Stan Byerman

Improved a bit? If you were born in 1985 life expectancy increased 10 years. Nearly a billion people gained the right to vote. World human rights index increased from .48 to .66. Gays and lesbians went from pariahs to having marriage right in west. Primary education rose from 75 to 86% etc etc

Progress isn't linear, but In your lifetime every single objective measurement of human wellbeing has dramatically improved. Life expectancy, education, human rights, pollution, etc. What is the fantasy year you want to return to to Make Everything Great Again?

What if I'd continued? "After washing down his statin with a mug of decaf, the hero settled into his default breakfast: banana spread on whole-wheat toast ..."

In my teens and into my 20s I kept an internal narrative of my daily life, like I was the protagonist of a sitcom. Eventually this narration stopped, I guess the narcissism of youth does not survive adulthood. Or maybe the audience got bored and changed channels.

Yep.

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Nacho and Nazi are cognates, both derived from the name Ignatius

The phone smelled of hairspray and shaving cream, its numbers scratched off by millions of spins by press-on nails. A list of numbers tacked to the wall, the exotic ones had area codes, the dead were crossed off. If its cord could be untangled no one knew how far it would stretch.

I heard his mom was hot

(New Seinfeld routine) What's the deeeal with AI? My toaster talks to my blender about philosophy. But neither of them will make breakfast!

Still pushing and pulling. Still no monkey chow.

Meredith Willson! Know it well from elementary school. Song has an unlikely history: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken...

SE Middle School art class. My son did this a few years ago. A fun project!

My best comebacks come to me 16-24 hours after the argument is over

I wonder what happened to my Sellery Hall roommate, Chad. Did he ever finish that 64 oz bottle of Ralph Loren Polo?

My cousin once said "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse! <pause> No, that's preposterous. No one can eat a whole horse. <thinking> I'm so hungry I could eat a large sandwich."

Pez should release the patent on their pill dispensers

*lightning. I'm so upset I can't even spell correctly!

Like a post-nuclear survivor eating canned dog food in a basement: "I don't care if the rest of the Internet is down, I've still got Giant Minesweeper!"

Sinkist? You mean someone who uses a sink? They have their own pop now

Poe did it better

The audible excitement from the other end of the building can only mean.... A DOG IS IN THE OFFICE!!!!

I can't emphasize enough to be an absolute pest to the care staff. Visit often, double check meds, insist on bathing, sniff the sheets, make a fuss if something is wrong. Care staff is stretched thin, make sure your MIL is a priority to them.

That's good to hear.

If you can afford it, hire an outside visiting nurse to check in twice a week. They will double-check meds, evaluate treatment, and pressure the staff to provide the best care. I did this for an out-of-state uncle who refused to leave his home town. Neglect happens when no one is watching.

Really depends on their stage. Bedding from home is very comforting, especially pillows and blanket. If they are capable of calling, make sure they have a phone they are comfortable using. Be sure glasses and hearing aids are up to date, these will slow their decline more than anything.

all books should have maps in them, no exceptions.

Hopefully she will avoid the Travises and Trevors

It's Oct 12 and still no egg nog. Clearly Trumpenomics is wrecking the supply chain.

I've been consuming nothing but Carnation Instant Breakfast for the last 45 years and I'm as healthy as a stevedore