Off topic: Odds are that Democrats will take control of the House in 2026. How high? It will depend on "events", of course. For now, I would say somewhere between 2-1 and 10-1. (And I am st… (View Post)

Still another Christmas movie many Americans like: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Charlie_Brown_Christmas (View Post)

Off topic, but I think this cartoon will cheer most of you: https://www.gocomics.com/michaelramirez/2024/11/22 (FWIW, I like both Ramirez and Matt enough to have collections of each man's cartoons.) (View Post)

On ladders: When I was growing up, I picked cherries from our trees in the summers. We used ladders to get to the cherries higher up. Our land was not flat, so even setting a ladder could be tricky. … (View Post)

George Will provides a succinct summary of Musk's problem: "Debt service (13.1 percent of fiscal 2024 spending) is not optional and is larger than defense (12.9 percent), which Trump wants to in… (View Post)