

135 Something I've been meaning to mention is that the reason why the left is using incendiary language is because that is all they have left. The Old Left actually featured hard men of action, but they all died off, and now we have noodle-armed soyboys, drama queens and AWFLS, none of whom are of any use in a fight.

They also grew up in a society where pouting and being a helpless victim was a path to power, and threats never had to be acted upon, because everyone always caved. So now they are in a situation where they are facing calm, determined, systematic resistance and all they can do is scream louder. That's their play.

Now there is some kinetic action, but it's very limited compared to the late 1960s, when whole cities burned. The violence now is performative, and its also inorganic, that is to say not staffed by true believers but by otherwise unemployable mentally ill mercenaries. (cont)

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:30 AM (ZOv7s)

136 I'm sitting right here.
Posted by: Al Gore's Amazing Internet at January 31, 2026 09:23 AM (2Ez/1)

Yes, forsythia grows well in Texas, particularly in North Texas, Northeast Texas, East Texas, and Southeast Texas. It thrives best in areas east of I-35, especially where soils are moist, slightly acidic to neutral, and rich in organic matter.

Blooming Time: Forsythia blooms in late February to mid-March, often alongside early daffodils and red japonica, marking one of the first signs of spring in Texas.

Truly amazing invention, Al. Much obliged. How's the chakra release quest going?

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 31, 2026 09:30 AM (wVcYX)

137 Here was a man who could not find faith himself, but let others lead him to it, and his profession was actually a prayer that God help him get the rest of the way there.

Mark 19:23-24

Posted by: Oddbob at January 31, 2026 09:32 AM (Fs0KI)

138 There’s no need to believe it’s overly complicated or involves a complex understanding of theology. It doesn’t.

All it takes is to open your heart to God. Let him in. He’s standing right beside you, as He always has and always will.

Even in your darkest moments, when you feel abandoned and think He’s turned away from you- He has not. He’s guiding you through those difficult moments- pray for understanding.

I’ve seen some terrible things. Things that made me wonder where He was in all that horror. Then at one point He told me, Marcus, I’m right here where I’ve always been. Open your heart and soul to me and realize I have never left your side. At that moment I looked back and realized He carried me through all of it. Every single moment. At first I felt ashamed, but that turned to indescribable joy.

God, and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is an awesome God. There is nothing He cannot do. Pray to Him. Ask him to forgive you for your sins and come in to your life. You will find magnificent peace and fulfillment. You will find great comfort and joy in your soul. Praise God in Heaven.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 31, 2026 09:32 AM (zw+xd)

139 The Old Left actually featured hard men of action, but they all died off, and now we have noodle-armed soyboys, drama queens and AWFLS, none of whom are of any use in a fight.

What are we, chopped liver?

Posted by: LGBTQ+FDFJOEMGRFGM at January 31, 2026 09:33 AM (Riz8t)

140 No do overs though. I’m content, but do occasionally think of Frost’s “road not taken”
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

***********

No harm in that as long as it is wistful 'what-if-ery' and not burdened by regerts. I sometimes think I could have been a detective.

Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 09:33 AM (qgHp7)

141
How come no one worried about gender imbalances in coal mining or the crab fleets?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:21 AM (ZOv7s)

__________

Men die on the job at 13 times the rate of women. When that gender imbalance is corrected, I'll start worrying about the number of female CEOs.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 31, 2026 09:33 AM (tgvbd)

142 Yes, early morning is my preference. Fewer people and more peaceful
——-

Plus the feelings of innate superiority, as you contemplate all those lazy bone slugs wallowing in bed at 0545 when they oughtta be up and at ‘em, being productive. One should bring a bullhorn on early morning jogs, to encourage suburbia with motivational messages decrying their slovenly habits

Posted by: Common Tater at January 31, 2026 09:34 AM (itAZI)

143 "How's the chakra release quest going?"

+++
Not too well. Seems it's in a lock box.
Like Social Security.

Posted by: I used to be the next president of the United States at January 31, 2026 09:34 AM (2Ez/1)

144 Because the left has controlled the commanding heights of finance for at least 20 years, they have gotten lazy and stupid. This is partly because the Soros-type evil geniuses have been replaced by idiot nepotist diversity hires. They don't bother to hide their corruption because they think that they have a right to it.

This makes it laughably easy to roll up those networks, which is happening under the radar. Lots of people want to see results, but that takes time, not just to build the case, but to identify prosecutors who will purposefully tank what should have been slam-dunk prosecutions. Even so, the pinch is already being felt, and a lot of their troopers are being laid off, which also limits future contributions.

The left also knows that if it goes full kinetic, it will lose instantly. The training they are getting stresses this, and their hope is to make martyrs that sway the soccer moms. The problem is that soccer moms are the ones being raped, and they fear for the safety of themselves and their children. No one cares about gang members being deported. (cont)

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:34 AM (ZOv7s)

145 I'm drinking 3 day old coffee this morning because it is
wrong to waste coffee. I wish I had some 2 day old pie.

Posted by: Eromero at January 31, 2026 09:35 AM (LHPAg)

146 Plus the feelings of innate superiority, as you contemplate all those lazy bone slugs wallowing in bed at 0545 when they oughtta be up and at ‘em, being productive.

That's nice, but it won't help you in the long run. You're not one of the elect. Sorry.

Posted by: John Calvin at January 31, 2026 09:35 AM (Riz8t)

147 Plus the feelings of innate superiority, as you contemplate all those lazy bone slugs wallowing in bed at 0545 when they oughtta be up and at ‘em, being productive. One should bring a bullhorn on early morning jogs, to encourage suburbia with motivational messages decrying their slovenly habits
Posted by: Common Tater at January 31, 2026 09:34 AM (itAZI)

The spirit of Gunny Hartman live on!

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 31, 2026 09:35 AM (wVcYX)

148 119 I put ghee in my coffee.
I'm a gheezer.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 09:21 AM (2Ez/1)

Someone should package this in a spray can.

Ghee Whiz

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 31, 2026 09:36 AM (FMtrg)

149 I might be more tolerant of the cold if the sun would shine. Early in the week, after the winter storm, the sky cleared and it was sunny. Air temperature was 22 or so, but no wind. The back of the house faces south. Up against the the house, on the deck, it was 58 degrees.

I had a cigar. It was quiet, the roads were a mess so, no traffic. Peaceful. But I'm pretty much sick of winter now.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 31, 2026 09:36 AM (jtM2q)

150 67 Hadrian, the Lord is infinite. He has time to listen to everyone who comes to him.

Posted by: Bulg at January 31, 2026 09:36 AM (77rzZ)

151
Yes, early morning is my preference. Fewer people and more peaceful

__________

The time between morning chores at 5:00 (or earlier) and getting Her Majesty's coffee at 7:00 is my favorite part of the day.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 31, 2026 09:36 AM (tgvbd)

152 At what was the lowest point in my life, and I was alone, an elderly couples stopped by my table at a McDonald's. The man gave me a prayer card. Not Jehovah's witness, just people. And this has never happened before or since.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 31, 2026 09:36 AM (Xbquz)

153 "How come no one worried about gender imbalances in coal mining or the crab fleets?"

