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I paid $10 for my tree on Christmas Eve 2000 at the long-gone K-mart. It was decorated and had lights on. The employees were in the middle of their Christmas party and when I came in and asked to buy a tree, one of them just unplugged the display model, pushed it in my direction and I handed him ten bucks. It was pretty clear I wasn't invited to the party.  That's probably the only good deal I ever got in my life until I bought that 2.5 ounces of reefer for $25 last week.

25 bucks two years ago. It’s the decorating the accounts..

Got the real cold starting. It was only about - 21 which I think is around -6 or -7  in amAmerican terms but the first blast is always a shock. Need to acclimate. It’s going to get much worse. I feel sorry for the magpies. I’ll pick them up a hot rotisserie chicken tomorrow. I try to keep them alive in the Winter.

"..As Musk said, the idea is to crash the economy so hard that it will ruin the lives of many, but their assets will be cheap for the wealthy to buy up for when the economy returns.

The ultimate goal is neofeudalism, with landed nobility and the impoverished poor working for them.."

Welcome to Canada.

Goodness…..

Don’t be judgy now.

" December 12th is Poinsettia Day. The date marks the death of Joel Roberts Poinsett, an American botanist, physician and Minister to Mexico who in 1828 sent cuttings of the plant he'd discovered in Southern Mexico to his home in Charleston, South Carolina. Botanically, the plant is known as Euphorbia PulcherrimaPoinsettia

In July of 2002, the House of Representatives created Poinsettia Day, passing a Resolution to honor Paul Ecke Jr. who is considered the father of the poinsettia industry. It was Paul Ecke's discovery of a technique which causes seedlings to branch that allowed the Poinsettia industry to flourish. It may come as a surprise to hear that every year, Poinsettias contribute upwards of $250,000,000 to the U.S. economy-at the wholesale level! Poinsettias are the best selling potted plant in the U.S. and Canada. The Ecke's technique remained a secret until the 1990s when a university researcher discovered and published the formula. Both Paul Ecke Sr. and Paul Ecke Jr. worked tirelessly to promote the plant and its association with Christmas."


Poinsettias, pumpkins and Christmas trees represent an enormous amount of wasted vegetable matter that could be used to feed the starving.

" December 12th is Poinsettia Day. The date marks the death of Joel Roberts Poinsett, an American botanist, physician and Minister to Mexico who in 1828 sent cuttings of the plant he'd discovered in Southern Mexico to his home in Charleston, South Carolina. Botanically, the plant is known as Euphorbia PulcherrimaPoinsettia

In July of 2002, the House of Representatives created Poinsettia Day, passing a Resolution to honor Paul Ecke Jr. who is considered the father of the poinsettia industry. It was Paul Ecke's discovery of a technique which causes seedlings to branch that allowed the Poinsettia industry to flourish. It may come as a surprise to hear that every year, Poinsettias contribute upwards of $250,000,000 to the U.S. economy-at the wholesale level! Poinsettias are the best selling potted plant in the U.S. and Canada. The Ecke's technique remained a secret until the 1990s when a university researcher discovered and published the formula. Both Paul Ecke Sr. and Paul Ecke Jr. worked tirelessly to promote the plant and its association with Christmas."


Poinsettias, pumpkins and Christmas trees represent an enormous amount of wasted vegetable matter that could be used to feed the starving.

My wife is thrilled her Poinsettias bloomed again. I don't know what it is about that plant.