English needs a word that we could replace stupid and dumb with that isn't about intellect but kind of a mashup of "willfull ignorance" and "incuriosity"

excuse me, those are my emotional support semicolons and you can't have them

May we all live our lives so that social media sites don’t rejoice like Ewoks at the end of Jedi upon news of our death.

We've been running a Red Queen's Race for 30 years, and Biden's policies have done nothing to abate that sense.

So yes, it can be true, and I'd argue IS true, that "the economy" is good, yet so much about our economic lives stil FEELS bad.

And in politics, feelings have the force of facts.
12/16

Shrinkflation of products makes you feel constantly gaslit

I’m just an executive, standing in front of some small thing that brings you joy in this life, asking how I can completely ruin it for money

This year, avoid the Black Friday shopping crowds, and spend it like the old ones.
Cover yourself in moss & wildflowers, disappear into the darkened forest, and share some tea and cake with the druids and owls under the ancient dim light of the stars.

due to personal reasons i need to lay down for 7 years

Yeah gadgets can be cool
New socks always feel great
But books are simply the best gifts

They’re affordable adventures
They’re empathy generators and hope engines
They don’t require tech support
And many of them have love and a bit with a dog

Books are the best

Well, now I have #friendshipgoals

I must not discourse. Discourse is the mind-killer. Discourse is the little-death that brings total obliteration.

only one man can settle the Republican House succession debate. My friends: the time has come to send in Shaun King

born too early to explore the stars, born too late to explore the living room of a home that I was able to buy with my own money