Buckeye, the tree ought to be half price since its already on the ground. No need to climb.

Melinda, I swapped out the snow thrower for the lawn mower last month. You're probably okay leaving them home.

Melinda, I think I might be in town on the 4th. A friend says you ought to check with TSA about the chains. I will reach out to MT.

The last few months I'm being mail bombed by the GOP(e) getting 20+ emails a day begging for money. These are the same people who were preening and prancing with Paul Ryan and the DNC MFM "This is not who we are" cr@p. President Donald John Trump is the only one I'm inclined to support right now. The gope showed their true allegiance when they held the majority and worked to undercut Trump's agenda.

rse, how soon before government provided child care is a fundamental human right? Being raised by the state from infant through high school; what could go wrong?

Clarice, thank you for your "Pieces" column this morning. The corrupt governments in NY, IL, and CA, like those in China, have a common consciousness that differs only in degree. MN is also a high tax state where the Democrats are always grubbing for higher taxes to "us[e] taxpayer funds to buy off tranches of hands-out voting blocs and donors" that they believe will lead to a permanent majority. MN's new two year budget apparently spends more than Republicans wanted but falls short of what Democrats demanded. Whereas NY, IL, and CA are leading the way down the slippery slope of higher taxes, it appears to me that MN is still teetering on the edge. Democrats, like Terminator, vow they will be back next year.

One more before I go off and do other things.

My pleasure, jim nj. Check out the new Huawei phone:

THE WEEK IN PICTURES: PRINCE OF WHALES EDITION

Is there a third option? click here if you can't see the hole thing

More Jim,S warmup for the big event. Time for second cuppa.

Affirmative, Melinda. Not just a lucky guess, I'm guessing.

Henry, I logged into router and updated the firmware to latest. All back to normel. Weird it would do that. All my other browser pages (I have 68 open) displayed without exception. JOM was the only one odd.

Something in my router is scrozzling JOM. I lost the green borders and page layout. Everything appears linearly line by line the whole width of the browser window. It affects PC and i-things safari and chrome. I turned off WiFi on phone and page formatting came back. Connect to WiFi and page format goes poof. A side benefit is I see the meme pictures full size. No 400 pixel width cropping.

What's up with JOM displaying all wonky on i-Things and PC Chrome? Where'd all the green go?

Heh, jim nj. Great description that exactly captures my experience. When I slide back into astronaut mode I remember in my mind's eye the Mercury astronauts. The chair is spendy. Mine was $2k in 1992. I don't regret buying it.

jim nj, the chair has three positions. The pic depicts laid back. I spend most time in mid position. Fully forward to sit at a desk. It's a Stokke Gravity Chair.

Buckeye--good luck keeping your legs over your head. Posted by: clarice | June 12, 2019 at 09:58 PM I bought one of these in 1992 and it's still my favorite chair.

Rocco, thanks for the pointer to the taco seasoning recipe. Much appreciated.

Jim, beyond grilling and broiling I like to keep cans of tuna and chicken on hand. Open a can, add some mayo, and your meal is ready. Pork rinds and sour cream are another easy snack.

rse: 'world social altruism'. Leftist always trying to play God. Any collective altruism comes from the individuals who constitute the collective.

Here's a better fit.

Woah! England Forced To Crown Donald Trump As King After Strange Woman Lying In Pond Lobs A Sword At Him

MM2's PDJT tweet, "... Problem is, if you don’t hit back, people believe the Fake News is true. So we’ll hit back!" Yes! Moar, please! Can there be victory without skulls and lamentations?

I guess if you have a cheating spouse then defrosting the freezer is probably not on your list of priorities.