... the company has clearly learned at least some of the lessons that Johnson put into Luke’s mouth.

Vaccination rates in my state are up ~50% from their low point at the end of June.  It’s still not nearly enough, but it’s a bump in the right direction.

Southwest figured out how to avoid massive weather cancellations — don’t run all your flights through a hub.

When I think about the sweaty guy who occupied my seat earlier this morning, I’m thankful that he was wearing clothes.

“By Odin’s beard!  Verily we art in a tight spot!”

GOV

Brack: “How do you do, fellow kids?”

I think I’ll give Photo-Negative Mr. Paul Mooney a miss, thanks.

“You either retire a hero, or you write long enough to see yourself become the villain.”

Me, I’m holding out for Frito-Lay’s soon-to-be-annual Jalapeno Pumpkin Bean Dip.

Last year, Starbucks released the ever-controversial Pumpkin Spice Latte on August 25...

If grown-ass adults weren’t buying cookies on a regular basis, I wouldn’t see shelves full of them in every single grocery store.

The list referenced in the article was “year-over-year domestic sales growth”, which is (a) a fairly uniform standard, and (2) heavily influenced by expansion. It’s not surprising that First Watch hit that list a couple years ago; they were opening new locations like gangbusters at the time.

I guarantee that the Codblops studios have all received memos in the last week to work harder and release sooner.  Bobby’s gotta have something to use for a distraction, and he’s gotta have it yesterday.

Walmart jumped on board with Disney today; that’s huge, considering where the bulk of their stores are located (and how deeply red their customer base tends to be).

It’s my understanding that the thrust of the order is “nobody can force you to prove that you’re vaccinated”. Which would mean that requiring vaccination as a condition of employment would run afoul of the order.  Maybe there’s a gray area in the middle; if I’d need a lawyer to explain it, I’ll just accept that you’re…

Where’s my popcorn? I need to make sure I have a fresh batch before Florida’s governor turns purple, starts shaking, bares his teeth, and then cowers down and urinates submissively before giving Disney a special exemption from his “no vaccination requirement” order.

I think we’re all missing the big question here.

I remember how much fun it was to play Spider-Man. With keyboard and mouse, as St. Lee intended.

Let’s see, there’s trigonometry, integral calculus, differential equations, celebrity assassinations, number theory -- wow, it’s all right there!