Tuesday Transdemic Open Comments

The Transdemic: Gender Clinics, Big Money, and Identity Madness

“A transition is never done…You can never carve away enough pieces of yourself to be satisfied. You can never rid yourself of the fundamental facts of your own biology. You can never be cleansed of sin. The end goal of transition isn’t self-actualization. It’s self-annihilation.”

–Tree
(pseudonym of a male detransitioner)

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There’s a public health crisis sweeping across America right now. A deadly contagion has gripped our population. Children, teenagers, and young adults are most susceptible to it and most seriously harmed by it. The disease, depending on the severity and how far it goes untreated, can inflict irreversible damage upon those who suffer from it.

No, it’s not COVID-19. It’s worse (and COVID-19 is bad). It’s the highly contagious and transmissible craze of transgenderism and trans ideology that is spreading like gangrene, infecting the minds and poisoning the hearts of our nation’s children.

This virus can be caught in their public school classrooms. Or from watching Disney+. Or by scrolling on their smartphones. In some cases, wicked teachers or other trusted authority figures — groomers — intentionally expose their students to the disease. When contracted, side effects can include self-loathing, body-hatred, and mental illness that often terminates in physical mutilation or even suicide.

/snip

To briefly position ourselves in the conversation from a linguistic and philosophical standpoint, this is what you need to know: Postmodernity plus the sexual revolution paved the way for our society to buy into one of the biggest lies in the history of mankind. What was that lie? Gender identity. The lie was that there even exists such a thing as a “gender identity” and that it can be separate from, or opposite to, one’s biological sex. Further, in the event that this psychological, subjective category of perceived gender identity is understood to be contrary to one’s biological sex, the gender identity must take precedence over the physical reality of the body. This is the core teaching of “gender ideology” — and it’s being used to brainwash children into thinking they can be “born in the wrong body.”

/snip

If you’re tempted to doubt me, consider this staggering statistic: According to The Gender Mapper, there are now “300 clinics that prescribe puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to children in North America. In 2016 there were less than 50, in 2013 there was a handful.”

There are 300 clinics that prescribe puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to children in North America. In 2016 there were less than 50, in 2013 there was a handful. And we’re going to say this is about “authentic identities”. Pediatric gender clinics are a growth market!

Driven in large part by social media and the no-holds-barred advocacy of the LGBT+ agenda, we have socially engineered our children to think what was previously unthinkable — that they were somehow born in the wrong body (they weren’t). That they can consent to puberty blockers (they can’t). That just because they went through a tomboy phase as a girl, or liked theater as a boy, it means they are the opposite gender (they aren’t).

Writing for the New York Times, columnist Ross Douthat recently touched on this trend, this drastic uptick in case numbers across the country. He wrote:

“According to Gallup, the share of younger Americans who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender has risen precipitously in the last decade. Almost twenty-one percent of Generation Z — meaning, for the purposes of the survey, young adults born between 1997 and 2003 — identifies as L.G.B.T., as against about 10 percent of the millennial generation, just over 4 percent of my own Generation X, and less than 3 percent of baby boomers. Comparing the Generation Z to the baby boom generation, the percentage of people identifying as transgender, in particular, has risen twentyfold.”

Let that sink in. In less than four short generations, there has been a twenty-fold increase in youth who identify somewhere along the LGBT spectrum — and the most dangerous place to land is on the “T.”

This contagion was manufactured in the lab of the sexual revolution and slowly released into our society and culture over the last few decades by Hollywood, Marxist revolutionaries, gender studies programs on college campuses, and the radical progressive politics of the Democrat party.

/snip

This whole movement smells even worse when you reflect on how we have maimed a generation, both physically and mentally, in the name of “rights,” “diversity,” “equity,” and “progress.” These verbal veneers hide the true violence and demonic evil of transgender ideology. They are rhetorical whitewashed tombs, housing the ruined bodies of thousands of children who have been scarred for life. Along with abortion, it’s another modern-day version of child sacrifice — an even more apt description when you consider how woke parents often foist this on their impressionable children because they have been brainwashed themselves.

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There is more.

Heaven help those parents who transition their children so they can have a “trophy tranny”. I’m sure they are out there. Probably triple vaxxed, masked, and standing in line for the fourth booster.

Because – science!

Girls who are tomboys don’t exist, nor do little boys who try on their momma’s high heels for fun. Phases are out. Permanent transitions are in.

Comments

101 responses to “Tuesday Transdemic Open Comments”

  1. El Gordo Avatar

    I would have thought the leaked SCOTUS draft overturning Roe v Wade might get a mention this morning.  While nothing is concrete at this stage, SCOTUS has not denied the authenticity of the leaked document.  This of course sets up the debate for the fall election as it is most likely a lefty clerk who leaked the document to bring the issue front and center so as to allow the left time to rally, protest, burn, loot, and use their usual intimidation techniques before the final ruling is issued.  Apparently Roberts will not be the swing vote, much to his consternation, so there might actually be some truth to the leaked draft.  I think I can hear the mob howling at the moon already this morning.

    In other news, you all have a great day.  Maybe this is a new dawn for America.  How could we ever expect the almighty to protect us when we allow the slaughter of innocents in the womb, or today, even out of the womb if the mother intended to abort and just didn’t get the job done in time.

    More later as the day develops.

  2. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    More required reading and scanning yesterday’s thread, I’m already behind, I hope I can get to most of this but I’ve been to dang busy.
    Mornin’ Gang

  3. El Gordo Avatar

    Yesterday #102.  When I moved back out here I could not wait to replace the old inoperative dish washer.  I put the new one in, and every year when my Thanksgiving guests come to visit, I actually use it.  The rest of the time I just was and stack my plate and bowl on a towel next to the sink.

  4. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    The local news had something about Roe V Wade on this morning but I only caught the tail end of it. The were showing some of the typical protesters with signs of “Hands off my Body” of course looking at these,…ahem, women, I’m SURE that NOBODY wants to touch their bodies.

