We are a commune of inquiring, skeptical, politically centrist, capitalist, anglophile, traditionalist New England Yankee humans, humanoids, and animals with many interests beyond and above politics. Each of us has had a high-school education (or GED), but all had ADD so didn't pay attention very well, especially the dogs. Each one of us does "try my best to be just like I am," and none of us enjoys working for others, including for Maggie, from whom we receive neither a nickel nor a dime. Freedom from nags, cranks, government, do-gooders, control-freaks and idiots is all that we ask for.
Harris’s own qualifications pale in comparison to the case against Trump. That case is simple and easy to make. Donald Trump is a fascist. He is a felon. He will be the oldest president in American history. All the Democrats need is someone who can repeat these facts again and again. Joe Biden sadly wasn’t that person. Kamala Harris is.
It's its own thing. I often wish I had done it. OK, the USMC is a different beast with a different purpose.
But "remedial swimmers"? And only a few weeks?
I was once boarded by armed Coasties. Did nothing wrong - just a random check. Slightly intimidating but I did worry that my flares might have been outdated.
I planted this Bottlebrush Buckeye about 7 years ago, when it was a few 12"-tall bare sticks. Good things take a while. Mrs. BD says it was 8 years ago. You rarely seen them grown in New England. The Buckeye, of course, is a heartland plant. Ohio is the Buckeye State. And the Keystone state.
This is with early morning sun glowing through those flowers yesterday. The plant is about 7' tall. I think it's like a candelabra:
I have not been much of a fan of fruit since I was a kid, but I do love grilled fruit for dessert or even as a side dish. Grilled Pineapple is the best thing with grilled Swordfish.
Most kinds of fruit can be grilled (apples and pears take longer than most). In Italy, fresh or grilled fruit is the usual dessert. (Gelato is not dessert - it's a street snack.)
No need for a recipe, but you can sprinkle some sugar on the fruit while on the grill.
As a result (some readers might object), southern oysters are less delectable raw. I've had them broiled over coals with hot sauce (ok, not great) and fried (excellent - but most seafood fried is good). For me, a Po' Boy sammich is as good as a Soft-shelled Crab sammich.
Somebody told me that the best treat they had ever had was an Oyster Pie on the Virginia shore. He told me that the bottom of the pie was lined with a layer of Virginia Ham.
I know that calling people names is juvenile, but politics can be juvenile. It's like calling somebody poopyface.
The "Hitler" and "fascist" name-calling always puzzles me. It's called Godwin's Law: "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches."
It preceded the online world though. Nixon was Hitler, Reagan was Hitler, Bush was Hitler, etc. All poopyfaces.
I guess it is just scare tactics, but it makes no sense to me.
"J.D. honorably served our Country in the Marine Corps, graduated from Ohio State University in two years, Summa Cum Laude, and is a Yale Law School Graduate, where he was Editor of The Yale Law Journal, and President of the Yale Law Veterans Association. J.D.’s book, “Hillbilly Elegy,” became a Major Best Seller and Movie, as it championed the hardworking men and women of our Country. J.D. has had a very successful business career in Technology and Finance, and now, during the Campaign, will be strongly focused on the people he fought so brilliantly for, the American Workers and Farmers in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota, and far beyond…."