We were talking about these issues as normal, because companies have and are building systems and policies that make these questions unavoidable. We ended up debating the consequences of a world that someone else has decided to prototype into existence.

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Like others have said, for me it was have kids, but in terms of practical advice, what works for me for jet lag might help: adjust your eating schedule and then sleep follows. So when you first start getting up early, eat breakfast immediately, and try to have your last meal earlier in the day.

Yay! Anything for the children.

I’m sorry/you’re welcome?

…elephant ears for wings?

A dumbo bee.

…a bee who dresses provocatively?

A bimbo bee.

…a bee who is a man who gets around?

A himbo bee.

…a bee who is also a drag queen clown?

A jimbo bee.

Oooo, I don’t know you but I wanna play!

What do you call a bee who’s always falling down?

A tumble bee.

…a bee who doesn’t brag?

A humble bee.

…a bee whose buzzing sounds like thunder?

A rumble bee.

…a bee that makes a mean stew?

A gumbo bee.

…a big bee?

A jumbo bee.

…a bee with …

Assuming you are somewhere in the south? Go to literally any bakery and order a butter pretzel.

Good croissants in Germany? Nope, refuse to believe. Clearly a French conspiracy. As for the pretzel, now you just have to find one where they inject the butter directly into the pretzel.

I am in no way part of the great German soft pretzel conspiracy. What conspiracy? None here. We love tourists. We love pretzels.

Order one with butter.

Nope not fucking with you. It’s actually a thing.

Them. Basically they can do whatever they want…

Swift*

Chesapeake Requiem by Earl smith—about Tangier island’s disappearance into Chesapeake bay. Interesting profile also of climate change denial among people impacted by climate catastrophe.

She is 5.