  5. El Gordo Avatar

    Bringing forward from last evening:

    Wow, if this is true, it’s a big deal.  https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/leaked-draft-opinion-signals-supreme-court-is-overturning-roe-v-wade

    The draft opinion is available if you click on the right URL.

    Here’s the actual document. https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000180-874f-dd36-a38c-c74f98520000

  6. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    I use the dishwasher maybe twice a month – usually when I’ve let all of the flatware get dirty and I’m faced with using plastic.
    It doesn’t hurt to get it all extra-well-sanitized once in a while. Along with all of the leftovers containers and various cooking utensils.

  7. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Pediatric hepatitis has been notably increasing in ten states. Hep is highly contagious.

    Maybe some of these kids catch it swimming the Rio Grande. Then, they are surreptitiously dumped into the interior of the nation by the criminal Biden administration.

    I caught it in a then-stagnant Guadalupe River in the 70’s. Damn near killed me.

    Of course, the NIH and CDC cannot be trusted to divulge the truth.

  8. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    95F predicted for Mother’s Day.
    Sheesh, we usually get to wait at least until Father’s Day for that kind of misery.

  9. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    I guess I can store away my Carhartt jacket now.

  10. El Gordo Avatar

    My #5 seems to be stuck in the moderation bucket for some reason.  Can it be freed from moderator jail, or do I need to change it?  No bad words that I can find.

  11. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    10 ElGordo

    Done

  12. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    The draft is interesting reading.

  13. El Gordo Avatar

    Thanks.

     
    I started reading the draft, and unlike most judicial opinions that leave all sorts of loopholes and half measured statements that are subject to further interpretation, Alito comes straight at you and says point blank RvW is bad law, decided wrongly, and should be overturned. Not much wiggle room in there.

    I wish Mary (BFF) was still around to interpret this for me. She had a way with converting legalese to common English, including an appropriate number (or maybe a few more than necessary thrown in for emphasis) of expletives to assist the lay person in understanding precisely what was being said.

  14. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    Here’s one to make the Eco-Greenies $#!t their britches:

    Sending plastics to recycling increases Pacific ocean pollution of plastic. It is better to put it in the garbage and then a landfill; the proof is in the article.
    I would suggest harvesting the plastic at the mouths of the rivers from which it is spewed and remelt it into fence boards or decking or anything but letting it go out to sea.

  15. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    #14 Shannon:

    “We do not pretend to know how our political system or society will respond to today’s decision overruling Roe and Casey. And even if we could foresee what will happen, we would have no authority to let that knowledge influence our decision. We can only do our job, which is to interpret the law, apply longstanding principles of stare decisis, and decide this case accordingly. We therefore hold that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion. Roe and Casey must be overruled, and the authority to regulate abortion must be returned to the people and their elected representatives.”

    The bolded section precisely describes what the leaker was attempting: letting social outcry dictate a ruling that the leaker wants, ie keeping Roe intact. This leak should strengthen the spines of those who want to overturn Roe due to its transparent and outrageous nature. Based on what I have seen from Barrett and Kavanaugh so far, I am not holding my breath. I really hope that I am wrong about those 2.

  16. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    The Alito draft may have been out there for awhile.  The WSJ has hinted it saw the draft weeks ago.  They just might have enough integrity not to publish it.  Others may also have held back, but the scum-sucking bottom feeding creeps at Politico decided they didn’t care.

  17. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    There were supposedly at least 200 protesters at the Supreme Court building by 10:00 last night.  The Capitol PD already had barricades up shortly after 09:00 proving they actually can do something right.  The Politico leak was published at 08:32 PM EDT yesterday.

  18. Tedtam Avatar

    #1 EG

    I would have thought the leaked SCOTUS draft overturning Roe v Wade might get a mention this morning.

    Remember that these posts are generated a day or so in advance.

  19. Sarge Avatar

     Shannon says:
    MAY 3, 2022 AT 6:07 AM

    I use the dishwasher maybe twice a month – usually when I’ve let all of the flatware get dirty and I’m faced with using plastic.
    It doesn’t hurt to get it all extra-well-sanitized once in a while. Along with all of the leftovers containers and various cooking utensils.

    The dishwasher doesn’t wash the dishes. If it did, you wouldn’t have to wash the dishes before putting them in the dishwasher to wash the dishes. Yah, it should be called a Dish Sanitizer.

     

     

  20. Tedtam Avatar

    This (hopefully) future ruling shouldn’t affect Planned Unparenthood much.

    After all, aren’t abortions only 3% of the services they offer? /sarc off

  21. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    FWIW; I use the dishwasher about once a month, only when I have greasy pots N dishes. I used it Sunday after the BBQ chicken supper.

    And becasue of this;

    It doesn’t hurt to get it all extra-well-sanitized once in a while. Along with all of the leftovers containers and various cooking utensils.

  22. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    I do not think that Roe V Wade will be overturned, I’ve been teased way too many times. Oh and BTW; What the H#!! happened to Durham?

  23. Tedtam Avatar

    Coffee & Covid ☙ Tuesday, May 3, 2022 ☙ LEAKED

    Good morning, C&C! Just when you thought things were already crazier than a drunken class reunion of Pelosi clones, things just got crazier. Get ready. Today’s roundup: somebody leaked the Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade; the hepatitis outbreak; CDC frets over lost Kindergarten jabs; cases climb in New York and the Times freaks out; Croatia drops travel restrictions; Italy is one step closer to outlawing jab mandates; Biden drops another $33 billion on Ukraine; and Pelosi and Schiff brave the war-torn streets of Kyiv for a photo op.

    /snip

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    *COVID NEWS AND COMMENTARY*

    Holy leaky black robes, Batman! Maybe it was inevitable, but while in a handful of notable case the Supreme Court has leaked things before, it’s never been quite like THIS. Late yesterday, an unidentified someone leaked a draft majority opinion that was still in editing at the Supreme Court, not scheduled to be released for another month or two. The 5-4 opinion, if entered, would overturn the crucial abortion law Roe v. Wade, returning the power to legislate the issue back to the states.

