Ah, Juror #3 syndrome (from 12 Angry Men) where people will blame the world for their family and close relatives.  That's painful to deal with, because they project their issues to the world.

The thing is that you HAD a grandma telling you that.  People underrate those support systems so much.  Thankfully, I have enough money that I can elide my rickety support system, but for those who don’t, why blame them?  People should do the best they can with what they have.  Let’s just acknowledge that some have…

The thing about poverty (and wealth, with obviously different impacts) is that it hits completely differently from person to person. Being poor with a large family and 50-11 friends in your hood hits different than lacking a support system. That rich person keeping their mama out the projects and trailer park is…

I totally get it.  Thankfully, I’m enough of a hike from a Chik Fil A that I have to consciously make an effort to go there.  That said, if there was a Chik Fil A within walking distance, and I had a hungry kid that I’ve been chasing around all day that’s a picky eater, it might be simpler to just feed the kid, then…

Exactly.  Truck drivers would be similar to tug boat captains.  You'd send stuff from distribution center to distribution center outside of major cities, then have the truck driver take care of the last 100 miles or so. 

You’re right that there’s plenty to chew on based on his rap sheet.  I’m willing to give it time to see what plays out before making a decision based on that.  That said, I don’t want to hear the Poor Righteous Teacher talk about capitalism never being a savior, and that we need a bunch of poets who never done…

Awww...that’s sweet!

Hence the saying that the state is Pittsburgh on one end, Philadelphia on the other and Alabama in the middle.

I’m of two minds.  On one hand, fuck that noise, because of the reasons you mentioned.  That said, I’m not exactly having missionary on Saturday night under the covers with the lights off.  If someone wants to do that in the privacy of their own home, more power to them.

Um...there are full on 100% Negro Black folk who engage in kinks.  Granted, this is beyond the pale for the vast majority of them, but to each their own.  Unless you want to start peeping in people’s bedrooms on some Mike Pence shit.

It works but they only offer it for a limited time in NYC.  I love that thing.

What I liked about this season was how Brooke was given a juicy character arc, and was allowed to pay off on it without being cliched. Even when she wasn’t the center of the show, the things she did moved the plot along.

I can totally see where you’re going with this man.  LOL  Megabus is already lit with people traveling to parties up and down the East Coast.  Now, this train makes the whole process frictionless, with little to no Uber/Lyft required.  LOL

So instead of chanting Jerry, you chant Gerald in this situation?  I can dig it.  LOL

I read like a third of this story, and well...God put a song my heart.

I don’t get how the railroad industry became this ideal that we’ve fallen from.  Between the Civil War and WW2, the railroad industry dominated America, determining the fate of whole industries and cities.  The reason road and air travel blew up in the first place was to check the power of the railroads, and now you…

With the “mainstream” carriers (Delta, United, American and Alaska), they have tiers of tickets.  With the lowest tier, you get a cheaper flight, but they reserve the right to beat you in other ways, such as checking luggage and changing flights.  They really want to charge more, but they can’t openly do it without…

What I’ve learned with arilines is that you have to be the pettiest of petty people to get right. Otherwise, they will take your coins with zero fucks given.

I didn’t know about the drama behind the project. That said, knowing their background and how the album sounded, it makes sense. They mailed that album in, and it showed.

Honestly, if anyone is to be blamed, aim at the Marsalis Brothers.  They sucked the experimental energy out of jazz for a classical-oriented virtuosity that favored their skill set, all while writing everyone who didn’t fit out of jazz.  We’re only getting that energy back in the past few years with people like…