some people have beards for religious reasons, you know.

who wrote this -- a dog? it’s anti-cat propaganda, it is.

i was watching this (and laughing) and thinking how far late night interview shows have come. if Letterman could’ve done shots with guests back in the day, i think he might have. at the very least, Colbert should thank Letterman for paving the way with this kind of stuff with guests.

i find most gift lists leave something to be desired, or are thinly-veiled cross-marketing advertorials. this one, however, is a great list. thank you!

Genius. i had guessed your solution while reading, as a sort of “i wonder if...OH! yep, you can” kind of thing. i’m definitely going to try this next time. i’ve never had the courage to work a lattice crust.

perhaps, but i was going on what the workers have actually been saying.

honestly, the Kellogg’s thing shouldn’t be just a reddit/twitter thing. what they are doing is legitimately terrible, and i am in full support of the long-term workers who are risking their jobs to stand up so that new hires get the same pay and health care the elder workers get.

i don’t know, i mean, the host cares enough to plan the party and host it. they sure aren’t picking up a bag of burgers. guests should care enough to show appreciation for the effort the host(s) put in by responding in kind. it’s more than about just eating food.

i would rather have someone care enough to try and make something and have it come off as not perfect, than have to pretend that i’m excited for a McBurger or whatever.

i’m sorry, i think this is a lame move. don’t be the person that rolls in like they (somehow!) forgot they had to bring something to a potluck, and apparently just went through the drive-through down the street.

we always go through our cache of amazon boxes. starting in november some time, we stop automatically putting them in the recycle bin and store them in case we need them for re-use at xmas.

wait until TikTok hears about this incredible retro trick called BOXES

The 7-layer burrito, *sniff!*

i’ll be the pedant who points out that they don’t call it “synchronized swimming” any more — now it’s referred to as “artistic swimming.” true story.

i’m enjoying this, even though it departs from Asimov’s books (how could it not, really — they had to make it a compelling, visual series, and the books are not really set up for that). i’m thinking of it as high concept sci-fi in Asimov trappings. there’s a lot of interesting things to chew on. for instance, did…

The Royal Tennenbaums was my first thought, and Mars Attacks is a solid second, but how about some old-school love? i’ll add Murder By Death to the list -- or even the 1978 version of Death on the Nile.

no, but YOU did...

well, Big Top wasn’t mentioned. for good reason.

nonsense. so, only xmas decorating has these benefits? what about halloween decorating, and thanksgiving decorating? i am not anti-decorating, i’m just against the creeping calendar advancing of xmas decorating. after thanksgiving at the minimum, but even better wait until Dec. 1st.

i rest my case, lol