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Ha ! How did I miss this ? I guess it was posted around the time we lost our latest cat (Spooky). Got hit by a car. It took me more than a few weeks to get over that trauma and guilt. Just awful.

still have a few of mine kicking about. don't recall the context.

I didn't get a chance to watch the game yesterday, but I'm going to stick my head over the parapet and just say that I really like that green third kit.

Crimean Bridge: Made With Love...

Saw a couple of versions of that video the other day. Watch at 33 seconds, you can see another missile go whizzing past from left to right.

I post the occasional cat pic and still like to interact with a few groups. I culled my friends list down to about 25 close family and friends (and Section). No crazy people allowed. These new 'suggested for you' posts is making me reach for the 'delete profile' button though.

eh ?

Beat me to it...where are you again, Poly ? I forget.

National Holiday in Canada ? WTF ?

I might be late to the party on this one, but thought this live map was quite a useful tool, especially now with the rapid pace of the offensive. Hard to keep up with the names and places and events .... https://liveuamap.com/

Yeah, you're probably right. I don't know if they pay out for injuries or not. I tried to find the document, but will keep looking.

There was an intercepted communication (whether it was fake or not) that came from the Russian Finance Ministry just yesterday that had the amounts paid out to families. When it was divided by the individual payout, it came to just under 50,000 deaths (not including mercenaries and local fighters).

Surprised to see his face and a good long article on him on CNN this morning... https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/04/football/trent-alexander-arnold-liverpool-premier-league-spt-intl/index.html Didn't know he still lived at home.

Nice - I'm still in the younger 51-55 bracket

Found this article under one of the followers of Tom Cooper on Medium. It's a long read, but does explain some of the buildup to the war during the time of Trump.... https://medium.com/war-is-boring/trump-aides-and-russian-mobsters-pulled-strings-in-putins-massive-ukraine-gas-scheme-2ec3e6cef803

Sounds like a fun trip. Here are a few tips aside from the obvious tourist attractions in SF, although I admit it's been 20 years since I lived there. If you're staying downtown (Union Square) and not adverse to walking, start out on the waterfront at the Embarcadaro and walk as far as you can along Fisherman's wharf all the way out to the Golden Gate bridge. It's a big walk, but lots to see. Some of the nieghbourhoods just back from the water are great to see as well - Coit Tower, Lombard Street, Marina district, Presidio. If you walk straight up Mission (or the Market street tram) from downtown, you'll end up at the mission district (gay area). Watched Euro 2000 there. If you go from the end of Market out to the Golden Gate park, you'll pass through some great neighbourhoods again (Haight Ashbury - 60's hippy zone). Lots to do out at the park. I lived in Berkeley during my time there, so I can also suggest a couple of alternatives. If you're interested in a bit of war history, you can visit the USS Hornet at Alameda, or spend some time in Berkeley hiking the hills and going to the Botanical gardens. Maybe finish with dinner at Chez Panisse... https://www.chezpanisse.com/1/ That would be a winner on the Foodie thread. Make sure to be some place high up around 5:00pm to see the fog roll in from the west (Berkeley hills or better yet one of the rooftop bar/restaurants downtown)...it's awesome. By the way, when you mention baseball I assume you meant the SF Giants. Do not go to Oakland. You'll love the area around Oracle Park. You wouldn't like Oakland much.

Good work, MR - four years in cat jail is far too long.... like 28 years !

Spooky is always looking for a belly rub....

I'm not really a video game cat, but this looks like fun....

Much better, thanks

I was going to ask - you stopped posting his links ? Now I have to bookmark it and scroll down on my own for it every couple of days. Sigh.