Agreed. The sequels are not easy nor entertaining to read.

Wow, awesome set! Hyperion/Fall is one my favorites, and I am curently in my third reading (just starting fall). You should line up Endymion/Rise of E too. I have Water Knife queued up.

American Horror Story..... So, Pacific NW US, little island or town, separated from the mainland by water/mountains....holds a secret and some quirky residents.... maybe? Or shit, did I just describe twilight?

That TED talk was really neat, thanks!

and racist to many people.

I think as long as you cry out “JUDO CHOP!” as you do it, it’s ok, because then it’s like high comedy or something.

OT - if you’re up for it, hit me with the names of some Major Lazer tracks that are hott for Labor Day. Need something new...

eye candy keeps the mouth breathers tuned in. Otherwise they’d be out shootin and truckin or whatever hill-billies do.

Seriously, it’s not like I listen to my wife anyway, and we agree on most things (I think)...

Agreed. When I think of racial injustice and serious commentary on the state of the nation, the first thing that comes to mind is: But what do the hot 20-something year old blondes who more than likely got everything in life handed to them think?

Nice!! I’ve got to get into that one of these days.

:)

I use The Simpsons to calibrate TVs and monitors. in my head, I know exactly what color everything should be, so it makes tuning easy.

This is all getting stupid. I am way tired of the same liberal - conservative arguments on literally every god damn thing on the internet.

The conservatives are the ones who created this situation, by using “tolerance” and “freedom” to spew hateful bullshit on everyone else. Then you go about claiming liberals are the bad guys b/c they actually give a shit about something other than themselves and their own little tribe of like-colored people.

But I ALSO hate secrets!!!!!

Is Natalia Dyer Emily Rossum 2.0 or what?

There is a corrollary to that: If you say “That’s funny” in response to a statement, then it wasn’t funny.

A parade through most US cities and towns

This IS a result of his vetting. He and his team actively chose this person. This is their view, and what they stand for collectively.