General Discussion, Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Posted on December 18, 2024 by Stella

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  1. texan59's avatar texan59 says:
    December 18, 2024 at 12:10 am

    Good mornin’, and Happy Hump Day! One week til the real Big Guy gets here! The info on this one says it’s not AI. Technically, it’s an espresso machine, but you gotta like the cool factor. Keep your head on a swivel and Carpe’ your coffee!

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  2. Lucille's avatar Lucille says:
    December 18, 2024 at 1:28 am

    Stellars….

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  3. Menagerie's avatar Menagerie says:
    December 18, 2024 at 6:15 am

    The picture above reminds me of the famous Chattanooga Choo Choo lobby, a favorite place for parents to take their Christmas pictures. Here’s the tree in the lobby. This year they have a walk through light display. The grounds are as beautiful as the old building.

    If you ever come through Chattanooga and want a special experience, stay in one of the cars for a special experience. It’s right in the heart of downtown, and many great restaurants are walking distance, as well as the ones at the Choo Choo complex.

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    • WeeWeed's avatar WeeWeed says:
      December 18, 2024 at 8:45 am

      Mornin’ Menage! One of my grandfathers worked for the Santa Fe RR – I still remember a few train trips with them and the koi pond at the station in NM…the berths and dining car, pure class in my juvenile opinion. 🙂

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  4. Menagerie's avatar Menagerie says:
    December 18, 2024 at 6:15 am

    The picture above reminds me of the famous Chattanooga Choo Choo lobby, a favorite place for parents to take their Christmas pictures. Here’s the tree in the lobby. This year they have a walk through light display. The grounds are as beautiful as the old building.

    If you ever come through Chattanooga and want a special experience, stay in one of the cars for a special experience. It’s right in the heart of downtown, and many great restaurants are walking distance, as well as the ones at the Choo Choo complex.

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  5. Menagerie's avatar Menagerie says:
    December 18, 2024 at 6:52 am

    To continue our math discussion from the other day…

    I despair.

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  6. Menagerie's avatar Menagerie says:
    December 18, 2024 at 6:52 am

    To continue our math discussion from the other day…

    I despair.

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  7. texan59's avatar texan59 says:
    December 18, 2024 at 7:15 am

    Good mornin’, Menage! All I can tell you is that it did start getting harder once they put the alphabet in math.

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  8. texan59's avatar texan59 says:
    December 18, 2024 at 7:24 am

    Some facts about Canada and their Medically-assisted dying. What is wrong with these people?

    https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/canadians_exterminating_themselves.html

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  9. WeeWeed's avatar WeeWeed says:
    December 18, 2024 at 7:32 am

    Mornin’ kids! 😀

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  10. texan59's avatar texan59 says:
    December 18, 2024 at 7:56 am

    😀 😀 😀

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  11. Menagerie's avatar Menagerie says:
    December 18, 2024 at 9:38 am

    Every day it’s something different for me with WordPress. Today, every time I post, I am relieved to see that it is only one post. But when I log on again, I see that most of them have become doubles again.

    I can only wait breathlessly for tomorrow’s surprise.

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  12. czarina33's avatar czarina33 says:
    December 18, 2024 at 9:56 am

    Travel day back home to MS. Be good to get back to my bed, dogs, yard, and coffee.

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  13. Lucille's avatar Lucille says:
    December 18, 2024 at 12:59 pm

    Oh, yes…oh, YES!!!

    3 Businesses Working To Keep San Antonio’s Christmas Tamale Tradition Alive

    By Cat Cardenas – Published on November 30, 2024

    https://www.southernliving.com/san-antonio-tamale-businesses-8740294?

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  14. Lucille's avatar Lucille says:
    December 18, 2024 at 1:08 pm

    ABLECHILD: Flawed Report Ignores Key Facts, Leaving America Vulnerable to Future Assassination Attempts

    By Guest Contributor Dec. 18, 2024 7:30 am

    The Reality of the Bipartisan Task Force Investigation into Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump

    The Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump Final Report. Sounds impressive. A Task Force. Like Storming a beachhead or cracking down on organized crime. Unfortunately, in the case of this Congressional committee, the American People did not get its money’s worth.

