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Large 'cryptic' creature found lurking under bridge in Ecuador. It's a new species Oblivious to the traffic passing overhead, a large creature lurked under a bridge in Ecuador. The "cryptic"-looking creature hunted for food, sought out mates and generally went misidentified. Not anymore. https://www.yahoo.com/news/large-cryptic-creature-found-lurking-184241322.html

[cue Leftist sobs] Then he belongs here even less. --- Makes one long for the days of trickles of "single Mexican men seeking work."

It's a very good vitamin. I sure don't want that norovirus.

Thrilling Sunday-report-on-Monday, see belatedly man: Collected Mama T-B. for luncheon at Cousinette T-B.'s casa, short distances man. Turned out to be a celebration of various February birthdays, Mama T-B. one of same man. Attendees were mostly family, with a couple of other couples man. We consumed several bagels + lox + turkey and egg salad, ingest we man. Stayed approximately 2 hours + half an hour, reasonable length man. Dropped Mama T-B. back at her crib, drop senior she man we man. At casa, serviced indignant miu, started last laundry, and siesta'd, service launder zzz we man. After siesta, dished the warsher, domestic we man. Watched AFV, pretty good man. Began lengthy project that we'd put off for a month, industrious we man. Skipped din-din and even snacks, involved we man. Just got onto VJ and now it's nearly zzz time, we man! No party with the rubias tonight, they'll have to suffer till tomorrow night man.

Hopefully one won't pull one's drawers out from the dresser and find snakes therein, trouser-snakes notwithstanding man.

For what -- appetite, or schizophrenia?

It's still Sunday in parts of the continental United States (whew). Here now, without delay, is our Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke: ============================================================= THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY If Cinderella's shoe fit so perfectly, why did it fall off in the first place? If cats could text you back, they wouldn't. I sympathize with batteries -- I'm never included in anything, either. To whoever stole my antidepressants: I hope you're happy. A man is incomplete until he gets married. Then he's finished. I bet jellyfish are sad that there are no peanut butter fish. The worst part about parallel parking is the witnesses. My friend David just had his ID stolen. Now he's just Dav.

New York Prosecutes Couple For Fraud For Listing Their House For $499,000 When It Ultimately Sold For $485,000 NEW YORK — Local couple Marty and Shelly Cross have been officially charged with fraud after listing their home for $499,000 when it ultimately sold for slightly less. "The Cross family knowingly and willfully tried to get a good deal when they sold their home," explained Attorney General Letitia James. "The State of New York hereby assesses the Cross family a fine of $50 million for their egregious actions. If they cannot pay by tomorrow, we will begin kidnapping their children to hold as ransom." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/new-york-prosecutes-couple-for-fraud-for-listing-their-house-for-499000-when-it-ultimately-sold-for-485000

The Curious Case of Nikki Haley [...] Today, we are witnessing the equally curious transformation of a politician from a once reliable Republican conservative to a radical Democrat who seems intent on killing her own presidential political career in the crib. I am talking, of course, about Nikki Haley. [...] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/02/24/the_curious_case_of_nikki_haley_150551.html

This is a readable, elegant article with details perhaps new to us. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Lasting Damage of Bidenomics Recently, Democratic Party-cheerleading economist Paul Krugman declared, "Inflation is over. We won." This is like a robber shooting you and then declaring, "The coma I put you in is over! We won!" The truth is that the wild inflation, high interest rates, bank failures, and other economic harms of the last three years were all entirely avoidable and all entirely caused by President Biden and the Democrats' arrogant and unwise policies. [...] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/02/24/the_lasting_damage_of_bidenonmics_150552.html

Perhaps, but they're cheaper than skilled U.S. hires.