*polite cough*

Posted by: Roofers and oilfield workers at January 31, 2026 09:37 AM (2Ez/1)

154 Early in the week, after the winter storm, the sky cleared and it was sunny. Air temperature was 22 or so, but no wind. The back of the house faces south. Up against the the house, on the deck, it was 58 degrees.

I had a cigar. It was quiet, the roads were a mess so, no traffic. Peaceful. But I'm pretty much sick of winter now.

You are mistaken. There is only unrelenting heat now.

Posted by: Al Gore at January 31, 2026 09:37 AM (Riz8t)

155 148 119 I put ghee in my coffee.
I'm a gheezer.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 09:21 AM (2Ez/1)

Someone should package this in a spray can.

Ghee Whiz
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 31, 2026 09:36 AM (FMtrg)
KerryGold Unsalted Irish butter.

Posted by: Eromero at January 31, 2026 09:37 AM (LHPAg)

156 Skip, I am sorry for your loss

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 31, 2026 09:37 AM (rjRKB)

157 This brings me to the genius of Trump's strategy focusing on detainers and local law enforcement participation. These idiots are literally planting their flag on defending child rapists from federal officers. Great idea! That's really going to win middle America over to the cause.

The lethal incidents didn't pan out, and the relatively tiny forces in play have a low loss threshold. They thought this would be cost-free, and this changes the calculous completely.

Note also that local law enforcement is also locally led, so the police chiefs and sheriffs are under intense pressure to keep the streets safe and many will lose their jobs if they keep releasing rapists back onto the street. I live in a liberal college town, but they absolutely call the cops in a hot minute if they think there is a threat. If the local cops were letting rapists go, there would be hell to pay. (cont)

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:38 AM (ZOv7s)

158 Faith is more than words; what is fruit of faith? This is what I note about Scott Adam’s life: his actual life was always a moral and honorable one. He not simply lived a moral life; he used his talents to the best of his ability, and especially in the last years focused on using his particular talents to be of service to those around him.
If that is not a Godly life, what is?
And so at the end he finally mastered his pride and said what he already was showing in his life. Good for him! He’d done the hard part long before.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 31, 2026 09:38 AM (ai6/n)

159 BTW someone once asked me- “How do I worship God? Where do I start?”. And I replied, “That’s easy, start on your knees”.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 31, 2026 09:38 AM (zw+xd)

160 > 119 I put ghee in my coffee.
I'm a gheezer.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 09:21 AM (2Ez/1)

And the person who brings the coffee could be called the Gheezer Butler.

Posted by: Black Sabbath at January 31, 2026 09:38 AM (IG3/x)

161
Plus the feelings of innate superiority, as you contemplate all those lazy bone slugs wallowing in bed at 0545 when they oughtta be up and at ‘em, being productive

___________

Cold shower, journal entry, granola smoothie. That's what the go-getters on LinkedIn tell me.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 31, 2026 09:39 AM (tgvbd)

162 The land the UN building is on was purchased from a real estate developer by Rockefeller and then donated. The original intent was a large area “zone”, comparable to District of Columbia. Residents decided that was a bad idea.

The building itself was funded by a zero interest multimillion dollar loan by the United States. “Paid back on time” we are told, though the US is the principal source of money anyhow.

Visitors at one time were free to wander around the building, and admission was free. Not anymore.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 31, 2026 09:39 AM (itAZI)

163 Anybody else sick of Sweeney? Talk about overexposed. I blame Big Sweeney.

Posted by: fd at January 31, 2026 09:42 AM (vFG9F)

164 Plus the feelings of innate superiority, as you contemplate all those lazy bone slugs wallowing in bed at 0545 when they oughtta be up and at ‘em, being productive. One should bring a bullhorn on early morning jogs, to encourage suburbia with motivational messages decrying their slovenly habits
Posted by: Common Tater at January 31, 2026 09:34 AM (itAZI)

I laughed. At the height of covid insanity I lived in LA and they actually “closed” the beach… which is where I did my jogging then… one day I decided enough was enough… I got up at 4am and did my usual jog on the “closed” beach. Had to dodge around a few barriers that had been placed but no one bothered me in the morning solitude…. It was ghost town on Manhattan Beach at 5am… then I got more bold and started going down there at 7am after sunrise. No one ever bothered me. Close the beach… galactically idiotic and retarded

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 31, 2026 09:42 AM (xT8gx)

165 This is why Trump didn't and won't invoke the Insurrection Act. Like the Sword of Damocles, its virtue is that it hangs, not that it falls. I suppose Trump could be pushed into it, but that would be what happens - the locals start begging for it and the governor or mayor is in open, unmistakable rebellion, tearing down the flag or some other stupid symbolic act.

Another crazy thing is the tiny amount of forces engaged. Trump federalizing the Minnesota ARNG would quadruple his resources, hilariously overmatching the opposition. You can bet Walz knows that, which is why he talks out of both sides of his mouth. Trump knows it, too, which is why he leaves out there.

The upshot: this was not a brilliant strategy by the left, but a desperate spoiling attack. The fraud coming out is only going to get worse, and Walz had to move before he was indicted.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:43 AM (ZOv7s)

166 Those of us that are still productive at midnight and chose to sleep late don't get any credit.

Healthy wealthy and wise, my ass.

I blame Ben Franklin and Big Proverb.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 09:43 AM (2Ez/1)

167 Note also that local law enforcement is also locally led, so the police chiefs and sheriffs are under intense pressure to keep the streets safe and many will lose their jobs if they keep releasing rapists back onto the street.

And yet...

https://is.gd/2sFDbI

Posted by: Archimedes at January 31, 2026 09:43 AM (Riz8t)

168 163 A lot of guys would be happy to take Sweeney out of the public eye.

Posted by: Bulg at January 31, 2026 09:46 AM (77rzZ)

169 Good morning Horde, I am praying for all of us.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 31, 2026 09:46 AM (0nHVk)

170
Those of us that are still productive at midnight and chose to sleep late don't get any credit.

__________

Her Majesty is one of those people. The problem arises when she needs (or just wants) my assistance then. I get very grouchy when I'm sleepy.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 31, 2026 09:46 AM (tgvbd)

171 This is what I note about Scott Adam’s life: his actual life was always a moral and honorable one.

*******

Peter (2 Peter Ch. 1) instructs the early Church disciples in how to grow in their faith. It starts with an attitude of virtue/morality, then seeking knowledge/truth, applying self-restraint, diligence, then seeking godliness and eventually growing in brotherly love and agape love/charity.

It's a process. And there will be setbacks.

Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 09:46 AM (qgHp7)

172 I’m not sure it’s possible for Sydney Sweeney to be overexposed… IYKWIMAITYD

Hubba hubba

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 31, 2026 09:48 AM (xT8gx)

173 We agree she's got great genes. Which resulted in great golden globes.

Posted by: Guys everywhere at January 31, 2026 09:49 AM (2Ez/1)

174 At what was the lowest point in my life, and I was alone, an elderly couples stopped by my table at a McDonald's. The man gave me a prayer card. Not Jehovah's witness, just people. And this has never happened before or since.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 31, 2026 09:36 AM (Xbquz)
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Nah the lowest point in anyone's life would be at an Arby's.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 09:50 AM (RIvkX)

175 With only talk and a occasional picture of Sydney can't say I am tired of her

Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 09:51 AM (Ia/+0)

176 "Be kind, be nice. Being Pretti good isn't good enough."

That made me chuckle.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 31, 2026 09:51 AM (vWWqj)

177 Is being Pretti good better than being Renee Good?

Posted by: I gotta ask at January 31, 2026 09:53 AM (2Ez/1)

178 And yet...

Posted by: Archimedes at January 31, 2026 09:43 AM (Riz8t)
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That does not refute my position. In dysfunctional cities, you get dysfunctional law enforcement.

Another piece that I should address is the scope of voter fraud. I think we will find that the margin of fraud may be 20% in some jurisdictions. The slow, methodical grind is going to expose that bit by bit, which is another reason for the paid riots which - to be very clear - end the minute local cops are allowed to shut it down.

There's a lot of bad-mouthing police here, and I will say that based on accounts I've seen, the inner city cops are either hopelessly corrupt, time-servers watching the calendar or rookies trying to build a resume until they can transfer out and at this late day, the skew is heavily toward the third group. Portland the Seattle famously are undermanned, and they are getting the least qualified applicants.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:53 AM (ZOv7s)

179 Nah the lowest point in anyone's life would be at an Arby's.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Pfffft! White Castle has entered the chat.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 31, 2026 09:54 AM (cYBz/)

180 I liked the story of the couple and their giving you a prayer card. Thanks, JM in IL.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 31, 2026 09:54 AM (vWWqj)

181 Anybody else sick of Sweeney? Talk about overexposed. I blame Big Sweeney.

I don't care about her one way or the other except that my ideological opponents seem to hate her which pleases me. Because I'm petty that way. Otherwise, she seems like someone who knows that her popularity is time limited and is making the most of it while she can. I can admire that.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 31, 2026 09:55 AM (Fs0KI)

182 Cities aren't dysfunctional. People are.

Posted by: The ghost of Don Rumsfeld at January 31, 2026 09:55 AM (2Ez/1)

183 I never got White Castle. I always found those tiny burgers irritating.

Posted by: Bulg at January 31, 2026 09:55 AM (77rzZ)

184 I know for a fact (because my daughter was going to go into law enforcement) that Detroit PD is basically the McDonalds of cop shops, the starter job you take upon graduation. The more desirable departments want to see some on the job experience, and Detroit is a good place to get it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:55 AM (ZOv7s)

185 The upshot: this was not a brilliant strategy by the left, but a desperate spoiling attack. The fraud coming out is only going to get worse, and Walz had to move before he was indicted.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:43 AM (ZOv7s)

Agree completely! Emotionally we would love to see the insurrection act invoked, but rationally it isn’t needed. For all the uproar, there’s only a small number of people involved in creating disturbances in Minneapolis; maybe 2,000 max? A compliant and sensationalistic media amplifies them and works to make them appear to be far greater than they actually are. (And idiots trying to get themselves shot give the media everything they want)

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 31, 2026 09:56 AM (ai6/n)

186 Nah the lowest point in anyone's life would be at an Arby's.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Pfffft! White Castle has entered the chat.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 31, 2026 09:54 AM (cYBz/)

Locally, Burger Kings are sad and forlorn places. Sketchy, even.

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 31, 2026 09:56 AM (wVcYX)

187 Demons Wilson
Katherine O'Hara

Who will be the third?

Morning peeps!

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at January 31, 2026 09:57 AM (2J/Lj)

188 "Otherwise, she seems like someone who knows that her popularity is time limited and is making the most of it while she can. I can admire that."
###

Is this about me?

Posted by: Tay Tay at January 31, 2026 09:57 AM (2Ez/1)

189 We used to go to the White Castle a lot when I was a yute. I took Mrs. F. on her first visit back East with me and there was an "unpleasant incident" among the customers while we ate that freaked her out. Hey, it's White Castle.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 09:58 AM (RIvkX)

190 I know for a fact (because my daughter was going to go into law enforcement) that Detroit PD is basically the McDonalds of cop shops, the starter job you take upon graduation. The more desirable departments want to see some on the job experience, and Detroit is a good place to get it.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:55 AM (ZOv7s)

*laughs* That's why I love Beverly Hills, L.A.!

Posted by: Det. Axel Foley at January 31, 2026 09:59 AM (wVcYX)

191 The sad thing about Sweeney is that we just to have dozens of hot chicks in the public eye. Go back to the 80s and count the babes on TV and in film. Even into the 90s there was lots of fresh talent rising.

A whole generation has been deprived of attractive, good-natured women in the public eye. No wonder the men are porn addicts and the women are filled with hate.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:59 AM (ZOv7s)

192 I never got White Castle. I always found those tiny burgers irritating.
Posted by: Bulg at January 31, 2026 09:55 AM (77rzZ)

They’re unique no doubt. I used to enjoy eating 10 in one sitting when I was a kid and parents had us visiting relatives in Chicago area… not for regular consumption but a nice occasional treat

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 31, 2026 09:59 AM (xT8gx)

193 Back from a visit to the market. Once again, there were adorable kids riding in carts that looked like cars drive and with their parents. Two little blonde girls with their hair in pigtails who must have been about three and five and an absolutely adorable boy with the most beautiful red hair who looked about four. He gave me the biggest smile when I told he and his dad how lovely his hair is. I
Am always happy at seeing the kids because it reminds me of them our son was little.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 31, 2026 10:00 AM (vWWqj)

194 I found a good recipe for mock White Castle on allrecipes.com

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 10:01 AM (RIvkX)

195 183 I never got White Castle. I always found those tiny burgers irritating.
Posted by: Bulg at January 31, 2026 09:55 AM

+++++
Come see me.

Posted by: Krystal at January 31, 2026 10:01 AM (2Ez/1)

196 Aaaaaand snow flurries.

God, I love Global Warmenarmening.

Posted by: Brother Tim, still standing at January 31, 2026 10:01 AM (FIwBs)

197 Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 09:46 AM

Nice passage. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 31, 2026 10:01 AM (vWWqj)

198 Multiple explosions across Iran happening

The Saudis have completely reversed their position about involvement against Iran and purchased 9 billion worth of patriot missiles
Iran, China and Russia are conducting joint exercises in the Straight of Hormuz now.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 31, 2026 10:02 AM (0KSrI)

199 The first lawsuit by a detransitioner has been settled in NY. She won a 2 million judgement against the surgeon, operation performed when she was 16. Goes to X

https://tinyurl.com/2p9rmc5u

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 31, 2026 10:02 AM (+mUZM)

200 193 Fen, same here. I love seeing the kids in the supermarket, because it also reminds me of my son when he was little.

