General Discussion, Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Stella

The two favorite basil dishes: a salad made with basil, fresh tomatoes, sliced onion and mozzarella, and pasta with pesto. I have three nice lettuce leaf basil plants growing already. Make a lot of pesto while the basil is available abundant, and freeze it for those icy winter nights when you need a touch of summer sun.

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119 Responses to General Discussion, Tuesday, May 28, 2019

  1. Stella's avatar stella says:
    May 28, 2019 at 2:01 am

    Just learned that Gavin Newsom is Nancy Pelosi’s nephew.

    Yes, Nancy Pelosi is Gavin Newsom’s aunt by marriage. Belinda Barbara Newsom, aunt of Gavin Newsom, married Nancy Pelosi’s brother, making her Pelosi’s sister-in-law and making Pelosi, Gavin’s aunt by marriage. Sources: http://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/16/local/la-me-newsom-20101016.

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  2. Lucille's avatar Lucille says:
    May 28, 2019 at 2:21 am

    Make it a beautiful one, Stellars…

    …in every way!

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  3. Lucille's avatar Lucille says:
    May 28, 2019 at 2:29 am

    Still lots of investigation/experiments to do, but it’s great to have science begin to confirm our observations over the years…one of my grandnephews worked tirelessly to have cannabis legalized for general population consumption in Canada…he had learning disabilities long before his own illegal use, due to his mother’s drug and alcohol use from a young age…sad.

    “Growing up high: Neurobiological consequences of adolescent cannabis use”
    by Canadian Association for Neuroscience – MAY 26, 2019
    https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-05-high-neurobiological-consequences-adolescent-cannabis.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

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    • Rhea Volans's avatar rheavolans says:
      May 28, 2019 at 12:12 pm

      People believe, with a devotion that puts even religious fanatics to shame, that if we just legalize marijuana all our problems will be solved.

      And because they are fanatics, you can’t get these people to see any evidence they disagree with.

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  4. nyetneetot's avatar nyetneetot says:
    May 28, 2019 at 7:41 am

    Mornin’ stella! (Smiter of those that ought to be smote) 😎 🍸 (Long Island Iced Tea)
    Mornin’ WeeWeed! (Master Mixologist Extrodinare) 😎 🍸 (Old Fashioned)
    Mornin’ Menagerie! 😎 |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| (Jack Daniels – Single Barrel)
    Mornin’ Ad rem! (Queen Felis catus) 🐱 🍸 (Flaming Lamborghini)
    Mornin’ Sharon! 😎 🍸 🍸 (earthquake)
    Mornin’ ytz4mee! 😎 🍸 (cosmopolitan)
    Mornin’ waltzingmtilda! 🙂 🍸 (white wine and perrier)
    Mornin’ partyzantski! 🙂 |_| (Tom Collins)
    Mornin’ texan59! 🙂 |_| (Black & Tan)
    Mornin’ ZurichMike! 🙂 🍸 (fuzzy navel)
    Mornin’ Col.(R) Ken! (hand salute) 🙂 |_| (Boilermaker)
    Mornin’ czarina33! (aka czarina) 🙂 🍸 (Lynchburg Lemonade)
    Mornin’ czarowniczy! 🙂 |_| (Wild Turkey Rare Breed)
    Mornin’ letjusticeprevail2014! 🙂 |_| (Irish Car Bomb)
    Mornin’ Patriot1783-ctdar! (aka “ctdar”) 🙂 🍸 (grasshopper)
    Mornin’ tessa50! 🙂 🍸 (flaming volcano)
    Mornin’ waltzingmtilda! 🙂 🍸 (sidecar)
    Mornin’ varsityward! 🙂 |_| (Godfather)
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    Mornin’ TwoLaine! 🙂 |_| (Gin & Tonic)
    Mornin’ Sha! 🙂 🍸 (Lemon Drop)
    Mornin’ BigMamaTEA! 🙂 🍸 (Harvey Wallbanger)
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    Mornin’ lovely! 🙂 |_| (Backdraft)
    Mornin’ michellc! 🙂 🍸 (Salty dog)
    Mornin’ auscitizenmom! 🙂 🍸 (Kiss on the Lips)
    Mornin’ Margaret-Ann! 🙂 🍸 (White Russian)
    Mornin’ Auntie Lib! 🙂 🍸 (Tom and Jerry)
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    Mornin’ Pam! 🙂 (Not even water)
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    Mornin’ Les! 🙂 |_| (Rusty Nail)
    Mornin’ shiloh1973! 🙂 |_| (Jack Daniels)
    Mornin’ TexasRanger! 🙂 |_| (Whiskey Smash)
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    Mornin’ oldiadguy! 🙂 |_| (Rum & Coke)
    Mornin’ smiley! (“stuck in spambucket”) 🙂 🍸 (Spanish coffee)
    Mornin’ derk! (“Stellars”) 🙂 🍸 (Kamikaze)
    Mornin’ Jacqueline Taylor Robson 🙂 🍸 (Shirley Temple)
    Mornin’ facebkwallflower! 🙂 |_| (Night Train Express)
    Mornin’ Ms. Cindy! (aka “Ms Cynlynn” aka “ms cynlynn”) 🙂 🍸 (1970 ducru beaucaillou)
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    Mornin’ amwick! 🙂 🍸 (Blue motorcycle)
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    Mornin’ Lucille! 🙂 🍸 (Peach Schnapps)
    Mornin’ Lburg! 🙂 🍸 (Lburg lemonade)
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    Mornin’ skipper1961! 🙂 |_| (Brompton’s Cocktail – No cherry, no umbrella, no plastic monkey)
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    Mornin’ whiners and complainers! 😛 (No drink for you!)
    Mornin’ to people posting that I missed. 😳
    Mornin’ to all you lurkers! 😕