    Then things got LIT.

    Given I only found out early this morning, all I can give you is a hot take. But I’m sure this story will continue to develop and we’ll come back to it. But here are some initial impressions.

    First of all, let’s clear up the most popular misinformation about the draft opinion. It would NOT “ban” abortion. It just opines that abortion isn’t a constitutionally-protected right.
    Therefore, states can legislate around abortion, and pro-abortion activists would have to lobby state governments or convince voters to add abortion rights to state constitutions. Many states already have broad abortion-rights laws on the books. Or the federal government could pass a national law protecting abortion rights. So IT WOULD NOT BE A “BAN.”

    Some commenters complain that the leak distracts from the “real” story, which actually is the fact that the Justices intend to overturn the 1976 abortion case, stripping women of their bodily autonomy and their right to choose their own medical status. “My body, my choice.”

    Twitter avatar for @ColumbiaBugleThe Columbia Bugle @ColumbiaBugle
    Really rich hearing the Left trot out this old chant after the past 2 years of them cheering on vaccine mandates.

    Ha ha. This exhausted argument is falling on the pretty plugged-up ears of a lot folks who just lived through two years of the government shooting experimental mRNA drugs into women’s bodies. So.

    Flogging exhibitionist Jeffrey Toobin of CNN hysterically claimed that “banning abortion” was an attack on women because it will just drive abortion underground, causing women to be mutilated in botched self-help procedures or something. But the draft opinion doesn’t “ban” anything. It returns the issue to the states and the federal government. Those laws would either ban or allow abortion.

    Plus, overturning Roe v. Wade wouldn’t be an attack on women anyway, because men can have babies too. Just ask any Democrat. [SNUFFLE! SNORT! GUFFAW!]

    Scheming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made the same mistake as Toobin, feverishly tweeting “the Supreme Court is poised to inflict the greatest restriction of rights in the past fifty years.”

    Twitter avatar for @SpeakerPelosiNancy Pelosi @SpeakerPelosi
    If the report is accurate, the Supreme Court is poised to inflict the greatest restriction of rights in the past fifty years – not just on women but on all Americans.


    The opinion doesn’t restrict any rights. If abortion rights are restricted, it’s state laws that restrict them. The opinion allows the states to decide.

    But despite all of those flaming hot takes, I think the leak itself is still the bigger story. Most pundits had already long been forecasting the Court would overturn Roe since oral arguments earlier this year. So the draft only confirms what was already expected, it doesn’t reveal anything new. Therefore, while the decision IS an elephant, the leak is a whale.

    Mollie Hemingway, editor of the Federalist and frequent political commenter, ordinarily no conspiracy theorist, tweeted about seeing a conspiracy to gin up public anger against the Court.

    Twitter avatar for @MZHemingwayMollie @MZHemingway
    Tweets like this from the dark money megagroup Demand Justice — which forced the Breyer retirement/KBJ nomination — suggest that it is what it appears — a malicious leak from the abortion-devoted, designed to attack the Supreme Court and gin up mobs. Lord, have mercy.

    Brian Fallon @brianefallon
    Is a brave clerk taking this unpredecented step of leaking a draft opinion to warn the country what’s coming in a last-ditch Hail Mary attempt to see if the public response might cause the Court to reconsider?

    There did appear to be SOME coordination. Just after the opinion leaked, the DNC started spamming its fundraising.

    I think constitutional law expert Jonathan Turley put his finger on the real issue. He tweeted, “The fact that some are praising this leak shows how utterly craven we have become in our politics. There appears no ethical rule or institutional interest that can withstand this age of rage.”

    (Insert tweet here)

    I believe that the real story is the focused leftwing attack on the integrity of the Supreme Court for at least the last three years. The American Bar Association has labeled the last two conservative nominees “unqualified.” Ya’ll remember what happened with Justice Gorsuch’s nomination. And there’s a new attack from Dems on Justice Thomas, linking him indirectly to J6 and claiming he and his wife are insurrectionists. I’m not making that up.

    In other words, some people appear to have decided that the Supreme Court is one of the institutions that needs to be torn down to make room for the Glorious Future, or something.

    Politicians, including Joe Biden or whoever is actually doing the thinking for him, already knew it was likely the Court would overturn Roe. But they had political cover because they could tell their base “we just don’t know.” Now, this leak will almost certainly outrage the hardcore Dem base who will force their politicians to do SOMETHING. But what? Pack the Court? Pass a federal law approving abortion (which the new decision would allow)?

    In other words, things are about to get cray-cray in this country. Whoops. I meant to say, MORE cray-cray.

    Totally coincidentally, I just received my admission to the Supreme Court late last week. Probably not a good time for a visit.

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    The Washington Post ran a story last week headlined, “400,000 Fewer Kindergarteners Raises CDC Concern About Childhood Shots.” The gist is that due to pandemic restrictions, Kindergarten enrollment was down about 10% from 2019-2020, meaning a net loss of 400,000 students.

    So what’s the problem? Lost jabs. “This is concerning, because we don’t know how many of these children were vaccinated,” said Georgina Peacock, acting director of the CDC’s immunization services division. She’s talking about the traditional childhood vaccination schedule of 72 shots.

    The WaPo, suddenly worried about kids’ best interests, fretted that “missed routine vaccinations could leave children vulnerable to preventable diseases such as measles and whooping cough, which are extremely contagious and can be serious, especially for babies and young children.” But it also admitted, “No spike in preventable childhood illnesses has been reported, but public health experts worry.” Do public health experts do anything EXCEPT worry?

    The experts are baffled at how this could have happened, except of course it was TOTALLY PREDICTABLE by all of us non-experts. Thanks experts!

