The Classical Saturday Morning Coffee Break & Prayer Revival

[I can neither confirm nor deny that the coffee drinker above is The Fabulous]

Good morning boys and girls and everything in between. Before we enter the Prayer Revival, just a few house keeping matters to go over. (Rulz for those of you in Watertown)

1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate. Saying a couple of prayers certainly can't hurt either.
2) On that note. Be kind. Be nice.
3) No running with sharp objects. No, don't even ask.
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:
7/30 – David sent an update on his wife, Susan, who we have been praying for as she is treated for cancer. Susan is still doing well and her numbers are headed in the right direction, but they are still having issues with the side effects of the chemotherapy. It is manageable, but they have to increase the number of office visits for additional treatments. Some days are really good right now, but others are only bearable with the Lord’s grace. They are so grateful for the prayers on their behalf.
8/26 Update – Susan’s cough has gotten so bad that they did X-rays on her chest. It might be pneumonia. She is in the hospital. Her sodium and blood pressure are low and she is not eating much now. They are trying to turn this around and ask for everyone’s prayers.
9/2 Update – Susan is back in the ICU. She either has an infection or the cancer has spread to her lungs. Either way, thank you all for your thoughts and prayers for Susan and please continue them.
9/3 Update – Thank you to everyone for their thoughts and prayers for Susan. They are expecting her to pass into the hands of the Lord in the next day or so. Please pray for them.
9/21 Update – David sends his thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayers for Susan. She did pass away on 9/4, surrounded by family and friends.
8/30 – SPinRH_F-16 requested prayers for classmate “D.B.”, who has ALS. Please pray that he remains as comfortable as possible and for support for his family as they see him through this. Thank you in advance for your earnest prayers.
9/2 – Bulg asked for prayers for purpose in his life.
9/4 – bluebell sent an update on grammie winger. Grammie was diagnosed with epilepsy now. And she is back in the hospital. They would love prayers for comfort and peace for her.
9/10 – Annie’s Stew asks for prayers for her husband as he recovers from knee surgery.
9/10 – D asked for prayers for the memory of 9/11. May the Lord comfort people in the grief, and may it bring people closer to God.
9/12 – FenelonSpoke asked for prayers for the W family for comfort and strength as they grieve. The deceased was a sweet 92 year old, despite some big tragedies in her life.
9/15 – Sal asked for prayers as wildfires are out of control in the north of the area and threatening the county seat. They are evacuating part of the town. Sal is not in any danger.
9/17 – Teresa in Fort Worth sent an update with good news and bad news. The bad news is that she has a 9mm mass on her lunch, which means the cancer has metastasized outside of her liver. The pump is keeping the cancer in her liver at bay for now. The good news is that they can zap the nodule out of her lung and will watch for if any more nodules appear. As long as this is the only one, the radiation should suffice. She meets with a radiation oncologist on 9/25.
9/18 – Random Dave posted an update to his job progress. He is still looking for FT work, but has accepted a substitute teacher position (more flexibility for interviews, some income to slow the bleeding). He asks for prayers that the interview results he is waiting on will get back to him soon, especially if one is the “right job”. If any are “not the right job”, they would fall away soon and get back to him, and that if all of them are “not the right job”, the ‘right job” would show itself aggressively, so he doesn’t miss it! He also thanks the Horde and the folks at church for their prayers and support.
9/18 – Tonypete asked for prayers for #1 son. He has something going on which is, as yet, undiagnosed. He is under care now, so that is a positive step. Prayers also for his wife and daughter #2. Mom is a spoiled princess who consistently chooses the worst path of action regarding #2.
9/18 – Brother Tim posted that he has been overnight in his car more than indoors. He is convinced that his retirement/resignation was a severe error, a result of fatigue and depression. He asks for prayers.
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.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 08:00 AM

Comments

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1 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 26, 2026 07:50 AM (2Cry5)

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

Posted by: olddog in mo at September 26, 2026 07:53 AM (Hbeqj)

3 G'mornin' everyone!

I can't improve on what olddog said. Same here.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at September 26, 2026 07:56 AM (VyBeY)

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

{grammie}{Some Rat}{TiFW}

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 07:56 AM (RIvkX)

5 Yesterday I attend the funeral Mass for a Woman of Valor Jayne M. of blessed memory whom I learned yesterday was a big macher at her church.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 07:58 AM (RIvkX)

6 Everyone is looking at memes!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 08:07 AM (RIvkX)

7
Diana is telling me it's breakfast time.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 08:07 AM (eRlcH)

8 Good Saturday morning, horde!

Prayers for all on the list, and the rest of you, too.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at September 26, 2026 08:12 AM (CjHsb)

9 3) No running with sharp objects. No, don't even ask.

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"Do you foresee a possibility that at some time in the future this rule may be rescinded and sharp object running will once again assume it's former social standing?" Tom asked incisively.

(I had to ask)

Posted by: muldoon at September 26, 2026 08:12 AM (I0N4X)

10
'mornining. Prayers up.

On my 2nd cuppa already. MegaRoy woke me up early, he's really aging out quickly these days. Do cats age like dogs, about seven years for every 12 calendar months? Big dogs somewhat faster? MegaRoy is a Sep 2011 baby, which makes him 105 this month. And he's a really large kitty too. Love that monster footed long tailed little 'm' moron cat.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at September 26, 2026 08:15 AM (QVmho)

11 Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 07:58 AM (RIvkX)

And how did you know her ? At work or through organizations in the community?

I was talking to a lady who works getting things together at the supermarket for home delivery to folks. In the past two weeks her father died, preceding by his brother by a month. She was understandably devastated, but got some comfort that at the funeral home the place was filled to overflowing . She apologized and thanked the people who were parking cars and one of them said, "We are always glad when people are remembered and a crowd shows up to recall and honor them ."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2026 08:16 AM (JrHfD)

12 I was her servant.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 08:18 AM (RIvkX)

13 Posted by: BifBewalski - at September 26, 2026 08:15 AM (QVmho)

A happy belated anniversary to you and your wife. Ours was the 22nd. I hope you had a nice time.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2026 08:18 AM (JrHfD)

14 Posted by: BifBewalski - at September 26, 2026 08:15 AM (QVmho

Studies suggest five years to one.

Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 08:18 AM (KC5Lt)

15 Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 08:18 AM (RIvkX)

So you're like Jeeves? 😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2026 08:19 AM (JrHfD)

16 You cannot have Gender Assigned at Birth
and
Gender Reveal Parties.

pick one

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 08:19 AM (/+uur)

17 A happy belated anniversary to you and your wife. Ours was the 22nd. I hope you had a nice time.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Hey! Mine was the 23rd!

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 26, 2026 08:20 AM (l26NL)

18 Good morning Mis Hum and Horde

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 08:21 AM (Ia/+0)

19 Each day at roughly the same time every afternoon I have taken a photo of our little aspen grove and the sudden rapid color change has been remarkable. Like a daily time lapse.

Green, green, green, faint scattered yellow, general widespread yellow, bright golden, leaves starting to sprinkle the ground. "Fall", indeed!

Posted by: muldoon at September 26, 2026 08:21 AM (I0N4X)

20 En mi casa toman Bustelo.

Posted by: Caffiend at September 26, 2026 08:22 AM (Fn+3X)

21
Posted by: BifBewalski
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A happy belated anniversary to you and your wife. Ours was the 22nd. I hope you had a nice time.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

THANK YOU

It's the 26th of Oct, this year will be 43 for us. We've got a nice cabin reserved on Smith Lake where we're planning to spend the full week just chilling, and exploring the local area oon the motorcycles.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at September 26, 2026 08:23 AM (QVmho)

22 At Mass I also learned there were other people like me who had the experience of having their name shouted.

And also that she was fond of interrupting the priest during homily.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 08:23 AM (RIvkX)

23 "Do you foresee a possibility that at some time in the future this rule may be rescinded and sharp object running will once again assume it's former social standing?" Tom asked incisively.

(I had to ask)
Posted by: muldoon at September 26, 2026 08:12 AM

There was a time in the past when certain commenters took delight in finding and poking holes in MisHum's rules.

Over time, MisHum has honed them into the scalpel-like constraints we have today.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 26, 2026 08:23 AM (0sNs1)

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

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 26, 2026 08:24 AM (2Ez/1)

25 Posted by: BifBewalski - at September 26, 2026 08:23 AM (QVmho)

Sounds like a wonderful time!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2026 08:24 AM (JrHfD)

26 Prayers up for intentions posted or pondered. Going shopping for a replacement phone as I dropped my current one and rendered it semi-operational.

Still trying to land part time work in the neighborhood. Noticing a bit of clutch slipping on the truck, so that adds a degree of urgency to the proceedings...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 26, 2026 08:24 AM (08OqX)

27 67 glorious degrees here on the northern Gulf coast. The heat and humidity is starting to die out.

Posted by: one hour sober at September 26, 2026 08:25 AM (J4Dwc)

28 Mrs B had knee surgery on Thursday and she's recovering nicely. Last night we watched the first episode of the new Great British Baking Show on Netflix. Then her son suggested Kung Fu Hustle so we rented that.

I don't know who selects the contestants for GBBS but it is really woke.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 26, 2026 08:25 AM (l26NL)

29 Posted by: BifBewalski - at September 26, 2026 08:15 AM (QVmho

Studies suggest five years to one.
Posted by: polynikes
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And indoor cats live significantly longer than outdoor.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 08:25 AM (XvL8K)

30
Before we enter the Prayer Revival, just a few house keeping matters to go over.

Can we dunk the 'ettes pigtails in the ink fountain?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 08:25 AM (eRlcH)

31 I've fallen and I can't get up.

Posted by: Mrs. Fletcher at September 26, 2026 08:25 AM (Fn+3X)

32 >>Green, green, green, faint scattered yellow, general widespread yellow, bright golden, leaves starting to sprinkle the ground. "Fall", indeed!

Fall is my favorite time of the year and the changing of the leaves is a highlight. I hope we don't lose too many with this wind. I'll feel cheated.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 08:25 AM (viF8m)

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. Amen.

Saints Cosmas and Damian -- patrons of physicians, surgeons, and pharmacists -- martyrs of the Diocletian persecution, pray for us.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 08:27 AM (ksbjf)

34
It's 70 degrees this morning here at Schloss Hadrian. Almost chilly.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 08:27 AM (eRlcH)

35 A woman at the bank asked me if I was ready for the fall. It took me a second or two to realize she didn't mean societal collapse.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 26, 2026 08:28 AM (l26NL)

36
Studies suggest five years to one.
Posted by: polynikes
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And indoor cats live significantly longer than outdoor.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

We're hoping he has a few more years in him as he is a 100% indoor cat. I like 75 a lot better than 105. He spends most of his day in Junior-ette's room hanging out with her. He comes downstairs for a crunchy snack and to sit on the porch for a bit, then heads back up tohis window to chill, nap, and guard his little human.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at September 26, 2026 08:29 AM (QVmho)

37 Good morning again Horde. Thx MisHum
Prayers for the Horde and their loved ones in need.
Just walked to my local convenience store. No rain at the moment, between bands , but the wind is 20-25mph. This will be a storm that knocks a lot of leaves off the trees

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 26, 2026 08:29 AM (KOshA)

38 Then her son suggested Kung Fu Hustle so we rented that.

Posted by: Blutarski
__________

What'd you think? I've seen it several times. The subtitled version is way better than dubbed.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 08:29 AM (XvL8K)

39 Too many poofters and weirdos on the Baking show. I resent it.

Posted by: Straight-laced Steve at September 26, 2026 08:30 AM (Fn+3X)

40 > Each day at roughly the same time every afternoon I have taken a photo of our little aspen grove and the sudden rapid color change has been remarkable. Like a daily time lapse.
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I saw a timelapse video of someone's outdoor camera... a photo an hour, over 25 years.

You can actually see trees grow.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 26, 2026 08:30 AM (2Cry5)

41 Good morning dear people! Wishing you all a blessed day. Prayers said for those in need.

A little sweet bluegrass for the dearly departed:

https://youtu.be/i2JhgoDkJPQ

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at September 26, 2026 08:30 AM (kOluj)

42 What'd you think? I've seen it several times. The subtitled version is way better than dubbed.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

I love that movie. While searching I found out Stephen Chow made Kung Fu Hustle 2. I'll have to rent that now.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 26, 2026 08:31 AM (l26NL)

43 I'll just leave this stack of tracts over here on the coffee table. Please help yourselves.

Posted by: Jack Chick at September 26, 2026 08:32 AM (Fn+3X)

44 Too many poofters and weirdos on the Baking show. I resent it.
Posted by: Straight-laced Steve

This season they have an actual drag queen, a poor young woman in a wheel chair, assorted muslims and Hindis. The drag queen is not the gayest contestant, if you can believe it.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 26, 2026 08:33 AM (l26NL)

45 I was so excited by the fall foliage when I went east for school I was mailing leaves to Mrs. F. in California. She married me anyway.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 08:33 AM (RIvkX)

46 >>>Each day at roughly the same time every afternoon I have taken a photo of our little aspen grove and the sudden rapid color change has been remarkable. Like a daily time lapse.
Posted by: muldoon at September 26, 2026 08:21 AM (I0N4X)
*******
What a great idea, I'm going to try and do that here in western NC now that the weather is changing. Thanks!!

