All the agrees. Sometimes it’s nice to just stop thinking about all the stress. That is why I personally enjoy games with rich, deep worlds that keep me engaged.

I think you’re looking at it wrong. All those people who have a stigma against video games: what are they doing instead? Probably watching sports or something pointless on TV; if they are reading, I doubt it’s anything substantial, anything that will change their lives materially. Everyone is doing something that’s…

Actually, they are right. There has never been a surplus of white collar office jobs. All the jobs that allowed the boomers to do well are still there, but for some reason it’s far more desirable to make $50k as an office worker than $75-100k as a plumber. America has a blue collar shortage, with jobs that pay very…

Turning 60 this year and have some thoughts on this after hiring and working with many generations of workers.

Hear, hear. Games aren’t just an escape, they are a way to process all of the other shit that life throws at you, a little at a time.

Please disseminate between the clueless boomer parents among yourselves.

My ex-wife makes a KILLER white chocolate cheesecake. For a crust she uses white fudge covered Oreo’s. Put them in a food processor for about 10 seconds and them press them into the bottom of the cake pan. The fudge covering them holds it all together once pressed in place.

Candied bacon yaaas!

The holidays seem to have a special way of making you feel like crap if you’re alone.

My counterpoint is I relish coming back to an undecorated abode. For me, the holidays are often just overwhelming and manic. My unadorned home is a refuge, an island of calm. More so during the holiday madness.

You can always spend it with your two good friends: Jack Daniels and Jim Beam.

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“if the public does in fact ignore the $1 price increase, what’s stopping them from doing the exact same thing a year from now and again a year after that?”

also, because they are sturdier, reusable bags can hold a lot more. A trip that would use four plastic bags can fit in one reusable. Yes, they will be heavier, but is it so terrible to build a little muscle when you can save a few trips?

Ooooh, I hadn’t even thought about the gift card situation!! Mind = blown (it’s been a busy week). I am DEFINITELY going to look into that for stuff like iTunes and Xbox and whatnot.

Night shopping doesn’t work for me. All fresh departments are picked over (produce, bakery) or even closed (deli, butcher).

This. Except I don’t go late at night. I prefer late morning, more because I’m not going to be the lone woman walking out of the grocery into an almost empty parking lot in the dark. Lighted lot or no.

That was the 3rd option just behind paintball.