    Also just in case someday; mornin’ to Elvis Chupacabra, F.D.R. in Hell and sundance! :mrgreen:

    Breakfast!

    NEW and IMPROVED breakfast with extra bacon for ZurichMike!

    Cinnamon rolls for coffee!

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  6. lovely's avatar lovely says:
    May 28, 2019 at 8:57 am

    Good morning 🙂 .

    Go figure.

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  7. auscitizenmom's avatar auscitizenmom says:
    May 28, 2019 at 9:15 am

    My son and his family live just outside of Columbus, Ohio. I was very concerned when I heard about the tornado hitting Dayton, but they are all right. This weather needs to stop. 😦

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    • czarowniczy's avatar czarowniczy says:
      May 28, 2019 at 11:16 am

      It’s Spring in the Plains. I used to live in Oklahoma and come Spring we watched the skies like we do here during hurricane season. It’s something somewhere wherever you live. Glad they’re OK.

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      • Stella's avatar stella says:
        May 28, 2019 at 12:02 pm

        We get tornadoes here in Michigan, just not nearly as often. I checked on my cousin (with the sheep farm here in Michigan’s Thumb). They have had a LOT of rain, and much of his pasture land is under water. Said they got 3″ in one day, which is a lot of rain here in Michigan.

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        • czarowniczy's avatar czarowniczy says:
          May 28, 2019 at 12:13 pm

          I believe there’s no doubt we’re getting some sort of climate change but the question is: for how long and how bad? as we’ve had oscillations from the declared ‘normal’ in the historical past.

          What bothers me is that the genetic politicians who crave and claw for power ,like stable flies do manure, are using it as an excuse to grasp for complete power over the people of the world.

          Howzat for paranoia?

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    • Rhea Volans's avatar rheavolans says:
      May 28, 2019 at 12:18 pm

      When you’re up, You’re up.
      And when you’re down, you’re down.
      And when you keep going up and down, that’s because every time you try to leave the basement, the NWS extends the tornado warning.

      It was not too bad where I am in Indiana but that storm blew by a little closer than I needed it to be.

      Glad to hear that your family is safe.

