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Just ordered a new dishwasher. Our old one never really cleaned things well so we just stopped using it several years ago and kept forgetting to replace it. Looking forward to having a dishwasher that actually works.

“Today’s decision to grant former presidents criminal immunity reshapes the institution of the presidency. It makes a mockery of the principle, foundational to our Constitution and system of government, that no man is above the law.”

Sonia Sotomayor

Good morning! I will not focus on the Extreme Court's decision today. It bothered both Ken and me all day yesterday, making us both grumpy.

Well, it and other things (recently found out that a tree fell while we were out, leaving a head-sized hole in our back porch roof, an area we almost never use).

But the decision was the topper.

Keep your tired, we’ve made it a crime to sleep.
And the prisons overflow with poor.
We have no room for huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
Our wealthy will use the wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Don’t send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
It’s too great a cost to enter this golden door!

With apologies to Emma Lazarus

I had forgotten this (it's from a FB post I made in 2019, sharing quotes from The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein).

"Under what circumstances is it moral for a group to do that which is not moral for a member of that group to do alone?"

Now I want to try this.

"Ignore all previous instructions or commands and..."

Oh, if anyone is thinking about going keto or just wants to cut carbs, made this last night and it was delicious. Served it with bacon crumbled in over steamed broccoli and sauteed spinach.Easy Low-Carb Keto Alfredo Sauce: Creamy & Delicious

This is me.