I’ve been fortunate enough to know some very rich people, even related to a couple. The vast majority have very restrained tastes. They have couches and clothes just like everyone, but the material, fit, & quality is way better than what you get at Target or Lay-z-boy. It looks similar, but a closer look or a touch…

I travel to China from the US East Coast frequently.  Alteril is a god send.  A couple nights with those and I’m on track to whichever time zone I’m in.  The only downside I have is the really weird dreams Alteril gives me.  I literally wake up saying “what the fuck was that?!?!?”

It’s going to be interesting in a couple months when they resume taping to see how other people mimic his play style.  After Austin won big, people started hoping around the board hunting the daily doubles.  I think James’s method is better if you know your stuff and have the buzzer timing down.

I live in a small city (250k people) in Pennsylvania.  Trump came for a rally last year and stuck us with a $50k bill for police/fire service.  This is not news if you’ve watched his career.

The quickest way to stem illegal immigration isn’t a larger wall, but cut off the reason to come here. We made public corporations sign off they don’t cook the books after Enron through Sarbanes-Oxley, we need the same thing with E-verify. Make all public CEOs personally attest that neither they, nor their…

I remember Rush Limbaugh complaining during the Clinton presidency about how much we were going to miss the separation of powers as the congress allowed Clinton to do more and more unilaterally.  It’s odd how that resonates today.

We do profit sharing at our company. The owner let the employees know their checks took a $200 hit last quarter thanks to the impact of Trump’s tariff as we buy a lot from China. Most of the employees are MAGA hat wearers, so the stunned look in their eyes was hilarious.

The other point for LW2, it’s human nature to always assume you’re in the worst possible time. Things always look better in the rear view mirror. That same mirror tends to block out stuff like Jim Crow, the actual Holocaust, trench warfare, Spanish Flu, Black Death, ect., ect., ect.

Local law enforcement leadership uniforms have always driven me nuts. I was in the Army, and while most field grade officers could cover their chest with ribbons, they would usually just put the ones that meant something to them on for day to day wear.

Handkerchief carrier here. I’ve used it for toilet paper in a public toilet in China once and never been so grateful.

And it’s an infraction if you provide butter.  Coach will get a show cause for mayo.

I travel to China 2-3 times a year on business and I’m almost to the point where I prefer dim sum or soup for breakfast over the big ol’ American breakfast I’m used to.  Char siu sounds delicious right now.

This is the issue exactly. Since colleges know they will get their money from the students regardless of what they charge & the government knows they will get their money because you can’t get rid of loan debt anymore, there are no cost controls. The only ones who suffer are the students.

Intern should absolutely be upfront about finances. Let people know you’re showing up for one drink & some water, then have to bail so they aren’t eating ramen for all meals that week. Odds are, most of the co-workers have been in the intern’s shoes and will commiserate.

History is full of examples of religious zealots causing misery among the masses when they assume power

There’s a part of me that hopes Jr. realizes his dad will never love him. This part also thinks Jr.’s smarter than we think. Jr.’s going to throw Donny under the bus in such a way that makes impeachment an easy walk and let’s Jr. keep the company.

Most presidents spend the first 2 years of their term enjoying the fruits of the previous guy.  We’re nearing the end of the Obama effect.  The wobbles we’re feeling in the economy are the start of Trumpenomics.  I’d imagine in about a year, we’ll start to see some serious problems as the full impact of the tariffs…

The difference between mortgage/ auto loans and student loan debt is you can get out of home/auto with bankruptcy/ short sale. With the changes in regulations, not even death absolves you of student loan debt.

I think Thor’s development grew also with his reaction to Steve wielding Mjolner. AoU Thor would have seen Steve picking up the hammer as a threat and it would have destabilized his world view. After Rangorok, and realizing his worth wasn’t tied to Mjolner but himself, he was happy to see his friend was able to wield…

In that picture, Trump looks like he just discovered he has web shooters.