The longest conclave on record took nearly three years. The election of a successor to Pope Clement IV in 1268 dragged on for so long — about 1,000 days — that locals in the town of Viterbo, where it… (View Post)

Small problems: A few weeks ago I reported that I had doubled up on car insurance by mistake. Sheila's Wheels (expensive insurance but good customer service) have just refunded me the whole lot … (View Post)

Your dog for scale looks like an alpaca. (View Post)

Er ... what? I'm not in the habit of falling in any :wink: . (View Post)

At this time it's a Trump Rhetorical Dream. They see it as being around Symbolism and Deterrence and Performative Cruelty. It's only a short segment of a few minutes. It's Michael Howa… (View Post)