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So far, they're not reporting any fatalities, which is amazing. They had 'watches' but no sirens or warnings; given the size of the tornado and where it hit, it's miraculous.

Couscous go great with sardines Shawn.

Couscous picks up flavors so you can cook it in a nice broth for an upgraded dish.

Heard news of the tornado in Wisconsin. This morning they mentioned Appleton. Anybody hear from Brad and Justine yet?

EDIT: I just checked his facebook feed, and he was offering to loan out his generator, so that is a good sign.

Pan-fried chicken breast and parmesan and herb couscous. First time eating couscous. Probably won't buy it again. Weird texture.

The profits of war

Oil companies this week are set to report bumper second-quarter profits, as they ride the swell of an unprecedented energy crisis. While share prices of global drillers like ExxonMobil and Chevron have ticked down alongside a fall in oil prices, the sector is on track for a $495 billion cash windfall this year, analysts said, double the prewar estimate.
--Semaforj

It's only kinda cool if you're not the one it's chasing... "The brilliance of wheels is that when the brakes are on, they're feet. Also, brakes and motors are a substantial component of balance not available to typical pedestrian robots."

https://youtu.be/Xha2TJ_1C6Q?si=N38ERi1SG-LZ8kVz

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2020/07/10/take-down-rushmore-presidents-my-great-grandfather-carved-column/5401088002/

Article from 2020 that gained a lot of support and has been mentioned on the floor of Congress more than once since.m

the U.S. president told a crowd at Wheeler High School, in Georgia, that communists want to destroy Mount Rushmore; Trump reached back to his July 3 address at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, calling it a beautiful place. "You know, the communists want to take it down," he told the crowd, which cheered. He pressed further, saying, "Try taking Mount Rushmore down, they want to blow it up," before adding, "These people are crazy."

Large dolphin stranding next door

Cape has more stranded dolphins as largest bottlenose stranding in Mass. continues

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/cape-cod-ifaw-bottlenose-dolphin-stranding-rescue/3987798/