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at September 26, 2026 08:34 AM (Yz+hs)

47 Even with bunny slippers, kicking the barbell and weights gonna smart a bit. And you'll have a black and blue toenail for 18 months.

Posted by: Jack Chick at September 26, 2026 08:34 AM (Fn+3X)

48 I can't imagine going to the movies to watch someone bake a cake!

Posted by: Your great grandmother at September 26, 2026 08:35 AM (2Ez/1)

49 35 A woman at the bank asked me if I was ready for the fall. It took me a second or two to realize she didn't mean societal collapse.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 26, 2026 08:28 AM (l26NL)

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LOL!! So relatable.....

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at September 26, 2026 08:35 AM (kOluj)

50 45 I was so excited by the fall foliage when I went east for school I was mailing leaves to Mrs. F. in California.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 08:33 AM (RIvkX)

I love that. Fall leaves are so beautiful!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at September 26, 2026 08:36 AM (CjHsb)

51 One last thing about GBBS. In the opening they "regenerated" Prue Lieth, the co host, Doctor Who style in the Tardis. Out popped the new co host. I thought that was great.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 26, 2026 08:36 AM (l26NL)

52
Switched from Costco Dark Roast to Costco French Roast ($39.99 for 120 pods). Better.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 08:36 AM (eRlcH)

53 I love that movie. While searching I found out Stephen Chow made Kung Fu Hustle 2. I'll have to rent that now.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 26, 2026 08:31 AM (l26NL)

Kung Fu Hustle 2:Eclectic AssKickeroo

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 08:36 AM (/+uur)

54 I like cake. Everyone likes cake. Who doesn't like cake?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 08:37 AM (RIvkX)

55 >>I was so excited by the fall foliage when I went east for school I was mailing leaves to Mrs. F. in California. She married me anyway.

I always assumed ski season was the busiest in Vermont. When my folks moved there I learned leaf peeping season is even more popular. People reserve hotel rooms up to a year in advance just see the colors.

And eat tasty maple syrup on waffles.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 08:37 AM (viF8m)

56 52
Switched from Costco Dark Roast to Costco French Roast ($39.99 for 120 pods). Better.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 08:36 AM (eRlcH)

He never switches coffee at home.

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 08:37 AM (/+uur)

57 Each day at roughly the same time every afternoon I have taken a photo of our little aspen grove and the sudden rapid color change has been remarkable. Like a daily time lapse.
Posted by: muldoon
_________

I did that with a newborn kitten sitting in the same position every day for six months.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 08:37 AM (XvL8K)

58 Morning Horde. 2 prayer requests. Lynnel who's fighting the good fight with terminal brain cancer, you've prayed for her before. Now she's having issues with the skin on her legs oozing and this is after a compound fracture to her ankle.
For Kelly who was just diagnosed with bladder cancer. The doctors are evaluating his options.
Thank you

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at September 26, 2026 08:38 AM (2NHgQ)

59 I love that. Fall leaves are so beautiful!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at September 26, 2026 08:36 AM (CjHsb)
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She has very little experience of it. We were in Maine last October and she was really blown away.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 08:38 AM (RIvkX)

60 Fall is my favorite time of the year and the changing of the leaves is a highlight. I hope we don't lose too many with this wind. I'll feel cheated.
Posted by: JackStraw

*********

We've been in a severe drought all year with reservoir levels at historic lows. There was speculation that it would affect the aspen change, That may have been a factor in what seems like a more rapid transition, compared to other years.

P.S. I know the single color aspen cannot compare with the foliage back east, but it's all we have.

Posted by: muldoon at September 26, 2026 08:39 AM (I0N4X)

61 >39 Too many poofters and weirdos on the Baking show. I resent it.

Posted by: Straight-laced Steve at September 26, 2026 08:30 AM (Fn+3X)

Watched it last night. The BBC or whatever could have found 12 regular Brits, but no, they will virtue signal until only Englandstan remains. 'Mo', the baker must love being on the same set as the troon drag queen.

Posted by: Accenture drone at September 26, 2026 08:39 AM (GTqXr)

62 A woman at the bank asked me if I was ready for the fall. It took me a second or two to realize she didn't mean societal collapse.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 26, 2026 08:28 AM (l26NL)
======================
Nice laugh to start the (rainy) day!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 26, 2026 08:40 AM (vue/J)

63 I have a bunch, maybe about 50 photos of the sunrise here. Most were taken during the fall and winter months because they appear more colorful and vibrant than spring and summer.

Plus, I can see more of the sky with the leaves off the trees... given the position of the sun at that time of the year.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 26, 2026 08:41 AM (2Cry5)

64 >>P.S. I know the single color aspen cannot compare with the foliage back east, but it's all we have.

And they are spectacular. Only been in Colorado once at the right time to see it but it is beautiful.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 08:41 AM (viF8m)

65 >>>A woman at the bank asked me if I was ready for the fall. It took me a second or two to realize she didn't mean societal collapse.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly

>The fall is a wonderful time of the year. What comes after it sorta blows but you gotta limit your exposure. It's coming.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at September 26, 2026 08:42 AM (5C90x)

66 Mrs Cop and I have just returned from Italy after a 10 day pilgrimage. It was way cool to trod the ground where saints walked, but we're exhausted.

Lots of spiritual experiences. As a lay brother of the Order of Preachers (i.e., the Domincans), it was a great blessing to be able to celebrate Mass at the shrines of St. Catherine of Siena and St. Pier Frassati. One of the neatest experiences was being able to celebrate Mass inside the very church where St. Anthony of Padua had been pastor. Also, when we were celebrating Mass at one of the side chapels at the Basilica of St. Maria Maggiore, some tourists and a habited sister popped-in to receive Communion with us.

Shout-outs to bar-tenders Gianluc and Gianmarco for the libations, but we're happy to be home.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 08:44 AM (ksbjf)

67 Morning, all!

Prayers for all who need them!

Time for my morning walk.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at September 26, 2026 08:44 AM (aJQbY)

68 And they are spectacular. Only been in Colorado once at the right time to see it but it is beautiful.
Posted by: JackStraw

While we were watching GBBS last night we got a call from our son who is putting an offer on a house for him and his new bride. Gypsum, CO. Looked it up on Zillow and it looks awesome.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 26, 2026 08:44 AM (l26NL)

69 Switched from Costco Dark Roast to Costco French Roast ($39.99 for 120 pods). Better.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Yeah, the French Roast is better, but it caused me to go a little light in the loafers, IYKWIMAITYD.

Posted by: The Grand Poof at September 26, 2026 08:45 AM (Fn+3X)

70 Exactly what does one have to do to be "ready" for autumn?
Rotate some aspects of your wardrobe? Have a different set of tires installed on the car? Stock up on pumpkin spice feminine hygiene products? Put up the sixteen foot tall animated and lighted skeleton much, much too early?

Posted by: I gotta ask at September 26, 2026 08:45 AM (2Ez/1)

71 Days with crude oil above $100 a barrel
Obama: 🔴 308 days
Biden: 🟡 83 days
Trump 2nd: 🟢 24 days
Trump 1st: 🟢 0 days

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 08:47 AM (/+uur)

72 "...who is putting an offer on a house for him and his new bride."

Impossible!!
Young people cannot afford to buy a house!

Posted by: TikTok told me so at September 26, 2026 08:47 AM (2Ez/1)

73 Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 08:44 AM (ksbjf)

Sounds like a nice trip. Did you go on a tour bus or did you rent a car?

Posted by: dantesed at September 26, 2026 08:49 AM (Oy/m2)

74 >>Exactly what does one have to do to be "ready" for autumn?

Grimly put the flip flops in their special place in the closet and grimly replace their spot in the daily rotation with some vile things cover my toes and don't let them breathe.

And get the fire pit ready.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 08:50 AM (viF8m)

75 I'm sitting right here!

Posted by: Halloween themed Crocs at September 26, 2026 08:52 AM (2Ez/1)

76 The Spinal Tap tool for measuring hurricanes.

Weather experts are calling for Hurricane Polo to be upgraded to the mythical "Category 6" status. Here's why.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 08:53 AM (ndZc7)

77 nec, prayers up for Lynnel and Kelly.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at September 26, 2026 08:53 AM (CjHsb)

78 Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 08:44 AM (ksbjf)

Sounds like a nice trip. Did you go on a tour bus or did you rent a car?
Posted by: dantesed at September 26, 2026 08:49 AM (Oy/m2)

We did a tour bus with one of our former pastors, Father John. Fr. John was the common link. There were 42 on our bus.

Our bus driver, Luigi, was able to maneuver that big bus like a sports car: an extremely skilled driver. However, at one point when driving to into Rome, a car cut-off the bus; Luigi started shouting and waving his hands -- the tour guide just said, "I don't think I can translate this for you." LOL.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 08:54 AM (ksbjf)

79 Noticed gas is down a little in se Pa, $4.50

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 08:54 AM (Ia/+0)

80 Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that two giant pandas from China will arrive at Zoo Atlanta in the coming days, bolstering a loan program that at one time had lapsed as part of tensions between Beijing and Washington.
China and the zoo had said in April that Ping Ping, a male, and Fu Shuang, a female, would go to the United States.

Everybody have fun tonight
Everybody Fu Shuang tonight

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 08:54 AM (/+uur)

81 Am going to Staples to copy the service for nursing home. It's too many pages for our home copier. Just stopped to feed the stray cat colony behind a man's house. I was happy to see and smell a few late roses on a bush there.

We also have a couple of gifts cards left over from
Christmas and given by the kindly parents of the kids on spouse's school bus route so we can get a nice breakfast thing at Panera's.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2026 08:54 AM (Aqpmr)

82 Weather experts are calling for Hurricane Polo to be upgraded to the mythical "Category 6" status. Here's why.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 08:53 AM (ndZc7)

I have seen the hurricane called both Nolo and Polo

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 08:55 AM (/+uur)

83 P.S. I know the single color aspen cannot compare with the foliage back east, but it's all we have.
Posted by: muldoon at September 26, 2026 08:39 AM (I0N4X)

Even so, with their white trunks, they are so striking. Especially beautiful against a stormy sky.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at September 26, 2026 08:55 AM (CjHsb)

84 Speaking of BBC TV, I have the BritBox add-on to my Prime Video account. There are a lot of police procedurals series to watch. Lots of girl bosses in the higher ranking positions of the police forces, of course.

I recently completed series one of 'Sherwood.' It's very good with only a small amount of woke shit. The police detective in charge of the investigation is, surprisingly, a white male, as is his investigative partner. And he's married to -- get this -- a white woman. In fact, all the couples in the show are married to same-race partners.

Last night, I started series two. My goodness. It's a complete reversal as woke themes are flying everywhere.

Posted by: one hour sober at September 26, 2026 08:57 AM (J4Dwc)

85 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2026 08:57 AM (u82oZ)

86 I recently completed series one of 'Sherwood.'
Posted by: one hour sober

Mrs B is watching that. She watches a lot of those British police shows.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 26, 2026 08:58 AM (l26NL)

87 I've been reading different articles about the old days and how they predicted a bad, or mild winter.

Looking at different seeds/seed pods, insects, animals, and so on. There's quite a bit of lore out there. The fuzzy caterpillars around here are supposed to be a pretty good predictor... depending on the strips and color.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 26, 2026 08:59 AM (2Cry5)

88 Exactly what does one have to do to be "ready" for autumn?

*********

Drain the summer air from your car tires and inflate with autumn air.

Posted by: muldoon at September 26, 2026 08:59 AM (I0N4X)

89 And the Indians are gathering firewood like crazy!

Posted by: Just the punchline at September 26, 2026 09:00 AM (2Ez/1)

90 Over at GP there's a story about Troy Jackson being thrown out of a chat on his supporters website. He was being rude.
Bold strategy Cotton

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 26, 2026 09:00 AM (KOshA)

91 NY Dem Moderate [Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY)] Says “My Biggest Desire… Biggest Goal” Is Mass Amnesty

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"Moderate"? You keep using that word but I don't think you know what it means.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 09:00 AM (ndZc7)

92 76 The Spinal Tap tool for measuring hurricanes.