Reactions to this? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cat Ownership May Increase Risk of Developing Mental Health Conditions Recent findings from a study published in the Schizophrenia Bulletin have sparked discussions in the medical and pet-loving communities. Researchers have unveiled a surprising link between cat ownership and an elevated risk of experiencing schizophrenia and related mental health conditions. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/cat-ownership-may-increase-risk-110658420.html

Bets on whether this sank into her occasional-cortex? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AOC heckled in fiery town hall: 'All you care about is illegal aliens' A town hall hosted by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. touting the apparent benefits of the Green New Deal ended up turning some attendees red with anger on Thursday. The socialist lawmaker was speaking at an event in Queens in New York Citywhere she was heckled by two attendees who accused her of caring more about illegal immigrants than those whom she was elected to represent. One of the hecklers, Jonathan David Rinaldi, said he is challenging Ocasio-Cortez for her congressional seat. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/aoc-heckled-fiery-town-hall-125507871.html

Oh, poop... ~~~~~~~~~~~ Violent, diarrhea-inducing stomach bug spreads in Northeast: 'Incredibly contagious' It's a noro-easter. The norovirus, a hypercontagious stomach bug, is sweeping across the Northeast, causing schools to shutter and citizens to suffer from violent diarrhea and other alarming symptoms. "It is incredibly contagious," Dr. Alfred Sacchetti from Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden, NJ, told ABC News. "Just one particle of the norovirus that you ingest will get you sick." [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/violent-diarrhea-inducing-stomach-bug-211526931.html

Reaction to this idea? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Employers are hiding a secret about strict return-to-office mandates—they're probably bluffing about how many days they want you back White-collar workers are getting used to recognizing the signs that remote work is dying—and lately, it's coming in the form of CEO memos demanding a return to the office. Major businesses from beauty retailer L'Oreal to banks like Deutsche and Goldman Sachs are beginning to reign in years of pandemic-era workplace flexibility, and based on the rhetoric, they appear to mean business this time. But hidden within those ominous memos is a big secret, and the clue to unraveling it comes from a quick look at many companies' post-pandemic office footprints. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/employers-hiding-secret-strict-return-084100170.html

Give me your tired, your poor, your criminal Venezolanos... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Venezuelan migrants linked to more crimes in U.S., but Maduro shuts door on all deportations [...] deporting law-breaking Venezuelan migrants just got harder for the U.S. government as the South American country has torn up a deal to let them be flown home from the U.S. and Mexico. Venezuela has stopped accepting flights of migrants deported from the U.S. and Mexico. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/venezuelan-migrants-linked-more-crimes-215433981.html

I heard on the radio, and must find a supporting news link, that it innocuously belongs to an amateur balloonist.

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Not any longer, thanks to Bidementia's prescient foresight in allowing millions of skilled illegals in!

Thrilling Saturday non-GS/ES report, see man: Ex-Mrs.-T-B. collected Mini-B. early, end of Two Guys week man. Lunch was at Popeye's*, ingest we man. *WUOC, financially savvy we man Indignant miu was serviced, and a siesta was subsequently taken, mollify miu and zzz we man. Din-din was 2 cotto salami sandwiches, ingest we man. Mini-B.'s earlier-than-usual abdication enabled the laundering of 2 loads, propitious man. (Cousin T-B. planned a luncheon for noon on Sunday**, outrageous disruption of schedule man.) Happily, we will now have only one laundry load on Sunday, propitious man. We might also dish the warsher tonight instead of Sunday, ahead of the power curve we man. **Anyone who schedules anything on a Sunday needs to quit that horrible imposition, man Party with the rubias after late TV news, cavort we man.

Saturday GS/ES report, see man: We attended all, diligent we man. Not one of them had one item merely worth picking up and inspecting briefly, no man. Total = $0, skunked man

What to Do When Your Cat Won't Eat — and How His Whiskers May Be to Blame Cats can be tough to read, and even their owners may get frustrated trying to figure out what's bothering them. One question that often pops up: Why won't my cat eat? A cat turning his nose up or barely eating can certainly be a cause of concern! We asked veterinarians and cat experts for the answers, including what to look for, how to get a picky cat to eat and how to start them on new food. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/14-tricks-getting-picky-cat-172725950.html

Yee-HAAAAA! [Note to T-B.'s self: Jokes worked again... jokes worked again... ]

He and his firm are cavalier, naive, or both. There is NEVER a negative in front-loading applications.

Genuinely sorry to hear it. [T-B. fervently strives to lighten the mood] What did Tennessee? The same thing Arkansas.