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Baby carrot comes to mind. And it's the right colour.

As far as getting cosy with Bubba goes, it would depend on the law regarding Trump's right to Secret Service protection. Maybe Bubba could get around the agents with a bit of old fashioned bribery

It would be interesting to see a complete audit and percentage breakdown of Australian vs imported food products. I did the old trick of reading the packaging from the hospital breakfast this morning for want of something better to read. The fresh banana would most likely be Australian. The Orchy brand apple juice was imported and packed here. The sugar was Australian. The tea unknown but most likely imported. The Kellogs cornflakes were product of Thailand. The Sanitarium soy milk claimed 'at least 88% Australian product'. It's made of water, reconstituted soy protein and a bunch of chemicals and vitamins. My guess is the 88% Australian content is the water. It's good to see we can grow our water and not import it from China.

Same here. But I'm faster; I can beat you in a race as long as it's in a straight line.

A mate of mine lent me a spare Samsung tablet to use while recovering from a recent op, the reason being he has the full series of Deadwood and Justified on it. After being in hospital with only the smallish phone for internet use, I'm thinking of getting a tablet. Never had one before but it would be good for times away from home & save dragging the laptop around. He uses it when he feels like watching a movie in bed. For internet use I could use the tablet as the device & the phone as a mobile hotspot.

I topped 115 bpm today. It's normally 90-95 but the raised level is normal considering recent blood loss and anaemia. Less blood volume and low haemoglobin causes the heart to speed up to try to push more O2 around

Did you know how the F-111 dump and burn began? The dump and burn flight tests were performed due to a concern about fuel dumping at high all-up weights after the loss of one engine, a situation that could require operation of the remaining engine in afterburner.

It's hard to know what to read into putler's reshuffle of positions of those in his close circle. Sergei Shoigu has been removed as defence minister, being replaced by an economist. Some commentary sees this as a recognition by putler that they need to tighten up manufacturing and supply for a long extended war. Previous to Shoigu being dismissed from the defence minister's job, his second in command was arrested on corruption charges. Possibly putin thinks a civilian economist can get a handle on the waste, theft, and manufacturing problems in the defence materiel sector. Security chief Nikolai Patrushev has also been relieved of his post. He's the one most talked about as a successor to putin. The talk has been that Shoigu will take over his job. That makes sense for putin as Shoigu is a long trusted associate. Perhaps putin thinks having Shoigu overseeing the security branch will prevent Patrushev plotting against him. I haven't seen any mention of Patrushev's possible new position. From his point of view, probably as far away from the window as possible.

The NRL women's game is growing. Last night's NRLW State of Origin game one drew a record crowd of 25,492 at Lang Park in Brisbane, almost double the figure of last year's opener. NSW won the day in a well deserved win. This is the first year the women's State of Origin will be best of three games in line with the men's competition. TV ratings were up 40% as well, with nearly a million viewers tuning in.

Putler won't be pleased. One of his two NATO lapdogs has been shot in an assassination attempt. Pro Russian Slovakian PM Robert Fico was shot in the stomach with the injuries described as life threatening. I doubt anyone in Ukraine will shed a tear. Fico had vowed to block Ukraine from joining NATO, stopped all military aid to Ukraine when he was elected last year and holds the view that Ukraine is not an independent and sovereign country. He has also been accused of repeating Kremlin claims that the war was started by Ukrainian Nazis. This will certainly shake his Siamese twin Viktor Orban in Hungary. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-15/slovakia-prime-minister-robert-fico-shot/103853772

The Orange Clown spanked with SFM's bible. Followed by the laying on of the hands. Maybe he can cast out some demons while he's at it. Exorcise a big orange turd.

I wonder how long it would take Gina to earn $300.

Peter, do you know where that photo was taken?

I read a report that in the San Francisco Bay area thieves are cutting off the charging cables for the copper. It would be a lucrative business as they have a lot of copper in them.

Now that it's banned, everyone will want to access it to see what the fuss was all about.

I saw it. Took 30 seconds to focus.

Australia has some previous form with book bans. I don't remember the exact case details as it was a few years back, but we've had books banned that are legal in every other part of the world. I also don't remember the exact state or book title but there was a case a few years ago where a book was state banned and legal to buy in every other state and territory.

I had my own domains for quite a few years via GoDaddy.com. They were good and cheap to start with but eventually their prices crept up which is understandable. I've only got one with them now which is parked up for possible future use or sale. The problem with domain names is all the basic ones are already taken. For example nomad.org is already taken. GoDaddy has a simple search function and also lists other similar available names. https://www.godaddy.com/en-au

A bit off topic, but I'm in a shared room in hospital with an ex Victorian who played AFL from the age of seven & currently coaches a local women's team. I've had some interesting conversations with him about AFL & footy in general and learned a bit about the Aussie Rules game. Our TV screens in the room are about 2 metres apart and last night at the same time he was watching an AFL match while I was watching the NRL Dolphins vs Manly.

It's like that lately at the museum I volunteer at. Most volunteers are getting on a bit. I started there in 2015 and we lost one bloke soon after, but no more until the last 18 months thereabouts where we have lost several. They are a big loss to the museum due to their past industry or service history and experience, plus all good blokes as well.

It's been said that these Russian 'Turtle' tanks are becoming more common. It severely restricts turret movement so they must be getting concerned about their tank losses.

So far I think their casualty rate is ten times the total in Afghanistan.

I was listening to Nightlife on the ABC radio and the presenter had a lengthy three way conversation with Bill Browder and Professor Paul Dibb on the state of the Ukraine/Russia war. Paul Dibb said he was expecting it to be a long war which could run for several more years. As it stands, it's over ten years since the start of the conflict in Crimea and the Donbass and more than two years since the start of the full scale invasion.

Thanks Peter, great to hear he's ok.

Still no sign of onetrack. It will be three weeks tomorrow since he was here, and almost as long since he was on the other site.