yes, thanks.  No movies for me until case loads are better.

1. Your first paragraph is why I am going to the fucking movies. No to any of it.

I really think the only way to make these work is not to treat it like outerwear.  It’s gotta seem like the main outfit, over a very minimal dress or leggins. 

I suspect it is merely malicious compliance with mandates to do slideshow format.

They’re being manipulated into it. America needs to get a grip on the death march of late stage capitalism.

I wrote a long comment but basically demand is created and inflated via social media.  

IDK if this is about the fast food culture or about Halloween culture. There’s unfortunately a huge culture of collecting and reselling Halloween related items (and other things I am sure but the Halloween angle makes it bigger than say their summer line or whatever.)

which is literally what this article says so I don’t understand the headline

If you say slide deck this is what I picture, which is way more old fashioned than powerpoint.

I have a hard time judging what is a trend when I’ve been to exactly two restaurants in 18 months.  Literally anything appearing twice would seem like a trend in these circumstance.

Some of them will straight up kill your cat.

Essential oils are bad for a lot of pets.  Lots of pet owners do not know this.  

Considering it is just burnt wood juice, I would be tempted to mimic my own with water and small amounts of Liquid Smoke and vanilla extract.  In a cocktail with the syrup you might not be able to tell the difference?

I spend all my time supporting and engaging my employees, not having them do it for me.

Are all these complainers pulling out their pocketbooks so such events aren’t needed? Nope. How is it less disrespectful to let it go unmaintained? They don’t care about it being sacred, only that their arbitrary sense of decorum isn’t disturbed.  Pretty sure Jesus had something to say about that. 

Nah.  If I was rich I’d be spending my money traveling to places to eat things that are a lot more interesting.  Can’t even imagine how far $600 would go at a few night markets.

The NYT opinion section is a cesspool and I try not to go there. This does remind me of this week’s Slate profile on Dan Savage and the evolution of what GGG mean.

Completely predictable and the reason Biden waiting for FDA approval before doing a mandate.

This is where I am at with AOC: I respect the hell out of her just for trying. Maybe she won’t be able to serve her values and her position at the same time. She’s going to break some ideals for sure, ours and her own.

gotta use the kraken for that