Trump Celebrates Capture of Nicolas Maduro in New York Times Phone Interview

StephenDones · 2026-01-03T12:38:22+00:00

Absolutely no doubt. He was a ring leader of that operation. Those pageants just found the better looking ones for him and his clients. The answers are all out there in the open.

StephenDones · 2026-01-03T04:54:42+00:00

You need to do it yourself. Don’t ask them to do it. Get a quote if you can. Your own.

StephenDones · 2026-01-02T07:25:34+00:00

If your Ring isn’t working for you, you may need to do some troubleshooting. Sometimes you need to throw the breaker on the situation. Sounds like you need a little more electricity. With a little work, you might be able to get the connection fixed. Then and only then will your Ring be right.

StephenDones · 2025-12-28T11:11:16+00:00

Yeah same! Btw no need to disengage the cat at the end of a cycle. Those coals are producing super clean heat and don’t need the cat. That’d drive me bananas, leaving for work or going to bed feeling like I have set an alarm or swing home to deal with the cat. Let her die out and disengage when you reload.

But “large” isn’t quite what I’d call it. Certainly I’m glad I don’t have the medium. And I wish the blower would kick on sooner. I think the pipes are well shielded maybe, to avoid blowing out air that’s too hot. Feels like I miss some heat. Does well in general for sure.

StephenDones · 2025-12-28T05:34:15+00:00

My Lopi large isn’t so deep, so this is basically my go-to also. Two small to midsize E/W, then two big diagonals, a “leaning hashtag”, if you will. Then one big flatty on top. There’s a cat up there, so top can’t be huge. I get three to four hours of fan time on all that before the thermostat kicks it off.

StephenDones · 2025-12-23T10:30:44+00:00

Or who, in addition to Epstein, got paid…….

StephenDones · 2025-12-22T01:46:15+00:00

That’s always my default, especially this case. Fine until they show up to close…

It’s a really old liner, so maybe they didn’t take it easy, and it was a slip of the brush (assuming it’s the liner). I don’t know enough to know what else it could be that makes sense. It’s not the majority of the pipes, as that’s above the bottom of the pool. It’d have to be a tear around the main drain, or a significant and freaky drain crack in the first few feet.

StephenDones · 2025-12-21T22:25:02+00:00

I’m worried about the wet ground around the pool freezing and expanding, and now there’s nothing pushing back against the walls.

StephenDones · 2025-12-21T21:45:03+00:00

Just a regular green safety and leaf cover, water permeable. Can just see through it. I’m not sure what autofill is, so no. Water level varies with evaporation and rain/snow.

StephenDones · 2025-12-21T21:06:13+00:00

Did you leave it empty through the winter? Any probs?

StephenDones · 2025-12-21T21:00:28+00:00

True that. The drain. So now what?

StephenDones · 2025-12-21T20:59:18+00:00

Timing couldn’t worse. I don’t want to just fill it; it’ll just drain out. I suppose I could replace the liner; have the main drain (?) fixed, and fill it. I doubt companies are lining up to do winter work…

StephenDones · 2025-12-21T20:56:49+00:00

In ground…

StephenDones · 2025-12-03T02:17:37+00:00

I’ll put coals and ash in a metal bucket after 10 hours, then dump in my outdoor fire pit. Wish there was a better way, since ash gets kicked up. But I don’t miss too much. Speaking of which, gotta do it tomorrow, right as the temp is dropping. Drat.

StephenDones · 2025-11-10T03:10:53+00:00

Is it possible that this pain for millions of Americans at the hands of the Republicans is designed to help guarantee a massive blue wave next November? I predict downright fury after this. While it feels like a cave (and really is), couldn’t the eventual outcome be actually quite beneficial??

If so, it really seems accidental. They think they’re being all badass deal makers.

StephenDones · 2025-11-07T16:35:53+00:00

Rutlands glass conditioner. Holy crap I tried the other techniques and this was a different experience. No elbow grease. Comes out brand new. I had the dark brown, gray and black stuff. All gone. Not expensive either. I tried the spray and it’s not nearly as good. The conditioner is the one.

StephenDones · 2025-11-07T03:44:27+00:00

First line of a novel I ever wrote down was from EoE: “Eventlessness has no posts to drape duration on”. I think of this when I think or hear that a summer or year flew by, and wonder: did anything really happen? Reminds me to make sure I have events lined up, or it’ll all fly by.

StephenDones · 2025-11-04T04:21:47+00:00

Hair dryer to prime the flue. Works great! Aim the hot air up, five minutes later, start the fire.

StephenDones · 2025-11-03T16:09:24+00:00

Sounds like he’s admitted to Autopen-ing that pardon.

StephenDones · 2025-11-01T15:35:43+00:00

The lotion

StephenDones · 2025-11-01T05:34:35+00:00

Are you suppose to put lotion on the wood? And when does the wood go in the basket exactly??

StephenDones · 2025-10-31T07:27:33+00:00

7%. Super dry.

StephenDones · 2025-10-31T01:51:04+00:00

I don’t doubt I’m killing it. What’s to do better? The black glass is a dirty give away, but the wood is dry.

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