Weather experts are calling for Hurricane Polo to be upgraded to the mythical "Category 6" status. Here's why.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 08:53 AM (ndZc7)

---------

Polo? Sounds more like, how you say, "the Paolo"...

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at September 26, 2026 09:03 AM (kOluj)

93 Tom asked incisively."

"No", he replied sharply...

Posted by: man at September 26, 2026 09:03 AM (pfXMo)

94 Its breezy but doesn't look like it rained at all

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 09:04 AM (Ia/+0)

95 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2026 08:57 AM (u82oZ)

I've been watching a recording of the Beatification ceremonies of (now) Blessed Archbp. Fulton Sheen. The joy is palpable, and a number of the commentators mentioned that Bl. Sheen was a staunch patriot of the U.S.

He was a fierce anti-Communist, and I just have a feeling that the timing of Sheen's beatification is providential. It certainly marks the defeat of the liberals within the Church that tried to prevent the beatification.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:05 AM (ksbjf)

96 Weather experts are calling for Hurricane Polo to be upgraded to the mythical "Category 6" status. Here's why."

'Cause a quiet Atlantic season means fewer clicks and less coin?

Posted by: man at September 26, 2026 09:05 AM (pfXMo)

97 I lost a router due to a power fluctuation yesterday. Despite plenty of protection.

A spare router gives me Internet to one iMac. No Wi-Fi. That router was built in 2011. To use my iPhone without Wi-Fi, I have to walk to a nearby ridge with line of sight to a cell tower.

My system is old enough so that only e-Bay and Amazon sells a "renewed" router that work seamlessly. And a router I want has 16% 1-star reviews on Amazon.

Do not want to upgrade. But I have a cunning plan.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2026 09:06 AM (u82oZ)

98 WOW!! Benjamin Netanyahu brought a beeper to the UN:

“You remember the beepers?

Well, I can tell you this, Hezbollah certainly remembers them.”

hahahahaha

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 09:06 AM (/+uur)

99 Drain the summer air from your car tires and inflate with autumn air.
Posted by: muldoon at September 26, 2026 08:59 AM (I0N4X)

Fall based Blinker Fluid is up about a dollar a gallon

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 09:08 AM (/+uur)

100 100

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 09:08 AM (/+uur)

101 Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer

We are the insurgent counter-culture. Just by being exceptional Americans.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2026 09:09 AM (u82oZ)

102 If you ever want to see a spectacular display of fall aspen trees take the roughly 35 mile dirt road over Kebler Pass between Crested Butte and Paonia (Somerset mine) around the last week of Sept. It is said to be the largest single living organism in the world (although I think there is one in Utah that is bigger). It covers some 20-25 miles. Aspen groves have an extensive shared root system, one for all, all for one type thing.

Posted by: muldoon at September 26, 2026 09:09 AM (I0N4X)

103 Off to carry out my repair plan. I even read the manual to figure it out.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2026 09:09 AM (u82oZ)

104
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:05 AM (ksbjf

I didn't watch it, but I read about it on the National Catholic Register , and
was thinking how wonderful
to have the beatification service of such a fine, holy man who loved America and his church and people, and was opposed to communism and who is, I think, is praying for the U.S.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2026 09:10 AM (Aqpmr)

105 This photographer did time-lapse shots of plants growing for fifteen years, meaning he did it for that long, not individual plants growing for 15 years, but there is a large variety of them.

https://youtu.be/NtsJ5m6C7dU

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 09:11 AM (6ydKt)

106 > It is said to be the largest single living organism in the world (although I think there is one in Utah that is bigger).
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Would that be Lizzo or Tank Abrams?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 26, 2026 09:12 AM (2Cry5)

107 Do not want to upgrade. But I have a cunning plan.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
__________

I got the Amazon eero mesh, base plus two extenders, and am not at all happy with the speed.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 09:13 AM (XvL8K)

108 NaCly Dog, you read the manual?! you lose one corner off your man card.

Posted by: Buck at September 26, 2026 09:14 AM (z6ONu)

109 Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:05 AM (ksbjf)

We are the insurgent counter-culture. Just by being exceptional Americans.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2026 09:09 AM (u82oZ)

The man-in-the-street interviews are showing people from all of walks of life. They're unified in their love of God and this very special bishop.

What does the Left offer? Nothing but anger and hatred -- linked by a desire to destroy the U.S..

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:15 AM (ksbjf)

110
In less than 3 Hours....

The Orangepacalypse Arrives!!!!

Prepare Yourselves for the Yuge and Luxurious Orangeosity of the Orangeverse when-

Muh Burnt Orange Texas Longhorns take on the Big Orange Tennessee Satsuma for all the Oranges in the Presence of -

President Orange Man Bad Himself-

President Donald J Trump.

Prepare! None Shall Escape THE ORANGING!
And All Will Be Juiced!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 09:16 AM (YSUhf)

111 P.S. I know the single color aspen cannot compare with the foliage back east, but it's all we have.
Posted by: muldoon
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Although I love the fall colors 'round here (upstate SC), I found the aspens absolutely stunning during my time in Wyo. Autumn is short but spectacular in SE Wyo. Still miss Wyo, especially in September and October. (Not so much in January)

Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2026 09:17 AM (FpydE)

112 I loved Blessed Bishop Sheen since childhood, and that was a long time ago.

Posted by: Buck at September 26, 2026 09:17 AM (z6ONu)

113 Prepare! None Shall Escape THE ORANGING!
And All Will Be Juiced!!!
Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 09:16 AM (YSUhf)

$15K fine from NFL

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 09:17 AM (/+uur)

114 >>Mrs B is watching that. She watches a lot of those British police shows.

David Morrissey, who plays the lead detective, Ian St Clair, is a fine actor. I recently saw him in the BBC mini-series, 'Gone.' He's probably best known to U.S. audiences from his role as 'The Governor' in 'The Walking Dead.'

Posted by: one hour sober at September 26, 2026 09:18 AM (J4Dwc)

115 Do not want to upgrade. But I have a cunning plan.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
__________

I got the Amazon eero mesh, base plus two extenders, and am not at all happy with the speed.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 09:13 AM (XvL8K)

We got the same thru Frontier and are very pleased.

Maybe your set up is a bit off.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 09:19 AM (YSUhf)

116 90 Over at GP there's a story about Troy Jackson being thrown out of a chat on his supporters website. He was being rude.
Bold strategy Cotton
Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 26, 2026 09:00 AM (KOshA)

Piker.

Posted by: Katie Porter at September 26, 2026 09:19 AM (nHXB4)

117 What does the Left offer? Nothing but anger and hatred -- linked by a desire to destroy the U.S..
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:15 AM (ksbjf)

But the graft is so sweet...

Posted by: Hrothgar at September 26, 2026 09:19 AM (hOUT3)

118 99 Drain the summer air from your car tires and inflate with autumn air.
Posted by: muldoon at September 26, 2026 08:59 AM (I0N4X)

Fall based Blinker Fluid is up about a dollar a gallon

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 09:08 AM (/+uur)

As long as it's pumpkin spiced air and blinker fluid!

Prayers up for all you good people. May God bless and heal you, provide for all your needs, comfort you in pain, suffering and loss, and give you His peace.

Posted by: moki at September 26, 2026 09:20 AM (wLjpr)

119 Prepare! None Shall Escape THE ORANGING!
And All Will Be Juiced!!!
Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 09:16 AM (YSUhf)

What are we? Chopped liver?

Posted by: Clempson fans at September 26, 2026 09:20 AM (nHXB4)

120 If you ever want to see a spectacular display of fall aspen trees take the roughly 35 mile dirt road over Kebler Pass between Crested Butte and Paonia (Somerset mine) around the last week of Sept. It is said to be the largest single living organism in the world (although I think there is one in Utah that is bigger). It covers some 20-25 miles. Aspen groves have an extensive shared root system, one for all, all for one type thing.
Posted by: muldoon at September 26, 2026 09:09 AM (I0N4X)
======================
Drove that last summer! Was in Crested Butte for a wedding and we had a free afternoon, so off we went. Beautiful drive, but that altitude was not my friend.... No fall colors for us that day, but we were very happy to have had the opportunity to travel that road.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 26, 2026 09:21 AM (0cxsI)

121 Beatification ceremonies of (now) Blessed Archbp. Fulton Sheen.

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I saw that when Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez wanted to Americanize his name he chose to name himself after Fulton Sheen and became Martin Sheen. I guess any such inclination didn't descend to Charlie.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 09:22 AM (ndZc7)

122 Prepare! None Shall Escape THE ORANGING!
And All Will Be Juiced!!!
Posted by: naturalfake

Who's the celebrity guest to pick the games? You don't think.....

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 26, 2026 09:23 AM (l26NL)

123 Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:05 AM (ksbjf

I didn't watch it, but I read about it on the National Catholic Register , and
was thinking how wonderful
to have the beatification service of such a fine, holy man who loved America and his church and people, and was opposed to communism and who is, I think, is praying for the U.S.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2026 09:10 AM (Aqpmr)

I also have no doubt that Bl. Fulton Sheen is praying for America. God works in His time, but I have a feeling that the beatification marks an inflection point within the Catholic Church.

Cardinal Burke mentioned that he sees many young seminarians reading Sheen's books. The newest generation of priests and seminarians are much more orthodox in their theology, and less accepting of the Liberal experiment within the Church.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:24 AM (ksbjf)

124 We got the same thru Frontier and are very pleased.

Maybe your set up is a bit off.
Posted by: natural fake
________

I've tried every suggestion on Amazon's page, and actually got a human on the phone as well, but I'm still getting about 10-20% of the speed off the extenders as I'm getting from the one hard wired device off of the base.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 09:24 AM (XvL8K)

125 I went to a school who's color was orange and tbh they took it way too far.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 09:26 AM (RIvkX)

126 Although I love the fall colors 'round here (upstate SC), I found the aspens absolutely stunning during my time in Wyo. Autumn is short but spectacular in SE Wyo. Still miss Wyo, especially in September and October. (Not so much in January)
Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2026 09:17 AM

Mornin', SiD! Fall's starting to look pretty nice up here, too.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 09:27 AM (iEyrj)

127 What does the Left offer? Nothing but anger and hatred -- linked by a desire to destroy the U.S..
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:15 AM (ksbjf)

But the graft is so sweet...
Posted by: Hrothgar at September 26, 2026 09:19 AM (hOUT3)

You make a very good point. Lefties are motivated by greed. Some want more power over others, but all Lefties feel that they are owed more money -- despite doing nothing to earn it.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:27 AM (ksbjf)

128 So it seem the Book of Life and the Lamb's Book of Life are somewhat similar.

I did not know there was a Jewish Book of Life until I came here about 5 years ago.

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 09:29 AM (/+uur)

129 prayers that we all are added to the Book!

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 09:29 AM (/+uur)

130 San Franpsycho

I went to a school who's color was purple and tbh they took it way too far. Still do. It's a cult.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2026 09:29 AM (u82oZ)

131 Still miss Wyo, especially in September and October. (Not so much in January)
Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2026 09:17 AM

Me, too. I even liked January.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at September 26, 2026 09:30 AM (CjHsb)

132 Success! Off to do stuff on my Wi-Fi networked computer.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2026 09:30 AM (u82oZ)

133 Retired cop seems to be upset with all Americans that have differing political viewpoints from his own

Posted by: Paul at September 26, 2026 09:30 AM (xLAuA)

134 we were very happy to have had the opportunity to travel that road.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

*********

Good for you. It's one of my favorite backroad Colorado mountain trips.
It's beautiful all four seasons, but don't try it in the winter, CDOT doesn't plow in winter so the road is closed until spring.

Posted by: muldoon at September 26, 2026 09:30 AM (I0N4X)

135 Thanks for the Coffee Thread and Prayer Revival, Mis Hum and Annie! Cute graphic up top.

May God shower all His children with mercy and grace today, especially those who are suffering.

And may God continue to bless the U.S.A. and Israel.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at September 26, 2026 09:30 AM (D/6p1)

136 119 Prepare! None Shall Escape THE ORANGING!
And All Will Be Juiced!!!
Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 09:16 AM (YSUhf)

What are we? Chopped liver?

