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The case for burning it down... https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/02/it-was-all-a-lie-review-trump-republican-party?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&__twitter_impression=true Donald isn’t the cause, he’s a symptom. The GOP has completely lost its way.

In the grocery store everyone that I saw was masked.

Me too and I’m supposed to be here for some R&R.

I’m in Chautauqua Lake right now. There are nearly as many OH plates as NY plates where I am staying. Pretty sure noone is quarantining here. Lots of Ohio plates at the grocery store....

These sentiments are long gone unfortunately. Might as well tear down the Statue of Liberty along with those Confederate monuments. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article244631817.html

I have several close family members that voted for him. Disappointment in Trump is an understatement. They genuinely thought they would be getting someone different than what they got. In their cases, there won't be a second vote for him. I'm sure for every base supporter there are at least as many that regret their vote.

That sounds right.

I read today that a youth camp in Georgia has 240 confirmed cases linked to it from retreat in June. Ugh. The beginning of the school year is going to result in a huge surge in cases.

There are a few around. There is one in my town. I think I'm still considered metro Buffalo, but maybe not. Used to be one on Union Road north of Losson. No idea if it is still there. It was 30 years ago, LOL

Smuggler's Notch IS cool. Loved the time I spent there. For me, it's got to be New Orleans French Quarter. The architecture, the vibe, the crowd. Favorite fun place. Other than that, give me a quiet lake shore anywhere. I'm home listening to waves and watching the water. The wife and I have been talking about retiring to a lake. My new position might just allow us to get into that lake house earlier than we hoped.

I love raw tuna in all its forms. Now it's time for a cigar....

I don't know about NY as a whole, it is certainly a western NY thing. Add slaw and mac salad.....

Old Grand Dad 114 neat.

You can't get a proper fish fry in Florida, and the closest they have is $29 a plate.

Sounds like most every human on Earth, really. We all have our biases and seek out data that supports it.

Squirrels used to get mine every year. The only defense was planting more than they could eat.. They'll eat the damned things just as they are starting to tinge with red.

And hard to find if you live in many inner cities. You can’t find a decent vegetable selection in the crappy little grocery story in the middle of Buffalo. Like I said, its a distilled answer.

What motivation does he have to lie about it?

Tage had 0 secondary assists? Weird. Mitts is solidly middle of the team. Ugh. And Asplund will not be an NHL player for any more than a cup of coffee.

A lake front house, glass of whiskey, a Rocky Patel vintage 1999, and the Perseids will make for awesome vacation nights if the cloud cover doesn’t intervene.

As long as the wind is reasonable I'll be on the water. I need this *****.

Big, meaty things to put your mouth around. What else would you think he meant?

Been a super stressful year. Jan 2 announcement that work was closing its doors. A job search that ended when COVID hit. Reluctantly agreeing to move to a part of the country that was COVID ground zero. Dad with a health scare. Closing the place you loved to work while work got busier and busier due to co-workers jumping ship, and then a last minute recruitment and job offer. I put my notice in at work and scheduled a much needed lake vacation for Saturday - Wednesday. And the forecast is rain the whole way.......................... I hate 2020.

There is a place near me (sorry, no name. I try not to be obvious about my locale) that makes hot garlic wings. Deep fried of course. Franks and butter in good proportion, followed by a heavy dose of minced fresh garlic and parmesan, and then they are put in the pizza oven until the garlic and parm get good and carmelized. It crisps up the wings a little further too. Really tasty spin on Buffalo wings.

Tully's makes a respectable coated wing. Tons of pepper in the coating. It's a nice change of pace.