holy shit. I was thinking “How the hell does Matt Damon have enough juice to kill a story at the Times?” so I looked it up. Thanks for bringing it up

God that would be wonderful. Give me 10 minutes of previews in the beginning, maybe 10-15 in the middle to grab a snack and a restroom break.

Kale +1.

It might pre-date it but it seems like a metaphor for web-centric ragey-lameness

Jesus, the story about the geek fight epitomizes everything wrong with the internet.

Do you think the Jones Act waiver that Trump just issued is just a token gesture then?

It’s not a bad idea really. Maybe I can get away with just putting a toe in...

exactly! Part of me is hoping there will be *some* kind of improvement by that time but I won’t hold my breath over it.

I keep social media at a distance partly because I don’t even want to entertain thoughts like this that seem to be inherent in that glossy environment.

I worry most about how my kids will process this stuff. They’re too young now but it’s only a few years away. Blech.

We had #2 and pretty much retired at that point.

Of course, like a fool, I had to look that story up and immediately regretted it.
And yeah, that is pure Richard Bachman.

+1 also do this

Ouch, my brain...

“All kids are different. All families are different”

Agreed, our kids and us pretty much have a great time out, however they’re young-ish and a lot can happen as the dynamics change.

A co-worker recently bailed midway through a family day because one son just could not stop complaining and it was going south.

I had a friend who ran completely out of money in Morocco and was hanging out with someone from the UK who he’d just met a few days previous who had also run out of cash. Somehow, after a considerable time, they stumbled onto enough money to buy a meal. My friend was starving so he started shoveling food into his…

Huh. I liked the book. I liked the nostalgic references. I didn’t find them overdone. To me, it seemed like fanpeeps talking to each other like normal.

I have had actual cocaine users finish telling me a story about how much cocaine they did over the weekend (the most boring of stories) and then launch into a lecture on how the Diet Coke I held in my little, chubby hand was going to kill me

So I’ll agree that I wish more people would take a higher road or at least establish some boundaries. For example, I personally think what Steve Colbert has been doing has been great. Kathy Griffin’s “skit” was just simply stupid. Barack and Michelle have been taking the high road and Barack probably has more reason…

I can verify the benadryl solution. Years ago I got stung around 100+ times all over. Had been hiking and had to cut through a swamp. Even though I was covered in deet I was probably the only thing moving for 100 yards.

Right - like I can’t understand who can even propose this as a defensible position. The flaws in this position are staggering. Where would it end? Should my daughters not get trophies because they couldn’t place if boys were in their division? Men don’t get enough validation already?