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@Yumquotient@m.ai6yr.org @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org I had dinner guests the other night who proclaimed that the latest studies proved--proved--that full-fat ice cream is a superfood. I was in the kitchen getting fruit for the one guest who ostentatiously insisted on a virtuous dessert, so I didn't hear the scientific citations. But why would they lie to me?

@heidilifeldman@mastodon.social I think Kavanaugh, Gorsuch, Alito, Roberts, Thomas and Barrett should get exactly as much security as they supported for abortion clinics. That much, and no more.

@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org My late mother-in-law couldn't resist a sale/coupon combo. We didn't need to buy dish detergent, etc., for four years after her death.

@mcspocky@mstdn.party But he'll still get his tax-free status as a charitable institution. I hope some LGBTQ supporters are able to create a pantry for all.

@Html_Entities@mastodon.social @RickiTarr@beige.party In 1976 we had something to celebrate. We had survived a corrupt president who tried to overthrow free elections. We were a little closer to the promises of the Declaration, having passed the Civil Rights Act. Roe v. Wade legalized a woman's right to choose. We were, for a brief period, not engaged in a war. Now look at us.

@paul@oldfriends.live @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org I had one in a smallish apartment that I used for dinner parties (it pretty much filled the living room when it was open, but I could seat 8 guests). It was nowhere near this fancy, though.

@ColesStreetPothole@weatherishappening.network @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org Disco got a lot of hate at its height, but "I Feel Love" justifies the whole genre.

#3goodthings 1) Surgeon said hip is healing well 2) Cherokee Purple tomatoes are ripening beautifully 3) A friend came over for dinner at the last minute--we had grilled cheese sandwiches and gazpacho made with Cherokee Purple tomatoes. Delish and perfect for a 100-degree day.

@mothninja@beige.party It was a mistake to let AI scrape Americans' "knowledge" of geography, wasn't it.

@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org We were just discussing Wite-out last night and wondering whether it still exists.

@paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange @Perrin42@mastodon.social @michael_w_busch@mastodon.online @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org A friend of mine has the complete recordings of Yoko Ono. My tastes are eclectic, but not that eclectic.

@liquidlamp@hachyderm.io @MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social Here's my question: how do you get your ballot in the first place if USPS refuses to deliver the ballot to your home? Drop boxes are great, but useless if you don't have a ballot to drop off.

@larand@appdot.net @paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange @mycotropic@beige.party @Dougfir@m.ai6yr.org @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org @W6KME@mastodon.radio @moira@mastodon.murkworks.net @cookiesinheaven@m.ai6yr.org My mom never tried to explain that lyric. It was one of those "you'll understand when you're older, dear" things. Mind you, my mother also said--years later--that she liked to think all her daughters were virgins, including those who had children.

@Nazani @EthicalProfessor I wonder how many of the priests who stood up in the pulpit and urged Catholics to vote for Trump are paying attention.

@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org eggplants with honey and ginger 2/2 large globe eggplants/aubergines, stemmed and thickly sliced, or 1 1/2 lbs (750g) baby eggplants, halved salt 1/3 cup (80ml) (approx) olive oil 5 tablespoons (75ml) clear honey juice of 1 large lemon 1 tablespoon finely minced garlic 1 tablespoon finely minced fresh ginger 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon harissa or 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste handful chopped fresh coriander/cilantro, for garnish

@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social I live in Los Angeles. I like voting by mail, but it won't be a hardship for me to vote in person. What about Oregon? Will USPS simply refuse to mail ballots to every registered voter?

@karlauerbach @airshipper I'm 76. Not particularly tech savvy. I refuse to use Outlook for anything because it was such a fucking mess 15 years ago when I had to use it for work. I also routinely refuse to use passkeys for anything.

@kirtai @alice My sister says no one should choose a name for their child until they have stood outside at 1 a.m. shouting the name for 10 minutes. And if any pets show up, pick another name.

@dougmerritt@mathstodon.xyz @ohir@social.vivaldi.net @spaf@mstdn.social "Well, there's the peace."

@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social We have one of those in our neighborhood. She has a collar with her name on it, so we all know Miss Neo is faking it when she parks her plump calico body on the doorstep and tries to look like she's never seen a bite of food. Do I feed her anyway? Of course. I never refuse a calico anything.

