It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going into Powell’s. You step into the store, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.

And in the rare horrific crash, the seat will not remain attached to the floor anyway.

I agree. But nobody cares. You must be as old as I am.

Cool. But the goals are almost beside the point. This action makes people associate goals that I agree with, with being an asshole.

÷ 2 = ~$5,000

… after the layers get their half.

“Perfect phone call.”

“Bully!”

40s anyway. :)

Exactly. This is a 60s thing, not a 70s thing.

Even the $365,000 level is not enough to not pay income tax.

“Five minutes, Turkish.”

“Going forward” is actually “not quite yet” for most non-Te sla manufacturers, unfortunately.

Not for me, either. BECU in Washington state. In fact, they reimburse my fees from out-of-network ATMs, so more flexible than a bank – I can use the crummy ATMs in the corner in the 7-11.

Is that the “woven” one? It’s my favorite.

Of course he knew. That’s why he invited Rudolph into the lead position, at the front of the reindeer team. Santa didn’t really need a red light.

Let’s have all three. They are not conflicting goals.

I am in my 60s now. I figure this will start to kick in any day now.

That might be a winter-time concern, but for summertime it is hogwash. The air conditioners need to run when the sun is out.

Agreed. For the Senate race, Katie Porter is the progressive choice, endorsed by Elizabeth Warren.

https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2024/02/07/katie-porter-is-the-progressive-choice/

Her competitor, Adam Schiff, is the old-school Nancy Pelosi choice. He has been running ads that boost the Republican Steve Garvey in an attempt to eliminate Porter from the race.

Sorry – it is a reference to Monty Python, where a father is trying to get his son to marry.

Edit: as one of your honorary fathers, I advise you to go watch the movie, “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”