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Time to go to sleep… but before, an interference from Ishtanchuk…
The Clash - London calling (1979)
And now, I’m off to bed, for real. Night night lovelies!
Also: …you hit a what…?
Photograph: Collision between a Volvo car and submarine HMS Bävern in Lysekil, Sweden, 1961
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The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein
Once there was a tree… and she loved a little boy. And everyday the boy would come and he would gather her leaves and make them into crowns and play king of the forest. He would climb up her trunk and swing from her branches and eat apples. And they would play hide-and-go-seek. And when he was tired, he would sleep in her shade. And the boy loved the tree… very much. And the tree was happy. But time went by. And the boy grew older. And the tree was often alone. Then one day the boy came to the tree and the tree said, “Come, Boy, come and climb up my trunk and swing from my branches and eat apples and play in my shade and be happy.” “I am too big to climb and play” said the boy. “I want to buy things and have fun. I want some money?” “I’m sorry,” said the tree, “but I have no money. I have only leaves and apples. Take my apples, Boy, and sell them in the city. Then you will have money and you will be happy.” And so the boy climbed up the tree and gathered her apples and carried them away. And the tree was happy. But the boy stayed away for a long time… and the tree was sad. And then one day the boy came back and the tree shook with joy and she said, “Come, Boy, climb up my trunk and swing from my branches and be happy.” “I am too busy to climb trees,” said the boy. “I want a house to keep me warm,” he said. “I want a wife and I want children, and so I need a house. Can you give me a house ?” " I have no house," said the tree. “The forest is my house, but you may cut off my branches and build a house. Then you will be happy.”
And so the boy cut off her branches and carried them away to build his house. And the tree was happy. But the boy stayed away for a long time. And when he came back, the tree was so happy she could hardly speak. “Come, Boy,” she whispered, “come and play.” “I am too old and sad to play,” said the boy. “I want a boat that will take me far away from here. Can you give me a boat?” “Cut down my trunk and make a boat,” said the tree. “Then you can sail away… and be happy.” And so the boy cut down her trunk and made a boat and sailed away. And the tree was happy … but not really.
And after a long time the boy came back again. “I am sorry, Boy,” said the tree," but I have nothing left to give you - My apples are gone." “My teeth are too weak for apples,” said the boy. “My branches are gone,” said the tree. " You cannot swing on them - " “I am too old to swing on branches,” said the boy. "My trunk is gone, " said the tree. "You cannot climb - " “I am too tired to climb” said the boy. “I am sorry,” sighed the tree. “I wish that I could give you something… but I have nothing left. I am just an old stump. I am sorry…” “I don’t need very much now,” said the boy. “just a quiet place to sit and rest. I am very tired.” “Well,” said the tree, straightening herself up as much as she could, “well, an old stump is good for sitting and resting Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest.” And the boy did. And the tree was happy.
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That last line is nuclear.
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@Yiole_Gionglao Thank you for posting that. Loved it. 
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'A tree loves a boy and gives him her apples, branches, and trunk to meet his needs as he grows, from money to a house to a boat. In the end, as a stump, she offers a place to rest for the old, tired boy, finding happiness in their final moment together."- Grok Summary.
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Money is the root of all evil
Tip: Get a Sugar Daddy
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frenemy
None of them. I’m not a Plumber, Teacher, Doctor nor an Astronaut, either.
Here’s a joke I came up with since we’re making them subtle:
Why were all the suitors asking for Penelope’s hand in marriage got rejected by her?
Because Nobody, nobody, nobody, nobody does it better!
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Funnily enough , I did consider giving you the option of both but decided to save some energy, rationing my keystrokes so I could strangle the living daylight out of somebody who totally deserved it.
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Time to go to sleep… night night lovelies!
Also: when a tree impaled into your house’s second floor is the lesser of your woes…
Photograph: the Schultz house after the Johnstown Flood of 1889. All six dwellers of the house survived unharmed. The flood was caused by the failure of dam and killed 2209 people downstream; the Schulz house was floated out of its foundations and eventually got stuck down the street.
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For a moment there, thought the russians ran out of missiles so now they are firing tree trunks.
Thats called moving house
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Answer is a lot of energy transferred into a small object.
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Are you sure it’s not a lost Pakistani missile?
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https://www.phoronix.com/review/amd-strix-halo-windows-linux/2
New AMD processor looks better for gaming on Linux than Windows 11. 
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“Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.”
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Bah, amateur… how about using acid to generate a explosive gas that ignites spontaneously, to make fire?
Nice invention but suffered from poor portability and bad timing.
And no, i’m off to bed. Night night lovelies!
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