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Oh! I can link the live auction and silent auction list: Here's the full listing with the specifics -- (link) - MDH Mar 1, 07:52 1
- so much wine! -- nm - Andie Mar 1, 08:01
Big local news of the morning, 'Pip watch' at the eagle cam. First egg is due to hatch any time. -- (link) - Meg Mar 1, 07:50 [youtube] 2
- Come on baby eagle!! You can do it!! -- nm - decline Mar 1, 07:55 1
  - They're likely getting snow again this weekend, but at least not the 10-feet expected in the northern Sierras. -- nm - Meg Mar 1, 07:58
Other than MDH rubbing elbows with the elite, what are YOUR Weekend Plans? -- nm* - Andie Mar 1, 07:40 22
- My office desk is a monolith that I have had for 30 years. My home office desk for 20. Planning to get the home to work, get rid of the work and get - Spawn Mar 1, 08:09 2
  - man - decline Mar 1, 08:13
  - we will need photos. -- nm - Andie Mar 1, 08:10
- Same as (almost) always - maybe a couple of hours in the bookstore tomorrow. Stanley Ranch tour on Sunday. -- nm - Meg Mar 1, 07:59
- flower show! (I have a suspicion sasha might bail on me though. if she does: buying a TV!) -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Mar 1, 07:58
- Friend's concert tonight (Christie Lenée), House Concert tomorrow (Kate Earl). -- nm - JaxSean Mar 1, 07:57 1
  - I read that first and was like. JANIS can sing? -- nm - oblique Mar 1, 08:07
- Bday party prep for my BFF. Garden Party Theme. Party is Sat. Church Sunday. -- nm - Pippy: of the Meat Lover's Court Mar 1, 07:56
- Figuring out lighting for our backyard, maybe seeing Camp Rock at the middle school, A has a friend’s birthday on Sunday -- (link) - Znufrii, promoted Mar 1, 07:53 2
  - 8 course tasting menu? niiiiice -- nm - Andie Mar 1, 07:54 1
    - Very excited for this, yeah. -- nm - Znufrii, promoted Mar 1, 08:06
- Sat: Riding a camel, Sun: Celebrating FH's sister's birthday - JD Mar 1, 07:48 2
  - I envy you. A camel is on my bucket list -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 1, 07:51
  - fun! -- nm - Andie Mar 1, 07:51
- Visiting my son in Michigan :) -- nm - oblique Mar 1, 07:46
- leaving work a bit early to head to see my mom. (she is leaving regular hospital wing today and moving to the rehab/physio floor today). that's good! -- nm - Andie Mar 1, 07:43 2
  - 😺👍 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 1, 07:46
  - good news -- nm - decline Mar 1, 07:44
- dance fitness, work, fish fry at an American Legion post in the boonies, yoga, more dance fitness -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 1, 07:42 3
  - I wanted a sign today would be good. I grabbed a pair of pants that I laundered and put away. Found $5 in the pocket. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 1, 07:48 2
    - I reached into the pocket of the jacket I was wearing to the Gem and found a 'Cocktail Hour' ticket from two years ago. That was the online show they - Meg Mar 1, 07:56 1
      - Sounds like a good time :) -- nm - crash davis Mar 1, 08:15
I'm attending a charity fundraiser/event this weekend. Here's the live auction items, which would be your favorite? - MDH Mar 1, 07:28 22
- The all-inclusiveness sound of 2 and 3 is appealing (though I'd probably skip the show). But I'd rather go to Greece so 5. - Cuzzin Todd Mar 1, 08:17
- Bachelor auction? -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 1, 08:03
- 2, 8 and 10 would be high on my list. - Znufrii, promoted Mar 1, 07:56
- Related: there's a lot of silent auction items (200+). I've always won at least 1, but there's too many to post ha -- nm - MDH Mar 1, 07:50
- So process of elimination. Not 1, 12, 2, 11, 10, 7, 9....so I think 8. - JD Mar 1, 07:44
- The F1 depending where. Deer Valley because we have friends and family in the West and could fill it. -- nm - Last Of My Kind Mar 1, 07:42
- 7 sounds fun -- nm - Remlik Mar 1, 07:41
- 2, but only if they will share juicy stories -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Mar 1, 07:38
- #3 (for the London part), or #5 -- nm - Andie Mar 1, 07:38