Posted by: Clempson fans at September 26, 2026 09:20 AM (nHXB4)

Don't forget Syracuse.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 09:31 AM (6ydKt)

137 We got the same thru Frontier and are very pleased.

Maybe your set up is a bit off.
Posted by: natural fake
________

I've tried every suggestion on Amazon's page, and actually got a human on the phone as well, but I'm still getting about 10-20% of the speed off the extenders as I'm getting from the one hard wired device off of the base.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 09:24 AM (XvL8K)

I know almost nothing about this stuff, but-

if you haven't tried it: Move your extenders around to different spots, you should be able to find places where they work as advertised.

Some walls and things between the main and extenders may n0ot be signal friendly.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 09:31 AM (YSUhf)

138 I went to another school that had TWO colors and that works out a lot better.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 09:32 AM (RIvkX)

139
Muh Burnt Orange Texas Longhorns take on the Big Orange Tennessee Satsuma for all the Oranges in the Presence of -

President Orange Man Bad Himself-

President Donald J Trump.

Prepare! None Shall Escape THE ORANGING!
And All Will Be Juiced!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 09:16 AM (YSUhf)

That is a lot of orange! Hook 'em, Horns!!! (except when they play Baylor!)

Posted by: moki at September 26, 2026 09:32 AM (wLjpr)

140 Yay NaCly Dog!

Posted by: Buck at September 26, 2026 09:33 AM (z6ONu)

141 Prayers up for those who need them, which includes most of us, I think.

Posted by: KT at September 26, 2026 09:33 AM (1RGZ5)

142 I’m sitting here on a small island about 20 nm ESE of JackStraw. NE wind 25-30 kts, gusts to 50. The tops of the docks are under water with harbor chop breaking over them.
But Mrs. Red and I are dry and cozy. We ate lobster last night overlooking the harbor.
Life is good!

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 09:34 AM (0PSP0)

143 Posted by: Paul
______

Talk about lack of self-awareness...

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 09:34 AM (XvL8K)

144 You make a very good point. Lefties are motivated by greed. Some want more power over others, but all Lefties feel that they are owed more money -- despite doing nothing to earn it.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:27 AM (ksbjf)

producers vs. seducers
To actually get up and go to work is one of the greatest services to fellow Man. To actually make a product or service that allows us to exchange ideas that turn into a (hopefully) better life for both is unique to the Free Market.
I will exchange some of my money for a stable police and courts and domestic tranquility.
But it sure seems like that around 45% of the voters expect me to fund their life(styles).

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 09:34 AM (/+uur)

145 I’m sitting here on a small island about 20 nm ESE of JackStraw. NE wind 25-30 kts, gusts to 50. The tops of the docks are under water with harbor chop breaking over them.
But Mrs. Red and I are dry and cozy. We ate lobster last night overlooking the harbor.
Life is good!
Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 09:34 AM

You down on the Vinyahd, Red?

Up here on the north shore we've had a little rain. More to come, but at least I don't have to shovel this crap.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 09:35 AM (iEyrj)

146 Retired cop seems to be upset with all Americans that have differing political viewpoints from his own
Posted by: Paul at September 26, 2026 09:30 AM (xLAuA)

Coming from you, that's pretty rich. But I suspect that you're incapable of seeing the irony.

But the Leftists are no longer arguing about tax policy and the best way to better the most lives. Now the Left wants to kill babies and toddlers, cut off healthy sex organs of mentally-ill teenagers, and sexually abuse children in their formative years. Oh, I nearly forgot, you guys want to kill all the Jews, too.

This is a spiritual battle. The sooner that you recognize that you are following the Prince of Lies and repent, the better it will be for your immortal soul.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:35 AM (ksbjf)

147 Don't forget Syracuse.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 09:31 AM (6ydKt)

Still pissed at them for beating my UT in 2003 basketball.

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 09:36 AM (/+uur)

148 Today's NY Post says an SR-71 Blackbird is missing. It was last seen on display at Edwards, but disappeared a couple weeks ago. Did a moron take it? If so, they'd like it back.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 26, 2026 09:37 AM (5T19r)

149 Nearly 50% are on the government teat, so will always vote for more. That is why our elections are so close. Vote like the wind, brothers and sisters.

Posted by: Buck at September 26, 2026 09:37 AM (z6ONu)

150 I've tried every suggestion on Amazon's page, and actually got a human on the phone as well, but I'm still getting about 10-20% of the speed off the extenders as I'm getting from the one hard wired device off of the base.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 09:24 AM (XvL8K)

That's going to happen the further away, and the number of walls/floors, the signal has to penetrate.

If you have a very large house it's sometimes better to run a cable to another base station at the other end of the house or to another floor and use a base station there to create another mesh.

You could try using a different broadcast channel if you have a lot of nearby neighbors with their own WiFi.

Additionally, moving up to Wi-Fi 7 will give you a lot more signal, and not a lot of people are using it yet, so the 6Ghz band is still pretty open in most neighborhoods. That wouldn't be a cheap upgrade if none of your devices can use Wi-Fi 7, though.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 09:37 AM (6ydKt)

151 I know the single color aspen cannot compare with the foliage back east, but it's all we have.

And they are spectacular. Only been in Colorado once at the right time to see it but it is beautiful.

Posted by: JackStraw

I was there on opening day a few years ago, and it was the right time. And then I bagged an elk.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at September 26, 2026 09:37 AM (0U5gm)

152 I traded a moment of passion for a years of shame and embarrassment.

Posted by: Paul's mom at September 26, 2026 09:38 AM (J4Dwc)

153 A new book. The release date may be somewhat poorly timed.

Why Greenland Will Never Be American
How Trump Misread a Nation and Ignited a Resistance
By: Éloi Bélisle

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 09:38 AM (ndZc7)

154 I’m sitting here on a small island about 20 nm ESE of JackStraw. NE wind 25-30 kts, gusts to 50. The tops of the docks are under water with harbor chop breaking over them.
But Mrs. Red and I are dry and cozy. We ate lobster last night overlooking the harbor.
Life is good!
Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 09:34 AM
======================
Fishers?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 26, 2026 09:38 AM (5T19r)

155 Did a moron take it? If so, they'd like it back.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 26, 2026 09:37 AM (5T19r)

Theres a shit ton of shit in the backseat my truck but alas, it is not there.
Ha
Remember the 1 a the Smith had some secret shit on it and they had to remove to take the secret shit off.

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 09:39 AM (/+uur)

156 RMBS, not the Vineyard, but I can see it from here. Well, could, if the rain wasn’t going sideways.
Almost finished with this gig. I hope there are some leaves left when I get back to NH.

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 09:40 AM (OaHPZ)

157 Lefties are motivated by greed.

-
And the other six deadly sins.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 09:40 AM (ndZc7)

158 Posted by: SpeakingOf
_______

I've moved them every which way, including being within line of sight from each other, and nothing has worked. Maybe I got some bum units.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 09:41 AM (XvL8K)

159 You make a very good point. Lefties are motivated by greed. Some want more power over others, but all Lefties feel that they are owed more money -- despite doing nothing to earn it.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:27 AM (ksbjf)

producers vs. seducers
To actually get up and go to work is one of the greatest services to fellow Man. To actually make a product or service that allows us to exchange ideas that turn into a (hopefully) better life for both is unique to the Free Market.
...
Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 09:34 AM (/+uur)

Lefties denigrate work's value in helping forge an emotionally-stable person. As a police officer, I saw the destructive effects of welfare upon the human psyche. Many of the recipients seem to internalize the idea that they have no worth and can never be successful.

They don't respect themselves, so why should we expect them to respects others?

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:43 AM (ksbjf)

160 I recently completed series one of 'Sherwood.'
Posted by: one hour sober

My lovely wife and I watch quite a few of the British shows. Especially the police procedurals. We’ve been watching for years. But these past couple of years just about every show is beyond woke. I understand that the BBC requires wokeness be put into every show.

Posted by: Uncle Slayton at September 26, 2026 09:43 AM (catJO)

161 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, forever. 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 September 26, 2026 09:44 AM (ZOv7s)

162 Fishers?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 26, 2026 09:38 AM (5T19r)

Other direction, Huck. Towards Cape Cod. But I imagine Long Island Sound is getting hammered as hard as BuzzardsBay.

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 09:44 AM (OaHPZ)

163 No fruit sucks like the big orange!

Posted by: Classic SEC bumper sticker at September 26, 2026 09:45 AM (2Ez/1)

164 This is a spiritual battle. The sooner that you recognize that you are following the Prince of Lies and repent, the better it will be for your immortal soul.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:35 AM (ksbjf)

Well said. And while repentance is always possible, most of them have made their choice and are faithful and willing servant of darkness - like Talerico and his supporters. (One of Talarico’s ministers and “spiritual advisors” was caught on tape yesterday saying that he didn’t believe in all that Resurrection or Virgin Birth stuff)

AH Lloyd said a few days ago that the hard Left is now in the Bonzai Charge stage of their movement. They’re going to get their way or die trying, and they’ll kill as many of as they can until they’re defeated.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 26, 2026 09:45 AM (H8mUs)

165 The first real cold front is expected in north Texas next week. It will be official when the lines form at Discount Tire outlets and gas stations with people putting air in their tires to shut off the low tire warnings.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at September 26, 2026 09:46 AM (0U5gm)

166 While we were watching GBBS last night we got a call from our son who is putting an offer on a house for him and his new bride. Gypsum, CO. Looked it up on Zillow and it looks awesome.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 26, 2026 08:44 AM (l26NL)

Unpossible!

I’ve been told by the media including a lot of “conservative” media,that nobody under 70 can afford to buy a home. Because Trump of course.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 09:46 AM (SS6mv)

167 Lefties are motivated by greed.

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And the other six deadly sins.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 09:40 AM (ndZc7)

True enough. Communism is an inversion of Christianity, and best understood as a Christian heresy. That's why utilitarian argument fail against Communism.

We're actually in a spiritual battle.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:48 AM (ksbjf)

168 NaCly Dog,

It is impossible for there to be too much purple.

That is all.

Posted by: Wenda at September 26, 2026 09:48 AM (a4+G3)

169 A new book. The release date may be somewhat poorly timed.

Why Greenland Will Never Be American
How Trump Misread a Nation and Ignited a Resistance
By: Éloi Bélisle
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 09:38 AM

Awkward.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 09:48 AM (iEyrj)

170 RMBS, not the Vineyard, but I can see it from here. Well, could, if the rain wasn’t going sideways.
Almost finished with this gig. I hope there are some leaves left when I get back to NH.
Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 09:40 AM

Nice. Too many lefties on the Vineyard.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 09:50 AM (iEyrj)

171 I’ve been told by the media including a lot of “conservative” media,that nobody under 70 can afford to buy a home. Because Trump of course.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 09:46 AM

Junior and DILIT bought their first house this summer in CT. They’d lived with us for 4 years in NH and saved their money.
Good thing, too, cuz their down payment was almost twice what my first house cost.

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 09:50 AM (OaHPZ)

172 I went to a school who's color was purple and tbh they took it way too far. Still do. It's a cult.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2026 09:29 AM

Whaddya mean?

Posted by: The Oregon Ducks at September 26, 2026 09:50 AM (2Ez/1)

173 >>Fishers?

Fishers is SE.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 09:50 AM (viF8m)

174 Mornin', SiD! Fall's starting to look pretty nice up here, too.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
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Hey, RMBS. Not much color here yet but the endless string of 90 degree days has broken. And it's almost MoMe time!

Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2026 09:52 AM (FpydE)

175 Awkward.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 09:48 AM (iEyrj)

I guess I haven't been paying enough attention. What's going on with Greenland that makes the timing of the book awkward? I love that the author's name ie Eloi.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 26, 2026 09:53 AM (lFFaq)

176 > Today's NY Post says an SR-71 Blackbird is missing. It was last seen on display at Edwards, but disappeared a couple weeks ago. Did a moron take it? If so, they'd like it back.
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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman cryptically teased plans for a new high- and fast-flying X-plane with a silhouette of an aircraft that immediately drew comparisons to the famed SR-71 Blackbird as a backdrop.

Speculation: it might be just undergoing some cleaning... or it might have been taken to be used for some analysis on this effort NASA's undertaking.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 26, 2026 09:53 AM (2Cry5)

177 I've moved them every which way, including being within line of sight from each other, and nothing has worked. Maybe I got some bum units.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 09:41 AM (XvL8K)

Have you tried using a phone app that gives you a readout to show you on your screen where the best signal is and where it's dead?

NetSpot is a popular one, and this guy shows you how to use it:

https://youtu.be/88giN9wVIsY

I'd try something like that, and assess your situation then decide on what to do next. It may be a bum unit but it might also be your specific environment and the setup itself.

