Fogbow

I use Twitter mostly to get news and opinions; I rarely tweet; sometimes retweet. I follow about 500 people, mostly news reporters or sports/entertainment figures. Lately I have picked up at least 50 followers who follow thousands of people but have maybe 10 followers. I'm talking several a week. Mo...

Gift link to Kissinger's obit on Washington Post:
https://wapo.st/3QTI9Ks

Finally saw "The Marvels" - I really liked it. I was at an advantage over the friends I watched with because I had seen the DIsney+ series "Ms. Marvel" and "WandaVision" - both of which explained the characters Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau. I thought it was a fun movi...

A new iPhone feature "NameDrop" seems problematic to me:

https://www.wfsb.com/2023/11/26/police- ... st-update/

This year has been so chaotic with both my parents having medical issues, so this year we decided to cheat - we ordered a meal from Cracker Barrel. Turkey breasts, cornbread dressing, sweet potato casserole, hashbrown casserole, green beans, gravy, rolls, cranberry relish, and pumpkin and pecan pies...

My dad had a heart attack in 2018, when he was 88. He walked into the ER mid-attack. He had a stent put in and was home in a couple days. About 3 weeks after he got home my mom called me to come over. My dad was ashen with pain, and could hardly stand. We got him to the ER but we had to practically ...

I've been enjoying "Lessons In Chemistry" on Apple+. Stars Brie Larson ("Captain Marvel"). It's a limited series based on a book of the same name. I didn't read the book but I heard about the series and I like Brie Larson. She plays Elizabeth Zott, a woman in the 1950s who wants ...

This thread makes me think of this - a friend of mine posted:

I once got pulled aside and the agent started going through my carefully packed luggage. Finally I asked him "what are you looking for?" and he said "throwing star". I immediately knew what he wanted: sun pin.jpg It's a pin - about the right size, I suppose. I about fell over lau...

Stephen Colbert. He did his show remotely last night. I only watched the monologue, but Stephen commented that he had everything set up from the podcasts he had been doing. His tweet this afternoon, though: The Late Show @colbertlateshow A message from Stephen: I always want to be able to do the sh...

Thanks to all for your compassion regarding my dad. He has a doctor appointment tomorrow afternoon (Monday).

MSNBC has a one hour special on the bus load to Martha’s Vineyard; it’s Sunday 10pm eastern time. I think Trever Noah exec produced it. It called “The Turning Point: Martha’s Vineyard v. DeSantis “

I have mentioned my 93 year old dad who has dementia - pretty sure Alzheimer's. He has been living at home with my mom (married 70 years, she is 92), but we are going to have to get my dad into a facility. I'm just venting here because I'm upset and need to talk it out. In general, he's pleasant but...

Apparently photos on the new iPhone 15 are such higher resolution that they can eat up your space. This (gift) article describes the issue and how to change your configuration if you want to

https://wapo.st/3ETtxp6

IIRC, when she got coronated, Queen Consort Camilla became just plain Queen Camilla. Maybe the thread head needs chaging? According to the site Royal Collection Trust https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/Trails/what-is-a-queen-consort A consort is the title for the wife or husband of a monarch. In ...

Sequoia32 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 03, 2023 7:48 pm …

I don't know how to change the title. Can someone help?

Edit the title in the first post in the thread. Any posts made after that will have the new topic title

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/31/bull-car-riding-shotgun-nebraska-watusi?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1 US driver pulled over with huge African bull riding shotgun in car The underheadline would also qualify. Converted vehicle stopped in Nebraska with gigantic-horned Watusi bovine called Howd...

This is from a couple of British fellows who have a channel named "Jolly" (Josh and Ollie). They post videos of them sampling (mostly) American food - regional specialties, county fairs, etc. This is one of my favorites, mostly due to their "special guest", the thoroughly stoned/...

I remember in college we felt like we were invincible walking around campus - a campus right in the middle of Knoxville. We would go out any time day or night.

Back in February my 92 year old mother got shingles. She never had the extreme burning pain that many people report, but she did have horrible blisters - huge blisters, about the size of my pinkie finger. Her doctor gave her an antiviral, and the blisters eventually went away (after about 2 months!)...

My parents got the original shingles vaccine, but haven't gotten the new one. In February, my mother got a case of shingles on the right side of her upper body. The pain wasn't the horrible "I can't wear clothes" pain but it was pretty uncomfortable and she got terrific blisters. The blist...

A new fabulous one just dropped:

I've been watching "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" on Paramount+, and they had a cool crossover episode with the animated "Star Trek: Lower Decks" that was absolutely wonderful! I had not seen "Lower Decks" before so I watched 3-4 episodes before watching the crossover,...

Foggy wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 10:56 am
They are from Pakistan. Is Father's Day a big deal in Pakistan?

Don't know, but they lived in the UK.

Yeah, my dad still has a sense of humor. When I told him he wasn't allowed to drive any more, he said "any car?" When I said no, he said "I guess I'll have to get a motorcycle."