- #2 sounds like an evening of potentially fascinating conversation. I'd also be interested on the price of #8 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 1, 07:38 2
  - I was looking at their example menu and the fact that's there's a $32 cheese supplement. Why $32? - JD Mar 1, 07:59
  - I think last year #8 went for $11k -- nm - MDH Mar 1, 07:48
- I'd do this because it's the most foreign to me: 9) F1 tickets, driver meet & greet, hotels, track transportation -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Mar 1, 07:31 1
  - If the local is good, exactly. -- nm - Spawn Mar 1, 07:32
- Where is 9 for? -- nm - Spawn Mar 1, 07:31 4
  - Your choice of Britain, Hungary, Netherlands, Italy, Austin, or Mexico City -- nm - MDH Mar 1, 07:48 2
    - *ding* -- nm - Spawn Mar 1, 08:07 1
      - we're doing MX city, right? -- nm* - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Mar 1, 08:11
  - probably at a racetrack -- nm - decline Mar 1, 07:32
- the prices will be ridiculous (I'd pick #5) -- nm - decline Mar 1, 07:30 2
  - Depends where in Greece? -- nm - Last Of My Kind Mar 1, 07:40 1
    - Multiple cities, starting on the island of Ikaria and ending in Athens. -- nm - MDH Mar 1, 07:47
The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024) Official Trailer -- (link) - decline Mar 1, 07:18 [youtube]
I am going to assume bad writing in this article. A person randomly shot a 76 yo woman in the face with a pellet gun... - Andie Mar 1, 07:17 1
- The Canadian judicial system may be thinking about the American legal precedent where a Vice-President can shoot a dude in the face - crash davis 😺 Mar 1, 07:20
"I forgot how calendars work. I thought today was February 30 and February normally has 29 days. Anyway, can I get my lab in on Monday?" -- nm - Classroom Transcripts Mar 1, 07:09 4
- Lousy Smarch weather. -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Mar 1, 07:40
- I would kind of want to give them the extra time just because of the creativity of the excuse. -- nm - Dano Mar 1, 07:16
- I would have thought "forgot how calendars work" was highly original until yesterday when we had the NFL draft prospect who doesn't believe in space - crash davis 😺 Mar 1, 07:15
- No. -- nm - Andie Mar 1, 07:10
I have an international student from Brazil and the commitment to minimal clothing is amazing even in the face of -10 C weather. -- nm - Reagen Mar 1, 07:08
Mar 1. - Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much. - Blaise Pascal- -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 1, 07:07
lol Elon suing Sam Altman for trying to profit from AI at ChatGPT -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 1, 07:03 3
- Let them fight. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 1, 08:02
- I for one love our planet's one and only true Bond Villain - Jovian Mar 1, 07:52
- All these rich dudes suing all these other rich dudes - decline Mar 1, 07:06
WordDaily - Consentient kənˈsen(t)SH(ə)nt ADJECTIVE Of the same opinion in a matter; in agreement. - crash davis 😺 Mar 1, 07:02
The Traitors S2 episode 10 thoughts (spoils) - Jovian Mar 1, 07:00
aww corporate america, where when its "national employee appreciation day" you send out a video telling us we are appreciated for winning awards about - tRuMaN Mar 1, 06:53
Bibi can keep on murdering Palestinians if Mike Pence has enough courage -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 1, 06:51
I've been playing Through The Ages with friends. In a recent game, one friend took Genghis Khan as his leader and started building the Great Wall. - Baron the Wonder Horse Mar 1, 06:51
Kevin Smith wants to buy back Dogma to make a sequel. One big issue is that Harvey Weinstein owns the film. Not Miramax, Harvey. And he's refused to - Krusty Mar 1, 06:10 [youtube] 12
- For half what he's offering, he can make Harvey's life in prison very uncomfortable. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 1, 08:04
- I love Dogma, but let it be. - Baron the Wonder Horse Mar 1, 06:17 9
  - The other issue is that unless you already have a copy there is no way to watch it. - the wrong element Mar 1, 07:48 2