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    The New York Times ran an alarming article yesterday headlined, “New York City Enters Higher Coronavirus Risk Level as Case Numbers Rise.” It’s just the expected seasonal spring covid wave, of course, but never mind that. Experts don’t know about seasonality yet. The Times fretted that “The city moved into the medium risk level, known as yellow, as it sees a troubling increase in cases and the mayor weighs bringing back some restrictions.”

    But the City’s numbers are nowhere near the Fall Omicron wave.
    The story reports “cases” — positive tests — are only up to +2,500 per day from a low of about +600 per day. And in spite of the uptick, hospitalizations and deaths remain low; there are currently only +50 new hospitalizations and four or five daily deaths in the City. As recently as January, hospitalizations bumped +1,000 per day, and deaths were over +120 per day.

    Gregg Gonsalves, an ASSOCIATE professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health, said it’s time to bring back mandates. Already. Because science!

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    Laura Ingraham interviewed Dr. Peter McCullough late last week and he listed off several studies showing hepatitis can be triggered by mRNA vaccines.

    https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1519357232567173120/pu/vid/480×372/OgLCb-v0Omm6wx2_.mp4?tag=12

    Twitter avatar for @P_McCulloughMDPeter McCullough, MD MPH @P_McCulloughMD
    Bril, Boettler, Lensen, Salazar report serious hepatitis after mandated product. Spike with URI and super loaded Spike with genetic-laced LNP may be the base culprit with superimposed hepatic insult.@IngrahamAngle @FoxNews @AnaPaulaVolei


    Totally coincidentally, the CDC is currently investigating an outbreak of childhood hepatitis in Western Europe and the United States. They are baffled, again.
    But the agency swears it is TOTALLY SURE that the safe and effective vaccines have absolutely nothing to do with it, and you can trust them, this time.

    Twitter avatar for @MailOnlineDaily Mail Online @MailOnline
    Three children die from hepatitis in Indonesia bringing deaths to fourIndonesia’s health ministry said the victims died from liver disease last month and were all located in the capital of Jakarta. The ages of the children have not been revealed.trib.al

    The hepatitis virus is commonplace and most people’s immune systems shrug it off without any trouble. But not this time, for some reason. The CDC announced yesterday that all pregnant women should get screened for hepatitis, and that all adults 19-59 and some adults over 60 should get vaccinated for the disease. ALL.

    Twitter avatar for @cdchepCDC Hepatitis @cdchep
    Pregnant patients need #HepatitisC screening. Each patient, each pregnancy. Learn more:
    bit.ly/3KVYKbV

    Maybe we need a mandate!

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    ✈️ The Croatian National Tourist Office said in a short statement over the weekend: “This is to inform you that from 1 May 2022, Croatia has dropped all Covid-19 entry requirements. All travelers entering Croatia can now do so under the same conditions of entry that were in force before the Covid-19 pandemic, i.e. with valid travel documents.”

    Croatia is said to be a great place to visit.

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    Sicily’s Court of Administrative Justice ruled yesterday that Italy’s covid vaccine mandate is unconstitutional. The court said the safe and effective experimental mRNA treatments have been shown to cause “serious or fatal adverse effects.” True. The court explained that, even if such fatalities are rare, a single death is enough to render the mandate unconstitutional.

    If it saves just one life.

    The decision now moves to Italy’s Constitutional Court,
    which will enter the final ruling on the issue.

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    *THE MINORITY REPORT*

    Joe Biden announced yesterday that the U.S. will fund another $33 billion dollars to Ukraine to help pay for Ukrainian pensions and social security “so they have something, something in their pocket.” Because Ukraine! He didn’t mention problems here at home like inflation, gas or grocery prices or the tanking GNP numbers. Americans could use something, something in their pockets, too.

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    The Washington Post ran a story yesterday headlined, “Pelosi Makes Surprise Visit To Kyiv As Mariupol Evacuations Continue.” The geriatric 82-year-old Speaker courageously ran the gauntlet of trigger-happy Russian fighter jets and battle-hardened Russian tanks, and braved the war-torn skies and bombed-out streets of Ukraine to make an urgent mission to Kyiv to … pledge support to president Zelensky and take advantage of a bunch of photo ops.

    That’s it. I am not making that up. Pelosi’s office has not explained the visit except to say she was there to give the Ukrainian government more cash and be supportive. She didn’t explain WHY an email or text or zoom wouldn’t have worked, or why the Russians even allowed the American delegation to land in Ukraine and travel to the photo area in the first place.

    The Washington Post seemed blithely uninterested WHY Pelosi and other democrat lawmakers would take the “risks” of entering a war zone to stage a photo op just to announce another Ukrainian funding round. Never mind the fact that Ukraine’s jab rate is scraping the bottom, so they could all get covid, too.

    The tightly-framed photos show mole-like president Zelensky, most recently updating the world from deep in his undisclosed-location safety bunker, blinking like an owl in the sunlight and meeting with the congresspeople on a bright sunny day on the street in Kyiv. Pelosi wore a cheerful bright-blue pantsuit.

    Twitter avatar for @backtolife_2022Wittgenstein @backtolife_2022
    Speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Congress Nancy Pelosi met with Vladimir Zelensky in Kiev.

    The brave congressional delegation included Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee; shifty Adam Schiff (D-Cal.), who chairs the House Intelligence Committee; Jim McGovern (D-Mass) who chairs the House Rules Committee; Jason Crow (D-Col.); Barbara Lee (D-Cal.); and Bill Keating (D-Mass.).

    What I’m wondering is, how much of the $33 billion were the Congressional Democrats negotiating was THEIR cut? Oh never mind. I’m rambling again.

  24. Tedtam Avatar

    From C&C comments:

    Get ready for another round of “Let’s burn everything to the ground in peaceful protest.”

    Burn it or steal it

    And then complain about the lack of shopping options. Nut jobs.

    Or complain about everything bad in your life is because I am a racist!

    Great Job as always! The timing of the Supreme Court leak with the premier of the 2000 mules documentary is something that is even more suspicious with what is actually trying to be covered up. This is a major distraction for everyone now and what are we no longer paying attention too? Possible proof of election fraud?

