Additional stray observations:

Me and a friend both learned how to ride in the late summer of 2001 in Connecticut. We were both so excited to ride, we just refused to stop during the eight months of winter. We had no idea what we were doing. We’d go out after work in the pitch black when it was 10 degrees outside. Neither one of us had proper…

I guess I didn’t realize the car crash was in the promo for next week rather than the end of the episode. Sorry if that was a spoiler alert for anyone!

My own stray thoughts on the stray thoughts:

I agree that the Kate/Marc story arc has been short to reach the cathartic moment that was displayed on screen. However, I do think there is more to the story and, just like Kate hasn’t told Toby the whole story, the viewers haven’t seen the whole story yet either. I think that Kate will deal with her past with Marc…

I am totally confused. I thought this game was going to have literally the entire world and all the airports in it.

I would argue against the speed limit being raised. Rather, get rid of speed limits altogether. Studies show that people tend to drive at speeds that feel comfortable for the environment. In many instances, people are going to drive at a speed that is prudent for the road. In areas in which (for whatever reason)…

Teen Kate seems curiously chipper following the Marc fallout. I’m assuming something else is going on there.

The “go slow” mantra is not limited to off roading. A little over two years ago, I regretfully traded in my Infiniti G37S coupe with a 6 speed manual for a Toyota Tacoma Offroad because the kids didn’t fit in the back seat and we needed a more truck-like vehicle.

I was thinking that Beth’s lack of reaction to the realization that the robber was in their bedroom serves both a plot point and a narrative point. For the plot, Beth has been dealing with Randall’s anxiety throughout their entire relationship. She likely realizes that she has to be the strong, unflappable one in this…

I am expecting one of two plot twists:

I have three to choose from:

“Also, who’s living in the cabin?”

For what it’s worth, Kate was wearing her wedding ring in the flash forward scene.

I was very relieved that This Is Us didn’t follow the very tired storyline of the addict falling off the wagon with Kevin. I am not trying to be insensitive to the struggles that addicts go through; indeed, relapses are a very common occurrence. However, that storyline has been overdone on television. It was much more…

Nightgaunt00 suggested below that it could be ego keeping them from realizing that they are not in the Good Place. I think the opposite could be true. No one has lived a perfect life, so we would all probably doubt our worth to be in the Good Place. Under the circumstances, it would make it harder to judge others who…

Just bought my tickets on the Cinemark website

The conspiracy theorist in me says that Trump wants to be impeached. He is looking at the polls and knows that he faces long odds to be re-elected. His fragile ego will not allow him to admit defeat. He is also worried about being indicted and jailed after he leaves office.

Neutral: What has to happen for things to get better? The answer, unfortunately, is government law and regulation. Corporations absolutely should be interested in providing the best shareholder value (a combination of share price increases and dividends). Make no mistake, if any corporation takes their eye off that…

I realize that the majority of people on this blog are left-leaning, but should the democrats somehow manage to take back control of the redistricting, we should not want the party to swing the gerrymandering pendulum too far back in the other direction. While it would be tempting to gerrymander the districts to…