I think I finally worked out why it’s racist. I’m stuck at why someone thought an AI rapper was a good idea. This must be how my algebra students feel.

Agreed.

North/South mostly. We spent nights in Huntsville, Birmingham, Auburn, Selma, and then Biloxi. I think it was during the Selma to Biloxi stretch when I realized how tall Alabama is.

My family and I did a deep south road trip in 2015. Alabama seemed to go on forever.

If you’re willing to wait, you can still catch up on streaming shows. My public library has several popular streaming shows on DVD. I caught up on all of Game of Thrones and His Dark Materials through library loans.

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The Imposible Whopper at Burger King. I can barely tell the difference from the beef version. (That may say more about me than the food.) Somebody already mentioned the BK onion rings and I’ll second that.

I live on the border between Kentucky and Ohio, and I would be surprised if they tried to make a travel ban stick. On the Kentucky side of the river, we have most of the employers and the hospital. If the people on the Ohio side had to pass a check point just to get to work every day or get to the emergency room, they…

They would say “literal reading” and not “interpretation.” That part always amused me.

I went by my local GameStop and they had a “Now Hiring” sign in the front window. I asked the clerk if they were really hiring, and he laughed.

It depends on the context. Wal-Mart parking lots are usually big enough that this is never a problem. National Parks have tiny parking lots that fill up quickly. The incident that inspired my comment was at Volcanoes National Park Visitors Center with a full parking lot. I had the car in reverse, and someone pulled up…

I haven’t heard “Jeezum Crow” since I left Plattsburgh in the late 90's.

Once again, people focus on the scandal and not the crimes. There were far worse revelations for Trump during the testimony, including first-hand accounts of witness tampering. The crimes are ongoing, not just in the past.

If you have the privilege to just leave the US, then you have the privilege to a) move to a liberal bubble where SCOTUS decisions don’t affect you or b) live in a red state and push it blue. As a cis het white guy, I can live in Kentucky without hassle and vote against Rand Paul for the third time. (The fact I bought…

The person who does the appointing is elected. Republicans knew that in 2016 and turned out for Trump. Even the Republicans who hated him as much as Democrats did still voted for him. Democrats stayed home and complained about a rigged system. By the time we figured it out in 2018, the damage was already done.

The press part of a clean and press is straightforward. The clean is not. Many beginners start by banging the kettlebell into their forearms. It does take some practice to do a kettlebell clean correctly.

Further, don’t block the car getting out of the spot. I’ve had a few people waiting for my spot in the exact location I needed to back into. Help me help you.

I have a monitor that swivels from landscape to portrait mode. The slide shows do the same thing on that monitor as on the iPad. The main use for the monitor is editing and reading documents. Being able to bypass slideshows is an added benefit.

The problem with semis on the road isn’t the semis, it’s the other drivers around it.

Don’t pass with your cruise control on a multi-lane highway. If you’re only going one or two MPH faster than another vehicle, then you’re going to be next to it for a while and they really can’t see you there. Driving next to a vehicle, especially a semi, is more dangerous than driving behind or in front of it. Also,…