    Could it be that dems/progressives have orchestrated the abortion issue in a last ditch effort to stave off a disastrous outcome in the midterms? Could it be that this is how depraved they are? This is the issue to energize their base?

    Nothing is “leaked” in DC. All by design and purposeful. I am much more concerned that this was leaked. Just another distraction.

    It may end up being a lot more than “another distraction”…

    It already is. It’s been two years this month since the “Saint” Floyd riots. They’re gearing up for another riot season to converge with the midterms. They’re all so transparent, it’s not funny.

    So, the “second in line” to the presidency goes to an active “war zone”? I’m calling BS.

    I do not believe what I see on TV, it was probably a green screen for Pelosi and Schiff. LOL

    I’m not usually one for violence, but with the Democrats’ delegation in Kiyv, I’m just saying Putin missed quite the opportunity to rid the world of more evil

    And one last legally interesting tidbit:

    Alito’s opinion also criticizes Lawrence v. TX (legalizes sodomy) and Obergefell v. Hodges (legalizes same sex marriage.) The text included: like abortion, these decisions protect phony rights that are not “deeply rooted in history.”

  25. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Super Dave

    Durham is expected to charge Hillary posthumously.

  26. El Gordo Avatar

    #18 – These people are not protestors.  They are hired by the DNC, and given the late hour, that was probably all they could round up at that hour.  Look for bus loads of “protestors” to be dropped off the next few days while they stage for the big event – whatever that might turn out to be.  Mainly though, this will bring the abortion issue to the front lines in the upcoming fall election, taking the Ukrainian war, inflation, food prices, gas prices, Afghanistan, and other undesirable topics off the table.  This is most definitely a planned political event in anticipation of the fall election.

  27. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    From the Game Camera; Thomas Struttin’ his stuff. And the Flip Side.

  28. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    OK, I’m wasting time! I got sucked into the Fox News Black Hole. I need to be out getting sand in my teeth, (Bush Hawggin’) BUT can somebody tell me if a law was broken to leak the opinion? I’m guessing that it was but we all know that if it was, nothing will come of it.

  29. El Gordo Avatar

    Some thoughts from Instapundit on the leaky court opinion:

    JOSH BLACKMAN: I’ve Finished Reading The Apparent Dobbs Draft Opinion. “After my spate of blog posts from Monday evening (1, 2, 3, 4), I took the time to read the apparent Dobbs draft opinion. It is a tour de force. Justice Alito meticulously dissects, and forcefully responds to, every conceivable position in favor of retaining Roe and Casey. I could teach an entire law school seminar class on this opinion. It touches on nearly every facet of constitutional law. Moreover, the opinion carefully addresses the concerns of other members of the majority.”

    I suppose that makes it less likely the majority will break down.

    Related: Chief Justice Roberts’s “Long Game” Was Turned Upside Down In An Instant. “No one–not even John Roberts–is omniscient enough to steward the Court as if it were a role-playing game. Indeed, I think many of the Court’s current problems, including the leak, stem from Roberts’s blatant attempt to rest his rulings on political currents. NFIB v. Sebelius established the playbook. It is not surprising that someone, no matter how poorly informed, though it would be a good idea to leak this draft.”

    I warn my students that one of the most dangerous traps for a lawyer is thinking you’re smarter than you are. The Chief Justice has fallen into that trap. As Jurgen eventually discovered, cleverness is not on top, and never has been.

    72 Posted at 9:48 am by Glenn Reynolds

  30. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    FX Impact M3 + Power block (PCP air rifle) v .22lr. Both pushing 40 grain slugs/bullets at just under 1100 FPS.

    Air rifles have come a very long way since the Daisy Red Rider.

  31. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    30 SD

    Air compressor not included.

  32. Tedtam Avatar

    RE: dishwashing

    I grew up hand washing dishes, and our current dishwasher ended up not being close to the sink/stove/food prep area, due to the layout of other items in the kitchen. It used to bug Hubby that I’d hand wash the dishes, but I often do that as I’m cooking to reduce the after dinner work load. And it’s too many steps to load and unload the dishwasher. Hubby wanted that area to be the “cleanup” area and I could not dissuade him. I had figgered out the probable traffic pattern (I was right) and knew the location of the machine was not amenable to daily use.

    He has since learned to like hand washing the dishes, and does it for me most nights. It’s his way of saying “I love you”.

    I use the machine for washing/sanitizing my canning jars, or for the aftermath of parties. Sometimes I’m in a big hurry and facing a big load, and then it makes sense for me to take the extra steps to load up.

    But washing dishes for me is like hanging clothes on the clothes line. I find it to be relaxing and domestically satisfying.

  33. Tedtam Avatar

    I finally caught the !(*&%#@ caterpillar that’s been eluding me the last few days. And some of this creepy cousins.

    I don’t know what butterfly likes to lay eggs on my radishes, but I sure wish she’d stop.

    And something dang near took out three of my squash in one of my totes. Couldn’t find the culprit. But I’ll be back.

    One good thing about totes – it compartmentalizes my plants. There’s no easy way for crawlies to migrate from plant to plant in different tubs.

  34. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    So a bunch of y’all Hamsters did see my late night post about the dishwasher. When we moved into Chez Harp in 2095, all our appliances were Kenmore. So now after 27 years and Sears gone bust, it’s much harder to replace anything we were so satisfied with. Still hate the GE washer & dryer we got a few years ago.

    I do have to wash dishes every night, in order to have 7 X 2 cat food bowls ready to go again the next day. Occasionally I have to put out their breakfast in the “wrong” bowls and that’s no fun for anyone — them or me.

  35. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    And just about the time you get blooms, the Squash Vine Borer will lay her eggs and the hatching larvae will bore into your nice thick stems!

    https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/help-for-the-home-gardener/advice-tips-resources/pests-and-problems/insects/caterpillars/squash-vine-borer.aspx

  36. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    El Gordo #1

    While nothing is concrete at this stage, SCOTUS has not denied the authenticity of the leaked document.

