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Is there anyone more useless than the self-proclaimed "activist" class? Worse than useless: counter-productive for the very causes they are "active" at instead of getting real jobs.

Well played!

Aw, that’s nice of the cow.

Well, shoot. That’s really something. When assessed values drop here, we just get the county school system wailing that education is being cut to the bone and Thousands Will Die.

Another perp is id’d as Keyvyonn Rayshaund Bostic, presumably a brother (or half-brother, or cousin) of Nasir.

Southern California, thanks to long-ago Proposition 13, does not have similar property tax issues.

Your property taxes don’t go up because your current market price falls. Current market price only matters if you’re trying to sell, and if you sell your house, then you no longer have to pay the property tax on it: the new owner pays.

Cats don’t like cold, wet paws.

Change the headline from “home values” to “housing prices,” and it’s a totally different vibe.

Easy to miss.

Police were first alerted when the 14-year-old Dutchtown High School student came forward in July 2024, alleging Yammarino had sex with him twice since January.

We moved to Virginia Beach in 1978. I went to Kempsville Jr. High and Kempsville High.

I’ll have a couple of days to relax, because DP and Kathleen are going on a campout with the Scouts.

Yes, Vlad is the last of the resident household to catch it.

Good strategy!

Good morning. I blame climate change for the sudden change in kitten diet.

I’m on the “getting better” side of the family’s cold, while Vlad is in the “getting worse” phase. Fortunately for him, he doesn’t need to do anything until Monday.