Oh, that’s a little better. I live in California, where small earthquakes aren’t uncommon, so not something that looks okay to me, but better than just propped up on the edge.

Made for it in what way? I’m not seeing a slot for it to sit in or anything to hold it in place. Regardless of whether it’s the intended place or not, a flat panel TV just resting on its edge with nothing holding it in place is asking for trouble.

Oh! Was it the Liberian guy that Trump complimented on his good English when that’s an English speaking country? Okay, I’m slow. Funny!

What does Liberia have against Trump?

Summary: Mostly because droughts in the places that raise beef have forced ranchers to sell off their herds (so supply is less than demand), but also because of grain prices and tariffs. Cattle are slow-growing so prices are expected to stay high for a few years.

When they said he was forming one, I assumed it would be that

Well, maybe the pencils helped then.

It’s amazing how little thought people put into things. I mean, all they had to do was rotate the text 180 degrees to avoid the problem, but no one gave it a thought. I wonder how many people were involved.

There’s a cliche about the daughter of the preacher being a total slut or otherwise problematic.

Anecdotal observation from college: Lots of people got hammered on a weekend, at least sometimes, but the people who couldn’t draw a line and keep it from destroying their grades were mostly the ones whose parents kept them rigidly controlled at home. It seemed like those folks had no practice in drawing their own lines because their parents always drew the lines for them, so when they were on their own they went nuts. The preacher’s daughter is a cliche with a lot of truth.

And one of the reasons why there’s so much more wealth inequality now is what conservatives have done to the tax code. Take a loot at this chart on the highest tax bracket over time.

Those at the top of government aren’t following the rules anymore. Why should states still be bound to do so?

Republicans are ignoring the laws applied to themselves, but not the ones applied to other groups, and they’re in control. They will for sure use the law against states that do this. That doesn’t mean they shouldn’t do it though.

I don’t see how people physically eat cookies without a glass of milk.

I grew up with milk being the main dinnertime beverage, and I still drink it quite a bit. My step-son’s gf clearly did not, and clearly thinks it’s strange, but tries to be polite about it. She’s asked me if milk is my favorite drink, if I feel like milk goes with most food, and a number of related questions. I think in her family, milk is something some people put in coffee.

We had two dogs, a cat, and a bird, so the house was always full of animal silliness. My wife left me a couple months ago and took the dogs with her. I’ve become so thankful for the cat. She just wants to be where I am, constantly: on my lap if I’m sitting, or on my chest if I’m laying down. It’s made a very hard time just a little less hard.

Heh, my wife went through the drawer a few years ago and threw away all the containers that didn’t have lids, and lids without containers. I was amazed at how many there were. Not sure how that happens. Must be with the missing socks.

Funny, I just had to help someone pack a house into one of those POD things and they ended up saying, “You’re better at this, you say what goes where.”

I don’t think I’m as good at it with really large volumes, but the storage container thing is pretty handy.

My boring super power isn’t something I can monetize, but it’s useful regularly: being able to pick the best sized Tupperware container to put leftovers in.

This is a great guide. The only quibble I have with it is the part about choosing an instance. There’s one aspect where it does matter: not every instance federates with every other. It’s good to be aware of any significant defederation vs what you care about when selecting an instance.