    Roberts has authenticated it and asked the Supreme Court Marshal to investigate it.

    John Kruzel on Twitter: “BREAKING: Chief Justice John Roberts has directed the marshal of the Supreme Court to launch an investigation into the source of the leaked draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, which Roberts verified as an authentic document https://t.co/vcq4lTY7bk” / Twitter

  37. Tedtam Avatar

    #38

    I read some of the comments there; had to stop before my head ‘sploded.

    Consensus is that it was leaked by a conservative justice, to pressure and lock in votes. The libs are hoping it was Alito.

    Oh, and Thomas and his wife Ginny should be prosecuted and punished, too.

    Can’t fix crazy.

  38. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Let us not consider the abortion procedure on a pregnant man.

  39. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    When we moved into Chez Harp in 2095

    Wow MHarper is a time traveler.  Just yankin yer chain Marilyn.  See see I do read your comments.

  40. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Chili with pinto or chili with Mung beans?

  41. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    My proposal for a new revised pro-abortion law reads like this:

    In the interest of promoting diversity, inclusion and equity and retribution for past crimes and discrimination, as of September 01, 2022, abortion on demand will be available to all transgendered, transsexual and transvestite male-to-female individuals and reserved exclusively for those citizens only in the state of Texas.

    It’s just the right thing to do.

  42. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Texpat

    Darnit now I gotta clean my screen.  Warn me before you do that again.

  43. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    We seem to be the outlier here in the dishwashing survey.  I had no idea so many people had dishwashers and hardly ever used them.  We use our Kenmore Elite unit almost daily and it’s located right next to the sink and below the most used dish cabinets.  As much as the damned thing cost, it would be stupid for us not to use it.

  44. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    RE: Dishwashers

    Even if I was to use regular plates it really does not make sense to me to use a dishwasher.  It takes BSue and I 3 days to fill one to wash.  That just makes me nuts knowing those dirty dishes are there.  We use less water and less electricity when I hand wash them.  Prolly most important

    I cannot stand listening to that thing run.

  45. El Gordo Avatar

    White wing BB gun dove season remains open, limited to my back yard within 6′ of the bird feeder.  Today so far – 3 for 3 with no fatalities.  My aim is getting better.

  46. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    I try to run the noisy thing when I’m gone.

  47. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    The one thing that convinced me to buy this expensive Kenmore Elite dishwasher is the soundproofed cabinet.  You can’t even hear this thing run.  The thicker cabinet walls do reduce the loading area and the amount of dishes you can put in it though.

  48. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    CORRECTION:

    Last night, I gave credit where credit is not due.  I complimented the Capitol Police for getting the barricades up around the SCOTUS building within about 30 minutes after Politico broke the story.

    I should have known better.  The U.S. Marshals Service is responsible for all security around all U.S. federal courts including the SCOTUS building.  The Capitol Police were probably out there organizing the protests.

  49. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    El Gordo you need a more powerful air rifle so you can drop those yummy birds in your yard.

  50. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    The Capitol Police were probably out there organizing the protests.

    And opening the barricades on cue.

  51. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #42 Squawks

    My brain is on the downslope, if that is a word.

  52. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    Good afternoon, Hamsters

    Have been reading the news about the “leak” speculating the downfall of Roe v. Wade eventually into the dustbin of history, maybe in about 200 years.  It never should have been upheld, given the blatant detour around the primacy of the states as ordained in the Constitution.  The states each have the right to define such things or not to, and they should not be constrained to follow the Feds in something so noxious.

    Good riddance to it.  It permits the premeditated murder of a human child in the womb. Or even worse the newborn through deliberate lack of care, though that is a separate matter.

     

  53. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    We use the dishwasher, we tend to fill it up, or use all our plates anyhow, within a couple days. Of course we have to go to her side of the couch, her office and her side of the table on the back porch to gather all of ‘em but you know. Like Squawk said, I got my coffee cup and drinking glass I use every day sitting by the sink.

  54. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Just think, three years ago Governor Andrew Cuomo was the darling of the Left, potential presidential nominee and he lit up the Empire State building with pink lights on the day the New York legislature passed the most depraved, gruesome abortion laws in America.

    Things were looking bleak.  Cuomo was forced to resign in shame and now it appears Roe v Wade is on the cusp of being overturned.

    That is why you never give up hope.

  55. El Gordo Avatar

    Oh no, the dreaded wordpress log in thingy is back again.

    #52 – The ones that do drop are left behind as happy meals for the varmits.  One of the feral cats scampered off with yesterday’s harvest before dark leaving the possums, coons, and skunks with another empty shell of feathers and feet.

  56. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem took to Twitter on Monday night to declare that if the Supreme Court’s leaked report about overturning Roe v. Wade is true, she will call a special session to protect the lives of unborn children.

    Noem shared the words following the release of a bombshell report leaked on Monday evening by Politico that suggests the Supreme Court intends to return decisions regarding abortion laws to individual states.

    I’m tellin’ ya, Kristi has that whole Linda Ronstadt thing goin’ on in this photo.

  57. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Beef stew started on the stove.

  58. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    In the most critical issue of the day, I confirmed that 2tbsp of peanut butter has 7grams of protein and it can be frozen for six months before degrading.

    https://thekitchencommunity.org/can-you-freeze-peanut-butter/

  59. Sarge Avatar

    Shannon says:
    MAY 3, 2022 AT 1:54 PM
    Beef stew started on the stove.

    Actually, it started when a mommy cow and a daddy bull loved each other very much and decided to have a baby calf…

  60. El Gordo Avatar

    Short nap over.  Now what’s happening?

  61. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    It looks like the WordPress login is just going to have to be tolerated.

    Just choose the other option.

    Simple.