Posted by: Bulg at January 31, 2026 10:02 AM (77rzZ)

201 "Otherwise, she seems like someone who knows that her popularity is time limited and is making the most of it while she can. I can admire that."
###

Is this about me?
Posted by: Tay Tay

Not really. She's been earning gobs of money for 20+ years now. Like her or not, she's successful because millions of people want to give her money. I admire that too.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 31, 2026 10:02 AM (Fs0KI)

202 Quetico-Superior National Forest, and the Boundary Waters, Voyagers National Park and millions of acres of surrounding lakes and forests were “closed” during the lockdowns. I prodded a Minnesota squarehead about this, he had no problem whatsoever with that. Really weird, I don’t grok how people can’t think at even a basic level anymore.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 31, 2026 10:03 AM (itAZI)

203 Prayers for all.

Posted by: Mick at January 31, 2026 10:04 AM (HFx9z)

204 That does not refute my position. In dysfunctional cities, you get dysfunctional law enforcement.

The question is WHY the cities are dysfunctional and have the law enforcement they do. I submit that it's because the people in those cities vote for it. The overlap between blue voting and rioting ultimately reflects what a substantial portion of the people in those cities demand.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 31, 2026 10:04 AM (Riz8t)

205 BREAKING: 1st Detransitioner to Take a Medical-Malpractice Lawsuit to Trial Wins $2 Million Judgement
Fox Varian sued her Westchester, NY, area psychologist and plastic surgeon for the gender-transition mastectomy she got at 16.

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A pox on both their houses. She was in it up to her eyeballs and they exploited a mentally ill person.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at January 31, 2026 10:05 AM (J+Psw)

206 My grandson, Fella, has been battling a cold. It is now an ear infection. He's on amoxicillin and getting better. Poor Fella was feeling awful so I am very happy and relieved that he is improving.
And he's getting two teeth!

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at January 31, 2026 10:05 AM (2J/Lj)

207 You get what you tolerate.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 10:05 AM (2Ez/1)

208 Multiple explosions across Iran happening...Iran, China and Russia are conducting joint exercises in the Straight of Hormuz now.

Source? Sounds like things are about to get spicy.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 31, 2026 10:06 AM (Riz8t)

209 Multiple explosions across Iran happening

Posted by: Ben Had at January 31, 2026 10:02 AM (0KSrI)
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I think we are seeing battlespace prep. b"h

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 10:06 AM (RIvkX)

210 Not really. She's been earning gobs of money for 20+ years now. Like her or not, she's successful because millions of people want to give her money. I admire that too.
Posted by: Oddbob at January 31, 2026 10:02 AM (Fs0KI)
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Swift's longevity is in part because her fan base has aged with her. There was an article buy a guy who went to a concert with his wife, and it was heavily into 30-somethings rather than teenagers.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 10:07 AM (ZOv7s)

211 Archimedes, Tousi TV. Videos supplied with time stamps.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 31, 2026 10:07 AM (0KSrI)

212 The last time I ate at a BK, the drive through gal was a bit surly, or seething and managed to say not a single word. No thank you or your welcome or come again or anything. I decided BK doesn’t need my money.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 31, 2026 10:08 AM (itAZI)

213 Jim Acosta cuts through the bullshit.

Jim Acosta: Trump is a racist, and that’s why he went after Don Lemon.
“He likes to f**k with Don because he’s black."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at January 31, 2026 10:08 AM (J+Psw)

214 Lamont the Big Dummy from Sanford and Sons has died. Demond Wilson was 79 and a Vietnam combat vet with a Purple Heart.

Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at January 31, 2026 10:08 AM (zQwXC)

215 I really liked White Castle when I was a child for some reason. Don't have any where I am now, so perhaps absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 31, 2026 10:08 AM (0U5gm)

216 SanFranpsycho, agreed. The Saudi turn around is huge.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 31, 2026 10:08 AM (0KSrI)

217 Archimedes, Tousi TV. Videos supplied with time stamps.

Thanks. I haven't seen them before.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 31, 2026 10:09 AM (Riz8t)

218 The question is WHY the cities are dysfunctional and have the law enforcement they do. I submit that it's because the people in those cities vote for it. The overlap between blue voting and rioting ultimately reflects what a substantial portion of the people in those cities demand.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 31, 2026 10:04 AM (Riz8t)
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To a certain extent, but the voter fraud explanation can't be discarded. Michigan used to have much cleaner elections, and Detroit actually elected a white mayor who promised law and order - and delivered.

That's the dog that isn't barking, btw. Detroit shut down BLM quick. No white Ann Arborite check is going downtown to the D and starting anything.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 10:09 AM (ZOv7s)

219 214 Lamont the Big Dummy from Sanford and Sons has died. Demond Wilson was 79 and a Vietnam combat vet with a Purple Heart.
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at January 31, 2026 10:08 AM (zQwXC)

His first name was Grady.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at January 31, 2026 10:09 AM (2J/Lj)

220 You get what you tolerate.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 10:05 AM (2Ez/1)
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I've said this to my people a thousand times. Your silence is your approval.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 10:09 AM (RIvkX)

221 206 MMH, I hope you’re spoiling that little guy to the wild excess that only a grandmother is capable of.

Posted by: Bulg at January 31, 2026 10:10 AM (77rzZ)

222 It's in the JPost too

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 10:10 AM (RIvkX)

223 I remember my mom was enthusiastic about White Castle burgers. They were extirpated on our range, so I never had any. I guess they were good, but. Had to order about 10 of them is my understanding.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 31, 2026 10:11 AM (itAZI)

224 Jim Acosta: Trump is a racist, and that’s why he went after Don Lemon.
“He likes to f**k with Don because he’s black."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at January 31, 2026 10:08 AM (J+Psw)
----

Jim Acosta liked to f*ck with Trump because Trump's rich, successful, and a happy warrior.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at January 31, 2026 10:11 AM (kpS4V)

225 My grandson, Fella, has been battling a cold.

-
On a happier note, my toddler grandson has learned a new word, Denis. Denis Denis penis. Everything is penis.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at January 31, 2026 10:11 AM (J+Psw)

226 I really liked White Castle when I was a child for some reason. Don't have any where I am now, so perhaps absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 31, 2026 10:08 AM (0U5gm)
====

I have them from the frozen food section and they are good.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 10:13 AM (RIvkX)

227 On a happier note, my toddler grandson has learned a new word, Denis. Denis Denis penis. Everything is penis.Denis.

-
Well, I see autocucumber is only beginning to learn that word.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at January 31, 2026 10:13 AM (J+Psw)

228 On a happier note, my toddler grandson has learned a new word, Denis. Denis Denis penis. Everything is penis.

Sounds good. He's ready to join us.

Posted by: The AOSHQ recruitment bureau at January 31, 2026 10:13 AM (Riz8t)

229 225 My son went through a phase where every other word out of his mouth (and sometimes every word) was “butt.”

