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1. about 3 hours ago on Breaking Cat News

   Ffwump fits Welsh pronunciation patterns, but I’m not sure that it’s a real word.

2. about 19 hours ago on Breaking Cat News

   The correct spelling is Séamas.

3. about 19 hours ago on Doonesbury

   Sports-related riots and Cedarfest didn’t start before the late 1980s at the earliest. I did live through the antiwar demonstrations in April and May 1972, provoked by Nixon’s mining of North Vietnam harbors. These included obstructing military recruiting, taking over the administration building (retaken by police), and shutting down Grand River Avenue.

4. about 20 hours ago on Luann

   Quote Investigator also says; The [first version] saying “Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. But today is a gift.” is attributed to first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. (Author Alice Morse Earle is credited with adding, “That is why it’s called the present.”)

   I learned the latter version from a friend in the late 1980s.

5. about 20 hours ago on For Better or For Worse

   In some US states, a financial institution may require “Letters Testamentary” or “Letters of Administration” issued by the court of jurisdiction before allowing access. To avoid such a delay, any named or potential executor or administrator (spouse, child, or other) should be sure that at least one of the following exists: a joint account with right of survivorship, a payable-on-death account, a small life insurance policy naming the survivor as beneficiary, or an earmarked credit card in the survivor’s name. These should have enough funds to cover the funeral expenses and the first few weeks of regular expenses.

   Disclaimer: This comment is not legal advice. Consult your attorney and estate planner for specific information.

6. about 21 hours ago on For Better or For Worse

   In the bad old days (1980s), my mother had trouble even getting a gasoline credit card in her own name. She had to jump through hoops, because the issuer thought she was preparing to divorce.

   Long before that, she had advised me that when she died, I should step over her body, go immediately to the bank, and remove everything from her safe deposit box before it was sealed.

7. about 21 hours ago on For Heaven's Sake

   For reflection

   “When Christ was not certain at the end, he cried out in his agony at the ninth hour on the cross. Our faith is a living thing precisely because it walks hand in hand with doubt. If there was only certainty and no doubt, there would be no mystery and therefore no need for faith.”

8. about 22 hours ago on For Heaven's Sake

   More likely on Bluesky.

9. about 22 hours ago on Breaking Cat News

   and McColl34 Úps.

10. about 23 hours ago on La Cucaracha
    FireMedic is referring to the Homeland Security Act, which led to the department of the same name. At the time of its 2002 creation, it was the second-largest US government department, after the Department of Defense.