hah your side of the Atlantic often does better with words than we do. two countries separated by the same language 😁

I love it, never heard it in the southern US. I feel culturally deprived 😁

just heard an Irish woman refer to the 2000’s as ‘ the noughties’ and I’m definitely saving that for future use.

that and ligustrum for me.

my kids all went to college only because of scholarships, including TOPS, which required they keep to certain standards. If they had failed, paying back that share would have bankrupted all of us and not helped solve any of the reasons they didn’t succeed.

oh man, so sorry to hear that. all our sympathy.

the series that got me attached to college baseball!

you are correct

she’s great, I just wish she was running from Algiers where she’d have a realistic chance. Louisiana 5 is not known for being progressive.

that’s great. even as our kids got older we had meals together as often as possible. you’re doing it right!

been true since I came down D’Hemecourt at lunch time. scared the crap out of me.

ships are crewed by AI bots?

they almost suckered me into trying chord types…

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oh man, wasn’t even thinking that way. they won’t really shutter the post office will they? 🤞🏼

my post office was out so I ordered a bunch online.

second that.

Supreme Court Sides With Oil Companies in Louisiana Coastal Lawsuits

welp.
gift article.

Clevo

agreed. there’s a young one by my daughters house that blooms right at face level. love walking by it.

Hegseth quoting Tarantino quoting Sonny Chiba’s bible is the meta ignorant event I didn’t know I needed. The man is a complete tool.

the old one is next to the front porch and thriving, first thing we planted after buying the house and digging up the cement between us and the sidewalk.

planted the new variety by the back porch last fall and hoping for the same perfume for years to come.

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Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United manager, 1986-2013

important read.

so the new gardenia flowers are at least twice as big as the old ones. hope it does well in its spot.

Boots on the Ground YouTube video by Massive Attack - Topic

two of my favorites.

my wife just bought one of those, our second new car. Hoping it lasts forever. I’m still strictly used 😁

I love stone ground grits but damn they take forever to cook.

didn’t help my father in law who was over 30 years sober and addicted to diet coke when he died from stomach cancer.

and cutting child care and health programs helps?