Right on about the order: front to back, center out, with a handful of pretty easy to navigate exceptions.

Counter-counterpoint: I have rarely been on an escalator designed to accommodate two people across, especially if I’m one of the people.

Yep. And raise it by all the ways he artificially inflated the value of his assets. Valuation is as much about perception as anything else.

Who was it that brought up using shares? Oh yeah:

I always politely decline. It’s not my fault you bought into a pyramid scheme, and I definitely don’t need to enable it.

*I’m not a CPA, but I’m pretty sure you can’t do that.

One more case of, “What did you think was gonna happen?”

While there are flaws in the study, I hope it goes a step toward combating the argument that most people would blow the extra income on Bud Light and PlayStations. It’s part of the whole, “Poor people are only poor because they’re too dumb/lazy/inept not to be,” mythology.

Amen.

Very true. But also: If this is accepted or upheld, it sets the terrifying precedent that anyone who is suspected of any crime lacks and legal rights in the US.

Baking soda is great for cleaning lots of carpet stains, mixed with water or vinegar.

Texas: “Remember the Alamo”

The fun thing for me as a Texas resident is that we kind of sell ourselves as a sort of rebellious cowboy bastion of personal liberty.

Yeah. The fact that we even need to have a discussion about “hardening” schools is a serious condemnation of our society.

Right on. Context matters, as do the expectations of the group. And so does why you’re bringing it; different rules for BYO/BTS than bringing it as a host gift.

“What if they don’t serve it? What if they serve something worse or that I don’t like instead? What if they run out of wine and still don’t serve it? What if ...?”

Obviously it doesn’t make sense to buy a massive pizza if you can’t eat it all, ...

but what if that’s what some people really like? Isn’t that discriminatory on some level?

I’m a white guy. Mine just says, “baron,” which somehow simultaneously refutes and confirms your point.