Herbert Hoover's career before becoming president is most impressive, mining engineer all over the world, fed the Belgians during WW I, Ukrainians and Russians afterwards. His wife, Lou Henry Hoover,… (View Post)

Cats and mental illness? https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/advancing-psychiatry/202312/cat-ownership-and-schizophrenia-a-new-perspective (View Post)

From previous threads: There are two things I like about Mark Kelly, his military career and his science degrees. The value of the first -- both politically and in an elected office -- should be obvi… (View Post)

On topic, sort of: "The U.S. economy grew at a surprisingly robust 2.8 percent annualized rate in the second quarter, capping two years of solid expansion, despite some signs of softening. Gross… (View Post)

FPT: My very well informed golfing friend tells me this is a pretty good book: https://www.amazon.com/Commander-Cheat-Golf-Explains-Trump/dp/0316528080 "Based on Reilly's own experiences with Tr… (View Post)