General Discussion, Thursday, July 17, 2025

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Stella

Day ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE of Presidential recovery.

 

Annapolis, Md. , The Civil War era warship Constellation moored at the sailing marina, at the U.S. Naval Academy. 

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68 Responses to General Discussion, Thursday, July 17, 2025

  1. Lucille's avatar Lucille says:
    July 17, 2025 at 1:04 am

    Stellars….

    Since Norman Rockwell was a prolific oil on canvas painter, let’s look at a few more of his works…

    “Boy Looking Through Telescope” (aka “Ship Ahoy”) – (1922)

    “The Connoisseur” (1961)

    “Richard Nixon” (1968)

    Have a lovely day!

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    • texan59's avatar texan59 says:
      July 17, 2025 at 7:21 am

      Good mornin’, Lucille! One of the reasons I love Rockwell paintings is that everyone is happy in them, pretty much. Coffee’s ready, ma’am.

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      • Lucille's avatar Lucille says:
        July 17, 2025 at 5:24 pm

        Good day to you, Texan! A quote from Rockwell:

        Without thinking too much about it in specific terms, I was showing the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed. And perhaps, therefore, this is one function of the illustrator. He can show what has become so familiar that it is no longer noticed. The illustrator thus becomes a chronicler of his time. —Norman Rockwell

        He painted 323 covers for “The Saturday Evening Post.”

        He chronicled his world but with optimism and hope for the good to overcome the pessimistic.

        I’m sending over some coffee cups for your collection…

        ENJOY!

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        • texan59's avatar texan59 says:
          July 17, 2025 at 9:49 pm

          Thank you kindly, Lucille! I’ve got a pretty good collection of mugs already and these are a welcome addition!

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          • Lucille's avatar Lucille says:
            July 18, 2025 at 12:45 am

            Always fun to have enough cups to provide coffee for the Stella gathering…of course, with the coffee pot collection you’re acquiring, you might have to build a whole new cabinet to hold everything.

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    • Stella's avatar Stella says:
      July 17, 2025 at 8:20 am

      Morning, Lucille!

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    • WeeWeed's avatar WeeWeed says:
      July 17, 2025 at 9:20 am

      Mornin’ Lucille!

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    • Reflection's avatar Reflection says:
      July 17, 2025 at 9:34 am

      Good morning, Lucille,

      Amazing juxtaposition in “The Connoisseur”. I had not seen that work before.

      The portrait of Nixon is outstanding. He is rarely depicted so well.

      Rockwell brought life to canvas.

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  2. Menagerie's avatar Menagerie says:
    July 17, 2025 at 6:47 am

    Good morning everyone. Almost Friday!

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  3. texan59's avatar texan59 says:
    July 17, 2025 at 7:14 am

    Good mornin’ and happy Friday eve, y’all! We have gone over 24 hours with no rain, so we are doing a little happy dance. Inside, with the curtains drawn so no one mistakes it for another sort of dance. Found one of those machines that you can make all sorts of combo coffee for your morning kickoff! Keep your head on a swivel and carpe’ your coffee!

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  4. texan59's avatar texan59 says:
    July 17, 2025 at 8:04 am

    Anyone else happy to see Comey’s spawn 86’d? I was. What are the odds that she just happened to get assigned to work on Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Diddy cases? If you think about it, she got convictions in the cases where the perp lived through it, but not nearly as hard as they could have. I for one, am glad she’s gone. Should have been done sooner.

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  5. czarina33's avatar czarina33 says:
    July 17, 2025 at 8:18 am

    National Peach Ice Cream Day

    National Lottery Day

    National Tattoo Day

    National Dole Whip Day – I think this is a commercial

    National Get to Know Your Customers Day

    National Yellow Pig Day

    National Wrong Way Corrigan Day – With only a magnetic compass, Corrigan advised officials he was returning to California. According to the story, after takeoff, cloud cover prevented Corrigan from accurate navigation. When Corrigan dropped below the clouds hours later, he saw nothing but water. Then Corrigan realized his navigation was off. Despite the confusion, he continued on his journey. Surprisingly, 28 hours later, he landed in Ireland. 

    World Emoji Day

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  6. Stella's avatar Stella says:
    July 17, 2025 at 9:14 am

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  7. Stella's avatar Stella says:
    July 17, 2025 at 9:19 am

    Words of wisdom.

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  8. WeeWeed's avatar WeeWeed says:
    July 17, 2025 at 9:25 am

    Mornin’ kids!

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  9. Stella's avatar Stella says:
    July 17, 2025 at 9:33 am

    Thank you, Iowahawk, for your words of wisdom:

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  10. Stella's avatar Stella says:
    July 17, 2025 at 10:14 am

    I agree!

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    • Reflection's avatar Reflection says:
      July 17, 2025 at 11:59 am

      American humor!

      On the matter of “choice”. I wonder if it’s readily available, and affordable. If it is, then there is true choice. If it’s needed, but discouraged, due to the lack of either of those, or hampered by government regulation, then I doubt the use of the word “choice”.