    - You could always pirate a copy and this feels like it wouldn't harm anyone that isn't an awful person. -- nm - Krusty Mar 1, 08:27
    - correct -- nm - JaxSean Mar 1, 07:53
  - I was thinking about Chasing Amy the other day and how its politics have probably aged atrociously. -- nm - Reagen Mar 1, 06:38 3
    - It would not fly. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 1, 09:29
    - I just rewatched it the other day, and it's for sure a product of it's time. But in the Jay and Silent Bob Reboot has a great scene... - Remlik Mar 1, 07:33
    - I haven't seen it but there's a documentary from last year that apparently takes a look at its legacy. -- (link) - Dano Mar 1, 07:15 [youtube]
  - i should probably rewatch Mall Rats, I think i might like it more now. It was the one I didn't get at the time. (Loved Clerks.) -- nm - Andie Mar 1, 06:37 1
    - Mallrats on VHS was a favorite with me and my college roommates but I probably haven't rewatched since either -- nm - con_carne Mar 1, 06:48
- I mean, he's a pretty good guy. I'm sure they'll work it out. -- nm - Volnelk, with an eyeroll Mar 1, 06:13
PFM, looking at 8 down in Friday NYTxword, having solved the bottom of the puzzle first (spoils) - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 1, 06:07
Connections Puzzle #264 - yellow last - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 1, 05:13 10
- blue last, of course - mud Mar 1, 06:50
- Connections Puzzle #264 reverse prescribed order - crash davis 😺 Mar 1, 06:35 1
  - RPO! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 1, 06:44
- I loved blue - ty97 Mar 1, 06:33
- I also saved yellow for last - rollo Mar 1, 06:21
- no mistakes - decline Mar 1, 05:56
- Purple first, Blue last - oblique Mar 1, 05:50 1
  - My first purple first, I believe. -- nm - Volnelk, with an eyeroll Mar 1, 06:28
- No oopsies. - VMan Mar 1, 05:48
- Mine - Znufrii, promoted Mar 1, 05:14
Wordle 986 4/6 - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 1, 05:09 3
- Wordle 986 3/6 - crash davis 😺 Mar 1, 06:43
- 4 - rollo Mar 1, 06:08
- 5 - decline Mar 1, 05:51
republicans are investigating Joe Biden while claiming the president has automatic immunity????? - zeitgeist Mar 1, 01:26 4
- I think the "argument" is that only the House and Senate can try a President through the impeachment process set out in the Constitution. -- nm - Dano Mar 1, 05:22 2
  - It's also that they're looking at things he did before being President. - Inigo Mar 1, 06:20
  - *refuses to convict Trump claiming the criminal justice system can hold him accountable* -- nm* - GOP senators Mar 1, 05:37
- Republican presidents have immunity! -- nm - Andie Mar 1, 04:29
SEC, Big 10 now have "rights" to not have to play those dirty little peasant conference teams in the first round of the BCS -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 1, 00:51
"Cream Abdul Jabbar" lol -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 1, 00:23
Why couldnt the composer go into the bar? - JD Feb 29, 23:23 8
- What do you get when you drop a piano down a mine shaft? - Howie Feb 29, 23:51 7
  - My uncle was a conductor. He was hit by lightning 3 times. --nm - Howie Feb 29, 23:52 6
    - My uncle worked in a varnish factory until he fell into a vat of polish... -- (edited) - Howie Feb 29, 23:54 5
      - My uncle worked in a bubble gum factory until he fell into a vat. Boy did the boss chew him out. --nm - Howie Feb 29, 23:55 4
        
        My uncle worked in a brewery until he fell into a vat of beer. - Howie Feb 29, 23:57 3
        
        A length of string walks into a bar. The bartender says, "We don't serve your kind here." - Howie Mar 1, 02:04 2
        
        A termite walks into a saloon, hops onto a stool, pounds his fist down on the counter and asks, "Is the bar tender here?" - Howie Mar 1, 02:09 1
        
        I'm working on my next late night confessional, but it running a little long. -nm - Howie Mar 1, 02:12
This may already be wrong in the morning, but here's the dude who does PFF and NBC Sports draft stuff talking about Justin Fields' trade value. -- (link) - David Feb 29, 22:33 [youtube] 1
- Sources tell him being a Falcon is a done deal. -- nm - Last Of My Kind Mar 1, 06:08
