I recently spent six months living in the same hotel on an extended business trip. I’ll just mention one thing that hasn’t come up as far as I’ve seen:

Fare.

Excellent observations. It’s surprising how often we (and by “we” I do mean “I”) fail to recognize how the actions made available in a social media platform shape our behavior—these are designed environments, not natural and inevitable.

It is not “pointless” to walk up a normal escalator.

I made no policy recommendation, just pointed out that Domino’s didn’t actually provide a good solution. But I’ll tell my blind friend that an Internet rando thinks he’s just an ADA compliance troll.

DOMINO’S PROVIDED A CLEAR SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM: CALL THEM ON THE PHONE.

e-cycling is not made-up!

Excellent call. You’re clearly an aficionado of both cars and Cheers.

Also, is any other American totally annoyed by the “cap-shule” pronunciation?

That circular opening! (And door, of course.)

“I believe I shall drive today. Jeeves, please bring a car around.”
“Which one, sir?”
“Oh... the off-white one.”

I really like the way you bring culture and history into your writing about food.

Good thought! I assumed it was a quick lane shift between “bear in mind” and “keep in mind”.

OMG. I’m so sorry to hear a story like yours.

I worked in Germany in the late 1980s and visited the museum by Checkpoint Charlie before the wall came down. It was sobering, to see what people went through. But yeah, they were ingenious. East Berlin, at the time, was a ghost town compared with the west side. Even getting to Berlin was eye-opening—the Ossie roads…

For some years, when I was a caregiver for a member of my family with dementia, I was responsible for hiring a nurse assistant to stay with her during the day while I was at work. It turned out to be a series of hires, when a company didn’t come through with what was needed. A common question, during the initial…

I’ve had similar thoughts, observing what I do when I pull in and out of my local gas station/convenience store. If I see someone get into their car, I know they’re leaving; I look for brake lights and reverse lights when going past a line of parked cars; sometimes I make eye contact with someone driving toward me; I…

Presidential pardons only work for federal crimes. I think only the Texas governor has that power in this case.

Cool, thanks! I have to say that I know nothing about Senegalese cuisine; I will check it out.

I have not! I’m on the northeast side of Baltimore, but I will gather together my buds and let you know our verdict. :-)