Weak Wi-Fi signal coverage is complicated and frustrating to solve but it can be fixed in a few ways.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 09:54 AM (6ydKt)

178 Hey, RMBS. Not much color here yet but the endless string of 90 degree days has broken. And it's almost MoMe time!
Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2026 09:52 AM

That's always good. Heat and humidity aren't my thing.

It was like someone flipped a switch up here from hot and humid to cool and crisp. I'm enjoying it. And yes...the MoMe is nigh...The RMBS Mom is already contemplating packing.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 09:55 AM (iEyrj)

179 I’ve been told by the media including a lot of “conservative” media,that nobody under 70 can afford to buy a home. Because Trump of course.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 09:46 AM

Junior and DILIT bought their first house this summer in CT. They’d lived with us for 4 years in NH and saved their money.
Good thing, too, cuz their down payment was almost twice what my first house cost.
Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 09:50 AM (OaHPZ)

Homes here in the Midwest are still relatively cheap compared to the Demon-crat Hellholes. All of the criticisms of the U.S. are based upon analysis of the long-term effects upon cities ruled by the Democrat party for decades.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:55 AM (ksbjf)

180 Junior and DILIT bought their first house this summer in CT. They’d lived with us for 4 years in NH and saved their money.
Good thing, too, cuz their down payment was almost twice what my first house cost.
Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 09:50 AM (OaHPZ)

More lies!!!
Everyone knows it’s impossible for young people to buy a home because reasons!!! Mainly Trump. And Jews.
- Reddit, MSNOW, Tucker

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 09:55 AM (SS6mv)

181 @161 Amen

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 26, 2026 09:56 AM (KOshA)

182 Me, too. I even liked January.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!
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Best I can say is I made peace with the snow and cold. Never made peace with the wind. I also never lost my urge to yell "SNOW DAY!!!" when it started snowing during the work day.

Sometimes March or April could be worse than January because for a Southerner, it was supposed to be spring by then.

Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2026 09:57 AM (FpydE)

183 I guess I haven't been paying enough attention. What's going on with Greenland that makes the timing of the book awkward? I love that the author's name ie Eloi.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 26, 2026 09:53 AM

Given that Trump got his agreement with Greenland and la Resistance pretty much collapsed, the timing isn't great. And I'm glad I wasn't the only one who loved the author's name.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 09:57 AM (iEyrj)

184 SR 71 flew in 1964.
Kennedy said to the Moon
Ended most NASA program that would have had a working Space Shuttle in about 1970.

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 09:57 AM (/+uur)

185 Found a interesting series on YouTube about Russia, Elvira Bary is a Russian woman writer and is laying out Russia people, cultures, politics. She has a lot of videos both long and shorts.
Have watched a few already.

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 09:57 AM (Ia/+0)

186 > We got the same thru Frontier and are very pleased.
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You're the first person I've ever read, who's said they were pleased with Frontier.

I had them in WV for a period of time and they were horrible. Service sucked. Outages were frequent.

Given... it was WV, but still.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 26, 2026 09:59 AM (2Cry5)

187 Morning, all. Cool and gray here at Stately Poppins Manor. A bit of rain, but more wind than anything.

I'm taking time today to format my book on Amazon. I don't think I'll have too many difficulties, but one never knows.

I've seen that Roger Moore / James Bond story before. The man was definitely a class act.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 26, 2026 10:01 AM (qRla/)

188
I had them in WV for a period of time and they were horrible. Service sucked. Outages were frequent.

We got Frontier (which is now part of Verizon) a couple of years ago. We had frequent outages as well - fewer now than then - but being out in the boonies we weren't exactly overwhelmed with choices.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:01 AM (eRlcH)

189 The first real cold front is expected in north Texas next week. It will be official when the lines form at Discount Tire outlets and gas stations with people putting air in their tires to shut off the low tire warnings.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at September 26, 2026 09:46 AM (0U5gm)

And the lean bodymass people bundle up like they are headed out on the Shackleton Expedition.

Posted by: Count de Monet at September 26, 2026 10:02 AM (wVcYX)

190 The first real cold front is expected in north Texas next week. It will be official when the lines form at Discount Tire outlets and gas stations with people putting air in their tires to shut off the low tire warnings.
Posted by: Thomas Paine

Ha. That reminds me to check my pressure next time I get gas. It's getting cooler here and I know that pesky low pressure warning will show up sooner or later.

Posted by: Tuna at September 26, 2026 10:02 AM (lJ0H4)

191 The RMBS Mom is already contemplating packing.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 09:55 AM (iEyrj)

I'm very sorry not to get to see all of you this year, but especially her. Please tell her "Hi!" from me.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 26, 2026 10:03 AM (lFFaq)

192
The first real cold front is expected in north Texas next week. It will be official when the lines form at Discount Tire outlets and gas stations with people putting air in their tires to shut off the low tire warnings.
Posted by: Thomas Paine

They'll likely recommend switching from Daylight Saving air to Standard air.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:04 AM (eRlcH)

193 >>We got Frontier (which is now part of Verizon) a couple of years ago. We had frequent outages as well - fewer now than then - but being out in the boonies we weren't exactly overwhelmed with choices.

Our only option here has been Cox. Meh. This year we are getting Verizon as an option.

I might skip the whole thing and go with Rocket Man. Seems like the future of communication and I'd rather give him my money.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 10:04 AM (viF8m)

194 I'm very sorry not to get to see all of you this year, but especially her. Please tell her "Hi!" from me.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette
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We'll miss y'all, Polliwog

Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2026 10:05 AM (FpydE)

195 The first real cold front is expected in north Texas next week. It will be official when the lines form at Discount Tire outlets and gas stations with people putting air in their tires to shut off the low tire warnings.
Posted by: Thomas Paine

They'll likely recommend switching from Daylight Saving air to Standard air.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:04 AM (eRlcH)

Get Premium Air - Now with 20% more N2!

Posted by: Count de Monet at September 26, 2026 10:07 AM (wVcYX)

196 Lefties denigrate work's value in helping forge an emotionally-stable person. As a police officer, I saw the destructive effects of welfare upon the human psyche. Many of the recipients seem to internalize the idea that they have no worth and can never be successful.

They don't respect themselves, so why should we expect them to respects others?
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:43 AM (ksbjf)
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The critics of Pope Leo's first encyclical completely ignored his condemnation of government welfare, which he correctly noted destroys people by denying them the inherent dignity of work.

This would also include schemes like the Basic Income, which is the same pig with lipstick added. The idea of creating a permanently idle underclass if demonic.

Having seen the homeless through my wife's eyes, I am convinced that all government assistance programs need to be shut down. The only effective solution to poverty is private charity, which the resultant lower taxes would facilitate. This would also actually *solve* poverty through individual guidance rather than bored bureaucrats checking boxes as they retire in place for 30 years.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:07 AM (ZOv7s)

197 Our friend is being ordained a deacon tomorrow at a monastery a few hours' drive away. Please pray for him and his family. Also say a special prayer for his wife, who is going but due any day now. (I don't think the Metropolitan understands what that is like.)

Posted by: frammish at September 26, 2026 10:07 AM (rcENI)

198 Matt and Julia are a couple who chronicle their international travel via the Utoobz. They're British but she is of Russian descent. Their channel is easy enough to find.
Their last few videos have been from inside of Iran.
There's a war going on?
How can you tell?
They go visit a medium sized city somewhere and you always see the same thing: lights on, shops open, cars driving, people outside every evening enjoying themselves, eating at restaurants, hanging out in the hookah bars...

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 26, 2026 10:08 AM (2Ez/1)

199 Jack Straw
I have his deal on a remote river in Alaska. Works like a charm no matter the weather conditions

Posted by: Crazy man at September 26, 2026 10:09 AM (uXf94)

200
Lefties denigrate work's value in helping forge an emotionally-stable person. As a police officer, I saw the destructive effects of welfare upon the human psyche. Many of the recipients seem to internalize the idea that they have no worth and can never be successful.

It's not just welfare. Retirement as well can have corrosive effects, especially if it wasn't voluntary. I know it's happened to me, which is why I'm trying to keep my hand in at least on a part-time basis and working on a book.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:10 AM (eRlcH)

201 “Proud to announce that the Army National Guard achieved its FY 2026 recruiting mission of 37,155 guardsmen yesterday,” Hegseth posted on X. “This marks the third year in a row that the ARNG has hit this achievement and the FIRST time it has achieved this level of sustained recruiting success since FY 2013.”

DEI Army People no likey Hegseth
He not gooder solider

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 10:13 AM (/+uur)

202 I might skip the whole thing and go with Rocket Man. Seems like the future of communication and I'd rather give him my money.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 10:04 AM (viF8m)

JS, Rocket Man’s stuff works great out here at the Island.

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 10:13 AM (UxbHU)

203 AH Lloyd said a few days ago that the hard Left is now in the Bonzai Charge stage of their movement. They’re going to get their way or die trying, and they’ll kill as many of as they can until they’re defeated.
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 26, 2026 09:45 AM (H8mUs)
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Thanks for the shout out!

Don't look at polls, futures markets or social media chatter. All of that can be manipulated. Look at what people are actually doing.

Talerico, El-Sayed and the others are NOT campaigning hard in swing districts. They are not reaching out to the undecided. They are simply staying in friendly territory working the fundraising because that is why they are doing this. El-Sayed is bringing in Harris to campaign as a way of building his audience and stature as a commentator. He knows she will pull zero independents.

She is coming to shore up her left flank for next year. Talerico actually is trying to back-track somewhat, but El-Sayed has refused every opportunity to do a Sister Soulja. He's in it for the grift, and wants to preserve is Islamofascist street cred. That's more important to him than winning. Talerico doesn't actually believe in anything, so he's shift ground.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:13 AM (ZOv7s)

204 the NUC media is trying to whip up a frenzy about some rain. Why don't they just ask Mamdani to stop it?

How come the media simps and commentators don't tell Hollywood to learn to code?

make a better product people want, or take a pay cut.
if they want a maximum pay ratio cap for industry - let them go first. Mark Ruffalo gets paid 20 times the lowest paid worker on his next movie.

Posted by: vivi at September 26, 2026 10:14 AM (7esJd)

205 DEI Army People no likey Hegseth
He not gooder solider
Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 10:13 AM (/+uur)
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It's really funny watching these washed-up loser retirees claim that the military is "completely broken" when recruiting is soaring. Lloyd Austin's DoD saw the Army lose 10 percent of its active duty force to failed retention and shit recruiting.

People are voting with their feet and thing pisses prissy flag officers off more than a junior officer kicking their ass.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:16 AM (ZOv7s)

206 Today's NY Post says an SR-71 Blackbird is missing"

Andrei, you've lost another...?

Posted by: man at September 26, 2026 10:16 AM (pfXMo)

207 I wonder how StarLink would perform in WV. Our place is on a hill (go figure) and the property is covered with trees. Line of sight to the sky is.... limited to a small window S - SW - W

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 26, 2026 10:16 AM (2Cry5)

208 Having seen the homeless through my wife's eyes, I am convinced that all government assistance programs need to be shut down. The only effective solution to poverty is private charity, which the resultant lower taxes would facilitate. This would also actually *solve* poverty through individual guidance rather than bored bureaucrats checking boxes as they retire in place for 30 years.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:07 AM (ZOv7s)

We fought the War on Poverty
And Poverty won.
It is a shame that government of Freedom and Laws is now reduced to a system of punishment and rewards.
Tis not much different than the England of King George where he gave out land (and the people on it( to his favorites.
Now they give out the EBT for votes and power.

No real diff

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 10:17 AM (/+uur)

209 I particularly enjoy them bitching about Hegseth doing PT with the troops. The hate it because the response is so positive. Lloyd Austin hid from the troops. He knew that some terminal E4 who didn't give a shit would do something disrespectful and it would be world news.

So he hid, like the miserable coward he was, and so did Milley and the rest.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:18 AM (ZOv7s)

210 Breakfast. It's what's for breakfast.

Posted by: Eromero at September 26, 2026 10:18 AM (LHPAg)

211 What is NUC media?

Posted by: Huh? at September 26, 2026 10:19 AM (2Ez/1)

212 Any time any weather happens within 100 miles of nuclear it’s national news. It’s hilarious.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 10:19 AM (SS6mv)

213 Today's NY Post says an SR-71 Blackbird is missing"

Did it fly out of a museum?

Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2026 10:19 AM (Riz8t)

214 Tis not much different than the England of King George where he gave out land (and the people on it( to his favorites.
Now they give out the EBT for votes and power.

No real diff
Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 10:17 AM (/+uur)
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The elites of King George's day were heavily invested in their nation. His father personally took the field to lead his army in combat (the last British monarch to do so).

