Siri always listens.

Meh - Vodka is ethyl alcohol and water. By the time it’s been distilled and filtered there’s pretty much no taste left of the original grain, and it’s never aged to add or enhance flavor (like most other spirits which retain - or have added back - some of the original fermented material). If you’re getting a headache,…

Indeed - and what they have pictured and listed is middle tier stuff. I mean, you could drink that stuff neat, or on the rocks, but outside of the Vodka (which doesn’t really get appreciably “better” as you spend more), you probably should be looking higher end. Beefeaters and Smirnoff? Cruzan Light? That’s the stuff…

He’s a “real” EP - you can tell because he advertises that he is a CC 24/7 by his avatar. And a “real” EP would never write an article (the first rule of EP...). He’s way too cool for that.

Why not pre-carbonate your alcohols. They’re mostly water anyway (typ 60-80%) so you just need a CO2 tank/regulator, a soda bottle, and a carbonator cap. Or get a SodaStream. Extra alcohol, extra primary flavor, no need to waste beer or ruin a mixed drink!

Bingo. It’s why I perform, too. I do music (vocal enesmbles), but when I program the set - and it’s my group so I do most of the programming - it means there’s a thread/story and it’s usually based on humor. No matter what costume/set dress I use it’s still me, just a part of me that doesn’t get a chance to come out…

It’s not you, it’s me. I’m just sorry things didn’t work out but I’m in a place where what we had together just doesn’t quite fit me.

Oh, I think the money is VERY much there for all of the large manufacturers. There has been time enough to get a lot of people vaping, and using nicotine this way. Nicotine is highly addictive, and if your vaping supplies double in price it’s not going to matter once you get that craving for a hit. There’s a reason…

The fallacy is that the average of a trillion prices is going to be down 12% this summer. Waiting to see if the prices drop on YOUR flight is like deciding when in the evening you’ll put your entire bankroll on a single play of blackjack. Sure, you could count the cards and only sit down when the odds are in your…

And there are tens of millions who work hard and who aren’t rich. I’m not saying that hard work isn’t necessary - for the most part it is - but just working hard isn’t enough to be “rich” (say the top million in the US or about $1M in annual income), you have to be in the right place at the right time to make that…

Second most important habit - get lucky. Successful people aren’t smarter or harder working, they’re lucky. Not that being smart or hard work isn’t required - it is - but without being in the right place at the right time you won’t be successful.

F it. Knives go in the dishwasher* unless I have to reuse it before I’ll run a load. And if I hand wash, it might get “mostly” dry (wiped) before getting put away**. I’ve never had a kitchen knife rust (Wustof Trident) and my knives are sharp enough that if I slip I don’t know I’ve cut myself until I see the blood…

Sometimes covers are better than the originals. And sometimes those covers are a cappella. Not many improve on the originals, but at the professional level the vocals are often better than the original lead singer, and a truly talented arranger can bring music to life in the way a mediocre backup band cannot.

What counts as decent? There are a bunch of DaVinci Notebook songs that are hilarious, but maybe humor doesn’t count as decent?

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What do you mean you have to remember to change your plan when you year is up? When my bill doubles, I know it’s time to call and downgrade to whatever minimal service I can stomach for a month, then I can call back and I’ll be eligible for whatever new “promotions” they have.

The people in my local office (Comcast) can’t do a thing.
They can’t change or update your plan if you’ve ever spoken with retention
They can’t fix or modify your bill

They CAN sign you up for new service.
They CAN upgrade or swap out your physical equipment.
They CAN schedule a service call.

When you get clear: Roth IRA. You can put $5500/year into it as your emergency fund. If you need the cash (eg: for an emergency), you can withdraw it (your principal - whatever you’ve put in) for any reason without penalty. If you don’t need the cash, you let it sit and accumulate gains and interest tax-free until you…

Hookers and blow.

If, by chance, they let Panos Panay on stage and has says anything about upcoming hardware that sounds amazing, I’m going to let you in on a secret: he is lying.