-have an emergency fund

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Not that I don’t love Lemurs, but why not donate to people in need. Like veterans, or people at risk, or stuff like that?

I think we’re sort of glossing over some important details... The whole idea of “safest” is highly biased. My guess is that safest is variable based on the type of incident that happens.

While traveling with a former boss, who was an unrepentant grumpy-ass beer snob. The kind who would get irritated with you because you didn’t know more about the “hoppieness” or whatever the fuck... To be honest he was grumpy-ass in general, so perhaps he was just applying his personality into his hobbies.

Personally, I think its because my children are colluding to drive my wife and I completely insane.  

Think about it on your outbound trip as well, when we travel to Canada, we always would stop and pick up a couple of cases of domestic beer. Alcohol in Canada is obscenely expensive, so it was always appreciated by the recipients.

It might be closer than you think. The average cost to the employer per employee is between 1.25 to 1.4x base salary. Which doesn’t include the costs of the building you sit in, the equipment you use, utilities, etc. etc.

Oh, I get it. So, because I go through the trouble of being prepared, attentive, and compliant, I should have to pay for a special service.

Yes, which is why I said “Food is an especially tough vertical”.

“Hope is not a strategy”

How to build resentment with your spouse in one easy step...

There is a pretty large risk here. This is why a lot of small businesses fail.

From what I gather, getting to the “lowest” level of status these days is akin to being the second to last person in line...  

People who cut in front of the line to “help their children go” and then use the bathroom themselves deserve a special place in hell...

“Between 1950-1975”

If I followed my passions, or took a test, or whatever, I’d be a musician. I’d also probably already be dead from starvation.

There isn’t enough information here. There are (at least):

Disagree. As someone who cannot sleep sitting up, taking the red-eye usually costs me an additional day on the end to get back into a normal sleep schedule. I avoid them whenever possible. Also, if for some reason, your flight is cancelled, typically, there isn’t a “next flight” for you to try to get on, until the…

There’s a difference between jotting down one or two things, and “taking notes”