Bat populations in the Northeast are being reduced by a fungus that sometimes causes them to wake up or fly in the winter, when they should be hibernating, using up fat stores in their bodies. If you see bats sleeping, soundlessly mouth the words “thank you” and tip toe away quietly.

I think you’re right, Bottle, with one note: both Ronald Reagan and GW Bush (before 9/11) were able to take it easy while president, including long vacations to the ranch, because they had staffs of capable professionals (politics aside) and listened to their counsel. If the Prez-elect doesn’t assemble a professional…

Some members of the business community are looking forward to reduced regulations and enforcement, and may hope that reduced taxes will spur investment. But you know what the business community and the markets — and insurance companies — hate? Unpredictability. We are entering the Twilight Zone.

On any given night I might be a fifth of Scotch.

Musician’s rant: bars with live music would rather book a cover band than an unknown original band because customers know what they’re going to hear and go for the familiar. Could be the exact same personnel but if they slap on a cover band name they get gigs.

Bull Moose, take your OT rant elsewhere. Clinton is not the president elect.

“Politics runs fast at times.”

Okay Steve is a Russian operative. Creation of a fake persona (“I was against Trump until I saw how you people openly mock...”), typical sophism based on false equivalence and claims of hypocrisy. Escalating dudgeon about jack-booted Democrats trying to hang onto power. The reason you can’t start a business is that…

I don’t know anything about the Rossum negotiations but this is how negotiations work: party A wants more than 100 and asks for 120. Party B is willing to go as high as 100. There is a standoff until the parties agree to 100. The fact that 100 is also the number for parity with Macy makes it easier for both sides to…

It helps if you have no one to call you on the carpet and fire you for lying.

He’ll say the people staying home are marching for him by not going to the million women march.

“Really great seeing all the jokes in the comments...”

White people wait... until they can have sex on 400-thread count sheets.

It was not reporting. It was an invitation to a conversation. In which some people would lose their shit and other people would laugh at them. Do you really not understand that?

These are horrible. I’d rather swill wine right out of the bottle. And I like cats.

Mommy and Daddy are going into the bedroom to discuss how you children have been this week, and if we hear any noise from you while we’re in there, we’re going to take that into account in deciding if you should have a punishment or reward. But feel free to do the dishes. And don’t worry if you hear moaning. It’s…

The state should not be executing people. It is not a deterrent. As others have pointed out, mistakes can be made and execution is more costly than long-term incarceration. That leaves retribution, which is not a sufficient reason. Killing for revenge or retribution makes killing appear more acceptable, not less. It…

Aww, now you’ve done it. Alcohol is crying. Look at the tears running down the sides of that pint glass... There, there. Mmmmm. And you say men are not emotionally open.

For thousands of years, schools have taught boys how to be men. It’s in school mottos. What is this precious snowflake on about? If the Men’s Project taught men how to repair cars, would he still have a problem with it?

Yes, the preemptive “and if you say you never did it you’re a pussy.”