I complain about the modern world petty often, but damn some of it is nice. The other day, the dishwasher was running, the washing machine and dryer were going, the robot vacuum was doing its thing, the litter box was cleaning itself, and I was just sitting there with a beer and a good book.

Potential downside to that is that you’re at least partially reliant on other people. I had a gym buddy back in the day. We’d go M/W/F like clockwork, every week for months.

Then we missed a day and literally never went back.

Tear it down, boys!

Between this, the Lane Kiffin thing and bringing back ex-pros to the football team, LSU has completed their heel turn amazingly quickly.

Wow! This is the second shittiest thing he’s done on 9/11!

Can you photoshop a dick on his face?

Oh man. Streetlight strikes some emotional chords that nobody else can reach for me. Somewhere in the Between is my personal favorite album, but Everything Goes Numb is also 100% amazing songs. Plus, I swear that every time I’ve seen them live I walk out thinking “that might have been the best fucking show I’ve ever been to.”

Whatever you’re going through, I hope you wake up in a better place in a better time.

Especially in August.

There’s no bad onramp to that world. Very few of the books require you to have read the others, and there isn’t much of a strict chronology. Apparently Pratchett recommended that people start with Sourcery, but that’s not set in stone.

The lock screen on my phone says in big friendly letters “Don’t Panic”

Toaster oven is the fucking way to go. I’ve got one with a 12x12x8 capacity and 4 cook modes. I can cook so many meals, and reheating leftovers is super easy. I didn’t have a microwave for almost a decade and I barely even noticed.

Democrats don’t do shit. Republicans do evil shit. Take your pick.

Gas stoves are also linked to slightly higher cancer rates. But dammit, gas stoves rule. I spent so long cooking with nonstick pans on electric stoves. Now I’ve got cast iron on a gas range and everything is better and easier.

Used to be bean sprouts. That’s why most restaurants stopped offering been sprouts.

Have you ever read The Shining? Shit’s important, yo.

It is a government. A municipal government. A city has its own elected officials, laws and enforcement processes.

Let’s all play a round of “Which List Am I On?”!

The asshole doesn’t fall far from the tree.

Listen, I’m the first person to point out that the D party has it’s fucking problems. But saying “both sides suck” is just bullshit. A sprained ankle and and amputated leg both suck, but let’s not fucking equivocate here.

Democrats don’t do anything.

Republicans do evil things.

Yeah, one side is fucking worse.