TIL Hobbit Culture was based, in part, on Germans.

Biggest swamp cooler in the world just off the west coast. The closer you get to the Pacific, the more moderate the temperature is. It’s rather cool in Tijuana, currently. (50° F/ 10.5° C)

There’s a small third category. Those of us that see the problems and are willing to fight and die to try and save our country.

That’s more due to political will, than the economics of the system

Not in the US at the federal level. Taxes are an anti inflationary device when dealing with a sovereign currency. It’s the last step of the fiscal year. Step one is literally printing money, step two is distribution of those funds, step three is to allow the money to circulate between businesses and people, and then step four at the end of the year is to levy taxes to combat inflation. They used to literally burn the dollars they collected, now they just zero out an entry in a ledger.

I do not do anything but sleep in my bedroom. My phone charger stays in the living room. When I feel tired, I lay down and basically turn off for four to five hours. I have no issues getting to sleep, but I can’t stay asleep for a “normal” 6-8 hours. My body won’t do it.

These types of charts were hung in all the heads in boot camp.

The ones I am used to told you to drink anywhere from “keep drinking” to “drink 2 canteens of water right now.” Apparently dehydration during boot camp was somewhat common before they focused on it in the '80s and '90s.

I think the designer assumed if they are that obese, the stairs may trigger a heart attack. Either that or they assume that fat people are lazy.

IIRC he was more of a, “I’m taking my ball and going home,” kinda kid. That’s what the whole finite curve or whatever was about. He refused to live in any reality where he wasn’t the smartest person alive, and grouped a smaller set of ∞ - n universes away from the universes he considered “icky.”

Lavender Marriages, she couldn’t be out.

/s

Peanut sauce.

Which is worse, PG&E or SDG&E? Thankfully my house is all electric and solar powered so I get a refund from SDG&E every quarter for the excess energy I’m producing, so I don’t have much experience with them.

“We’ve been trying to reach you about your auto’s extended warranty!”

So, you got pussy control?

In this scenario is Piglet a Nazi? I mean I can totally see Kanga and Roo being Nazis, Tigger would enthusiastically and accidentally talk himself and Pooh into it, but Eyeore, Owl, and Piglet are generally the voices of reason. Rabbit would be leading the party.

Brb, making a PB&J Pizza

HAPPY CAKEDAY! 🍰🎂

That’s The Landlord’s Game. I was specifically referring to just Monopoly.

The other guy that they are listening to, who definitely wasn’t named “Brian.”