The aristocracy was expected to lead from the front and that continued to World War I, when just about every prominent family lost a son in combat. Now they just want to sell out the country for a few euros and an estate by the sea.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:20 AM (ZOv7s)

215 People are voting with their feet and thing pisses prissy flag officers off more than a junior officer kicking their ass.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:16 AM (ZOv7s)

I saw Prissy Flag Officers open for Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen at the NSU Colosseum in 1975.

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 10:20 AM (/+uur)

216
We fought the War on Poverty
And Poverty won.

The poverty rate is almost exactly the same as it was 60 years ago, before all the Great Society programs that were supposed to eradicate it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:20 AM (eRlcH)

217 NYC not nuclear lol

Stupid auto cucumber

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 10:20 AM (SS6mv)

218 Did it fly out of a museum?
Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2026 10:19 AM (Riz8t)

Twas windy that day

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 10:20 AM (/+uur)

219 I wonder how StarLink would perform in WV. "

BiL has it... lives between Morgantown and Fairmont. Says it works well.

Posted by: man at September 26, 2026 10:21 AM (pfXMo)

220 Good morning Horde, prayers up for you and your loved ones.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at September 26, 2026 10:21 AM (ibDUx)

221 The poverty rate is almost exactly the same as it was 60 years ago, before all the Great Society programs that were supposed to eradicate it.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:20 AM (eRlcH)

$25 Trillion down the f'n drain

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 10:21 AM (/+uur)

222 The poverty rate is almost exactly the same as it was 60 years ago, before all the Great Society programs that were supposed to eradicate it.

TBF, they've redefined poverty so many times there's no way to compare then and now. At this point, if your big screen TV doesn't have HBO and is less than 66", you're in poverty.

Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2026 10:21 AM (Riz8t)

223
Finally!

An effective and European solution to Britain's horrible Prime Minister!

https://tinyurl.com/5y2bj2mb

I would like to see this speed throughout all of Europe...China too!

Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 10:22 AM (YSUhf)

224 I'm very sorry not to get to see all of you this year, but especially her. Please tell her "Hi!" from me.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 26, 2026 10:03 AM

What?! Now I haz a sad.

I'll certainly give her your regards. Y'all will be missed.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 10:22 AM (iEyrj)

225 The poverty rate is almost exactly the same as it was 60 years ago, before all the Great Society programs that were supposed to eradicate it.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:20 AM (eRlcH)

We should surrender to Poverty and then asked them for a Marshall Plan.

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 10:22 AM (/+uur)

226 Poverty as defined now is living in a modern home with running water, electricity, air conditioning, with a 70 inch TV.

No such thing as real poverty in America.

There is homelessness of course but that’s elf induced by drug use. And a separate issue from economics.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 10:23 AM (SS6mv)

227 your big screen TV doesn't have HBO "

Darn it.

Posted by: man at September 26, 2026 10:23 AM (pfXMo)

228 It's a write off, Jerry.
They just write it off.

Posted by: Kramer at September 26, 2026 10:24 AM (2Ez/1)

229 There is homelessness of course but that’s elf induced by drug use.

They don't mess with us, because we're Irish and like to fight.

Posted by: Leprechauns at September 26, 2026 10:25 AM (Riz8t)

230 Good morning all
Feeling a bit out of sorts this morning. Not sure exactly why. Change of season? I'm also not going to Texas for the first time since I moved. That may be contributing to the life is not quite right feeling.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 10:25 AM (kJmSS)

231 Want to see actual poverty go to India or Brazil. That shit is poverty. What we define poverty as is a slightly lower standard of living than average.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 10:26 AM (SS6mv)

232 Having seen the homeless through my wife's eyes, I am convinced that all government assistance programs need to be shut down. The only effective solution to poverty is private charity, which the resultant lower taxes would facilitate. This would also actually *solve* poverty through individual guidance rather than bored bureaucrats checking boxes as they retire in place for 30 years.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:07 AM (ZOv7s)

I have come to agree completely. The unavoidable problem of government assistance is that it requires vast bureaucracies to administer, and they quickly become forces that seek to maintain and expand the problems, in order to increase their own size, funding, and power. And they are never called to account for their spending.

Case in point - Dem Senators are viciously attacking Trump today for his pocket recission of nearly $1 billion in spending to help house illegal aliens and finance DEI projects.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 26, 2026 10:26 AM (H8mUs)

233 Good morning all. We have a partial diagnosis with #1 - sarcoidosis and something called Ohio Valley blood fungus. There's much more yet but no definitive codes as all the tests aren't back. He is miserable while his wife is overly concerned how this all will affect HER.

Posted by: Tonypete at September 26, 2026 10:27 AM (ktgTW)

234
I've seen where Lefties are now trying to tell us that a 40-hour work week is barbaric and inhuman. Let's put it this way, any full-time 32-hour-a-week "job" is likely a species of deadweight and can be eliminated without too much fuss.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:27 AM (eRlcH)

235 Our friend is being ordained a deacon tomorrow at a monastery a few hours' drive away. Please pray for him and his family. Also say a special prayer for his wife, who is going but due any day now. (I don't think the Metropolitan understands what that is like.)
Posted by: frammish at September 26, 2026 10:07 AM

Very nice. Will do. A dear friend of mine was ordained to the priesthood about a week before his oldest was born. That was a stressful time for them.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 10:27 AM (iEyrj)

236 I'll certainly give her your regards. Y'all will be missed.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 10:22 AM (iEyrj)

RMBS, I hope you’ll put in a kind word for me with Mom. And everyone else. Especially Ben Had.
Who is already writing up the latest infraction in my Permanent Record.

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 10:27 AM (ohwFg)

237 I saw Prissy Flag Officers open for Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen at the NSU Colosseum in 1975.
Posted by: r hennigantx

They do a fabulous line dance for "In The Navy" though.

Posted by: 88C+u at September 26, 2026 10:27 AM (88C+u)

238 He was a fierce anti-Communist, and I just have a feeling that the timing of Sheen's beatification is providential. It certainly marks the defeat of the liberals within the Church that tried to prevent the beatification.

I just started reading Sheens "Life of Christ".
It's basically his perspective /narration of the entire New Testament. It's fantastic.

Posted by: Derak at September 26, 2026 10:27 AM (3DHvS)

239 that’s elf induced by drug use"

I knew there was something funny about Rivendell...

Posted by: man at September 26, 2026 10:28 AM (pfXMo)

240 The critics of Pope Leo's first encyclical completely ignored his condemnation of government welfare, which he correctly noted destroys people by denying them the inherent dignity of work.
...
Having seen the homeless through my wife's eyes, I am convinced that all government assistance programs need to be shut down. The only effective solution to poverty is private charity, which the resultant lower taxes would facilitate.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:07 AM (ZOv7s)

We just got back from Italy and had the opportunity to attend a General Audience with 9998 new friends. Mrs Cop and I were about 20 feet away when he rode the "Pope-mobile." Pope Leo's face seemed to beam with happiness and love.

He's not the Pope that the Traditionalists wanted, but I think he's the Pope that the Church needs at this time. During his address, he also spoke favorably about the (soon-to-be) Blessed Fulton Sheen.

***

Way back in 1944, The Road to Serfdom commented upon Socialism as a tool of the selfish to absolve themselves of their own lack of charity.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 10:28 AM (ksbjf)

241 Leftists also think having to work in person in office is some kind of human rights abuse. Cuz like work from home is like my constitutional right bro.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 10:28 AM (SS6mv)

242 No such thing as real poverty in America.

There is homelessness of course but that’s elf induced by drug use. And a separate issue from economics.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 10:23 AM (SS6mv)
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It very much exists and I can show it to you, but it is not what it was. Starvation is basically unknown in this country. We used to fight starvation, then it was "hunger" and now it's "food insecurity" because the money machine has to keep running.

And let's be real: that money didn't go down a drain, it went to build up a massive political infrastructure to support more taxes and spending. Trump is dismantling it and that is why the left is going so crazy because without that money, their power evaporates and they will have to get real jobs.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:29 AM (ZOv7s)

243 Feeling a bit out of sorts this morning. Not sure exactly why. Change of season? I'm also not going to Texas for the first time since I moved. That may be contributing to the life is not quite right feeling.
Posted by: Sharon
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{{{sharon}}}

TX will not be quite right for me without you there.

Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2026 10:30 AM (FpydE)

244 Reddit is a fascinating lol I to the leftist hive.

On the one hand work and capitalism is evil. On the other they al whine they can’t find a job. Because they’re all fucking unemployable.

They also hate billionaires but are addicted to the services the billionaires provide online.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 10:30 AM (SS6mv)

245 It's now pumpkin spice Christmas decoration season.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 26, 2026 10:31 AM (2Ez/1)

246 Way back in 1944, The Road to Serfdom commented upon Socialism as a tool of the selfish to absolve themselves of their own lack of charity.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 10:28 AM (ksbjf)
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Famously dedicated to "the socialists in all parties."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:31 AM (ZOv7s)

247
And let's be real: that money didn't go down a drain, it went to build up a massive political infrastructure to support more taxes and spending.

I'm embarrassed to say it, but it took until COVID to open my eyes to the yawning gap between the appropriation for any relief program and how much is actually distributed to its purported beneficiaries.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:31 AM (eRlcH)

248 Hadrian the Marxists are following the Europeans down the hole

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 10:32 AM (Ia/+0)

249
I don't have enough chocolate ice cream in the house. I'm food insecure.

*bites fingernails*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:32 AM (eRlcH)

250 I could really use the prayers today, My Nephew's wife had their baby last night then she arrested, the baby girl is fine but the mom is in the ICU I praying she pulls through.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at September 26, 2026 10:32 AM (ubCxQ)

251 Case in point - Dem Senators are viciously attacking Trump today for his pocket recission of nearly $1 billion in spending to help house illegal aliens and finance DEI projects.
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 26, 2026 10:26 AM (H8mUs)
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The entire budget for the St. Vincent DePaul Society in Greater Lansing would be insufficient to pay a single civil servant. Yet they served huge numbers of people, providing meals, clothing, and housing - all donated and much of it isn't even recorded for tax purposes. (Goodwill will give you a slip.)

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:34 AM (ZOv7s)

252 Kewl:

SpaceX plans to convert a Starship upper stage into a permanent, standalone orbital space station. New NASA documentation reveals that the company proposes using the massive interior volume of its stainless steel spacecraft to create a long-term habitat in low Earth orbit.

https://tinyurl.com/44jjtxfj

Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2026 10:34 AM (Riz8t)

253 Where my EBT card at?

Posted by: La'Shondra at September 26, 2026 10:35 AM (2Ez/1)

254 And let's be real: that money didn't go down a drain, it went to build up a massive political infrastructure to support more taxes and spending. Trump is dismantling it and that is why the left is going so crazy because without that money, their power evaporates and they will have to get real jobs.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:29 AM (ZOv7s)

Look at California's "Bullet Train" debacle; not a single foot of track has yet been laid. However, that money didn't disappear. It went into the pockets of politicians, and their clients and patrons.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 10:35 AM (ksbjf)

255 A friend of mine does DoorDash and Uber Eats deliveries as a side thing for beer miney. He’s told me the biggest portion of the deliveries he makes are to Section 8 type apartments. And it’s almost all fast food at 3X the price of buying it directly after factoring in all the fees charged.

That’s what “poverty” is in America today. Ordering $40 of McDonald’s and having it delivered.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 10:36 AM (SS6mv)

256 I'm embarrassed to say it, but it took until COVID to open my eyes to the yawning gap between the appropriation for any relief program and how much is actually distributed to its purported beneficiaries.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:31 AM (eRlcH)
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I was clued in long before when I realized that those trendy non-profits all the Karens dream of working for accomplish very little, and most of their funding goes to salaries and overhead. The money left over gets passed around through all sorts of entities until it becomes impossible to trace.

They solicit government agencies for grants, then offer grants to other non-profits, who then offer grants, and little if any reaches the supposed beneficiary.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:36 AM (ZOv7s)

257 the baby girl is fine but the mom is in the ICU I praying she pulls through.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio
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oh no. Prayers up from here...

Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2026 10:37 AM (FpydE)

258 I could really use the prayers today, My Nephew's wife had their baby last night then she arrested, the baby girl is fine but the mom is in the ICU I praying she pulls through.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at September 26, 2026 10:32 AM (ubCxQ)
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God bless your family.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:37 AM (ZOv7s)

259 Vote democrat for hundred years? Hell of a lot more than than that.

h

Posted by: Eromero at September 26, 2026 10:38 AM (LHPAg)

260 Feeling a bit out of sorts this morning. Not sure exactly why. Change of season? I'm also not going to Texas for the first time since I moved. That may be contributing to the life is not quite right feeling.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 10:25 AM (kJmSS)

*hugs*

I'm so sorry, Sharon. The change in weather can do a number on people. It does on me.