Posted by: Bulg at January 31, 2026 10:13 AM (77rzZ)

230 On a happier note, my toddler grandson has learned a new word, Denis. Denis Denis penis. Everything is penis.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at January 31, 2026 10:11 AM (J+Psw)
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All he needs is "boobs" and he's ready to start posting.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 10:14 AM (ZOv7s)

231 A few Numbers from Fulton County:

Swapping of 35 memory cards during a live election
20,713 ballots attributed to ten advance voting machines with no provenance
3,930 ballots intentionally scanned and counted more than once for the recount
103.6 percent and 113.8 percent “citizen voting age population registered to vote”
Fulton County’s official records include 22,534 more ballots cast than voters

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 31, 2026 10:14 AM (gbOdA)

232 SanFranpsycho, I only read. Aruz Sheva or Yedioth Ahronoth

Posted by: Ben Had at January 31, 2026 10:14 AM (0KSrI)

233 Iran is being plagued by simultaneous explosions across the country....how iiiiinteresting!

Posted by: runner at January 31, 2026 10:14 AM (g47mK)

234 Jim Acosta pops up suddenly and he’s as retarded as ever…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 31, 2026 10:14 AM (xT8gx)

235 A retired AF Col. gave me a rosary and asked me to pray for the veterans. So, I alternate using that one and a "Combat Rosary" that I purchased.

Combat rosaries were originally made for WWI out of gun metal. The Pope granted indulgences to any soldier carrying it when he died. They had leftovers in warehouses when WWII started so those were issued. More were then manufactured.

I have a dear respect for veterans of combat. Oh what horror they must have seen.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 31, 2026 10:15 AM (qFwJc)

236 Lamont the Big Dummy from Sanford and Sons has died. Demond Wilson was 79 and a Vietnam combat vet with a Purple Heart.
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at January 31, 2026 10:08 AM (zQwXC)

His first name was Grady.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench)

RIP.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at January 31, 2026 10:15 AM (J+Psw)

237 Well, Iranian state TV is reporting it too!

Posted by: runner at January 31, 2026 10:15 AM (g47mK)

238 "For I know the plans I have for you, sayeth the Lord -
Plans to prosper you and not to harm you;
Plans to give you a hope and a future." -Jeremiah 29:11

Haven't been to church in many years (mostly due to physical restrictions). But my faith is always there; always has been, for some reason. I have never had any problem reconciling my engineering and scientific proclivities with the existence of God.

Mine is a quiet faith; I like it that way. Hubby says I am one of the most fearless people he knows. That must be God working through me, because I have never thought of myself that way - I fear lots of things. All I know is that I trust that all will be well, even if "well" is not the outcome that I want.

Everyone's faith is different, but God made each one of us different, so I am not surprised.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 31, 2026 10:15 AM (SRRAx)

239 It appears that Don 'Cheesedick' Lemon just doesn't get it.

For him to lash out defiantly, after his release, at the DOJ for his trespasses is not sinking in to his diseased, 'journalist' brain.

What the DOJ did was give him a warning shot across the bow.

If he chooses to pull another stunt like he did, it is almost guaranteed the parishioners of the church will beat him down and the DOJ will not be there to save him.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 31, 2026 10:16 AM (oT7pT)

240 runner, IRGC is claiming that it is gas line explosions.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 31, 2026 10:16 AM (0KSrI)

241 There was a time before White Castle.

In Wheaton, MD there was Little Tavern. It was a small joint with a few booths and a counter. They sold little, square burgers "by the bag." Onions were standard.

After a long night of boozing it up in D.C. (when the legal drinking age for hard liquor was 1

that place was the bomb. Open 24X7.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 31, 2026 10:16 AM (jtM2q)

242 When our son was a toddler he didn’t enunciate the T properly… he’d get all excited at the sight of firemen and he’d shout out: Firefuck!!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 31, 2026 10:16 AM (xT8gx)

243 I still maintain it isn’t “voters” largely or even smallely effecting the fraud.

It is election precinct officials, among others. Election fraud is a better and more accurate description. Credit where credit is due, and places the focus where it should be.

“There is no widespread voter fraud” is completely missing the point. It does not need to be widespread. A few precincts can flip the whole state, and a few states can flip the whole election.

We cannot allow unscrupulous people to “frame” the issues, and use neutral, euphemistic weasel words and phrases.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 31, 2026 10:16 AM (itAZI)

244 drinking age was 18...

Geeze....

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 31, 2026 10:17 AM (jtM2q)

245 Bandar Abbas, Tehran, Akvaz, Tabriz. All over the place! and possibly more!

Posted by: runner at January 31, 2026 10:17 AM (g47mK)

246 IRGC is claiming that it is gas line explosions.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 31, 2026 10:16 AM (0KSrI)

as in June 2025

Posted by: runner at January 31, 2026 10:17 AM (g47mK)

247 runner, Qom also

Posted by: Ben Had at January 31, 2026 10:17 AM (0KSrI)

248 Faith and Science are orthogonal.

Neither negates the other.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 31, 2026 10:17 AM (qFwJc)

249 Don 'Cheesedick' Lemon
----

The forgotten Globetrotter.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at January 31, 2026 10:18 AM (kpS4V)

250 MMH, I hope you’re spoiling that little guy to the wild excess that only a grandmother is capable of.
Posted by: Bulg at January 31, 2026 10:10 AM (77rzZ)

I most definitely am! I'm gonna have to up my game though. Hubbymayhem (aka grandpa) is getting dedicated to over the top. Yesterday, he bought a scroll saw for the shop. Because..
A) it was there and only cost $25.
B) he wanted one.
C) he's going to build a rocking horse for Fella. It will actually be a giraffe. A rocking giraffe.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at January 31, 2026 10:18 AM (2J/Lj)

251 Explosiona all over Iran, irgc targets being hit in several cities. Tousi is covering it now and the reports keep coming in.

Best guess so far is drone strikes. My guess is cia/mossad going crazy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUNCXvoBxgY

Posted by: Just some random passer by at January 31, 2026 10:19 AM (89Sog)

252 235 A retired AF Col. gave me a rosary and asked me to pray for the veterans. So, I alternate using that one and a "Combat Rosary" that I purchased.

Combat rosaries were originally made for WWI out of gun metal. The Pope granted indulgences to any soldier carrying it when he died. They had leftovers in warehouses when WWII started so those were issued. More were then manufactured.

I have a dear respect for veterans of combat. Oh what horror they must have seen.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 31, 2026 10:15 AM (qFwJc)
Those GI rosaries used to be available online at Keep Shooting.

Posted by: Eromero at January 31, 2026 10:19 AM (ENvs6)

253 248 Religion, science, and art all come from the same place: Humanity’s need to make sense of the world.

Posted by: Bulg at January 31, 2026 10:19 AM (77rzZ)

254 When our son was a toddler he didn’t enunciate the T properly… he’d get all excited at the sight of firemen and he’d shout out: Firefuck!!
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I’m revealing my age, but on one of the Apollo missions, 16 I think, with Duke and Young, they discovered moon rocks with Vesicles. I was a rockhound, though I had lost my front teeth about that time. So I was running around excited “They found rocks with Vethickles!” Vethickles!” and I never heard the end of it.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 31, 2026 10:19 AM (itAZI)

255 We cannot allow unscrupulous people to “frame” the issues, and use neutral, euphemistic weasel words and phrases.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 31, 2026 10:16 AM (itAZI)
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The late night vote dump flipped Michigan. Biden got more votes than Obama in 2012.

