Good morning, good people! Hope you are all in fine fettle!

To start with the bad news, the damn love bugs are still swarming us, still messing up cars, and still the talk of the town. In fact, they are even in the Houston area, which is 60 miles away. This is Round Two, Week Nine.

To transition to good news, I can finish up my active files in a couple of weeks. We start moving out office furniture this coming Wednesday. Also, my grocery store price comparison is holding steady.

And in a bad new/good news happy ending, Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream is the top seller in Texas. It is made at a creamery in Brenham, and it is absolutely delicious. Best tasting Vanilla ice cream EVAH. Except it doesn't contain vanilla. It is flavored with villinen, a petroleum product, with some adverse side effects. So, Breyer and Hagen Daaz are waiting for my sampling. I only eat ice cream 3 or 4 times a year, but when I do, I don't won't to eat an oil refinery by-product. Same with medicine, btw.

But this can't touch The Real Good News: This is the results of that MRI JtC had last Thursday.

From the MRI:

Breakdown of the Findings:

This result is exceptionally positive. It shows a complete response to treatment on your post-therapy scan.

*I'll save you the technical jargon:

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

What This Means:

This scan indicates a clinical complete response (cCR). Your medical team will evaluate these imaging results alongside your recent physical exams and endoscopic viewings. Depending on your exact treatment path, a complete response on MRI often opens the door to discussions about an organ-sparing approach (a "Watch and Wait" active surveillance program) rather than immediate major surgery, or it confirms that a planned surgery will have an excellent, clear boundary.

*Bolding is me speaking.

We celebrated with a shot of Amarula!

PSA! PSA!

Here is a tip I learned from a sheriff: If you are trying to transport meth and don't want cops to find it in your car, you can stuff it inside the skin on your penis if you have not been circumcised. However, it could absorb through your skin into your bloodstream while you drive along scenic highways, and could cause overdose and death.

And has. So, keep thinking outside of the box. Or not?

Well, we will be having news of a few ongoing wars throughout the day, possibly more news about European elections, more polling news about our elections here, so this is an open thread, and I encourage all of you to share whatever news and opinion you have with your friends here.

That also includes recipes, books, music, and childhood memories.

Let 'er rip!