Is house pricing sufficient explanation to account for the difference in shopping hours and cafe culture that I recall from the 90s? I've been struggling to figure out what other change would lead to cafes all shutting up at 3:30 and no more late night Friday shopping.

My proposal: whatever amount you pay your lawyer, you have to provide the same amount to the other guy's lawyer.

Now you don't have Large Company X forcing Non-wealthy Individual Y to give up prematurely because Company X can afford to keep going.

*Best* dammit

The middle movie of a Star Wars trilogy is traditionally the beat one.

"But now," says the Once-ler, "now that you're here, the word of the Lorax seems perfectly clear. UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."

- Dr. Suess

Also applies to democracy

Be fair. That's not going to prepare the kid for the real experience of work.