OK, maybe one more that just popped up on a playlist here ...

Dang, I forgot to remove the genius ads ...

Oh well ...

OK, my last one on this thread ...

@#44

Yeah, Ultravox.

I also like their Vienna.

What else can I say, besides ... excellent and fun musicians?

Wanna wake up your sub-woofer?

OK, not a real test, but a fun ~rattling the windows~ test ...

@#14 ... Well if Democrats don't get to work ...

Yup.

The Democrats have a hill to climb.

Will they get to the top?

imo, in order to do so, they need to toss aside the Sen Schumers of the party, and start looking for candidates and leaders who are more aligned with the current electorate.

But that's just my opinion. Take it for what it is worth.

@#13

A nice dodge from the point-blank question I masked in #11.

Why?

I first heard this song as a song in a movie. And it introduced me to the Jawhawks, a group I have since come to enjoy...

YMMV ...

@#40 ... She's a remarkable talent ...

Yes, she is a remarkable talent.

Did I say alternative?

I think I did ...

Yeah, here's a fun video that looks to be computer-generated before the likes of AI ...

And, back to the topic of this thread ...

... Stuart Sanderson's region of Madison, Alabama, has been inundated as well. "I don't think we've had a day in the past week when it hasn't rained. It's been a continuing story for us this season -- to the point we are going to take prevented planting on some acres. That is not what we wanted, but it is the hand we have been dealt," said Sanderson. ...

Yeah, the farmers of the Country are resilient, and seem to respond to the conditions that face them.

@#11 ... I've concluded I'm going to need 5MM in assets by the time I retire to live comfortably. ...

If I may be blunt here ...

Screw your retirement ...

I'm talking about people trying to live day-to-day,

OK, so I asked in #8 ... How much should one earn per year for that person, in your opinion, to "feel rich?" ...

And the response I received was ...

#9 ... $500K or more. ...

OK, given that ...

Why does Pres Trump's tax bill seem to give even more tax credits to those "rich" at the expense of reducing healthcare for those who may not be "rich?"

@#16 ... I know the conspiracy mongers like to claim firefighters are actually arsonists ...

I know it was not your intention, but your comment triggered a memory of mine....

My Dad came home from work one evening. And something was odd to me. He walked in the front door, and went right into his bedroom, sat on the bed, where he stayed for a while.

I asked my Mom, what was happening.

After a while, she finally told me ...

My Dad was carrying a baby out of a fire.

But as he was carrying that baby out of the fire to the ambulance, the baby died in his arms.

The toll on the first responders is, imo, underestimated.

imo, the Democrats need to look to the future, and explain the future they want to build.

The old-line Democrats (Sen Schumer, are you listening?) seem to be more interested in preserving the past.

When might the Democrat wake up to this apparent new reality?

More from the article ...

... Why it matters: The 119th Congress is the third oldest in U.S. history, and both of America's most recent presidents set records as the oldest ever inaugurated.

As leadership skews older, young candidates from both parties are running to get their voices heard in local, state and federal government. ...

Is this a "Tea Party" moment for Democrats?

A great guitar player ...

More from the cited article ...

... At least two people are dead after someone shot at firefighters in an "ambush-style" attack in Kootenai County Sunday afternoon, officials said.

"Gut-wrenching news coming from Coeur d'Alene," Rep. Mike Simpson posted on X. "As the situation develops, our thoughts and prayers are with the brave firefighters and all first responders on the scene."

Fire crews from Kootenai County Fire and Rescue and Coeur d'Alene Fire Department were responding to a small wildland fire around 1:20 p.m. on Canfield Mountain, east of Coeur d'Alene. Around 2 p.m., a suspect with "modern-day sporting" weapons began shooting at them, Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris said during a press conference Sunday.

Pat Riley, Northern Lakes fire chief, said it quickly turned into an "ambush-style active shooter," and one of his personnel had to be pulled out and taken to the nearest fire station.

The two people confirmed killed in the ambush were likely firefighters, Norris said.

Other casualties were reported, but Norris said it's unclear how many. It's also unclear if there is one suspect or multiple, he said. When firefighters reported the shots, they said they felt them coming from different directions. ...

@#10 ... Because he would be beaten within an inch of his life if displayed any of the racism he does here ...

So, violence seems to be the reaction your current alias ascribes to those who it disagrees with?