Withdrawal is not in the best interest of the USA. This is one of dozens of pieces of evidence that this president is not working on behalf of his country, in my opinion.

Those early Beatles songs are often surprising. I have been playing some later ones--Dear Prudence, which has a particular fingerpicking pattern, and I've Just Seen a Face, the intro of which I think is brilliant.

Ah, the House Cafe. Today would have been a nice afternoon to meet there for chess.

I have been practicing, learning some Beatles songs. I went to a song-along/strum-along jam session at a local bar a few weeks ago. That would be fun to jam some day

I am just seeing this--I would love to hear you play some day!

What an evil wanker

Ah, that makes sense! I don't think I've encountered too many "person that" phrases, but now that you've pointed it out I am sure they will become more obvious to me. I agree, not a good grammatical construction, nor is what is implied.

I am confused. Are you objecting to the phrasing of the question "Who is that?" If so, how else would you phrase it?

Wasn't this the party always talking up states' rights?

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In the late 19th and early 20th centuries it would have been people complaining about German, Italian, and Irish surnames.

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Seen on morning run

This is such a positive thread. I love it!

She needs to be paid more than she is, that's for sure

Fake (or even better "faked") intelligence is more accurate. Fake is, after all, a synonym for artificial

This is a despicable man

Yeah, seems many of the people who voted this administration into office on the basis of immigration don't support what's been happening

a group of men are posing for a picture and one man is reaching out his hand Alt: The band Led Zeppelin are posing for a picture and Jimmy Page is reaching out his hand

My rescue will require a little of what is and some of what should never be.

How do they taste? I sometimes make a homemade Gatorade with ginger and cilantro that tastes pretty good

These are fantastic!

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Last night's effort. My wife pointed out that the incomplete chair back looks like it's supposed to be the model's stomach. Perhaps that's a feature and not a bug?

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Last night's effort.

This is beyond absurd.

Spent a few days there at a work conference. It seems like a great place to live!

A nice sourdough bread loaf

Whenever a loaf comes out well, I feel like it's a minor miracle #breadsky