I suppose.

I don't know you, but congratulations! You've achieved terrific milestones and you're entitled to feel happy. Don't sweat the surreal. It happens from time to time in life. You are entitled to feel pride in these accomplishments.

Dixie Valley?

It's hard to describe how painful it is to hear this.

Southern U.S. accents?

Not for me. Hate 'em. The accents. Not the people.

Was in Vieux Nice a couple of weeks ago.

This is Nice.

What person would conclude an agreement with a thoroughly documented liar?

None would.

They don't seem to realize that a pathological liar like the convicted felon is doomed to fail at any negotiation -- including those involving underlings who report to him.

Why? Because he can't be trusted. He lies more than he tells the truth.

Shaking my head that right wing reporters are still talking about what a legendary deal maker the convicted felon is. Greatest of all time, some say.

That way, you get the mileage, comfort, and safe handling of a competent small car for the 95 percent of the time you're not hauling something yet the versatility to haul something when you need to.

Trailers are very common among homeowners in Europe. They're pulled not by massive pickup trucks but by small cars such as a Citroën C3, a Peugeot 208, a Toyota Yaris, and a Volkswagen Golf.

You could remove the word Seattle and replace it with Portland and this would be equally true.

The vast majority of Europeans, especially French and Italians (can't speak for Spanish or Germans) will assume you're British if you speak English. They can't discern accents very well, if at all.

Works as two for my wife and me. Of course we add a lot of vegetables and sometimes meat or tofu.

Nope. Not appetizing.

Just a note -- if you're using the French name for that herb mixture, as you appear to be doing by using "de," the correct spelling is herbes de Provence.

Who is it?

It's interesting that one would think it odd, rather than normal, to realize that "randoms" may indeed read your posts and ask for context if a particular post unclear or unfamiliar.

The burden on one doing the writing is to communicate. It's not the reader's burden.

Smells about right.

I used to live in Seattle. I liked it. But I've always thought Portland, OR has the best summertime weather in the country.

She's banking on people being ignorant.

That's her only hope.

birds of a feather

Orange? Shaped like a tiny mushroom?

Dr. Stormy Daniels might help with the identification.

Don't do that!

By the way, what was it that happened yesterday?

If it’s good and useful it will sell itself.

This smacks of the convicted felon telling anyone who will listen that he’s a stable genius.

It's a speed limit; not a speed minimum.

Cross Road Blues to the early to mid 1960s is roughly 30 years.

Early to mid 1960 to today is roughly 60 years.

Twice as long.

Focaccia genovese

Just returned to France from a visit to Genoa, the birthplace of focaccia. That's much thicker than actual focaccia, depicted below.

The only fools hoping Franklin Graham would tell the truth are those who believe the convicted felon tells the truth.

Charlatans all the way down. Their only hope is that there are stupid people who think they're being honest. And, unfortunately, there are far too many stupid people.

Just out of curiosity, what's different now? Is it just price? Disclaimer: I moved out of the U.S. several years before this image was taken.