Monday Stuff On the Way to Other Stuff: Another Assassination Attempt

    He survived, but only by God's grace -- and turning his head to look at an immigration poster.

    Four Presidents have been killed: Lincoln, McKinley, Garfield and Kennedy. But many other attempts have taken place at presidents and candidates alike, and nearly been successful.

You always hope that celebrities advocating "punching Trump in the face" and other violence (including Biden suggesting he'd take him behind the school "and beat the hell out of him")... really don't mean it. SO WHY SAY IT??

Could that have contributed to this? Could the same thing happen to President Biden? 

Words. Terrible words. Contributing to terrible actions. 

(And media headlines didn't help.) 

CNN's take: Trump had 'fallen.' And couldn't get up, I suppose. 

BREAKING NEWS:  Trump chose Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio as his running mate. I read Vance's memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, and thought it wonderful. He is not from a privileged family, nor did he grow up wealthy. Our only complaint: he graduated from Ohio State. Boooooo...

Meanwhile:

A soldier who holds the record for a sniper kill comments on the Pennsylvania incident. He thinks there's something fishy about it all. (We're wondering too, quite frankly.)

Two ingredients -- and a way to turn cheap red wine into something better: a Spanish Kalimotxo. (Thanks, Thekitchn.)

Fabric from George Washington's dining tent -- auctioned off via Goodwill. (The 6-inch piece of fabric went for $1300.)

Napoleon's personal set of flintlock pistols sell at auction -- for $1.38 million.

Some Really Helpful household hacks. I didn't know a number of these...bet you haven't, either.

A very peaceful video -- of a swimming hippo.  Trust me on this.

Influencers are renting studio sets that look like private jet interiors -- so it looks like they're flying in style. More on this here.  (The company renting the sets says they're mostly used for rap video.)

The British royals -- and their haunting experiences.

Really good moneysaving hints.  We use many of these ourselves - except for having no kids. I'd never give up our kids...they are our treasures.

Lucky people - lucky photos. Including this one:

Insiders advice -- from employees, present and former. A lot of GREAT hacks here.

The back story on the 14-year-old who disappeared after getting off a cruise boat. There's a lot more to this than initially thought...

Ronald Reagan's classic "youth and inexperience" comment. 

Have a better week. God bless America.

 ..."America goes on, we go forward, that we are strong.

"The energy coming from the people there in that moment, they just stood there; it's hard to describe what that felt like, but I knew the world was looking. I knew that history would judge this, and I knew I had to let them know we are OK,' 

                                                                                  --- Donald Trump