@inarticulatequilter@mastodon.art It depends on the fabric, I think. A friend has her mother's stash--vintage 1940s-1960s fabric in beautiful condition. If she sold it--and she isn't--she certainly wouldn't sell it for the original prices, inflation being what it is.

@Nine @ifixcoinops @reb You and me, Renalia. I thought I was the only person who could actually kill mint by trying to grow it.

@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social I have a big SUCKER sign on my forehead. Any cat can see it, even if I can't.

@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social Especially when I get one of those How to Be Healthy emails from Dr. Oz purporting to be from Medicare.

@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org Occasionally, I think of a future in which this house is too much for me as an old lady. I plan to rent it to somebody who will promise to play loud, obnoxious music at 2 a.m. on the side facing my loathsome neighbor to the east.

@NorcalGma2 All of my sisters (I have six) and I think we make our grandmother's potato salad. We all make great potato salad. All 7 versions are different. I remember standing at her elbow while she showed me how to make it, so I know I had direct instruction, but I am also quite sure I've changed it in the intervening 60 years. Also, I knew my grandmother, and I guarantee she never made it the same way twice.

@ai6yr @W6KME @Ericthebeeover2 @tsherrygeo I don't know about Knott's Berry Farm (maybe?) but I know he played at Disneyland because he occasionally played with my now brother-in-law. My brother-in-law, who has played banjo in bluegrass bands for 60 years, says Martin was always better than he was, even when they were teenagers.

@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social Pretty much. And it's only going to get worse. My August/Sept. bill is always the worst.

@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social Vicious.

@mcnado@mstdn.social Well, that's a relief. I like their pickles and I was afraid I'd have to switch to another brand.

@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social I'm having people over on July 4. I was just going to make a white sangria with peaches, but maybe this would be more appropriate.

@bytebro@mastodonapp.uk @VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social It might not be so grotesque if it was smoked.

@_L1vY_@mstdn.social @annabower@journa.host I'm trying to decide whether we're safer with an FBI director who has drunk himself into oblivion than we are with one who is conscious. I can't make up my mind.

@Alice Who am I to tell anyone what to do? I post photos of cats.

@TheGreatLlama @rrb @Npars01 @harrysintonen Plus she's a girl. The horror. A GIRL presumes to speak up. A GIRL takes a moral position. (And, while the extremely orthodox are exempt from military duty in Israel, do bear in mind that in orthodox Jewish communities, women aren't even allowed to pray with men, much less tell men what's right or wrong. The IDF is doubtless outraged.)

@paul_ipv6 @ai6yr @W6KME @Ericthebeeover2 @tsherrygeo I will! I'm sure he knows of him, even if he doesn't know him personally.

@ai6yr @W6KME @Ericthebeeover2 @tsherrygeo At Disneyland.

@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org I don't understand. If you have eggs and milk--and the spices for French toast--plus all that snow, why would you make French toast when you could make hot Tom & Jerrys and feel a lot better? I'm assuming a decent supply of whiskey or rum, of course.

@moira@mastodon.murkworks.net So sorry Gerry Davis isn't alive to hear this (he created the Cybermen, way back). He was, incidentally, an audiophile who loved opera.

@coolluck@mastodon.social @NotRappaport@mindly.social Yes--but this area of Oregon is generally quite conservative, which is the thing Trump's folks never get.

@paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org What was Marty Stuart wearing?

@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social Just gotta say: every town with a public library has the power to fund that library. We did it in Los Angeles some years ago--the measure went on our local ballot and we voted overwhelmingly for it. It doesn't take a mayor; it takes a community.

@monkeyninja@10base2.dev @RickiTarr@beige.party @TheBreadmonkey@beige.party Recently? She's just linking her Bluesky account here these days.

@monkeyninja@10base2.dev @RickiTarr@beige.party @TheBreadmonkey@beige.party Well put! I'm seriously considering muting Laffy for exactly that reason--and she's the reason I came to the Fediverse in the first place.

@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social I kind of prefer the cannibal island. Or perhaps the middle of the Sahara.

@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social I understand the "feels like" temperature will be 119. Is Trump actually going to show up in that weather?

@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social My cousin's husband gets into the car one minute before they are supposed to be somewhere an hour away and says, "We're not late yet."