I have neither the money nor figure to go to Texas this year. I do hope my mind, body and wallet are in a good place in 2027 for me to at least make NoVa.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 26, 2026 10:38 AM (qRla/)

261 {{{SiD}}}
I am at the stage in life where I wish Elon would invent teleportation.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 10:38 AM (kJmSS)

262 There is a massive poverty industry. That industry will never declare victory because doing so means the end of the grift. It’s like the NAACP still existing 60 years after the end of segregation. It’s how all charities work, they never declare victory and shut down, because it’s never about the cause but about the grift.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 10:39 AM (SS6mv)

263 Patrick From Ohio
_______

Amniotic fluid embolism? If so, the survival rate has significantly improved in the last few years from like 40 to 85%. Prayers up.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 10:40 AM (XvL8K)

264 RMBS, I hope you’ll put in a kind word for me with Mom. And everyone else. Especially Ben Had.
Who is already writing up the latest infraction in my Permanent Record.
Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 10:27 AM

Will do. This is not helping your Permanent Record, though.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 10:40 AM (iEyrj)

265 That’s what “poverty” is in America today. Ordering $40 of McDonald’s and having it delivered.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 10:36 AM (SS6mv)
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There is real poverty in America. I can drive you to it if you want to see it up close. Those people get overlooked and the grant money never reaches them because reasons.

The number of homeless in the area is well known. The National Guard has the resources to throw up a tent city and house all of them, and then provide them with treatment, food and put them to work.

But instead the feds imported 500 Afghans and leased a hotel to house them and then asked all the local charities to feed them until they could be shipped to the next voting location.

There is a need for help, and the government ignores it. The burden falls entirely on local volunteers no one knows about.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:40 AM (ZOv7s)

266 235 Our friend is being ordained a deacon tomorrow at a monastery a few hours' drive away.

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I'm no expert but I thought deacons were lay persons.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero 43) at September 26, 2026 10:41 AM (wpRMV)

267 261 {{{SiD}}}
I am at the stage in life where I wish Elon would invent teleportation.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 10:38 AM (kJmSS)
I wish Elon would ask for volunteers.

Posted by: Eromero at September 26, 2026 10:41 AM (LHPAg)

268 Patrick from Ohio, praying for God to watch over all three - mom, baby, and your nephew.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at September 26, 2026 10:42 AM (aJQbY)

269 My eldest daughter was evicted from her apartment with her two toddler children. She was eligible for Section 8, the apartment complex accepted it, but the rules require you to be homeless first. So she would have to go into a shelter, lose everything she owned, and only then could they get her an subsidized apartment.

The charities were overwhelmed because the system is geared to create homeless. The purpose of a thing is what it does.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:42 AM (ZOv7s)

270 I do t see homelessness as economics. It’s a drug addiction and mental health issue not a poverty issue.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 10:42 AM (SS6mv)

271 A gift has been given in your name to The Human Fund*.

*Money for people.

Posted by: George Costanza at September 26, 2026 10:43 AM (2Ez/1)

272 prayers for Niece Mom

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 10:43 AM (/+uur)

273 I wish Elon would ask for volunteers.
Posted by: Eromero at September 26, 2026 10:41 AM (LHPAg)

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IT'S A TRAP!!!

Posted by: That Guy from The Prestige at September 26, 2026 10:43 AM (wpRMV)

274 MP4, you were at my first MoMe in VA. Definitely stood out. The seasonal change not as marked here in the DMV usually but this year has been different. Cooler. Hunkering down starting earlier.
Hoping I'll get to give you a hug in person in 2027.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 10:44 AM (kJmSS)

275 I'm no expert but I thought deacons were lay persons.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero 43) at September 26, 2026 10:41 AM (wpRMV)
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In the Catholic Church, deacons are considered clergy and can perform some of the sacraments. Other denominations may vary.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:44 AM (ZOv7s)

276 Not a day goes by here that several people on one of the social media sites bitch and moan about DoorDash or fast food joint in particular. The cost, the quality, etc.

Or someone's asking for money to buy groceries, gas, whatever.

Noticing that they're posting on social media and have access to a smartphone or tablet, the Internet, both of which cost money... makes them mad.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 26, 2026 10:45 AM (2Cry5)

277
I'm no expert but I thought deacons were lay persons.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero 43) at September 26, 2026 10:41 AM (wpRMV)

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There are two kinds of deacons. Transitional deacon is a step to priesthood. A permanent deacon doesn't go beyond that stage.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:47 AM (eRlcH)

278 In the Catholic Church, deacons are considered clergy and can perform some of the sacraments. Other denominations may vary.

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So a junior priest then?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 26, 2026 10:47 AM (wpRMV)

279 I do t see homelessness as economics. It’s a drug addiction and mental health issue not a poverty issue.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 10:42 AM (SS6mv)
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The man industrial plant closes because the jobs have been moved to Mexico or China. Not only are the workers unemployed but now the businesses they patronized go bankrupt.

Some are able to leave but the real estate market has collapsed and people are underwater and there are no buyers. Foreclosures spread, drug use spikes and deaths result. Families disintegrate and the tax base is destroyed, so police services are cut. Crime soars.

And all because of economics.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:47 AM (ZOv7s)

280 I do t see homelessness as economics. It’s a drug addiction and mental health issue not a poverty issue.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez
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And a courts problem. 40 years ago, most of them would have been institutionalized.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 10:47 AM (XvL8K)

281 275 I'm no expert but I thought deacons were lay persons.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero 43) at September 26, 2026 10:41 AM (wpRMV)
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In the Catholic Church, deacons are considered clergy and can perform some of the sacraments. Other denominations may vary.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:44 AM (ZOv7s)

We are Orthodox, but it is similar.

Posted by: frammish at September 26, 2026 10:48 AM (rcENI)

282 So a junior priest then?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 26, 2026 10:47 AM (wpRMV)
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No, they assist the priests and perform some of their functions. They are in the New Testament, but the office fell out of use until Vatican II. One of the few good fruits.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:48 AM (ZOv7s)

283 I am at the stage in life where I wish Elon would invent teleportation.
Posted by: Sharon
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Yeah, forget Mars. Get on it Elon!

I am usually still up for a trip, and I'm fine once I get out the door. The pre trip anxiety gets worse each time, though.

Thankful to have a more reliable vehicle for long road trips now - I bought a low-ish mileage 2017 Lesbaru a few months ago. I've taken it to Columbia and Charleston, but TX will be its first big trip with me. I was hoping to carpool with Ed but haven't heard back from him.

Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2026 10:48 AM (FpydE)

284 {{{Eromero}}}
Will miss getting to chat with you and your wife sitting at a table under the trees after having spent the morning shooting at targets outdoors with some of my favorite people.
Glocks rule.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 10:49 AM (kJmSS)

285 We are Orthodox, but it is similar.
Posted by: frammish at September 26, 2026 10:48 AM (rcENI)
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I love my Orthodox brothers in Christ and how they have some of the old offices like archpriest and archdeacon.

If you're gonna be a deacon, it has to be archdeacon.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:49 AM (ZOv7s)

286
Well, pooh, Sharon. Now we won't be able to meet.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:50 AM (eRlcH)

287 And a courts problem. 40 years ago, most of them would have been institutionalized.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 10:47 AM (XvL8K)
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The courts have been terrible. The whole presumption that children should be in maternal custody has been disastrous and strongly disproved by extensive research. Shared custody is best and after making that the default, Kentucky has seen a massive drop in divorce.

And we need to end no-fault divorce.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:51 AM (ZOv7s)

288 As it was in the beginning is now and will be forever.

I learned is now and ever shall be...

Was this one of the Vatican II changes, or just local.

Posted by: From about That Time at September 26, 2026 10:51 AM (sl73Y)

289 Hadrian, I'm so looking forward to meeting you.

And MP4, I hope to meet you at NoVa next year.

Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2026 10:52 AM (FpydE)

290 I believe that the rise of DoorDash and UberEats is due to a tragic change in our culture brought about by the COVID year. A huge number (most?) of under 30 people no longer go out to eat or engage directly with other people. Instead they sit in their homes, order DoorDash, and talk shit on social media. Or play games.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 26, 2026 10:53 AM (H8mUs)

291 Is this about us?

Posted by: The Wake Forest Demon Deacons at September 26, 2026 10:53 AM (2Ez/1)

292 I bought a low-ish mileage 2017 Lesbaru

Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2026 10:48 AM (FpydE)
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Did it have a vague fishy smell? How did you get all the decals off the hatchback?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:53 AM (ZOv7s)

293
And we need to end no-fault divorce.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:51 AM (ZOv7s)

___________

Divorce is among the quickest routes to poverty, exceeded, perhaps, only by showing dogs.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:53 AM (eRlcH)

294 As it was in the beginning is now and will be forever.

I learned is now and ever shall be...

Was this one of the Vatican II changes, or just local.
Posted by: From about That Time at September 26, 2026 10:51 AM (sl73Y)
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I've seen three variations on it, not sure which is oldest.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:54 AM (ZOv7s)

295 284 {{{Eromero}}}
Will miss getting to chat with you and your wife sitting at a table under the trees after having spent the morning shooting at targets outdoors with some of my favorite people.
Glocks rule.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 10:49 AM (kJmSS)
Maybe next year, please GOD make it so.

Posted by: Eromero at September 26, 2026 10:54 AM (LHPAg)

296 Divorce is among the quickest routes to poverty, exceeded, perhaps, only by showing dogs.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:53 AM (eRlcH)
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Ahem.

Posted by: The Horse Poor at September 26, 2026 10:55 AM (ZOv7s)

297 Morning, MisHum, and coffee Horde. Mug status: snuck. Pic up top reminds of a poster I saw in the bar on the door of the ladies' room. Elegantly-dressed babe, holding a Martini: "Alcohol is not a solution for your problems. But then again, neither is milk."

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 10:55 AM (peOdB)

298 296 Divorce is among the quickest routes to poverty, exceeded, perhaps, only by showing dogs.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:53 AM (eRlcH)
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Ahem.
Posted by: The Horse Poor at September 26, 2026 10:55 AM (ZOv7s)

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*cough*

Posted by: A Boat Owner at September 26, 2026 10:56 AM (wpRMV)

299 Divorce is among the quickest routes to poverty, exceeded, perhaps, only by showing dogs.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:53 AM (eRlcH)

H7, I’d add owning boats to that list. Poverty and divorce.

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 10:56 AM (iB8Z+)

300 Did it have a vague fishy smell? How did you get all the decals off the hatchback?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Heh. It was and still is very clean.

I admit I adorned my Jeep Renegade with stickers but most would be Moron-approved - including a TX flag. I will get a TX flag for my Forester at the first opportunity.

I saw an Outback with a "NOT A LESBIAN" bumper sticker recently and I might have to find one of those.

Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2026 10:56 AM (FpydE)

301 I am sad Hadrian but I have an answer for your chocolate ice cream problem. I made condensed milk ice cream. Can of condensed milk, pint of heavy cream, vanilla and any flavorings you want and a hand mixer. Hard to believe something so simple makes fabulous ice cream.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 10:56 AM (kJmSS)

302
Ahem.
Posted by: The Horse Poor at September 26, 2026 10:55 AM (ZOv7s)

___________

I think horses instinctively know when you're finances are a little ahead.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:57 AM (eRlcH)

303 I think I've met that woman in the pic!

Prayers for the Horde's needs.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 26, 2026 10:57 AM (NnhvP)

304 Divorce is among the quickest routes to poverty, exceeded, perhaps, only by showing dogs.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:53 AM (eRlcH)
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I know some of the Boomers get upset about other generations criticizing them, but I will say that they are absolutely undefeated when it comes to divorce-maxxing.

Dominant. I know two women who have had four marriages each. Superlative effort.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:57 AM (ZOv7s)

305 150 I've tried every suggestion on Amazon's page, and actually got a human on the phone as well, but I'm still getting about 10-20% of the speed off the extenders as I'm getting from the one hard wired device off of the base.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba
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You could try powerline networking to the repeaters.

Posted by: whig at September 26, 2026 10:57 AM (E4rtv)

306 H7, I’d add owning boats to that list. Poverty and divorce.
Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 10:56 AM (iB8Z+)
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A boat is a hole in the water into which one pours money.

