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$1 in 1986 is worth $2.52 today. I assume the quantity and quality of items sold for $1 has diminished significantly in the past 35 years.

LOL, I asked @MikeBiDude why he likes his Tesla so much because I've seen a big increase in their numbers on my local streets. 5 years ago, spotting a Tesla was like seeing a Rolls-Royce. Today, I see them all the time. Obviously people like them. I was just curious about why exactly.

Even with my decades-rusty French, I remember this fascinating quirk of French grammar. When the direct object of a past-tense verb is feminine (in this case the murder victim was a woman), you add an "e" to the end of the verb.

What do you like about it so much?

Thanks for remembering Las Fallas, a truly underrated tourist event. The elaborate sculptures (some 4 stories high, and they get bigger every year) are made of wood and papier-mâché, so they burn quite spectacularly. They also have a magnificent fireworks display, which was more impressive than any I've ever seen in the US. Las Fallas is definitely worth the trip.

Thanks for the info on Tanner Hyde. When a previous poster canceled on this provider for being 21 minutes late, I thought that was unreasonable. As another poster pointed out, sometimes it takes a bottom longer than expected to get ready. Or maybe it was just a case of a young guy being clueless on the importance of punctuality. Whatever the case, I would have cut Tanner some slack. I see your case as quite different. Oft-times, things beyond one's control come up. If an escort cancels on me, I don't need nor want the details as to why. But I do expect him to contact me as soon as he knows. Tanner is young but not that young. He really should know better.

I don't care for Raisin Bran because I dont like raisins, but I'd eat in a pinch. Froot Loops, on the other hand, are so painfully sweet they make me dizzy (and I'm not a diabetic).

Grigor is probably Novak's best non-Serbian friend on tour. I don't know what exactly is wrong with Grigor except that a few folks over on Men's Tennis Forum say that he's still suffering long-term effects from Covid. I know his results have been pretty mediocre since that Adria Tour, but then again, Grigor's had ups & downs his whole career.

At the time of the Adria exhibition tour, the infection rate was very low in Serbia, which is probably why Novak didn't take Covid as seriously as he should have. By the way, I've read that one of the infected players, Grigor Dimitrov, has not fully recovered even though it's been ~1.5 years since he got Covid.

Yeah, except that tiger's purr sounds more like a bull elephant in heat.

I kept hearing different reports, but apparently now it's official: all players must be vaccinated. Novak is very guarded about the matter, insisting that one's vaxx status is a private matter. Early on in Novak's career, a reporter asked him what he was going to splurge on now that he had a few big tournaments. Instead of responding to the fun, light-hearted question in the spirit it was asked, Novak ripped the poor guy's head off, screamed that the question was inappropriate, and how he spends his money is a private matter ... yikes! Chillax, dude. I don't know if it's a difference in Serbian culture or a Novak peculiarity, but he obviously has a very strict code regarding privacy. Whether his rather extreme (imo) take on privacy will outweigh his desire to win a 21st Slam at his most successful venue, I couldn't tell you. I can tell you that as I die-hard Novak fan, I will be bullshit if he boycotts the 2022 AO.

Your case sounds similar to mine. After both of my Moderna shots, I suffered chills and horrible body aches that knocked me flat on my back for 2 days. While I was committed to getting the booster, I was dreading it like an IRS audit. My 3rd shot was Pfizer because that was the only one my local Walgreens had in stock. Fortunately, my reaction to the Pfizer shot was mild, just a little out of it that day. But after sleeping for 10 hours, I was dandy as candy. If boosters are going to be necessary every 6 months, fine by me. I'll just make it a point to find a place that offers Pfizer. You can't imagine how relieved I was that my system could handle the Pfizer shot. I honestly don't know how many more Moderna shots I could handle.

Oh, so that means no Tyler Wade Only Fans? I'm happy for him, really I am.

Oh no, he was sent to Triple-A. Players in the minors don't make much. I hope he doesn't have to launch an Only Fans to supplement his income. That would be just awful.

These guys really need to tuck some mistletoe into their waistband.

Wow, blast from the past! Did we really used to go to the library and lug a huge encyclopedia volume from the shelf when we needed to know something? It seems like ages ago. Do schoolkids nowadays even know what an encyclopedia is?

The official name is the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. I think they included "Western Heritage" because Native American exhibits are prominently featured. Yes, it is definitely worth going, so much to see and learn. My favorite exhibit was the Navajo silver & turquoise jewelry, wow, stunning pieces. Gotta confess, I kinda had this fantasy that some sexy aw shucks cowboys would be the museum guides & ushers, but no such luck.

I think his body is just right in this picture, about the halfway point between the two pictures above.

This comes off as sanctimonious virtue-signaling from Trudeau. I'll never forget the impossibly smug look on Trudeau's face when he corrected someone that the proper word was "peoplekind," which oh by the way isn't a real word ("humankind" is, but not "peoplekind") If the monolingual Air Canada CEO has gotten by just fine for 14 years without knowing French, then it obviously isn't necessary for his job. And if it's not necessary, he shouldn't be forced to learn it, just as prancing blackface boy can't force people to use "peoplekind."

Some of my mother's friends came up with a rather interesting vacation idea. They're die-hard mahjong players who booked a cruise last minute (cheap rate, they're all retired, no kids or pets) just to play mahjong. They cleared it with the cruise line ahead of time to bring a mahjong table & chairs on board and got exact measurements of the cabin to make sure the set-up would fit. They played mahjong all day, ate all sorts of great food (no grocery shopping, no cooking, no dishes), and enjoyed the ship's entertainment every night. It was a 10-day cruise leaving from LA, going up & down Mexico's Pacific Coast, yet they never stepped off the ship. Not my concept of an ideal vacation, but they had a blast. Even at full price, they said it would have been worth it. At the last-minute fare, it was a steal.

I've had Johnnie Blue a couple of times and can't understand what all the fuss is about. I'm the opposite of @Epigonos, I'm nutty for fine single malts but don't care for blends, even superfancy ones like Johnnie Blue. It's hard to find, but I had Glenlivit 25 once and fell in love, but my truly sublime Scotch-drinking experience was Macallan 25, which runs ~$2000, if you can even find it. Until I win the lottery, however, it'll be Macallan 12 for me, with the occasional splurge on Macallan 18. I wish I could be more adventurous with my Scotch sampling, but since the good stuff is pricey, I stick with my favorites.

I think it's great when you discover that someone has a "hidden" talent. Like most, I only knew Florence Henderson as Mrs. Brady, the mom on the world's cheesiest TV show (its popularity baffles me, even though I remember watching reruns as a kid). Never in a million years would I have guessed she could sing like that.

I agree. While I was initially turned off by the prospect of following an itinerary that someone else put together, I realize that might be the best thing about this 274-night cruise: going to places I would never visit on my own. I had never even heard of Ishigaki or Nha Trang until I saw them on the itinerary, but I'm sure Royal Caribbean scheduled a stop in those places for a good reason.

"A Florida Amazon driver has been sacked after a scantily clad woman was filmed clambering out of the backdoor of his delivery vehicle — sparking speculations as to what transpired within." I doubt there was all that much speculation, pretty sure people can put two and two together.

Yes, I'm sure they had difficult lives. But I'm also happy that they found love, because not everyone does. Whether married or single, life for gays was tough back in the day. At least the men in these photos had someone at their side to help deal with life's adversities.