      However, there are some individuals who do choose not to have air conditioning, There are areas of the northern U.S. which are generally cool enough so that the few weeks it might be desirable, are outweighed by the cost of equipment and maintenance.

      If it’s a form of cultural, or environmental snobbery, that’s something else.

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      • Stella's avatar Stella says:
        July 17, 2025 at 1:00 pm

        I have lived both with and without A/C, and the in-between with window units. I’m glad I have central A/C now. I can “choose” to use it – or not.

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      • auscitizenmom's avatar auscitizenmom says:
        July 17, 2025 at 1:53 pm

        Yes. I have a choice here in Northern Montana. It is cool most of the time and so I can manage without the air con. I had it in my other apartment, but I couldn’t leave the windows open at night because I was on the first floor and had few windows. Here, I have the option to cool it down at night if I need to. So far we have had only a two or three too warm nights. But, air con was needed in Fla and other places down South.

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      • Stella's avatar Stella says:
        July 17, 2025 at 5:33 pm

        Good afternoon!

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    • WeeWeed's avatar WeeWeed says:
      July 17, 2025 at 12:16 pm

      OMG, have you ever been stuck in an elevator with eurotrash in Miami???? I have, and the stench is indescribable.

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      • auscitizenmom's avatar auscitizenmom says:
        July 17, 2025 at 12:29 pm

        We were hiking on a busy trail once. We started smelling what we thought was a dead animal and then realized it was the couple coming at us and the closer they got the stronger the smell. They polluted the air around them for about 10 feet. I remember thinking they were from Europe because of their dress. But, the smell was incredible.

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        • WeeWeed's avatar WeeWeed says:
          July 17, 2025 at 3:40 pm

          With odeur de outhouse to top it off…. no words. Some bitch called us “little flowers” in French (on the elevator, sure we wouldn’t understand her) – they were offended by US! But I didn’t know the words for sh*thouse t*rdblossoms in French, and “bathe already. Jeeezus” so I didn’t say a word. Nasty….

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  11. texan59's avatar texan59 says:
    July 17, 2025 at 11:16 am

    This article discusses out-of-work, or at least soon-to-be UN/WHO employees over in Swiss Cheese land and how they’re coping! I shall drink their crocodile tears from the skull of their leaders! 😀 😀

    https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/07/16/switzerland-supports-un-bureaucrats-defunded-trump/

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  12. Reflection's avatar Reflection says:
    July 17, 2025 at 11:40 am

    That’s the funny thing about addiction to other people’s money. The recipients are always astonished when someone cuts off the supply.

    The Swiss government saw it coming and put out the “not really welcome mat”, to the unemployed post haste.

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  13. auscitizenmom's avatar auscitizenmom says:
    July 17, 2025 at 11:49 am

    Mornin’ All. Another really nice day today, cool and sunny.

    Got an email last night that my lease is coming to an end. I forgot it was a 9 month lease. They are discussing whether to raise the rents or not. I am checking for any available rentals in this area and find even less than what was available last fall. And, they have mostly gone up even more than before if there is something available. I sure hope they don’t get carried away if they do decide to raise the rent.

    Hope you all enjoy the day.

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    • Reflection's avatar Reflection says:
      July 17, 2025 at 12:08 pm

      I hope, with costs moderating, that they keep it to a minimum, for your and other’s sake.

      Housing costs have been outstripping income increases across the U.S. by a wide margin, especially when property tax increases are factored in. Renters don’t pay them directly, but landlords do, and pass them on as rent increases. If utilities are included, it’s even worse.

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    • Stella's avatar Stella says:
      July 17, 2025 at 12:59 pm

      Afternoon mom! I hope that any rent increase will be reasonable.

      I am daily thankful that I bought a house and got a good low-interest mortgage. My monthly housing cost is pretty low, even with insurance and taxes.

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      • auscitizenmom's avatar auscitizenmom says:
        July 17, 2025 at 1:56 pm

        I had to take SS at 62 which really hurt me. And, of course, getting divorced at that time lost me a house with no way to replace it.

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        • Stella's avatar Stella says:
          July 17, 2025 at 2:01 pm

          I really sympathize. I also know that I was very lucky (or blessed by the good Lord) to get a home mortgage for the first time when I was in my fifties. I always rented up until that time. I was also blessed at the time that the landlord of the house I was renting didn’t increase my rent because I was such a good tenant. He also encouraged me to buy a house of my own, and would have loved to sell his to me.

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  14. Stella's avatar Stella says:
    July 17, 2025 at 3:16 pm

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  15. Stella's avatar Stella says:
    July 17, 2025 at 6:13 pm

    Connie Francis Dies: ‘Who’s Sorry Now?’, ‘Stupid Cupid’ Singer Who Enjoyed Viral Comeback Was 87

    https://deadline.com/2025/07/connie-francis-dead-1236460914/

    Remember her from my early teen years.

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