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Harry and Sir Elton John and 4 others were ordered by a judge today to pay up some $13 US million in costs for their failed legal case against the Daily Mail. He also said he would not impose a ceiling on what they are ultimately liable for but doubted the $34 million the plaintiffs are asking. Apparently they have insurance of some 16 million against these trial costs. But still, the sums are staggering and some like Harry may be on the hook for more if his co defendants are less able to pay.

A druggie. .

Unfortunately the only one who has aged pretty well although he could stand to lose a few pounds is the former Prince Andrew. But then he is rumoured to have been Queen Elizabeth’s love child. Maybe a fresh injection of strong genes.

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I thought maybe the wind direction helped for those on the coast. Those further east and north got the smoke from the fires in eastern Oregon.

I meant that Mrs Simpson wasn’t accepted by the British establishment and Megan doesn’t appear to be as well. They both were American divorcees but not sure that was held against Megan or was it also a factor?

Nice house but the furniture is more appropriate to a starter home.

FWIW Florida is now losing residents on a net migration basis. Seems the greener pastures ain’t so green. Another article in the NYT today reported on thousands of condo owners who can’t make the payments on boosting their reserves and assessments for repairs mandated by the state. To say nothing of the insurance and other costs going up. Citing some dozens cases of misidentification of properties as luxury second homes is hardly a reason to not tax the over 900,000 properties that are.

What about those wildfires?

Has she become another Wallis Simpson?

On the CBC tonight, they reported that Prince Harry and his family are returning to Britain for an extended period but not returning to Royal duties.

Wonder where they’ll live. It would be politically wise not to accept a Royal palace as their sale of the California property should enable them to get something pretty nice. There are the security costs however which I suppose will be worked out with the Palace, if they haven’t been already.

Most restaurants go into decline before the fall. Doesn’t take away from their former glories. Just a natural progression.

Saplings?

I don’t know. Do they cater to the same crowd?

The old thread I started in 2023 is now closed due to inactivity so I thought I would resurrect the topic. Reviewing the old thread, not much has changed it seems. Excessive heat in the south and excessive rain in many parts of the North American continent. Currently it’s around 105f in South Florida which must be unbearable. Here in Eastern Ontario it’s very pleasant this month. In July there were some super rainstorms but we avoided them in our area. In Ottawa thousands of homes were flooded Twice. Europe is another story. Five heat waves in Western Europe so far and the summer isn’t over. And of course wildfires in Canada and the PNW in the States. But back in 2023 that was also the case with smoke travelling down to the Eastern cities in Canada and the US. So how are things in your neck of the woods?

New Zealand orange. Why?

Those denials led to countless people suffering and dying. It’s easy for a CEO to dictate policies from his desk and fashion them to deny people who are insured clients their access to treatment for life threatening conditions. My point is there has to be accountability and when the average citizen doesn’t see it happening, then don’t be surprised if someone reacts violently.I’m not advocating vigilantism but when it happens, understand the root causes. As for his kids, spare me the hand wringing. Their father had been legally separated from their mother since 2018 and they lived in separate homes. Who knows how much time they spent with their father. But young men spend more time with their peers and less with their families. And a high powered executive works long hours at the office and travels a lot if his company is national in scope.

I’m not familiar enough with US federal criminal cases about the sentencing process. Will the family have the right to give victim impact statements? If so, it will be instructive to see if the immediate family members choose to do so.

Speak for yourself. For us bottoms big dick is always a pleasure if it’s hard and eager.

I’m not going to argue that Mangione was right in killing Brian Thomson. I am also not going to portray Thomson as a sympathetic character in terms of his record at the helm of his company. The fact that his killing provoked a widespread reaction in the American population against health insurers like Thomson is telling. As for his kids, they are as privileged as Mangione and live off the misfortune of many of their late father’s clients. And like most kids, they couldn’t reasonably expect to live the rest of their lives with their father. That’s not the way Mother Nature works.

It still must be tough contemplating the fact that the next and best quarter of a century of your life is going to be behind bars.

When I had my two dogs and was leaving the house I would say to them as they accompanied me to the door “I’ll be back soon” . They would both put their heads down but accepted the situation. When I got home and opened the front door, they would hear me and two excited heads would appear side by side in the kitchen door window. This window was in the top half of the door that shut them out of the front foyer. They would then let me open the kitchen door and greet me with tails wagging madly. Same routine that lasted for years.

He’s made an open plea meaning no plea deal for a lighter sentence. I understand this was done to head off a state prosecution and the possibility of consecutive sentences. We’ll see how that goes.

The first guy says his hair is gray/white. The pics say dark brown. Gray white suggests over 40 or 50. Something doesn’t add up.