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    • lovely's avatar lovely says:
      May 28, 2019 at 2:54 pm

      I’m happy they are ok Aus, tornados are scary. I saw some of the devastation, awful,

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      • auscitizenmom's avatar auscitizenmom says:
        May 28, 2019 at 3:06 pm

        My heart sank this morning when I saw where the tornado hit. They are just outside of Columbus. I wasn’t sure how close that was. So, I texted my DIL. ❤

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        • lovely's avatar lovely says:
          May 28, 2019 at 6:30 pm

          My friend’s son in law crossed the finish line at the same time as the bomb exploded at the Boston Marathon. My friend and her husband were in their car listening to coverage of the marathon, news of the bombing came right after she said to her husband “I bet he is crossing the finish line right about now.”

          He is actually in some of the photos. Daughter and grandchildren were waiting to greet him.

          None of them were injured.

          Terrifying time.

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  8. czarina33's avatar czarina33 says:
    May 28, 2019 at 10:17 am

    I read michellec’s posts about the Batfish without comprehension. Yesterday, I heard what it is: a 300′ long WWII submarine placed at a war memorial in (landlocked) Muskogee, OK, and why it is of interest. It was sitting on dry ground, but is currently floating on 15-18′ of flood water and (possibly?) could float down the Arkansas River, to damage a dam! Of course, officials reported they are “monitoring the situation…”

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  9. czarina33's avatar czarina33 says:
    May 28, 2019 at 10:21 am

    National Hamburger Day! Well, that’s easy to celebrate!

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  10. czarowniczy's avatar czarowniczy says:
    May 28, 2019 at 11:49 am

    Insalata, one of my favorites. When in DC a friend and I go to Georgetown where we get it at an Italian restaurant owned by (at least then) Iranians.

    BTW, bring that basil plant in during the winter, give it a home by a south window and buy a small grow light if you have to. You can also get a shelf and put a larger grow light over it and have fresh herbs all winter long, it’ll pay for itself over time but who can put a price on quality fresh herbs?

    *Note I said ‘quality’ so that leaves out the ‘you-know-who’ big box store.

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  11. Lucille's avatar Lucille says:
    May 28, 2019 at 12:54 pm

    Joe diGenova: John Huber Investigation of Clinton Foundation is a Farce – Never Even Started
    By Joe Hoft – May 28,2019
    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/05/joe-di-genova-john-huber-investigation-of-clinton-foundation-is-a-farce-never-even-started/

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  12. Lucille's avatar Lucille says:
    May 28, 2019 at 3:40 pm

    “British Scholar’s Lawsuit Against Deep State Spy Stefan Halper Reveals Spying on Trump Campaign Started in January 2016”
    by Jim Hoft May 28, 2019
    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/05/british-scholars-lawsuit-against-deep-state-spy-stefan-halper-reveals-spying-on-trump-campaign-started-in-january-2016/

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  13. czarowniczy's avatar czarowniczy says:
    May 28, 2019 at 4:50 pm

    A shorter version of something I posted next door:

    A branch of German intelligence just published a large report on nations trying to advance their WMD capabilities, and it specifically mentions Iran.

    Those of us in the business for a long time know that during the Cold War and beyond Germany made lots of money dealing prohibited WMD equipment to a number of nations, especially the Moslem Mideast. To be fair Germany also sold military goods to Israel so that they could defend against the offensive weapons’ materials they sold the bad guys – sorta like Nazism-lite, the newer, gentler and kinder 4th Reich. Germany also excels in selling deep military bunker and tunnel technology to bad guys around the world but also appears to be selling the technology on how to destroy them to the good guys.

    Well Merkel is being rather cool to Trump and is really mouthy about his pulling out of Obama’s Iran Deal and sticking sanctions not only on Iran but anyone who violates our sanctions. As Germany has traditionally been one of the major trading partners with Iran this rankles the German bottom line. Germany wants trade even at the expense of Mideast peace…though a new Holocaust just might open up even more trade venues, especially in body bags and ovens. But I digress.