    🙂

  62. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Turned off LOGIN WITH WORDPRESS thing AGAIN

  63. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Gotta teach one of you other admin people how to fix LOGIN WITH WORDPRESS problem.  My best guess is that the plugin gets updated and that gets reset.  No I cannot remove the plugin.  If i did we would be over run by Sham  spammers, scammers and scumbags.

    i really do not want to see webcam ads from my cousin Opilio Crab Box.

  64. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    BTW  I am supposed to be yanno

     

     

  65. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Sheesh

    do something nice and I killed the blog

  66. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Used a shoulder roast in the stew because it was cheap. You just can’t beat a chuck roast for stewing. Though lacking the proper hefty beef flavor, it’s still quite good.
    Probably should have anticipated the milder shoulder meat and used some beef stock or some meaty shank soup bones.

    And I’ve decided I don’t want corn in the beef stew anymore. That blast of sweetness when biting into each kernel is annoying and distracting.

  67. Katfish Avatar

    #67 – I fervently pray I’m N E V E R rich enough!

     

    *NO SMILEY!*

  68. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    70
    It’ll be better tomorrow.

  69. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    SQK
    As long as there is the other login option, I wouldn’t worry about it.

  70. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Dern it, I missed early voting.

  71. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Josh Blackman is a national treasure.  I discovered him back in the early 2000s when Glenn Reynolds would link to Blackman’s blog he maintained while still a college student at Penn State.  This from his last post today at Volokh Conspiracy:

    On November 2, 2021–the day after S.B. 8 oral arguments–I wrote a post titled “End the Epicycles of Roe.” I highlighted the many ways in which Roe has distorted other areas of law, including stare decisis, freedom of speech, facial challenges, tiers of scrutiny, and third-party standing. Justice Alito made many of these same points in Part III.D of his draft majority opinion:

    “Members of this Court have repeatedly lamented that “no legal rule or doctrine is safe from ad hoc nullification by the Court when an occasion for its application arises in a case involving state regulation of abortion.” Thornburgh (O’Connor, J., dissenting); see Madsen v. Women’s Health Center, Inc. (1994) (Scalia, J., concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part); Whole Woman’s Health (THOMAS, J., dissenting); id. (ALITO, J., dissenting); June Medical (GORSUCH, J., dissenting). The Court’s abortion cases have diluted the strict standard for facial constitutional challenges. They have ignored the Court’s third-party standing doctrine. They have disregarded standard res judicata principles. They have flouted the ordinary rules on the severability of unconstitutional provisions, as well as the rule that statutes should be read where possible to avoid unconstitutionality. And they have distorted First Amendment doctrines.”

    The dishonesty of the legal philosophy used to justify Roe v Wade has distorted all sorts of cases and rulings, many not necessarily about abortion.  Justice Alito is so right about this.

    Josh Blackman does a lot of speaking and occasionally at South Texas College of Law in Houston where he teaches.  If you are interested, the events are open to the public.  It’s in downtown Houston.

    Q. Who can attend Federalist Society meetings?
    A. Everyone is welcome to the programs of our more than 200 law school chapters, over 100 metropolitan lawyers chapters, and 15 nationwide practice groups. The several hundred events sponsored each year by the Federalist Society are publicly advertised and are open to the press and the general public. A number of our events are on television or are webcast.

    Josh Blackman’s 49 speaking engagements in 2021.  They are on video here.

    ***************************

    South Texas College of Law Federalist Society Chapter’s website is here, but there doesn’t appear to be any local events scheduled right now.

  72. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    We are very lucky to have this site.

    Everyone should be thoughtful about what they complain about.  When you’re saying your prayers at night thank God for Mr. Squawk Box.

  73. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    I’ve heard discussed, I think it was Josh Blackman being interviewed by Michael Berry today, SCOTUS nominations will not be as nearly as volatile as they have been if all this is true. The downhill of that will be huge.

  74. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    Oh ok, thank you Squawk.

  75. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    70 Shannon

    And I’ve decided I don’t want corn in the beef stew anymore.

    I’m with you on that one.  I don’t understand people wanting to throw corn into everything as if it doesn’t clash with other flavors.  I also find it irritating.  People put it in stews, soups and even salads – drives me crazy.  I love corn, but it has it’s appropriate place.

  76. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    For a change, a big change, I had a productive day. I used my new hedge trimmer to push back the boxwood hedges around the front door and along the front of the house. It had been so long since I had done that chore that I wasn’t sure I HAD a new trimmer. The old one was still in the garage so I plugged it in and confirmed it is dead. Then kept looking around until I found the new one. There was so much trimming to do that I ended up with a back ache, so I left the cleanup for later. Felt good again after my nap so I was able to sweep up and bag up all the little round green leaves and get that in the trash bin.

    BTW, the reason I still had the broken trimmer is that I save all metal discards for the heavy trash scavengers, assuming that lock-down will fade away some day and all will be normal again.

  77. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Shannon

    SQK
    As long as there is the other login option, I wouldn’t worry about it.

    What?  Me worry?  nope no way huh uhhhh

  78. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    David Brock’s Media Matters for America (MMFA) has organized an activist campaign against companies who advertise on Twitter. [SEE LETTER HERE] Their intent is to assemble all of the radical activist groups, directly target any company who would advertise on Twitter and by extension force woke compliance by the social media platform Musk is purchasing.

    The letter urges advertisers to make their next ad deals with Twitter contingent on changes to platform policy under Mr Musk.

    However, Musk is pushing back against the effort by asking, “who funds these organizations that want to control your access to information? Let’s investigate.” He then goes on to tweet, “Sunlight is the best disinfectant.”

    https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/05/03/musk-goes-full-galt-challenges-woke-activists-who-pressure-corporations-with-sunlight/#more-232622

  79. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Yeah, Berry and Blackmon have each other on speed dial.

  80. El Gordo Avatar

    How would you all like to meet my Mother?  Just a few months before she passed away.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCIWSZfChC8

  81. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Katfish

    I fervently pray I’m N E V E R rich enough!

    Well this was the last guy I remember dating her.  EEWWWWW 

     

  82. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    EL Gordo

    How would you all like to meet my Mother?

