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Happy Birthday Jpelg!

Oh, I just thought you were showing a picture of Doug's house on a slow cat day.

I got about $800 off of my S22 Ultra.

Oh, excuse me. I just always naturally assume that most people realize Samsung products are superior in every way. 🙂

I have some Samsung Bluetooth buds by AKG. They're pretty good, but I still almost always reach for my Astell & Kerns Billie Jean IEMs by Jerry Harvey. The detail is just better, and I don't mind the wires at all. More comfortable too.

That was my drag name.

B.C. yes. Washington, not so much.

Actually it's Candy Bench, but close enough.

Colin must be hiding there somewhere.

Unless it's a Kid Rock album. Then I'll double her asking price.

That person has never had 'good' biscuits and gravy. I too have had restaurant versions I'd describe in the same way.

That always sounds like Brent's erectile disfunction. Oh, and still not conflicted.

Stop painting on them, and just sell the damned records.

Right now is not a good time for Mitch to leave. ATM he's providing some of the only sanity in the GOP. His void would most likely be filled by a much more MAGA inspired replacement. I believe this is exactly the reason President Biden is running block for him.

Those live plants are bound to leave rings on the top of those speakers! People putting stuff on top of their speakers drives me nuts.

So something to be avoided at all costs? Got it.

I know that Doug would like to see Roy Underhill.

I still don't know what a 'cunt' is!

The 90's? That was like yesterday. I'm talking about the 70's.

I remember it being pretty common. I'm really old.

My heart was weak...

Absolutely delicious! This will immediately be put into my repertoire. This dish would probably be very good with just the squash and tomatoes. But the caramelized onions add such a depth of flavor. I may try a little balsamic vinegar next time, as I think it would pair very well.

The layer of caramelized onions underneath the zucchini, summer squash and tomatoes is kind of the surprise of this dish. Can't wait to tuck in, but it's lava hot ATM.

I'm going to attempt a French Tian, because it looks and sounds incredible. I'm carmelizing the onions ahead of time, but will start the veg prep later.

Had a somewhat similar situation. My Dad was physically abusive, to my Brothers, myself and also to my Mother. Hearing and seeing my Mother getting beaten was much worse for me than my own beatings. Their divorce after 20 years of marriage was a good thing, but still difficult. I'm an open book about my life, and talking about those times is therapeutic for me. However, it can be difficult. When you tell other people about the physical abuse, they can only see a monster. If it were that simple, just leaving would be a simple solution. But it's never that simple. My Father could also be a very fun, loving person. I'm in no way making excuses for the overboard abuse, but nothing is Black and White. I think my Dad did the best he could with the tools he had. His childhood was bad as well, in different ways, but pretty bad. I think the best we can do is try to mimic the good traits and learn to avoid the bad ones. I've had self esteem issues most of my life, because of my Father. I over compensate for sure, but the older I get, I think the better handle I have on that. I learned a lot of good things from my Father, and we had many, many good times. I choose to focus more on those. In the end, we can only try to improve ourselves, as we're all flawed. I know that my Father was proud of the man I became. And I also know that he was very happy that I did not inherit his violent streak. At the end he was hardest on himself. I do need to say though that the main reason that I did not have children was for fear of copying his abusive ways. I used to wait for that guy to show up in me. Today I know that he just doesn't exist in me. Whether it's true or not, I've convinced myself that my homosexuality had a lot to do with my empathy for others.