Plus internet fast enough to stream. For most of the country, fiber is not available, and for a good portion of the country you get a single provider with enough bandwidth to stream. And that provider? Your cable company. For 90%* of the year, it’s cheaper for me to buy streaming-speed internet from Comcast for LESS…

Funny, that’s how I refer to Starbucks brew.

Is making a presentation not a thing anymore? Do you all just email your TPS reports in and call it a day?

Being able to clearly present your ideas in a concise and accurate manner, as well as field questions - especially from a room full of senior people - is pretty darned critical in my book.

40% of Americans believe that the earth and everything on it was created between 6000 and 10000 years ago. You can believe whatever you like.

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.