Agree. Completely different.

I sort of find it charming, but proselytizing has an ugly history. As a Jewish person, I find it offputting. I mean, today, here, I can walk away, but historically, the gentle soul preaching often had a squad of heavily armed conquistadors behind them, just waiting for someone to say “no, thank you.” But if we have to…

Vollrath 40830. It’s expensive, but it’s simple and straightforward to operate. No extraneous features like popcorn or defrost. Just a power level and an on-button. The on-button gives you 30 seconds. Turn it for more. We love it. No turntable.

I drive a Prius Prime now, and charge with an ordinary NEMA 5-15 outdoor plug. In a year, though, we will have built an ADU and have Level 2 chargers in the driveway, and I might be ready to move to a new car. This looks very appealing! I like that there are non-Tesla choices now, like the Hyundai Ioniq and Kia EV…

The great thing about this attack is that Oz could defend it, on the basis of research to protect people etc., but the defense is long-winded and complicated. The attack is short and has puppies.

Since the stagflation of the 70s and inflation at any time are man-made, not sure of your point.

I kind of object to these silly modifiers, like “massive recession” for a recession that hasn’t even happened yet, or “hyperinflation” for 8 or 9% inflation (for the record, technically, hyperinflation means 50%). The American thirst for drama, I suppose.

That scene from Goldfinger gave me nightmares.

Just to give a shoutout to the specific teams and people responsible for this:

There was a time in America when the work, though hard and dangerous, was unionized and you’d get good pay and a pension. Now it’s just hard and dangerous.

It was a politically savvy move, painting him as a simple bully or even a wife beater. Very clever. If the witness had been a man, AOC would have had to use a different tactic. I think she did the right thing, redirecting focus from his chosen topic to what a douche he seems to be. I don’t think her job, politically,…

I would imagine the main thing he’s worried about is having to work with union actors.

I’m neither a historian nor a lawyer, but wasn’t PvF about racial segregation, not income?

I have to agree, though if you’re a Tesla owner they make a big deal about how you can do it... IF you plan like heck. I don’t really do many road trips (hardly ever), and I have a plug-in hybrid. So I can do short trip on electric and longer ones on ICE. I think it’s the best of both worlds. When I’m driving and…

Brilliant.

We used to visit my grandmother in Munich and she’d feed us Weiner Würstls. Basically, hot dogs on rye bread with mustard, but so much better quality. Germany takes their pure food laws and sausage making very seriously.

Now I need to find out what Cracker Barrel added. Thanks a lot, internet stranger!

Second that. My wife refers to Canter’s as the “House of Salt”; but you have to love the ambience (special note: best black and white cookies I’ve had in LA are at the bakery counter at Canter’s). Langer’s is truly amazing. But don’t miss the pastrami at Oinkster, either! And Wexler’s Deli deserves a try too.

I blame the ancient Greeks who set impossible standards for older men! I’ll never look anything like Zeus.

I have a vague childhood memory, maybe from Germany in the 1960s, that when people moved into an area they were expected to visit the local police precinct and introduce themselves. I don’t remember if this was a requirement or a suggestion. It may have been an overheard grown-up conversation.