General Discussion, Friday, July 31, 2026

Posted on July 31, 2026 by Stella

Day FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT of Presidential recovery.

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30 Responses to General Discussion, Friday, July 31, 2026

  1. Lucille's avatar Lucille says:
    July 31, 2026 at 1:21 am

    Stellars….

    This Southern Beach Just Earned Top Spot In The U.S. For A Second Year In A Row

    This spot was chosen for its powdery white sand, gentle slope, and shallow, calm waters.

    By Brandee Gruener – Published on June 04, 2026

    https://www.southernliving.com/this-southern-beach-just-earned-top-spot-in-the-u-s-for-a-second-year-in-a-row-11990316

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  2. WeeWeed's avatar WeeWeed says:
    July 31, 2026 at 6:23 am

    Mornin’ kids! Up ‘n at ’em – it’s a Friday, and who knows what’s going to happen!

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  3. czarina33's avatar czarina33 says:
    July 31, 2026 at 6:53 am

    National Mutt Day

    National Avocado Day

    National Raspberry Cake Day

    National Get Gnarly Day

    National Talk in an Elevator Day

    World Ranger Day

    And we reach the last day of National Ice Cream Month, where I list pistachio, Jamoca Almond, Banana Split, Mocha Madness, Cherry Garcia, Chubby Hubby, Chunky Monkey, and ask you to add any favorites I missed.

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    • WeeWeed's avatar WeeWeed says:
      July 31, 2026 at 7:01 am

      Blue Bell Black Walnut is mine! Mornin’ Czarina!

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    • Stella's avatar Stella says:
      July 31, 2026 at 10:42 am

      Morning czarina! Ice cream and raspberries!

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    • auscitizenmom's avatar auscitizenmom says:
      July 31, 2026 at 11:36 am

      Loki is my little mutt. 🙂

      I love avocados, especially guacamole.

      Raspberry cake sounds good so I will have it with vanilla ice cream.

      I am not sure there are any elevators in the little town I live in.

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    • Reflection's avatar Reflection says:
      July 31, 2026 at 2:43 pm

      Good afternoon, Czarina! Good afternoon, Lucille, Wee and Stella!

      Taking a Stella’s Place break and came up this gnarly discussion. That word’s definition is as twisted as its original meaning. So, for a bit of fun, I headed out to reddit to find out more.

      Credit to “There’s No Hurry” on Reddit. (Could not post the link as it had an auto-embed feature.)

      “It’s the sort of word that is generally used very, very informally.

      You’re mostly right about the meaning. But it’s very context dependant.

      Some examples:

      • seeing a skateboard trick – “wow that’s gnarly” – it means cool
      • seeing a guy fall whilst attempting a trick – “damn, that’s a gnarly fall” – it means that looks dangerous and intense
      • somebody asks you to do a difficult skateboard trick – “I’m not sure, it looks pretty gnarly” – meaning it looks very difficult
      • someone shows you their scraped knee after they fell from their skateboard – “ew! Gnarly!” – meaning that looks impressive and/or painful and gross

      Story time: I once shattered my collarbone and the doctor (a very young guy) said to me “wow, that’s a gnarly bone break”.”

      That last statement was worth the trip!

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      • Lucille's avatar Lucille says:
        July 31, 2026 at 5:42 pm

        Good day to you, Reflection! I’ve never vocalized or written the word in my life.

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        • Reflection's avatar Reflection says:
          July 31, 2026 at 8:29 pm

          Lucille,

          I, too, really had no idea, save for the word “gnarled” and its definition of twisted, generally from age. Certainly a far cry from Czarina’s sharing of a surfer term.

          So, I searched to see if there was any connection between the two.

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    • Lucille's avatar Lucille says:
      July 31, 2026 at 5:37 pm

      Good day, Carina! I’ll take the mutts and avocados, please. As with humans, mutts, too, can eat moderate amounts of avocado but only sliced or cubed. The skin and seed can be toxic to dogs.

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  4. Menagerie's avatar Menagerie says:
    July 31, 2026 at 8:02 am

    Good morning everyone, hope you have a great week. Heading off to Florida for a week here in a little bit.

    Czarina, put me down for chocolate raspberry truffle on that ice cream, and I’ll just splurge and have a piece of that raspberry cake too. I wonder if I should know what getting gnarly means? Am I missing something?

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  5. Menagerie's avatar Menagerie says:
    July 31, 2026 at 8:13 am

    I wonder if we’re going to get an early fall this year. Sure do have lots of Canadian geese coming to the pond the last week or two. Maybe they’re sick of the smoke.

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  6. auscitizenmom's avatar auscitizenmom says:
    July 31, 2026 at 11:45 am

    Mornin’ All. Summer continues here with several more fires burning around us. One, or some, in Oregon and one North of us. We can’t see the mountains around us right now. So far, no rain in sight.

    Hope you all are safe and can enjoy the day.

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