50 years ago 7 Nixon WH admins are indicted on conspiracy charges related to Watergate coverups. -- (pic) - zeitgeist Feb 29, 21:58 [Attachment]
Can an NHL person explain to me why the Predators aren't terrible? I mean, the Kraken are terrible... -- nm - David Feb 29, 21:54 3
- the Kraken are... fine? like neither one of them is good, but the preds have a much better goalie and first line (both forward and D). - mafic Feb 29, 23:05 2
  - Please don't bring your reality into my Crash Davis smack talk. We have 70. They have 63. We win. -- nm - David Feb 29, 23:37 1
    - we have 83. -- nm - mud Mar 1, 07:04
Yikes. Iceland ponies are tiny! - Mop🧹 Feb 29, 21:53 2
- don't call them ponies. They're horses. You'll make the natives (and the horses) mad. -- nm - oblique Mar 1, 05:46
- 20% of the animal’s weight is usually the limit for horses, more or less. Ponies can probs go a bit higher ‘cause they be bulky. -- nm - mafic Mar 1, 04:49
Donald's partners in 'truth social' and former Apprentice stars are suing him for trying to cheat them out of their share -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 29, 21:21 5
- I saw this on MSNBC earlier. love it. that sale could bail him out. -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 29, 21:50
- strange. doesn't sound like something he'd do. -- nm - mafic Feb 29, 21:25
- Donald's holding companies suddenly are located in Florida -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 29, 21:24
- Link. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Feb 29, 21:22 1
  - You created a network called Truth Social and you haven't seen The Social Network?? - Max Feb 29, 21:31
Caitlin Clark question: does the WNBA pay well? -- nm - Mop🧹 Feb 29, 20:13 15
- No. Not by the team, but the endorsement contracts she's going to get is going to be crazy. -- nm - Remlik Mar 1, 07:39
- Random fact: Her mother was in my graduating class in high school. - Cuzzin Todd Mar 1, 04:08
- No. - Will Hunting Feb 29, 20:38 1
  - Brittney Griner went to russia because she was making 5x what WNBA paid. -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 29, 20:50
- yes. sign with Vegas. -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 29, 20:24 1
  - this year will be a hat trick -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 29, 20:24
- her sneaker deal is gonna be insane -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 29, 20:20 1
  - yeah. that's the thing that makes it worthwhile. -- nm - mafic Feb 29, 21:09
- It beats working at Sears. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Feb 29, 20:14 6
  - My point being, does it beat leaving college without a degree? -- nm - Mop🧹 Feb 29, 20:28 5
    - She's been there four years, why won't she have a degree? -- nm - Krusty Mar 1, 04:38 2
      - And if she doesn't she could easily finish it up at a later date. -- nm - Krusty Mar 1, 04:39 1
        
        There there. Can't you see Mop is just making peace with his own life choices by questioning others who make choices different than his own. - con_carne Mar 1, 06:38
    - I was quoting Bull Durham. The max salary in the WNBA is $234,936 currently -- (link*) - crash davis 😺 Feb 29, 20:31
    - when you're Caitlin Clark? absolutely (though arguable under NIL she could be taking a pay cut going pro) -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 29, 20:31
This Half As Interesting video is 6 minutes of learning and humor, and it’s just about building a power line. - Mop🧹 Feb 29, 20:02 [youtube]
*sighs, tears up tomorrow's lesson plan* -- (link) - Reagen Feb 29, 19:57 5
- "I'm in trouble!" -- nm - JD Feb 29, 23:39
- we did the thermite reaction in chem AP. just sayin'. -- nm - mafic Feb 29, 20:56
- I do think dueling should either be literature or PE. What is this chemistry stuff? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Feb 29, 20:13 2
  - I'm also teaching physics this term. -- nm - Reagen Mar 1, 02:00
  - Exact forging of the Hattori Hanzo sword -- nm - con_carne Feb 29, 20:35
MJxINXS -- (link) - prayformojo 🐵 Feb 29, 19:55

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