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This is really cool. One of my favorite Rockwell Paintings being donated by a former Il governor. https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/former-il-governor-makes-major-donation-to-chicago-museum?utm_campaign=Evergreen&utm_term=19537483989&fbclid=IwVERFWAP5td9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xNzM4NDc2NDI2NzAzNzAAAR6xf0avp-uahodJis8-E3EzZVuJc0X_qoV0FO3pyEr9vkkoKJL8Pas1jHK9sw_aem_1Xz9Vl51PXQxv54BNVEXFA

I swear she got her law license out of a box of Cocoa Puffs

We need a health thread. Anyway, I found this study interesting and the snarky comment at the end very true. Meanwhile I've switched to Half-caff, a bit too early to give an opinion here

I guess to me JV's always been THE GUY in my relatively short (compared to most of you guys) Tiger fandom. A Virginia kid, went to ODU, always seems down to earth (even with Kate)

I had a conversation about 15 years ago with a hospice nurse shortly after we placed my dad in hospice care. He had end stage COPD. He was then given a "button" to control his own morphine. During his first drug coma, I commented that we seem to treat our pets better than our humans at times. I was diagnosed with ILD/IPF about 5 years ago. Still functioning fairly normally, though I get out of breath with exertion. Most of the stats are still close to what they were after the original diagnoses. That conversation still stays with me when I think about the future and my options

Maybe if somebody could translate the Epstein Files into Spanish the Righteous Right might get upset

Ben could be a bit weird at times

February 11 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/february-11?cmpid=email-hist-tdih-2026-0211-02112026

When you work for thugs….. Some of these guys need to go into the detention centers they’re putting up everywhere

Pirro needs to return to TV where she pretended to be a lawyer..

I does wonders for the soul

I get that. Maybe we shouldn't be electing representatives who do not receive 50.1 percent of the total vote. And maybe that's where ranked choice voting comes in, and possibly move to multi member districts. That said the whole system needs to be reformed. Expand the House, add states like Puerto Rico and DC if you want. I really don't know.

At times I wish there were more than two parties in the US. I'm not sure given our DNA whether it would work, but would go a longer (than now) way to stop the Party Purity B-S we're seeing now. But that would go along with things like ranked voting and multi member districts.

Baseball Perspective is out with its preseason PECOTA Projections... Have at it https://www.baseballprospectus.com/orgs/detroit-tigers/depth-charts/

Youtube is reportedly rolling out a "Sports Only" plan. Still expensive at $65 a month. It will include all the sports packages. Not sure what the local (Detroit and Michigan) cable companies are charging these days for something similar or a ESPN/Disney add on. Bottom line is they wii never be on "Free TV" again. Those days are long gone https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/youtube-tv-introduces-cheaper-bundles-including-a-65-month-sports-package/

Washington warned about political "factions" in his Farewell Address. He feared political parties would place loyalty to the party over the good of the country. Unfortunately, two of his cabinet members disagreed...

Everybody over 65 so they (MAGA) won't have to supplement healthcare or pay Social Security. 2) Anyone who doesn't pass their loyalty tests

February 10 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/february-10

Naturally she's not running for reelection...