A horse is a boat that can get sick.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:58 AM (ZOv7s)

307 Marriage is grand.
Divorce is a hundred grand.

Posted by: It is known at September 26, 2026 10:59 AM (2Ez/1)

308 I mean, props to the Boomer guys, too. It takes real guts to marry a chick whose already left three previous marriages.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:59 AM (ZOv7s)

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

Presbyterian (PCA)

Posted by: Eromero at September 26, 2026 11:00 AM (LHPAg)

310 >>Divorce is among the quickest routes to poverty, exceeded, perhaps, only by showing dogs.

Haha...close

Posted by: Paul's mom at September 26, 2026 11:00 AM (J4Dwc)

311 /off mom

Posted by: one hour sober at September 26, 2026 11:01 AM (J4Dwc)

312 Boat - Break out anther thousand.

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 11:01 AM (iB8Z+)

313 Prayers up for intentions posted or pondered. Going shopping for a replacement phone as I dropped my current one and rendered it semi-operational.

Still trying to land part time work in the neighborhood. Noticing a bit of clutch slipping on the truck, so that adds a degree of urgency to the proceedings...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 26, 2026 08:24 AM (08OqX)

Joe, I have been happy so far with my Pixel 6a, that I bought pre-loaded with Graphene OS off an eBay seller. Pixel phones, despite being sold by the evil Google, are very amenable to be rooted and have the new OS installed. Buy a used Pixel, series 6 through 10, anyway, and have a tech geek install the OS, which is a free download.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 11:01 AM (peOdB)

314 I’ve owned boats and horses.

Not even close to the same category of money spent. Horses, yes never ending expenses. You have to be insane to get into that world.

Boats are actually not that experience to own. It’s somewhat of a myth perpetrated by people who’ve never owned one.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 11:02 AM (SS6mv)

315 Marriage is grand.
Divorce is a hundred grand.
Posted by: It is known at September 26, 2026 10:59 AM (2Ez/1)
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Remarriage after divorce is the triumph of optimism over experience.

That being said, my father remarried and stayed that way.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 11:02 AM (ZOv7s)

316 Boats are actually not that experience to own. It’s somewhat of a myth perpetrated by people who’ve never owned one.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 11:02 AM (SS6mv)
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It depends on the boat.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 11:03 AM (ZOv7s)

317 Hadn't heard that Charlie Sheen was beatified. That's amazing!

Posted by: Selective Hearing at September 26, 2026 11:04 AM (Fn+3X)

318 Well, I got as far as I can with formatting. Guess I'll tidy the house up a bit and come back to it tomorrow.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 26, 2026 11:04 AM (qRla/)

319 Boats are actually not that experience to own. It’s somewhat of a myth perpetrated by people who’ve never owned one.

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Those little rectangles of ocean where you park them are surprisingly expensive. And you either allow the boat to crumble into dust or you pay for monthly maintenance.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero 43) at September 26, 2026 11:04 AM (wpRMV)

320 Have a good one, MP4.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 11:04 AM (iEyrj)

321 Boats are actually not that experience to own. It’s somewhat of a myth perpetrated by people who’ve never owned one.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 11:02 AM (SS6mv)

Hmmm. Voice of experience here: I’ve owned boats in the following flavors: 13, 16, 22, 23, 25, 28, 34, and 46 feet.
They are expensive.

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 11:05 AM (iB8Z+)

322 Yeah the 4 marriage thing I don’t get. Ok you got married once got divorced you try again with number two. Sure.

But by number 3? And 4? Uhm maybe marriage just isn’t your thing man.

And then when people have kids with all of them it makes it even crazier. I grew up with kids who had all sorts of step siblings from different parents who would say they have 2 moms or two dads their real dad and dad #3 or some shit. It’s unfair to create that situation for children.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 11:05 AM (SS6mv)

323 I have two Mommies!

Posted by: Heather at September 26, 2026 11:07 AM (Fn+3X)

324 I really hate being lumped in with Libersl boomer women. I have to say though that I admire their ability to find multiple men willing to jump in with both feet multiple times.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 11:07 AM (kJmSS)

325 Hmmm. Voice of experience here: I’ve owned boats in the following flavors: 13, 16, 22, 23, 25, 28, 34, and 46 feet.
They are expensive.
Posted by: RI Red a September 26, 2026 11:05 AM (iB8Z+)
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My mother and stepfather spent the last few years of his life cripplingly boat-poor and finally had to sell it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 11:07 AM (ZOv7s)

326 I guess when you get up to 46 feet it gets more pricy. I’ve owned 25-30 ft boats and was always puzzled by the “boats will bankrupt you” stuff. It was a few thousand dollars a year for maintenance and slip fees. People spend more than that on Starbucks.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 11:08 AM (SS6mv)

327 *Boats are actually not that experience to own.*

Experience is what you get when you don't get what you wanted.

Posted by: Mark Twain at September 26, 2026 11:08 AM (2Ez/1)

328 Since we're going to be in Patagonia for most of November, we've sent out a message to the kids telling them that Xmas lists are needed NOW. I feel sorry for the rest of you slackers who will wait for Xmas Eve.

Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2026 11:09 AM (Riz8t)

329 I really hate being lumped in with Libersl boomer women. I have to say though that I admire their ability to find multiple men willing to jump in with both feet multiple times.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 11:07 AM (kJmSS)
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I saw a headline that overall alcohol consumption continues to fall after the Covid madness, but with Gen X it is increasing.

I'm doing my part!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 11:09 AM (ZOv7s)

330 Time to get moving. God bless you all!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 11:10 AM (ZOv7s)

331 I grew up with kids who had all sorts of step siblings from different parents who would say they have 2 moms or two dads their real dad and dad #3 or some shit. It’s unfair to create that situation for children.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 11:05 AM

I'm my own grandpa.

Posted by: Ray Stevens at September 26, 2026 11:11 AM (2Ez/1)

332 Yeah, I’m back down to a 23’ center console, currently being washed for free by Mother Nature.
Someday I’m going to add up all the dollars I’ve thrown into the ocean.
On second thought, no, I don’t think I will.

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 11:11 AM (iB8Z+)

333
324 I really hate being lumped in with Libersl boomer women. I have to say though that I admire their ability to find multiple men willing to jump in with both feet multiple times.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 11:07 AM (kJmSS)

Sadly, if you know most men it’s not hard.

The amusing part is that often they find someone just as bad as they are, or worse. (In their own way)

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 26, 2026 11:12 AM (H8mUs)

334 Thanks Crazy Man. I need to look into Starlink more.

And yes, owning a boat on the ocean is an expensive experience.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 11:13 AM (viF8m)

335 🙏🏻☕🎼

Posted by: mindful webworker - not much else to say at September 26, 2026 11:13 AM (xRCm7)

336 I've owned a 17' Coleman Scanoe since 1980 and have never spent a dime on it.

Posted by: Frugal Freda at September 26, 2026 11:13 AM (Fn+3X)

337 Yeah, I’m back down to a 23’ center console, currently being washed for free by Mother Nature.
Someday I’m going to add up all the dollars I’ve thrown into the ocean.
On second thought, no, I don’t think I will.
Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 11:11 AM

Sounds like a great fishing platform.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 11:13 AM (11eZV)

338 AOP, I read about your wifi dongle problem, left you a reply on the Tech thread here:

https://tinyurl.com/3mpm52dy

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 11:13 AM (6ydKt)

339 Someday I’m going to add up all the dollars I’ve thrown into the ocean.

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I track it very carefully because I'm anal-retentive about such things. I can say with some authority that boat ownership costs substantially more than I spend at Starbucks in a year.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero 43) at September 26, 2026 11:14 AM (wpRMV)

340 Never had a salt water boat. I would guess that introduces a lot more headaches and cost.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 11:14 AM (SS6mv)

341
Eat the Prime Minister?

Well...why not?

https://tinyurl.com/5y2bj2mb

A nice Burnham Wellington with roast potatoes, a bit of broccoli, and good cask ale-

would seem to fit the British palate just right.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 11:15 AM (YSUhf)

342 Sounds like a great fishing platform.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 11:13 AM (11eZV)

‘Tis.
That can be another expensive sport. Like golf.
Or guns.

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 11:15 AM (iB8Z+)

343 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:50 AM (eRlcH)

I'm really sad Inspector and I won't get to meet you. We need to do a mini-Mo-Mee with the three of us some time. We're practically neighbors, after all.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 26, 2026 11:16 AM (lFFaq)

344 I have trouble keeping the barnacles scraped off my own hull, don't need a boat.

Posted by: Skin Flint at September 26, 2026 11:18 AM (Fn+3X)

345 >>Yeah, I’m back down to a 23’ center console, currently being washed for free by Mother Nature.
Someday I’m going to add up all the dollars I’ve thrown into the ocean.
On second thought, no, I don’t think I will.

My best friend owned a boat maintenance company in Newport for many years. He took care of all my boats.

We used to joke that I have partial custody of his 2 boys since I put them through school.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 11:18 AM (viF8m)

346 344 I have trouble keeping the barnacles scraped off my own hull, don't need a boat.

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Too bad. I got a guy who's great at bottom cleaning and he'll change your zincs too.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero 43) at September 26, 2026 11:21 AM (wpRMV)

347 My best friend owned a boat maintenance company in Newport for many years. He took care of all my boats.

We used to joke that I have partial custody of his 2 boys since I put them through school.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 11:18 AM (viF8m)

JS, I’ve spread the wealth throughout RI and MA.
I’m an equal opportunity boat bum.

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 11:23 AM (6YO2I)

348 Elvis eats boats.

Posted by: Mojo Nixon at September 26, 2026 11:23 AM (Ucgf4)

349 And then when people have kids with all of them it makes it even crazier. I grew up with kids who had all sorts of step siblings from different parents who would say they have 2 moms or two dads their real dad and dad #3 or some shit. It’s unfair to create that situation for children.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 11:05 AM (SS6mv)

This is why I suspect that most Millennials aren't Gen-X's children but are their younger siblings from subsequent remarriages of Boomer parents. Gen-Z are more likely to be the children of Gen-X.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 26, 2026 11:24 AM (lFFaq)

350 Break in the rain. Time to go inspect and explore. Hope the golf cart doesn’t end up in Bermuda.

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 11:26 AM (6YO2I)

351 May God bless the Horde and all their intentions. Amen.

I have a nasty cold, which is the only thing I hate about fall: all the kids swapping varieties of pestilence at school and sharing with adults.

My cousin is delivering apples to me from 5 hours away - and planning to head home after lunch. It's a beautiful day for a long drive. Leaves are turning north of here, but the only golden glow here is sunlight on wilting tomato plants.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at September 26, 2026 11:26 AM (OYHOj)

352 The amusing part is that often they find someone just as bad as they are, or worse. (In their own way)
Posted by: Tom Servo

But she was a gorgeous redhead!! How could I resist?

Posted by: Tonypete at September 26, 2026 11:27 AM (ktgTW)

353 Four mourning doves and 3 sparrows all showed up on my terrace at the same time. I need to scatter more seed but if I move they will all fly away. The doves act like they own the place and only tolerate the sparrows.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 11:28 AM (kJmSS)

354 KT HAZ A NOOD

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 11:28 AM (Ia/+0)

355 AOP, I read about your wifi dongle problem, left you a reply on the Tech thread here:

https://tinyurl.com/3mpm52dy
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 11:13 AM (6ydKt)

Ah, thanks! There is one open PCI slot on the MB. Motherboard is an MSI A88XM-E45, I think. At least those are the numbers I can see printed on it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 11:32 AM (peOdB)

356 Gone fishing.

Florida fishing charter reels in a huge military drone

https://tinyurl.com/38nu3prb

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Living the Dream at September 26, 2026 11:43 AM (AJajd)

357 258 I could really use the prayers today, My Nephew's wife had their baby last night then she arrested, the baby girl is fine but the mom is in the ICU I praying she pulls through.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at September 26, 2026 10:32 AM (ubCxQ)
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God bless your family.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:37 AM (ZOv7s)
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Prayers for the new family. Sounds like an amniotic fluid embolism.

Additional prayers for all intentions said and unsaid.

I am reading from the bottom of comments up.

May God bless you all.

Numbers 6:24-26

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 26, 2026 11:49 AM (hzuYO)

358 Prayers for all.

Posted by: Mick at September 26, 2026 12:48 PM (HFx9z)

359 238 I just started reading Sheens "Life of Christ".
It's basically his perspective /narration of the entire New Testament. It's fantastic.
Posted by: Derak at September 26, 2026 10:27 AM (3DHvS)

Thanks for the recommendation!

Posted by: Joemarine at September 26, 2026 12:58 PM (y171U)

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