    Seems the Bavarian customs police stopped a banned welding system from being shipped from an unnamed country (hint: rhymes with Fermany) to Iran through cutout countries. The machine is used, among other things, for precision assembly of missile bodies. Merkel has already conspired with other European pols to establish a commission to circumvent Trump’s sanctions both on Iran and those who trade with Iran, she’s more interested in Germany’s fiscal dominance in Europe than Europe’s safety. She’s looking to allow Germany (and some of those other pesky EU countries who owe her fealty) to provide Iran with the tools to destroy Israel. You can take the German government out of the 3rd Reich but it seems you can’t take the 3rd Reich out of German government.

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    • Rhea Volans's avatar rheavolans says:
      May 28, 2019 at 5:23 pm

      I don’t want to talk about this too much, because my unfounded opinion based on reading books may be just that. But I do want to say that some of the WWII books I read noted that the German state of Bavaria was none too happy with Berlin and was more of a, well, one writer noted that Bavaria had to go to war because Hitler had stuck their necks out too far, but they were none too happy about it.

      I’m getting that vibe again from your post.

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      • czarowniczy's avatar czarowniczy says:
        May 28, 2019 at 5:29 pm

        Bavaria was a separate City State and had territory well up into the Rhineland. Joining into the German state seemed never to be a popular Bavarian item and even today most Germans look at Bavaria as the ‘Arkansas’ of Germany.

        This mess is getting stomped on by the German, European and US media, there’s a helluvalot more here than anyone wants to dig up.

        I have the feeling that since Russia stopped providing their Mideast client states with chem/bio assistance that certain European firms have stepped in and the governments turn a blind eye.

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      • czarowniczy's avatar czarowniczy says:
        May 28, 2019 at 5:34 pm

        Let’s also not forget that those European countries Germany took over in WWII were largely responsible for the roundup and transportation of their national Jews to German concentration camps, the Germans couldn’t have done it alone. Germany had to divert troops to deal with the Hungarian Jews and that hurt combat operations, had they have had to round up the western European Jews alone it would have crippled military operations. Some of that anti-Semitic sentiment remains regardless of how hard they deny it.

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  14. Lucille's avatar Lucille says:
    May 28, 2019 at 6:04 pm

    “BREAKING: Dossier Author Christopher Steele Refuses to Cooperate with US Attorney John Durham in His Investigation Into Origins of Spygate”
    By Cristina Laila May 28, 2019
    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/05/breaking-dossier-author-christopher-steele-refuses-to-cooperate-with-us-attorney-john-durham-in-his-investigation-into-origins-of-spygate/

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  15. auscitizenmom's avatar auscitizenmom says:
    May 28, 2019 at 9:01 pm

    lilbirdee12’s prayer:

    Our Heavenly Father, Your children come to you tonight to ask for healing and peace throughout our country so that we may return to being One Nation Under God. Guide us to be leaders in Your Kingdom, spreading Your Love and Salvation to all. Forgive us our sins and deliver us from evil.

    Lord, we ask for a blanket of protection over all our troops and law enforcement who serve to defend and protect us. Bless our representatives with the strength and wisdom they need to achieve the path You have chosen for us.

    Please place Your Guardian Angels of Protection around Donald Trump and Mike Pence and their families as they seek to lead America back to You.

    Grant us patience, Lord, as the evil ones try to anger us and cause us to fall.
    Spread blessings over Israel and Netanyahu.

    We humbly ask that You please comfort those who are grieving and in pain.
    Thank you Father, for Your Love and the gift of Life.

    In Jesus name, we pray. Amen.

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  16. auscitizenmom's avatar auscitizenmom says:
    May 28, 2019 at 9:02 pm

    A prayer for Justice Kavanaugh and Col. Flynn:

    Prayer to St. Michael

    St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle;
    be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
    May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
    and do you, O prince of the heavenly host,
    by the power of God,
    thrust into hell Satan and the other evil spirits
    who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls.

    In Jesus name, we pray. Amen.

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  17. Stella's avatar stella says:
    May 28, 2019 at 10:33 pm

    If you have a few minutes, read this Twitter feed. There are about 20 charts. Very interesting.

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