First, saying luck exists is not the same thing as saying that having some guarantees success. And I specifically said that even the lucky were working very hard if they achieved any success. The idea of unearned (ergo unfair) advantage is what we are talking about, and it is not fair to conflate it with saying that…

Well, I was a devoted Letterman watcher, and my wife was an outright junkie. When we got married in 2013, we stayed at the hotel next door to the Ed Sullivan theater and attended a taping the day after our wedding (Barbara Walters and Jesse Eisenberg, because I’m sure you wanted to know, lol). Anyway, my point is that…

I hadn’t thought about this before in this way, but I see the sequence you are talking about. Isn’t it interesting how difficult it is to hold on to an understanding of the needs and problems of people who are struggling financially once one stops struggling themselves? Even if the writer still empathizes with the…

Ending up at a place in life where you have the knowledge of what the right place and time is, or having the opportunity to network with someone besides the cashier at Starbucks and your landlord - that is luck in and of itself. Just to try and subtract out the ‘who your parents are’ part - let’s pretend you are a HS…

I’m going to assume you have never been to Athens, GA based on this.

As a lifelong GT fan, I would concur.

seconded. I’d rather have a hoarder down the street than fucking lawn police.

I used to be a land surveyor.

This is a brief aside, but since so many people are talking about the Republican Party tearing itself apart, I thought it was germane.

How Wabi-Sabi - George Will, the living embodiment of imperfection.

How can we help make that happen - is there a way we can all channel out disgust and contempt for him through you when you get near? You would just need to focus all that energy and direct it at him.

I appreciated your comments, but enjoyed the matter-of-fact giggity the most. Chuckled out loud at that.

Remind me never to eat anything at Drew’s house, unless it is served on paper plates.

Read these two words: President Trump.

You need a mike so you can drop it. +1 was all I had though.

In this case Democracy = dog-whistle for new sources of cheap labor and places to put franchise retail units.

Maybe planning for future expansion?

I understand on some level that Colbert needs to slide to the center some to capture as large an audience as possible in his new role. But I still hate watching it happen. I actually like seeing Colbert as himself too, but I gag watching him take the plain-oatmeal line of questioning with guests like O’Reilly, who is…

+1 just for ‘spin the logorrea’

Any Waiting reference deserves a star.