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Since I'm getting old, I increased the font size default on my phone so its easier to read. The font size in this window while I type is noticeably larger than it was before. But once I post it, the font reverts back to the original smaller size, as are all the other posts in the thread. Some folks with unique fonts are different sizes, but the default is still pretty small. The typical zoom with 2 fingers thing doesn't work. Ideas?

October may be too late, but I think you're good for now.

Dragonflies breed in still or slow moving water and eat bugs. So you need a nearby pond and neighbors who don't spray their yard with insecticide.

Wish they'd taken a picture and released it. I bet that fish was old.

My wife saw one at our house this afternoon.

My college buddy Mike designed most of the front end. I'll pass along the complement.

My parents in Chattanooga have seen a few.

Buddy at work calls it "salve". It gets used extensively as you might guess. My youngest was headed in that direction... he mixes mayo and ketchup for fries. A few days ago he put a ridiculous amount of mayo on his burger. I called him out on it and he just grinned. An hour later he was whining about being hungry. I asked how that could be since he'd just eaten a big burger. He said he didn't eat it, too much mayo.

Wheels through Time is worth the trip. Traffic shouldn't be horrible mid-week provided you miss the usual busy times.

I think we're all guilty of occasionally painting whatever group with a similar brush. Stereotypes do exist for a reason, but that doesn't mean those who typify a stereotype represent the majority of that group, nor do we have to be beholden to them. Evaluating people individually is the right thing to do, but it takes more time than most people are willing to invest.

Yep. I still have an ETR shirt.

Saw this on ADV..... small world.

Indeed.

Gangs, drugs, and assaults are symptoms. They won't go away until we understand the problem(s). Understanding won't be easy and fixing will be even harder. Coming to the table unwilling to compromise accomplishes nothing.

Yes. We must have effective debate on differing ideas. The end goals are likely very similar, it the path to get there that's different. No one has an air tight position, there are flaws or pitfalls in any path. Debating with a mirror, preaching to the choir, etc. does not build consensus. If one group thinks the others are incompetent, there will be no resolution.

Happy Easter folks! He is risen!

Make sure you know the different between a common snapping turtle and an alligator snapping turtle. Alligator snappers are considered rare in TN.

Yep. We had to get a new couch about a year ago. Furniture stores seem to do most of their business with these high rent interior design groups who decorate the McMansions popping up everywhere. I'm sure those designers are getting a big price cut based on the volume they move.

My house was tested when I bought and I recall the result was very low, almost immeasurable.

Didn't know automatic vents were a thing. Interesting.

I know how to start one with damp stuff, but its not easy.

Security doesn't have to mean armed guards. Most of these shooting have started with the perp just walking in. No perimeter, no controlled entry, no fancy scanners, nothing but doors that should have been locked. I understand that schools shouldn't look like prisons, but most newer schools have very similar architecture. Agreed. Both my kids had great interaction with the SRO's in their elementary school. My youngest walked away wanting to be a cop. The problem is the perception within the department. The SRO job was viewed negatively by other cops. You're not considered a "real cop" when you're policing 9 yr olds all day. Someone had to be assigned, no one would volunteer. Which is why they change person regularly.

Yeah, I think muskrat too.

Turtle?

Yesterday I learned one of my aunts used to be neighbors with the shooter's family. Her kids (my cousins) used play with their kids. They haven't spoken in many years but she thought highly of them. It's been a tough week.