Weirdly, when Obama was on the ballot in 2008, it was a statewide bloodbath for the GOP. In 2020, the House GOP retained its majority. Anyone who knew Michigan politics knew what happened.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 10:20 AM (ZOv7s)

256 Here in Brevard County, FL we're getting ready for a freeze.

I don't have a fixed source of heat other than the stove and oven. My house was built in the 50's (like me!)

I've got a little space hearer from Amazon that works well and an electric blanket. The house has been retrofitted with foot of blown in insulation and double pane windows and holds heat pretty well.

Posted by: pawn at January 31, 2026 10:20 AM (jnZe8)

257 My FiL wanted my son to know all the anatomical parts.

I taught my son the word "penis" and what it meant.

So, at dinner, my FiL asks "Where is your elbow?" etc.

I finally ask "Where is your penis?"

It was hilarious.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 31, 2026 10:20 AM (qFwJc)

258 Holy city of Qom, is now Holly city of Qom...

🤣🤣🤣

Posted by: runner at January 31, 2026 10:20 AM (g47mK)

259 I have them from the frozen food section and they are good.

Correct. Almost as good as fresh from the store. Microwave 30 seconds each side wrapped in a paper towel. Plus in and hour or 2 you will get cleaned out just like the real thing.

Posted by: Colon Blow at January 31, 2026 10:20 AM (R/m4+)

260 Israel made an official statement and said they are not involved. Too far from home....

Posted by: runner at January 31, 2026 10:21 AM (g47mK)

261 Good morning all.
Still freezing here in the DMV but this got me moving this morning.
https://tinyurl.com/5x2b78hp
Love
Sharon(willow's apprentice)

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at January 31, 2026 10:22 AM (t/2Uw)

262 191 The sad thing about Sweeney is that we used to have dozens of hot chicks in the public eye. Go back to the 80s and count the babes on TV and in film. Even into the 90s there was lots of fresh talent rising.”

One of the ONT’s this week had a David Lee Roth video, watched it for the memories. I think every David Lee Roth video made the point that you just did.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 31, 2026 10:22 AM (IUuBi)

263 Combat rosaries were originally made for WWI out of gun metal.
——-

I found a small pocket Bible in a box of stuff, one of uncles from WWII, the cover was 1/8” steel plate or manganese or something like that.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 31, 2026 10:23 AM (itAZI)

264 And Lemon is a Cultural Marxist interfering with a religious ceremony.

Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 10:23 AM (Ia/+0)

265
Combat rosaries were originally made for WWI out of gun metal.

__________

Still made. Used by the Swiss Guards. I have two. Just right for my big hands.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 31, 2026 10:24 AM (tgvbd)

266 260 Israel made an official statement and said they are not involved. Too far from home....
Posted by: runner at January 31, 2026 10:21 AM (g47mK)

Oh, so they ARE involved! This could be serious.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 31, 2026 10:24 AM (IUuBi)

267 You can buy them at "CatholicGear.com" Lifetime warranty. Mine got into a knot and I broke it trying untie the knot. I mailed it back and they replaced the five decades. It still has the original crucifix and short strand. It's great. The chrome (I got the chrome-plated one) is worn off of the crucifix. Brass, I think, underneath.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 31, 2026 10:24 AM (qFwJc)

268 266 260 Israel made an official statement and said they are not involved. Too far from home....
Posted by: runner at January 31, 2026 10:21 AM (g47mK)

Oh, so they ARE involved! This could be serious.

We won't know for sure until we see sharks with Joo lasers on their heads.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 31, 2026 10:26 AM (Riz8t)

269 Israel's official statement:

Wink wink nudge nudge saynomore.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 10:26 AM (RIvkX)

270 Israel made an official statement and said they are not involved. Too far from home....
Posted by: runner at January 31, 2026 10:21 AM (g47mK)

Ummm...You think the mad mulluh is gonna take that face value?

Posted by: Just some random passer by at January 31, 2026 10:26 AM (qMgJx)

271 Well, it's rosary time and then other tasks. BBL

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 31, 2026 10:27 AM (qFwJc)

272 Couldn't mtal beads clink around I wonder

Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 10:27 AM (Ia/+0)

273 @165 A.H. , I agree but the brainless leftist sheep are still yelling brainlessly. Not that it's having any impact, but they aren't listening.
We had that idiot rally yesterday and it was a large turnout here. However a good sign is the #of people who were fighting back in my local rags comment section was much larger than I have seen before.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 31, 2026 10:27 AM (IDEQi)

274 MTG defended Don Lemon and his actions.

As if you couldn't hate her more already.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 31, 2026 10:28 AM (cwGMH)

275 Oh, so they ARE involved! This could be serious.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 31, 2026 10:24 AM (IUuBi)

Tom.... THEY.ARE.NOT.INVOLVED. THEY SAID SO. Where is the evidence ??? HUH, do the MULLAHS have evidence??
no, the mullahs have no evidence. was not them....

Posted by: runner at January 31, 2026 10:28 AM (g47mK)

276 MTG is in the performance art stage of her career.
Best to ignore whatever she says.

Posted by: Really?? at January 31, 2026 10:29 AM (qpQFJ)

277 Ummm...You think the mad mulluh is gonna take that face value?
Posted by: Just some random passer by at January 31, 2026 10:26 AM (qMgJx)

they better

Posted by: runner at January 31, 2026 10:29 AM (g47mK)

278

𝔉🅰𝒏 Karoline Leavitt
@WHLeavi
🚨🇮🇷Iran Breaking: Massive US-Israeli-UK buildup: 550+ aircraft, carrier group, huge fuel capacity for deep strikes. Largest non-war deployment ever seen.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at January 31, 2026 10:29 AM (t/2Uw)

279 @274 saw a clip of Bill Maher's rant about celebrities. The guests were MTG and Joe Scarborough. To turncoat scumbags

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 31, 2026 10:30 AM (IDEQi)

280 Pete Buttpirate is on Fox with Kaleigh McEnany

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 31, 2026 10:31 AM (IDEQi)

281 Yesterday, he bought a scroll saw for the shop. Because..
A) it was there and only cost $25.
B) he wanted one.
C) he's going to build a rocking horse for Fella. It will actually be a giraffe. A rocking giraffe.

I see no flaw in this logic.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 31, 2026 10:31 AM (Fs0KI)

282 MTG is in the performance art stage of her career.
Best to ignore whatever she says.
Posted by: Really?? at January 31, 2026 10:29 AM (qpQFJ)

She is the enemy now so hard to ignore unless one believes that's the best strategy to defeat the Left.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 31, 2026 10:31 AM (cwGMH)

283 You gotta hand it to mtg. From a nobody, to a back bencher to celebrity in only a few years. She grifted beautifully.