    What a sweet lady.  I could listen to her playing the piano for days.

  83. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Texpat Shannon

    And I’ve decided I don’t want corn in the beef stew anymore.

    I’m with you on that one. I don’t understand people wanting to throw corn into everything as if it doesn’t clash with other flavors.

    I like corn in my roast AND MY CHILI

  84. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    84 El Gordo

    Radiant, perfect smile.  I’m sure you miss her.

  85. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Everyone should be thoughtful about what they complain about.

    Hey I do not mind complaints about the annoyances.  I cannot recall anyone “blaming”  me for the glitches or annoyances.  I would much rather take care of the annoyances than possibly lose a customer uhhhhhh commenter.

  86. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    There’s no hope for Squawk’s palate.  You’d think he was raised in Ohio or Michigan instead of Lake Charles.

  87. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Texpat

    I have an eclectic palate.

  88. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Very cool, ElGordo

  89. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Just a quick Drive By as I’ve been busier that that dang three legged cat on the frozen pond but I’m glad I popped because of El Gordo’s : How would you all like to meet my Mother?

    That is great and it made my day, I sure wish I could have met that nice lady.

  90. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    So, I got the west forty mowed and right before I finished my wife brought me some water and said that Big Mike was trying to get in touch with me because the Pole Barn had been moved up and he needed $4K today. So I came back and washed off the tractor and waited for him to show up so I didn’t get to the Kudzu patch but tomorrow is another day. The good news is that they’ll be here at 7:30 AM to start the footing for the foundation. Oh and remind me to tell you about the Turkey Hen nest that I found by accident.

  91. Katfish Avatar

    #74 – I B A R E L Y remembered last night only 1 day left!

    I had my choice of 10 machines today at the Katy Library.

    The ‘line’ was ME               🙂

  92. Tedtam Avatar

    EG’s mom looks like a sweetheart.

    I’ve been busy today. When I got moving, I drove up to the NW corner of the loop to get some books from a lady for some friends. She’s a little neurotic, btw. I had to wear a mask – but she didn’t – and she actually moved a little table between us so I didn’t get too close. I was glad to leave. From there, I stopped at the house to pick up a receipt book because my next stop was to pick up rent near my home, then to Wal-Mart to pick up some more rent at the customer service desk. While there I did a little shopping that needed to be done. With rent in hand, I went to the bank and made my deposit. Thrift store was right across the way, and I sorely debated about going inside. I mean, I *DO* have dozens of jars waiting to be filled, and I already had totes that also needed to be filled – but I wanted something to help me organize my seed packets, so in I went. I passed up the two 30 gallon tubs by the door, since they were in bad shape and as I said, I had some already at home. I went looking for my seed organizers. I found two small plastic containers about the right size…right next to the glassware. Thought I’d just take a look. Found some more jars. They jumped into my cart before I knew it. also went through their office supplies and got Hubby and buncha magazine organizers. His car magazine collection keeps growing. As I was checking out and talking to the very nice lady, who knows what I buy there, she asked me if I was interested in the totes by the door. I said no – and just then two more tubs were dropped out for sale. They were the 18 gallon size, and in great shape, so for a buck apiece, I bought those as well.

    So, now my car is full of groceries, totes, jars, magazine holders, etc. I go to Harbor Freight to return a small shovel I no longer need since Hubby gave me his. That was a breeze, since we have a shopping record there. The gent pulled up the sale using my phone number and credited my card. In and out in five. Sweet.

    Then to the nearby Lowe’s. I wanted to look at their plants. I’ve been looking for chocolate mint, and Hallalujah! they had some. I had a very pleasant conversation with another customer who told me to do soapy water for all the critters on my veggies. (I tried that tonight, so we’ll see what tomorrow brings.) I was looking for hostas, but surprisingly couldn’t find any. Got some more veggies and put them in my tote to take home. It included lambs’ ears, which I’ve always wanted to try. Their leaves are so soft, and IIRC, they are edible, like spinach.

    So, car now more full, I made it to the shop. It’s around 3:30 now, so I know the mail has come. Hubby said that if I fill up my two kitty litter buckets with dirt, he’ll bring ’em home for me. Deal! I grabbed the shovel he gave me and dug my dirt. Handyman showed up and carried them to Hubby’s truck for me and loaded them in. We talked a bit, and then I left for home. Fixed dinner, and then hit the back yard.

    I put my lemon thyme (smells heavenly) into a small basket I had, then tackled the big job. I had to finagle some arranging with the tubs and ladders and chairs, but finally began toting organic material and dirt to the tubs. It was about dusk, so it wasn’t swelteringly hot, but I was dripping by the time Hubby pulled in with my dirt, and his timing was perfect. Took my yard cart, grabbed the buckets, and used ’em in my third large tub. I’ve run out of dirt now, so I stop building the garden and get the hose to water everything down. I took a few minutes to sit on the porch, drink my tea, and enjoy the small breeze.

    Back inside to shower and then I hit the kitchen projects. I have dehydrated eggs waiting to be put into a jar and vacuum sealed, which I do. I take the eggs from the toaster oven, where I like to bake them to dry them out before I pulverize them in the blender. Those go into the big bowl with other egg shells. I pull out another tray of eggs and load Fred up, and throw those egg shells into the toaster oven to bake a bit. I put away the dishes, vacuum sealed the dried eggs and put them into storage, and now I get to sit down and relax.

    I have the choice of chilling with my bookkeeping or Latin. I’m choosing Latin. I don’t want to start any big projects tonight.

  93. El Gordo Avatar

    Bedtime out here.  You all have a good evening.  Check you out in the morning.  Nite nite.

  94. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    I’ve been surprised over the last few years how many high comment volume Tuesdays we’ve had here.

    You would think Tuesdays would be a very slow day.

  95. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    As Dave says: I’m teeing the next one up for: (who will it be?)

    Manana, gang.

     

  96. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Hunnerd N One! He says a day late and a dollar short. 😀

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