Yes, I wish simple trimming had been mentioned. Our very old cat has trouble fully retracting his claws, so he gets snagged just trying to walk across the bed. Once in a while I clip the sharp tips off with nail clippers. They make special clippers for pets, but regular human ones work fine for this, as well.

I thought he was going to slice it in half...AND IT WAS CAKE!

I was just thinking, I like Lapsang Souchong (have a canister of it here my desk drawer right now), so would I like this beer? I don’t generally drink a lot of beer, but I do like Guinness instead of a lager.

Rent them? We went to the theater and watched them! :P I remember the first movie I ever went to see more than once was Back to the Future. It still remains my all-time favorite.

They’re distantly, loosely related, in that the parent companies were started by two brothers.

You guys keep posting that picture of Yul Brynner’s Westworld gunslinger on Jeff Bezos articles.

I agree. I mentioned that in my reply to Chase. Wage stagnation isn’t the only issue, but it is a big issue with regard to this and other things.

All true, but individual situations do vary. I also feel I should point out that home prices aren’t sky-high everywhere. I just looked it up, and in my county the median is $126K. Not everyone lives in LA, or NYC, or Denver.

At first I thought, “Why are you asking me that?” I forgot about that part of it. :)

I’m kind of there with you. I was watching all the shows for the first 3 or 4 years, but they started to feel very...repetitive?...or something. Except Legends of Tomorrow. I watched all of that, and it was a weird, messy, wonderful joy to experience. If some of the shows were aiming to be a complete dinner, LoT was a…

My income 30 years ago was a lot less than half what it is now, too. But you’re right, the housing price to median income ratio has shot up the past two years, and prices are going to have to come down.

I don’t disagree, with you or with the other replies above. I just wanted to point out that even 7% is still lower than the average mortgage rate over the past 50 years, which is 7.76%.

No relation to the 2010 Norwegian movie Trollhunter? If you haven’t seen it, it’s surprisingly entertaining.

I hope to encourage you young first-time home buyers. When we bought our first house in the ‘90's, the rate on our mortgage was 8.25%. But we were able just a few years later to refinance at about 5%. So even if you end up needing to borrow now at a higher rate, there’s a pretty good likelihood you can refinance at a…

Somewhat surprisingly, there are currently several time zones in the world that are 30 minutes different, and even 45 minutes different.

I first saw her in The Middleman, which doesn’t get nearly the recognition it deserves.

Can confirm. 1982 German I class we had gummy bears as an exotic treat.

Lemon! A squeeze of lemon juice, just enough that you think, “Does this have a little lemon in it?” when you eat it. It’s amazing how much it adds to a chicken soup.

Arby’s brisket sandwich is decently good, for a fast-food sandwich. I get it with no mayo or cheese. (Those don’t belong on brisket!) My wife and I also like their chicken salad sandwich and wrap, which they only have in the summer.

Our local LJS looked exactly like that...until it closed last year. I’m sure it wasn’t good for you, but dang their fried fish with malt vinegar on it tasted good! Their hush puppies used to be terrible, but a few years ago they reformulated them, and the current ones are fantastic, if they’re fresh.