Posted by: Really?? at January 31, 2026 10:31 AM (qpQFJ)

284 I am not Catholic. Hubbymayhem left the Catholic church decades ago. We have four rosaries. One that my grandma got from her aunt and I wound up with it somehow. The other three are from Hubbymayhem. One was his, one belonged to his dad, and one given to him by his ex father in law. They hang in the dining room window. That window offers a lovely view of the field and wooded area behind the house and doesn't have curtains. The rosaries enhance the view.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at January 31, 2026 10:31 AM (2J/Lj)

285 OMG! IT'S THE APOCALYPSE!

Federal Government Enters Partial Shutdown Again as Democrats Revolt over DHS Funding

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at January 31, 2026 10:32 AM (J+Psw)

286 Fkn Marxists circle the wagons every time

Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 10:32 AM (Ia/+0)

287 gold and silver dropped like.. a lot

Posted by: runner at January 31, 2026 10:32 AM (g47mK)

288 There are no explosions! It was a water leak, which has now spread to other cities!

Posted by: Mohammed al-Raffensperger at January 31, 2026 10:33 AM (0e5Te)

289 285 OMG! IT'S THE APOCALYPSE!

Federal Government Enters Partial Shutdown Again as Democrats Revolt over DHS Funding
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at January 31, 2026 10:32 AM (J+Psw)

Normally I would be setting my hair on fire over this. But the snow storm last week killed me so I’m no longer worried.

Posted by: Really?? at January 31, 2026 10:34 AM (qpQFJ)

290 214 Lamont the Big Dummy from Sanford and Sons has died. Demond Wilson was 79 and a Vietnam combat vet with a Purple Heart.
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert

RIP. There's a video out there with him telling stories; he didn't have much use for Redd Fox.

Posted by: Auspex at January 31, 2026 10:34 AM (Y8DZL)

291 Even the government must get shut down in the name of Illegals.
They want to die on that hill or live to rule the country with Illegals and fraud voting

Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 10:34 AM (Ia/+0)

292 If the Islamic terrorists, Chinese communists and Narco cartels could do only one thing to help their cause it would be to not fund DHS.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 31, 2026 10:34 AM (cwGMH)

293 of course gold and silver did, those are just useless commodities that sit in bank vaults and do nothing but bring assurance to assorted dictators across the globe

Posted by: runner at January 31, 2026 10:34 AM (g47mK)

294 Saw the mom from Home Alone died but no date I know of

Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 10:35 AM (Ia/+0)

295 RIP. There's a video out there with him telling stories; he didn't have much use for Redd Fox.

Um, except for his whole career.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 31, 2026 10:35 AM (Fs0KI)

296 My pet eagles lost their first clutch of 2026...kinda sad, but there is still time for a second clutch.

Posted by: runner at January 31, 2026 10:36 AM (g47mK)

297 Um, except for his whole career.
Posted by: Oddbob at January 31, 2026 10:35 AM (Fs0KI)

Heh

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 31, 2026 10:36 AM (cwGMH)

298 Batch of sourdough bread in process and rack of ribs getting ready for the smoker/grill. Cole slaw and baked beans.

Be here by 6 pm. Bring a dessert.

Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 10:36 AM (qgHp7)

299 Be here by 6 pm. Bring a dessert.
Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 10:36 AM (qgHp7)

Pistachio ice cream OK?

Posted by: runner at January 31, 2026 10:37 AM (g47mK)

300
Even the government must get shut down in the name of Illegals.

_____________

Are these illegals that everyone is getting worked up about ICE going after just roofers and cleaning ladies or do they have actual criminal records apart from their immigration status?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 31, 2026 10:38 AM (tgvbd)

301 It's utopia!

Virginia Dems Want to Tax Gym Memberships, Amazon Orders, Leaf Blowers and More

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at January 31, 2026 10:38 AM (J+Psw)

302 The Budweiser Super Bowl ad is awesome. I thought they didn't release their ads before the game. Either I was misinformed or.... Even Budweiser knows no one is going to watch that game.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at January 31, 2026 10:38 AM (2J/Lj)

303 Tom.... THEY.ARE.NOT.INVOLVED. THEY SAID SO. Where is the evidence ??? HUH, do the MULLAHS have evidence??
no, the mullahs have no evidence. was not them....

Posted by: runner at January 31, 2026 10:28 AM (g47mK)

Come now, don’t you remember the iron rule of confirmation? Never believe ANY story until it’s been officially denied!

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 31, 2026 10:39 AM (IUuBi)

304 I thought Scott Adams' deathbed conversion was very moving and telling in its imperfection.

It reminds me of one of my own favorite prayers, which goes something like:

“Lord, I believe. Help me in my unbelief.”

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 31, 2026 10:39 AM (EXyHK)

305
Virginia Dems Want to Tax Gym Memberships, Amazon Orders, Leaf Blowers and More

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster!

___________

All money belongs to the government. They will let you know how much you're allowed to keep.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 31, 2026 10:40 AM (tgvbd)

306 301 It's utopia!

Virginia Dems Want to Tax Gym Memberships, Amazon Orders, Leaf Blowers and More

They want to ban gas-powered leaf blowers, and then tax electric leaf blowers. No, I'm not kidding.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 31, 2026 10:40 AM (Riz8t)

307 Heh. The Myrtle Beach polar bear swim has been cancelled due to .....cold weather

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 31, 2026 10:40 AM (IDEQi)

308 Once again my horrid nemesis, snow, has appeared on my doorstep, in feigned fluffy innocence, threatening eternal glaciers.

BACK! BACK! FOUL DANDER! I REBUKE YOU! IN THE NAME OF COCA-COLA AND ALL THE FOWL POWERS, THE BIG CHICKEN, THE DIRTY BIRD, CHICK-FIL-A, I COMMAND YOU TO LEAVE THIS PLACE AND NEVER RETURN!

Posted by: banana Dream at January 31, 2026 10:41 AM (3uBP9)

309 And today was a record for our cat. He did not even go out the door for thirty seconds. We opened the door. He hesitated in the open door for about five seconds and came right back in.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 31, 2026 10:41 AM (WFtAr)

310 Virginia Dems Want to Tax Gym Memberships, Amazon Orders, Leaf Blowers and More

It's all in the name of "affordability". You know, what they ran on.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 31, 2026 10:41 AM (Riz8t)

311 Still no snow but it's expected in the next hour. The last forecasts I read last night were off by at least 6-7 hours. Gotta love the unpredictable weather.

Posted by: Farquad at January 31, 2026 10:41 AM (CFMhl)

312 Virginia Dems Want to Tax Gym Memberships, Amazon Orders, Leaf Blowers and More
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at January 31, 2026 10:38 AM (J+Psw)

Good.
And.
Hard.

Posted by: Really?? at January 31, 2026 10:42 AM (qpQFJ)

313 The Myrtle Beach polar bear swim has been cancelled due to .....cold weather

===

*Shakes head...

