Wasn’t “chocolate the product” designed in Europe by mixing cacao from Africa, sugarcane from americas, and milk from Europe? Making chocolate a product of colonialism…

Sure, dark chocolate is mostly cacao, so could be produced where cacao grows… But the most popular chocolate flavor around me in Canada is milk chocolate (less than 40% cacao), mostly sugar and butter. Where should this be produced?

The surgery’s acronym is “Oh! Okay pee.”

Oh! That Merlin modding is such a good idea! I like the sound of the Merlin and can usually shift tunes up or down to play parts on it…

I’ll look into it! Some of my colleagues used to be luthiers.

Never tried their Uke, but seagull makes great acoustic instruments, made in Québec’s eastern townships.

https://seagullguitars.com/product/uke-nylon-sg-burst-eq/

I have their mandolin (love it!) and an “M4” for when kids come over and want to play on something. Somehow, they always prefer to try the crappy neon green Mahalo uke…