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There are already many examples of the type of houses the developer builds in Maplewood. No builder can ever replicate the charm and uniqueness of the original homes they tear down. If they were willing to do a gut on the inside while maintaining the outside aesthetics, that would be a different situation. But these developers do not that. I stand by my original comment that a new home will stick out like a sore thumb and change the charm of the neighborhood, not for the better. When we moved here years ago, a main reason was the non cookie cutter inventory of homes. Now there are Lefko specials all over the place. 

GoSlugs said:

Not in your neighborhood, in other words.

Sight unseen.

So the middle of a common abbreviation for "too long, didn't read" looks like and emoji to the software

Paul Krugman made this observation about Trump's speech last night. It was of course horrifying to see him setting out the first step in his plan to interfere in the election. 

But anyone listening from the beginning heard this outrageous introduction:

Trump Can't Get No Respect 

His biggest lie wasn't about elections

Donald Trump surprised me last night. I expected to hear lurid lies about the 2020 election. What he offered instead was mostly dreary innuendo that convinced nobody.Which is not to say that his speech was free of lies. Indeed, more or less every word he spoke was a lie, including “a,” “and,” and “the.” But the most spectacular lies weren’t about U.S. elections. They were at the beginning, when Trump boasted about America’s place in the world.Here’s the part that caught my eye:

"We had transgender for everybody, men in women’s sports, crime ravaging our cities, and the whole world was laughing at us as a nation, but not anymore. Two years ago, our country was dead. Now, we are the hottest country anywhere in the world. America is respected like we have never been respected before."

In reality, one of the most spectacular consequences of Trump’s return to power and the mess he has made since has been a collapse of global respect for America. The chart at the top of this post is from Pew’s Global Attitudes Survey, but you don’t need a formal survey to know that the world increasingly despises the U.S. Just travel overseas and talk to people.

mtierney said:

PVW justifies illegal immigration

Do you ever stop lying?

Listen in tomorrow. Gonna be fun. 

GoSlugs said:

This has actually been a good thing for Canada.  The Canadian hospitality sector has been delighted to offer its services to the people of the globe who would like to come to North America but have no interest in spending money in the US.

Of course, it is a two way street.  Lots of Canadians who would have been traveling to the US now choose to spend their loonies in Europe or Mexico.

You spend your loonies, we elect ours.

I am so sick of inane comments about seniors and their inability to use technology! For heaven's sake - we INVENTED the stuff!

dave said:

ml1 said:

The cheese stands alone.

Like any narcissist, he has spotted the camera.

The footage of doddering Trump trying to join the Spanish team at the end of the game was golden.  He seemed honestly befuddled as he tries to participate in lifting the trophy, apparently forgetting that just a week a go he was calling Spain a "horror show" and it's people "losers".

jamie said:

What portal?  Summit Health uses Athena and I've found it to be pretty good.

Atlantic's "My Chart."  When I visit a new provider and they ask for email, I explain to the clerk that I am being  treated for high blood pressure and since patient portals raise my blood pressure, It is not a good idea for me to sign up.

The clerk moves on to the next question.