Posted by: Door County Bear Swim Club at January 31, 2026 10:42 AM (g47mK)

314 Who coulda seen it coming?

“Wonder Man” Turns a Fun Marvel Hero Into Gloomy DEI Sludge

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at January 31, 2026 10:42 AM (J+Psw)

315 It reminds me of one of my own favorite prayers, which goes something like:

“Lord, I believe. Help me in my unbelief.”
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair

My most often uttered prayer is.... Lord, please either help me to not kill this idiot or help me stay out of prison and Hell for killing this idiot.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at January 31, 2026 10:42 AM (2J/Lj)

316 2" of snowfall in upstate SC so far.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 31, 2026 10:43 AM (AQToA)

317 and rack of ribs getting ready for the smoker/grill. Cole slaw and baked beans.

Be here by 6 pm. Bring a dessert.
Posted by: muldoon

. . .
On my way.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 10:43 AM (2Ez/1)

318 lets settle this once and for all

KALAMAZOO COFFEE COMPANY Maple Bacon Whole Bean Coffee - There Ain't No Mistakin' Maple Bacon Flavored Coffee | 12oz Bag (1 Pack)

there is heaven

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 31, 2026 10:45 AM (jrgJz)

319 Is this something?

Saw a headline from an ABC news affiliate: 600 Illegal Immigrants arrested in West Virginia.

The term illegal was used instead of the bullshit undocumented. Stood out to me. Maybe it’s nothing. But maybe it’s a shift.

Posted by: Really?? at January 31, 2026 10:45 AM (qpQFJ)

320 Saw the mom from Home Alone died but no date I know of
Posted by: Skip

Yesterday.

Posted by: Tuna at January 31, 2026 10:46 AM (lJ0H4)

321 314 Who coulda seen it coming?

“Wonder Man” Turns a Fun Marvel Hero Into Gloomy DEI Sludge

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at January 31, 2026 10:42 AM (J+Psw)

Could tell from the trailer it would be bad but it's worse than I thought. Wonderman was a cool character back in the day, too

Posted by: Farquad at January 31, 2026 10:46 AM (CFMhl)

322 *Virginia Dems Want to Tax Gym Memberships, Amazon Orders, Leaf Blowers and More*

Amateurs.

Posted by: The People's Republic of Maryland at January 31, 2026 10:46 AM (2Ez/1)

323 Thanks for the Coffee Thread and Prayer Revival, Mis Hum and Annie!

May God shower blessings on all his beloved children today.

And may God continue to bless the U.S.A. and Israel.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 31, 2026 10:48 AM (kB9dk)

324 318 lets settle this once and for all

KALAMAZOO COFFEE COMPANY Maple Bacon Whole Bean Coffee - There Ain't No Mistakin' Maple Bacon Flavored Coffee | 12oz Bag (1 Pack)

there is heaven

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 31, 2026 10:45 AM (jrgJz)

Haha, I knew something like this would pop up given the top image. Good find.

Posted by: Farquad at January 31, 2026 10:48 AM (CFMhl)

325 Surely this move by VA Dems will lead to a red tsunami in the state in November. Right? Lol.

Of course not. They’ll vote Democrat once again probably by even larger numbers . So fuck ‘em all. Enjoy your new taxes assholes.

Posted by: Really?? at January 31, 2026 10:49 AM (qpQFJ)

326 Runner at 296, I'm sad about those eagles too. yes, hoping for another clutch.

Posted by: skywch at January 31, 2026 10:49 AM (uqhmb)

327 We're in good hands.

Twenty GOP Lawmakers Vote Against Cutting $5B in Refugee Welfare From Funding Package

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at January 31, 2026 10:49 AM (J+Psw)

328 "Votes."
That's cute.

Posted by: Dominion Systems at January 31, 2026 10:50 AM (2Ez/1)

329 Twenty GOP Lawmakers Vote Against Cutting $5B in Refugee Welfare From Funding Package
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at January 31, 2026 10:49 AM (J+Psw)

Thank Allah.

Posted by: Really?? at January 31, 2026 10:50 AM (qpQFJ)

330 I'm sad about those eagles too. yes, hoping for another clutch.
Posted by: skywch at January 31, 2026 10:49 AM (uqhmb)

they've done it before ! also, apparently the eggs were already damaged? before the crows got to them. that is what some are saying...

Posted by: runner at January 31, 2026 10:53 AM (g47mK)

331 The Budweiser Super Bowl ad is awesome. I thought they didn't release their ads before the game. Either I was misinformed or.... Even Budweiser knows no one is going to watch that game.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench)

Just watched it. It is indeed awesome.

Posted by: Tuna at January 31, 2026 10:53 AM (lJ0H4)

332 Soup and Bread Bowl Ads have been released pre game for a while now.

Posted by: Really?? at January 31, 2026 10:54 AM (qpQFJ)

333 A big part of Virginia going for Spangenberg was the Fed government workers being fired or being pissed at Trump. They are taking out their anger on the rest of the state. Eff them

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 31, 2026 10:54 AM (IDEQi)

334 Twenty GOP Lawmakers Vote Against Cutting $5B in Refugee Welfare From Funding Package
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at January 31, 2026 10:49 AM (J+Psw)

“Twenty GOP lawmakers admit that they and their relatives are receiving direct payments from the Refugee Funding program.”

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 31, 2026 10:54 AM (IUuBi)

335 The Budweiser Super Bowl ad is awesome. I thought they didn't release their ads before the game. Either I was misinformed or.... Even Budweiser knows no one is going to watch that game.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at January 31, 2026 10:38 AM (2J/Lj)

Am I the only one here who thinks that ad is just cynical manipulation to try to erase the memory of the Dylan Mulvaney transvesty?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 31, 2026 10:55 AM (8zz6B)

336 A big part of Virginia going for Spangenberg was the Fed government workers being fired or being pissed at Trump. They are taking out their anger on the rest of the state. Eff them
Posted by: Smell

Those people always vote Democrat. The shift was from somewhere else.

Posted by: Really?? at January 31, 2026 10:55 AM (qpQFJ)

337 The true cause of Pearl Harbor.

China Claims Pokémon Spreads “Japanese Militarism” Following Shrine Event

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at January 31, 2026 10:55 AM (J+Psw)

338 Surely this move by VA Dems will lead to a red tsunami in the state in November. Right? Lol.

Of course not. They’ll vote Democrat once again probably by even larger numbers . So fuck ‘em all. Enjoy your new taxes assholes.
Posted by: Really??

Yep. Can't fix stupid.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 31, 2026 10:55 AM (AQToA)

339 @330, yes I saw that too about there already being a crack. And just saw something that said the female has already cleaned out the nest, maybe in preparation for more.

Posted by: skywch at January 31, 2026 10:58 AM (uqhmb)

340 Both mine were out for awhile. Mr Trouble went out again at 6. When I called him at 8:30, he ran full speed to the door. Moves pretty fast for a fat cat. Has not been out today.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 31, 2026 10:58 AM (+mUZM)

341 Hampton Roads area has gotten very progressive over the years. A lot of military, but lots of federal workers, too.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 31, 2026 10:58 AM (AQToA)

342 We aspire to become New Jersey.

Posted by: Virginia at January 31, 2026 10:59 AM (2Ez/1)

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