Doremus Jessup can never die

I never expected the United States to fall so quickly.

I like to think of them less as panic attacks and more as anxiety snuggles.

Every time a new iPhone comes out, Apple is all, "Fam, this time we're really serious. With our new Nuclear Pixie Dust Glass and HyperUnubtanium frame, you super duper don't need a case!"

It's like they have a vested interest in us dropping and having to replace a $1,000 dollar pocket computer.

one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much

“The patient died in the intimate company of 155g of lead in his cranium” sounds much more posh than “shot in the head”. Same energy.

So happy to see this!

What could you possibly be suspended for?? Unless someone is offended by occasional posts of Sunday brunch or people siteseeing, yours is the most wholesome thing on the internet!

I'm so sorry that happened.

I have a pretty high tolerance for 19th century British novels, but Tom Jones, a Foundling has defeated me.
If it can be said in 20 words, Fielding is content to use 3,000. To avoid obscure references, he instead resorts to the opaque and arcane. The plot is harder to follow than the Kabbala.

I read a lot of fiction, and a lot of it is dystopian. The silly, over-the-top, trying-way-too-hard authoritarian nomenclature in those stories has always struck me as the most metaphorical, least realistic thing about those novels.

I would like to rescind my opinion in light of current events.

Welcome Terry! I’m also on Threads. Much more active there.

Same. Our weird rescue cat studiously ignores all food that isn't in a kibble bag.

#EmbarrassmentInChief 🤮

with the LA fire apocalypse going on, important to remember what our mayor and city council thought it was more important to spend money on than fire prevention: cops to beat you!

Depression is:

NOT a failing, weakness, or a sin.
IS treatable, and you can get better.
DON'T believe the grifters who tell you to "just go to the gym" or "you need to take my supplements".
TALK to a trustworthy medical professional, NOT an influencer on the internet.

You can and will get better.

A question for Filipinos: Why do you accept poor service and products?

A car dealership who never answers their phone. Nice restaurants where the food comes out cold. Why do you not politely complain and insist on being treated well? I love my adopted country, but I'm puzzled by this aspect.

Me: "Doctor, I told my wife that the next time I get sick, she should bring me to the veterinarian instead of to the hospital."

My doctor: "Paul, if I was a vet, I'd recommend to her you should be put down and that she should check shelters for another husband."

Those of you who have read "It Can't Happen Here" by Sinclair Lewis, your opinion, please? I read it in grade school and honestly remember little about it. I think I'm going to add it to the To Read pile.

I'd forgotten about that term! Back when co-pays for an office visit were either $0 or $5.

According to the latest BMI chart, I am severely under height.

Say something nice about yourself:

"Other than for an emergency ambulance call when I was on duty, I have never knowingly crossed a picket line."

I pressed the wrong button on the Samsung TV remote and summoned Bixby. Does anyone actually use that horrid assistant? Getting it to go away was like trying to cast out a demon that was accidentally summoned.

Looking for suggestions for a book to read. Something on the deconstruction of post-modern, anti-colonialism thought in theater, with an emphasis on the struggle of those with left-handed ideations.

Nothing too mainstream or popular, please. Fair trade only.

Why is it preferable to remove as a follower, but not to block? On Threads, I simply block. Always assumed they could refollow me otherwise. Is that incorrect?

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Very true, although I probably will stick with a car or truck for two men, a full sized ladder, and several LPG tanks. I know my limits!

My skills are 30% verbal, 30% dexterity, and 50% math.

If the Philippines has taught me anything, it's that there is almost nothing that can't be transported by motorcycle.

Bluesky has better data security than my bank. No matter what I post on here, the odds of anyone seeing it are close to zero.

Pretty sure the HP support website was designed by Franz Kafka.