How is receiving back money that I spent 40 years paying in considered welfare?

It’s not welfare, it truly is an entitlement (in the honest use of the word.) That said, right now demographic trends are straining it. In another 15 years, when Boomers start to die off in large numbers and Millennials start to earn real paychecks, it will be doing just fine (woohoo Xers!)

A pat of butter might be better?

1) buy stupidly expensive cat toy

Many times your normal insurance will cover you for almost everything although its best to check with them about it. My car insurance will automatically cover my rental vehicle or any vehicle I borrow with the exact same coverage as the vehicle I own unless its some giant moving truck or I’m in a foreign country and…

No.

You spend 99% of Kindle time inside a book, where there are no ads. You can also pay to remove the ads at any time.

You spend 99% of Kindle time inside a book, where there are no ads. You can also pay to remove the ads at any time.

Sorry, it was our fault (programmers) we stole all the semicolons that were laying around. We didn’t leave any or the rest of you, so people just had to start using commas instead.

To keep living, the language apparently needed a semi-colonectomy.

Yes, good writing requires an understanding of what is, and is not, clear. It does not require mindless application of non-universal “rules.”

Because rental car company policies are complicated because of supply issues, etc. I’ve frequently been offered a free upgrade and they almost always sound just like the offers for paid upgrades. “Would you like an upgrade to a full-size?” “Is it free?” “Yes, actually, because our lot is a few cars short we will…

I know you touch on it here, but it’s worth repeating: Don’t order an overly complicated drink if the bar is slammed.

Lord I hope not, Pocket (still “Read It Later” in my head) has become indispensable for me and I use it across all my devices, apps and browsers on a daily basis. It would be a very tough tool to replace if Mozilla decided to axe it’s availability or section off the cross platform functionality to the premium service.

Thanks! I think.

People who do that look like they just came out of the bathroom and accidentally tucked part of their shirt into their pants.

It is 100% subjective, but no matter how carefully it is done, I think it looks stupid.