    In fact, after months of “investigating” the result of those efforts consists of what the People already knew…the Secret Service did an extremely lousy job of protecting the then former President.

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/12/ablechild-flawed-report-ignores-key-facts-leaving-america/

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  15. Reflection's avatar Reflection says:
    December 18, 2024 at 2:26 pm

    Found this on the net.

    Katharine Hepburn, in her own words:
    “Once, when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family between us and the ticket counter. That family made a lasting impression on me.
    There were eight children, all under the age of 12. From the way they were dressed, you could tell they didn’t have much money, but their clothes were clean, very clean. The children were well-behaved, standing in pairs behind their parents, holding hands.
    They were so excited about the clowns, the animals, and all the acts they would see that night. From their excitement, you could tell they had never been to a circus before. It was going to be a highlight of their lives.
    The father and mother stood proudly at the front of their little group. The mother was holding her husband’s hand, looking at him as if to say, ‘You’re my knight in shining armor.’ He was smiling, enjoying seeing his family happy.
    The ticket lady asked how many tickets he wanted, and he proudly responded, ‘I want eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets.’ Then she announced the price.
    The wife let go of her husband’s hand, her head dropped, and the man’s lip began to quiver. He leaned in closer and asked, ‘How much did you say?’
    The ticket lady repeated the price.
    He didn’t have enough money. How was he supposed to turn around and tell his eight kids that he couldn’t afford to take them to the circus?
    Seeing what was happening, my dad reached into his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill, and dropped it on the ground. We weren’t rich by any means. My father bent down, picked up the $20 bill, tapped the man on the shoulder, and said, ‘Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.’
    The man understood what was happening. He wasn’t being handed charity, but he gratefully accepted the help in his desperate, heartbreaking, and embarrassing situation. He looked straight into my father’s eyes, took my dad’s hand in both of his, squeezed the bill tightly, and with trembling lips and a tear streaming down his cheek, he replied, ‘Thank you, sir. This really means so much to me and my family.’
    My father and I went back to our car and drove home. The $20 my dad gave away was what we had planned to use for our own tickets.
    Although we didn’t see the circus that night, we felt a joy inside us that was far greater than seeing the circus.
    That day, I learned the true value of giving. The Giver is greater than the Receiver.
    If you want to be great, greater than life itself, learn to give. Love has nothing to do with what you expect to get, only with what you expect to give—everything.
    The importance of giving and blessing others cannot be overstated because there is always joy in giving. Learn to make someone happy through acts of giving.”
    — Katharine Hepburn

    One comment added this:

    To put some context on that she was born in 1907 so a $20 bill would be a double eagle at the local bank. Put another way a working man’s wages for a week (at the time.)

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  16. texan59's avatar texan59 says:
    December 18, 2024 at 4:55 pm

    If you by chance were wondering where all those stories about evil Elon and his terrible companies were coming from, your wait is over. Looks like Brain-Freeze and his brain-trust gave over $300M to Reuters to “explore”. They in turn created headlines for those hard-charging enterprises like the NY Times and WaPo to really hammer them. Sort of like SanFranNan’s “wrap-up smear” process. So, if you were wondering why Elon is on board with cleaning up some of this mess, this might help explain his conversion.

    https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2024/12/17/biden-admin-sent-300m-to-reuters-to-look-into-musk-and-his-companies-n3797989

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  17. Lucille's avatar Lucille says:
    December 18, 2024 at 5:11 pm

    Love this!

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  18. texan59's avatar texan59 says:
    December 18, 2024 at 8:29 pm

    This is devastating news……..Meghan’s cooking show on Netflix may be cancelled since her and Red’s latest effort is currently swirling around the loo. I’m all tore up!

    https://www.themix.net/celebrity/celebrity-news/after-polo-flop-netflix-may-cancel-meghan-markles-upcoming-cooking-show/

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