Happy Winter Solstice. I hope everyone is having a good day and staying warm. Today was also our little puppy dog Chardonnay's birthday. She would've been 18 today. We lost her suddenly just before her 14th birthday in 2020. She had more white hair as she aged, don't we all, but she was my little love and I was so glad she was. She kept me company in all the odd places that we lived around the world.
I still miss her. I pray she'll run up and meet me in heaven some day.
I will post pictures of the final product soon, after I wiped the grease off my phone.
@derrickhhurd what is the formula of your success? How has it changed over the years?
Finally, an airline with a spine, would like to see all the airlines follow this: Could you imagine the schitt dem congressmembers would get waiting in line for hours from the public!?
Delta Air Lines has suspended "specialty services" and VIP treatment for members of Congress, treating them instead like regular passengers based on their frequent-flyer status, according to news reports from March 24, 2026.
Key details of this decision include:
Reason: The decision is a direct response to the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which has caused staffing shortages and long security lines at airports.
Suspended Perks: Lawmakers will no longer receive airport escorts, "Red Coat" services, or special assistance for seating, upgrades, or rebooking.
What Remains: A dedicated phone line for reservations, known as the "Capital Desk," will remain open, but they will not get special treatment at airport checkpoints.
CEO Reaction: Delta CEO Ed Bastian expressed frustration that...
‘PVC’, not just for pipes anymore
“PVCs or Premature Ventricular Contractions (also called premature ventricular complexes or ventricular premature beats). They are a common type of irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia, where an extra heartbeat originates in one of the heart’s lower chambers (the ventricles) instead of following the heart’s normal electrical pathway.”
My stunning, blushing bride has PVCs. She has had them for years, they come and go.
About 14 years ago she went to a Cardiologist and they had her wear a ‘heart halter’ for several days, in order to count them.
The PVCs eventually subsided so she didn’t require any surgical correction.
They are quite common, as up to 75% of people have them in one form or another. They only become an issue when they occur to close to each other.
That, along with her low pulse is what freaked out the Physicians Assistant she had gone to see.
We eventually got to see a real doctor, and he checked all of her vitals. By that time her pulse ...
