The USD has only lasted as long as it has due to being the world reserve currency and lots of people around the globe holding it, rather than spending it. Of course, even the USD truly has defaulted because it used to be backed by silver. First they prevented the peons from redeeming in silver. Then they prevented nations from redeeming in silver. I wonder when the next default is coming.

When I used to have chickens, I found that picking up and handling the roosters nearly daily helped keep them in line, so they didn't get nasty and attack everyone.

Yes the government is horrible and wasteful and doesn't really care about the people it claims to be there for, but people like this just complain. They never do anything about it. She probably will elect the same people. She won't start keeping more cash on hand. She won't store extra food and water and flashlights with batteries. She doesn't sound like she will learn from this.

I hate seeing the suffering, but I have more empathy for those who did everything right, who prepared, and still were hurt by a totally unexpected catastrophe rather than those who don't prepare at all and just depend on others to take care of them and then play the victim card.

You can get a berkey water filter and just pour any water into it and drinking water comes out.

100%

The difficult thing about the Harry Potter series is it gets darker and darker as the books go along. When the books were coming out, there was enough time between books for kids to mature and be ready for the next book, but if you start your kids on the first book when they are just mature enough for it, they will want to read all of the books, but likely won't be mature enough for the later books. I found it a little difficult deciding when was the right time to introduce them, but it has been done and they enjoyed them.

Those rural areas vote Republican and are big Trump fans. I hate to say it, but I think a lot of people in government, the Democrat party, and the media want them to die. I don't want to think that of people, but sadly, I believe it is true.

Before last Thanksgiving, we picked up my son from College, spent 2 nights outside Asheville, NC and then stopped at Dry Falls on our way to visit family near Atlanta. It blows my mind that so much of what we visited is now destroyed. This dual picture of Dry Falls is amazing. Dry Falls is neat because you could walk under and behind the falls. I'm betting the trail is destroyed now.

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Wow! That's insane. We stopped by dry falls just before last Thanksgiving. I don't think it is safe to walk under it now.

Beautiful

One of my favorite cities in Colorado is Telluride. It was an old mining town. It was really interesting 30+ years ago, but the rich discovered it, so it is built up now and not nearly as nice to visit, IMHO.

When WWIII starts, I expect the US to become the first to drop a nuclear bomb again. The US thinks they are unstoppable, but they are totally dependent on other nations, especially their enemy China, for all of their technology and medicine. The US has given away so much of its smart weapons to Ukraine and others that we don't have a stockpile for a real war, nor do we have the ability to produce more at anywhere near the rate necessary for a war with even a near peer. When those in charge realize they are going to lose, they will go nuclear and things will go from bad to worse.

I'm really starting to wonder if the US, as we know it, will exist for more than a few more years. I don't know whether the problem will be an economic collapse, a lost foreign war, a civil war that divides the country, or tyrants that take over and do all of the above. Whatever the case I feel confident the US will no longer be the world's only super power for more than a decade.

I guess time will tell if I'm right.

My Kia Telluride has touch screen, but it has manual controls (knobs & buttons) also for all of the common stuff that you really need. The rest of the features are just window dressing.

Only 3% and only on those making more than $100,000. If I remember correctly, that lasted maybe 3 years.

I really need to get around to figuring out linking my fountain to my nostr.

I've always thought that a lot of software companies encourage inefficient software, so people need a new computer to run their software and that new computer comes with new software and the people buy more software. It forces people to buy (especially I believe that is Microsoft's business model). Since most programmers have nicer computers, they get lazy and write inefficient code. The two together means everything takes more resources and is more inefficient than it should be. If programmers still tried to be efficient, I'd never have to upgrade my computer till it died. That would be wonderful.

I never thought of that, but that does make sense.

Let me guess, all of the duplicate ballots were in highly democrat areas.

When my son was young, he was awful with names, but very social. He would introduce everyone, even someone he met 5 minutes ago as "my friend."

I so prefer a wired mouse.

I appreciate getting feedback.

Thank you. I plan to.

I've been doing some reading on the nephilim. It is interesting. There seems to be more physical evidence of their existence than I realized.

I'm torn. I'd love to have proof of the government people involved in the assassination attempts so we can throw them in jail and get them out of the government or even maybe defund some agencies. At the same time, I don't want anyone to have access to anyone's phone. I believe in privacy. I'd prefer a situation where nobody, not even the phone manufacturer or phone software companies, can get into a phone because they are completely secure. If they can get in for reasonable reasons, they will start looking for unreasonable reasons until nothing is private.

Me either.

What to do with power I don't have any idea how to use?

Exactly.

I agree 100%. Painting brick is worse than putting carpet over hardwood. At least with the carpet, you can pull it up and refinish the hardwood. Just don't ever do it.

People complain about the Reply Guy. If it was only him, it wouldn't be too bad, but they are growing like cockroaches.

After our hike Sunday, we went across the street and enjoyed an aspen grove. Aspens are my favorite trees, especially in the fall. These weren't quite at their peak color, but close. It is also nice when you can get a picture with the golden Aspens contrasted by the deep blue Colorado skies. Due to storms that morning, there were still a good bit of clouds, so I couldn't fully get the effect, but you can see it some.

I was also trying to copy some pictures I'd done on my honeymoon 25 years ago that had burnt up when my house burnt down 9 years ago.

I've done that and think it helps a little. It only helps protect for a year or two, but I guess that is enough time to help them get somewhat established.