There are housing issues in a lot of other not-coastal-elite places, too. They just disguise themselves as transportation issues in a lot of cases. Look at Atlanta, Dallas and Orlando as prime examples. If you have to sit in traffic for an hour+ each way, to and from work, because you can’t find a decent home at a…

Yeah, our entanglement with the Saudis goes way back into the early days of the Cold War, when the US and and the Soviets were trying to play sectarian tensions and strongman dictators against each other to jockey for a strategic advantage in the region. And after the fall of the USSR, we still had skin in the game…

Sadly, I now live closer to orange groves and shrimping waters than apple orchards. Even in season, apple products down here have that “shipped in from 1000 miles away” feel - edible, but not really all that fresh.

Mock pumpkin spice all you want, but it’s still the flavor of the wonderful freedom between the oppressive heat and humidity of summer and the oppressive expectations forced upon us by Thanksgiving and Christmas.

To force Trump’s hand on the million dollar thing?

No amount of nostalgia for the ‘90s is going to make this issue relevant or worth relitigating (for the nth time!).

What’s even worse than Dum-Dums are those horrible dollar store lollipops. You know the ones - made in China, taste like sugar combined with some kind of industrial stabilizer, have a weird texture in your mouth... probably the closest thing to the proverbial “bleach and razor blades” any kid is realistically likely…

You are very correct on both counts.

It’s amazing how the rules suddenly become much more advantageous once you can afford a small army of lawyers and accountants. It’s almost like they only apply to the little people or something.

Or...it could just be near where he disposes of the bodies. That’s more plausible.

And this is why I only order things that can’t be screwed up when I’m out. If you can botch a draft beer or a double of whiskey, neat (after asking to be sure they have something decent for either)...you need to have your beer/wine and liquor licenses revoked.

That makes sense, since you’ve never been older than you are right now (until you stop to consider the concept of “right now” again, which would technically be at a later point in time).

Very true. 8-10 years ago, phones made big enough strides each generation that there were material benefits in each upgrade. But it’s a more mature technology now, and 3 years between upgrades is perfectly reasonable (especially if you buy a flagship-level phone each time).

Realizing that like 75% of the benefits of the Pixel 3 are coming to the Pixel 2/2XL as system upgrades really saps any motivation to upgrade if you already own a Pixel 2.

He would have been great. Or, in his absence, maybe Ving Rhames.

“The paid D.C. protesters are now ready to REALLY protest because they haven’t gotten their checks - in other words, they weren’t paid!”

Square pepperoni!

They should consider free t-shirts and pizza as an incentive to vote, instead of indignant shouting. Works for credit card companies and grad students in need of experimental psychology subjects.

If the four female interns in question are a Muslim, a Dreamer, a graduate of a HBC and a deaf woman...maybe I’ll consider it a well-intentioned (albeit awkwardly executed) olive branch.

My main issue with Hooters: