Wolverine. They are like a giant mean badger (!!!).

I’d have Al Gore win.

I always forget that came out in 1999. It is timeless.

💯. If you grew up in the 90s, this movie captures the experience pretty well.

America influences the world quite a bit. Feels fair for the world to have an opinion on it.

I mean, obviously test it before you go. But I’ve never had a problem and I sleep like a baby on a long haul flight.

Second thrift stores, especially for any small appliance that a couple might get 2 of from their wedding. You can often find a brand new crockpot or juicer or coffee maker. 👍

I’m old, so I’ve done the trial and error a while back - and it is upside from here. 😉

I like E.L.F. volumizing mascara.

Mascara. There are some $6 mascaras that are way better than the $25 ones.

2 beers and a NyQuil.

Sometimes. Like if you are really low in iron, you can get pica. Happened to me when I was pregnant. So weird.

Batterie technology is fascinating and I expect big strides in the next 10 years (along with consumer generation of electricity)- to the point where people will be able to basically take their home “off grid” relatively easily.

The best CEOs I’ve seen (across all sizes of corporations) have a passion for the product/services they sell and the customers they sell to.

I haven’t used Hoopla, but it appears to be a free connection to library content. I don’t know how payment is given to creators, if at all.

I’ve had a great experience with KU, which is like $15/month. The authors are paid for their work, including indie authors, although they are paid more if you buy their Kindle book (rather than rent it).

My husband had to evict his coke dealer at the apartment building he worked at.

Yeah, it is one of the things I love about the district we are in. They are big on EQ and also very inclusive (my kids are on the spectrum, so I like that they actively teach about inclusion).

I started a consulting business with my dad in 2021. We were growing well for the first 18 months. In about 2022 we saw a HUGE decline in the industry. Many of our competitors went out of business. Some shrank by 75% or more. We lost $250k in 2023 and the actual drag was our leadership team. So I, along with 2 other leaders, were laid off at the end of last year. I am proud to say we did not lay off any staff. I got a job at a giant company that pays me a shit ton to do the job of a monkey. I hate it there.

I wish there was a word for the utter fascination and adoration of the absurdity and eccentricities of your own culture. I would use it a lot.

Im going to get skewered for this… I just assumed that the dislike of least-biases media was a reflection of how people (generally) don’t like their world view challenged. It is easy to see that on the right - because I’m an outsider. It may be less easy for me (and others) to see from the inside.